It’s the many possibilities your smartphone brings that draws power from the battery. On the other hand, all you could do with a feature phone was make calls and text people. Today's smartphones have a shorter battery life than older feature phones.
'With my old phone I only had to charge it once or twice a week! But my new smartphone needs charging every day!' This is something we sometimes hear, and indeed it’s true. Your smartphone is actually a small computer – and computers require more power. Well, the reason has to do with the fact that they can be used for so much. Many people wonder why smartphones have shorter battery life than their older mobile phones.