Bluetooth Classic vs Bluetooth Smart | Difference between Bluetooth Classic and Bluetooth Smart
This page compares Bluetooth Classic vs Bluetooth Smart and mentions difference between Bluetooth Classic and Bluetooth Smart.
• The original Bluetooth specification 4.0 is called Bluetooth Classic.
• The low energy version 4.1 of bluetooth specification is known as Bluetooth Smart. It is also called
by other names such as BLE or Bluetooth Low Energy. BLE includes latest bluetooth versions 4.2 and 5.0.
| Specifications | Bluetooth Classic | Bluetooth Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Version | Bluetooth Version 4.0 | Bluetooth Version 4.1 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Coverage range | 10 to 100 meters | 10 meters |
| Throughput | 0.7 to 2.1 Mbps | 25 Kbps |
| Maximum Nodes | 7 | No limit |
| Latency (time between the packets) | 2.5 ms (data) 100 ms (connection) |
Several ms (data) <6 ms (connection) |
| Target applications | High throughput, interoperability | Low power consumption, mainly developed for IoT devices to manage IoT applications. |
Also refer Bluetooth Vs BLE and Bluetooth 4.2 vs Bluetooth 5.0 for difference between latest versions of bluetooth technology.
Bluetooth and BLE Related Links
Also refer bluetooth tutorial covering following sub topics:
Bluetooth tutorial
BLE tutorial
Frequency
PHY Layer
MAC layer
Stack
Power classes
Security
products
versions
Bluetooth Vs BLE
BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) Links
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➤Bluetooth v5.0 versus v5.1 >>
➤BLE states and state diagram >>
➤BLE advertising and data channels >>
➤BLE protocol stack architecture >>
➤BLE connection process >>
➤BLE advertising and data packet formats >>
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