LG Gram 14 laptop launched at CES 2017, claims 24 hours of battery life

LG has launched its new Gram 14 laptop at CES 2017. The device has already caught people's attention for all the wrong reasons. The South Korean company claimed at the launch that the new Gram 14 laptop offers battery life of close to 24 hours. This claim is not only much better than the previous variants but it is also a shocking claim. However, the benchmark test method used by the company to make this claim is about 10 years old.

According to CNET, the benchmark tool MobileMark 2007 used by LG had faced severe criticism about eight years ago. The report says that the results of this tool are based on the assumption that the user will use the laptop without Wi-Fi and at very low brightness levels. Since requirements have changed a lot over the years, expect the LG Gram 14's battery to last up to 20 hours with the latest benchmark tool.

LG's new gram 14 laptop weighs around 980 grams, like 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 has Intel's latest Kaby Lake processor. It has 16 GB RAM and 512 GB SSD storage. Talking about connectivity, this phone has two USB 3.0 ports, a USB Type-C port, a microSD card slot, an HDMI port and Wi-Fi 802.11 ac. The laptop is claimed to have a fast charging feature and comes with a fingerprint sensor for Windows Hello support.

However, the claims made by the company may differ at the time of actual use. Therefore, it would be better to say that this laptop will get more battery life than the previous variant. As The Verge reports, the MobileMark benchmark tool for 2014 says the LG Gram 14's battery will last for at least 17 hours. According to the report, LG says that the battery life of the laptop could be improved due to the weight reduction of the material design. The credit for this goes to 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 given information about the price and availability of this laptop outside its domestic market. This device will be available in snow white and metal pink color variants.