On the speech “improvement,” I think both Phonak and ReSound are claiming that only relative to their previous line of aids/software. So, it’s all relative. Although everyone’s hearing is different, it’s too bad there is no benchmark test for speech in noise, etc. Although benchmarks for CPUs and GPUs are also a bit of malarkey compared to real world use, at least there’s a sort of common standard whereby you get a bit of a feel how your smartphone, for example, can perform relative to other smartphones currently on the market. But I think that’s where all the PR hype in HA’s come from. The OEMs can make claims but there’s no real common measuring tape that can provide any sort of across the board comparison.
Edit_Update: The User Guides for the various models in the Lumity line.
Phonak Audèo Lumity - User Guides, Videos – Phonak
The user guide says in the spec section that the Lumity just has BT 4.2.
BTW, someone else posted a link on the forum to Phonak’s Canadian trademark application and the different fields of enterprise that they applied for the Lumity trademark to cover.
Phonak appears to have overlooked or ignored that there is already an anti-aging supplement called Lumity!