Samsung s21 5g codecs

[CookieMon]

Re: the above phone. Went into developer mode to check out the codecs. The ones that stand out are aptx, ldac and samsung seamless codec etc. What aptx is it, standard , adaptive etc. What is samsung seamless codec and which is the best for listening to amazon music unlimited for uhd music.

Need a pair of earbuds but samsung galaxy live earbuds just have sbc and aac . Any advice is greatly appreciated 👍

[Shane666]

I have samsung a22 5g and amazon music unlimited.
Got the xm5 headphones and soundcore a3i earbuds. Ldac for the Sony headphones is the obvious choice, but to be honest I find that the aac apple codec is superb on the xm5 and the earbuds.
AAC all the way for me...

[Shane666]

Try the soundcore a3i earbuds, they sound superb and have anc which is quite effective, £50 on amazon and probably the best earbuds I've had. Samsung buds just don't sit right in the ears, a3i fits like a glove, give them a try, you can always send em back? Save some money into the bargain

[CookieMon]

Maybe i am looking into the whole thing in too much detail. Probably any sound difference would be hard to pick up on 👍

[Shane666]

Well ldac is over 900kbs, where aac is around 250kbs, but you really can't tell the difference unless you studio technician or something. Plus aac codec is a really solid connection, where the ldac is transferring 3 times the data so I find I get dropouts even on my xm5s. Up to you, but I never have issues with aac