What is active GPS effect on mobile devices battery life?

Question

How much does active GPS drain the battery? Without the overhead of the gps navigator software. s ay I want to sample the gps every 2 minutes and save it to a file. how much

Answer 1

I think this can't be answered that easy without measuring it. But you could measure it. Just try how long it takes to empty the whole battery. Once with GPS and once without.