Griffith
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Does 5.0 offer any actual audio improvements? I have read mixed reports. AptxHD maybe requires 5.0?
If my understanding of Bluetooth is correct, there are two modes of Bluetooth, a low power mode and a high power mode. The low power mode got a considerable boost to the bitrate compared to Bluetooth 4.2. From what I understand, and correct me if I'm wrong, wireless earphones use the high-power Bluetooth mode which didn't see significant improvements in terms of bitrate so, if my understanding is correct, there should not be a significant and considerable difference from Bluetooth 4.2 and 5.0 earphones in terms of sound quality.
Again, this is my current understanding, so correct me if I'm wrong.
Edit: I checked a few sources to confirm my understanding and my conclusion is, apparently, correct, but my wording was not.
According to a video I just watched there will be an audio streaming mode coming to low power Bluetooth but that Bluetooth mode has a lower maximum bitrate than the high power one so, while there might be a considerable increase in battery life for some Bluetooth earphones, if they are using this new low power audio streaming mode, the audio quality should be even worse.
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