Xenon power consumption

I performed a few battery tests today on a Xenon running Firmware 1.3.1-rc.1
Current Measured with µCurrent GOLD.

Li-Po @ 3.90V resting, on Li-Po Connector.

Xenon:  Mesh and Particle.connected
8.2 mA @ 3.90V = 32 mW

Xenon:  Sleeping using System.sleep( {}, {}, 600);  
48 µA (0.048 mA) @ 3.90V = 0.19 mW

Xenon:  DEEP Sleep using System.sleep(SLEEP_MODE_DEEP); Req's external wake 
26 µA (0.026 mA) @ 3.90V = 0.10 mW

Direct Drive the 3V3 Pin @ 3.29V, "NO Li-Po"

Xenon:  Mesh and Particle.connected
9.2 mA @ 3.29V = 30 mW

Xenon:  Sleeping using System.sleep( {}, {}, 600);  
47 µA (0.047 mA) @ 3.29V = 0.15 mW

Xenon:  DEEP Sleep using System.sleep(SLEEP_MODE_DEEP); Req's external wake 
338 µA (0.338 mA) @ 3.29V = 1.11 mW

[Edit 08/26/19]: Added DEEP Sleep measurements to above results.
When using DEEP Sleep w/ Xenon: Energy Usage is over 10 Times more using the 3V3 pin verses Li-Po…strange…?

3V3 Pin = 1.11 mW
Li-Po   = 0.10 mW
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