![]() Our unit managed 10-plus hours of screen-on time in our last test. NBA 2K17, for example, doesn’t play smoothly unless you reduce all settings to their lowest values (Off or Ultra Low). It runs most games just fine, but graphics-intensive games are not its forte. If you’re on the road and the screen goes black - you’re screwed.īeyond having enough battery power to cover your needs, the S5 Power is generally responsive, as it should be with its octa-core processor with 3GB of RAM and support for local LTE bands for faster data speeds. That said, it would be totally be understandable to ignore your better instincts and leave the S5 Power charging overnight. ![]() It usually takes us four hours to charge to full from zero over a microUSB port. We’re impressed - and overwhelmed, because we haven’t come across a mobile device that has this kind of staying power.īringing the battery back to full capacity, unfortunately, takes longer than any phone we’ve plugged in so far. Every now and then, we would browse our social media feeds and respond to chat messages. To give you an idea what kind of usage you can expect, our unit managed 10-plus hours of screen-on time in our last test, which comprised several hours of watching shows on Netflix and streaming music through Spotify and an hour each of playing NBA 2K17 and Pokemon Go. Three days if you remember to lower the brightness when convenient and switch off wireless connections when they are not in use. Which brings us to our next point: Just how long does it last? A safe estimate is that the S5 Power can survive two days of punishing usage on a single charge. Believe the hype: This is the longest-lasting phone we’ve ever used, period - and we’ve (collectively) tried countless devices throughout the years. However, the payoff is huge for those who value battery life over everything else and would like nothing more than to spend their leisure time binging on TV shows on streaming services. The point here is that the S5 Power can be inherently cumbersome, even moderately bothersome. On a somewhat related note, the phone can easily slide into a guy’s jeans’ pockets or a tiny purse fitting it into anything smaller would be like fitting a round peg in a square hole. This phone lasts too long - though this is exactly what you want when you’re shopping for your next Android smartphone.Īn average person’s thumb can probably reach across the screen without busting out some serious finger gymnastics. The S5 Power is neither of those it’s huge by almost every measure, though its weight is manageable, as is its size. Some small and thick, others big and comparatively lean. We’ve seen a great deal of phones offering better-than-average battery life, and we’ve seen them carrying different specs in different body dimensions. With a great power pack comes great responsibility Actually, because we wanted to bring you this review as early as possible, our biggest challenge has been that it lasts too long - though, to be clear, this is exactly what you want when you’re shopping for your next Android smartphone. ![]() The phone will retail for P7,999 (around $165) when it arrives on shelves later this month.Īnd to answer your other question: Yep, this phone lasts for days with heavy use. And a brute made of shiny plastic and metal, with a tablet-grade 6,050mAh battery on its back. One of the firm’s latest releases is the Flare S5 Power, an unapologetically brute of a handset by today’s standards. ![]() They’re what you would expect Cherry Mobile devices to be: capable but delightfully affordable. Philippine-based tech brand Cherry Mobile earlier this week announced a bunch of new Flare smartphones, with most of them wearing some pretty big specs and small price tags. ![]()
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