Wifi or 4G

[cyberr8der]

It appears that 4G is always connected with this phone so do you save battery life with Wifi or are we better off shutting it off since 4G is connected anyway?

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[Golfdriver97]

It appears that 4G is always connected with this phone so do you save battery life with Wifi or are we better off shutting it off since 4G is connected anyway?

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WiFi is easier on the phone. If you are on a tiered data plan, it is probably best to do this anyway.

 

[Ken7]

When you're connected to WiFi, that's where the data is coming from. The fact that the "4G" shows up in the status bar doesn't mean it's using 4G.

 

[cyberr8der]

I understand where traffic is passing. That bring said if you're connected I was wondering if it would save more battery having Wifi turned off all together. Two connections with 1 active vs 1 active. My feeling is Wifi would still be a bit less but I'm going to test it a bit regardless.

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[TheSkipperCDB]

I've wondered if turning off 4G when connected to WiFi would save any battery?

 

[Haalcyon]

I've wondered if turning off 4G when connected to WiFi would save any battery?

You may want check out an app called Juice Defender. It will intelligently handle disabling/enabling radios for you and could net you some extra battery life


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