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Subject: Re: Which uses less power
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 21:13:06 -0000 (UTC)
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Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:
> Bill Powell <bill@anarchists.org> wrote:
>> Which uses less of the phone's battery power on long trips?
>> 
>> Playing long podcasts with the Android speaker as the output?
>> Playing long podcasts with a Bluetooth speaker as the output instead?
> 
> My instinct says that moving the speaker coil is going to cost more power
> than doing RF for the Bluetooth, but it'll depend on a lot of things, such
> as how much volume you have for the speaker.
> 
> I'd do some experiments - fully charge the phone, set it to play the same
> multi-hour podcast, come back at the end and see what the battery percentage
> looks like.

Remember to repeat the experiment sufficiently for a statistically
meaningful result ;)

> Theo
>