Edit: disclaimer - obviously I don't know for a fact that there is a defective production run of droid 2s. This is my hypothesis. The point is there are a lot of droid 2s with very similar issues and then many with no issues.
Now that the Droid 2 has been out for a good few days, it seems like people are starting to draw conclusions about the phone. Some love it, some are so-so about it. There have been reports about reception issues ("antennagate pt 2"??) and poor battery life (see engadget's review), as well as contrary reports from Motorola and Verizon and Droid fans who insist its Apple fanboys stirring up rumors as revenge.
Well, I'm here to say that there is likely actually a bad batch of Droid 2s out there. I got my first one four days ago. It died after about three to four hours after the first full charge, with max battery savings. It also had fluctuating reception and erratic 3g connectivity. Per the advice of some forum goers, I did keep using it to try and 'condition' the battery. It did improve significantly over repeated charges, to about 8 hrs on a charge, but it would still die before day's end, and the reception was still bad. I did everything.. *228, resets, battery pulls.
Today I got a replacement Droid 2, and out of the box, without charging, it is already performing well enough that I can tell a significant difference from my last one. I've had it on for about 4 hours now with moderate usage and max brightness. The battery has only gone down from the 70 pct charge it came with to 50 presently, and I am typing this message on it right now. The reception is stellar. Day 2 update edit: today already gone 5 hrs with only 20 pct drop in battery, moderate usage.
Since my experience with my first unit has been corroborated by other forum users and blogs, I'm guessing that there is a defective batch of Droid 2s out there with battery issues and reception issues. What exactly is causing it I'm not sure. But I wanted to share my experiences and give a warning to anyone thinking about this device.
Now that the Droid 2 has been out for a good few days, it seems like people are starting to draw conclusions about the phone. Some love it, some are so-so about it. There have been reports about reception issues ("antennagate pt 2"??) and poor battery life (see engadget's review), as well as contrary reports from Motorola and Verizon and Droid fans who insist its Apple fanboys stirring up rumors as revenge.
Well, I'm here to say that there is likely actually a bad batch of Droid 2s out there. I got my first one four days ago. It died after about three to four hours after the first full charge, with max battery savings. It also had fluctuating reception and erratic 3g connectivity. Per the advice of some forum goers, I did keep using it to try and 'condition' the battery. It did improve significantly over repeated charges, to about 8 hrs on a charge, but it would still die before day's end, and the reception was still bad. I did everything.. *228, resets, battery pulls.
Today I got a replacement Droid 2, and out of the box, without charging, it is already performing well enough that I can tell a significant difference from my last one. I've had it on for about 4 hours now with moderate usage and max brightness. The battery has only gone down from the 70 pct charge it came with to 50 presently, and I am typing this message on it right now. The reception is stellar. Day 2 update edit: today already gone 5 hrs with only 20 pct drop in battery, moderate usage.
Since my experience with my first unit has been corroborated by other forum users and blogs, I'm guessing that there is a defective batch of Droid 2s out there with battery issues and reception issues. What exactly is causing it I'm not sure. But I wanted to share my experiences and give a warning to anyone thinking about this device.
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