As mentioned before in this blog, the 7000mah battery for the S3 is fantastic but the extra bulk is something most wouldn't be able to live with, not to mention the additional weight. In IHAG Towers we decided we really couldn't care less as the additional power offset everything else.
Why can't manufactures have bigger & better battery life, HTC really cant get their head round it, Samsung kinda try, Sony have Stamina mode in the Xperia Z. Taking of which, we tested "Stamina Mode" and found many apps prevented the battery saver from kicking in (Facebook, Google+ to name two) which rendered the feature useless, we may be unkind here but the original test did kinda blow.
This brings us to the new incoming LG G2, Sony
...Would really like to see those companies pull out the stops to remove the need for additional power packs or looking for the outlet just a few hours from leaving home. LG made a great handset in the Nexus 4, but it fell short of being A+ because of the sucky battery life, did they learn a lesson ?!
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| Moto X / LG G2 |
Sony's new handset could be the dark horse here, as long as they have sorted the stupid issues on the Stamina Mode on the Z, then they could be onto a winner.
Motorola have said the X will last all day long, and we believe them, but in real world usage ?! Lets wait and see.
As for the G2, LG have a stepped battery, whatever that's means - other than it fits into a small space.
So will any of these out last the RAZR Maxx made in 2011 ? IHAG hope so, but think we are all in for a big let down.