battery drain: wi-fi v. LTE hmmmmmmmm

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when I am here at work, I usually tap the wi-fi for streaming my music, consequently, wi-fi has always been at the top for battery use



I noticed on this graph that the LTE radio never shows up on it though.

Today, I turned off the wi-fi and using only LTE for the last 3+ hours streaming tunes



WTF!!1one

i can assure everyone there is no debate.

If you run (from a root prompt):
# adb logcat
then look carefully, you will see that even with Wifi active, the phone is accessing the LTE network for updates and transmitting data to the network, therefore using 2x the battery usage. the best way to use only Wifi is to use Airplane mode then turn on your Wifi ONLY. this assures you of a near 100% Wifi only usage.

Only then can you produce accurate results for battery usage regarding LTE vs Wifi

there must be some confusion, allow me to restate my original post.

I am curious why the LTE radio's battery usage does not show up on the graphs I posted while the wi-fi does.

7.5 hours on battery, 6 of those hours streaming music via LTE, + a bit of browserin- battery @ 38%

Probably because it would be so huge, all others graphs would be a pixel wide....

because the 4G LTE radio usage is not tracked by an app, it is a system service. wifi is tracked because it has a separate app that controls the Wifi radio. the only way to shut off the cellular modem is by using airplane mode. make sense??

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@V@no: ROTFLMAO!!!

Originally Posted by repherb

the best way to use only Wifi is to use Airplane mode then turn on your Wifi ONLY. this assures you of a near 100% Wifi only usage.

And converts Nitro into overpriced iPod...

Originally Posted by V@no

Probably because it would be so huge, all others graphs would be a pixel wide....

lolz. it doesn't seem to be as bad as it's made out to be by reviews.

Originally Posted by repherb

because the 4G LTE radio usage is not tracked by an app, it is a system service. wifi is tracked because it has a separate app that controls the Wifi radio. the only way to shut off the cellular modem is by using airplane mode. make sense??

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@V@no: ROTFLMAO!!!

yes, I am familiar with airplane mode, thank you, it does make sense.

Interesting that LTE is not considered a system service/left out while such things as android OS, cell standby and phone idle are displayed in the graph.

@V@no: dude, you have a clarity of thought none of us have.

I swear, we really need to somehow disable LTE on this phone and just run on either HSPA+ or 3G when we don't need LTE. I've always know that while it's not being used, it's still searching and updating constantly, and actually using up much more battery in the process.