I notice the Epic is packing a 1500mAh battery. How should it compare to the others in the family, and how do they perform?
TheBiles said:
I notice the Epic is packing a 1500mAh battery. How should it compare to the others in the family, and how do they perform?
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One reviewer got 84 hours of battery life with moderate use..including watching a movie and etc...the battery life should be one of the best..but things to consider are:
CDMA takes more battery then GSM
Wimax takes up a bunch of battery if your in a place with not consistent signal
Some firmware does better then others
It varies and some people claim certain batteries need to be trained before getting full battery life...
Either way it will definitely beat an EVO in battery life..and once we tweak it up a bit im sure we can get it really good....
I'd be extremely impressed if it beat the EVO, but I guess that isn't hard to image given the Super AMOLED screen. I get pretty good battery life right now, but that would just be another perk if I decide to take the plunge.
TheBiles said:
I'd be extremely impressed if it beat the EVO, but I guess that isn't hard to image given the Super AMOLED screen. I get pretty good battery life right now, but that would just be another perk if I decide to take the plunge.
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Well also the CPU is 45nm compared to the snapdragon being 65nm...
also I am hoping 4g works better with the samsung phone as samsung helped deploy the 4g network for sprint..
gTen said:
Well also the CPU is 45nm compared to the snapdragon being 65nm...
also I am hoping 4g works better with the samsung phone as samsung helped deploy the 4g network for sprint..
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Really now? I've never head of this. Samsung isn't a Clearwire partner...
TheBiles said:
Really now? I've never head of this. Samsung isn't a Clearwire partner...
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I'd be impressed by the Evo if the Galaxy S doesn't at least double the Evo's battery life, 45nm processor, no junk in the trunk (Snapdragon).
TheBiles said:
Really now? I've never head of this. Samsung isn't a Clearwire partner...
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You sure about that? I dont know about partner but Samsung has alot more expierence making WiMax devices than say HTC.
http://blog.connectedplanetonline.c...ng-launches-first-wimax-device-for-clearwire/
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You sure about that? I dont know about partner but Samsung has alot more expierence making WiMax devices than say HTC.
http://blog.connectedplanetonline.c...ng-launches-first-wimax-device-for-clearwire/
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from Clear's website.
TheBiles said:
from Clear's website.
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Do they really need to be a partner to have more expierence with their network than anyone else? Fact: Samsung made Clear's first WiMax device.
TheBiles said:
from Clear's website.
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I never said they were an investor in clearwire..I said they deploy the wimax networks..aka Sprint and/or clearwire pays Samsung and they are responsible for deploying wimax in the area...I know 100% Samsung did the deployment in NY...Don't know about other places..but either way it gives samsung an edge to be more familiar with the tech..
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Here you go:
http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/wifiwimax/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=201802731
Sprint's determined deployment of WiMax continued this week as the firm awarded a contract to Samsung Electronics to deploy the mobile network infrastructure in the New York City region.
Samsung has already been rolling out WiMax in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston, and Providence, R.I., as Sprint prepares to launch its services. Sprint said it expects mobile Internet services to be available for New York area customers in late 2008.
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Sprint's New York-area WiMax service will cover New York City; Nassau-Suffolk, Long Island; Jersey City, N.J; and some areas in northern and central New Jersey including the Newark, Bergen-Passaic, Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, and Monmouth-Ocean regions.
As the lead vendor in the rollout, Samsung will manufacture and install radio access equipment and supply chipsets and mobile devices.
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Lets not talk how Sprint was 2 years late on those promises though lol
gTen said:
I never said they were an investor in clearwire..I said they deploy the wimax networks..aka Sprint and/or clearwire pays Samsung and they are responsible for deploying wimax in the area...I know 100% Samsung did the deployment in NY...Don't know about other places..but either way it gives samsung an edge to be more familiar with the tech..
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Having had 2 Evos since release I know they can't do much worse, the battery is pretty much dead if you leave 4G on for more than 2-3 hours.
Sebrina said:
Having had 2 Evos since release I know they can't do much worse, the battery is pretty much dead if you leave 4G on for more than 2-3 hours.
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I doubt the Epic would do much better with 4G on for that amount of time. Fortunately thats a feature that isn't really needed to often and you can turn it off without affecting your phones data performance much. Then when u want to impress someone with a Hi-res youtube clip, flip it back on and let it rip.
I get pretty good life with my evo, but it is rooted though.
If it's not expected to get more than 3 hours why create it at all? A 4G radio should keep it's uptime and consume a little more battery life than it's 3G counterpart eventually we will move on to 4G and kick 3G to the curb. Bad news is all we have to compare it to is an Evo which is a catastrophic battery nightmare. Once we get 4G phones out with decent hardware and no crapdragons we'll know for sure, but benchmarking 4G battery life on an Evo? Please!
My rooted evo can go all day on stock battery. I played pandora on 4g today for 5 hours and still had 73% battery left.
Just got extended battery with normal usage about 2-3 days before it hits the charger lol. And i use my phone like a netbook.
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pongoface said:
My rooted evo can go all day on stock battery. I played pandora on 4g today for 5 hours and still had 73% battery left.
Just got extended battery with normal usage about 2-3 days before it hits the charger lol. And i use my phone like a netbook.
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Good luck with that if you can get 2-3 days with an extended battery I fully expect to get at least a week from a 45nm processor and a super amoled screen, the Epic will easily double the Evo's battery life if it doesn't it'll be real close to double. The major problem with the Evos is the hardware they used, the 65nm battery sucking snapdragon combined with a huge 4.3" LCD screen and absolutely no thought about battery consumption whatsoever. Heck I still remember going from 95% battery down to 20 in 30 mins of having wifi tether on 1 device (another cellphone) lol.
Sebrina said:
Good luck with that if you can get 2-3 days with an extended battery I fully expect to get at least a week from a 45nm processor and a super amoled screen, the Epic will easily double the Evo's battery life if it doesn't it'll be real close to double. The major problem with the Evos is the hardware they used, the 65nm battery sucking snapdragon combined with a huge 4.3" LCD screen and absolutely no thought about battery consumption whatsoever. Heck I still remember going from 95% battery down to 20 in 30 mins of having wifi tether on 1 device (another cellphone) lol.
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Sounds like a problem with your device. I can wifi tether for about 3 to 4 hours before getting that low.
TheBiles said:
Sounds like a problem with your device. I can wifi tether for about 3 to 4 hours before getting that low.
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Had the same expierence on both my Evos before I returned them. Keep anything that consumes alot of battery on and you're guaranteed not to go a full day. By the way 3-4 hours is still bad, a good device should be able to go all day even if tethering something as simply as a cellphone. On the Evo forums everyone says the samething I can go 2,3 or 4 hours with it on, don't they realize that's bad? Heck my Moment goes for 12+ hours on moderate/heavy use, I know it doesn't have alot of things like the Evo but it still pulls updates from Facebook every 30mins same with twitter and checks e-mails all day long. With a 1500mah batter there is no excuse to go all day, had they not used the hardware they used maybe it would be a different story.
Sebrina said:
If it's not expected to get more than 3 hours why create it at all? A 4G radio should keep it's uptime and consume a little more battery life than it's 3G counterpart eventually we will move on to 4G and kick 3G to the curb. Bad news is all we have to compare it to is an Evo which is a catastrophic battery nightmare. Once we get 4G phones out with decent hardware and no crapdragons we'll know for sure, but benchmarking 4G battery life on an Evo? Please!
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Its a bit complicated...4G does not really waste more energy then 3G...it depends on your location and searching for towers uses up more energy...
Either way the Galaxy S would use up less energy then the Evo either way..
I will be owning a epic as soon as it comes out as well. I really can't wait. I am hoping that the gps works lmao. Also that there is a developing community half as good that there is for the evo. I know my evo's problems but i love her. A stock evo sucks this i know but my modded evo simply can not be beat by anything on the market right now with 4g. The epic will be epic but lets see if samsung ACTUALLY supports their phone. Plus anything can be ported. I am using blockbusters vcast on my evo right now. As for battery we shall see very shortly. My fathers moment sucked balls at release and only got better with 2.1 eclair. My evo outlasts his phone everyday. Can not wait for my epic. So i can really compare. Love samsung but hate their phones. Had a bunch and they have all sucked. Lol @ vibrant and captivate gps issues. Go samsung
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Sabrina, really everyone on the evo forums lmao. I am all over that forum everyday since launch day. Yesterday I tethered 4g for five hours surfing the net and taking 5 calls while still surfing. My battery only dropped 19%. Did you root ur evo's or did you keep the stock. Btw medium to heavy usage is descibed as 20 or more calls, surfing the web, using 4g, 50 texts, playing games. Kernals have come along way. I am getting the epic as well. But I believe that you will be disappointed in the battery life of the epic as well. The only way the epic is going to last a week is having it rooting, putting it down, and staring at it. If i can get a week out of my new epic using it the way i use my evo I will kiss your a**. Btw i love a good debate.
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Sebrina said:
Had the same expierence on both my Evos before I returned them. Keep anything that consumes alot of battery on and you're guaranteed not to go a full day. By the way 3-4 hours is still bad, a good device should be able to go all day even if tethering something as simply as a cellphone. On the Evo forums everyone says the samething I can go 2,3 or 4 hours with it on, don't they realize that's bad? Heck my Moment goes for 12+ hours on moderate/heavy use, I know it doesn't have alot of things like the Evo but it still pulls updates from Facebook every 30mins same with twitter and checks e-mails all day long. With a 1500mah batter there is no excuse to go all day, had they not used the hardware they used maybe it would be a different story.
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Wireless tethering is some heavy lifting. Not only are you constantly using you data connection, but you also have to broadcast it. I don't think any device could go all day in that.
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I will be getting the Evo when it will be coming out and I and probably 100 other people are worried about the battery life of this monster. What we know is this guy has a huge screen, a WiMax radio and a 1 GHz processor that will suck up the battery life crazy. However, HTC has made sure to put in a 1500 mAh battery that is almost as big as the phone. Coming from the Pre this is comforting but I am still kinda skeptical about the battery life if this monster.
So the purpose of this thread is for all of those lucky people who already have a Evo to post there experiences with the life of this superphone. What I need of you is normal daily battery life with 3G and 4G, normal screen brighness, how much you use internet, email check frequency, and anything else you what to mention. This will really help alot of people out here who are potential Evo owners.
Oh, and Thanks in advance!!!!
EDIT to moderators: This maybe a good thread to make a sticky.
http://www.seidioonline.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=BACY35HEV4-BK
This is the beast of a battery I'm planning to get for my future Evo. Can't wait to see what 2000 mAh of juice will do to its durability .
Mecha2142 said:
This is the beast of a battery I'm planning to get for my future Evo. Can't wait to see what 2000 mAh of juice will do to its durability .
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Keep in mind: this battery will add 25-33% to the thickness.
The extra 3 to 4 mm of thickness would make the Evo as thick as the G1 which to me is no problem at all considering my current phone is the G1 WITH an extended battery.
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Keep in mind: this battery will add 25-33% to the thickness.
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Not much of a problem for me; if anything, it will make the Evo easier to hold in the hand.
robertc1965 said:
Keep in mind: this battery will add 25-33% to the thickness.
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That just may be perfect for the protruding camera lens many are worried about!
Well I live in a 3g area and work in a 4g area. I have a 2 hour drive each way and half way I hit 4g. Right now if I just stay on 3g the battery can last me all day with normal usage. I usually only charge the device while I'm driving home from work so I can listen to my music or podcasts. I'd say on normal usage you get about 12 hours. That's what I get at least. But here's a solution for you. The Evo takes a normal HTC Hero or Touch Pro 2 battery. I bought a TP2 battery on eBay for about $5. Now all I need to do is make sure I keep one charged and the other charged and in my car. Then I can swap if I need to.
Also note that as of now, 4g sucks battery big time. I think this is a bug in the software so once they fix that then we'll be fine. But right now if you leave 4g on permanently you probably only get about 4 hrs. Just a warning.
Thx for the comments so far! My experience with the Pre, which had alot of battery bugs at the start, says that after all the bugs are worked out it will give you 1-3 hours more. So with 4G running 5-6 hours strait is an ok deal. Just the most important thing to me right now is just to have at least 12 hours of usage with a far amount of browsing on 4G at the time.
I previously owned an HD2, which is nearly identical to the EVO 4G except for OS, and thought battery life was pretty good. Got at least a day out of it and I was on it all the time (wifi connection mostly).
this is pretty surprising that people are getting this much out of the battery.
i was figuring maybe four or so hours max. i can't even last a whole day on my droid with low usage, but the fact i dropped it in the toilet could have something to do with it.
turn said:
this is pretty surprising that people are getting this much out of the battery.
i was figuring maybe four or so hours max. i can't even last a whole day on my droid with low usage, but the fact i dropped it in the toilet could have something to do with it.
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Ha ha. Yeah toilets and phones usually don't mix. Unless it's WinMo in which case thats where it belongs
But yeah my battery has been very good to me. Definitely can't complain. On a side note it does take a considerable longer amount of time to charge than the Hero I was using but that only makes sense.
Yesterday I took my Evo to work with me for the first time since receiving it Friday. It had a full charge when I left the house at about 340pm. At about 1030pm, I got the message to connect the phone to the charger. In between that time span, I did some web browsing and sent some text messages (I love the Evo keyboard). I didn't make any calls because I'm still carrying my Palm Pre with me until the 4th when I can get my service switched to my Evo. But anyway the Evo lasted a lot longer than my Palm Pre. It probably would have even lasted longer but I had some programs pulling information every 15mins and some every 2 hours. So I set all them to pull information at longer intervals. So I'm going to see how long it'll take before I get that message again. But so far the battery that came with Evo serves me fine.
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Well I live in a 3g area and work in a 4g area. I have a 2 hour drive each way and half way I hit 4g. Right now if I just stay on 3g the battery can last me all day with normal usage. I usually only charge the device while I'm driving home from work so I can listen to my music or podcasts. I'd say on normal usage you get about 12 hours. That's what I get at least. But here's a solution for you. The Evo takes a normal HTC Hero or Touch Pro 2 battery. I bought a TP2 battery on eBay for about $5. Now all I need to do is make sure I keep one charged and the other charged and in my car. Then I can swap if I need to.
Also note that as of now, 4g sucks battery big time. I think this is a bug in the software so once they fix that then we'll be fine. But right now if you leave 4g on permanently you probably only get about 4 hrs. Just a warning.
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I have the Hero 1800mAh battery in my Hero and it's been a champ so far. Going to grab another one for my Evo once I pick it up this Friday.
turn said:
this is pretty surprising that people are getting this much out of the battery.
i was figuring maybe four or so hours max. i can't even last a whole day on my droid with low usage, but the fact i dropped it in the toilet could have something to do with it.
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What are you doing with a phone in a bathroom? Jerk off material?
As the owner of a Sprint Hero, I was very happy to discover that the battery is interchangeable with my Evo.
When I actually tested out the battery (second day of ownership): I was at 36% remaining after 14 hours of moderate use (auto-backlight, occasional texting, reading emails, installed a few apps, browsing XDA, etc). Some observations: The first 10-15% will drain more quickly than the others, incredibly intense apps like 3D gaming will extremely quickly drain the battery (like 6% in half of an hour), and keep your brightness on 20% or so because auto seems to always keep it very bright.
Yesterday I tried the typical "full discharge" test since people seem to rave about it, and I don't see any harm. I will see how this goes today.
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What are you doing with a phone in a bathroom? Jerk off material?
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Ha ha. Ironic how someone named jigglywiggly said this And honestly, why not? That should be a selling point of this phone ha ha
chuckhriczko said:
Ha ha. Ironic how someone named jigglywiggly said this And honestly, why not? That should be a selling point of this phone ha ha
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Hell, that's the whole purpose of the kickstand, right?
TheBiles said:
Hell, that's the whole purpose of the kickstand, right?
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Ha ha. Amen brother
i had it on top of the toilet playing music while i showered...or so the story goes. lolol
Because...
I want to drop them and sell my Evo.
I can't deal with the battery life on this phone anymore, no matter which ROM I use, and how much I tweak SetCPU and/or JuiceDefender...
It's a great phone, but I am going to settle for a little less but allow my phone to last more than 1.5 days (at best, with minimal usage)
If somebody could let me know I would appreciate it dearly..thank you
Mike
I have no idea when they will change their TOS again but I'll gladly give you $100 for your evo..
Who could possibly know if/when Sprint would change their TOS?
Battery life is great on the Evo. I charge my phone every 35 hours or so.
Battery life isn't great on the Evo, don't be that guy.
But, any modern smartphone isn't going to last 1.5 days with heavy usage, except maybe a blackberry.
If your only complaint is battery life, sell your evo and buy a bold or something.
Battery life is the same across all smart phones, not sprint and their last change was earlier this year, you won't c one anytime soon. Get a bb
Sent from my Evo beeesshh
Ha, I'm gonna get that Nokia N8.
http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=2725
And I didn't expect to get flamed in this thread, so quit acting tough on the internet
Bielinsk said:
Who could possibly know if/when Sprint would change their TOS?
Battery life is great on the Evo. I charge my phone every 35 hours or so.
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35 hours??
You do know your EVO has internet capabilities.. right? (you must not be using them if you're getting 35 hours! )
But yeah, I use the crap out of my phone and I average 20 - 24 hours..
I have never heard someone complain about a smart phone only lasting a day and a half. You seriously can't charge while you sleep?
I mean get any phone you want, I could care less, but man, you are strange.
nebenezer said:
35 hours??
You do know your EVO has internet capabilities.. right? (you must not be using them if you're getting 35 hours! )
But yeah, I use the crap out of my phone and I average 20 - 24 hours..
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What Rom are you using?
mikeDCMDVA said:
Ha, I'm gonna get that Nokia N8.
http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=2725
And I didn't expect to get flamed in this thread, so quit acting tough on the internet
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Who's flaming you? Looks like everyone is being pretty civilized so far.. man if you think this is flaming you should look up the "WTF WIFI?!?!" thread, or the "is CM6 overrated?" thread, although I think the second one got deleted already.
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What Rom are you using?
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CM6 Final with the kernel that comes with it.
nebenezer said:
CM6 Final with the kernel that comes with it.
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It's not final, it's 'stable'
There would be a very disappointed community if CM became 'final'
Fresh 3.2.0 with the standard kernel.
This was with some general facebook, browsing, texting, talking etc. I would say moderate to heavy use. 7 hours of use out of a single charge is pretty damn stellar I would say.
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It's not final, it's 'stable'
There would be a very disappointed community if CM became 'final'
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Actually, it is final..
It's CM6.0.0 final. The next release will be (presumably) 6.0.1
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Fresh 3.2.0 with the standard kernel.
This was with some general facebook, browsing, texting, talking etc. I would say moderate to heavy use. 7 hours of use out of a single charge is pretty damn stellar I would say.
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ok, that's impressive.. 29 on, 7 awake.. nice
I'm still curious if you realize your phone connects to the internet though.. (and I hope you have a sense of humor)
I'm not aware of any modern smart phone with a fast processor, touch screen, multiple wireless radios, etc. that can last through a day of heavy use. Not iPhone, Evo, Galaxy, etc. Like any mobile device, you learn to manage power. When I am out and about on my laptop and not using wifi, I turn it off. I lower the screen brightness, etc. When I need to use it, I turn it on. Leaving everything and anything turned on is like leaving all the lights on in your house while staying in a single room at a time--wasteful of power.
I keep a charger by my bedside and one at my desk. I charge my phone overnight and with regular use (checking emails and texts as they come in, maybe some light web browsing on the can, etc) I am usually around 40-50% when I get home after work. If I am using it a lot or end up someplace with poor reception like a basement or a control room that is surrounded by ducts and wiring, I will either turn off data or use the charger at my desk to top off at some point during the day.
I have yet to have any problems with this since it's a workflow that evolved from my personal uses and needs. Yours may be different. Maybe you drive a lot and use GPS or music streaming. If so, get a car charger. If you are away from all outlets and not in a car for large parts of the day, maybe grab a spare battery off ebay. At least you have the option. Some smart phones don't even let you swap the battery in emergencies if you want to. I've found Evo pretty much on par with other phones with similar hardware. Just turn off radios not in use and keep chargers or MicroUSB cables in convenient places like nightstand, desk, car.
7 hours out of a single charge sucks, my iphone 3G got 1-2 days on average with heavy usage, but I didn't want to be an Apple fanboy anymore, so I went HTC, and HTC batteries SUCKKKKKK
Anyways, I hope Sprint changes terms soon so I can PEACE OUT
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I'm not aware of any modern smart phone with a fast processor, touch screen, multiple wireless radios, etc. that can last through a day of heavy use. Not iPhone, Evo, Galaxy, etc. Like any mobile device, you learn to manage power. When I am out and about on my laptop and not using wifi, I turn it off. I lower the screen brightness, etc. When I need to use it, I turn it on. Leaving everything and anything turned on is like leaving all the lights on in your house while staying in a single room at a time--wasteful of power.
I keep a charger by my bedside and one at my desk. I charge my phone overnight and with regular use (checking emails and texts as they come in, maybe some light web browsing on the can, etc) I am usually around 40-50% when I get home after work. If I am using it a lot or end up someplace with poor reception like a basement or a control room that is surrounded by ducts and wiring, I will either turn off data or use the charger at my desk to top off at some point during the day.
I have yet to have any problems with this since it's a workflow that evolved from my personal uses and needs. Yours may be different. Maybe you drive a lot and use GPS or music streaming. If so, get a car charger. If you are away from all outlets and not in a car for large parts of the day, maybe grab a spare battery off ebay. At least you have the option. Some smart phones don't even let you swap the battery in emergencies if you want to. I've found Evo pretty much on par with other phones with similar hardware. Just turn off radios not in use and keep chargers or MicroUSB cables in convenient places like nightstand, desk, car.
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Thanks for the most positive response here
The extra battery is something I have not yet done, but I do have my charger with me and one in the car....just feels like it stinks having a phone that has died much faster than any of the rest
mikeDCMDVA said:
Anyways, I hope Sprint changes terms soon so I can PEACE OUT
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Yeah, me too..
mikeDCMDVA said:
Ha, I'm gonna get that Nokia N8.
http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=2725
And I didn't expect to get flamed in this thread, so quit acting tough on the internet
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That's a huge leap in between
"Talk: 5.8 hours max. (348 minutes)
Standby: 408 hours max. (17 days)
1200 mAh "
DirtyShroomz said:
That's a huge leap in between
"Talk: 5.8 hours max. (348 minutes)
Standby: 408 hours max. (17 days)
1200 mAh "
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I still got love for Nokia, never did me wrong..
I've been reading up on a couple threads, but would like to get some more information...
what are your opinions on the MT4G vs the Samsung Vibrant? Anyone gone from one to the other?
I just got rid of my iphone 3G that I've had for over 2 years...I had a free upgrade from T-Mobile so I tried out the MT4G. I took it back the next day because the battery life SUCKED! And that's being polite about it. It didn't even last me all day, and I was in either edge or no service all day...I never went into a 4G or 3G area.
I now am using a BB 9780, but am wondering, was I too harsh on the MT4G? Should I give it more time? It's coming down to the Vibrant or the MT4G. Everywhere I'm reading, the only con is the battery life...it seems to be a consensus that HTC botched that part of the phone.
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It didn't even last me all day, and I was in either edge or no service all day...I never went into a 4G or 3G area.
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Since there is nothing wrong with the MT4G's battery life, that would be why. Constantly searching for service uses a ton of battery...certainly more than being on 3G/4G consistently all day.
Sorry, I'll be more clear. I was in service at my house, and then I went into the boonies to watch a basketball game and lost service for 3 hours (switched to airplane mode the entire time). I was never flipping back and forth...I had service, lost service, had service. That's it.
Yeah I gotcha. I'm saying that's why your battery life seemed so bad.
How though? If I used the phone in edge, put it in airplane mode, and then turned off airplane mode and was back in edge...how would that eat battery life? That makes zero sense to me. My iphone did just fine in edge/airplane mode
I have had no battery issues similar to yours. When I was still traveling frequently, the phone was actually able to make it a 6-7hr car drive through the boonies in/out of signal searching for service the entire time and still above 50% battery.
I came from an iPhone 4 and I absolutely love my MYT4G...i had some battery issues (would last me almost the full day) so I downloaded juicedefender and told it to connect to the internet every 15m to download data. I unplugged my phone at 9 this morning and I still have 33 percent remaining as of now.
Don't get a vibrant. The myTouch 4G is one of the best android phones out on the market right now and everyone who has a vibrant ends of regretting it.. GPS issues, etc.
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I have had no battery issues similar to yours. When I was still traveling frequently, the phone was actually able to make it a 6-7hr car drive through the boonies in/out of signal searching for service the entire time and still above 50% battery.
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I came from an iPhone 4 and I absolutely love my MYT4G...i had some battery issues (would last me almost the full day) so I downloaded juicedefender and told it to connect to the internet every 15m to download data. I unplugged my phone at 9 this morning and I still have 33 percent remaining as of now.
Don't get a vibrant. The myTouch 4G is one of the best android phones out on the market right now and everyone who has a vibrant ends of regretting it.. GPS issues, etc.
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Do either of your live in 4G areas? If so, does that eat it much? How do you like the 4G speeds? I had my iphone stolen once, and replaced it with a BB Curve 3G, and the 3G ate up that batteries life, so much that I'd switch off to EDGE before getting frustrated and buying another iPhone off craigslist.
My only concern is I need a phone that will last all day...between class/practice/tutoring, etc...I don't always have time to get back to my dorm to charge my phone, I'm running around all day. One of the perks of the iPhone was it lasted me all day, though again that was on edge all day.
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Do either of your live in 4G areas? If so, does that eat it much? How do you like the 4G speeds? I had my iphone stolen once, and replaced it with a BB Curve 3G, and the 3G ate up that batteries life, so much that I'd switch off to EDGE before getting frustrated and buying another iPhone off craigslist.
My only concern is I need a phone that will last all day...between class/practice/tutoring, etc...I don't always have time to get back to my dorm to charge my phone, I'm running around all day. One of the perks of the iPhone was it lasted me all day, though again that was on edge all day.
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My parent's house is in a 4G area and I don't notice any battery use change whatsoever. I know what you mean about the iPhone...my iP4 lasted all day and still had like 60% battery life at the end, but all my friends who had iP4's on AT&T with 3G all had like 20ish percent. If you use Juicedefender like I do, I guarantee that your MYT4G will last the entire day...You might also want to invest in a backup battery from Target that you can use to plug into your phone when it starts getting low
Thanks. I honestly wish I coulda stayed with the iphone, but ios4.3 and after will not include updates for the 3G, they are getting fazed out. And I have a free upgrade, so I thought I'd try something else.
Is rooting worth it on the MT, if that applies to yours? I JB all my other iPhone's, so curious to see what it'd be like on another device.
Yes, I do live in a 4G area. My phone IS my radio in the car with Pandora on my commute, and if I'm out and about with the wife (lol shopping, sigh...) also my entertainment. About the only time I perceptibly notice battery drain is playing 3D games for an extended period of time, but for just SMS/Email/Web it doesn't seem to noticeably drain.
Rooting is certainly worth it even if the only thing you do is install AdFree -- no more wasting bandwidth and battery downloading ads that you probably don't want to see anyhow . Also, root while you can, if just for future use -- HTC has started blocking one of the existing methods on newer models being shipped.
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That was tested at my son's school, about 1.4mi from my house. Just ignore distance to the test server, it is wrong.
Saint Louis huh, I was raised for a couple years just across from STL in Illinois.
Do they make an adapter for the MT so you can play it through your radio, or are you just using a universal one?
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Saint Louis huh, I was raised for a couple years just across from STL in Illinois.
Do they make an adapter for the MT so you can play it through your radio, or are you just using a universal one?
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As for which phone is better that is personal choice. I have a vibrant and my wife has a mytouch. I personally like my vibrant better but that's just me. As for the battery life these phones are expected to use a hella amounts of juice because they are mini pcs. I noticed my screen takes most of the battery. After a proper battery recondition I can easily get about 17 hours out of a single charge. If you are looking at the vibrant wait for the vibrant 4g that's gonna drop next month.
Oh and to play the music through car speakers any fm transmitter will do, just know if you live in a heavily populated are the reception will be ****ty. I had to remove my antenna to make out work half way decent.
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Saint Louis huh, I was raised for a couple years just across from STL in Illinois.
Do they make an adapter for the MT so you can play it through your radio, or are you just using a universal one?
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Yes, I actually live right across the river in IL, too
I use the line-in jack to my car directly into the headphone jack on the phone, runs through AUX on my car stereo. Sounds great! Also any calls I receive broadcast through the car speakers and the phone automatically goes to speaker phone mode to pick up my voice, then resumes playing my music right where it left off when the call is finished.
so do you know where Brighton is?
what is ice glacier exactly? I see you have it and have seen others refer to it, but not what it actually is/does?
My g-friend has the mt4g and loves it. I changged the keyboard for her cause we both hated the stock one. Hers is left stock for now but I would say its worth it to root for juice defender-under/overclocking-blocking ads ect. Those will all help with battery life. If im not mistaken iced glacier is a rom u can flash to it. I assume u know about flashing roms and what they do. U just have to read about the rom. Glacier is htc's name for the mt4g
Edit: and being able to remove bloatware. Also good for space/battery issues.
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I bought an extra battery with a stand alone charger that charges the battery by itself. So, if i am going to be away for an extra long time, i just bring the extra charged battery. that being said, i easily get about 14 to 18 hours with moderate use out of my battery.
Aside from knowing that it's similar to jailbreaking, I have no idea what flashing roms is
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Thanks. I honestly wish I coulda stayed with the iphone, but ios4.3 and after will not include updates for the 3G, they are getting fazed out. And I have a free upgrade, so I thought I'd try something else.
Is rooting worth it on the MT, if that applies to yours? I JB all my other iPhone's, so curious to see what it'd be like on another device.
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Yeah I'd go ahead and do it...I was a hardcore iOS user (I've owned all 4 iphones) and I jailbroke and unlocked all of em (up til 4.1). I am rooted and since I don't like the sense ui too much, I installed the gingerbread launcher and I love how my phone performs right now. I was running EDGE only on my iPhone with TMO, but I love how the MYT4G has native tethering and the overall android os
Flashing ROMS is very different from the iOS world, ROMS basically contain the entire OS and you can flash custom versions of the Android OS on your phone.
Mytouch 4G all the way! I had a vibrant but you have to root that thing and install a lagfix just to make it run right. I have had no battery issues with mine but I do have juicedefender and I have sense rooted and am running cyanogenmod 7 build #13 and I get amazing battery life. I can go all day with heavy useage and still have 20% come 9pm.
The only thing I miss about my vibrant is the screen.
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I am sick of poor performance of my EVO's battery. I am not able to use the phones full capability for sake of battery exhaustion fear. My Evo last for 6-7 hour a day for very light(almost no) use.
I juice up 6-7 Hours by:
1) Disabled background data in setting
2) Use Juice Defender
3) Uninstalled useless app from Sprint via Titanium Backup (this proves I am rooted)
4) Refrain my self to use phone for long voice call (less than 30 minutes a day)
5) Refrain my self to use applications. (Forget about Data hoggers like Netflix and other I use skyfire or Dolphin browser to read newspapers.)
6) Scheduled my Emails to sync once a day
The points 4,5 and 6 really pisses me off. If I can use my phone as a phone at the end of the day then what is the purpose of having a cell phone??
Anyways I am not using my EVO and Sprint's 4G to full potential in fear of battery. iPhone will mostly not offer me most of the things so I will be saving most of the battery at-least for a day and be able to talk more.(What most of the iphone users are claiming with coming of iOS5)
Switching to iPhone the biggest thing I have to lose is flash. I was thinking 4G network but again I am not using 4G most of the time in fear of saving battery.
In a phone these 3 features will fulfill my appetite:
1) Able to make calls
2) Use web browser
3) Use Navigation
It would be great to know what ROM and kernel you are using.
Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=712990
Let's keep in mind, the Evo's core is old and big.
It is an early 2009 core, in fact.
The newer cores, say in the Evo 3D, are half the size and much more efficient on the power consumption.
sounds like your phone isn't sleeping. what rom/kernel you running?
get spare parts app and see what's causing your wake lock
I used to have an iphone and never really got a good battery life out of it either, maybe a full 8hrs with normal usuage. Have u ever considered an extended battery? 2700mah's are relatively cheap on the internet. I have one and with heavy usage I can barely get it to drop below 50% on most days
lol with your "light" usage i could easily make it through two days. Something must be wrong.
I make it a whole day with sync on, background data on, push email, no juice defender, reading xda for a while, bunch of texts, and a little bit of calls.
+1 on using spare parts to find out what.
Using nav will eat your battery... no doubt about that. I will on the Iphone as well though.
I am completely stock right now and don't have my Trident Electra shipped in yet, so stock battery. I leave background data on, sync mail and other apps hourly, use Pandora and Dolphin HD regularly, Google Maps as needed, don't talk a lot but text and GMail constantly, and I have no problem getting through 10 to 12 hours without charging. Not as good as my old BlackBerry, but not horrible considering the huge screen and multiple uses. And being uprooted right now, all I use are Startup Manager and Advanced Task Killer with low security and crazy autokill on. Your screen must be awake constantly for some reason, I would look in to that.
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I am sick of poor performance of my EVO's battery. I am not able to use the phones full capability for sake of battery exhaustion fear. My Evo last for 6-7 hour a day for very light(almost no) use.
I juice up 6-7 Hours by:
1) Disabled background data in setting
2) Use Juice Defender
3) Uninstalled useless app from Sprint via Titanium Backup (this proves I am rooted)
4) Refrain my self to use phone for long voice call (less than 30 minutes a day)
5) Refrain my self to use applications. (Forget about Data hoggers like Netflix and other I use skyfire or Dolphin browser to read newspapers.)
6) Scheduled my Emails to sync once a day
The points 4,5 and 6 really pisses me off. If I can use my phone as a phone at the end of the day then what is the purpose of having a cell phone??
Anyways I am not using my EVO and Sprint's 4G to full potential in fear of battery. iPhone will mostly not offer me most of the things so I will be saving most of the battery at-least for a day and be able to talk more.(What most of the iphone users are claiming with coming of iOS5)
Switching to iPhone the biggest thing I have to lose is flash. I was thinking 4G network but again I am not using 4G most of the time in fear of saving battery.
In a phone these 3 features will fulfill my appetite:
1) Able to make calls
2) Use web browser
3) Use Navigation
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With your light use I can get almost 2 full days. You need to give us more info on your setup. Switching to the iPhone would be a downgrade.
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lol with your "light" usage i could easily make it through two days. Something must be wrong.
+1 on using spare parts to find out what.
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Agreed, my phone (and battery) are over a year old and I would still get over a day of use with your usage. If you are considering going iPhone for battery alone but prefer Android OS, I would say no as there are other options to try first. However, if there are other reasons you want to go iPhone such as you prefer iOS or some other factor, then yes, you should switch.
OP, definitely post up what ROM/kernel you are running. I have a mod for AOSP kernels that helps battery life even more, so I'd be happy to get you a good setup
For me personally, an external battery charger fixed all my battery problems. Before I got mine, I swear I would unplug my Evo and by the time I hit my door it was showing 95%. As soon as I got the external, even on a completely stock Evo I got almost an hour of light use before it dropped at all. Since the gingerbread update though, battery use is simply amazing. I can work a 9 hour day and with light use I go home with 65-70% battery left.
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For me personally, an external battery charger fixed all my battery problems. Before I got mine, I swear I would unplug my Evo and by the time I hit my door it was showing 95%. As soon as I got the external, even on a completely stock Evo I got almost an hour of light use before it dropped at all. Since the gingerbread update though, battery use is simply amazing. I can work a 9 hour day and with light use I go home with 65-70% battery left.
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I agree. I charge my battery in an external charger, that takes it to 100%.
Phone has been off charger for 10 hours now, with texting, surfing, few phone calls, and some games and I am at 71%
Even if I didn't use an external charger, worst case now I would be at 61%.
Something is wrong with your phone, or you have ****ty service where you are.
No way... that would be a reason to switch from an iPhone.
My iPhone friends are always cording up to recharge. I just reach into my fifth pocket to take out my spare battery, pop back cover and depleted battery out, replace with the fresh and power up. I never have to ever hover around a corded phone afraid to miss a call.
Don't understand how people would purchase a portable electronic device that you can't change the battery. To me that is unacceptable. I was able to do that in the sixties, why can't I do that now.
That is why these battery threads, at least to me, are superfluous.
Of course, YMMV. You all carry on about the battery work a rounds. Just letting you know there might be another way.
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Don't understand how people would purchase a portable electronic device that you can't change the battery. To me that is unacceptable. I was able to do that in the sixties, why can't I do that now.
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Honestly the reasoning, knowing Apple, is likely because they can control what battery you use, if you cannot remove it.
Preventing aftermarket batteries.
Stupid? Yeah.
Typical Apple? Yeah.
I wouldn't doubt I'm right.
1. Try a different kernel and/or ROM
2. Get an extended battery if you feel you need it. ( iPhone your stuck with the stock battery no matter what)
Problem solved.
Would Foghorn' Leghorn make a really bad narrator?
On topic: The iPhones battery starts to lose charge after about 7-8 months and its $75 to have it replaced. Battery life is definitely better but at least with HTC you can replace your own batteries; for a very small fee might I add.
Someone has a new avi lol.
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foghorn would make a great narrator
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No apple dude, the top one is sick.
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foghorn would make a great narrator
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yashmathur08 said:
I am sick of poor performance of my EVO's battery. I am not able to use the phones full capability for sake of battery exhaustion fear. My Evo last for 6-7 hour a day for very light(almost no) use.
I juice up 6-7 Hours by:
1) Disabled background data in setting
2) Use Juice Defender
3) Uninstalled useless app from Sprint via Titanium Backup (this proves I am rooted)
4) Refrain my self to use phone for long voice call (less than 30 minutes a day)
5) Refrain my self to use applications. (Forget about Data hoggers like Netflix and other I use skyfire or Dolphin browser to read newspapers.)
6) Scheduled my Emails to sync once a day
The points 4,5 and 6 really pisses me off. If I can use my phone as a phone at the end of the day then what is the purpose of having a cell phone??
Anyways I am not using my EVO and Sprint's 4G to full potential in fear of battery. iPhone will mostly not offer me most of the things so I will be saving most of the battery at-least for a day and be able to talk more.(What most of the iphone users are claiming with coming of iOS5)
Switching to iPhone the biggest thing I have to lose is flash. I was thinking 4G network but again I am not using 4G most of the time in fear of saving battery.
In a phone these 3 features will fulfill my appetite:
1) Able to make calls
2) Use web browser
3) Use Navigation
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THATS EXACTLY HOW I FEEL. I gave in to buying the extended battery from best buy for 70 bucks. And finally my battery lasts all day. I'm running decks x I think with tiamat 4.0.4 and viperboys mod and I used to not make a day without the extended battery. When u buy a phone it should last a day without extra money spent... so I'm either waiting for iPhone to come to sprint, nexus 3 if it has good battery life, or the photon 4g. Maybe even the sgs2. Engadget also reviewed the evo 3d, and said the battery might be worst than the evo 4g.
So I did an extensive test on my gf's new iP5. (ended up getting 8.5 hours of 'awake' time usage)
Usage: Amount of time iPhone has been awake and in use since the last full charge. The phone is awake when you’re on a call, using email, listening to music, browsing the web, or sending and receiving text messages, or during certain background tasks such as auto-checking email.
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Usage (2nd full day of usage):
- LTE on all day, BT on, no WiFi at all
- Brightness set to manual at ~ 20% brightness (still quite viewable during the day though. gotta love IPS LCD displays.)
- A few videos, use of camera, panoramic shots, heavy LTE browsing including data intensive sites like TheVerge, Engadget, other tech blogs. No gaming, and phone calls that added up to ~10 minutes total
- iP5 is equipped with a 1424 mAh battery. 8.5 hours of usage for an LTE device is tremendously awesome in my book.
- I'm a proud Verizon Galaxy Nexus owner, btw. And no, I would never replace the gnexus for the paltry 4.0 inch iP5 haha. I prefer productivity driven OS :fingers-crossed:
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So I did an extensive test on my gf's new iP5.
Usage:
- LTE on all day, BT on, no WiFi at all
- Brightness set to manual at ~ 20% brightness (still quite viewable during the day though. gotta love IPS LCD displays.)
- A few videos, use of camera, panoramic shots, heavy LTE browsing including data intensive sites like TheVerge, Engadget, other tech blogs.
- iP5 is equipped with a 1424 mAh battery. 8.5 hours of on-screen usage for an LTE device is tremendously awesome in my book.
- I'm a proud Verizon Galaxy Nexus owner, btw. And no, I would never replace the gnexus for the paltry 4.0 inch iP5 haha.
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I was wondering the same thing. I read am article a few days back however on how its extremely impressive that Apple has made all their components so very energy efficient. It is actually quite impressive, and JUST IMAGINE the battery life we could get if Samsung did the same!!
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It's the more advanced software in Android that sucks the life out of the battery. Also even though Android is mso much better as and OS then Apple it is a mess how it is written. It is just not battery optimize at all.
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dante501 said:
It's the more advanced software in Android that sucks the life out of the battery. Also even though Android is mso much better as and OS then Apple it is a mess how it is written. It is just not battery optimize at all.
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I'm really looking forward to the Razr HD Maxx from Googorola. If that phone can do 7 hours of on-screen usage w/ LTE on all day I will run and buy one asap lol.
Wow!! That is seriously impressive.
Is it because our S3 has more pixel to process or something?
But 8.5 hours of screentime is almost impossible in S3..even with WiFi and Data off all the time...
I know background processing in Android kinda sucks the juice out of battery..but most of the background jobs are uselss and are without user conscious...\\
Android has lots to catch up in this department
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Android has lots to catch up in this department
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I think Google is aware of power consumption on Android devices, which is why I like the new Razr line.
I spoke with a Google Maps engineer and they're concerned about battery consumption usage while using that app. He is saying that they're trying to free up clutter in Google Maps.
oh and the Apple Maps was atrocious in terms of battery life. I enabled 3D viewing mode and panned around for a few minutes. I lost 5% battery life in that time period. I was NOT impressed.
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Wow!! That is seriously impressive.
Is it because our S3 has more pixel to process or something?
But 8.5 hours of screentime is almost impossible in S3..even with WiFi and Data off all the time...
I know background processing in Android kinda sucks the juice out of battery..but most of the background jobs are uselss and are without user conscious...\\
Android has lots to catch up in this department
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He must have a magic iPhone that does what others can't.... None of the reviews I've read seem to mention such magical endurance, they all seem to say it will last the day (A bit better than the 4S.) with medium usage, pretty much like any other phone.
I smell an iFan...
I smell a troll......why post here when he has a nexus?
kitch9 said:
He must have a magic iPhone that does what others can't.... None of the reviews I've read seem to mention such magical endurance, they all seem to say it will last the day (A bit better than the 4S.) with medium usage, pretty much like any other phone.
I smell an iFan...
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erm, I'm not a corporate fanboy. I like gadgets period. I don't feel like I should be loyal to any particular publicly trading, multi-national corporation.
and I'm an avid user of both ecosystems. and btw I was no fan of iP4/iP4s due to the hardware design (made of all glass, lol)
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He must have a magic iPhone that does what others can't.... None of the reviews I've read seem to mention such magical endurance, they all seem to say it will last the day (A bit better than the 4S.) with medium usage, pretty much like any other phone.
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Engadget got 14 hours of usage on their AT&T LTE model.
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/18/apple-iphone-5-review/
In a day of heavy usage with LTE, GPS and WiFi all enabled, we managed 14 hours and 18 minutes before the phone succumbed to the elements.
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ihone 5 is dual core chipset
s3 have big screen than iphone and have quad core processor...btw s3 handle best on battery
and y u people compare samsung vs iphone u ..dnt like iphone then get a samung...
is 'usage' actually screen on time? Or could it be 'awake' time? just asking?
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is 'usage' actually screen on time? Or could it be 'awake' time? just asking?
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actual on-screen time, afaik. (it means 'awake' time)
i set the device so it never locks itself automatically, so the screen was on the entire day mostly.
there are caveat's however, as you can listen to music and have screen off and that will be considered as 'usage.' I made sure I did not do this during my testing.
iPhone is designed from ground up to give as good a battery life as possible and a smooth UI. It is a design philosophy. Android on the other hand is designed for realtime multitasking, battery life and UI smoothness be damned. That's why our 2100 mah SGS3 has worse battery life than a 1400 mah iPhone and the animations are patchy all over despite having a stronger CPU and GPU. There's nothing that can be done about it other than rewrite Android from scratch.
I never left my screen on without using anything?I think if you can set the gs3 to keep the screen on without using app's you can get the same
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I never left my screen on without using anything?I think if you can set the gs3 to keep the screen on without using app's you can get the same
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I didn't leave the screen on and keep it like that all day.
I used it a good amount. heavy LTE browsing, viewed some trailers, push email, facebook, and texting throughout the day sprinkled with some camera usage and actively using the panoramic feature. Did a small bit of Apple Maps but that app was garbage. Completely kills battery life.
Where is the screen on time at? That just says usage which would represent total awake time not just screen time. I have got close to 8 hours awake time before with 5 hours screen on time. Here is a screenshot of what i am trying to ask. Notice the difference in awake vs screen time.
Not tying to say that you didn't get 8 hours. Jus5 trying to figure out if we are comparing apples to apples rolleyes with the term 'usage'.
Edit: Nevermind see that you and others beat me to this question and answer.
Can't compare a Nissan GTR to a Prius.
Enough said...
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aohus said:
erm, I'm not a corporate fanboy. I like gadgets period. I don't feel like I should be loyal to any particular publicly trading, multi-national corporation.
and I'm an avid user of both ecosystems. and btw I was no fan of iP4/iP4s due to the hardware design (made of all glass, lol)
Engadget got 14 hours of usage on their AT&T LTE model.
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/18/apple-iphone-5-review/
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Yes, but Engadget reckon the S3 can last a full day with intensive use. Why should we be getting excited again?
http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/25/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-review/
I've got a few mates with the 5 and none of them are reporting biblical battery endurance, and they would because we banter about this stuff constantly so to be frank I do not even come close to believing you....
I am hearing horror stories about iphone 5 battery life. A friend of mine in Hong Kong said he was down to 10% after 5 hours use with only 2 hours screen time. He said his friend is experiencing the same thing. I did a Google search and discovered many others are getting woeful battery performance also. I rarely get less than a day with that kind of use on my SGS3.
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