When we go out, go on a trip or spend time away from home, we need the mobile data to be able to have internet and be connected with applications such as WhatsApp and other social networks. Also be entertained through apps like YouTube, TikTok…Or use some like Google Maps to know how to reach the desired destination.
Using any of these types of applications spend data on our rate and, although there are many types of rates, it may be that if we get confused we will have to pay something more than what we have agreed upon. Not to mention that if we do not review our roaming plan When traveling abroad we could have some surprises on the bill.
So, to know which applications have the highest data consumption, from Hellofly have carried out a study testing the data usage of the most popular apps. For this they have used a iPhone 15 Pro Max and a Xiaomi Redmi 9 with Android.
These are the apps that consume the most data on your mobile, according to Holafly
After analyzing the most popular applications in general, it has been discovered that YouTube is the one that consumes the most datasince it uses 193 MB every 5 minutesthat is, 28.7% more than Disney Pluswhich occupies second place with 150MB. In this top 10, in third place, appears the application of Uberwhich consumes 102MB every five minutes. It also highlights Google Maps in sixth position, with 87MB. It makes sense that these last two apps are so consuming, since they are constantly used to access notes and information in real time.
YouTube and Disney Plus They firmly lead this ranking when compared to other video applications. Next on the list is Amazon Prime Videowhich occupies fifth position with 97MB. If we focus on world-known applications, we find Netflix in fourteenth positionwith only 53MB every five minutes, which is surprising, since it is the most used platform for this type of content.
In the case of YouTubethis is because it offers 30 frames of visual information per secondas well as sound, metadata and processing data. Streaming platforms usually store the video in background (buffer) before adjusting the display quality, which also contributes to the high data consumption. The following image from the study shows the Top 20 applications that consume the most mobile data.
Surprises on social networks
It may surprise you, but snapchat It is clearly the social network that consumes the most data every five minutes with 101 MB. This is because, according to the study, Snapchat download content and filters in the background automaticallystoring them for quick access. You can activate ‘Data Saver Mode’, although this may slow down the application. TikTok and Instagram are far away with 79 and 69 MB respectively.
Curious and unexpected is the appearance of Threads and Pinterestis in second position with 85MB in this ranking of social networks, and in seventh place in the general list. This is because loads the videos into the “pins” and plays them automatically when they reach 50% of their download. To reduce consumption, it is possible to disable autoplay.
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