If battery life is the primary concern....

**cplayer2** · 03-30-2011, 03:48 PM

would you exchange the thunderbolt for the iphone 4??

**scassel** · 03-30-2011, 03:51 PM

NO Apple products in this house

**lovy** · 03-30-2011, 03:52 PM

Originally Posted by cplayer2

would you exchange the thunderbolt for the iphone 4??

nope exchanged my iphone4 (at&t NETWORK) for a thunderbolt and I am loving my new phone TB FTW

**babybrownz** · 03-30-2011, 03:53 PM

Nope! Already have a Macbook..that's enough Macs in this house..

**Smitty_82** · 03-30-2011, 03:56 PM

Originally Posted by lovy

nope exchanged my iphone4 (at&t NETWORK) for a thunderbolt and I am loving my new phone TB FTW

Wooohoooo!!!!!! Android genius in the making.

**Edwill86** · 03-30-2011, 03:59 PM

NEVER!. have an Ipod touch... terribly nonfunctional. would never want to add a phone feature to its barely passable as an mp3 player now adays.

**lovy** · 03-30-2011, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by Smitty_82

Wooohoooo!!!!!! Android genius in the making.

*giggles* HI5

**cplayer2** · 03-30-2011, 04:08 PM

thanks guys, i think you helped with my decision!

**lippstuh** · 03-30-2011, 04:52 PM

i used to love the iphone, but i gave it another shot after owning an OG Droid. I really wanted to like it but it was too boring and simple for me. I love playing games, but i couldn't justify owning an iphone just for that.

**dbdynsty25** · 03-30-2011, 04:54 PM

Like you don't know what kind of answer you'd get in an Android forum. LOL. The iPhone isn't THAT much better as far as battery goes anyway.

**scorpiodsu** · 03-30-2011, 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by dbdynsty25

The iPhone isn't THAT much better as far as battery goes anyway.

Actually, the iPhone 4 battery destorys any other media heavy smartphone. Having said that, that's mostly due to the fact that the iPhone's processor is underclocked to only 800MHZ and it doesn't have true multitasking and obviously, no 4G.

**scorpiodsu** · 03-30-2011, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by cplayer2

would you exchange the thunderbolt for the iphone 4??

I think the more accurate question would be would they go to another Android, maybe the Incredible or something by Moto that may have battery life. I mean assuming that people would switch platforms because of battery life is a little far fetched. Now switching devices because of a poor battery, not so much.

**Kronko** · 03-30-2011, 05:53 PM

They will need to pay me to get an Iphone.

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**dbdynsty25** · 03-30-2011, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by scorpiodsu

Actually, the iPhone 4 battery destorys any other media heavy smartphone. Having said that, that's mostly due to the fact that the iPhone's processor is underclocked to only 800MHZ and it doesn't have true multitasking and obviously, no 4G.

I actually have both phones right now and I beg to differ. Yes, both phones are in 3G (no 4G in my town) and it's negligible at best. It's all about how the end user uses the phone...and in my experience, the difference is small.

**tino72** · 03-30-2011, 06:47 PM

i agree too the iphones battery smokes by any other phone in the battery dept but i just couldnt deal with the tiny screen on the i4, however the retina display is still the best..it came down to the screen size,google nav,customization..

**FrankXS** · 03-30-2011, 07:20 PM

If battery life was really my primary concern, I'd get a phone that allowed me to use spare batteries and extended batteries. Period.

-Frank

**S.Meezy** · 03-30-2011, 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by scorpiodsu

Actually, the iPhone 4 battery destorys any other media heavy smartphone. Having said that, that's mostly due to the fact that the iPhone's processor is underclocked to only 800MHZ and it doesn't have true multitasking and obviously, no 4G.

LOL. Battery life on the iPhone 4 is laughable at best... charged to 100% @ 1 am directly followed by bed... already charging again around 4 pm... Sadly, I was upset with the Droid 2 and went for the ihaveittooPhone (currently thinking I would take a buggy OS any day over this phone!) and have almost paid the full retail on several occassions for the TB... My D2 underclocked to 800 MHZ, on the other hand, could go 3 days easy... meh lol

On topic: I had the EVO (and sadly had to give it up due to lack of service :/) and even between 0-1 bars, i got ~30 hrs on a phone that ppl say gets 3 hrs max. lol.

**RetiredJedi** · 03-30-2011, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by S.Meezy

LOL. Battery life on the iPhone 4 is laughable at best... charged to 100% @ 1 am directly followed by bed... already charging again around 4 pm... Sadly, I was upset with the Droid 2 and went for the ihaveittooPhone (currently thinking I would take a buggy OS any day over this phone!) and have almost paid the full retail on several occassions for the TB... My D2 underclocked to 800 MHZ, on the other hand, could go 3 days easy... meh lol

On topic: I had the EVO (and sadly had to give it up due to lack of service :/) and even between 0-1 bars, i got ~30 hrs on a phone that ppl say gets 3 hrs max. lol.

So are you saying that the "ihaveittooPhone"'s battery isn't that good and you like the Andriod OS over iOS?

**PhantomS10** · 03-30-2011, 08:42 PM

I wouldn't even exchange my Storm 1 for an iphone

**scorpiodsu** · 03-30-2011, 08:46 PM

Originally Posted by dbdynsty25

I actually have both phones right now and I beg to differ. Yes, both phones are in 3G (no 4G in my town) and it's negligible at best. It's all about how the end user uses the phone...and in my experience, the difference is small.

I also have both phones and it's no contest. I leave work with at least 60 percent each day with the iPhone without charging 1 single time. Thunderbolt on the other hand needs to be charged or it's full discharged by 3PM. So it obviously differs by users but there's certainly no question that the iPhone 4 has the better battery life. How about you check out reviews and see how many mention battery life as a concern. There's a reason for that.

**scorpiodsu** · 03-30-2011, 08:50 PM

Originally Posted by S.Meezy

LOL. Battery life on the iPhone 4 is laughable at best... charged to 100% @ 1 am directly followed by bed... already charging again around 4 pm... Sadly, I was upset with the Droid 2 and went for the ihaveittooPhone (currently thinking I would take a buggy OS any day over this phone!) and have almost paid the full retail on several occassions for the TB... My D2 underclocked to 800 MHZ, on the other hand, could go 3 days easy... meh lol

On topic: I had the EVO (and sadly had to give it up due to lack of service :/) and even between 0-1 bars, i got ~30 hrs on a phone that ppl say gets 3 hrs max. lol.

Not sure what iPhone you are using but it's well documented that the battery is superior compared to other devices. I had the EVO as well. Been there done that and that battery was worst than the Thunderbolt. Straight out the box, there's no comparison. But if you turn almost everything off, dim your screen, bump charge, condition your battery make sure you monitor every single tweak then you may get 75% the time of the iPhone 4. But again, like I said that's because the way Apple designed the OS with no real multitasking and limited the processor. Not saying better or worse, but it is what it is.

**jd10984** · 03-30-2011, 09:14 PM

I spent 2 weeks with an iphone 4 and 1 week with the T-Bolt..

T-Bolt Pros
- Huge screen which I loved
- HTC sense was nice
- It's Android

Cons
- HORRIBLE hardware, went through 6 due to various issues, light leakage, dust under the screen, dead pixels and the last one had a jacked up screen that was not sealed on the top, had a decent size crease at the top where you could see the inside of the phone.. (WTF)

- Battery life was below average. It wasnt AWFUL like some people make it out to be, but I typically had to charge it about twice a day on average to below average use.

Iphone Pros
- AWESOME battery life (it lasted me close to 2 days most of the time with average usage)
- GREAT Display, the retina display is truly awesome.
- Simplicity of IOS..
- AWESOME keyboard (much better than any touch screen kb I have ever used for android)
- APP Store.. Much better selection of games and apps.

Cons
-SMALL screen.. (I really prefer a 4-4.3 inch screen)
-I felt a little locked down with IOS, while I liked the simplicity I really missed the widgets that we get with android, the overall freedom.

Rite now I am back on my OG Droid and gave my iphone to my mom (she loves it) I ended up taking her current upgrade.. I am hoping the Bionic comes out asap and I will gladly go with it, if not I am still contemplating going with an iphone 4 again (iphone 5 is expected to be delayed until 2012 now so it makes the decision a little easier...) All of the bad luck, hard ware issues I had with the T-Bolt is enough to make me stay away for good.

**sp44** · 03-30-2011, 09:35 PM

Good topic OP. For the people that have both, what are you sticking with? The Pros and Cons have been listed and I still can't decide. I want video out too and only the iPhone does it. I'm leaning towards TB because the value of the iPhone will drop even more by the time the 5 comes out. A bigger display will be too much to resist. I'd rather have a big display and 4G and deal with the battery.

**johndabeast** · 03-30-2011, 09:48 PM

Thunderbolt blows the iPhone away for two reasons for me, one; 4G LTE! and two; Flash Support. If the iPhone 5 had both, I would probably get it and jailbreak it, because the jailbreaks are terrific.

**lovy** · 03-30-2011, 09:56 PM

Sold my iphone4 (at&t NETWORK) for a thunderbolt and I am loving my new phone TB FTW. Loved my iphone4 but I felt as if I was in prison battery life was amazing but the network was another story, if you don't mind being told how to use your phone then get the iphon4 if not TB!! battery life on the bolt is not as good as the iphone4 but look at all that we can do although I don't have an extended battery for those that have concerns with battery life that would take care of any battery issues, IMHO prefer bulk being able to do whatever I want with my phone and blazing fast speed over feeling like I am in prison but that's just me. And I love apple products so I am not being Bias just honest.