Tag: battery

• My Next Phone, 2021: Part 2 – Thoughts

  I was talking in my previous blog about whether or not I would keep my S9 Plus as my main device. I also touched on the significant battery issues that my Galaxy S7 experienced at this time of year in 2018. What I didn’t tell you, was the fate of my Galaxy S7. The Fate…

  Chris JK

  17th Aug 2020

  My Next Phone

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• Portable Power Banks (My Next Phone)

  My Kodak 5,200mAh I’ve had a (now ageing) Kodak 5,200 for about 5 years. It’s light and portable, and has been a reliable source of power when I’m out and about. However, recently I’ve found it doesn’t charge my phone as efficiently as it used to. Last year on a trip to London, weirdly it…

  Chris JK

  26th Apr 2019

  My Next Phone

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• Battery Saver modes, and a ‘realisation’ (MNP: Revisited)

  In relation to my previous post on things I’d like to change about my Galaxy S7, I also recently realised why my HTC Desire Eye was suffering from performance issues near the end of its tenure as my primary/daily driver. What should’ve been obvious while using Battery Saver modes, was that CPU usage was reduced…

  Chris JK

  1st Aug 2018

  My Next Phone

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