Powerplaygraphix
Well-known member
It looks like the opinion on Battery life all depends on where you're coming from. Those that have phones from within the last year probably aren't seeing as significant an improvement as those, like me, who are coming from older phones that were limping along on non-replaceable batteries and losing their full charges a lot faster. I've been pretty happy with the battery life on mine. As long as I can do whatever I want and make it from waking to the time I go to bed on a full charge without fearing that I've got to get to a charger, then I'm content. I never go 2 days without putting it on a charger because I use it as my alarm clock so I always put it on the charger over night (use timely night mode). The ability to go to functions and not worry about making it through that day is great and, so far, have been able to do that.
As for the 48 hour claim, they never say that's with "Heavy Use". It's an "Up to 48 hours" and I HAVE gotten that with average use when I didn't put it on as an alarm clock. I did test it and I was able to go off charger checking email, watching youtube, facebook, taking pictures and a little google play music, mostly on wifi where it was available, and got through 2 full days and still had around 20% to spare. Anyone expecting to have 5 to 8 hours of SOT and get 48 hours off charger is going to be disappointed. I still can't quite figure out how someone is able to actually live and work when looking at their phones for 8 hours a day. 3-4 minutes here and there during the day is what most users do. The only extended SOT I usually have is GPS or MAYBE streaming a movie while on trips. I have a feeling the 48 hour claim is for the average user who just pulls up the phone in 4 to 5 minute bursts several times a day.
As for the 48 hour claim, they never say that's with "Heavy Use". It's an "Up to 48 hours" and I HAVE gotten that with average use when I didn't put it on as an alarm clock. I did test it and I was able to go off charger checking email, watching youtube, facebook, taking pictures and a little google play music, mostly on wifi where it was available, and got through 2 full days and still had around 20% to spare. Anyone expecting to have 5 to 8 hours of SOT and get 48 hours off charger is going to be disappointed. I still can't quite figure out how someone is able to actually live and work when looking at their phones for 8 hours a day. 3-4 minutes here and there during the day is what most users do. The only extended SOT I usually have is GPS or MAYBE streaming a movie while on trips. I have a feeling the 48 hour claim is for the average user who just pulls up the phone in 4 to 5 minute bursts several times a day.