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    3G uses more power than 2G because 2G was designed specifically for power efficiency in low-data voice services, while 3G aims for higher spectral efficiency and data rates but at the cost of increased power usage. Specifically, 3G uses channels that are 25 times wider than 2G and requires more advanced modulation schemes that consume more power to achieve better linearity for higher data transmission speeds. While 3G has better data rates and efficiency, turning to 2G can significantly improve battery life if only voice services are needed.

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    3G uses more power than 2G because 2G was designed specifically for power efficiency in low-data voice services, while 3G aims for higher spectral efficiency and data rates but at the cost of increased power usage. Specifically, 3G uses channels that are 25 times wider than 2G and requires more advanced modulation schemes that consume more power to achieve better linearity for higher data transmission speeds. While 3G has better data rates and efficiency, turning to 2G can significantly improve battery life if only voice services are needed.

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    How Does 3G Use More Power Than 2G

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    3G uses more power than 2G because 2G was designed specifically for power efficiency in low-data voice services, while 3G aims for higher spectral efficiency and data rates but at the cost of increased power usage. Specifically, 3G uses channels that are 25 times wider than 2G and requires more advanced modulation schemes that consume more power to achieve better linearity for higher data transmission speeds. While 3G has better data rates and efficiency, turning to 2G can significantly improve battery life if only voice services are needed.

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    How does 3G use more power than 2G?

    2G (original GSM) was deliberately designed to be very power-efficient only for low-data rate voice services.
    3G was designed to be more spectrally efficient and to deliver higher-rate data services, but at the expense of
    using more power.

    Specifically:
    - 2G uses 200kHz channel vs 5MHz for WCDMA (25x more). Power is roughly proportional to bandwidth
    - GSM used a very power-efficient constant envelope modulation scheme (GMSK). 3G uses CDMA and higher
    order modulation (up to 16QAM or even 64QAM), which needs much better linearity and hence the radio draws
    far more power. 2.5G (GPRS) and 2.75G (EDGE) use QAM, which deliver more data and are more spectrally
    efficient (bps/Hz) so they coverge with 3G somewhat.

    You can improve battery life significantly by turning of 3G and only using 2G if you stick to voice but if you are
    going to web-surf then the better data-rate (bps) and data efficiency probably make 3G more efficient.

    This trend continues: 4G offers far faster data rates and is more spectrally efficient, but draws even more
    power.

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