Table 1.
Wireless communication technology comparison.
| Bluetooth | BLE | Wi-Fi | 6LoWPAN Thread | NFC | ZigBee | Other (nRF24) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power consumption | Low (>30 mA) | Very low (<15 mA) | High (60 mW) | Low | Very low (<15 mA) | Medium (<1 μW to 50 mW) | Very low (15 mA) |
| Max range | 50 m/100 m | 50 m | 100 m | 30 m | 0.2 m | 100 m | 30 m |
| Standard | 802.15.1 (originally) | 802.15.1 (originally) | 802.11 | 802.15.4 | ISO/IEC 18092, ISO/IEC 14443-2,3,4 | 802.15.4 | — |
| Market adoption | Very high | High | Very high | Low | High | High (in industrial developments) | Low |
| Max data rate | 24 Mbps | 1 Mpbs/2 Mbps | 300 Mbps | 250 Kbps | 424 Kbps | 250 Kbps | 1 Mpbs/2 Mbps |