Steps to Save Battery Power on iPhone 3G

Apple iPhone 3G is a cool gadget I love. So, I play with it day and night, but then due to long hour usage, I realize the battery seems to be a bit weaker and not long lasting enough.

Well, after some trial and error, I realized there are some tips you can save power on iPhone.

Here are some steps that I took:

Turn off 3G Network

3G network consumed lots of power. Set the default setting of 3G network to disable will help to conserve energy. You can also activate it when you need to use the 3G data transfer. It may sound troublesome to click a few step to activate it, but I think the effort is worth it to conserve the energy.

Turn off Wi-Fi after Usage

Always set the Wi-Fi to disable mode, otherwise, it will continue to scan for a network and that consume lots of power too. I will usually activate it only when I am at home or at a hotspot, but I will remind myself to disable right after my usage. That helps ot make my battery standby mode last longer.

Lower the Screen Brightness

Screen backlight also is one main source of energy consumption. You can lower the brightness and that will also chip in to your enery consumption too.

Check Email Manually

Finally, do not use the push mail technology or set the update frequency a bit longer. This will definitely save you some power too. I myself deactivate the auto push and I prefer to check mail manually when I need it. This also help me to save some unnecessary data charges too… ;-)

Finally, I used to need to charge my iPhone everyday but after taking the steps mentioned above, I only need to charge the iPhone every 2 days. I think the effort is definitely worth it.