two quick questions regarding battery life and display

[asthesunsets]

Hey guys, first post here on these boards, and I had a few questions and i figure you guys would be the best to help me.

so, obviously, in trying to get the most out of my battery, I dimmed my display down to 10 percent, and i noticed that battery life is still pretty crappy. I looked at the battery usage statistics, and it's saying that my display is still eating up 60% of my battery....really? even at 10 percent brightness? Is that accurate? What kind of usage do you guys show?


also, i was looking into buying that slim 1600 mAh battery, and was curious..does anyone know how long per mA you get with like, regular usage? like would it add roughly about an hour for 200 more mA?

any and all help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

 

[asthesunsets]

bump. anyone?

 

[Lunacy]

I'm pretty sure your display will always use the most battery.

 

[asthesunsets]

I'm pretty sure your display will always use the most battery.

oh no, that I'm positive of, but 60 or 70 percent for the display being turned down all the way sounds a little high, doesnt it?

 

[Tumeg]

My display is set to auto-brightness, and with medium to heavy usage (with the 2750mAh extended battery), the display still shows as consuming +/- 70%...
Since it's a percentage, it simply will vary depending on what else you are doing\running

 

[Lunacy]

oh no, that I'm positive of, but 60 or 70 percent for the display being turned down all the way sounds a little high, doesnt it?

My display has always been set to the first notch on the widget and i get a pretty consistent ~70%.

 

[asthesunsets]

ohkay.. that's kind of a relief that my phone isnt extraordinarily higher than anyone elses, haha.

does anyone know about the battery life of the 1600mAh battery? like, how much better//longer it would last?

 

[moondrius]

I would not buy that seidio battery. But yeah the display uses a lot of power. Thats just the way it is.

HTC 1400 vs. Seidio 1600 Quantitative Comparison - Android Forums

 

[skinien]

ohkay.. that's kind of a relief that my phone isnt extraordinarily higher than anyone elses, haha.

does anyone know about the battery life of the 1600mAh battery? like, how much better//longer it would last?

Well, that's relative to your usage. You can expect around a 14% increase. If you usually get 10 hours you'll get around 11.4.

This is assuming that your current (OEM) battery is accurate when it says that it's 1400 mAh AND the aftermarket battery is accurate when it says that it's 1600 mAh.

 

[asthesunsets]

I would not buy that seidio battery. But yeah the display uses a lot of power. Thats just the way it is.

HTC 1400 vs. Seidio 1600 Quantitative Comparison - Android Forums

wow, thanks!