LG develops tiny hexagonal battery for smartwatches with 25% more battery life

Most smartwatches have a problem of low battery life because the batteries powering them are so small. Even with light usage they last for a day with difficulty. Luckily, LG’s chemical engineering arm LG Chem has come out with a solution to this problem. They have developed tiny hexagonal battery which has more capacity and offers an improved battery life.

This hexagonal battery has been developed specifically for smartwatches and its hexagonal shape is ideal for circular displays. LG Chem has already started shipping these batteries to global smartwatch manufacturers. The company says that these hexagonal batteries offer 25% more storage capacity compared to the traditionally used batteries. According to the company, more IT firms will be introducing smartwatches with round displays in the second half of the year.

Woo Byeong-Min, spokesman for LG Chem told The Korea Times, “LG Chem has started selling hexagonal batteries to global tech firms. The batteries, manufactured in Nanjing, China, where LG operates massive battery factories, will be used in upcoming smart watches.”

Mr. Woo said that the hexagonal battery was the first such battery in the industry and has been developed in collaboration with a top technology company though he declined to reveal its name. Although he did say that it was not Apple or LG Electronics.

He also claimed that this battery adds four hours to the battery life and these batteries will also be used in circular smartwatches which the company plans to launch in future. LG also plans to launch batteries in different shapes for other devices such as an L-shaped battery or a rectangular one with a hole in the center.

LG Chem plans to become the top global supplier of tiny batteries by 2018.

LG develops tiny hexagonal battery for smartwatches with 25% more battery life

First Sony Xperia Z3+ Video Ad highlights its two-day battery life

After announcing the Xperia Z3+ for the global audience, Sony has now come out with a video commercial highlighting its two-day battery life with the tagline “Xperia Z3+ – Embrace the power to explore with up to 2 days battery life”.

The ad shows how the new smartphone’s battery can last up to two days and it is also waterproof so that you can take it to the swimming pool with you. Although Sony has downsized the Xperia Z3+ battery to 2930mAh from 3100mAh in Xperia Z3, it is still promising a full two days of battery life.

To be honest, the Xperia Z3+ is a bit of a let down for Sony fans as it has very few feature upgrades over its predecessor Z3. The 5.2-inch FHD Triluminos IPS display with 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, 3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage and the 20.7MP primary camera are all the same.

Its processor is more powerful though. The new Xperia Z3+ has a 64-bit octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 CPU and Adreno 430 GPU, while the Xperia Z3 has Snapdragon 801 chipset and Adreno 330 GPU. The front-facing camera has been upgraded from 2MP to 5MP. The Xperia Z3+ is also slightly thinner than the Z3.

Take a look at the Ad for yourself:

First Sony Xperia Z3+ Video Ad highlights its two-day battery life

Galaxy S6 Edge Battery Life in Different Usage

The most things which concerns users of a smartphone is the battery life. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge which was released recently comes with a 2600 mAh battery which required to power up a Quad HD display, octa-core processor and 16MP camera. Some of us must be wondering whether it is sufficient to power up all those components.  In this entry, we take a look how is the performance of the battery in different conditions.

On the first day,  we used the smartphone for about an hour of video streaming, half an hour gaming, about half an hour for phone calls, about two hours we use the full brightness feature, then we left with about 14 hours battery life at the end of the day. This of course includes Facebook and Twitter usage. Not really a bad performance.

On the second day, we used the smartphone in full brightness for about two hours and 15 minutes, longer than on the first day. About an hour of video streaming, no gaming, about 14 minutes of phone calls, it was left with about less than 8 hours of battery life at the end of the day. It is not confirmed whether the battery draining issue is because of the full brightness of display.

To confirm the matter, on the third day, we did not put the smartphone into full brightness at all, no video streaming for the day, about 48 minutes of gaming and about 1 hour and 45 minutes of phone call and by the end of the day, it is left with 23 hours and 45 minutes. Therefore, from this, we can confirm that full brightness drains a lot of battery life.

To counteract this issue, Samsung has issued an update for the Samsung Push Service app to improve the battery life.

Galaxy S6 Edge Battery Life in Different Usage