Elimentals

Android devices comes with allot of power, from animated backgrounds to the ability to run multiple applications in the background, not to even talk about GPS, FM radio and other components that can place a strain on your phone/tablets battery.

Problem is that we tend to forget some of the things on, or just would like to push the device to last 4 days instead of 1. Here is some idea's of how to monitor power use as well as some applications that can help.

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Whenever you search for reasons why you must buy the one phone vs the other you always get the same arguments from Open source vs closed source and my market is bigger than yours or the age old this phone is cooler than that phone. People seem to forget when they shop around that phones are about functionality, its not a toy even if it can play games. It is an extension of you and your lifestyle.

So instead of the normal mine is bigger than yours argument I'll post here reasons I like ...

One of the best things of Smartphones today is the fact that they bring internet with you, wherever you are, but in South Africa this comes with a price. As many would know data especially cellular data in South Africa is not cheap. This creates a unique problem as the devices and the software on them is designed to keep you always up to date, always in touch.

The problem at least can be addressed as we are not unique in having huge data costs. Some people revert to using a mix of ...