Battery 2.8.1.0
Well prepared to provide loads of details and to offer various charts concerning the power consumption, this app managed to create quite a buzz among Windows phone users.
Practical layout with decent graphics
The appearance of this application is influenced a lot by the focus on functionality, which evidently stood at the core of the development. The impressive amount of information that can be found in Battery is presented in a really friendly manner, easy to read and understand.
The neat looking charts are not animated unfortunately, but they still provide a cool overview of the battery charge percent and the charge/discharge rate as well. The ever-present ads plague the bottom side of the screen and since they change once in a while, they may draw your eye for a moment and make you lose focus from the tasks you want to carry out.
Detailed information and statistics about the battery usage
One of the advantages offered by Battery is the useful set of shortcuts that are displayed in the main screen of the app. These are meant to help you reach as quickly as possible the switches for wireless, Bluetooth, location, cellular and airplane mode.
The stats are well organized and you can view the records corresponding to a single day, a 7-day period, a whole month or of the entire period of time you had this app installed. Plenty of notifications which can be configured individually ensure you will be posted the instant an important event occurs.
Adding Battery to the lock screen and pinning its live tile to the Start screen will ensure you always have this important information at hand. Thus, you can see at a glance how much time is left until the battery drains completely, as well as the discharge speed, which shown in percents per hour.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI7
Overall, this tool has a nice feel to it and the information can be viewed effortlessly, no matter the section of the app the user is accessing. The advertisements take some of the joy of using Battery and are in contrast with the smooth interface. |
Function8
The app manages to bring a lot of useful figures and some relevant charts, while the accuracy of the data it presents recommends Battery to all users. Also, thanks to the live tile and lock screen info anyone can remain well informed about the power consumption on their device. |
Security7
Besides uploading anonymous battery stats by default (a setting that can be turned off from the "General" section of the "Settings" menu), this app doesn't tamper with user information. Nonetheless, be advised that it will require location services, phone and owner identity access. |
Battery9
The impact on the device's power source is minimal and since most tasks run in the background, there are no reasons for this tool to drain the energy out of your Windows Phone. The data is polled about once an hour and, consequently, from this point of view there is a very small load on the whole system. |
Price8
You may get Battery without paying a cent and enjoy its basic functionality and notifications, but you should note that besides the basic statistics and measurements, there are some features that will require purchasing the Pro version. |
Compatibility9
Battery is made to run on any Windows 8 or more recent handset and it works best on the usual screen resolutions of HD720P (720x1280), WVGA (480x800) and WXGA (768x1280). |
Specifications
- price:
- Free with ads
- current version:
- 2.8.1.0
- reviewed version:
- 1.2.6.1
- developer:
- Enless Soft Ltd.
- category:
- SYSTEM & SHELL
- os version req.:
- 8, 8.1
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- Yes. remove ads, unlock features
- hits:
- 286