Will a cell phone battery drain faster if it is connected to multiple bluetooth devices simultaneously?
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June 2nd, 2010
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In my case, my iPhone can be connected to the Jabra unit in my car and my Bluetooth-equipped home phone unit simultaneously. Does that drain the battery faster than just being connected to one or the other?
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Probably as it is sending and receiving info from multiple sources.
Surprisingly, no. Basically, bluetooth is either on or off; there is no middle ground, no varying power levels, or anything like that.
One thing that will drain your battery is being someplace with poor reception. When I lived in NH and had poor reception just about everywhere (usually 1 bar, rarely 2, never 3+), my phones would die in a day or less. The same phones in Seattle (4 bars everywhere I went) last 2–3 days between charges; the better reception allowed them to turn down the power on their transmitter.
But like I said, Bluetooth operates differently.
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