What are the new features of Bluetooth 5.0?

responsible for the development of Bluetooth technology personnel announced that the fifth generation of Bluetooth technology (hereinafter referred to as Bluetooth 5.0) will be officially released June 16 time in the United States. It is believed that soon after, the new factory mobile phones, laptops and car stereos will be equipped with new Bluetooth technology.

Although we will have to wait until the official release to know the detailed performance of Bluetooth 5.0, some of the details have been compromised.

　　Let's count the 7 main features of Bluetooth 5.0:

1, Faster transmission speed

Bluetooth 5.0 Developers said the new version of the Bluetooth transmission speed limit of 2Mbps, is twice times the previous 4.2LE version. Of course, you are unlikely to reach this limit in real life, but you can still experience significant speed increases.

2. Further effective distance

Another important improvement of Bluetooth 5.0 is that it has an effective distance of 4 times times the previous version, so in theory, when you are holding a cell phone 300 meters away from the Bluetooth speaker, it will still keep your love song. That is to say, theoretically, the effective working distance between the Bluetooth transmitter and the receiving device can reach 300 meters. Of course, the actual effective distance also depends on the electronic devices you use.

3. Navigation function

In addition, Bluetooth 5.0 will add more navigation features, so this technology can be used as an indoor navigation beacon or similar positioning device, combined with WiFi can achieve a precision of less than 1 meters indoor positioning. For example, if you are a road nerd like a small one, you can use Bluetooth technology to find a way in the great Business center of Connaught.

4, the Internet of things function

The Internet of things is still hot, therefore, Bluetooth 5.0 for the Internet of things for a lot of low-level optimization, and strive to lower power consumption and higher performance for smart home services.

5. Upgrade Hardware

Some of the previous Bluetooth version updates only require software upgrades, but Bluetooth 5.0 is likely to require upgrades to new chips. However, old hardware can still be compatible with Bluetooth 5.0, and you won't be able to enjoy its new performance. With Bluetooth 5.0 chip of the flagship mobile phone will be available in 2017, I believe that the low-end mobile phones will also continue to build a built-in Bluetooth 5 chip. Apple will be one of the first manufacturers to use the technology.

6, more transmission functions

The new Bluetooth 5.0 can add more data transfer capabilities, and hardware vendors can create more complex connection systems, such as Beacon or location services, via Bluetooth 5.0. Therefore, the ad data sent through the Bluetooth device can send a small amount of information to the target device, even without pairing.

7, lower power consumption

As we all know, Bluetooth is a necessary function of smart phones, as smart devices and mobile payments, and more and more need to open Bluetooth, to enjoy the convenience of gradually integrate into people's lives, the power of Bluetooth is a smartphone standby time of a major killer. For this reason Bluetooth 5.0 will greatly reduce the power consumption of Bluetooth, so that people in the process of using Bluetooth no longer need to worry about the short standby time problem.