Remember that while the stronger the intensity of the vibration (and the more places it is used)
the greater the drain on your battery, haptic feedback barely consumes any power.
Sony has said quad - core processors are not appropriate for smartphones - they're too
great a drain on the battery, and apps just don't need them yet.
Not exact matches
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.
Of course, you could take this to extremes — if you added twenty widgets that all needed to refresh data from the network and frequently accessed your notification center, you'd probably see
greater battery drain on your device.
The Yotaphone series puts a handy e-ink display
on the back of devices, giving you a low - power screen that's
great for reading without
draining battery.
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.
This accessory is a
great backup in case you
drain that big
battery on your smartphone, which is likely if you are taking a lot of photos.
Also of note, Motorola says that the sensors and software that enable all of this
great functionality have been optimized so there is barely any
drain on the
battery, despite the fact that the phone is always listening for zero - touch voice commands and gestures.
This one has
great lasting power and the standby time is beyond superb, with only 1 - 3 %
battery drain per hour
on average when I wasn't using it.