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	pycage	2014-03-15 , 10:20
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Originally Posted by mariusmssj

4G itself does not such battery that much more than 3G BUT what does suck battery is looking 4G connection and switching to 3G and then switching back to 4G, that is the main battery drain with 4G.

Well, 3G with its terribly weak coverage is already sucking battery a lot, so if LTE is not better in this regard, it's unsuitable for everyday's use.

And doesn't the phone have to be connected to 3G/4G at the same time, because with 4G only, you couldn't make plain phone calls, as it's data-only, and IP-telephony not yet deployed in the mobile space?

I just don't see any benefit of LTE in 2014 yet, except for bringing broadband to rural areas where no DSL or cable network is available, and that is not a phone use-case.

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