#CES2011 – Batteries on the Upcoming Phones

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As we all know battery life is an ongoing issue when it comes to Android phones.  Most of us happen to be thrilled when we make it through a complete day and have something left over.  There are the exceptions – Optimus S, Nexus S and MyTouch 4G running on cyanogenmod 7 (alpha);  all seem to have superior battery life.  The (current) Optimus line exceeds with its 1500 mAh battery, 3.2″ screen, and 600MHz processor.  The phones above running with Gingerbread seem to be getting better battery life than before, hopefully this is due to optimized code in GB.  I don’t know enough about what is going on in the system to identify what changes have been made.

There are a number of phones that have been announced, all of which are running Android 2.2 (or higher)


Phone Android OS Screen Size Processor Network Type(s) Battery Size (in mAh)
Motorola Atrix 4G 2.2 4” Tegra 2 HSDPA 1930
Motorola Droid Bionic 2.2 4.3” Tegra 2 CDMA + LTE 1930
Motorola Cliq 2 2.2 3.7” 1GHz HSDPA 1420
HTC Evo Shift 4G 2.2 3.6” 800 MHz – MSM7630 CDMA + WiMax 1500
HTC Thunderbolt 4G 2.2 4.3” 1 GHz – MSM8655 CDMA + LTE 1400
HTC Inspire 4G 2.2 4.3” 1 GHz – MSM8255 HDSPA 1230
LG Optimus Black 2.2 4” 1 GHz – OMAP HSDPA 1500
LG Revolution 2.2 4.3” 1 GHz CDMA + LTE 1500
LG Optimus 2X 2.2 (at launch) 4” Tegra 2 HSDPA 1500
Sony Ericsson 2.3 4.2” 1 GHz – MSM8255 HSDPA 1500
Samsung 4G LTE (SCH-i510) 2.2 4.3” SAMOLED+ 1 GHz – Hummingbird CDMA + LTE (unknown)
Samsung Infuse 4G 2.2 4.5” SAMOLED+ 1.2 GHz – Hummingbird HSDPA 1750

It should be interesting to see which phones have the best battery life.  I am concerned about LTE phones having only 1400 mAh batteries and 4.3″ screens especially knowing the battery life of my Evo 4G with WiMax on.

 

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Cameron Wright
My first Android phone didn't have an OS with a codename. I've owned a Nexus, Evo 4G, and now a Thunderbolt. I've made my rounds writing for AndroidFeens, AbsolutelyAndroid, thedroidguy, and currently write for GadgetU as well. I volunteer with the Red Cross (SEPA Chapter). My fiancée and I welcomed our first (and only child into this world in Feb - 2 months early).

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