You may notice that your phone’s battery drains faster than usual while you are connected to a 5G network . This is a limitation of the current 5G networks, and will be improved as the networks expand.
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Will depending on LTE only make a noticeable difference in battery life compared to turning on 5g ? Unfortunately, yes . Although my plan has 5G, with 4G I can comfortably reach 6-6:30 hours of screen on time. With 5g… that’s down to about 5-5:30 hours.
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TLDR: 5G uses about 20% more battery per day and the extra speed isn’t really noticeable.
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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 .26 Mar 2021
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