{"id":12661,"date":"2011-10-13T13:35:06","date_gmt":"2011-10-13T18:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/?p=12661"},"modified":"2024-01-06T06:04:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T12:04:26","slug":"att-lte-phones-will-sip-not-chug-your-battery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2011\/10\/att-lte-phones-will-sip-not-chug-your-battery\/","title":{"rendered":"AT&#038;T: LTE phones will sip, not chug, your battery."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/De_la_Vega_-_CTIA_610x407.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"407\" data-attachment-id=\"12662\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2011\/10\/att-lte-phones-will-sip-not-chug-your-battery\/de_la_vega_-_ctia_610x407\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/De_la_Vega_-_CTIA_610x407.jpg?fit=610%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"610,407\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"De_la_Vega_-_CTIA_610x407\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/De_la_Vega_-_CTIA_610x407.jpg?fit=602%2C401&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/De_la_Vega_-_CTIA_610x407.jpg?resize=610%2C407&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12662\" title=\"De_la_Vega_-_CTIA_610x407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/De_la_Vega_-_CTIA_610x407.jpg?w=610&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/De_la_Vega_-_CTIA_610x407.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/De_la_Vega_-_CTIA_610x407.jpg?resize=602%2C401&amp;ssl=1 602w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/De_la_Vega_-_CTIA_610x407.jpg?resize=180%2C120&amp;ssl=1 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to AT&amp;T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Verga the upcoming 4G\/LTE devices will be a lot better for your battery. Instead of using separate (and separately powered) radio chips for 4G and 3G, they will use a single chip that utilizes strictly LTE until you are out of range, then switch over to a 3G radio. He calls this technology &#8220;circuit switch fallback&#8221; and claims that unlike Verizon and Sprint, whose phones use separately powered radios, the 4G smartphones due to be released later this year will last longer on a single charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, this is because the CDMA carriers still use, well, CDMA for their 3G network, and AT&amp;T already rocks GSM\/HSPA, on which LTE is based. Whether or not the CDMA chips will be activated if LTE is available is a different story, and we will see how power consumption matches up when the phones hit shelves this holiday season. Don&#8217;t forget that AT&amp;T only has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2011\/05\/att-getting-serious-about-4g\/\">5 cities with LTE<\/a> as of right now, compared to Verizon&#8217;s goal of 175 by next month. If these battery numbers hold water come release time, then maybe AT&amp;T should consider rolling LTE out to more markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources: <a href=\"http:\/\/reviews.cnet.com\/8301-12261_7-20118946-10356022\/at-t-our-lte-phones-will-be-thinner-more-efficient-scoop\">CNet<\/a>, via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2011\/10\/13\/atandts-ralph-de-la-vega-lte-phones-to-be-leaner-retain-charge\/\">Engadget<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AT&#038;T&#8217;s new 4G\/LTE phones last longer on a single charge thanks to smarter tech. 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