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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 10, 2013
We hooked up with the folks from BTI recently in Las Vegas to take a quick look at their GoStick II portable battery. This is one of those "need-it-right-this-second" solutions that'll...
Review
by Andrew Martonik
Feb 24, 2013
Qualcomm has seemingly out of nowhere released Snapdragon BatteryGuru, an app to help users with devices that have Snapdragon processors make the most out of their batteries. The app has some pretty...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 12, 2013
A few weeks ago we reviewed the Mophie Juice Pack for the Samsung Galaxy S3. Mophie PR was a little surprised that we came away not all that impressed, given that we've sung the praises of ...
Review
by Phil Nickinson
Jan 28, 2013
The Mophie Juice Pack for the Galaxy S3 doubles your phone's battery life - but at quite the cost in this case
I have no qualms about admitting my lust for the iPhone's Mophie...
Review
by Anndrew Vacca
Dec 19, 2012
Although Christmas just a week away, there’s still time to grab an amazing stocking stuffer for that tech lover in your life without maxing out your credit card. Enter the IOGEAR GearPowe...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 23, 2012
Here's a quick update on the Droidax Power Pack for the Samsung Galaxy S3 that we reviewed a couple months ago. In our original review, we noted that the case didn't seem to fit properly up ...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 22, 2012
We'd never turn down more juice, but is 2500 mAh on a 5-inch device really that low?
Yesterday we brought you the first photos of HTC and Verizon's 5-inch, 1080p Android smartphone, code...
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by Alex Dobie
Oct 19, 2012
2100mAh battery, slightly thicker and heavier than the Galaxy Nexus
It's been a while since we've had any fresh LG Nexus 4 leaks, largely because much of the upcoming phone's ha...
Review
by Phil Nickinson
Oct 15, 2012
Ah, the combination case and external battery. It's the white whale of Android smartphones. Unlike our iPhone-carrying friends, who have the likes of Mophie to serve their needs, we've ...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Sep 05, 2012
At IFA 2012 in Berlin last week, we had the chance to see a first for iPhone battery pack maker Mophie -- a battery case for an Android device. The Samsung Galaxy S3 will be the first Android phone ...
Review
by Phil Nickinson
Aug 30, 2012
The Samsung Galaxy S3 gets a good Mophie-style case/charger combo
Ed. Note: Droidax has fixed a design flaw we spotted in our initial review. This review was updated on Oct. 23, 2012.
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 21, 2012
A Galaxy S3 extended battery at 3500 mAh is bound to be big - but is it too big?
The Samsung Galaxy S3 is one of the slickest, slimmest phones around. Of that there should be little disa...
Review
by Gary Mazo
Jul 23, 2012
Your Samsung Galaxy S III (S3) might get you though a full day of use on one charge – but it might not.
When most people get a smartphone with the capabilities and beautiful scr...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 20, 2012
So you've got your shiny new HTC One X or One S, but maybe you're a little underwhelmed by its battery life. Given the phones' lack of removable batteries, you might think you're out...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Apr 16, 2012
We talk a lot here about travel because, well, we travel a lot. And in the past few months we've been talking a lot about keeping our phones charged, as more manufacturers are switching to non-r...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 11, 2012
On the left is April 10, on the right is April 8 (April 3 is below)
Fun story about the HTC One X battery life. I've seen it be one of the worst performers (thanks to a since-squashed server-si...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 11, 2012
We all want a battery that lasts days between charges while we use the heck out of it, but common sense tells us that's just never going to happen. Battery tech is slowing getting better, while ...
Article
by Android Central
Apr 02, 2012
Just a quick heads up that if you buy the Verizon Galaxy Nexus directly from Samsung, ol' Sammy's gonna throw in a free 2100 mAh extended battery and battery door. That's with a two-year...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 28, 2012
Android hardware improves at an incredible rate. It seems like yesterday we all were ecstatic about the release of the HTC EVO 4G with it's 4.3-inch display, 1GHz CPU, and front facing camera. I...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 13, 2012
A high-profile smartphone launch isn't complete without the obligatory teardown, wherein people far braver than us take screwdrivers, spudgers and even their bare hands to new devices. The ...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 10, 2012
We had another good look at the Motorola Droid 4 today, non-removable battery and all. Well, the battery door cover is removable (unlockable even!), just not the goods underneath. We'...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Feb 09, 2012
So here's the Motorola Droid 4. We're about to do our thing to it as only we can in our full Droid 4 review, but here it is in a nutshell: Fast device, blue display, good build, great keyboa...
Review
by Phil Nickinson
Feb 06, 2012
This is the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX on Verizon. Looks a lot like the Motorola Droid RAZR on Verizon, doesn't it? Because it is. You can sum up the MAXX in a single sentence: It's a Motorola...
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by ShopAndroid.com
Jan 27, 2012
Well, look at that. New on the shelves at ShopAndroid.com is the Verizon Galaxy Nexus Spare Battery Charging System. It includes a spare 1850 mAh battery, plus a spare battery charger, so...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Jan 26, 2012
As launch day approaches, more technical details of Sony's new Xperia S are starting to trickle out. We learned all the key specifications at CES (where we also got some hands-on time with the d...
Review
by Alex Dobie
Jan 23, 2012
Taking a look at the GSM Galaxy Nexus extended battery
The international version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus ships with an ample 1750 mAh battery, which provides decent battery life while mainta...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Jan 17, 2012
In the news business, it's what we call a "no shit" headline.
Samsung aims for better smartphone battery life in 2012
Samsung promises better battery life in 2012
S...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Jan 13, 2012
You there! Android hacker! Stop screwing around with your battery stats!
OK, if you're not part of the small subset of rooted users who likes to mess around with things they shouldn't, you ...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 20, 2011
By now you've heard a lot of scuttlebutt about the Ice Cream Sandwich battery bug, and how it's affected the Nexus S and the Galaxy Nexus. Or not. Either way, we've heard it,...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Dec 15, 2011
A look at the extended battery on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus on Verizon
Behold, the Verizon Galaxy Nexus extended battery. On the left, the Verizon Galaxy Nexus. On the right, also the Verizon Gal...
