On its website, the carrier says users can “toggle from 5G/LTE to 2G” to save battery life . T-Mobile’s battery-saving tip comes shortly after Verizon implied that turning off 5G helps prevent a phone’s battery from “draining faster than normal.”
Read moreDoes iPhone 12 5G drain battery?
But Verizon is definitely aware that 5G has an impact on a device’s battery life (not necessarily just the iPhone 12 lineup), going so far as to let folks know they can save a little juice with their day-to-day routine if they turn LTE back on and stop using 5G.
Read moreDoes 5G consume more battery?
On any network, your phone will use more battery if it is having a hard time finding a strong signal — with 5G’s current minimal coverage, this is far more likely to occur. The bottom line is that, under the right circumstances, using 5G can consume more battery power than 4G .
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