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Samsung GALAXY Nexus battery life test suggests impressive mileage

Samsung GALAXY Nexus battery life test suggests impressive mileage

Posted: 11 Nov 2011, 02:20, by Nick T.

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Samsung GALAXY Nexus battery life test suggests impressive mileage

With their spacious, high-res displays, dual-core processors and 4G radios, today's Android heavyweights are an embodiment of cutting-edge technology. However, all of these goodies sure can give a smartphone's battery a good beating and drain it pretty quickly under heavy use.

LTE smartphones may be a good example of this as their LTE radios in particular are known to be pretty power-hungry, but the LTE-enabled Samsung GALAXY Nexus might be capable of giving you a relatively better mileage. A lucky individual who got to take Google's latest reference handset for a spin claims that they still had the device's battery meter at 45% after more than 5 hours of heavy usage (read: “lots of surfing”). Allegedly, the device had the display's brightness set to maximum during the test and only LTE connectivity was being used along the way.

Although we cannot really verify how far the GALAXY Nexus was pushed during the test, the screenshot provided by the tipster backs up their claim. Well, the Ice Cream Sandwich-touting handset is rumored to be not that far from launch, so it might not be too long before we find out how it really performs.

source: Droid Life

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1. android_hitman posted on 11 Nov 2011, 03:29 3 1

i really don\'t believe this alleged tests .. we must see it for ourselfs

2. protozeloz posted on 11 Nov 2011, 04:43 1 0

Could it be thanks to hardware acelerarion?

PA Review and customers will tell if it's true

3. longhairbilly posted on 11 Nov 2011, 06:45 4 0

SOLD! Now tell me when the hell the phone is coming out Verizon!!

4. iankellogg posted on 11 Nov 2011, 06:53 0 2

I have a hard time believing this as the display should be closer to 80% total useage. they should have posted a picture of the time on.

5. Booya posted on 11 Nov 2011, 07:58 1 0

I don't believe this either. But I can't wait for this phone to come out. Boo Ya!

6. maxican16 posted on 11 Nov 2011, 08:51 1 0

Thanks @p3droid! For those of you wondering about screen on time.. yfrog.com/o0mxiep

7. maxican16 posted on 11 Nov 2011, 08:52 1 0

oh, and p3droid is one of the most reliable sources the android community has.

8. Synack posted on 11 Nov 2011, 09:31 0 0

LOL, yeah right. he charges money for leaks that he doesn't own.

9. ivanko34 posted on 11 Nov 2011, 09:38 2 0

Please don\'t repeat to iphone 4$ owners

10. vijaysivakula posted on 11 Nov 2011, 09:46 1 1

Why is Android OS showing such a high percentage? And here i thought that Google licked the Android OS Battery draining bug.

11. Dj21o posted on 12 Nov 2011, 09:38 0 0

Why don't they show the display time as well? How do we know how long the screen has been on for?

12. saiful10 posted on 13 Nov 2011, 15:04 0 0

you can like it.......

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1. android_hitman posted on 11 Nov 2011, 03:29 3 1

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5. Booya posted on 11 Nov 2011, 07:58 1 0

6. maxican16 posted on 11 Nov 2011, 08:51 1 0

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