Even hi-tech smartphones can last for days - as long as you follow a few basic procedures to keep the battery at full
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As smartphones have become more capable - for playing gaming, watching movies and shooting video - battery performance has worsened and now most modern smartphones won’t last a full a day before you need to reach for a charger.
Phone manufacturers are working hard to improve battery performance - Motorola in particular with their RAZR i and RAZR MAXX - but if you buy most other smartphones, be ready to charge every evening.
Here are some tips to help conserve your mobile phones battery life:
Screen brightness
Don’t vibrate
Stop email sync
Reduce social networking updates
Turn connections off
Shut down apps
Don’t download pictures
Flash off
Night time = downtime
Aeroplane mode
Accessorise
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