Which Phone Apps Use Up the Most Data?

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Do you know which phone app uses more data--Pandora or Spotify? How about video chatting on Skype versus Google+ Hangouts? If you use a smartphone for anything beyond basic phone calls, these questions should matter, since apps can really churn though data--and all those bits can put a hurt on your phone's data plan, maybe even put you over your cap. PCWorld's Zohra Ashpari examined a slew of phone apps to identify data-draining offenders in "Which Smartphone Apps Are the Biggest Data Hogs?" Unless you have a truly unlimited data plan (an increasingly rare feature, by the way), you'll want to see what Zohra found and follow her advice on ways to minimize your data use. --Editorial Director Steve Fox Top Stories Which Smartphone Apps Are the Biggest Data Hogs? Which classes of apps eat the most data? Which single apps in each category are the least data-efficient? We tested various popular Android apps to find out. 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