Battery life while using VR with bluetooth headphones

[AlphaVictor87]

So i took the other Samsung Pay promotion awhile back and got the free Level U wireless headphones.

My plan is to use those when playing with my Gear VR (which is waiting for me at home!!!) that way i can avoid any dangling wires while i'm playing games and such.

I wasn't sure how much this would really cut down on battery life since i know using the VR is already a battery hog. Anyone currently use wireless headphones for theirs and let me know what i can expect for battery life?

 

[STARGATE]

YMMV, but it is definitely going to be short.

 

[Russell Holly]

On the Galaxy S7, it's about 1%/hr drain, on the S7 edge, it's noticeably less.

 

[hokie_prof]

I don't always use headphones with Gear VR, but I haven't noticed an extra battery drain while using Gear VR. I have the S7 Edge.

There are problems with some VR apps when you use Bluetooth headphones, though. The audio will clip in and out. It doesn't happen on all apps, but it happens on enough of them that I've given up on using my headphones in Bluetooth mode.

 

[AlphaVictor87]

I don't always use headphones with Gear VR, but I haven't noticed an extra battery drain while using Gear VR. I have the S7 Edge.

There are problems with some VR apps when you use Bluetooth headphones, though. The audio will clip in and out. It doesn't happen on all apps, but it happens on enough of them that I've given up on using my headphones in Bluetooth mode.

I have noticed a few apps just end up crashing when using Bluetooth. The sound just goes to hell right away. The game pretty much works but no idea why the sound is that bad.

 

[itguyjax8430]

So i took the other Samsung Pay promotion awhile back and got the free Level U wireless headphones.

My plan is to use those when playing with my Gear VR (which is waiting for me at home!!!) that way i can avoid any dangling wires while i'm playing games and such.

I wasn't sure how much this would really cut down on battery life since i know using the VR is already a battery hog. Anyone currently use wireless headphones for theirs and let me know what i can expect for battery life?

I have voided using bluetooth ones and prefer using the wired ones myself.