[Q] battery: mobile data or wifi?

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what do you think? which connection is more battery friendly?
wifi of mobile data?

Originally Posted by throcker

what do you think? which connection is more battery friendly?
wifi of mobile data?

I think Mobile Data...because the Radio of the phone is already turned on either ways..uing Data or not, and when using Data, I guess it only causes a slight increase in battery consumption.
On the other hand, WiFi is an entirely different hardware component that will need its own battery consumption share.
So both Radio and WiFi being On, one for regular cellular connectivity, and the other to provide Internet connectivity, that will surely increase battery consumption.

Originally Posted by arabology

I think Mobile Data...because the Radio of the phone is already turned on either ways..uing Data or not, and when using Data, I guess it only causes a slight increase in battery consumption.
On the other hand, WiFi is an entirely different hardware component that will need its own battery consumption share.
So both Radio and WiFi being On, one for regular cellular connectivity, and the other to provide Internet connectivity, that will surely increase battery consumption.

Wifi uses less battery. Mobile data uses alot more battery because your phone always has to search for a better/stronger connection ( that's where the option to only use 2g comes it). Also wifi sends and receives data faster which lets your phone take breaks (idle) between pushing and receiving data. Mobile data slower speeds takes shorter breaks and always has to check in with the network (fast dormancy is a new tweak to reduce that check in frequency, included in newer roms to save battery).

If you are using GPSR (Mobile Connection) it will cost less battery than WiFi, I Think...

GPRS cost less battery than wifi
and 3g cost much more.
and the weaker the signal is,the more battey is cost.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4471/h...-smartphone/10