tablet and smartphones - do they have cmos/pram batteries or real time clocks

[yoshishardware]

Hi,

I know laptops and desktops have them. If tablets and smartphones are basically computers also, do they have such batteries / circuits in them too?

I looked at alot of tear down reports and did not find them, but wasn't sure if that's because they just don't report such components.

thanks,
Yoshi

 

[rgd1101]

Since they don't run on magic, yes, tablets and smartphones have batteries and circuits.

 

[yoshishardware]

Since they don't run on magic, yes, tablets and smartphones have batteries and circuits.

sorry if i wasn't clear - I wanted to know if they have cmos batteries, pram batteries or real time clock chips/circuits. thanks.

 

[InvalidError]

sorry if i wasn't clear - I wanted to know if they have cmos batteries, pram batteries or real time clock chips/circuits. thanks.

In most phones and tablets, everything runs off the main (and usually only) battery.

And yes, they have a RTC - you can turn them off (completely off, not just standby), turn them on somewhere where there is no WiFi/cell and they will still have relatively accurate time.

 

[PMSoft_hub]

Thanks for the answer.. I too was wandering about this and google led me to this very informative site. 🙂