Rapid innovation in mobile devices, networks and services continues unabated. The average device now has a dual-core processor, as many as five radios, a high-resolution display, one or more HD cameras, and multi-tasking apps, providing sophisticated new functions for subscribers—while increasing battery drain. Average smartphone battery capacity has increased from 1,320 mAh to 1,510 mAh or 14 percent in one year, yet reports of consumer complaints with battery performance are on the rise. In fact, battery life has emerged as a principal cause of subscriber dissatisfaction with 4G devices.
| Network Technologies | CDMA, GSM, GPRS / EDGE, EV-DO, UMTS, HSPA+, LTE, WiMAX |
| Device Operating Systems | Android, Bada, BleckBerry, iOS, Symbian, webOS, Windows Phone |
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| Collecting Large Sample Sizes | Sampling is done in multiple locations with varying signal conditions. |
| Developing Performance Thresholds | The most difficult question in performance analysis is determining what level of performance is sufficient. Metrico's approach is to let the market decide. Every service provider sets its own performance thresholds using performance percentiles extracted from our large database of device performance. For example, a carrier can select as the threshold the 25th percentile of performance for all devices tested on its network over time, thereby rejecting the bottom quartile of devices. |
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