Sentences with phrase «power hog»

Biometric scanners aren't power hogs, so adding them to modern smartphones won't put additional strain on the battery.

Displays are the biggest power hog on devices and Mirasol's low - power attribute is its biggest advantage, Jacobs said.

Video game consoles are another major power hog.

That is a big reason why computers are such power hogs.

And then is it a heat radiating power hog or will it go for 24 hour of video playback with all radios on?

This incredible power hog uses 50 watts whether its on or off — 24/7.

And since the CPU is generally the # 1 or # 2 biggest power hog in a computer, this breakthrough could make a pretty big difference.

They tend to be older vintage power hogs; University of Alberta researcher Denise Young calculates that savings would total 1,165.7 million kWh

Dim the screen when you don't need it at full brightness, turn on Airplane mode when you don't need internet access to turn off the Wi - Fi and Cellular radios (both huge power hogs), and disable unnecessary updates and notifications.

The «power optimizer» automatically scans running apps and hardware for particular power hogs.

It definitely helps that the 720p IPS display and octa - core Snapdragon 430 processor are hardly power hogs, and if you have another device in need of a quick energy boost, the ZC554KL can do the trick with a USB OTG cable offered as standard in the retail box.

But the issue of that smaller battery remains, especially given the presence of a brighter, more pixel - packed screen, which is always the biggest power hog with any smartphone.

Also, the 5.5 - inch 1080p screen doesn't sound like the world's worst power hog, while a Snapdragon 820 processor obviously runs the performance show.

Without a doubt, the standalone cellular capabilities of the Apple Watch Series 3 are its main selling point, but also the greatest power hog.

Video game consoles can be major power hogs and the systems» stand - by modes leave much to be desired.

So, while the new touchscreen smartphones look great and have fabulous screens, they tend to be power hogs and hence have shorter battery lives.

If you power it the Snugabear with batteries, be prepared to change them regularly as this swing is a power hog

All 4.3 inch phones have less than ideal battery life and I can't imagine how much of a power hog it would be.

Tegra 2 is a power hog, you can not charge over USB because of its 10W power demands.

The smog tower, which is a project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, isn't a power hog, either, thanks to the design that uses large greenhouses at the base of it to heat incoming air with solar energy so that it rises passively through the tower's multiple filters before exiting the top much cleaner than before.

Since Windows Phone 8 OS isn't a power hog, the Qualcomm chip has no problem processing my demands from the phone.

This smartphone also comes with a 5,100 mAh non-removable battery on the inside, which should provide plenty of battery life to the device, as the phone has only an HD + display, and its processor is not a power hog either.

The Quad HD is much sharper than the 1080p display on the G2, but the higher resolution screen is a power hog leading to a shorter battery life on the G3.

Of course, it will occasionally prompt you to turn over your phone to view an app on the AMOLED screen, so you do need the bright, colorful, power hog of a screen sometimes.

The Acer Spin 7 is by no means a power hog.

We love the rich colors offered by the S4's large 5 - inch display, but it can be a power hog.

On the other hand, the Mate 8 packs a larger 4,000 mAh battery, and EMUI does a very aggressive job of letting you know what apps are being power hogs, with you also having the option to blacklist these in the optimizer, to help get that little bit of extra juice.

The company can optimize its OS for everything and SD 410 isn't a power hogging chipset, and despite all that the battery won't be enough.

Apparently, what it means that you'll switch to the power hogging screen less number of time and thus allowing the watch to last up to seven days.

Game consoles have long been known to be power hogs, but the latest generation's reliance on standby features has resulted in a nearly three-fold increase in power consumption.