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> (b) being slightly out of range of a cell tower, and constantly dropping and reacquiring a 3G connection. The latter turns my phone into a hand-warmer and che
by levosmetalo 13y ago
> (b) being slightly out of range of a cell tower, and constantly dropping and reacquiring a 3G connection. The latter turns my phone into a hand-warmer and chews up my power.
For this reason I'm pretty happy that my Android has an option to force 2G network for battery savings. Gives me 50% better battery life with no noticeable speed difference.
- DougWebb 13y agoYeah, most of the time my Android is on a WiFi network (office or home) and the cell data connection is turned off. My battery can last a pretty long time if I'm not away from my WiFis much and I don't have the screen on full brightness.