4x the range.
8x the capacity "to send messages"
Not using the x.x versioning anymore. Just Bluetooth 5 and the next will be 6.
Also, apprently, there's 30.000 companies in the 'Bluetooth Special Interests Group' ?
[Thanks Krasin, gerardnll for correcting me]
But lag and dropouts is definitely my same concern with Bluetooth as well..
That said, it's still my preference if only because it's a standard - but it's getting damn hard to find decent Bluetooth mice now
Bluetooth can already do 100 ft... in very good conditions and with the rights devices and drivers.
Although, obstacle/wall penetration is probably still fairly poor.
The range is really the limiting factor in IoT uses IMO...
OTOH my Sony bluetooth speaker has stutters when I'm too far away in a 1-br apartment, so who knows.
Also, there will continue to be minor spec revisions (5.1, 5.2, etc). The "Bluetooth 5" terminology is for marketing and PR, to simplify the message. They don't want to confuse the general public with spec revisions.
I'd say its about 13 years too late to start worrying about that
You need to pay to join the SIG to put the logo on your device (and to advertise support). So the vast majority of those "members" are just people who paid for that.
Same applies to USB and HDMI.
2x Speed 4x Range 8x Data
https://www.bluetooth.com/specifications/bluetooth-core-spec...