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The small packet size is what is constraining BLE in the energy consumption comparison. It really wasn't meant for continuously streaming music. When advertis
by swamp40 4y ago
The small packet size is what is constraining BLE in the energy consumption comparison. It really wasn't meant for continuously streaming music.
When advertising every few seconds, like an Apple AirTag does, the energy usage averages about 5uA. That certainly beats the heck out of Bluetooth Classic.
They just have different use cases. Eventually BLE will add a long packet size feature and win out. Between music and firmware uploading, there are lots of use cases nowadays. Nobody wants Bluetooth Classic, it's 20+ years old and uses a whole different stack.
- zwirbl 4y agoIt wasn't meant to stream audio, but it will. The LE Audio standard is already released, dev HW available and the upcoming Android 13 has support integrated. The marketing push is going strong right now, especially for the broadcast variant that's branded Auracast