Bluetooth 5 will take charge

Bluetooth logoStephen Lawson
The Bluetooth logo.
Laptops and 2-in-1s will be equipped with the latest Bluetooth 5 wirelessspecification, which is a longer and faster upgrade to the aging Bluetooth 4.2. Bluetooth 5 will allow PCs to communicate wirelessly with devices up to 400 meters away in clear line of sight, but a more reasonable range is about 120 meters, according to analysts.  Bluetooth 5 will transfer data at speeds of up to 2Mbps, which is two times faster than its predecessor.

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