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TH55

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Sorry, I did lots of searches and couldn't find the answer to this question.

I have a 4s and have iOS 5.01 running.

I just got a car w bluetooth, does it make a huge difference in battery drain if I leave Bluetooth turned on all the time? Thanks!
 

stridemat

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Sorry, I did lots of searches and couldn't find the answer to this question.

I have a 4s and have iOS 5.01 running.

I just got a car w bluetooth, does it make a huge difference in battery drain if I leave Bluetooth turned on all the time? Thanks!

No it doesn't for me at least. Battery only seems to drain a little bit faster when it is actually connected to my car.
 

Mrbobb

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Aug 27, 2012
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Really only way to know is to try it.

I got 4s 6.01 and I listen to music, through some BT speakers, to sleep and it's active for 60-90 mins but the BT connection is paired on all night 'cuz I don't purposely wake up and turn it off. In the morning I see less than 10% discharge from a full charged phone.
 
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