South Korean consumer electronics giant LG on Thursday announced that starting August, it would be delivering high-fidelity (Hi-Fi) songs to its smartphone s. 103l1u
The new service, which offers high-fidelity music, would be available via the company's own LG G4. The service is also accessible via the LG World website.
As per the smartphone maker, the hi-fi music it will be providing, is "very close to the original sound" with a playback of 24bit/192KHz, which is said to be six times the audio clarity offered in a typical CD - 16bit/44.1kHz. The qualifying LG s, as a part of the service, would be able to two free hi-fi tracks and would also have the option to purchase songs at 50 percent off the regular price.
"Our Hi-Fi music service reflects our ongoing commitment to providing additional customer benefits to loyal LG customers," said Chris Yie, Vice President and Head of Marketing Communications for LG Mobile Communications Company. "MP3 music is perfectly fine for most people but those with Hi-Fi capable LG smartphones can experience a much richer environment."
By introducing the Hi-Fi music service, LG is ing iTunes client on OS X and Windows. It is due to arrive on Android soon. The biggest other difference between LG's service and those from Apple and Samsung is the music quality, with Samsung providing 128Kbps quality audio, and Apple 256Kbps.
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