Re: Which uses less power

On 2024-10-23 08:27, Chris wrote:

The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:

On 10/22/24 7:06 PM, Qihe wrote:

Qihe <Q@invalid.invalid> ha scritto:
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Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> ha scritto:
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sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:

On 10/21/2024 11:15 PM, Bill Powell wrote:

Which uses less of the phone's battery power on long trips?
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Playing long podcasts with the Android speaker as the output?
Playing long podcasts with a Bluetooth speaker as the output instead?
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Any idea?

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Speaker wattage is about 3W.
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Bluetooth uses about 2.5mW.
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So the speaker uses more than 3000x the power.

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Do you have a source?
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https://www.androidauthority.com/does-bluetooth-drain-battery-1145853/
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They say: "The results show that playing back audio over Bluetooth
consumes essentially the same amount of power as playing back
audio over speakers or headphones with Bluetooth turned
off".

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Why not obviate the battery problem by putting the podcasts on a USB
stick plugged into the AUX socket?

 You're assuming they're (1) in a vehicle and (2) where that is possible.

There are many stand alone BT speakers (the OP is using one) which also have an USB socket.
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Cheers, Carlos.