12 simple tricks to increase android smartphone battery life

Sometimes it is useful to state the obvious. So it is good to repeat some small measures to be taken to improve the autonomy of our smart phones and use them longer. Many of these "tricks" are so simple as to be almost silly, but it certainly is good to repeat and remember even things that appear to be basic but sometimes can be forgotten or you can give little weight.

1. Recharge always up to have the charge of the battery to 100%.
2. Turn off the Bluetooth after having completed their use.
3. Turn off WiFi when not needed.
4. Disable automatic brightness .
5. Disable the vibration , and only use the ringtones if you do not need specifically of vibration.
6. Set the time the lowest for the switching off of the screen .
7. Reduce the time to capture images from your camera .
8. Disable sounds "extras" such as system sounds, keyboard, and so on.
9. Avoid playing for long periods of time.
10. Try to keep calls short , especially in 3G mode.
11. Do not use live wallpaper .
12. Do not use the vibration when you play. 

As simple, these small "tricks" are useful to preserve battery charge and not to waste it with uselessness of various types. Let's hope that someone can be useful!

Which smartphone has the best battery?

Giving objective advice is never easy, because, as goals may be, there will always be someone who will dispute the general validity, but one thing right now, we are sure: no one can compete with the Razr Maxx when it comes to autonomy .If so it is obvious that the smartphone is in front of Motorola, who I am, however, his more immediate followers?

In analyzing the ' HTC Titan II (which, in case you were wondering, is a Windows Phone ) colleagues GSMArena  have made ​​an interesting comparison on the autonomy that involves models from various manufacturers with the three major mobile OS in the world (of course, Android, iPhone OS and the aforementioned system of Redmond). What emerges is a clear victory for you Razr Maxx, but not always as pronounced as you might think, and also the rear reserve some surprises, but we see in detail the results obtained, which for obvious reasons do not have many models available from we, as the exclusive U.S. territory.

Calling time

The first test is pretty self-explanatory, and if the Razr Maxx wins hands down is curious to note that the international version of the Galaxy notes you place chips in the second , albeit with less than 8 hours to the summit, but the Galaxy is well-LTE Notes 18 ° , with more than 4 hours of detachment between the two. The fault seems to be clear of the LTE radio, but of course this difference is worthy of a first study of placing too much responsibility only to the latter, which of course we can not do for lack of such a network in our country.

Web Browsing

The tests on web browsing, which was conducted under the Wi-Fi, reserves many surprises: first, the victory of the Razr Maxx is not as clear as you might think , indeed barely able to contain the HTC Radar , which in previous test was less than 25 °, but the ' iPhone 4S passes deftly from the nineteenth to the third position. Honorable Mention for the ' HTC V One , who took fourth place for the duration of the call that browsing. Even the Galaxy will not stop Note : this time is version LTE to win the round with 5h and 24min against 3h and 35min of the international model, and the fact that the test was conducted with Wi-Fi makes these results even more strange, and worthy of further investigation.

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In this field the model of Motorola back to set the pace , clearly separating the runner and reaffirming its leadership. International Notes The Galaxy back to overcome its LTE counterpart , while the HTC V One loses for the first time positions.

Bottom line: the range is one of the major problems for users, it certainly is not from companies that, with the exception of the one model of Motorola, have so far done nothing to surprise us in that sense. The results of the Razr Maxx are great because compared to the general mediocrity , but especially on the web browsing test shows that even in his case there would be so much more to do optimization . If the competition would shift a bit 'more in this field, rather than in the run up to n-th core, we would not mind it at all, otherwise the battery may become the classic thing that everyone complains about but no one strives to change.

HTC Autonomous: concept phone to solve the problems of charging

The regular charger is a tool often binding, why do not you continue to use mobile smartphone while it is connected to the mains. The aim of the ' Autonomous HTC, an interesting concept phone developed by Francois Rybarczyk , is to allow the user to continue using the device during the charging process. The idea is simple but effective: to give your smartphone a second battery separated from the rest of the body, which can be connected directly to the socket .

The module can be separated from the body and connected to the mains by integrating the necessary connectors (and therefore without the need to use additional cables). While the second battery is charging, you can continue to use the smartphone with the primary battery. After charging the secondary battery, once re-installed, will provide the main food of the device.

The system also has another advantage. The smartphone, in fact, with the second battery can be inserted directly connected to the socket without cable and without the need to seek a base of support (as often happens when you are forced to use sockets placed a few inches from the ground).

 According to data taken from the drawings and renderings that describe the operation of the device, it may be possible to integrate other features in the second battery (eg, a WiFi module)

We do not know if a device with technical solutions similar to those outlined HTC Autonomous ever see the light, but the attempt to break free from the constraints of the power adapter is certainly very interesting.