thisisnascar
Well-Known Member
Using Gingerbread, which option uses more battery, WiFi or 4G?
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
Yes it does.. so it seemingly defeats the purpose lol.. as I said, I don't use said for that.. I use my power control widget to toggle my Wi-Fi... its there and its easy..
4G uses the most, 3G is second, and WiFi is last.
You're saying that WiFi uses less battery than even 3G? You sure about that?
As long as it is connected to a wifi access point then yes, WiFi is the least amount of battery use. When I'm home on the weekend and connected all day to wifi I get an easy 2-3 hours more battery life than if I were out and about it all day.
Yeah weak 4g signal is a killer for battery.
On one half of my house I get 2-3 bars if 4g so it's ok, on the other side I get 1-2 bars of 3g or no signal at all. I live in a weird area, as soon as I'm out of my subdivision I have full 4g
This works pretty good most of the timeI believe you can setup smart actions to turn on and off your Wi-Fi, I don't use it for that so I'm not 100% sure.
Also, 4g uses more battery because its powering your 3g&4g radios...
Poor 4g reception can kill your battery life.... I know lol. At my house I get 2-3 bars of 4g, and my battery on my maxx can drain realty fast on bad days lol.
This works pretty good most of the time
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vzw.wificonnect&feature=search_result#?t=W10.
But what seems strange to me is that even with wifi on and active, a weak 4G signal still drains the battery. It keeps the phone awake rather than letting it go into sleep mode.
I'm assuming that's because mms still goes through 3g/4g so it has to keep that connection active in the background even though you're not using it. If you have a 3g toggle that works you could always force it to 3g at work and stay on wifi
Yup, that's what I do. I use the app LTE On/Off to switch to 3G mode. Sure would be nice if there was a way to do it through the phone settings or if I could do it with a smart action.