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Thursday Poll: What is Your Typical Screen on Time in a Day?

Tim February 27, 2020

It's 2020 and we still don't have the everlasting lithium-ion battery, so here we are, asking how many hours of screen on time (SOT) you get on your smartphone. Personally, I find myself averaging 3-4 hours of SOT, regardless of which phone I use these days....

Google Admits White is Bad for Battery Life After Making All of Its Apps White

Kellen November 9, 2018

"We kind of shot ourselves in the foot slightly in terms of power." Google's Android Dev Summit has been going on since Wednesday morning and was the site for Google's acknowledgement that foldable displays are coming and that Android will support them. But...

Question of the Day: How has Battery Life Been on Android Pie?

Kellen August 8, 2018

All Pixel, Pixel 2, and Essential owners have now had Android Pie for a good couple of days. We've seen some reports from a few that battery life might not be so great so far, though. We're not sure why that is, but we figured a good comment thread could help...

Pixel 2 & Pixel 2 XL Battery Life: No Worries Here

Kellen October 17, 2017 77

After almost a full week's worth of testing (unboxing, camera comparisons, first 10 things, etc.), I think Tim and I have no hesitation in saying that the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL are solid in the battery life department. He's hammered on the regular Pixel 2...

Question of the Day: Galaxy S8 and S8+ Owners, What’s Your Battery Life Been Like?

Tim April 25, 2017 223

We recently received a tweet, depicting a Galaxy S8+ owner's battery usage statistics. According to him and the info displayed on his device, he's not only getting a solid day of usage (24+ hours), but nearly 9 hours of screen on time (SoT). Excuse me? Come...

Tuesday Poll: What is Your Typical Screen on Time in a Day?

Kellen April 11, 2017 132

Battery life is one of the subjects we still talk a lot about, unfortunately. While phones typically almost all excel in performance and camera departments these days, not all are great when it comes to getting you through a day without looking for an outlet....

Nextbit Says It Can Fix Battery Life With Software, Will Do So Later This Year

Kellen June 23, 2016 20

Nextbit, the technology company who thought that promoting smart cloud storage of apps was a way to get you to buy a phone, now wants you to think that it can fix battery life issues by applying principles from their smart storage. Through a forum post...

We Might Only be Two Years Away From Week-Long Battery Life for Phones

Tim February 8, 2016 60

According to a report from Bloomberg, smartphone users may see a major upgrade in smartphone battery technology over the next couple of years. In the world of mobile devices, while displays are getting more pixels and processors are getting faster, battery...