01-05-2021



2019

A feature like Spotify Connect for Deezer would be great. I have a Bose Soundbar 700 and it would-be nice to stream Deezer directly from the app like “spotify connect” i hope you can implement this feature soon. Thanks in advance. Deezer Free, the company’s ad-supported tier, is limited to 128kbps, Deezer Premium (£9.99/month) matches Spotify at 320kbps, while the HiFi tier that streams in CD quality (16-bit/44kHz) has.

Today we are interested in two streaming music platforms : the pioneer and Swedish leader Spotify and the French Deezer. Audio services have invaded our daily lives and the market share of streaming music is becoming more and more important. While it is sometimes difficult to choose from so many possibilities, we have chosen to study these two actors in order to compare their energy consumption.

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Transfer Spotify To Deezer

Deezer, created in 2007, is a french service of streaming music.
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Spotify Vs Deezer

, created in 2006, is a swedish service of streaming music, and one of the main competitors of Deezer.

The weighing

At the weighing Spotify is the heaviest application with 115 Mb. It’s opponent Deezer is lighter with 89.5 Mb.

The fight

All the lights are now turned on the fighters and the match can finally begin.

In the first part of the match which consists in measuring the impact of the launch phase of the application, Spotify takes the advantage, consuming 11.6% less than Deezer. The second part aims to search a music in the app and listen to it for a minute. Once again, it is Spotify which dominates its opponent consuming 4.6% less. To end this confrontation, we have set up two decisive rounds of idle observation for each opponent. During the idle background Spotify is consuming 6.25% less, while in the foreground it is Deezer which wins consuming also 6.25% less energy.

The bell rings, end of the match ! Spotify app has been better overall and has won 3 of the 4 rounds of the duel.

The winner

On a unanimous decision, Spotify wins against Deezer on a score of 13.2 mAh to 13.9 mAh, then consuming 5% less energy than its rival.

For those who like numbers

On a scenario of listening music during 1 minute, the last version of Spotify is more consuming than the one before. The consumption of Deezer is almost equal to the one of an app like Whatsapp Messenger. (Source: Study Consumption of top 30 most popular mobile applications)

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The measurements were carried out by our laboratory on the basis of a standardized protocol, respecting a specific user scenario (launch of the app, search for a music, select a music, listen for 1 minute). The other scenarios are the launch of the application (20”), inactivity in the foreground (20”) and inactivity in the background (20”).

How to move all your music data from Spotify to Deezer at once?

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Here are some steps to help you transfer your playlists and favorites from Spotify to Deezer in one go

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  1. Open the Web App Open
  2. Click on Platform to Platform () in left panel of the interface
  3. Select Spotify as the source service (and connect this platform)
  4. Choose the categories of elements you want to transfer by checking the corresponding box in left
  5. Select Deezer as the destination service (and connect this platform)
  6. The transfer process runs in the background. You can see the batch progression in real-time in your Batches list See your batches