[AlexanderTheGr8]

Does anyone have a comparison of Airtag vs "Bluetooth tracker tags from Chipolo and Pebblebee"? I imagine Airtag is superior due to non-reliance on Bluetooth? Can Chipolo/Pebblebee tap into the Android network without Bluetooth? And is their tech comparable to Apple's work?

[NoahKAndrews]

AirTag relies on Bluetooth as well, right? It certainly doesn't have a cellular connection.

[bdcravens]

In addition to BLE, AirTags use UWB. I assume this is how AirTags can provide fairly high-fidelity directional guidance, something that wasn't clear the new set of Android tags provide.

[WinstonSmith84]

Might not be an Android tag limitation rather than a smartphone limitation. Few android smartphones offer UWB, but maybe this will change

[WinstonSmith84]

I can't really see how Airtag can be superior in most places around the world: it's simple, there are many more Android users than iPhone users so the Google network can only be better (if not right now, then over time, give it 12 months...?)

This difference is even stronger when you leave EU + US and go to Asia, Central / South America, Africa where iPhone users are not less, but very rare.

My use case is clearly to track my hand luggage, wallet, backpack etc. when I travel and I'm a nomad. Gonna wait on reviews but I'm very excited!