will the 3G iPad battery last as long as the wifi iPad?

[btownguy]

when you've got 3G turned off? I'm buying a 3G iPad basically for "insurance". I don't plan on using 3G much and never at home. So, if I'm using wifi at my house, can I expect the same battery life as the current wifi only iPad?

 

[miles01110]

Probably. How about you wait until it ships?

 

[Zepaw]

"# Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
# Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using 3G data network"

I would bet money it will be basically the same battery life if 3G is off.

 

[darngooddesign]

Don't forget to turn of the GPS.

 

[samcraig]

Don't forget to turn of the GPS.

I've never experienced any difference turning location services on or off. Technically you can't turn GPS "off" - it's a chip and always active. It's the apps that run that eat battery. Google Maps - with it's constant geolocating + map redraws sucks the life out of a battery. But the chip itself does very little power draw. And if you're not in an app that uses constant gps/refreshes - there's not going to be battery draw. If any - negligible. And again - you can't turn OFF GPS. You can only turn off Location Services.