[iPad] In Your Opinion - What Drains iPad's Battery The Most?

HappyDude20 · Dec 10, 2012, 09:25 PM

What drains the iPad's battery most quickly, would you say?

Games?

Games that require internet connection? (Such as..?)

Netflix?

Web Browsing?

(Obviously it's not listening to music with the screen off, or reading iBooks)

But what would you personally say drain the battery for you the quickest?

*Just doing a report/study on iPad.

ChristianJapan · Dec 10, 2012, 09:30 PM

Graphic intensive Games with Internet
And
Netflix/Hulu

Everything with permanent cellular/wifi and intensive in burning CPU/GPU cycles

No evidence; only guts feeling

HappyDude20 · Dec 10, 2012, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChristianJapan

Graphic intensive Games with Internet
And
Netflix/Hulu

Everything with permanent cellular/wifi and intensive in burning CPU/GPU cycles

No evidence; only guts feeling

What would be a game with intense graphics and requiring an Internet connection? I would like to test this out on my iPad..

*edit: I would imagine an intense graphics game requiring Internet connection, meanwhile streaming pandora would perhaps be the overall most intense.

ChristianJapan · 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HappyDude20

What would be a game with intense graphics and requiring an Internet connection? I would like to test this out on my iPad..

*edit: I would imagine an intense graphics game requiring Internet connection, meanwhile streaming pandora would perhaps be the overall most intense.

I would start with AirSupremacy in multi player mode ... That should give you a good drain ... Maybe add AirPlay with Wifi-Apple TV to get the display on in big screen ...

If you have an iPad 3 it will get "warm"

HappyDude20 · Dec 10, 2012, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChristianJapan

I would start with AirSupremacy in multi player mode ... That should give you a good drain ... Maybe add AirPlay with Wifi-Apple TV to get the display on in big screen ...

If our have an iPad 3 it will get "warm"

That sounds good, and I have that game. I'll have to make sure to test it out. I do not have an Apple TV with me but I'm sure I can work around that.

racoonboy · Dec 10, 2012, 09:43 PM

Connect to Wifi would give you are good drain.

I feel that if im at a location in my house where the wifi signal is low, then my ipad would have a hard time opening pages and eat up more battery.

If im close to the router, battery go down slower.

Supra Mac · Dec 10, 2012, 10:01 PM

Screen brightness is a big one.

A Hebrew · Dec 10, 2012, 10:10 PM

Never closing out of apps on the multi tasking bar.

ideal.dreams · Dec 10, 2012, 10:12 PM

Notability uses about 20% with constant use in a 50 minute lecture with recording so it's definitely the biggest battery drainer for me.

EMAN19 · Dec 10, 2012, 10:32 PM

Watching movies and never closing apps.

hyteckit · Dec 11, 2012, 12:18 AM

Gaming and the use of GPS navigation apps.

gmanist1000 · Dec 11, 2012, 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HappyDude20

What drains the iPad's battery most quickly, would you say?

Games?

Games that require internet connection? (Such as..?)

Netflix?

Web Browsing?

(Obviously it's not listening to music with the screen off, or reading iBooks)

But what would you personally say drain the battery for you the quickest?

*Just doing a report/study on iPad.

The display brightness by a long-shot.

hobbbz · Dec 11, 2012, 12:23 AM

Closing apps does nothing. They're not open when switched away, they are frozen. The only apps doing things when switched away are music or download/network apps.

You're all paranoid.

charlituna · Dec 11, 2012, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hobbbz

Closing apps does nothing. They're not open when switched away, they are frozen. The only apps doing things when switched away are music or download/network apps.

You're all paranoid.

Assuming the developer didn't botch something this is correct. You should never need to quit apps

SnowLeopard OSX · Dec 11, 2012, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Supra Mac

Screen brightness is a big one.

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmanist1000

The display brightness by a long-shot.

Definitely these two.

bagelmaker · Dec 11, 2012, 02:08 AM

One thing that hasn't been mentioned yet is downloading or updating apps. Also, I agree that games are a major battery drainer.

clystron · Dec 11, 2012, 02:32 AM

Display brightness and also games.

I own an iPad3 and a Mini, both are used mainly for web, email and movies so the screen is on constantly during usage. When brightness is mainly low I get way more usage than advertised by apple, with high brightness its shortended considerably.

jrtdot · Dec 11, 2012, 03:14 AM

Movies/Netflix, games and any Nav/GPS

syd430 · Dec 11, 2012, 09:53 AM

Maps with GPS turned on.

ThatsMeRight · Dec 11, 2012, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HappyDude20

What would be a game with intense graphics and requiring an Internet connection? I would like to test this out on my iPad..

*edit: I would imagine an intense graphics game requiring Internet connection, meanwhile streaming pandora would perhaps be the overall most intense.

An online 3D multiplayer game with maximum screen brightness should be a real power drainer, because:

- high energy-usage of display (the most inefficient component)
- high energy-usage of GPU and CPU
- constant Internet connection in use

Screen brightness is really the killer.

akdj · Dec 11, 2012, 11:47 AM

Definitely...as mentioned numerous times, brightness is a biggie!!

...as is tethering from the iPad (using as a hotspot)

Music production/MIDI apps and DAWs especially now with AudioBus and the ability to 'link' a workflow using multiple audio/instrument applications simultaneously.

Movies, contrary to popular belief (at least in this thread)--don't really suck the battery any more than casual surfing/gaming

Intense and online/MP gaming is a different story

Casual vs intense = Infinity Blade/Air Supremacy/RPGs/FPSs, et al. VS Angry birds, Plants vs. Zombies, Cut the Rope---you can play the latter forever

I've also found, depending on the tasks I'm doing (on the target computer)--using Jump or Splashtop while I'm VPN'ing to the home workstation can also work the battery a bit more

Again, all of the above can be remedied a bit by controlling brightness

takeshi74 · Dec 11, 2012, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HappyDude20

But what would you personally say drain the battery for you the quickest?

Same as it is on most other mobile devices. GPS receiver is a big one.

mattopotamus · Dec 11, 2012, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A Hebrew

Never closing out of apps on the multi tasking bar.

ahh you have been lied to! very few apps in IOS actually will run or drain battery being in that "multi task menu." The only one on my phone that actually does is a google chat app.

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Dec 10, 2012, 09:43 PM	#6
racoonboy macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2012	Connect to Wifi would give you are good drain. I feel that if im at a location in my house where the wifi signal is low, then my ipad would have a hard time opening pages and eat up more battery. If im close to the router, battery go down slower.
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Dec 10, 2012, 10:01 PM	#7
Supra Mac macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Texas	Screen brightness is a big one.
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A Hebrew macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Minnesota	Never closing out of apps on the multi tasking bar.
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Dec 11, 2012, 12:18 AM	#11
hyteckit Guest Join Date: Jul 2007	Gaming and the use of GPS navigation apps.
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Dec 11, 2012, 02:08 AM	#16
bagelmaker macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2012	One thing that hasn't been mentioned yet is downloading or updating apps. Also, I agree that games are a major battery drainer.
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Dec 11, 2012, 02:32 AM	#17
clystron macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2011	Display brightness and also games. I own an iPad3 and a Mini, both are used mainly for web, email and movies so the screen is on constantly during usage. When brightness is mainly low I get way more usage than advertised by apple, with high brightness its shortended considerably.
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Dec 11, 2012, 03:14 AM	#18
jrtdot macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2012	Movies/Netflix, games and any Nav/GPS
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Dec 11, 2012, 09:53 AM	#19
syd430 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Australia	Maps with GPS turned on.
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Dec 11, 2012, 11:47 AM	#21
akdj macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Alaska	Definitely...as mentioned numerous times, brightness is a biggie!! ...as is tethering from the iPad (using as a hotspot) Music production/MIDI apps and DAWs especially now with AudioBus and the ability to 'link' a workflow using multiple audio/instrument applications simultaneously. Movies, contrary to popular belief (at least in this thread)--don't really suck the battery any more than casual surfing/gaming Intense and online/MP gaming is a different story Casual vs intense = Infinity Blade/Air Supremacy/RPGs/FPSs, et al. VS Angry birds, Plants vs. Zombies, Cut the Rope---you can play the latter forever I've also found, depending on the tasks I'm doing (on the target computer)--using Jump or Splashtop while I'm VPN'ing to the home workstation can also work the battery a bit more Again, all of the above can be remedied a bit by controlling brightness
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