Does Battery Last Longer Without Wi-Fi?

[Dankees]

Will my watch battery last longer without using Wi-Fi and just using Bluetooth?

 

[SpookDroid]

Yup, it will. Wi-Fi uses more power than BT. It won't be"night and day" different, but it does fake a difference. Plus, you're usually more in range of the same phone than the same network on a day to day basis.

 

[Dankees]

Yup, it will. Wi-Fi uses more power than BT. It won't be"night and day" different, but it does fake a difference. Plus, you're usually more in range of the same phone than the same network on a day to day basis.

Interesting. I shall test this tomorrow.

 

[Dankees]

Well, I ran my watch without Wi-Fi and after about 8 hours, I used about 40% of my battery.

 

[SpookDroid]

Versus how much when you had WiFi on?

 

[Dankees]

Versus how much when you had WiFi on?

Pretty close, actually.

 

[SpookDroid]

Now, was that all the time within wifi range? You'd notice more if you were out and about, but yeah, difference isn't night and day unless it's a really crappy wifi connection

 

[Dankees]

I do notice, however, that when I use the watch to download apps and "do stuff" the battery drops like a rock!

 

[SpookDroid]

Yup, that does sound right haha.

 

[Dankees]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm...

 

[mustang7757]

Will my watch battery last longer without using Wi-Fi and just using Bluetooth?

I know it last longer without sim card and just wifi.

 

[SpookDroid]

It's all about signal power, right? Bluetooth is VERY low power (which is why it can only connect within a few feet). WiFi needs more power so that it can go further to a router. But to reach a tower that might be miles away? You need way more power for that than the aforementioned.

 

[Dankees]

So, just a Bluetooth connection is more optimal?

 

[SpookDroid]

In terms of battery life, yes. In terms of what you want to do and how you want to use your watch (especially if you paid so much extra for an LTE version), might not be 'optimal'. BT needs the phone around, and when it's not, it CAN go into a frenzy trying to reconnect, which can lead to a battery drop (think of a puppy being left alone, yapping for momma to come back). With WiFi, if your router is nearby, you have more flexibility of moving around without having to have the phone with you. With LTE, well, the point IS not to have the phone around, after all.