Battery life thread

**Rich Coralli** · 11-09-2011, 09:07 PM

Please post real life experience battery life, amount of usage, wifi vs 4G etc. Thank you

**AeroEngi** · 11-09-2011, 09:10 PM

Thanks for starting this thread; I was just thinking about creating it myself.

Something I'm curious about...I understand the battery life is less than satisfactory from reading all the reviews but they only mention how the battery life is with 4G. For anyone who is willing to try this out, how is the battery life when you only have 3G on and only use 4G when you really need to download big files and stream videos?

Thanks.

**cmorty72#AC** · 11-09-2011, 09:25 PM

I've been playing around with the one our VZW rep has (he's been sporting it for 2.5 weeks as a test mule, from what I understand), and after a 10.5hr. day of sporting 3G, talking, browsing, and texting like a mofo... and only using 4GLTE to dl 5 apps... I was left 1/4 battery. For me that's great!

**AeroEngi** · 11-09-2011, 09:27 PM

Originally Posted by cmorty72

I've been playing around with the one our VZW rep has (he's been sporting it for 2.5 weeks as a test mule, from what I understand), and after a 10.5hr. day of sporting 3G, talking, browsing, and texting like a mofo... and only using 4GLTE to dl 5 apps... I was left 1/4 battery. For me that's great!

Oh ya dude, you can't ask for more than that. That's definitely more than decent battery life in my opinion. Thanks.

**cmorty72#AC** · 11-09-2011, 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by AeroEngi

Oh ya dude, you can't ask for more than that. That's definitely more than decent battery life in my opinion. Thanks.

Yep... I was quite happy with the results. And I'll be even happier as soon as I get my D R tomorrow afternoon!

**Eclipse2K** · 11-09-2011, 10:20 PM

I hope it lasts in 4G for the day if used minimally. I always have access to a charger, but it would be nice. In other words, no firmware like the Thunderbolts MR1...

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**AeroEngi** · 11-09-2011, 10:25 PM

Originally Posted by cmorty72

Yep... I was quite happy with the results. And I'll be even happier as soon as I get my D R tomorrow afternoon!

I don't think I've ever been so excited to get a new phone lol. Less than 24 hours to go! I can't wait!!!

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**paul-c** · 11-10-2011, 12:05 AM

Definitely a good thread.

**sponge60** · 11-10-2011, 07:41 AM

I fully charged mine after I got it yesterday. Then on to importing contacts, transferring 2 gigs of music, playing some songs, importing a few megs of photos, syncing 3 email accounts, a load of texts, 6 phone calls and downloaded lots of apps in a mixture of 3G and wi-fi. That was about 6 hours worth. I put it back on the charge for overnight at about 50 percent. I'm new to droid, so I was probably pushing buttons and opening up things more than once while I learn. I'm happy with the battery, but expected no less as it is brand new. My Black berry battery would have played out completely doing that stuff. One point though is that the music transfer from my lap top was done with USB, so I assume it may have been given a little boost to the battery instead of a drain.

**Rich Coralli** · 11-10-2011, 09:03 AM

I notice the MUCH better battery life is on 3G, to summarize all comments. Please continue to post real life battery experiences. Thank you all

**Bond32** · 11-10-2011, 09:35 AM

That's pretty good results. We should make a thread after release to post good smart actions.

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**sponge60** · 11-10-2011, 04:54 PM

Day 2. 10 hours so far today. Lots of texts, a few emails read. Downloaded a few apps, took some pics and talked several minutes. Showed it off in the Verizon store. (That was kinda fun) and now at 60%.

**tx_tuff** · 11-10-2011, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by sponge60

Day 2. 10 hours so far today. Lots of texts, a few emails read. Downloaded a few apps, took some pics and talked several minutes. Showed it off in the Verizon store. (That was kinda fun) and now at 60%.

Using 4G all the time or turning it on and off? Have you set up anything on Smart Actions?

**0pusX** · 11-10-2011, 06:23 PM

Excuse me for sounding like a pessimist but whats the point of having a 4G phone if you have to turn off the 4G?

This is why I am not switching to a 4G device in the immediate future. When they can give me 10+ hours on a 4G connection then I will make the switch.

**tx_tuff** · 11-10-2011, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by 0pusX

Excuse me for sounding like a pessimist but whats the point of having a 4G phone if you have to turn off the 4G?

This is why I am not switching to a 4G device in the immediate future. When they can give me 10+ hours on a 4G connection then I will make the switch.

Good to see another cigar smoker on here.

**0pusX** · 11-10-2011, 06:46 PM

Originally Posted by tx_tuff

Good to see another cigar smoker on here.

Ahh yes. I do enjoy a good smoke on occasion. Montecristo #1 or #3 or Fuente OpusX are a couple of my favs

**milkshed27** · 11-10-2011, 07:05 PM

Originally Posted by sponge60

Day 2. 10 hours so far today. Lots of texts, a few emails read. Downloaded a few apps, took some pics and talked several minutes. Showed it off in the Verizon store. (That was kinda fun) and now at 60%.

Thanks. That sounds damn good. If you don't mind checking, can you list a few of the top battery drains from, settings>about phone>battery use?

**Rich Coralli** · 11-10-2011, 07:37 PM

R u on 4G, or on 3g to conserve battery

**sponge60** · 11-10-2011, 08:05 PM

Ok. Sorry I wasn't more specific earlier. I'm in a 3G only area. As for battery usage, looks like: 43% Display, 20% Voice calls, 13% Android OS, 9% Wi-Fi, 6% Phone idle and 5% standby. And now at 40 percent remaining after 13 hours.

**delco714** · 11-10-2011, 08:35 PM

Annoyed that even with battery indicator app the % is by tens (which is weird since on my charge it went by ones). I am anal and like knowing the exact charge left! Admittedly, battery has been better on wifi than charge on wifi. That's great news for me!

**nevildev** · 11-10-2011, 08:41 PM

In the manual it suggests charging 3 hours before using. Will battery life be affected if we didn't do that?

**milkshed27** · 11-10-2011, 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by delco714

Annoyed that even with battery indicator app the % is by tens (which is weird since on my charge it went by ones). I am anal and like knowing the exact charge left! Admittedly, battery has been better on wifi than charge on wifi. That's great news for me!

Try Battery Indicator Pro or Battery Circle for 1% increment pull-down/taskbar menu battery meters.

Circle Battery Widget or Minimalist Text will also give you 1% increments but are widgets so they'll take up space on your home screen.

**delco714** · 11-10-2011, 09:56 PM

Thanks. But i'm using the same app I had on my charge. Isn't that weird?

**milkshed27** · 11-10-2011, 10:06 PM

Originally Posted by delco714

Thanks. But i'm using the same app I had on my charge. Isn't that weird?

Hmm, that is weird. Is it possible for you to try one of the apps I mentioned to see if they will give you 1% increments? Battery Circle is quick to set up and free. Would suck if it wasn't possible even with a third party app.

**TvTechGuru** · 11-10-2011, 10:19 PM

It's nice to see some REAL reviews on battery life. Not the mystery ones we've been "hearing" about.

I also like that we have the option of using 3G or 4G. I don't see a problem with that. More options are better when it comes to that. Until 4G is as prominent as 3G, I want that option in the OS to turn on and off 4G.