Whereas laptops and desktops enjoy the luxury of 110 V power sources and high-capacity batteries, the relatively limited battery lives in mobile devices means that apps must be written properly so that all unwanted functions are not used and only the minimum amount of memory space is addressed.
Apps outside these limits have the potential to exhaust a mobile devices battery quicker than expected, potentially causing a denial of service. This is an important consideration for some users in mission-critical roles