>High signal: 0.88 watts for the iPhone 16, 0.67 watts for the iPhone 16e
>Low signal: 0.81 watts for the iPhone 16, 0.67 watts for the iPhone 16e
For the legacy modem, why is power consumption lower in lower signal areas? I naively expected more power use, either searching for signal or amplifying more. Is the power consumption mostly a factor of data throughput?