11-10-2013, 11:09 AM | #1 |
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LTE tethering as 4G replacement ( my own test )
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Decided to make my own test and tethered my iPad air for over of 3 hrs using my Tmobile iPhone 5. And while not impressed, the cellphone's battery consumption was not too bad. It used an average of 15% power every hour. Extrapolating those numbers, I would say the iPhone should give around 9 hrs of tethering. Here's what I got: LTE hotspot test (via Bluetooth ) 77% at 7:41pm 62% at 8:43 pm 48% at 9:45 pm 40% at 10:58 pm 27% at 12:00 am Few clarifications: cellphone was not fully charged, and 1st two hours I browsed Internet a lot. I didn't stream videos. I also used Bluetooth, not wifi, to save some power. It wasn't shocking fast, but good enough for downloading webpages. Last edited by jocampo; 11-10-2013 at 11:14 AM. |
11-10-2013, 12:27 PM | #2 |
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LTE drains batteries like crazy. It's a known problem. My S2 Skyrocket suffered huge batty drain whenever I used it. If it was just 3G or 4G on its own, it probably would be close to 2-5% battery usage.
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11-10-2013, 12:58 PM | #3 | |
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LTE tethering as 4G replacement ( my own test )
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Based on those numbers, it looks it can be a good substitute if wifi is not near close. I kind of had an idea was going to use a lot of battery, but wanted to do my own test. It was not too bad, in my opinion. For a one hour usage, like an emergency or at lunch time, when taking a break, it may do the trick. |
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