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Re: SIM card in or out? Battery life?

From "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: SIM card in or out? Battery life?
Date 2016-10-05 22:37 +0200
Organization Aioe.org NNTP Server
Message-ID <tt4gcd-rln.ln1@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink)
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On 2016-10-05 17:12, nospam wrote:
> In article <777fcd-3vt.ln1@Telcontar.valinor>, Carlos E.R.
> <robin_listas@invalid.es> wrote:
> 
>>>> WiFi is the thing that uses most battery.
>>>
>>> definitely not. the gps uses the most (when enabled), followed by the
>>> cpu/gpu and display. 
>>
>> Yes, GPS uses a lot if constantly queried. But the display in standby
>> uses nothing,
> 
> the display in standby is off, so obviously it won't use much.
> 
>> whereas the wifi does, unless configured to switch off
>> automatically.
> 
> it does switch off automatically.

No, this is configurable. For instance, you may want to be notified the
instant an email comes: this need the wifi to be up even if the thing is
in standby. It may be continuously or at intervals.


>>>> If you can configure the thing
>>>> to switch off the WiFi when the screen is off, it will last more.
>>>
>>> not by much.
>>
>> From lasting 2 days my tablet goes to last 5 days minimum. A lot, double
>> or triple.
> 
> that's not because you turned of wifi.
> 
> it's because you turned off *cellular*.

No. There is no cellular and I did not touch it. I touched the wifi
config to be off in standby, and the documentation of the tablet
documents this action and the power saving result.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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SIM card in or out?  Battery life? mike <ham789@netzero.net> - 2016-10-04 17:41 -0700
  Re: SIM card in or out? Battery life? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-10-05 03:42 +0200
    Re: SIM card in or out? Battery life? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-04 22:15 -0400
      Re: SIM card in or out? Battery life? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-10-05 14:10 +0200
        Re: SIM card in or out? Battery life? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-05 11:12 -0400
          Re: SIM card in or out? Battery life? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-10-05 22:37 +0200
            Re: SIM card in or out? Battery life? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-05 16:51 -0400
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