Bluetooth v5 headphones

Bluetooth v 5

— headphones support one of the versions of Bluetooth fifth generation (v5) — nowadays it can be version 5.0, 5.1 or 5.2.

For general Bluetooth features, see "Connection Interface". As for the specifics of specific versions, it is as follows:

— 5.0. A massive update to Bluetooth introduced in 2016. One of the most important innovations was the expansion of the BLE mode (“Bluetooth Low Energy”): if necessary, the device can increase the range by reducing the speed, or speed up transmission by reducing the range. In addition, a number of improvements have been introduced regarding the simultaneous operation of several connected devices.

— 5.1. In addition to general improvements, this version added the ability to determine the direction from which the Bluetooth signal is coming. This can be useful, for example, to search for missing, but still working headphones using a smartphone or other gadget with Bluetooth 5.1 support.

— 5.2. The main innovations in this version are a number of security improvements, additional power optimization in LE mode, and a new audio signal format for synchronized parallel playback on multiple devices.

Also note that headphones from this category support the functionality of previous versions of Bluetooth — in particular, Bluetooth v4 (see the relevant paragraph).