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From: Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Which uses less power
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 06:30:22 -0000 (UTC)
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micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
> In comp.mobile.android, on Tue, 22 Oct 2024 02:15:46 -0400, 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?
>> 
>> Any idea?
> 
> No, but I have 3 more questions.  
> 
> If you leave your bluetooth on all the time, how much does it use when
> it's transmitting a signal versus when it's doing nothing?
> 
> Does it use more to transmit music than talk?  
>                  To transmit loud music than soft music? 

Look at the link shared by Qilne. The differences are likely unmeasurable.