Smartphone battery life is improving, though slowly. The problem is though, that with all those big screens and fast processors that we want on our phones, extra juice from improved battery sizes doesn't always make that big of a difference. There's not much you can do about hardware draining your power, but there are things you can do about software. One of the reasons that you might be lower on battery life than you’d like is all those apps that you have downloaded. But which apps are stealing your juice? Let’s take a look.
Today's smart phones are pretty internet heavy. It's no longer just the top end phones that depend on a data connection, even budget models come loaded down with browsers, apps and email programmes that eat up your monthly data budget. Mobile data can get pretty pricey, especially if you go over your data limit, and the advent of 4G technology means that you can exceed that limit even faster than before. All in all it's easy to end up with a bill that's a lot more expensive than you were planning on.
This is why we've prepared a list of the top apps for monitoring your online data usage. Whether you've got an iPhone or an Android, you'll never be surprised by a monster phone bill again. Of course, most Android models these days come with built in data counters, but some of these apps have some nifty extra features, so you might want to consider downloading them anyway…