How VPN connection affects your phone’s battery life?

02 July 2024
We tested whether being constantly connected to a VPN service is detrimental to battery endurance.

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  • 13 Jul 2024

your home isp knows exactly where you go with or without vpn,it's funny how some naive folks pay for such a bs

    I personally use Windscribe VPN. Probably doesn't have the most servers, but it's a very trustworthy vpn.

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      • Anonymous
      • LyQ
      • 13 Jul 2024

      Casual NordVPN sponsor, yeah they're cooked.

        We need more articles like this
        With various apps from now on
        Adblocks, web browsers, media players
        And so on ... 👍🏻

          Invetor, 13 Jul 2024good article and xiaomi with its disappointing battery ... moreIf you get over your serious addiction to screen then you have no problems on battery lasting disappointment

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            • Anonymous
            • rKg
            • 13 Jul 2024

            Anonymous, 13 Jul 2024all good just i wouldn't use nordvpn , they have a ske... moreProton is good 👍

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              • Anonymous
              • nDx
              • 13 Jul 2024

              all good just i wouldn't use nordvpn , they have a sketchy background, use proton or mullvad

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                • Anonymous
                • rKg
                • 13 Jul 2024

                It all depends on speed after connected and using VPN. If the speed is good then the effect on battery will be so negligible you wouldn't even notice it but if speed is slow, you can expect 20-25% more battery use.

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                  • xs7
                  • 13 Jul 2024

                  NordVPN is very poor services, much better to go with ExperssVPN.

                  NordVPN not working with me and with many emails with them they couldn't get it work in my country and they didn't refund my money ( Totaly fake advertisements ) . But ExperssVPN is way more advance and work any baypass and restriction.

                    Why didn't compare about the vpnunlimited (keepsolid) app?.

                    UAE users need paid VPN to make OTT voice calls.

                      good article

                      and xiaomi with its disappointing battery life as always 🤣

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 0p}
                        • 13 Jul 2024

                        The 2 UIs that even computer chip would suffer to run.
                        Zero surprise

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 6cA
                          • 13 Jul 2024

                          VPNs should have an automatic killswitch on mobile...

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                            • 13 Jul 2024

                            Very interesting test. Didn't expect VPN would have any affect

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