I picked up my Maxx HD about a week and a half ago and so far the battery has been an absolute beast. I had an "X" before and I had the extended battery. I would consider myself a light to medium user but of course with the set up and downloading of apps and just playing with my new toy, I used battery more than I would normally, and it's still a beast. I probably didn't need the maxx but I feel it's better to have to much and not need it than to have to little and need it. I'm sure I'll have no problem going 2-3 days with my normal usage.
One side note, When I use GPS, I always have it plugged it to my car charger. It does charge but very slowly. What I'm saying is that the car charger barely keeps up with the battery usage when using GPS. This is because the phone is constantly using the GPS receiver and the phone is constantly updating the Google maps.
A little info that I've learned about batteries in the last couple months. The maxx HD has a Litium-ion polymer battery. Part of the reason Motorola used this battery is because it doesn't require a hard case and as such it is somewhat soft and it's for this reason the battery in not user replaceable. Being that the battery is soft it can fit into odd shaped cavities and therefore you can have a bigger battery that doesn't take up as much space as a normal "hard cased" battery. This allows the manufacturer to have a bigger battery (mAh wise) and keep the overall phone size a small as possible.
Also there is some thought the Lit-ion Polymer batteries can have up to 1000 charging cycles and still retain 80% of its ability to retain a charge. The Litium-ion battery is certified for 500 charging cycles and retains 80%.
A charging cycle is considered from 100% to 0% and back to100%. So if you recharge your battery when it gets down to 50%, (100% to 50% to 100%) you could do this cycle twice and it would be considered 1 charging cycle. The polymer battery does not have any memory retention and as such does not require "training" so to speak.
For anyone interested here is a website that has more info about batteries than you can "shake a stick at".
Basic to Advanced Battery Information from Battery University
Now I'm just patiently waiting for the release of my next smartphone sometime in the Summer of 2014!
One side note, When I use GPS, I always have it plugged it to my car charger. It does charge but very slowly. What I'm saying is that the car charger barely keeps up with the battery usage when using GPS. This is because the phone is constantly using the GPS receiver and the phone is constantly updating the Google maps.
A little info that I've learned about batteries in the last couple months. The maxx HD has a Litium-ion polymer battery. Part of the reason Motorola used this battery is because it doesn't require a hard case and as such it is somewhat soft and it's for this reason the battery in not user replaceable. Being that the battery is soft it can fit into odd shaped cavities and therefore you can have a bigger battery that doesn't take up as much space as a normal "hard cased" battery. This allows the manufacturer to have a bigger battery (mAh wise) and keep the overall phone size a small as possible.
Also there is some thought the Lit-ion Polymer batteries can have up to 1000 charging cycles and still retain 80% of its ability to retain a charge. The Litium-ion battery is certified for 500 charging cycles and retains 80%.
A charging cycle is considered from 100% to 0% and back to100%. So if you recharge your battery when it gets down to 50%, (100% to 50% to 100%) you could do this cycle twice and it would be considered 1 charging cycle. The polymer battery does not have any memory retention and as such does not require "training" so to speak.
For anyone interested here is a website that has more info about batteries than you can "shake a stick at".
Basic to Advanced Battery Information from Battery University
Now I'm just patiently waiting for the release of my next smartphone sometime in the Summer of 2014!
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