Should you buy a phone with a silicon-carbon battery? Here’s the catch

by dbadmin | Mar 19, 2025 | Battery, Features

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Battery life; we can never have enough of it. Even though most smartphones from the past few years will easily take you through a day of use and possibly even two, the oldies among us still pine for those good old days when a...

Survey shows fast charging is concerning but people use it anyway

by dbadmin | Mar 17, 2025 | Battery, Battery Life, Chargers, News, Polls, Survey Results

Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority It used to be the case that fast charging a flagship Android phone would have a notable effect on long-term battery health. I could personally attest to this with my old HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro, as several years of 40W charging...

Android 16 Beta 3 gets honest about your battery’s diminishing capacity

by dbadmin | Mar 13, 2025 | Android 16, Battery, Battery Life, Google, News

Android 16 Beta 3 introduces a new battery health screen. Here the operating system attempts to estimate how current battery capacity compares to when the phone was new. Users can access resources to educate them about improving battery endurance. A long time ago, if...

Galaxy S25 Edge battery size all but confirmed, and it’s not great news

by dbadmin | Mar 10, 2025 | Battery, News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S25

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge battery has appeared in two certifications, confirming a 3,786mAh rated capacity. Even if this rounds up to a 3,900mAh advertised capacity, the device would still have a slightly smaller battery...

Save $1,400 on the Anker SOLIX F3800, likely the best power station around

by dbadmin | Mar 6, 2025 | Anker, Battery, Battery Packs, Deals, Jackery, News, Power bank

I have been testing the Anker SOLIX F3800 Portable Power Station for a bit now, and we’re getting ready to bring you some content on it. For now, I can tell you it is an impressive machine that can keep all my electronics running for a long time. This thing is a...

Deal: This Jackery power station fits in your palm, and is 40% off

by dbadmin | Mar 4, 2025 | Anker, Battery, Battery Packs, Deals, Jackery, News, Power bank

Credit: Jackery Portable power stations are hardly ever actually portable. Most won’t actually fit in a regular bag or backpack, and they are often hard to carry and pretty heavy. Well, the Jackery Explorer 100 Plus Power Station is actually quite portable, and it’s...