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Pick by the radio the product needs: LoRa for range, BLE for phone configuration and beacons, or both on one module.

Where the models differ

Criterion	MAC32WLE5 LoRa / LoRaWAN module	MAC32WBLE5 LoRaWAN + BLE 5.0 module	MAC52810 BLE 5.0 module
Where they differ
Radio	LoRa · LoRaWAN · LoRa point-to-point	LoRa · LoRaWAN + BLE 5.0	BLE 5.0
SoC	STM32WLE5CCU6 · Cortex-M4	STM32WLE5JCU6 + nRF52810 · two Cortex-M4 cores	Cortex-M4 · documentation being published
Bands	863 / 915 MHz ISM · IN865, EU868, US915, AU915	863 / 915 MHz ISM + 2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Output power	Up to +22 dBm	+22 dBm LoRa · +4 dBm BLE	—
Sensitivity	−148 dBm	−148 dBm LoRa · −93 dBm BLE	—
Sleep current	< 3 µA	< 3 µA LoRa · < 5 µA BLE	< 2 µA
Flash / RAM	256 kB / 64 kB	256 kB / 64 kB LoRa · 192 kB / 24 kB BLE	—
I/O	21 · 12-bit ADC	32 · 12-bit ADC	GPIO · ADC · digital interfaces
Supply voltage	1.8–3.6 V	1.8–3.6 V	—
Size	15 × 15 × 1.6 mm	18 × 25 × 2 mm	22 × 18 × 2.8 mm
Operating temperature	−40 to +80 °C	−40 to +80 °C	−40 to +85 °C
Long-range LoRa link	8 km+ in open country
Phone configuration over BLE		BLE 5.0	BLE 5.0
LoRaWAN stack included		Pre-certified stack
Best for	Long-range, battery-powered sensor nodes	Nodes configured from a phone, or that also beacon	Tags, beacons, wearables and compact BLE sensors

MAC32WLE5 and MAC32WBLE5 figures are from their specification pages. The MAC52810 documentation is being published; its column shows what its product page confirms.