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Qualcomm's new chip for earbuds promises up to twice the on-device AI power

9to5Google · 23 Sep 2026 · Andrew Romero

Qualcomm's Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2 chip for audio wearables offers up to 2x the on-device AI performance and up to 40% lower power use, 9to5Google reports. It also supports image recognition for earbuds with cameras and Wi-Fi 6E.

Why it matters. Earbuds and audio glasses built on it can run models locally as well as in the cloud, which matters for anyone building voice assistants for wearables.

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