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I'm generally of the impression that any phone with an unremovable battery is never truly "off" at any given time, unless the battery is totally damaged.

PS: I like phones whose batteries are removable, currently use a Nokia Android with a removable one. One advantage is that when the phone drops down, it disintegrates, frame from battery, decreasing the overall impact on the phone.

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A fair impression to remain under, I think.

I remember using a low-energy bluetooth scanner and noticing a strange mac that shouldn't have been present. I really wanted to know wtf was broadcasting it. I searched and searched looking in stupid places. Eventually I settled down and began thinking clearly and looked at my speaker. Yeah, it was as off as the power button could make it, though still on. A good toss across the multi-acre yard and the signal faded accordingly.

You can drop the phone in an RF blocking bag if you want to go off the grid.

The lack of signal is a sign that OP wants to go off the grid intentionaly, which is suspicious behaviour. There is no plausible deniability.

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