Bluetooth 5.1 comes to boost indoor navigation, tracker tags

29 January 2019
Additional improvements will speed up pairing and communication and improve battery life.

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imparanoic, 30 Jan 2019read the article, bluetooth 5.1 implement for better batter... moreYou need to read the BT 5.1 spec, not some bad article. The features are _optional_ . Manufacturers are left alone to decide which features to implement.

    Hello, 30 Jan 2019there aren't many device use Bluetooth 5.1There are currently zero devices with BT 5.1. The spec was just released less than week ago.

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      • auY
      • 30 Jan 2019

      nice and somehow useful futures.
      but which one would be implemented in cellphones and with what price range?

        Johnny, 29 Jan 2019You need to look at Sonys offering! They are the true pione... moreNone of their current headphones/earbuds have Bluetooth 5.0.
        Btw Bluetooth 5.0 uses less power than 4.1/4.2

          Vasra, 30 Jan 201999% phones do NOT implement the optional extend range of BT... moreread the article, bluetooth 5.1 implement for better battery consumption, which sugget that bluetooth 5.0 uses quite a bit of power especially in it's first generation, it's noted that early generation bluetooth 2.0 back in 2005-7 needed bigger batteries at 350mah, but by bluetooth 3.1 during 2009, they scale back the battery size and improved battery consumption so the batteries could be smaller at 200mah or even 150mah

            Redtooth, 29 Jan 20195.1 will be released shortly and still 5.0 is very limited,... more... and 99% of BT 5.0 phones only implement the basic features of BT 5.0 and not the optional features that's really make BT 5.0 better than BT 4.x.

              imparanoic, 30 Jan 2019it seems that bluetooth 5.0 probably uses alot of power esp... more99% phones do NOT implement the optional extend range of BT 5.0 spec. So no more power is used.

                The indoor navigation feature (RDF) is optional part of BT 5.1 spec and as such most will not implement it because of cost issues. So good luck seeing it in your next phone.

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                  • u1K
                  • 30 Jan 2019

                  there aren't many device use Bluetooth 5.1

                    it seems that bluetooth 5.0 probably uses alot of power especially with it's extended range (double of regular bluetooth 4.2 and double range of aptx hd and ldac), but it's stupid to set a new standard after all bluetooth 5.0 has few compatible headphones and even less receivers and probably next to none transmitters, while aptx hd and ldac slowly gaining more and more support.

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                      • 29 Jan 2019

                      FullmetalJun, 29 Jan 2019And sadly overpriced true wireless earbuds are still stuck ... moreYou need to look at Sonys offering! They are the true pioneers of Music, Walkman, CD...

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                        • nmE
                        • 29 Jan 2019

                        FullmetalJun, 29 Jan 2019And sadly overpriced true wireless earbuds are still stuck ... more5.1 will be released shortly and still 5.0 is very limited, only on few high-end devices!

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                          • 29 Jan 2019

                          Sounds great, Bluetooth can really use some additional features.

                            And sadly overpriced true wireless earbuds are still stuck on Bluetooth 4.1/4.2

                              OwO awesome~!

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