New 6.8-inch Asus Smartphone Is First With 7.1-Channel Surround

July 15, 2016 |Smartphones

Asus released in Taiwan Thursday the 6.8-inch ZenFone 3 Ultra with DTS Headphone:X, the first smartphone with 7.1-channel surround sound, said DTS. Additional markets will be announced soon, it said. The ZenFone 3 Ultra is one of 15 mobile devices expected to ship with Headphone:X in coming months, said DTS CEO Jon Kirchner on a May earnings call (see 1605100033). Other mobile brands incorporating DTS: Acer, Huawei, Gionee, Haier, LeMobile, Nubia, Obi Worldphone and ZTE. Dolby won the audio contract for the upcoming iPhone 7.