WP7 Battery Drainage Vs. Radio Rom - HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an

WP7 Battery Drainage Vs. Radio Rom:
After searching in Forums, I Found that most of us (WP7_HD2 Owners ) have a great issue with battery drainage.
I also found that some of us tested radio roms and found that it affects the drainage directly but not the same way the same version did on WM6.5.x
SO I wanted to create this forum to brain storm and try several radios and check what is the best for our Beloved HD2
I will post and edit the best radios based on your reviews so more you post results more we will get clearer image of what's optimum:
So Based on what we experience ; Radios are sorted Best on top:
1- Radio 2.12.50.02_2
2- Radio 2.14.50.04
3- Radio 2.15.50.14
I know it depends on your network provider also, but At the end it's kind of trial and error forum, we get help from each other: there is nothing certain 100 %.
Rest will follow...

gsidhom said:
WP7 Battery Drainage Vs. Radio Rom:
After searching in Forums, I Found that most of us (WP7_HD2 Owners ) have a great issue with battery drainage.
I also found that some of us tested radio roms and found that it affects the drainage directly but not the same way the same version did on WM6.5.x
SO I wanted to create this forum to brain storm and try several radios and check what is the best for our Beloved HD2
I will post and edit the best radios based on your reviews so more you post results more we will get clearer image of what's optimum:
So Based on what I read on other forums as starting; Radios are sorted Best on top:
1- Radio 2.14.50.04
2- Radio 2.15.50.14
Rest will follow...
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Maybe radio 2.12.xx.xx should be tested also. It is a 576mb enabled radio also.

i've tried 3 radios so far
2.12 is the best, and 2.14 and 2.15 are very similar
i am testing 2.10 now
im using htc hd2 t8585, not tmous

i am using the 2.15,,works normally,, not bad,,but neither remarkable.

Managed to pull 30 hours until recharge with moderate usage on 2.12.50.02-2 radio. UK Virgin mobile' s best radio I might say when it comes to batery drainage.
Sent from my HD7 T9292 using Board Express

I have radio as 2.14. Would like to know whether the radio 2.12 is better ?

Wrong forum, this is is development not Q&A/General

Doesn't location also have to be taken into account? I understood that a radio that gives great performance in the UK could be terrible elsewhere and vice versa.
I'm not suggesting that this thread isn't a decent idea, just that users should also post their country of use.

I tried WP7 with radio version 2.15.50.14, the battery lasts two days, vs windows mobile 6.5, 5 days.
But my opinion is that the problem is a bug that allows the use of gprs/3g link cause some sort of continuous, although the 3G connection is switched off.

Im using Radio 2.12.50.02_2 simply because I seem to get a better signal with it. Ive not noticed much difference in the battery life than when I was using Radio 2.15.50.4

Just added it here because it discuss the topics mainly accessible through development, and want most of us to reach it....

I have switched from radio 2.15 to 2.14. and I see improvement in battery life

Sorry if this is a bit off topic but it's just something I experienced that might be found useful....or I may have a freaky battery
Could the problem with the battery drainage could be related to the battery state when WP7 was installed?
I installed it on my device when the battery was half charged and I was only getting 1/2 a days use before it died. When recharged under WP7 it would take 1hr and only last another 1/2 day...but.........I installed android and am now dual booting WP7 and Android.
I ran the battery out using Android and recharged it under Android to 100% charge. Since doing this WP7 takes 2 hrs to charge instead of 1hr but the battery lasts all day with between 5%-15% remaining after 12 hours.
Maybe WP7 checks the battery state on install and assumes its fully charged when the device (HD2) is first powered on and incorrectly calculates the maximum charge!?
Just a thought.

welki1979 said:
Sorry if this is a bit off topic but it's just something I experienced that might be found useful....or I may have a freaky battery
Could the problem with the battery drainage could be related to the battery state when WP7 was installed?
I installed it on my device when the battery was half charged and I was only getting 1/2 a days use before it died. When recharged under WP7 it would take 1hr and only last another 1/2 day...but.........I installed android and am now dual booting WP7 and Android.
I ran the battery out using Android and recharged it under Android to 100% charge. Since doing this WP7 takes 2 hrs to charge instead of 1hr but the battery lasts all day with between 5%-15% remaining after 12 hours.
Maybe WP7 checks the battery state on install and assumes its fully charged when the device (HD2) is first powered on and incorrectly calculates the maximum charge!?
Just a thought.
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I believe you are right. For the first time did y HD2 chage under wp7 and i noticed that the battery did not last half a day. I usually charge my batteries through an external phone battery charger (have 3 batterie which i rotate).

I am trying 2.14 in London Uk. So far better than 2.15. Will try 2.12. I remember there was one radio in particular that was FAB for battery life but so so for reception. I will try to find out which because for me battery life is more important. Could have have been evem 2.12. Will have to search the other forums.

welki1979 said:
Sorry if this is a bit off topic but it's just something I experienced that might be found useful....or I may have a freaky battery
Could the problem with the battery drainage could be related to the battery state when WP7 was installed?
I installed it on my device when the battery was half charged and I was only getting 1/2 a days use before it died. When recharged under WP7 it would take 1hr and only last another 1/2 day...but.........I installed android and am now dual booting WP7 and Android.
I ran the battery out using Android and recharged it under Android to 100% charge. Since doing this WP7 takes 2 hrs to charge instead of 1hr but the battery lasts all day with between 5%-15% remaining after 12 hours.
Maybe WP7 checks the battery state on install and assumes its fully charged when the device (HD2) is first powered on and incorrectly calculates the maximum charge!?
Just a thought.
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You might be on to something here! I charged my phone to full capacity while downloading and waiting to install WP7 and my battery had been good. I even believed that it holds better than with android builds on NAND or SD. Lets investigate this, please.

Radio 2075027_2
Ok I managed to find the radio that gave me excellent battery life under Windows 6.5 rom = Radio 2075027_2. I reasearched my old posts in another forum.
I have installed it fine and will test out over the next couple of days and report back.
If anyone else wants to try, the radio is in link below:
www.4shared.com/file/hIq2kMVF/Leo_Radio_2075027_2.html

abbas said:
You might be on to something here! I charged my phone to full capacity while downloading and waiting to install WP7 and my battery had been good. I even believed that it holds better than with android builds on NAND or SD. Lets investigate this, please.
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Same here, I've charged fully my battery before reinstalling WP7 and I'm on my second day without charging, thos I'll have to do so in a few.

tboy2000 said:
Ok I managed to find the radio that gave me excellent battery life under Windows 6.5 rom = Radio 2075027_2. I reasearched my old posts in another forum.
I have installed it fine and will test out over the next couple of days and report back.
If anyone else wants to try, the radio is in link below:
www.4shared.com/file/hIq2kMVF/Leo_Radio_2075027_2.html
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Remember, just a warning for everyone.
If you use a 2.07, you want be able to boot into Android (if you dual boot using MAGLDR SD card).
Android needs 2.08 and up.

i tested 2.10
it is a little bit inferior than 2.12 =) but it is still great

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Radio 2.12.50.02_2

Has anybody got som experience with the 2.12.50.02_2 Radio on a Leo?
gonna do it in a while...
Everything seems to work well, only had it on for an hour or two so no battery life experience yet.
ROM is Artemis HD2 V18.
Vodafone UK
I just flashed the 2.12.50.02_2 Radio on a Dutty HG 3.8 ROM and no problems for now.
There´s already a thread discussing that Radio ROM. It´s that consisting the Radio itself:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705098
Radio
Superb
It is even faster in GPS then 2.11, and sound is more clearer. Battery is fine for me (I charge my HD2 daily anyway).
But of course, it all depends on the area you are living in. You have to try and found out which radio is the best.
bad radio
it drained me 49% of battery after 9 hours of standby...2.11.50.xx radio didnt so i flashed it back
BoneMo said:
it drained me 49% of battery after 9 hours of standby...2.11.50.xx radio didnt so i flashed it back
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Had same experience like you. 74% in 10 hours and then shut down. (did hard-reset after flashing radio rom)
Flashed back to 2.10.50.28_2
weichei said:
Had same experience like you. 74% in 10 hours and then shut down. (did hard-reset after flashing radio rom)
Flashed back to 2.10.50.28_2
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2.11.50.20 is also OK i have it now
very good call quality , best so fare for me on x.x.50.x radio , good standby time , around 3 % per hour , but very bad on heavy usage , around 20 % and more, i can see percentage points sliping away before my eyes
deho said:
very good call quality , best so fare for me on x.x.50.x radio , good standby time , around 3 % per hour , but very bad on heavy usage , around 20 % and more, i can see percentage points sliping away before my eyes
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Similar problem here. However standby is pretty nice
Matthes42 said:
There´s already a thread discussing that Radio ROM. It´s that consisting the Radio itself:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705098
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As a thread for this already exists, I see no reason for a duplicate one
Thread closed

Battery Life - WinMo 6.5 or 6.5.x

So I am thinking of making the switch from 21xxx to 23xxx and I read somewhere that I will see a increase in battery life by doing so while staying with the same cooks roms.
Does anyone have an opinion on this? Will the newer windows builds really help my batter life assuming the same usage throughout the day???
Thank you,
Jeff
I'm using WinMo 6.5 and as for right now my phone has been running for 3 days already with 40% battery life.
innovator8 said:
So I am thinking of making the switch from 21xxx to 23xxx and I read somewhere that I will see a increase in battery life by doing so while staying with the same cooks roms.
Does anyone have an opinion on this? Will the newer windows builds really help my batter life assuming the same usage throughout the day???
Thank you,
Jeff
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Jeff, I'm was the energy 23138 sept 23 standard rom and 2.14.50.x radio. i was getting anywhere between 24 and 36 hours on a standard size battery. I am a heavy user and when i'm at home my wifi is always on, i surf the internet a lot and if i'm out i've normally got the music player going. I also have the facebook tab updating every hour as well as my location. I also use the gps quite a bit.
So i would say the battery life is good but i can't compare it to 21916 as i have never used that series of builds and it's been a very long time since i used a stock rom, so again i can't compare.
My advise would be to try it out for a few days and see if you notice the difference but i have to say i am very pleased. I've just finished flashing and configuring 21619 sept 24 so it will be a couple of days before i can get a comparison between 23138 and 21619 (as you will have seen from the enrgy rom thread these are both 6.5.x builds) but i'm not expecting much difference considering that they use the same drivers from the 3.14 tmous base and the radio hasn't changed between the two.
A plus point though, seeing as you use the energy roms, is that xda_uc will still be able to import all your settings if you go for the same "flavour" rom i.e standard for standard or cht for cht (unless you pick the new cht2 builds then your cht settings are not compatible)
Battery Life
bazinga said:
I'm using WinMo 6.5 and as for right now my phone has been running for 3 days already with 40% battery life.
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Can someone tell me how this is possible? I've had my HD2 for about 4 months now and if I don't charge it daily it's dead the next day. I'm using the new 2.14 radio and Miri HD2 WM6.5 (21916) ROM V 19.1. I have Exchange and weather on auto update and everything else is on manual update. Any pointers is a big plus. Thanks.
BTW I've tried the 23138 but I can't stand the over-sized buttons on the bottom. It's just absolutely hideous to me so I have no idea if it gets better battery life.
myzombiebrain said:
Can someone tell me how this is possible? I've had my HD2 for about 4 months now and if I don't charge it daily it's dead the next day. I'm using the new 2.14 radio and Miri HD2 WM6.5 (21916) ROM V 19.1. I have Exchange and weather on auto update and everything else is on manual update. Any pointers is a big plus. Thanks.
BTW I've tried the 23138 but I can't stand the over-sized buttons on the bottom. It's just absolutely hideous to me so I have no idea if it gets better battery life.
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Extended size battery (the one that needs the different battery cover), auto disconnecting data connections, and not really using it very much at all
thanks guys for your reply, man it sure sounds like I am sucking as far as battery goes, my usage is a fraction of yours and I can barely get 20 hours. I think part of my problem is that at work, I have poor service, going in and out of coverage as I walk around the building. I have to turn off 3g and I barely have edge. I am currently trying duttys cream de la cream now 6.5.x to see if is any different. man, if I had your battery life, I would never flash again! I have latest radio, tried many, and the 3.14 rom.
I will let you know how this one goes.
jeff
I really don't believe some of you about the absolutely ridiculous battery life. Especially if you are heavy user, no way! I've seen lots of HD2's (different ROM's/Radios/battery charging methods) and I want to tell people on this board that they don't need to be worried if their battery is dead after a long working day with heavy use. So, don't believe too much fairy tales and enjoy your wonderful phone.
Sheikmans said:
I really don't believe some of you about the absolutely ridiculous battery life. Especially if you are heavy user, no way! I've seen lots of HD2's (different ROM's/Radios/battery charging methods) and I want to tell people on this board that they don't need to be worried if their battery is dead after a long working day with heavy use. So, don't believe too much fairy tales and enjoy your wonderful phone.
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It does seem a little crazy huh? I hear that some Iphone users can go three days with pretty heavy use and a few that I have talked to say that thier iphone can barely last 10 hours. There seems to be a ****load of variability in current consumption amongst all variants of smart phones.
I would just be pleased to get from 5am to 11am with moderate use, without having to buy that brick battery with the built in kickstand.
I will give this current rom a week to see how the battery settles down, ignore the sig, it is the Dutty CDLC V17 with the 2.14 radio.
Jeff

Battery - Android using 50%+

I'm using Mdeejay rEVOlution 2.3 ROM. 'Android System' is using 58% of my battery, Chucky lite ROM with most of the WM settings off, and Hastarin Kernel (can't remember which number). Is this right?
No, usually Display takes most of the battery. Might be a bad build or something, you might want to format your SD card and load a new version of android on it.
Luckych
Cheers for the reply! I guess I'll crack on with it. Good job it's a Sunday, hey?
i have installed android for the first time yesterday. this is all new to me (flashing roms and stuff) but it all went ok. i have though noticed that battery life is poor. Firstly, i have searched the forum and noted that many users are stating what the battery usage is in mA. how exactly is this measured? is there an app? secondly, it appears the battery can be effected by what rom, radio etc is installed. if i was to try a different rom or radio, would i have to install android again along with all my apps?
thanks
i kind of have this problem too but it hink thats just how these early builds are.
Use currentwidget to measure mA.
My mA idle get down t 5mA, but I am still having some issues getting battery life that i think is acceptable
GeoMil said:
i kind of have this problem too but it hink thats just how these early builds are.
Use currentwidget to measure mA.
My mA idle get down t 5mA, but I am still having some issues getting battery life that i think is acceptable
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thanks for that. just tried the widget. lowest i get is 7mA
5 to 9 mA is great battery consumption at idle, I'm having an issue staying there, I bottom out one day at 3mA but then today my phone doesn't drop below 50mA at idle. Windows Rom and radios are important for it to run smoothly but I don't think a lite rom makes a difference over a full rom, when haret launches , is gonna keep anything from running on windows(so I hear) I've tried many many roms, and the vbn rom, which is a super lite rom, didn't perform better than what I'm using right now which is energy cht. Radio will keep you from having issues with the phone waking up,(bsod) I've tried a bunch of radios and settled with the 2.15, a lot of people swear by it!

Battery again...

I'm on Twilight DFC ( last version with htc hub )
Rom use : 2.14.50
HSPL : 2.08
card SD : micro SD sandisk 4Go class 4
Magldr : 1.3
Use : no really ( check my mails every 3 hours , 20 sms per day , little internet with 3g.
Désactivated : my 3g, wifi, localisation for a better battery level. My emails are checking just every hour by option.
Results : 100% at 8 A.m , 20% at 7 P.m ...
The battery are very drain...
with rom 2.15.50 it is the same
rom i have use : xmob 1.3 / 1.4 , moonlight ... and.. it is the same problem.
Please help me .
Same issue here. It's about 60mA battery drain, guess something wrong in power management.
You've most likely forgot to disable bluetooth completley. There is a 60mA BT bug in some roms.
bluetooth is off, but the battery running time is still bad. What Radio Rom is definitely the best ?
How to completely turn off bluetooth? It was turned off in settings
Yes, Settings/Bluetooth disable
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bluetooth is off, but the battery running time is still bad. What Radio Rom is definitely the best ?
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2.12.50 with the battery tweak found in the development subforum gives me over a day with moderate to heavy usage (games, 3G internet, 3 e-mail [email protected] min, 30 min. voice calls). In standby (only mail sync on) I get 10-12% battery drop over the night.
Wait for a few recharge cycles and it will settle. At first I got 12-15 hrs. After 2 weeks it got MUCH better.
is your batter being charged propperly?
The battery tweak sets the full level for the battery.
you must first charge the battery to its maximum level then run the reg tweak
Now here is the problem, WP7 on our HD2 will not charge the full batter all of the time. Quite often you must charge until it goes green, then reboot and charge so more, keep repeating until the HTC battery tool reports the ACR level roughly the same as the FULL level.
to give you an idea
Ive just charged my phone over night, it says its full, it wont charge any more but the tool reports it only half full, even though the indicator shows full. But my battery life will drop like a rock and may report being empty when its not.
If i restart my phone just now the tool shows a jump in ACR value to about 800mAh it then allows me to charge the remaining 400mAh.
or you might find that restarting it shows the battery is full in both indicator and ACR value
The point is, after a full charge, restart the phone because until you do the phone doesnt appear to know whats goig on wth the battery, im guessing this is something to do with the fact that the HD7 and HD2 DO have some small differences inside.
I think what frustrates me more than anything else is the sheer unpredictability of my battery performance. I have done all the tweaks and installed the battery tool but overnight in the past week I have seen the battery go down as low as about 15-20% and remain as high as 80% with a range in between (estimated values, of course).
I'm now going to try to look at my data usage to see if anything is causing the radio to work extra hard some nights and not on others.
If it was at least consistent I could then start thinking about Radio versions, management strategies and the like but while it's so variable it a bit hard to get scientific with it...!
indeed it is a bit of a pain but remember we were never ment to have this ROM.
remember though it might be unpredictable because its not full, its not as easy as it sems to get a full charge, even when htc battery tool and MS tells us its full it might not be, persistant restart and charge usually gets it done
It is definitely battery problem exists! Don't try to hide it because all that stuff you are talking here to solve that is not working! Test in 2G network without any BT and WiFi during 24h failed, battery completely drained without reason.
no one is saying there isnt a problem, there are seveal problems
The big one is you shouldnt have WP7 on your HD2, our device was not supported, you cant say the HTC HD7 is the same because it is not, largely it is yes, but internally it has differences, one of these differences seem to be the controler for the battery
To be clear, WP7 cant report the correct battery level without tweaking it, and in some instances WP7 will not completely charge your phone but it may appear full there by leading to quick battery drainage
I second that. I think it's the matter of hit and miss. I have two hd2s, and one of them has ****e battery life. Both are using the same rom, same radio, same battery optimisation technique btw.
I bought an HD7 cause of the battery drainage of WP7 HD2, multi touching, downloading from market e.t.c!
I know HD2 is better than HD7 because you can have everything but... WP7 is my thing ya know??? So if you guys liked WP7 just go out there and buy your selves an official WP7 device! Believe me i l.o.v.e it and i will stick with it!
Battery life on HD7 is stunning! I have it running 3 days now and now i have 20% with moderate use..
arkatis said:
I bought an HD7 cause of the battery drainage of WP7 HD2, multi touching, downloading from market e.t.c!
I know HD2 is better than HD7 because you can have everything but... WP7 is my thing ya know??? So if you guys liked WP7 just go out there and buy your selves an official WP7 device! Believe me i l.o.v.e it and i will stick with it!
Battery life on HD7 is stunning! I have it running 3 days now and now i have 20% with moderate use..
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Worse recommendation I ever saw. When first android port was released, there was huge battery drainage too but now I'm using android on my HD2 with 3 days batt life and I didn't buy new android device. So it can be fixed without wasting money.
In my opinion..Android is boring.. I know that battery life on Android HD2 is awesome but the OS is very Boring... When i flashed WP7 i said "this will be my daily OS" (i love simplicity..)... At that time i needed to charge my battery daily and i was a little bored of the hard keys and battery and stuff like that! (also i had some lost pixels on the screen) Didn't wanted to go back to Android though! So why do i have to keep my boring HD2??? Since i wanted to run WP7 as a daily OS i got my new HD7 (for 150Euro)
I am Just telling my opinion and i hope you agree with me...
I am a tech lover guy...Yesterday was iPhone, after that HD2,today HD7 and God knows what else for tomorrow!
where to get an hd7 for 150,- euro????? i'll going out and get two of them, too
for me wp7 is boring until now. almost no customization.. when you want to turn off data or wifi or bt you have to navigate through 2 or 3 menus.
and it is slow even though there are beautiful animations. (contacts open in about 2 seconds and in android it is about 0,5 seconds)
i am all for simplicity as long as you have all functions and speed.
btw battery is enough for 1 day with moderate use but forget using it from early morning and a long partynight
(camera issue still a bummer)
im all up for opinions on here....so ill give me own
Im sorry but i have not seen a more fluid and resposive device then the HD2 with WP7, iphone, android on various models even WP7 on other devices dont appear as quick as mine but thats the luck of the draw with using our HD2 some folk have had issues others think its amazing. contacts for me, around 200ish load instantly
luck of the draw
battery life is a concern still as is the camera other than that all is good
arkatis said:
In my opinion..Android is boring.. I know that battery life on Android HD2 is awesome but the OS is very Boring... When i flashed WP7 i said "this will be my daily OS" (i love simplicity..)... At that time i needed to charge my battery daily and i was a little bored of the hard keys and battery and stuff like that! (also i had some lost pixels on the screen) Didn't wanted to go back to Android though! So why do i have to keep my boring HD2??? Since i wanted to run WP7 as a daily OS i got my new HD7 (for 150Euro)
I am Just telling my opinion and i hope you agree with me...
I am a tech lover guy...Yesterday was iPhone, after that HD2,today HD7 and God knows what else for tomorrow!
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I'm not agree. You didn't notice that "super simple" WM7 consuming more energy than "boring" android? And what a point of this?
You know what, rich people always bored. I got my first iphone (3gs) just 3 month ago, and HD2 was like a gift from my friends in America.

Battery life WP7 vs. WM 6.5?

Hey guys,
I am considering switching to WP 7.5 from WM (default ROM) and was wondering, will I see any battery improvements or it will actually drain it faster?
Also, anyone tried Android 4.0? All I care at this moment is battery life and don't mind whether it's WM, Android or WP.
Hi!
Best batterylife you will get on this device is with WM. Find the right release (some of them have improved power management) and stick to it! You will NOT be able to find better battery-life with Android or WP...
/Anders
That's right. As far as I know, best battery life is with WM6.5. However, I'm really happy about battery life in WP7 (DFT Ultrafruit changing radios and other things). I make more than a day, maybe 2, but being careful about what I do, of course.
Maybe wm6.5 is better.
But I feel wp7 takes better pics.....weird...after taking 240 pictures of a book..the battery from 100 to 13...is this normal or power consuming?BtW,it's standby life can be as long as two days with some general use
Battery life w.r.t various ROMs are as follow
WM 6.5 (Best battery life) >> Android >> WP7 (Worst battery life)
WP7 runs constantly at 998 Mhz (One of the reason for high battery consumption) where as 6.5 and Android can dynamically vary from low CPU consumption to High as required.
Also in WP7 battery life depends on soft radio + hard radio combination.. For good performance with good battery life use 2.15.50.14 Hard radio + 5.50 soft radio.. For best battery life use 2.12 hard radio + 5.50 soft radio..
Trust this clarifies..
Very Low Battery Life...Please help...
Hello friends...
Recently I have installed WM7 to my htc HD2. I found that the battery life is very less.
I have read here that if we use the combination of 2.12 hard radio + 5.50 soft radio.
Please someone tell how to do so....?
pulser84 said:
Hello friends...
Recently I have installed WM7 to my htc HD2. I found that the battery life is very less.
I have read here that if we use the combination of 2.12 hard radio + 5.50 soft radio.
Please someone tell how to do so....?
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Search the forum my friend, hardware radio is updated via the custom RUU, it does not delete anything.
Software radio needs to be built in to the WP7 ROM before you install it, changing this will mean a loss of everything
Now, whilst battery life is deffinitely less than WM, one thing i can confirm is that its not worse than android, the problem is that it doesnt always charge completely, so for example, it may say its 100% full, but its only half full, so it appears to drain twice as quick, or it might say its empty and its still half full.
It could say anything, for best battery life use an external charger. reboots during the day will help keep it reporting correctly. Tho even then ive noticed that it doesnt always work, some times you need to plug a USB cable in for a moment for it to refresh it.
In short, battery charging and reporting is all over the place, but once you get a full charge it actually lasts quite a long time with very heavy usage.
Personally, now that I've found a WP7 ROM that doesn't drain my battery in 5 hours, I don't notice a difference. (I'm now using pdaimatejam, BT on with -3 to -7ma drain in standby, Yay!).
Sure, WM will last longer. Sure Android will last SLIGHTLY longer b/c it doesn't run the CPU full speed when the display is on. And that is a clarifying statement to the above. WP7 does NOT run the CPU full speed all the time, only when not in standby.
Having said that, I get a full, usable day in WP7 with moderate use. I got just over a full, usable day in WM6.5, but I had to charge every night regardless.
Ben
Testing 2.12 now, thanks,
Now sure if estimated battery life is correct, before installing it said 5h, now 2h
also dont forget to try camera trick with combination 2.15/5.51
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also dont forget to try camera trick with combination 2.15/5.51
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Does it work with 2.12?
Is 2.15 better than 2.12 in battery life?
10h standby (mail sync on) with all the tricks on HD2 2.12, bad
Hopefully, Tango will increase battery life.
EgoMaximus said:
10h standby (mail sync on) with all the tricks on HD2 2.12, bad
Hopefully, Tango will increase battery life.
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you can dream.... but none updates for WP7 cant be increase battery life... only can be worse
seems your battery in bad shape or something do wrong... also if you play music few hours, play games, nothing strange if battery not least long...
with radio combination 2.15/5.51 + camera trick, with WiFi on 24 hours at day, my battery working around 30 hours with normal use
Hm, well, it said 2h remaining but still holds, another 6 and has battery left... No idea.
I will play with soft/hard roms after Tango is released, as now floashing and losing data for a month or two is pointless
Thanks!
I have actually had better battery life using Pdaimatejam ROM with radio 5.51T/2.15 combo than I had with Android or WM 6.5. Not exactly sure how but it is definitely the case if any of you want to try that
on my hd2 it feels longer with wp7 u can try it on your own
yeah
killer-mig said:
on my hd2 it feels longer with wp7 u can try it on your own
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yeah me too..strange. My hD2's battery life with wp7 radio 2.15 is cool better than android
Guys i believe that we have to choose
1.best battery life and slow phone=windows mobilie
2.worse battery life,excellent speed=windows phone
3.good battery life and reasonable speed with freedom to do things that you cant in wp and wm=android
i prefer wp7 and sd android and i have to charge 2 times a day (ok i have 2 batteries and external charger so i change the old one and i am ready to gο) but i have a phone that i enjoy to use
WM7.5
Please help me with step by step instruction to install wm7.5 on my HD2
WM7.5
Please help how to install wm7.5 in htc hd2

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