Apple iPhone 4S: The first mobile phone with Bluetooth 4.0
For a wave of discontent and frustration in the corporate Smartphone Apple fifth generation such as hides and passed almost unnoticed one important detail: this is the first Smartphone with wireless Bluetooth 4.0, as was , and earlier. The latest version of the wireless protocol for exchanging data over short distances, at the moment is not a fantastic achievement because compatible products is still very little. However, in the short term, the decision can be crucial. So what makes the Bluetooth 4.0 so indispensable?
The main advantage of Bluetooth 4.0 is the technology of low energy consumption BLE (Bluetooth low energy). This benefits primarily compatible devices, which shall be permanently connected to the phone to Exchange data. Previous protocol versions are too active consumption of energy and require frequent recharging batteries alongside phones and, of course, is not always convenient. More precisely, always uncomfortable.
Examples of such wireless periphery are medical and sports: bicycle computers, sensors, heart rate sensors blood sugar (glucometers) and much more. No less a profit Bluetooth 4.0 and for the most popular in its segment gadgets — wireless headsets and headphones that are permanently connected to the phone. And, of course, we cannot fail to mention range fourth-generation chips. Low-power mode it is 50 metres and 100 metres in regular mode. The Bluetooth Protocol 4.0 is backwards compatible with older versions of the standard. Given that manufacturers of accessories like Apple’s innovative idea, to be expected in the foreseeable future influx of wireless periphery under the Bluetooth 4.0.