Report suggests the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus will have bigger batteries than the S7 duo

Samsung SDI will provide the batteries for the Galaxy S8 and a new report suggests they will have larger capacities than the S7 batteries.

The Galaxy S8 will have a 3,250mAh battery and the Galaxy S8 Plus a 3,750mAh one according to the report. That’s up from S7’s 3,000mAh and S7 edge’s 3,600mAh battery.

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Introducing The Glashütte Original Sixties Iconic Square, A Set Of Five Colorful Limited Edition Chronographs (Live Pics + Pricing)

Today in New York, amidst an unexpected but fitting flurry of snow, Glashütte Original debuted a brand new limited edition series of chronographs, the Iconic Sixties Square. The watch comes in five flavors, each with a squared-off cushion case and a bright dial. These are very much in line with what the Sixties collection has been doing for years, but all while offering something a little bit different and new. Here’s a first look at the new limited editions, complete with hands-on photos and pricing.

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Kronaby connected watches promise 2-year battery life

We like the Samsung Gear S3 as much as the next guy, but at 3 to 4 days tops its battery life isn’t really why we’d get one. How about 2 years then?

That’s as long as a Kronaby watch should last you, according to the manufacturer’s claims. Of course the Kronaby watches aren’t strictly smartwatches – they fall in the connected watches category where you get a proper analog watch (always on, if you look at things that way), with some extra smarts.

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