BlackBerry KEYone review (battery life)
Previously, the BlackBerry Priv had a fairly large battery (3,410 mAh). Despite this, an inefficient Snapdragon 808 chipset and a power-sucking 5.4-inch QHD display were to blame for poor battery endurance. This time around the components should provide a much better battery experience. A smaller, lower res screen, paired with an extra power-efficient mid-range CPU compliment the 3,505 mAh battery quite well.
The BlackBerry KEYone scored an Endurance rating of 81h.
If you've ever been in a hurry to charge any smartphone, you might know that the most efficient way to do so is by turning airplane mode on. BlackBerry knows that users may not want to do that on the KEYone because you might miss an important phone call or work email. So the KEYone offers you an option to choose how fast the phone should charge.
Note: Our review unit didn't support Quick Charge, we'll update this part if we hear otherwise.
If you plug the charger in while the screen is on, two options will appear on the screen: Charge Only, and Boost Mode. 'Charge Only' doesn't do anything differently than on Android Phone X, but when 'Boost Mode' is activated, the phone's processes are slowed down and animations are turned off. This helps to keep power consumption to a minimum which ensures a faster charging rate, all while keeping you on the grid.
If you're at a loss when it comes to managing battery suckers, the KEYone's Power Center gives you a checklist of options that you can change to maximize battery life. When it comes to apps, though, you're pretty much on your own. You have to manually add apps and games to the Power Center app so you can manage them.
From there, you can use the three preset power profiles: Performance, Balanced, and Energy Saving. The advanced options let you set the app-specific parameters for brightness, the resolution the app is rendered in, and even the frame rate. You can reduce this to 30 fps from the default 60 fps in which animations are rendered. Keep in mind that changing the resolution may require a restart.
The BlackBerry KEYone scored an Endurance rating of 81h.
If you've ever been in a hurry to charge any smartphone, you might know that the most efficient way to do so is by turning airplane mode on. BlackBerry knows that users may not want to do that on the KEYone because you might miss an important phone call or work email. So the KEYone offers you an option to choose how fast the phone should charge.
Note: Our review unit didn't support Quick Charge, we'll update this part if we hear otherwise.
If you plug the charger in while the screen is on, two options will appear on the screen: Charge Only, and Boost Mode. 'Charge Only' doesn't do anything differently than on Android Phone X, but when 'Boost Mode' is activated, the phone's processes are slowed down and animations are turned off. This helps to keep power consumption to a minimum which ensures a faster charging rate, all while keeping you on the grid.
If you're at a loss when it comes to managing battery suckers, the KEYone's Power Center gives you a checklist of options that you can change to maximize battery life. When it comes to apps, though, you're pretty much on your own. You have to manually add apps and games to the Power Center app so you can manage them.
From there, you can use the three preset power profiles: Performance, Balanced, and Energy Saving. The advanced options let you set the app-specific parameters for brightness, the resolution the app is rendered in, and even the frame rate. You can reduce this to 30 fps from the default 60 fps in which animations are rendered. Keep in mind that changing the resolution may require a restart.
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