Battery and autonomy: the 6 best tablets on the market

In these moments we move in an environment in which it seems that the autonomy of mobile devices is one of the least important factors for manufacturers, who tend to raise the power of the processors and the pixels of the screens without taking into account how that affects the energy. However, there are some teams that do stand out in that facet, we show you the 6 top of the moment.

The middle CNET has published an article in which the 6 tablets that better performance have offered in their autonomy tests. It must be specified that the tests were carried out under specific conditions, adjusting all devices equally to achieve the highest possible reliability. The data measures during how many hours These devices were able to play the Toy Story 3 movie at 720p with airplane mode activated.

6.Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0

One of the mid-range tablets that Samsung launched in spring 2013. It has a 4.450 mAh battery, runs Android 4.3 and uses a 2 GHz 1,6-core Intel processor. With that cocktail it managed to last no less than 10 hours. Currently the equipment costs about 220 euros.

5.Google Nexus 7 2013

No Nexus device had stood out until now for showing great autonomy, however, the latest Google tablet, manufactured by Asus, surprised by holding on 11,5 hours in the test. Android Kitkat and Snapdragon S4 Pro, in one of their best optimizations, they may have a lot to blame for these results.

4.Microsoft Surface 2

Microsoft's improvements in the second generation of the Surface are not only appreciated in terms of design, performance or functionality, we also see a remarkable jump in terms of autonomy. The device held 11,6 hours before shutting down.

3.Lenovo Yoga Tablet 10

Precisely we analyze in depth this team last week and we reviewed their great autonomy. The cylindrical base houses enough space for a battery of 9.000 mAh what it meant 12,4 hours video playback. Not bad for a 10-inch device that costs about 270 euros.

2.Apple iPad Air

The good optimization of iOS in terms of consumption and performance it is nothing new. In addition, the processor 64-bit (A7 + M7) provides outstanding power efficiency that stretches video playback up to 13,2 hours.

1.Lenovo Yoga Tablet 8

The Chinese manufacturer comes out successful from the test with two devices in the Top 6. Its equipment can be modest in specifications but in terms of autonomy they perform like no other. The Lenovo Yoga Tablet 8 reached 14,2 hours duration in the test. An outrage, of course

Source: cnet.com