James Paul 
Generally, wireless headphones are based on Bluetooth technology to receive audio from a smartphone or computer. But the Qualcomm company has developed a new chip which, in addition to Bluetooth technology, is also based on WiFi. And the first pair of wireless headphones taking advantage of this technology was recently unveiled by Xiaomi, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
The advantages of WiFi
More precisely, Xiaomi offers Buds 5 Pro which only use Bluetooth, as well as the 5 Pro Wi-Fi Buds which also support the transmission of audio via WiFi. This ability to use WiFi is a small revolution, on the wireless headphones: In addition to allowing a stable connection compared to Bluetooth (when WiFi transmission is activated), WiFi headphones will also be able to provide superior audio quality.
While the transmission via Bluetooth on Buds 5 Pro allows you to have a 48khz/24bit sound to a large transmission bandwidth up to 2.1mbps, The wifi version of these wireless headphones supports audio without loss 96khz/24Bit with a bandwidth up to 4.2 Mbps.
Xiaomi markets Buds 5 Pro at 199.99 euros, while Buds 5 PRO with WiFi support are sold at 219.99 euros.
You will have to use a compatible smartphone
To take advantage of the advantages of these WiFi wireless headphones, you will have to use a compatible smartphone (otherwise, headphones only use Bluetooth technology). And for the moment, the WiFi function is only available when the headphones are connected to the Xiaomi 15 Ultra.
Xiaomi, however, said that other smartphones will be able to support this audio transmission via WiFi, later. But for the moment, we do not know which models are concerned.
- While headphones normally use Bluetooth, Xiaomi presents a WiFi version of its 5 Pro Buds
- When the transmission of audio by WiFi is activated, the user can benefit from a more stable connection and a better bandwidth
- For the moment, WiFi feature is only compatible with a Xiaomi smartphone model
- But the manufacturer indicates that this WiFi feature can be used with other models, later
