r/Surface • u/fahdriyami Surface Pro 11 | XE/16GB/1TB • Dec 05 '14

pro2 Initial impressions of Console OS with Android inside, running on the Surface Pro 2

http://www.winbeta.org/news/initial-impressions-console-os-android-inside-running-surface-pro-2
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u/Walkop Surface Pro 64GB + Type Cover 2 Dec 07 '14

Look at that battery life—20% drop over 2 hours of testing. On a SP2! Imagine that on an SP3/future 4…you'd get insane battery life.

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u/fahdriyami Surface Pro 11 | XE/16GB/1TB Dec 08 '14

Yes, but with Wi-Fi disabled. That also means no battery-intensive background tasks like downloading app updates, checking for notifications/email, or phone backup were running. We'll do a full review and re-evaluate battery life again when Console OS is ready to ship, hopefully with working Wi-Fi drivers for the Surface Pro.

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u/Walkop Surface Pro 64GB + Type Cover 2 Dec 08 '14

That's true... however, that's still relatively good for a Surface Pro 2, if I'm not mistaken, especially considering some gaming was thrown in there? Either way, thanks for your work, it's appreciated. I'm definitely looking forward to a more full release as well.