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Bluetooth Compatibility Guide

Bluetooth Compatibility Chart

Types of Bluetooth

Types of Bluetooth Devices

Bluetooth Compatibility Chart

If your product is: Then your product can pair with:
Bluetooth Smart Ready Bluetooth Smart Ready Bluetooth Bluetooth Smart
Bluetooth Bluetooth Smart Ready Bluetooth NA
Bluetooth Smart Bluetooth Smart Ready NA NA

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Types of Bluetooth

Bluetooth refers to Bluetooth technologies 1.0, 2.0 or 3.0. Each Bluetooth version is backwards compatible.

Your Bluetooth smartphone, tablet, portable media player or laptop must be the same Bluetooth version or higher as the accessory you would like to pair it with.

Bluetooth Smart Ready and Bluetooth Smart refer to Bluetooth technology 4.0.

Bluetooth Smart accessories only work with Bluetooth Smart Ready smartphones, tablets and laptops.

Types of Bluetooth Devices

Bluetooth devices are wireless and usually stream rich content, such as video and audio.

These devices can be smartphones, tablets, laptops or accessories. Common Bluetooth accessories include wireless speakers, headphones and keyboards.

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Bluetooth Smart devices are sensors, which send only small bits of data at a time and use very little energy. They are sometimes referred to as Bluetooth Low Energy, or BLE. These devices can stay paired to Bluetooth Smart Ready devices even when they aren't being used.

Automatic wake and sleep modes eliminate the need for constant re-pairing of your devices. Common Bluetooth Smart devices include heart rate monitors, sensors, remotes, thermometers, smartwatches and fitness trackers.

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Bluetooth Smart Ready devices are primarily smartphones, tablets, portable media players and laptops that can connect with both Bluetooth and Bluetooth Smart devices.

These products send and receive data from any type of Bluetooth-enabled accessory.

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