T-Mobile Smartphones Outlast Competitors' Identical Models 127
An anonymous reader writes Laptop Mag battery tested the leading phones on all four major U.S. carriers and found that the same models on T-Mobile typically last 1 to 3 hours longer on a charge. This trend is not new, but has continued for over 3 years of testing.
The article says While we don’t know for certain why T-Mobile phones last longer on a charge, there are some strong possibilities. T-Mobile’s network could be more efficient at sending and receiving data because of the bands it uses, or maybe there are far fewer customers on its LTE network, easing the strain. Another possibility is that T-Mobile tends to pre-load less bloatware on its flagship devices relative to the other carriers.
AT&T is firmly in second place in the battery life findings presented, with Verizon and Sprint jockeying for last of the four carriers measured. It woud be interesting to see a similar test battery for phones in marginal reception areas; searching for service seems to deplete my battery faster than talking does.
Test with unlocked phone? (Score:5, Insightful)
It would be interesting to know if an unlocked AT&T phone moved to T-mobile's network suddenly lasts longer.
Re: Correction: T-Mobile Android Smartphones (Score:4, Insightful)
They were at 41% for the three-month period ending in May [comscore.com]. Two factors to keep in mind here: this research pertains specifically to US carriers, so it makes sense to look specifically at US market share, and we're specifically looking at smartphones, not the general cellular market. Globally, Apple's market share is significantly lower than in the US, even more so once you factor in non-smartphones, so I don't doubt that 15% is probably accurate somewhere for some set of conditions, but it isn't applicable in this particular case. 41% is the applicable number in this case.
Re: Correction: T-Mobile Android Smartphones (Score:5, Insightful)
"fangirl" because calling someone a "girl" is so much more insulting.
As an Apple user, you really should try to think different next time.