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I actually find that a bit surprising. I would expect with a larger form factor one could fit a bigger battery into the phone (like an iPad has much better bat
by cpwright 12y ago
I actually find that a bit surprising. I would expect with a larger form factor one could fit a bigger battery into the phone (like an iPad has much better battery life than an iPhone). A longer charge would be more motivation for me to upgrade my phone to a larger size than a bigger screen.
- neals 12y agoIndeed, my iPad lasts days longer than my iPhone.
- w1ntermute 12y agoThe Galaxy Note line is well known for its battery life. Note that screens are 2D, while batteries are 3D. So battery size can increase faster than screen size.
- runako 12y agoPossibly this is due to the larger screens being primarily Android, which had/has worse power management than iOS. I'm out of the loop on the current state of the relative power management between the two, so this may have changed in the last year or so. But anecdotally, my friends who carry Android phones keep their chargers nearby in their purses/briefcases.
- Zak 12y agoCurrent Android devices with smaller screens almost universally have less powerful hardware. A slower CPU, slower GPU and smaller amount of RAM will consume less energy. They also tend to have lower pixel densities, which usually mean higher light transmission (with LCDs) and therefore less energy spent running the backlight. There's also less area to illuminate.