Audiophile brand Moondrop teases its first smartphone, the MIAD 01

22 April 2024
Features dedicated 4.4mm and 3.5mm headphone jacks.

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mmh interesting... tell me more

    sr777, 23 Apr 2024Just curious. Why not just buy good portable music player, ... moreYou are curious why people find it impractical to carry/charge another device and spend tons of additional money? Not to mention functionality will be questionable (What about equalizer/compressor apps? m4a support?).
    Why would we, when 3.5mm jack is something so simple and there's no reason for its removal?
    I still only buy phones with the jack, no hassles.

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      • 23 Apr 2024

      Just curious. Why not just buy good portable music player, something similar to the Sony Walkman.

        Anonymous, 22 Apr 2024because you can get 3.5mm usb-c dacs that outperform any in... moreAnd drain the battery in no time. I've tried (Only out of curiosity - I never buy phones without 3.5mm jack, but i use an external DAC on my PC. When i tested it on my phone, it drained about 1% every 8 minutes listening to mp3s. If it is an internet-radiostation, for example, it would be twice as much, because internet traffic itself usually consumes as much).

          Phone Critic, 23 Apr 2024Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 50MP - IMX709 64MP - OV64B 5000mAh ... moreThey aren't going to do this my dude. At BEST it'll be
          Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, 8GB RAM 256GB ROM, 1TB MicroSD
          6.5" ish 1220P 120Hz 1000 Nit HBM AMOLED
          IMX 890 main (Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, f/1.6 or f/1.8) plus ISOCELL JN-1 (f/2 ish, PDAF, no OIS) Ultrawide, with a 16MP 1/3" ish selfie (f/2.2 no AF no OIS)
          5000mAh battery 65-70w wired charging
          Dual speakers (hopefully front facing)

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            • spy
            • 23 Apr 2024

            To keep the cost down, SD4 gen 2 would be fitting. Most Chinese Android DAPS in the market use the old SD660. I would be more interested in the DAC/amp hardware inside (hoping the new ESS9069 or 9039) with some op amps thrown in there. Wish they got rid of the camera and made it a real audiophile device

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              • Anonymous
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              • 23 Apr 2024

              Ouifuf, 22 Apr 2024This has to be a DAP right? I've so many moondrop iems... moreMoondrop have some DAC/AMP dongles but have never released a DAP. It's interesting they have decided to release a DAP/Phone. Android DAPs were practically Android phones anyway and it was only a matter of time before someone combined the two.

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                • 23 Apr 2024

                Phone Critic, 23 Apr 2024Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 50MP - IMX709 64MP - OV64B 5000mAh ... moreHope it's not just using the Snapdragon DAC. I'd prefer they went with a cheaper processor and put in something like a flagship AKM.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • mgq
                  • 23 Apr 2024

                  They already had me at headphone jack

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                    • Anonymous
                    • vx4
                    • 23 Apr 2024

                    If this is gonna be audio focused sdcard slot is a must!

                      Anonymous, 22 Apr 2024Remove the cameras, not the headphone jack. This is based. Honestly yes. Would be too pooey to be useful anyways

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                        • 23 Apr 2024

                        JrJ, 23 Apr 2024It's wrong from point of energy and source consumtion view.Lol why? It's the free market. Wait till China realizes their plan to do to smartphones what they did to EVs. West didn't care about environment until the time their economies were winding down. So now they go all out telling others to conserve resources lmao.

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                          • 23 Apr 2024

                          Anonymous, 22 Apr 2024Then, second gen drops audio ports. Dont be surprised. ... moreAre you dense? These company sells wired earphones with replacable cable. Go take your wireless simping elsewhere.

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                            • 23 Apr 2024

                            Anonymous, 23 Apr 2024phone makers make cars. car maker make phones. speakers mak... moreRoad to $10 smartphones, to be led by Transsion. Soon.

                              Honestly, one of the coolest design I've seen in a while.

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 23 Apr 2024

                                what's this? a phone that doesn't want to be a camera with social features? i am interested

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 23 Apr 2024

                                  phone makers make cars. car maker make phones. speakers make make phones.

                                    Phantom Ensemble, 22 Apr 2024Would trade my 7a for this anyday if it has a good SoC and ... moreSnapdragon 8 Gen 3
                                    50MP - IMX709
                                    64MP - OV64B
                                    5000mAh
                                    3.5mm
                                    4.4mm (NEW) jack
                                    6,6 OLED 1850nits
                                    60-90-120Hz
                                    Mainly Focus of this Phone: AUDIO and Sound Engineering, so MIAD 01 uses Stereo, Mono, Dolby Atmos, and FM Radio Tool

                                      David 040882, 22 Apr 2024Starting at just $4999 😂You are 3599$ to far ... 🤣

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • KZK
                                        • 23 Apr 2024

                                        This probably will be midrange phone because the design share a lot of similarity with their Space Travel buds..

                                        Knowing Moondrop, they are very capable to design something that looks and feels premium... Anyway, I hope that this will be a true successor of LG V series