Tag: battery

October 28, 2022

Low Power mode arrived for Apple Watch Series 4 and later with watchOS 9 last month. And with watchOS 9.1, Apple Watch Ultra gets an additional Low Power setting to take that even further. Here’s how to get up to […]

September 29, 2022

Two weeks after Apple launched iOS 16, users continue to complain the mobile OS is sucking their battery power far too quickly. Battery life tends to take an initial hit when new OSes are rolled out because updates to software […]

September 23, 2022

If there’s one feeling all of us phone-carrying cuttlefish can relate to, it’s the sense of anxiety when that dreaded low-battery warning shows up on our screens. Both Android itself and Google’s Pixel phones, specifically, have gotten much better at […]

August 15, 2022

It seems like iPhone owners are completely obsessed with the health of their batteries. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been asked how to keep an iPhone’s battery at 100% health, and there are countless YouTube videos […]

September 22, 2021

Since relaunching as a HMD Global brand, Nokia has gone gung-ho in the affordable phone market releasing several accessible Android phones each year as it seeks to cover pretty much every price segment under £300. For 2021 it shifted its […]

September 10, 2021

The Pixel 5a features the biggest battery size on the budget series and with a massive for its size, 4,680mAh battery, it aims for the title of the budget phone with best battery life. But does it really live up […]

August 31, 2021

Looking to enhance battery life on the iPhone, Apple has just been awarded a new patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) named “Attention detection service.” According to the patent (via AppleInsider), “The attention detection service may monitor […]

August 17, 2021

Ahead of the high-end Pixel 6 and 6 Pro launching this fall, Google today launched its latest entry-level smartphone with the Pixel 5a with 5G. The new iPhone SE competitor brings an all-metal body, high-capacity battery, headphone jack, and more […]

July 29, 2021

Let’s do a short rewind before jumping into the iPhone 13 Pro Max chit-chat. It’s late November 2020; you’ve received your iPhone 12 Pro Max, you set it up and start using it. You see, it’s a big phone! But […]

July 9, 2021

The Apple M1 chip is probably one of the hottest new things to come out in the world of mobile tech in the last year. We are used to being excited about stellar cameras or pristine screens, but when Apple […]

June 3, 2021

Can you believe it was only a little over two years ago that Samsung released a special edition of the Galaxy S10 (with a very… special price) as the world’s first 5G smartphone? While the overall best phones available today […]

April 26, 2021

Samsung struck gold with the ‘Fan Edition’ Galaxy S20 FE last year, as not only fans of the S20 series appreciated its flagship processor, high refresh rate display, capable camera set, and long battery life, all for half of the […]

April 22, 2021

Ranked second in H1 2020 among the world’s largest smartwatch vendors by revenue, Garmin failed to make last year’s overall top five for both smartwatch and wearable device shipments. One of the reasons why that happened may have something to […]

March 11, 2021

The Apple iPhone 13 series are expected for release in September of 2021, and we’ve already seen plenty of rumors surfacing about the phones. Many such rumors are courtesy of reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (via MacRumors), with the latest one […]

January 14, 2021

After a steady barrage of leaks and rumors, the Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G is finally official. Announced as the middle-ground phone between the Galaxy S21 5G and S21 Ultra, the S21+ combines a large display and battery without surging past […]

January 14, 2021

For the past year I’ve been carrying out an experiment. I’ve been charging my iPhone in what I believe to be the most optimal way to maximize battery life. I’m a heavy iPhone user. The thing barely leaves my side, […]

December 7, 2020

Apple’s iOS 14.2 is causing battery-related headaches to a number of users. According to complaints on Apple’s Developer Forums, posts on Apple Support forums, and this Reddit thread (via MacRumors), some users are seeing reduced battery life and longer charging […]

December 3, 2020

Xiaomi Mi 11 series is likely to be the first smartphone lineup to be powered by the latest Snapdragon 888 chipset. While the company usually launches its flagship smartphones in the month of February, it is rumored to launch the […]

November 23, 2020

If we had to describe Apple’s iPhone 12 Pro Max in one word, it would be bigger. Not only is the 12 Pro Max’s 6.7-inch display bigger than on any other iPhone ever, but nearly everything about this device trumps […]

November 19, 2020

The iPhone 12 line is out now — from the tiny and cute iPhone 12 mini to the gargantuan iPhone 12 Pro Max. And while the Pro Max has plenty of room for a large battery, the iPhone 12 mini […]