Audiophilepure

At the heart of it all is a locked-down, highly optimized operating system based on Android 8.1, which has been stripped of its usual functions, including networking, to focus solely on delivering the best possible sound quality. This means no third-party apps are supported, allowing the N3 Ultra to bypass Android’s Sample Rate Conversion (SRC) to ensure bit-perfect playback. Navigating through the N3 Ultra’s OS is smooth, despite the rather low-end Snapdragon 425 processor and 2GB of RAM. This is where the software comes in, and the more optimized it is, the better for both the sound and the UI experience. The N3Ultra’s UI snappiness far exceeded my expectations and I was amazed to see it outperform the unlocked Android 13 DAPs with better processors I have. The 4.1-inch TFT touchscreen is responsive and fairly bright, with a good ppi, and displays album art and UI elements sharply. The capacitive home button below the screen acts as an LED indicator, changing colour depending on the sample rate of the file being played.

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