06-29-2023, 08:29 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-29-2023, 08:30 PM by Kevin Kofler.)
Some known power sinks:
* the flashlight on the back. Use that feature only when you really need it, it is extremely power-hungry. If you are going for a long walk in the dark, better bring a real flashlight with you.
* the LCD backlight. Tone down the brightness as much as possible without the display becoming unreadable (unfortunately, bright daylight conditions need the maximum brightness, all the more if you are wearing sunglasses, but in darker settings, you can need much less, even down to the minimum). It makes a huge difference for power consumption.
* the WiFi chipset. Using WiFi drains a lot of power. Scanning for WiFi networks even more so.
* the flashlight on the back. Use that feature only when you really need it, it is extremely power-hungry. If you are going for a long walk in the dark, better bring a real flashlight with you.
* the LCD backlight. Tone down the brightness as much as possible without the display becoming unreadable (unfortunately, bright daylight conditions need the maximum brightness, all the more if you are wearing sunglasses, but in darker settings, you can need much less, even down to the minimum). It makes a huge difference for power consumption.
* the WiFi chipset. Using WiFi drains a lot of power. Scanning for WiFi networks even more so.
