does widget drain battery faster?

[jaliy]

i'm talking about the factory default widgets. if i don't delete them do they drain battery faster?

 

[Forbidden 403]

if i don't delete them do they drain battery faster?

Yes.
Most of the default widgets are of bloatware. They are set to syncing too often and tend to drain the battery a lot.

 

[jaliy]

what about live weather wallpaper?

 

[Lordvincent 90]

what about live weather wallpaper?

HUGE battery hog

 

[jaliy]

HUGE battery hog

even the default one that comes with the phone?

 

[Slug]

All live wallpapers will consume more power than static ones as they require the GPU to work harder. Similarly, any widgets that update regularly will use more power due to the required data connection.