• GamingChairModel@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    Thread is a bit more power efficient, which matters for battery powered devices that aren’t connected to permanent power and don’t need to transmit significant data, like door locks, temperature/humidity sensors, things like that. A full wifi networking chip would consume a lot more power for an always-on device.