Some lights are just
a drain on battery life.
However, the downside is that all that can be a huge
drain on battery life and lead to a lot of crashing, re-starting and inevitable swearing.
It's the most common resolution on gaming laptops, and as with the Acer Predator 17 X and the EON17 - X 10 Series, 4K displays mean
a drain on battery life.
Gaming tends to cause the biggest
drain on battery life but you'll still get 6 - 7 hours solid play from even the most demanding 3D titles.
In the past few years, I've stuck with it, even as it became a memory hog, unstable and a major
drain on battery life.
Both features are significant
drains on battery life, and I often found myself leaving it charging on my desk with that convenient - yet - somehow - inconvenient microUSB plug.
And in previous devices, that's sometimes the thing that I will notice a little bit of
drain on the battery life.
It might be tempting to check your phone for messages, notifications, or missed calls every few minutes, but it's one of the biggest
drains on your battery life.
Because the video is streaming to Chromecast from your device instead of the internet, it puts a major
drain on battery life and is prone to stuttering or choppiness — especially on slower Wi - Fi connections.
Not exact matches
Since this will be my first Android device, I'd like to ask a question for the current Android users: Is the the power
drain or
battery life really THAT bad
on Android devices?
k. Bluetooth: okay if you need the interaction with other devices (especially for bigger screens) l. GPS — don't think anybody really needs it — also if you want it to track your device it needs to be switched
on the whole time — down the
drain with
battery life!!!
A thread has popped up
on T - Mobile's official support forums complaining that
battery life is
draining much quicker after the update and the problem seems to be centered
on the GPS function.
The Sony tablet is most likely set up to turn the screen off after a specified period of time to conserve
battery life when the screen doesn't appear in use, as leaving the screen
on can
drain battery life faster.
First off, testing the
battery life on an ebook reader is damn near impossible since it can take several weeks to
drain the
battery.
The Sprint HTC Hero has been plagued by
battery drain problems since it's release. We were experimenting with the device over the weekend and became very frustrated with the
battery life on our handset. After a little research, we have found that
battery drain on the HERO is well documented and confirmed by Sprint.
Only a few hours of charging from a totally
drained battery will do the trick, and very often when your BlackBerry is running low
on juice, even a quick hour
on the charger will zap them back to fully - charged
life.
Despite featuring a hefty 2,100 mAh Lithium polymer
battery, we found the Google Nexus 4
battery life left a lot to be desired, with the expansive 4.7 - inch display and 1.5 GHz quad - core processor proving a considerable
drain on the handset's power supply.
And the fact that a
battery can indeed last several weeks
on a charge makes it very difficult to run
battery drain tests to calculate a more accurate number unless you've got about a year to test all the different variables, by which time there will be a new model out with an even better
battery life claim.
I haven't done a straight out
battery drain test
on it or head to head tests against the iPad to see how the
drain compares for similar tasks, but during my review use (where I go pretty hard
on the device) I've found it can take anywhere from 2.5 to 6 minutes to kill a single % off of the
battery life indicator depending what I'm doing.
Battery life with 3G, Wi - Fi, and the frontlight
on for prolonged reading sessions
drained about 30 percent over the course of a week.
As for
battery life this is where gaming laptops typically suffer as their increased power equals much bigger
drains on the
battery.
For all its popularity, Chrome is also notorious for its habit of consuming a lot of RAM and
draining battery life on laptops.
Facebook addressed the problem with an update less than two weeks later, but social networking apps like Facebook's and Twitter's continue to be some of the biggest
drains on an iPhone's
battery life this side of using it to watch Netflix.
However, like
on a Windows PC, an antivirus that's always scanning in the background can make your Mac a bit slower and
drain battery life.
Apps actually come at a greater cost than the price tag
on the app store:
drains to
battery life and data plans, especially from resource - heavy programs, can ultimately be a total money suck.
With this in mind, we designed the Sleep Study tool to minimize its own impact
on battery life, while tracking the
battery draining activities.
It may not be
on all the time, but it
drains your
battery life when it is.
Our
battery life tests indicate that how quickly the
battery drains heavily depends
on the display settings you have the phone set to: for example, is adaptive brightness
on or off?
This resulted in some better - than - expected
drains on the power pack, but at the same time it's such a «background» feature that it's hard to tell how much of an effect it's having
on battery life.
Their
batteries are almost the same size, and in my experience they offer about the same
battery life from day to day — the only real difference being the Galaxy S9 +'s inability to settle down and just sip power when in standby, where it just continues to
drain at a faster rate than the Pixel 2 XL will if it's just sitting
on a table ostensibly not doing much.
Any immediately noticeable
drain on your
battery that you've decided you just can't
live with?
That's why they offer «always -
on display» features that don't
drain too much
battery life.
Samsung's AMOLED displays keep getting more efficient, but the screen continues to be a notable
drain on a phone's
battery life.
Unsurprisingly, that gigantic 1080p SuperAMOLED display took the greatest toll
on the Galaxy S4's
battery life, but besides that we didn't notice any severe
battery drain in any of the bundled apps.
Battery life on this headset does appear to be a regular issue though, with battery draining in a short space o
Battery life on this headset does appear to be a regular issue though, with
battery draining in a short space o
battery draining in a short space of time.
The simplified operating system sips a lot less
battery, according to Barlow, because there's «nothing running in the background constantly and no unwanted apps
on your system actually
draining battery life over time.»
As with other smartwatches, GPS puts a big hurt
on battery life; a 30 - minute run
drained the Sport by 12 percent.
Interestingly, we also noticed
battery life doesn't
drain equally between earbuds, running out more quickly
on the right bud, which we selected as the primary bud for fitness tracking and also used most often for control taps.
As you can see from the screenshots below, while it is possible to get a full day of use out of the device with around 4 hours of screen -
on time, there are significant
battery drain issues from the Android OS that is drastically shortening the
battery life.
iOS 11
drains battery life on iPhones a lot faster than you'd expect, and while there unofficial fixes in place, we're still waiting for the real thing.
Google has been working with Adobe to improve
battery life drain caused by Flash and today flipped the switch
on a new Chrome feature that does exactly that.
Customers should expect about 10 % less
battery drain on LTE networks than using WiFi, while the
battery life during video playback will be similar.
However, a display that remains
on can
drain a phone's
battery life.
How to fix the
battery problems
on iOS 11.3 and newer iOS 11.3, the latest update of the operating system that runs
on iPhone SE, iPhone 6 and newer, has caused some problems with the
battery life, including a sudden
battery drain experienced by iPhone X owners.
Android O also adds restrictions
on background apps, thus allowing users to save
battery life on their phones and prevent certain apps from slowing down the device or
draining the
battery.
Though we expect Apple to use a more power - efficient chip based
on a 28 - nanometer manufacturing process in the next iPhone rather than A5X chip, which is based
on an older 40 - nanometer manufacturing process, the fact that the new 4G iPad offers the same
battery life as the 3G iPad 2 despite 70 % more
battery capacity, clearly shows what a
drain 4G radio can be
on battery life and how critical it was for Apple to innovate in this area.
You would think that would
drain the
battery pretty quickly, but
on the contrary, the watch never even needs to be charged and it comes with an 8 - month
battery life, so you can stop worrying about plugging in one more thing.
The screen as always is the biggest
battery drain, so the more you've got it
on the worse your
battery life is going to be.
You'll also get HTC Boost +, a new management app that can lock specific apps, maximize
battery life and cut down
on the power
drain caused by programs running in the background.
While there could be a lot more expected for that
battery capacity of 3120 mAh, we are still happy with the
battery life, given how the phone tends to heat up and
drain battery usually even
on 3G, sometimes.