Arthur Daley
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- Jan 9, 2012
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I've had a few old Apple iPads lying around for years and the newer of them, a 4th generation iPad, I used almost exclusively to connect to my Virgin Media supplied router in order to login to the router if I wanted to change any settings or reboot it. The beauty of this setup is that once the iPad was fully charged it could stand idle, but on standby, for weeks if not months without needing to be charged again.
Anyway, I decided that I needed a newer tablet, one I could actually install new apps on, so decided to go Android as I have an Android phone and get a Lenovo Yoga Smart Tab. Now, although I like using this tablet, the sound is good and the shape makes it easy to hold with one hand while you touch screen with the other, etc., the standby time is chronically bad. I'd say it lasts 4 or 5 days at most, just on standby, without getting used.
My question, if you like, is why can an aging Apple iPad, even a 1st generation one lasts weeks, last so long on standby and yet relatively new Android tablets have such poor energy efficient internals? Rant over
Anyway, I decided that I needed a newer tablet, one I could actually install new apps on, so decided to go Android as I have an Android phone and get a Lenovo Yoga Smart Tab. Now, although I like using this tablet, the sound is good and the shape makes it easy to hold with one hand while you touch screen with the other, etc., the standby time is chronically bad. I'd say it lasts 4 or 5 days at most, just on standby, without getting used.
My question, if you like, is why can an aging Apple iPad, even a 1st generation one lasts weeks, last so long on standby and yet relatively new Android tablets have such poor energy efficient internals? Rant over