Earlier today iFixit reported on the results of their teardown of the Motorola Moto 360. Achieving a score of only 3 out of 10 for repairability, Motorola was in for more criticism when the iFixit team noted the battery was labeled as 300mAh. This was at odds with Motorola’s stated specs for the device indicating it had a 320mAh battery. That is not a big difference, but given the battery already appears to be a weak point for the device, this discrepancy did not help and set off a mini-firestorm of complaints around the Internet. Motorola has now responded to explain the discrepancy.
According to Motorola, the batteries in their newer devices like the Moto X, Moto G and yes, the Moto 360, are assigned two values, a minimum and a typical value. For the Moto 360 battery, these values are 300mAh and 320mAh. Motorola says they normally print both values on their batteries, but in the case of the Moto 360 space constraints meant only one could be printed, which turned out to be the minimum value. Motorola also claims it is an industry standard to quote the typical value as the “official” size of the battery.
A quick Google search for images of the Moto X battery appears to support Motorola’s claim that two values are normally printed on batteries for their devices.
A Motorola spokesperson has acknowledged this could cause confusion and indicates the company will look into ways to present the information in the future.
source: Computerworld
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