LG Electronics said today it will start adding Dolby Mobile to high-end phones later this year.

The two companies have reached a deal that will make South Korea's LG the first cell phone maker to incorporate the Mobile version of Dolby's system into its handsets. Dolby Mobile is an audio processing system designed to deliver vibrant audio, allowing users to tailor audio capabilities of cell phones. Some of the Dolby Mobile features LG plans to incorporate include:

- Mobile Surround to offer a realistic surround sound experience using headphones
- Sound Space Expander that creates a wide, rich and spacious soundstage experience especially suited to music playback
- Natural Bass for adding powerful boost and bass extension
- High Frequency Enhancer to enhance music by restoring high-frequency effects
- Graphic EQ to help tune the audio for different content types
- Sound Level Control which levels out audio for a more consistent playback volume
- Mono-to-Stereo Converter that improves the playback experience of user-generated content

"We believe this technology will raise the bar for audio quality on multimedia phones and expect Dolby Mobile to help us create a new trend in the mobile phone industry," said Skott Ahn, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile. "LG is committed to providing our customers with the best features available and our new collaboration with Dolby helps us deliver on this pledge."

LG will launching high-end multimedia phones with Dolby Mobile technology starting the fourth quarter this year.

Post a comment and discuss this story with other readers.