Smartphones launched with Bluetooth 5 so far

Here is the complete list of all the smartphones that have been launched with Bluetooth 5.0 so far.

| Published: Friday, March 2, 2018, 16:32 [IST]

Samsung's 2017 flagships Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ were the first smartphones to arrive with Bluetooth 5. However, this particular feature was underestimated. One year later, we have seen several flagship smartphones featuring Bluetooth 5. Bluetooth 5 brings a bunch of improvements for range, speed of transfer, power consumption, and bandwidth.

Smartphones launched with Bluetooth 5 so far

The biggest improvement brought by Bluetooth 5.0 is its range. On paper, it can support distances up to 300 meters (1,000 feet). Even in real scenarios, it can connect at distances up to 40-60 meters, which is significant boost over the previous version of Bluetooth. What's more, it has 2x speed of transfer. Another great thing about Bluetooth 5.0 is that it consumes 2.5x less battery.

With all these points keeping in mind, today's list contains all the smartphones that have been launched with Bluetooth 5.0 so far.

Nokia 8 Sirocco

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5.5 inches P-OLED capacitive touchscreen
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo)
microSD, up to 256 GB card slot
128 GB internal memory
6 GB RAM
12 MP + 12 MP Rear camera
5Mp front camera
Bluetooth 5.0
Non-removable Li-Ion 3260 mAh battery

Samsung Galaxy S9+

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6.2 Inch QHD+ Super AMOLED Display
Octa Core Exynos 9810/Snapdragon 845 Processor
6GB RAM With 64/128/256GB ROM
WiFi
NFC
Bluetooth
Dual SIM
Dual Pixel 12MP Rear Camera
8MP Front Camera
Iris Scanner
Fingerprint
IP68
Bluetooth 5.0
3500 MAh Battery

Sony Xperia XZ2

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5.7-inch (2160 x 1080 pixels) 18:9 Triluminos HDR Display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB internal memory
expandable memory up to 400GB via microSD card
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Single / Dual SIM
Water Resistant (IP65/IP68)
19MP rear camera with Exmos RS sensor
5MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
Bluetooth 5.0
3180mAh Battery with Qnovo Adaptive Charging technology, Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, Qi Wireless charging

LG V30s Thinq

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6-inch (2880 x 1440 pixels) QHD+ OLED display with a 18:9 aspect ratio, 538 PPI, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU
6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB storage (V30S ThinQ) / 256GB storage (V30S+ ThinQ)
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo) with LG UX 6.0+
16MP rear camera and 13MP secondary camera
5MP front camera
4G VoLTE
Bluetooth 5.0
3,300mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, Wireless charging

Samsung Galaxy S9

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5.8 Inch QHD+ Super AMOLED Display
Octa Core Exynos 9810/Snapdragon 845 Processor
4GB RAM With 64/128/256GB ROM
WiFi
NFC
Bluetooth
Dual SIM
Dual Pixel 12MP Rear Camera
8MP Front Camera
Iris Scanner
Fingerprint
IP68
Bluetooth 5.0
3000 MAh Battery

Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact

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5-inch (2160 x 1080 pixels) 18:9 Triluminos HDR Display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB internal memory
expandable memory up to 400GB via microSD card
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Single / Dual SIM
Water Resistant (IP65/IP68)
19MP rear camera with Exmos RS sensor
5MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
2870mAh Battery

Nokia 7 plus

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6-inch (2160 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection
Octa Core Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 512 GPU
4GB LPDDR4 RAM
64GB (eMMC 5.1) internal storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Single / Dual SIM
Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 8.1
12MP rear camera with f/1.75 aperture and 13 MP secondary camera
16MP front-facing camera with ZEISS optics
4G VoLTE
Bluetooth 5.0
3800mAh battery with fast charging

ASUS Zenfone 5Z (Z5620KL)

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6.2-inch (2246 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass Super IPS display with 500 nits Brightness
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU
4GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB storage
6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB storage
8GB LPDDR4x RAM with 256GB storage
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo) with ZenUI 5.0, upgradable to Android P
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD) with Dual VoLTE
12MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash and secondary 8MP camera
8MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
Bluetooth 5.0
3300mAh battery with ASUS BoostMaster fast charging and AI charging

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro

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5.99-inch (2160 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display with 450 nits Brightness
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 636 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 509 GPU
4GB / 6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB (eMMC 5.0) storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with MIUI 9
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
12MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash
secondary 5MP camera with Samsung senso
20MP front-facing camera with Sony IMX376 sensor
4G VoLTE
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4GHz + 5GHz)
Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS
4000mAh (typical) / 3900mAh (minimum) battery with Quick Charge 2.0