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by minimax 4655 days ago
How does the power usage of the wifi radio compare to the cell radio? Does it use more or less power?
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kintamanimatt 4655 days ago
Vastly less. I can save a few percent of battery life an hour just by using wifi instead of the mobile radio for data.
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sliverstorm 4655 days ago
WiFi is supposed to be around the power of 2G, while 3G consumes a lot more power than either.
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