Comments on: Why LTE sucks (your battery, that is)

By: Partha Pratim Dutta

Partha Pratim Dutta — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:10:51 +0000

Fact is LTE consumes more battery. Toggling over to 3G or 2G and powerful battery with a fatter phone is solution.

By: Kevin Fitchard

Kevin Fitchard — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:00:25 +0000

Hi Tom, I actually am covering the last point you made in my next post on the topic. While decoding/encoding LTE transmissions consume more power they also are more spectrally efficient, thus completing their business and ending their data sessions far faster than 3G device. I split the post in to two so I could give equal weight to how LTE power efficiency can improve. Should be up Monday morning.

By: bmullan

bmullan — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:27:12 +0000

For a handset to support both 4G and be able to drop back to 3G in areas where there isn’t 4G yet it actually requires 2 different radios. Both of which are always on and using battery. Doesn’t LTE require yet a 3rd radio?

By: tom

tom — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 10:35:09 +0000

Well, I’m sorry but as telecoms engineer focused on LTE technology all this is simply not true. LTE radio is not so different from WCDMA found on 3.5G (HSU/D ready) phones. Moreover LTE phones are not really looking for 2G/3G/4G separately… Also there is power/MB ration and it is lower on 4G phones. etc etc etc…

By: miku

miku — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:28:17 +0000

I have a Verizon galaxy nexus and battery life sucks, plus 3rd party external batteries and car chargers cannot supply enough current to recharge or even maintain the battery.
My solution was replace the 1750mah battery with seidio 3800mah bat. Battery life now is very very good. Also use either verizon supplied car charger or 3rd parry charger that supplies 2amps. I would not purchase a LTE phone without at least a 3000mah battery. Otherwise you will be constantly running out of juice.

By: Luscious

Luscious — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:12:37 +0000

Dead phones for me are a thing of the past. My solution to all-day battery power comes from an Energizer XP8000 mobile battery pack. It goes on my belt or inside a jacket pocket easily, and I can use it to keep both my smartphone and mobile hotspot going all day long, with multiple charges.

By: Not so fast...

Not so fast... — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:10:44 +0000

I believe you have that backwards.

By: Harry Minhas

Harry Minhas — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:53:48 +0000

HTC had bad Q4 last year just because of poor battery life of LTE phones. New phones like Titan II (http://harryminhas.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/htc-titan-ii/) & One X (http://harryminhas.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/htc-titan-ii/) will have large battery in 2012.

By: Jbelkin

Jbelkin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:30:59 +0000

Google is just waiting for apple iOS upgrade and then conveniently write very similar code to solve the artery issue …

By: Kevin Fitchard

Kevin Fitchard — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:36:04 +0000

Might want to keep that phone away from your pocket, Alberth :)