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FiiO’s new USB-C dongle will upgrade your phone’s Bluetooth.

For audiophile’s wanting both higher quality audio and the convenience of wireless headphones, FiiO’s $44 BT11 dongle adds Bluetooth 5.4 support to phones like the iPhone 16, plus codecs like aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, and aptX Lossless.

You’ll also need a subscription to a high-res music streaming service, and headphones that support those HD codecs, to actually take advantage of it.

The FiiO BT11 Portable Bluetooth Transmitter attached to a smartphone sitting next to wireless headphones.
The FiiO BT11 supports Bluetooth 5.4 and higher quality codecs including aptX Lossless.
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