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...day 6...battery still sucks

benjamin7062 said:
Scour the internet for only a few minutes and you will find a number of sources that show an incredibly high rate of satisfaction for this phone with the one con usually being the battery life.

I actually would argue the battery complaint is higher than 25% but I was using that number as an example.

You can go here or here as an example. Or, most major reviewers commented on the battery life. Point is... it's an issue. The only debatable item is how much of an issue it is for each individual. To some... it's a non-issue, but to most, it's considered a negative on this phone.
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Don't get me wrong, I agree with you that the battery could be better. I just disagree with the OP. To say that your battery suck from day one and you get a kick from others who say otherwise is ridiculous. Because I for one as well as many others are reporting a good day use, which in my judgment thinks it's pretty average for a smartphone.

Keep in mind there are many variables at play here when it comes to battery life. People who live in fringe area are obviously going suffer greater battery drain than others. The same could be said the type of apps that is loaded on the phone.
 
dylo22 said:
Don't get me wrong, I agree with you that the battery could be better. I just disagree with the OP. To say that your battery suck from day one and you get a kick from others who say otherwise is ridiculous.
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I was referring to when people are telling me to turn all the operating functions of the phone off to get better battery life. Yes, I get a kick out of that. What's there to disagree with? I'm not going to turn everything off on my phone, now that's what's ridiculous.
 
Brausso said:
I was referring to when people are telling me to turn all the operating functions of the phone off to get better battery life. Yes, I get a kick out of that. What's there to disagree with? I'm not going to turn everything off on my phone, now that's what's ridiculous.
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I actually find most people won't tell you to turn stuff off. I for one don't. I run wifi, gps and mobile network on at all times. ( Well, I turn off the wifi when I leave the apt since there I can't connect to my network anymore. ) Multiple syncs every hour.

I even recommend everyone turn on GPS...it won't use any battery at all until something asks for location, and immediately turns off after getting the location too.

Now, I do recommend turning off always on mobile data, but that is because the majority of people won't even notice it's off ( Just look at the discussions of people trying to figure out what exactly it even does besides eat battery ).

I and plenty of others get 16-24+ hrs with light to medium heavy usage. If you are getting less than 16 hrs, either your definition of moderate use is different or something is wrong and should be fixed.

The batteries life is right where I would expect it. An average amount of use, from an average user will make it through the day. Anything more than that and you will want to look at an extended battery. ( I keep hoping for the 2150 personally. I'de like to be able to go well into the heavy usage and still make it through the day..or go several days of average usage. )
 
zemerick said:
Now, I do recommend turning off always on mobile data, but that is because the majority of people won't even notice it's off ( Just look at the discussions of people trying to figure out what exactly it even does besides eat battery ).
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Isn't mobile data required to be on in order to send and receive emails from my exchange server??

I need that on all day, I get a lot of emails for work.
 
Brausso said:
Isn't mobile data required to be on in order to send and receive emails from my exchange server??

I need that on all day, I get a lot of emails for work.
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Yes it is. I found a simple solution to the weak battery. I bought another and midway through the day swap it. (I actually have 3 but that's another story) They travel well and keep their charge. I never have to worry. I have a car charger for listening to music on the road, a USB cable by my computer, and my charger at bedside for desktop clock functions. Simple and sweet.

edit: Oh yeah, I have *everything* turned on all the time.
 
Brausso said:
Isn't mobile data required to be on in order to send and receive emails from my exchange server??

I need that on all day, I get a lot of emails for work.
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Yup. There are people that need it, and if you are one...by all means leave it on. I still believe there is something more going on. If you could post more details, ala: http://androidforums.com/htc-incredible/70460-battery-life-test-stats.html then we can see if my theory is right and your battery life does not match with your usage. I can turn on the always on mobile data and still get around 16 hours with about 3-4 hours moderate usage out of it.
 
Just adding my experience. Day 1 battery life was pretty bad. Day 2 was still bad. Day 3 got better and now a week with the phone it is much better. I unplugged my phone this morning at 7:15 have used it to make several calls, IM exclusively with it, lots of texting, played a couple of games, showed off several photos to coworkers and checked both work and personal email on it. At 5:46 pm having never plugged the phone in today I have 60 percent remaining. I bring the charging cord to work because the first few days I needed it to make sure there was enough juice left in case I wanted to call someone on my commute. Don't need to now.

I will give you that the battery life compared to many other phones is not that great and will probably need to get a spare for when I travel. That sucks but I can live with it.
 
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