Your iPhone uses more energy than a refrigerator - The Week
How much energy does it take to power your smartphone addiction?
The average iPhone uses more energy than a midsize refrigerator, says a new paper by Mark Mills, CEO of Digital Power Group, a tech investment advisory. A midsize refrigerator that qualifies for the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star rating uses about 322 kW-h a year, while your iPhone uses about 361 kW-h if you stack up wireless connections, data usage, and battery charging.
This seems a little weird. I wonder if this is true..?.
I use an old iPhone 4 on
wifi only for checking email etc when my desk top PC is off.
It takes so long to boot up, I leave it on and charge it once a week.
Maybe I should leave it off and just reboot when I need it..
For Cells, my wife and I use cheap TracFones, which we leave off,
(full power-down) about 80% of the time.
I charge mine once a week, if needed.