LG Gram 14 laptop launched at CES 2017, claims 24-hour battery life

LG has launched its new Gram 14 laptop at CES 2017. The device has already garnered attention for all the wrong reasons. The South Korean company claimed at the launch that the new Gram 14 laptop offers close to 24 hours of battery life. This claim is not only much better than the previous variant but it is also an astonishing claim. However, the benchmark test methodology used by the company to make this claim is almost 10 years old.

of the Senate according toThe benchmark tool used by LG, MobileMark 2007, faced heavy criticism about eight years ago. The report said that the results of this tool were based on the fact that users would use the laptop without Wi-Fi and at very low brightness levels. Since the requirements have completely changed over the years, expect the battery life of the LG Gram 14 to be only 20 hours with the latest benchmark tool.

LG’s new Gram 14 laptop weighs around 980 grams, same as the previous variant. But now it also comes in a touchscreen variant. This laptop has a 14-inch full HD (1080×1920 pixels) IPS display and is powered by Intel’s latest Kaby Lake processor. It has 16GB of RAM and 512GB of SSD storage. Talking about connectivity, this phone has two USB 3.0 ports, one USB Type-C port, a microSD card slot, an HDMI port and Wi-Fi 802.11ac. This laptop is claimed to have fast charging feature and comes with a fingerprint sensor for Windows Hello support.

However, the claims made by the company may vary during actual use. Therefore, it would be better to say that this laptop will have more battery life than the previous variant. The Verge According to a report by TechRepublic, the MobileMark benchmark tool for 2014 says that the LG Gram 14’s battery will last at least 17 hours. According to the report, LG says that the weight reduction of the Material Design has helped in improving the battery life of the laptop. This is attributed to the carbon magnesium alloy and new display technology.

The company has priced the new Gram 14 laptop at 1,420,000 Korean Won (about Rs 80,900) in South Korea. But the company has not yet disclosed the price and availability of this laptop outside its domestic market. This device will be available in Snow White and Metal Pink color variants.