Showing posts with label Battery Life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Battery Life. Show all posts

Friday

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 promises up to 2 days of battery life


Battery life is the perpetual concern of smartphone users. It’s because of this that the Redmi’s claimed two-day battery life sounds so enticing.

The Xiaomi Note 4 is a 5.5-inch device that features a very generous 4,100mAh battery unit. Xiaomi also claims an unmatched thermal performance for the Note 4, allowing it to run cool despite running graphics-intensive games, reports The Next Web.

The smartphone runs on a Snapdragon 625 processor with an Adreno 506 GPU. The Note 4 also has a 13-megapixel rear camera with a CMOS 1.12um pixel sensor. The front camera is a 5-megapixel shooter. As for the SIM card, it can support two 4G SIMs or one SIM and a microSD card up to 128GB.

The second great thing about the Note 4 is that it occupies the $150 price bracket. Given the specs, it makes for a very attractive and budget-friendly device.

Android 6.0 Marshmallow with MIUI 8 will be shipped upon release but the OS can be flashed to a beta ROM with Android 7.0 Nougat. The full version will roll out once it has been green-lit by Xiaomi’s testers.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 will be available in three different colors (gold, gray and silver) and configurations. Starting at Rs10,000 (roughly P7,300) is a 2GB version with 32GB of RAM. Higher up the ladder is a 3GB version with similar 32GB storage space (roughly P8,000). Finally, the fully decked out version at Rm 19,000 (roughly P9,500) comes with 4GB or RAM and 64GB of internal storage. All these devices will be available on both Mi.com and Flipkart starting January 23.

A mid-range quality smartphone with a largely affordable price tag and a massive battery is a dream come true for heavy users. Here’s to hoping the two-day battery life feature is not just a marketing ploy. Alfred Bayle

source: technology.inquirer.net

Wednesday

New macOS update does away with ‘time remaining’ battery estimate


One of the most difficult things to gauge is the exact estimate of how long the battery life of electronic devices last, and Apple has found an interesting way to deal with this unpredictability.

In its latest update out today, tech giant macOS Sierra10.12.2  has completely eliminated the “time remaining” estimate that shows up in the battery icon near the status bar.

According to a report from The Verge, the move came after many reviews of Apple’s latest laptops found fault with the fluctuating results on its battery meter.

This, along with the modern processor’s erratic ability to ramp power up and down in response to different tasks, made it harder to generate an accurate and steady estimate.

Furthermore, it seems that Apple has also failed on its guarantee of about 10-hour battery ceiling on its new laptops, as even the Verge’s own editor reportedly could not even log six hours of battery life.

As of this writing, Apple has yet to release a statement on its latest update, and it remained unclear if they would offer an alternative.  Khristian Ibarrola

source: technology.inquirer.net