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ES9018 is a big family...
S is the only real 9018 (which Auralic Vega uses), it cannot be used in smartphone because of power and package constraints.
others are mobile versions with significantly lower specs, including:
K2M & C2M are DAC only, can be paired with ES9602 or other amps.
Q2C have integrated amp. (which is based on ES9602)
and there might be more internal variants.
and that's just 9018...
S is the only real 9018 (which Auralic Vega uses), it cannot be used in smartphone because of power and package constraints.
others are mobile versions with significantly lower specs, including:
K2M & C2M are DAC only, can be paired with ES9602 or other amps.
Q2C have integrated amp. (which is based on ES9602)
and there might be more internal variants.
and that's just 9018...