Battery Life - The Good The Bad and The Ugly

[nbm400]

Off charger at 5AM Sat. Everything except WiFi turned off (GPS, autosyncs, 4G, email, etc...) In other words exactly like my iPhone is set-up. Checked phone only twice since then. At 5PM 88% (Ok, not bad), at 6 AM this morning....red light flashing and 5% battery. WTH?

Sorry, I'm just not going to jump through hoops to basically turn into a dumb phone. Esp. not with the 'premium data fee'. Sorry...maybe next time around. For now it's back at Sam's where I picked it up Friday.

How is your signal strength? My Verizon droid INC sucked thru a battery very quick like that, but the verizon signal at my house was always between 0-2 bars. That's the only reason I can come up with why my EVO seems to last about twice as long as my INC did.

Good luck to you.

 

[muncher]

if your phone is draining while doing nothing 2 things I would check:
1. hows your signal? poor 3g/4g signal will KILL the battery.
2. runaway background apps... I left navigator in the background yesterday by accident and it took out 50% of the battery in 2 hours.

 

[Bat~man]

Luckily, with the current economy you should have more free time to charge the phone. And if you are lucky enough to have work, you can have a spare battery to swap out if you need to.

I'm not sure what kind of insult this was meant to be but whatever.
I have no issues working 50+ hours a week..again I'm not sure what kind of snotty insult you were trying to throw but it is uncalled for.

Also, luckily, I choose not to carry around spare parts such as a battery in my pocket that I have to keep charged and all that mess. I will find a way to make it last and not make it a "dumbphone" or I won't buy it...simple as that.

I have no issue with charging everynight or even charging in the car, I just need it to last until I can get there.

 

[dksnet]

Do you think the adventurer can smell the troll as he enters that dark cave?

oI thought trolls lived under bridges lmao

 

[dequardo]

if your phone is draining while doing nothing 2 things I would check:
1. hows your signal? poor 3g/4g signal will KILL the battery.
2. runaway background apps... I left navigator in the background yesterday by accident and it took out 50% of the battery in 2 hours.

Thanks. Signal was decent, -90db No runaway apps to speak of.

 

[dequardo]

How is your signal strength? My Verizon droid INC sucked thru a battery very quick like that, but the verizon signal at my house was always between 0-2 bars. That's the only reason I can come up with why my EVO seems to last about twice as long as my INC did.

Good luck to you.

Thanks, decent consistent signal, -90db

 

[dksnet]

OMG Seriously. Does it really matter?
Some will like the phone with or without good battery life.
There are iPhone fanboys/girls and there will be Android fanboys/girls.
Someone will find a sweet spot on the settings to sooth this savage beast of an awesome phone.......lol

Don't let one troll/puke get your dander up.... LMAO

 

[NSXLA]

The battery isn't that bad, unless If you are a past GSM user, GSM tech just causes less drainage on batteries. It just takes a bit of tweaking of the OS really, to get an efficient result. Taskkiller worked for me, set it so that it kills the apps when you turn off the screen, or you can set it to do it at intervals. Check Awake time, download an app called Spare parts if you like.


But here is why I might be returning mine as well. The prospect of using an extended battery with this phone! Not that it won't fit, or make the phone bulky (well depends on what batt) rather the WEIGHT an extended batt will add to the device! Which will deem using this phone a burden for me =) I shall inquire about how much heavier is the smaller of the two Seidio extended batts - compared to stock, I would of loved the larger one, but with the EVO! That's out of the question ha.


Also browse the battery saving thread, before you decide to return it, assuming your main concern with the phone is it dying too quickly.

 

[dequardo]

OMG Seriously. Does it really matter?
Some will like the phone with or without good battery life.
There are iPhone fanboys/girls and there will be Android fanboys/girls.
Someone will find a sweet spot on the settings to sooth this savage beast of an awesome phone.......lol

Don't let one troll/puke get your dander up.... LMAO

Matter?, yes unless you are a fanboy I guess.

Troll/Puke? Really?

 

[mbell75]

Listen, the battery life IS pathetic on this phone - there's no denying it. You have to ask yourself if you're willing to deal with it or not.

They make these things now called "extended batteries". They are wonderful little devices that make your phone last longer. I have heard you can find them on this thing they call the "internet". They also make a device called a "car charger' which according to legend, allows one to charge their battery in a vehicle. Many folk have seen these in the wild and have managed to obtain one.

 

[CRPercodani]

This says it all....

Now, THAT LADY DEFINITELY HAZ ROOT!

 

[NSXLA]

Rofl!

 

[GaryColeman]

I'm not sure what kind of insult this was meant to be but whatever.
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Lighten up, Francis. That wasn't meant as any sort of insult, but in the future I will make a mental note that you are a very sensitive individual and I will watch my words accordingly.

 

[rushmore]

I find this thread laughable... I am getting about the same battery life with the EVO as I did with my iPhone 3GS...

Don't know what the OP was doing but I think it's pretty obvious he/she just wanted an excuse to not like the device...

All battery threads are laughable, since too subjective and makes as much sense as trying to be objective with everyone's view about an abstract painting.

The following controls have to be in place before they are within even 30% error levels:

1. Run same apps for same amount of time
2. Same network in the same areas, while running the same apps in those areas
3. Batteries drained and then charged until full
4. At least three tests each in the same conditions

Since I doubt anyone is doing all of these things (including the professional reviews) all views about battery life are too subjective.

 

[Mistiq]

But here is why I might be returning mine as well. The prospect of using an extended battery with this phone! Not that it won't fit, or make the phone bulky (well depends on what batt) rather the WEIGHT an extended batt will add to the device! Which will deem using this phone a burden for me =) I shall inquire about how much heavier is the smaller of the two Seidio extended batts - compared to stock, I would of loved the larger one, but with the EVO! That's out of the question ha.

Now I'm not trying to bash anybody or start a flame war or anything to that effect, but I'm continuously seeing people complain about the weight or make comments about how they're worried about how heavy it is. I understand that I'm bigger and stronger than the average person but I don't think it's that much of a gab, so I am having a hard time understanding how something that weighs less than a pound (i think it's .6 oz but I'm too lazy to google right now) can be such a detriment to people.

I don't personally own the phone, but I've played with a few dummy models and got to play with an actual EVO yesterday so I'm not seeing where the phone being heavy is really that much of a factor that holding it up to the side of your head will cause you to reach muscle failure within 3o min...

 

[cary328is]

On the bright side - it's another EVO that can be sold (at slight used discount?) to someone else who'd appreciate it more.

 

[BetterMost]

bye.bye I see a Gitter Bug in your future..

 

[asaberan]

I think you should have given it a little more time. I think the battery life seems pretty reasonable so far, but I will know for sure next week when I start using it for emails during the work week.

So far, my battery seems to be able to last a whole day without any issues and moderate use. I left it off of the charger last night intentionally to gauge what happens and I was able to get about 26 hours off of the charger. That is about the same as my Touch Pro, except more use on the Evo, since it is actually a usable device.

 

[Vincent Law]

Thanks for a reasoned reply.

What's unreasonable is your expectations. Did you honestly expect to get more than a day's worth of battery out of this phone? Or ANY smartphone? Even the iPhone can't do it.

Sure, if you turn EVERYTHING OFF and NEVER TOUCH IT it might go longer, but what is the point of having it?

In addition, your inability to handle a possible app situation with your battery suddenly being devoured shows that you had no real intention of giving Android a try to begin with. Android gives you a lot more power and freedom, but in return for that power and freedom, you have to be willing to spend 30 seconds to attempt to deal with minor issues. And yes, I say minor, because it would have likely been an easy fix.

Did you even do any research? This isn't even a flame, this is a statement of fact. Were you really willing to let one minor foul-up ruin your EVO experience without even so much as taking a moment to investigate? Go view the extended battery info in settings, and it will tell you exactly what was devouring the battery.

 

[celeste9000]

Is this a serious post?? Lol..started at 5am and by 5pm had 88% and was totally drained by 6am this morning and you're mad!!! LOL you kidding right?? This is one of those "I Hate my evo because...sike I love it" right? Oh well another one bites the dust lol

 

[Caloy]

I have battery issues too. But I absolutely love this phone! Love my phone signal too! Now people actually hear me and I don't have to repeat myself often just like when I was with T-Mobile.

I guess the difference between you and me is that instead of complaining, I found a solution. And for me an extra battery solved it quite well.

 

[mlr_90]

If you want to talk about bad battery life try having a Samsung Moment. That has to be the worst phone as far as battery life goes. This phone has done well for me so far. Had 23% after 24 hours so I have no complaints (yet)

 

[dequardo]

What many here are failing to grasp is that I didn't touch the phone off charger but twice-to check battery status. With nothing touched between the two times why, if it was a rogue app, did that not manifest itself the first time I checked it?

 

[SirSlayer]

What many here are failing to grasp is that I didn't touch the phone off charger but twice-to check battery status. With nothing touched between the two times why, if it was a rogue app, did that not manifest itself the first time I checked it?

Does it even matter now? You returned it right? so go away and let us rant on you for being so dumb as to turn away one of the best smart phones out there. You are a figment of our memory now, you don't exist to us any more, bye bye, oh oh can you close the door on the way out?

 

[sagedil]

What many here are failing to grasp is that I didn't touch the phone off charger but twice-to check battery status. With nothing touched between the two times why, if it was a rogue app, did that not manifest itself the first time I checked it?

What YOU don't understand is you long ago lost any credibility. You want us to believe you didn't touch a brand new Evo for 24 hours. Sure right.

And you gave us NO information about what you found when you troubleshot it. What was your awake time. What was using the battery??

But honestly, I just don't believe you at all any more.