Sentences with phrase «use than any of its predecessors»

And even better, it makes the screen bezels smaller and the body thinner without compromising usability — if anything, the asymmetrical bezel and physical buttons make this Kindle nicer to use than any of its predecessors, including the Voyage and its pressure - sensitive «buttons.»

Not exact matches

I got about six or seven hours out of it with moderate use, or more than just the handful its predecessors could manage.

More than any of her predecessors, she used the premiership as a pulpit, from which to preach her values to the public.

The latest version of the Sensor Fish — a small tubular device filled with sensors that analyze the physical stresses fish experience — measures more forces, costs about 80 percent less and can be used in more hydro structures than its predecessor, according to a paper published today in the American Institute of Physics» Review of Scientific Instruments.

The device's latest version costs about 80 percent less and can be used in more hydro structures than its predecessor, according to a paper published in the journal Review of Scientific Instruments.

It was more compact than its predecessors and incorporated more consistent materials than the wood traditionally used in the manufacture of clubs.

Driving this change is a new generation of chief executives and chief marketing officers who have more liberal values than their predecessors and find themselves facing growing pressure to use their positions of power to do right by society.

I wrote at the time that his music for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes — while a very fine film score — wasn't one of his most engaging albums, with its dark tone and great length; and while he uses that score as a springboard (and reprises some of its material), Giacchino takes War off in different directions and in doing so solves the problems that led to its predecessor being better within the film than without it.

For my money, Jennifer Jason Leigh is, with due respect to her predecessors, the first truly great actress to have a major part in a Tarantino film, and as eager as the other characters are to use her as a punching bag, she's more than that; she's a skilled, tough player in this game of elimination who uses every card she holds (or can make the other players think she holds).

What makes the film far less than its imperfect predecessor is the obviousness of the frights, and the over-the-top obsessive use of Christian iconography.

Perhaps because elections naturally imply a certain element of excitement, or because anecdotes about real people are used, Presidential Elections and Other Cool Facts is actually more entertaining than its predecessor.

In a blog post dated March 29, 2011, Diane Ravitch makes the same point: «The gains under Rhee were no greater than the gains registered under her predecessor Clifford Janey, who did not use Rhee's high - powered tactics, such as firing massive numbers of teachers.»

While New York's new commissioner is clearly far more experienced and far more understanding of how education consists of intersecting and overlapping stakeholders that policy must consider, her record is no less devoted to the core elements of «reform» — Common Core Standards, standardized testing, use of testing to rank and sort schools and teachers — than her predecessor's or her new Chancellor's.

Despite its fearsome exotic - car competition and our inherent instinct to compare the modern car to its wonderfully organic, quarter - century - old predecessor, the NSX scores its All - Star status by using technology for the forces of good — an amazing driving experience rather than automatonlike sterility.

With more extensive use of high - tensile steel as well as aluminum body panels and suspension components, the result is a 4753 - pound curb weight, which is only 22 pounds heavier than its predecessor.

A more extensive use of aluminum means that the new car weighs up to 264 lb less than its predecessor, depending on the powertrain.

Making greater use of aluminium for the body and chassis, BMW claims the new car weighs 150 kg less than its circa - two - ton predecessor and, thanks to a longer (87 mm) but lower (64 mm at the rear) body, glides through the air with less disturbance.

Credit an all - new trailing - arm, independent rear suspension — not to mention weighing up to 250 pounds less than its predecessor, thanks to an aluminum hood and sliding doors, a magnesium liftgate inner, and extensive use of high - strength steel.

The new car will grow moderately, but the use of aluminum and magnesium components will make the new car lighter than its predecessor.

Kia used more soft - touch materials in the 2017 Sportage than its predecessor, and the dash and center stack follow the stylish (if not particularly daring) triangles - and - polygons look of other new Kia models like the Optima.

Given that the whole thing only weighs 970 kg (a little more than we were originally led to believe, but still 80 kg less than its predecessor), we can expect the new Sport to be pretty damn quick while still offering the kind of performance you can use on the road without fear of incarceration.

Not only does everything feel more upmarket in this model than in its predecessor, but it also puts rivals like the Ford Focus Estate, Kia Cee'd SW and Toyota Auris Touring Sports in the shade when it comes to design and the quality of materials used.

As the new CX - 9's noticeably lighter than its predecessor, the lack of power isn't initially apparent unless you're the sort of buyer who uses as many revs as possible, and the meaty 310 lb - ft of torque that's available in the lower half of the rev band means there's a decent amount of half - throttle pulling power on offer in the Mazda CX - 9.

The existing CLS350 CGI has been replaced by the more powerful CLS400, which runs a twin - turbocharged 3.0 - litre V6 direct - injection developing 26bhp and 60 lb ft more than the naturally aspirated 3.5 - litre V6 direct - injection petrol engine used in its predecessor at 328bhp and 354 lb ft of torque.

The replacement for the earlier CLS350 CGI not sold in the U.S., runs a twin - turbocharged direct - injected 3.0 - liter V6 developing 26 hp and 59 lb - ft more than the naturally aspirated direct injected 3.5 - liter V6 gasoline engine used in its predecessor at 328 hp and 354 lb - ft of torque.

The 4 Series convertible will use a hard top rather than a soft cloth top, following in the traditional footsteps of its 3 Series convertible predecessor.

The mean strength of the materials used in the new Coupe is 13 percent higher than was the case in its predecessor.

The latest Leon is larger inside than its predecessor with the use of the MQB platform from VW.

Set to underpin more than half of all Volkswagen models by the middle of the decade, the highly flexible structure makes use of a higher percentage of high - strength steel than its predecessor, the PQ35 platform, leading to a 81.6 - pound weight reduction for the platform alone.

Using optimized BMW eDrive technology, and with hybrid - specific all - wheel drive, combustion engine driving the rear wheels and the electric motor driving the front wheels, the BMW i8 Coupe achieves 369 hp (12 hp more than its predecessor), a peak torque of 184 lb - ft, and accelerates from 0 - 60 mph in just 4.2 seconds (preliminary) with a top speed of 155 mph.

Thanks to direct fuel injection and other advanced features it pumps out 185 hp and 181 lb - ft of torque, 11 percent more twist than its identically sized predecessor (to save you from doing unnecessary math it used to make 163 lb - ft).

Using the latest version of the much - used Haldex four - wheel drive system, the RS3 is able to shove more power rewards than any of its predecessors once in Dynamic mode and in «ESP Sport».

Despite its larger size, the new 5 Series sedan is up to 100 kg lighter than its predecessor, thanks to the increased use of lightweight materials including aluminium and high - strength steels in its construction.

As something of a cut - price option compared to its predecessor, it uses a plastic back rather than a metal one.

The touch screen isn't just for navigation — you can also mark up text with the included stylus, jot down notes (you can use the virtual keyboard or the stylus), and turn pages with the swipe of a finger (yes, the device is zippier than its predecessor).

The design update includes new buttons, which are easier to use than their predecessors (THANK GOD), as well as stereo speakers that have been moved from the bottom to the top of the tablet's body.

The Galaxy Tab 4 Advanced could have a bigger battery size and combined with the power management tools of Android 6.0 Marshmallow, customers might be able to use the tablet longer than its predecessor.

He is rightly proud of the preservation of the priceless antiquities, all of which have been used by his predecessors and displayed in a series of rooms rather than in cabinets, including original fabrics and tapestries.

It was less of a cartoon than its predecessors, using 3D characters set against pre-rendered backgrounds.

's levels feel like more isolated pocket worlds, smaller and less layered than their predecessors, stripped of the foreshadowing that used to make areas feel so rich.

The Playroom was quite rough and ready, and was little more than tech - demos, but it did show how developers can use the PS4 camera in tandem with the Dual Shock 4 — which, compared to its predecessors is a box of tricks — to generate some pretty unconventional gameplay, which even approaches the sort of things the Xbox One will be able to do via Kinect.

The Uncharted series wants nothing more than to be ranked alongside the adventures of Dr. Jones, and the game is wise to use a greater variety of action set pieces than its predecessor, and only ever reusing one of them (for narrative purposes).

However, these pieces all followed the conceptual lead of his earlier works, although they did use a lot more colors than their predecessors.

Rather than using the painting and sculpture galleries to present a purely canonical narrative, she has broken with her predecessors by treating individual galleries more like rotating special exhibitions, showcasing MoMA's holdings in certain areas and providing a more inclusive and nuanced view of modern - art history.

This happened, in part, because of the government's efforts to promote energy - efficient products, especially through its Energy Star program, which labeled energy efficient appliances such as LED light bulbs, dishwashers and «refrigerators that use 80 percent less energy than their predecessors,» Kimmell said.

However, traditional dictation has declined as the use of computers has become more prevalent in law firms, and younger lawyers have entered the practice with better typing skills than their predecessors.

After a little more than a week of using them, the new IconX earbuds are clearly much more capable than their predecessors.

Both changes make the New XPS 13 more enjoyable to use than its predecessor, and its battery life is still better than that of most of its peers.

Big phones are no stranger to store shelves, and the Nexus 6 does not fall under the weight of its nature, but its size necessitates using it very differently than its predecessor.

I had gotten used to typing on a Touch Cover and can hit it quickly enough and without making a sea of errors, but the new 2.75 - millimeter - thin Touch Cover 2 is far more responsive than its predecessor.