welcome to 5 days ago, and everyone responded they were wrong.
They were wrong as in? The battery is great?
Droid DNA - 4 hr 25 (2,020) = 4
Rezound - 1 hr 52 (1,620) = 7
Droid RAZR - 3 hr 48 (1,780) = 7
Droid 4 - 3 hr 56 (0,000) = 4
DI 4G LTE - "just over 4 hours" (1,700) = 6
GS3 - 4 hr 12 (2,100) = 8
One X - 4 hr 22 (1,800) = 7
Galaxy Note - 4 hr 45 (2,500) = 8
RAZR M - 4 hr 54 (2,000) = 6
Atrix HD - 4 hr 56 (1,780) = 7
San Diego - 5 hr 26 (1,460) = 8
Xperia U - 5 hr 58 (1,320) = 9
Droid RAZR MAXX - 6 hr 43 (3,300) = 10
RAZR HD - 9 hr 35 (2,530) = 9
RAZR HD MAXX - 12 hr 43 (3,300) = 10
Thanks for this.. Wonder if they just had sub-par testing to come up with a score of 4? When the DNA has obviously done as good/better than some of the high end, comparable smartphones. Obviously not including the Razr Maxx series or Note.
Thanks for this.. Wonder if they just had sub-par testing to come up with a score of 4? When the DNA has obviously done as good/better than some of the high end, comparable smartphones. Obviously not including the Razr Maxx series or Note.
welcome to 5 days ago, and everyone responded they were wrong.
Yea seriously.
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/11/19/htc-droid-dna-review/
Battery Life under "The Good."
"my average battery charge lasted 21 hours. Coming from a VZW Galaxy Nexus (with extended battery), I?d say this device?s battery manages to handle the screen size and LTE well."
I believe The Verge a lot more than Droid Life. All the negatives they mentioned about the RAZR MAXX HD turned out to be accurate. They were just about the only place that said anything negative about the build quality of the MAXX HD, and they were correct (I have the MAXX HD, and what they said about the metal pieces not joining up perfectly and stuff was accurate).
The Verge described its methods in detail, and they sound reliable. They did the same test they do on other phones, and got worse results.
Actually no they didn't, and that's been the primary issue. Saying they ran their test at 65% brightness is meaningless and they don't run it on all phones. They rated their entire Nexus 4 battery test on nothing more than feeling. Even by their test, it outlasted the GS3 so who's kidding who. They have no consistency in their 'testing' at all. I like the Verge. But considering the wide array of reviews there's falls as an outlier more than the norm. I'll take screenshots of proof any day over someone's worded opinion.
Rezound - 1 hr 52 (1,620) = 7LTE stream NFL Mobile nonstop at full volume
Droid RAZR - 3 hr 48 (1,780) = 7"our rundown test"
Droid 4 - 3 hr 56 (1,785) = 4Verge Battery Test
DI 4G LTE - "just over 4 hours" (1,700) = 6YouTube streaming over Wi-Fi at 65 percent brightness
GS3 - 4 hr 12 (2,100) = 8Verge Battery Test
One X - 4 hr 22 (1,800) = 7video streaming at max volume and brightness on both Wi-Fi and 3G
Droid DNA - 4 hr 25 (2,020) = 4Verge Battery Test
Galaxy Note - 4 hr 45 (2,500) = 8"browser-based battery rundown test"
RAZR M - 4 hr 54 (2,000) = 6Verge Battery Test
Atrix HD - 4 hr 56 (1,780) = 7YouTube streaming over Wi-Fi at 65 percent brightness
San Diego - 5 hr 26 (1,460) = 8Verge Battery Test
Xperia U - 5 hr 58 (1,320) = 9Verge Battery Test
Droid RAZR MAXX - 6 hr 43 (3,300) = 10"our rundown test"
RAZR HD - 9 hr 35 (2,530) = 9Verge Battery Test
RAZR HD MAXX - 12 hr 43 (3,300) = 10Verge Battery Test
For example, why did the original Droid Razr Maxx get a 10, but the Razr HD (with better battery life) only score a 9? Is it because the reviewer was already aware of the Maxx HD and its insane battery life and couldn't justify giving them both 10s?
You make good points about inconsistency. But the Verge in general tends to be harsher about flaws, and their characterizations tend to be accurate. I think they were very accurate about the pluses and minuses of the phone I have, the MAXX HD. Almost every site raved about the "great build quality" of it, while The Verge accurately pointed out that the build is actually flawed. I chose it anyway because of the battery and a few other things, but they weren't wrong.
I don't think review is as much of an outlier as you're saying though - they use stronger phrasing than most to say the battery life is weak, but a lot of sites have basically said it's efficient when idling but the screen burns it out fast.
I've read pretty much every review that has come out and only the Verge says the battery life is bad and I've yet to see any of them that say that screen time is below average or bad. It's been covered in the main thread exhaustively but over all the reviews have been very positive on everything including battery life. You can see the blurbs on battery that wingznut collected in the main thread.
Engadget: "In terms of real-life usage, the DNA got us through a full day on moderate use"
Cnet: "I was surprised by the HTC Droid DNA's battery performance, as well. Despite the phone's large screen and swift performance, the handset's embedded 2,020mAh battery lasted for a long 8 hours and 43 minutes in the CNET Labs video battery drain test."
Gizmodo: "That big screen is paired with LTE and a relatively modest 2020 mAh Li-Ion battery, but the Droid DNA still lasted until 10pm every night with moderately heavy usage. It's certainly nowhere near the marathon levels of the Droid RAZR MAXX HD, but it outlasts the Galaxy S3."
PCMag: "With all the processing power and the big, ultra-high-resolution display, battery life is a big concern here. The Droid DNA's nonremovable 2,020mAh battery was good for a solid 10 hours and 40 minutes of talk time, which is almost identical to the Galaxy S3's 10 hours and 43 minutes."
TechnoBuffalo: "The DROID DNA features a 2,020mAh battery, which was able to get me to the end of the day with about a 30 percent charge."
LaptopMag: "The Droid DNA packs a 2,020 mAh battery that's not removable, but we saw pretty good endurance given this phone's huge display. During the LAPTOP Battery Test (continuous Web surfing over 4G LTE on 40 percent brightness), the DNA lasted 6 hours and 29 minutes. That's a half-hour longer than the 6:01 category average... The Samsung Galaxy S3 lasted 6:55, but it also has a dimmer display."
PhoneArena: "We were desperately hoping for the best with battery life, but alas, it puts out nothing more than average results. Charging its 2,020 mAh battery, we?re able to fly by the 10 hour mark before it?s completely depleted ? thus hitting the tally we?re normally accustomed to seeing with most Verizon 4G LTE smartphones."
PhoneScoop: "Battery life of LTE smartphones has come a long way in the last year. The DNA includes a 2,020mAh battery, which provides enough juice to use it for an entire day, even when under LTE coverage. In fact, I had a hard time running the battery down, even with intensive use. It consistently lasted longer than 24 hours."
The Verge is definitely quick to point out the flaws of a product, unless it has a fruit on the back of it =p.
Perhaps not... But they also don't sound "terrible" or "miserable".A lot of those quotes about the battery life don't sound very good.