Tuesday 27 November 2012

Bluetooth vs Wifi

 

                                         

                                        Comparison chart

                                        

BluetoothWifi
Frequency:
 
2.4 GHz
 
2.4, 3.6, 5 GHz
 
Security:
 
It is less secure
 
It is more secure
 
standard:
 
IEEE802.15
 
IEEE802.11
 
Cost:
 
Low
 
High
 
Hardware requirement:
 
Bluetooth adaptor on all the devices connecting with each other
 
Wireless adaptors on all the devices of the network, a wireless router and/or wireless access points
 
Bandwidth:

 
Low ( 800 Kbps

 
High (11 Mbps )
 
Specifications authority:
 
Bluetooth SIG

 
IEEE, WECA

 
Year of development:
 
1994
 
1991
 
Primary Devices:

 
Mobile phones, mouse, keyboards, office and industrial automation devices

 
Notebook computers, desktop computers, servers, TV, Latest mobiles.

 
Ease of Use:


 
Fairly simple to use. Can be used to connect upto seven devices at a time. It is easy to switch between devices or find and connect to any device.

 
It is more complex and requires configuration of hardware and software.

 
Range:

 
10 meters

 
100 meters

 
Power Consumption:

 
Low

 
High

 
Latency:

 
200ms

 
150ms

 
Bit-rate:2.1Mbps600Mbps
 

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