When LTE data finally made its way to smartphones, it didn't come without sacrifices. At the top of that list was battery life: the initial fleet of 4G hardware exhibited mediocre longevity, rarely making it through a half-day of usage — let alone an entire day. As manufacturers have optimized LTE radios (and crammed larger batteries into phones), those battery concerns have been largely mitigated. Unfortunately it seems that we're in for the same lesson with Voice over LTE (VoLTE). Still in its infancy — MetroPCS and Sprint are the only US carriers currently supporting VoLTE, with the latter referring to it as "HD voice" — the technology promises higher voice fidelity and clearer conversations. But tests conducted by Metrico...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/29/3707794/volte-voice-over-lte-battery-tests
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