One of the biggest issues plaguing mobile gaming is battery life. While the quality of mobile games improves and smartphone technology continues to evolve, the fact that gaming takes a serious toll on your phone's battery is still a problem. LucidLogix is hoping to solve that issue with its new GameXtend software, which it claims can extend battery life while gaming.
GameXtend is the first in what Lucid promises is a series of power efficiency software products for smartphones. The power-aware software uses a series of 'state of the art algorithms' to reduce power draw in real time, lengthening mobile play time during 2D and 3D gameplay. Though the company didn't go into the specifics of how the technology works, Lucid is confident enough in the technology to suggest it could eliminate the need for other typical battery saving measures (such as lowering the screen brightness, for example).
LucidLogix is working with manufacturers to implement GameXtend in smartphones. First up is the Galaxy Note 3. Samsung says GameXtend has allowed the company to leverage the fastest CPUs and the highest resolution screens while ensuring a fully immersive and uninterrupted experience.
The Galaxy Note 3 launched in October and packs Samsung's own octa-core Exynos 5 CPU clocked to 1.9 GHz (or a Snapdragon 800, if you're getting the LTE version over the GSM version), ARM Mali T628MP6 graphics (or Adreno 330 with the Snapdragon model), 3 GB of RAM, up to 64 GB of storage, a 13-megapixel camera, and a huge 3,200 mAh battery.
Though Lucid hasn't provided any details on how much extra play time you'll get out of the Note 3 as a result of GameXtend, the company did say that tests on the Galaxy S4 yielded an extra two to three hours of play time from a single charge.
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