ok guys... I need some advice on four things.... PLEASE. I need more battery life!
1. Havent done the whole "drain battery, charge while off, replug in" thing...is it really worth it?
2. Next, I have removed the calender widget? Is that confirmed to help?
3. Does de-selecting the google chat help to add battery life?
4. Thinking about buying one of these three batteries:
- OEM TP2 1500 battery... can any confirm extra battery life? Does it not close all the way? (any pictures?) Worth it for 17 bucks?
- Seido 1750... or do these batteries end up giving less mAh then stock?
- Or just wait for the OEM 2150 to be released (how much bulk will it add??)
Thanks so much in advance
1. There seems to be something to this somewhat. People who are unplugging/replugging over and over are probably screwing with their meter more than anything. However, it seems likely that the battery indeed doesn't charge to 100% while the phone is on. This isn't really all that strange, it probably just can't hit full while under load.
If you want to do this to make sure your battery is "topped off", the best practice is probably just to turn your phone off after it's "done" charging. Once the light goes green again after shutting it off, I think that's about as good as you will get. I don't think any further "replugging" is going to do anything else.
Whether or not this is worth it for you depends on your habits. For a lot of people who shower first thing in the morning when they get up, this is pretty easy. Just shut the phone off after you wake up and it should be done by the time you shower and get dressed.
2. Certainly has for some people. I haven't followed it too much since I haven't had the issue, it seems to depend on what you're actually doing with the calendar (is this only people who sync with Exchange?). I use the small "upcoming event" widget and only sync with gmail and it doesn't seem to be causing any problems. My uptime averages around 10%.
3. I wouldn't think so. If you're receiving lots of messages obviously turning it off would reduce the usage on your phone. Mine is on all the time, but I sit in front of a desktop computer at work so most of my google chats don't ever get sent to the phone.
4. This is a hornet's nest. You're going to get a lot of different opinions here. Either battery is going to give you more life...they're bigger than the stock. Whether or not the Seido will give you more life than the 1500 is a question that can't be answered positively without somebody actually doing extensive testing. I personally think Seido is full of it and their 1750 is just a massively overpriced 1500. Whether that is true or not I cannot prove. However, if you're not sure whether 200mAh extra is worth $15 on the 1500, I certainly don't understand why you'd then consider then extra 250 the Seido claims to be worth another $35 on top of that.
As for the 2150...they aren't out yet so nobody can tell you exactly, but it does require a new back cover (it will come with it) so that means it won't fit in any of the current cases. Having to buy a new case (if you use one) will obviously further add to the expense of the battery and they also may not be available for some time after release. When they are, they may be expensive. All depends on how popular the batteries are.
Whether or not the added bulk/weight and expense is worth it to you is a matter of preference.
The question is, does your phone ALMOST last long enough for you, and you just need a little more to give you an extra hour or two to finish the night? If so, the 1500/1750 will get the job done. Or, if you are barely getting half a day and need some drastic improvement, I'd probably wait on the bigger battery (assuming of course you've done troubleshooting on your phone to make sure it's not its configuration that is causing your problems).
I'm probably a light user, but even on days when my usage could be considered moderate, I haven't had a problem with it lasting my roughly 17 hour day (6am - 11pm) without any charging during the day.
