Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder2.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Chris Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android Subject: Re: Which uses less power Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:24:05 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 27 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:24:05 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="dda1694166cf3158fbdd9043e0b5e46b"; logging-data="2251559"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/WEsagdfzN0muzMX+lIpk6EatO84gin/8=" User-Agent: NewsTap/5.5 (iPhone/iPod Touch) Cancel-Lock: sha1:eWDVsY7SSGAd6AkGhs6W4ztbDy8= sha1:+o6saFGEdWF+gIEEA6rhf0RAfcQ= Bytes: 2327 Bill Powell wrote: > On Wed, 23 Oct 2024 04:06:12 +0200 (GMT+02:00), Qihe wrote: > >> They say: "The results show that playing back audio over Bluetooth >> consumes essentially the same amount of power as playing back >> audio over speakers or headphones with Bluetooth turned >> off". > > Thank you for that test article which tested exactly the questions asked. > https://www.androidauthority.com/does-bluetooth-drain-battery-1145853/ > > "Does turning Bluetooth off save battery? > Does using Bluetooth headphones drain battery? > How much battery does Bluetooth use?" > > "The results show that playing back audio over Bluetooth consumes > essentially the same amount of power as playing back audio over speakers or > headphones with Bluetooth turned off. On average, our devices recorded just > a 0.2% increase in power consumption when playing back audio over > Bluetooth. So, well into the margin of error territory. " > > It was interesting they said "The louder you listen, the greater the > savings become." Yeah, I guess once the speaker is functioning the additional minuscule power required to move it microscopically more, barely registers.