Posted September 21, 2013 I want to ask this for all devices which have this option, does it use much more battery to check for brightness etc.? Or is it not a huge deal? Mind you, I am talking about the light checking feature itself, not that it may increase brightness which raises battery drain of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2013 I'm pretty sure that the light sensor uses basically no power at all Light sensors have existed for a very long time and are pretty simple and probably extremely power efficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2013 Uses a little but makes up for it when dimming the screen X-10 - 7980XE - Gigabyte Aorous Gaming 9 - 128GB GSkill TridentZ RGB - SLI Asus GTX 1080 TI StrixEasy Desk Guide - Malware Removal Guide - New mobo, Same OS Guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2013 It would eat more battery because it uses the light sensor but it wouldn't be very noticeable imo. I have it on all the time on my tablet because I am too lazy to adjust brightness settings. Hello and Welcome to LTT Forum! If you are a new member, please read the rules located in "Forum News and Info". Thanks! :) Linus Tech Tips Forum Code of Conduct FAQ Privacy Policy & Legal Disclaimer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2013 I hate auto-brightness. I disable it on everything. Desktop: Intel i5-3570K (stock) | Asus Sabertooth Z77 | G.Skill RipJaw 16GB 1600MHz | Samsung 840 120GB | EVGA GTX 680 SC+ 2GB | Fractal Design R4 | Windows 8 Pro (soon to have dual boot Mac OS X) Retina Macbook Pro : Intel i7-3840QM | 16GB 1600 MHz | 256GB SSD | Nvidia GT 650M 1GB | Mac OS X 10.8.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2013 Okay so I can leave it on without worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2013 Auto brightness does generally consume more battery power but depending on the device and it's respective battery pack, that may not be an issue. I usually keep it off for both my S2 and my TF101 because it's not that hard to just adjust it manually. Folding@Home | BOINC CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X + Celsius S36 GPU: ASUS TUF RTX3080 MB: ASRock x470 Taichi RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4-2666 32GB CASE: Fractal Design Define 7 Panda STORAGE: WD Black SN770 2TB + WD Red Pro 6TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2013 Auto brightness does generally consume more battery power but depending on the device and it's respective battery pack, that may not be an issue. I usually keep it off for both my S2 and my TF101 because it's not that hard to just adjust it manually. I did adjust it manually too but today I give auto brightness a try. I have an HTC One btw if that helps. So far it has been an extremely good device to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2013 I did adjust it manually too but today I give auto brightness a try. I have an HTC One btw if that helps. So far it has been an extremely good device to me. My friend has an HTC One has his auto brightness on all the time and we've both agreed that it works quite well. My S2 is... considerably older, and with Android 4.1.2 the battery doesn't exactly last the entire day anymore... sometimes you just gotta make compromises lol Folding@Home | BOINC CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X + Celsius S36 GPU: ASUS TUF RTX3080 MB: ASRock x470 Taichi RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4-2666 32GB CASE: Fractal Design Define 7 Panda STORAGE: WD Black SN770 2TB + WD Red Pro 6TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 21, 2013 Auto brightness does generally consume more battery power but depending on the device and it's respective battery pack, that may not be an issue. I usually keep it off for both my S2 and my TF101 because it's not that hard to just adjust it manually. If that's true, what's the point of it then? It inhibits your ability to see what's on the screen, making text harder to read, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 22, 2013 Auto brightness does generally consume more battery power I am going to need a source on that, because I very highly doubt it is true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 23, 2013 It consumes more than locking the phone to minimum brightness but less than locking it maximum brightness. Not sure where we're going with this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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