• ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml
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    10 months ago

    The average telephone uses 4.5-11 watts of energy a day. 0.5 is barely anything, flip phones maybe used that much 20 years ago.

    • Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml
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      10 months ago

      You're conflating Watt-hours and Watts. Watts are a measure of power, which is energy consumption per unit time. Watt-hour is power multiplied by time, the time cancels and so it's a measure of energy. 0.5 Watts for an entire day adds up to 12 Watt-hours in a day, which is a reasonable estimate for a phone battery.

      • ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml
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        edit-2
        10 months ago

        My bad! You’re right!

        I always hated electrical engineering and it was by far my worst subject. Sorry for not being very knowledgeable with it, thanks for the correction!