Nextbit pledges to improve battery life with upcoming software update
A post on the Nextbit blog says the company will show off how it’ll make your battery last “significantly longer” with updates to the Nextbit OS, which of course powers its Robin smartphone.
Nextbit pointed to how its custom Android variant automatically backs up apps as the kind of creative thinking it can bring to battery life. The software will learn how you use your phone and make decisions about where to devote resources.
Another advantage is cost, as this means making a phone without the need for a giant battery. We’ll be sure to give this a spin once Nextbit rolls it out later this year.
Why this matters: The solution to giant phones has generally been giant batteries. If Nextbit can offer some leadership in this area, it could be a great innovation that could keep costs down and help our phones squeeze out some more hours of battery life throughout the day. On the other hand, we take all claims to make a really significant improvement in battery life through software with a grain of salt.