I'm developing an android app which is based on WiFi Direct technology(P2P), so I really need to know how many meters is the range of android WiFi direct performance.based on Android API Guides:
you can discover and connect to other devices when each device supports Wi-Fi P2P, then communicate over a speedy connection across distances much longer than a Bluetooth connection.
but knowing that is not enough for me. because of my aim I need numbers! I mean a range of distances in which Wi-Fi P2P works.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi#Range says: a range of 35 m (115 ft) indoors and 100 m (330 ft) outdoors.
Essentially, the range of a mobile phone Wi-Fi hotspot is potentially anywhere between 20 meters and 100 meters in ideal conditions.
So, to put it shortly, the main differences between Wi-Fi Direct and WiFi are that: WiFi Direct works directly between devices, without needing a router and a traditional wireless network. WiFi Direct doesn't give you access to the internet.
Wi-Fi Direct (also known as peer-to-peer or P2P) allows your application to quickly find and interact with nearby devices, at a range beyond the capabilities of Bluetooth. The Wi-Fi Direct (P2P) APIs allow applications to connect to nearby devices without needing to connect to a network or hotspot.
This site says the range of WiFi-direct of phones is about 200 feet (~60 meters) while bluetooth has a range of 30 feet (~10 meters).
The official Wi-Fi direct site (see under the point "How far does a Wi-Fi Direct connection travel?") states that the maximum range of WiFi-direct is up to 200 meters (which is 656 feet), but I highly doubt that phones already achieve this range...
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