None of
those devices lived up to their promise of a full PC in a small, touchscreen device.
Not exact matches
Much like the Sony band, or the Basis Peak, the
device offers 24/7 heart - rate monitoring, and yet
promises a battery
life of
up to five days.
In introducing Ice Cream Sandwich, Google's version 4.0 of Android, Matias Duarte said that it will be the one mobile OS for
devices of every size and form factor — and this week Sony's
living up to that
promise by rolling out the ICS upgrade for the 3 - inch Xperia Mini Pro.
We got a chance
to check out the new
device, and though we can't say for sure if it
lives up to Jeff Bezos
promise that it's «the best tablet at any price,» there's no question that the 8.9 - inch tablet is a thing of beauty.
The
devices originally launched with Ice Cream Sandwich, but Motorola
promised everyone that getting Android updates out faster would be a primary concern going forward and that
promise is certainly being
lived up to.
The
device had some shortcomings — namely the lack of expandable storage and horrid battery
life — but I was willing
to put
up with them because of the
promises that Nexus
devices were supposed
to bring.
There's a lot of hype surrounding this apparently 10 ″ screen
device, but it's far too early
to tell if it'll
live up to its
promise.
Can this
device live up to the great design
promises that are being made for it?
The
device is packing a 4,000 mAh battery which
promises «
up to 2 days» of battery
life, a claim which we will definitely put
to test.
Apple
promises 18 hours of battery
life with its watch, and while our Apple Watch review found that the
device lived up to that claim, other smartwatches, particularly those with e-paper displays can go longer between charges.
New Balance
promises up to five hours of battery
life for the RunIQ with active GPS or
up to 24 hours of typical usage, but those figures should improve once the
device receives its Android Wear 2.0 update.
Alongside this, Lollipop also includes a new battery saver feature that
promises to increase the
life of your
device by
up to 90 minutes.
They
promise updates for a
device but don't
live up to the
promise.
Huawei did make some
promises that it hasn't
lived up to — fast charge doesn't appear
to work for U.S.
devices yet, and software features such as voice answer are glitchy.
The
device promises to offer
up to 10 hours of battery
life with the Windows phone connected and charging all the time, so for the typical 9
to 5 office worker, this should be more than enough.
Taking design cues from its well received line of Yoga laptops, the Yoga 10 HD + comes with an unique cylindrical end that not only houses a large battery, that Lenovo
promises will provide
up to 18 hours of battery
life, but also comes with a built - in kickstand that lets you place the
device in a few useful positions.