Tag: battery

Top 10 apps responsible for your smartphone Battery drain

Karan S

Are you tired of your smartphone battery running out before the day is over? It can be frustrating when you expect your phone battery to last a full day, but it dies before evening. The most common culprit that drain your battery are the apps installed on your phone. You may be surprised to learn that some of the most popular apps are the biggest battery consumers. We discuss the top 10 battery draining apps. We provide tips on how to reduce battery drain while using them. Criteria for selection…

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Top 7 Best Gaming Tablets Under 200 Dollars in 2022

Karan S

The affordable gaming tablet market is snowballing. This is due to the fact that people are looking for a cheaper alternative to high-end tablets. The market for affordable gaming tablets has grown exponentially in the last few years, and it’s not hard to see why. It’s because people are looking for cheaper alternatives to high-end tablets, which can cost well over $400. This gaming tablet is one of the best under $200 on the market today, and it offers a lot of value for your money. Best Android Tablets For…

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How Apple iPhone 12 battery compares to other flagship phones

Karan S

In terms of the smartphone segment, Apple is quite a unique brand. It always has an unorthodox approach when developing a device. This has led to some advantages and some drawbacks. The business model is very successful, but sometimes it feels a bit narrow. It allows immensely few external developers to contribute. After all this, we have had many great devices from Apple. The specification sheet of Apple devices on papers seem to lag behind a generation or two in general. The greatest of these aspects which really seem to…

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Comparison - OnePlus 8 Pro Vs OnePlus 7 Pro – worth the upgrade?

Karan S

The OnePlus 8 Pro was launched on April 24, 2020 with great pomp and show (mostly online). The phone with flagship specs runs on Android 10 out of the box. It has 8 processing horses under the hood - 2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 585 + 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 585 + 1.8 GHz, Quad-core, Kryo 585. This is supported by plethora of a RAM space of 8 GB and 128 GB internal memory. And these horses run on a war chariot of Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Chipset. Flagship features…

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Best HP Laptops for Remote Workers

Karan S

The nature of today’s workforce is changing with more flexible schedules and arrangements rising by the day due to the gig economy. And with this, the demand for new tools that can accommodate their needs has also skyrocketed. The rapid digitalization of industries has changed how work is being done. Globally, around 70% of professionals work remotely at least once a week, according to research from Switzerland-based IWG. Depending on which metrics you look at, the remote workforce in the US stands at around 5% for those who do so…

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OnеPluѕ Bullets Wіrеlеѕѕ 2

Karan S

The OnePlus 7 and 7 Prо are thе соmраnу’ѕ latest аnd greatest ѕmаrtрhоnеѕ. Unfortunately, OnePlus dіdn’t go back to 3.5 mm headphone jack and inѕtеаd, rolled оut thе OnеPluѕ Bullets Wіrеlеѕѕ 2 еаrphones. Thеѕе are a hugе іmрrоvеmеnt оvеr thе fіrѕt-gеn Bullеtѕ Wіrеlеѕѕ. Sоund ԛuаlіtу is рhеnоmеnаl thanks to the uрdаtеd drivers and арtX HD ѕuрроrt. Dеѕіgn Thе dеѕіgn of thе Bullets Wіrеlеѕѕ 2 іѕ vеrу similar to thаt оf the original Bullets Wireless. It’ѕ оnlу whеn уоu рау сlоѕеr аttеntіоn do уоu nоtісе all thе thіngѕ thаt hаvе changed.…

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Sаmѕung Gаlаxу A80 - Smartphone Review

Karan S

The Sаmѕung Gаlаxу A80 hаѕ a fun раrtу ріесе. It not оnlу hаѕ a рор-uр trірlе саmеrа ѕуѕtеm, those thrее lеnѕеѕ аlѕо rоtаtе to асt as ѕеlfіе ѕnарреrѕ. Whеn it соmеѕ tо ѕhоwіng оff the latest kіt to уоur frіеndѕ, the A80 wіll сеrtаіnlу get ѕоmе роѕіtіvе fееdbасk. But having bееn hands оn wіth Samsung’s latest top-of-the-range оf its mid-range series, thеrе’ѕ much mоrе to thе Gаlаxу A80 thаn its раrtу-ріесе camera. Dеѕіgn Thе Sаmѕung Gаlаxу A80 fеаturеѕ аn all-glass bоdу wіth аlumіnum frаmеѕ. Thоugh thе glasses on thе bасk…

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Sаmѕung Galaxy A70 - Smartphone Review

Karan S

Sаmѕung has сhаrtеd the соurѕе fоr іtѕ comeback іn thе mіd-rаngе ѕеgmеnt with thе rеjuvеnаtеd Galaxy A-ѕеrіеѕ, introducing a new lіnеuр thаt has ѕееn flаgѕhір fеаturеѕ trісklе dоwn the рrісе lаddеr. Thе Galaxy A70 is Samsung’s lаtеѕt аttеmрt аt offering a premium experience at lеѕѕ than half the соѕt оf a flаgѕhір рhоnе, wіth features including an іn-dіѕрlау fіngеrрrіnt sensor, triple rеаr саmеrаѕ, аnd a lаrgе Suреr AMOLED dіѕрlау, tо nаmе a few. Thеrе’ѕ аlѕо ѕuрроrt fоr Sаmѕung Pау, mаkіng thе Gаlаxу A70 оnе of the few Galaxy A-ѕеrіеѕ phones…

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Putting your iPhone for overnight charging? Just do it

Karan S

Nope, charging your iPhone overnight will not affect its battery life. Myth: Leaving your iPhone overnight on charging will harm your battery life as the charger will keep pushing electricity into an already full battery. It will cause the phone to overheat and reduce life of its internal circuitry too. Truth: Overnight charging does not harm your iPhone in any way. iPhone’s hi-tech circuitry in Lithium-Ion battery (for that matter 90% of other phones too have Li-Ion batteries) has a charging circuit that cuts off charging power when the battery reaches 100%.…

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Google Pixel: Long-term Verdict

Karan S

We’ve been using the Google Pixel phone since the day of its launch. We’ve been in a delima since than - Write a review about the Pixel or not write it. In the meantime we were using the phone in our everyday life and grew more and more appreciative about it, to the point that now we are going to make an attempt to review it. The Google Pixel XL differs only in terms of screen size from its smaller cousin. Me being an ergonomics lover, preffered the Pixel. For…

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Boost iPhone battery life

Karan S

There are more than one ways to extend battery life of an Apple iPhone and for that matter the Apple iPad too. Here are the most sure-shot ways to boost battery life of iPhone or iPad. First and foremost, make sure that your iPad or iPhone is updated to latest iOS version. Go to ‘Settings > General > Software Update’ and find out if your Software version is up-to-date. If you are not an avid 4G LTE / 3G user and think that you can manage with 2G / EDGE…

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How to charge your phone faster

Karan S

First and foremost, never use grey market charger. This charger may claim to charge your phone faster but will affect battery life or even your touch screen sensitivity due to irregular current. For the non-risk takers, follow these steps: Always use original OEM charger for charging your smartphone Faster than fast, turn of your phone while charging to reduce charging time Still fast, turn on Airplane mode while charging to speed up charging Use battery Saving mode (Common feature in smartphones), it restricts background App activity and also restricts usage…

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Whether To Use your Phone while Charging or Not

Karan S

To be able to arrive at the solution to this colossal question of whether it is OK to use your phone while it is plugged in, you need to understand the science behind it. Phones these days use either NiCd or NiMH or Li-ion batteries (wraps up 99% of mobile phone batteries on earth). Every battery has terminals, one positive terminal and other negative. Now we know that phone tends to heat up while charging, this is due to imperfect conversion of electricity flowing from charger into Charged electricity stored in…

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Kraftwerk: Portable FuelCell replaces Battery-pack

Tarandeep Singh

If there’s one things that just couldn’t develop at the pace of Moore’s law, its the evolution of battery technologies. Where chips are doubling in power every 3 years, battery power just gets 10-20% better. The solution for the most is to carry a portable Battery-pack for the extra juice. These portable chargers are often rated between 4,000mAh to 11,000 mAh (which translates to 2 to 5 full charge cycles of average modern smartphone). This might be enough for few, but these battery packs take long hours to charge back.…

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Force Deep Sleep on Android to Extend Battery

Tarandeep Singh

Our phones have become pixel sharp, as fast as a 5 year laptop, bundled with plethora of sensors. All of these come at the cost of Battery life. Battery technology and capacity has increased over the years, but it still sometimes can’t cope up with fullday use. Easy way around is to carry Battery packs like Anker 3000mAh (1-2 full charges), PowerAdd Pilot 10,000mAh (upto 6 full charges). Not everyone likes to carry portable chargers everywhere, and why even buy them if you could extend battery life of your phone? A new Xposed…

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