Battery and LTE?

[Jordan Miera]

Hey all,

When you live in an area without LTE, does your battery drain while the phone constantly looks for an LTE signal? I understand that battery life is worse while actively using LTE, but is it the same story when you don't live in an area with it?

Thanks!

 

[Morpheus Phreak]

JDM, the phone shouldn't be looking for an LTE signal in an area without LTE. If it has an established connection it should just use that.

Also I haven't noticed worse battery life on LTE...oddly enough I still get excellent battery life living here near Seattle in an area with good LTE signal.

 

[Jordan Miera]

JDM, the phone shouldn't be looking for an LTE signal in an area without LTE. If it has an established connection it should just use that.

Also I haven't noticed worse battery life on LTE...oddly enough I still get excellent battery life living here near Seattle in an area with good LTE signal.

Great! Thanks for letting me know what your experience has been.

 

[Xsever]

I used my 900 for 3 months on 3G and now it's been a month on LTE and I did not notice any drop in battery life.

I have LTE at work 1 bar yet battery life is amazing. I only get 3G 4G at home and the phone doesn't drain battery trying to get LTE.

 

[Laura Knotek]

I also used my device for the first month I had it without LTE.

I've been using it on LTE since then, and I have not noticed any difference in battery life.

 

[Morpheus Phreak]

Just wanted to add to what I said earlier.

I think it actually helped my battery life a bit since I can get in and get out of things faster due to the faster speeds. I spend less time with the screen on due to that, which helps the life.

I often can go over 48 hours without a charge, and that's with some web usage, a few calls, and texting and such.

 

[Jordan Miera]

Sweet! That puts my mind at ease. Thanks, everybody.