Battery life expectancy
- By smasheroO16
- Smartphones
- 6 Replies
Ah, thanks for that, Fox Mulder. In future, I shall not switch the Hotspot on until I am ready to use it (even though sometimes, I forget to take my phone upstairs to the study, and must go back down for it). When the tethered computer is in use, the phone is always put on the charger.Yes because having the hotspot turned on means the wifi radio in the phone is on and that will draw more power even with no devices connected. How much more is hard to say but anytime you have the individual radios enabled (cell, wifi, Bluetooth, NFC) it will increase battery drain to some degree. Data being passed will increase the drain more.
To find out the actual impact on the battery you would have to try it but as I already stated it would be best to have the phone on a charger while using the hotspot.
With appreciation for your help,
S.