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Samsung aims to boost battery life in smartphones

Samsung has announced plans to make substantial improvements to its smartphone range over the course of the year.

Speaking at the CES event, vice president of product innovation at Samsung, Kevin Packingham, remarked: "[From] when you wake up to when you go to bed, we don’t want you feeling anxiety about your battery life."

He added that the firm is planning to optimise the way in which its smartphones use power, as well as improving the size of the battery to start with. Combined, these two approaches should deliver some noticeable improvement.

And such changes are certainly needed, with modern phones now being developed with larger screens and a huge array of functions and capabilities. Internet access, for example, and music players can be a massive drain on battery life and require a new approach to ensure the handsets remain functional.

Samsung enjoyed a successful year in 2011, but it is hoping that the release of the Samsung Galaxy S3 will take it further this year and allow the firm to be a genuine competitor to Apple, which is a dominant player in the market with its iPhone releases.