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Classic and LE are completely different protocols, from physical layer and up. It must be that it doesn't make a lot of sense for manufacturers to invest substa

• magicalhippo 1y ago
  > Classic and LE are completely different protocols, from physical layer and up. Which makes sense when you know it started life[1] as a separate protocol called Wibree by Nokia, which was specifically designed[2] to be usable by Bluetooth RF gear: A major tenet of their design was that “it can be deployed with minor effort into devices already having Bluetooth, e.g. cellphones” with the added requirement that a “common RF section with Bluetooth must be possible”. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth_Low_Energy#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth_Low_Energy#History [2]: https://www.ijert.org/research/wireless-communication-with-wibree-IJERTCONV1IS04035.pdf https://www.ijert.org/research/wireless-communication-with-w...