NXP Software Brings High Quality Speaker Phone Calling Using LifeVibes VoiceExperience in the Galaxy S5

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, April 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

NXP Software today announced LifeVibes VoiceExperience deployment in Galaxy S5. 

Nowadays people want to use their smartphone to have conference calls, while driving or doing other tasks during the call. Samsung Galaxy S5 features a high-quality speakerphone mode using LifeVibes VoiceExperience 4.0 to suppress background noise and to enable full-duplex conversations in both normal calls (circuit switched GSM and VoLTE) as well as OTT VoIP services such as the pre-loaded Samsung ChatON Voice and Video Chat.

Charles Park, Senior Sales Director at NXP Software says, "The new Galaxy S5 offers incredibly rich conferencing features. LifeVibes VoiceExperience removes background noise, like in busy offices or when in traffic, without impacting the speech quality. Voices remain clear and natural. With this Solution in Galaxy S5, people will simply be able to put their smartphone on their desk in speaker mode to enjoy high-quality voice conferencing with full-duplex conversations. Office users are no longer stuck to a classic conferencing phone."

NXP Software is continuously working with mobile device makers, operators and hardware and software platform vendors worldwide to create speech and audio algorithms that exceed global operator standards, and deliver an outstanding experience to consumers. LifeVibes software solutions are being used on all tiers of mobile devices worldwide, and have been deployed in over 2 billion devices today.

About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in technology, opening new possibilities for people everywhere. Through relentless innovation and discovery, we are transforming the worlds of TVs, smartphones, tablets, PCs, cameras, home appliances, printers, LTE systems, medical devices, semiconductors and LED solutions. We employ 286,000 people across 80 countries with annual sales of US$216.7 billion. To discover more, please visit http://www.samsung.com

About NXP Software  

NXP Software is the leading global independent software vendor (ISV) for mobile smart devices. Its LifeVibes™ software solutions bring differentiation to consumers by providing the best acoustic quality to device makers for use across their platforms. Through expertise, consumer insights and partnerships across the eco-system, NXP Software creates innovative use cases that make calling more personal and consumers aware of their context to support their day to day decisions. LifeVibes speech and sensing software makes smart devices more human, more you.

Visit http://www.nxpsoftware.com.

NXP Software B.V. is a separate legal entity of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI)