Battery life thread

[hilmar2k#AC]

Experiencing pretty good battery life here. I can unplug in the morning and go 1.5-2 days before charging again.

Was noticing poor battery life (1/2 a day) for a while, but I think that's because the phone was constantly searching for wifi. Once I properly set up the wifi access, my battery life problems went away.

Can you please elaborate on setting up the wifi properly?

 

[98koukile]

As far as finding a percentage, you can go to the desk clock from the htc widget and it shows battery life

 

[SuzieFromPittsburgh]

^^^ I don't know exactly what that means - can you give more details?
Where do I find this? I already use the flip clock display, and don't want to change that.
Thanks,
Suzie

 

[fjfisher601#AC]

Can you please elaborate on setting up the wifi properly?

Probably using Juice Defender (JD)- and or ZD box to control things a bit automatically- both are GREAT admin apps and a must have as far as I am concerned. JD automatically turns of WIFI when not is an area it can connect to , and when it can it automatically turns ff Cellular data (NOT the phone)
I can go almost 2 days

 

[mgftp]

Has anyone who has had battery life issues exchanged their phone for another phone and had any luck?

I am starting to wonder if some Dinc2s might be defective in some way considering some people get absolutely amazing battery life,.while others, like myself get absolutely terrible battery life.

 

[jdmisoulis]

for the first couple of days i got crappy battery life, but that is to be expected because i was playing with my new phone... today i decided to actually see how much life i can get out of my battery with normal use. this is what i came up with so far:

8:20 AM - 11:52 AM
battery went from 100% to 75%

11:52 AM- 1:30 PM
battery went from 75% to 70%

1:30 PM - 4:24 PM
battery went from 70% to 63%
with light use (checking a couple of emails), 1 FB Upload, 5 texts (3 in 2 out), Lookout and battery status bar active, and live wallpaper (shadow galaxy, i adjusted the settings for more efficiency)

that's about 8 Hrs. my Previous phone the Droid incredible would be hovering around 40-30%

 

[ceztheday]

Just got my phone yesterday. I work nights. Coming from a.Droid x . I got 13hrs 12 min. Of moderate use on my first charge..No task killer or anything,just let the system do its thing.

 

[valorian]

It's so hard to determine what is good battery life in smartphones because there are so many factors that affect battery life. You can set 5 phones of the same type next to each other and all 5 will have different battery life.

 

[RainMan_JH]

I came from a Palm Pre Plus I was lucky to get through an 8 hour work day without charging it. My Dinc2 came off the charger this morning at 6:30 am it is now 1:30 pm and I am at 85%. I would say my use has been moderate. This phone has been easily making it all day until I go to bed at night without charging it. I would say if you are a moderate user and are getting much poorer results than something must be wrong.

 

[mgftp]

I came from a Palm Pre Plus I was lucky to get through an 8 hour work day without charging it. My Dinc2 came off the charger this morning at 6:30 am it is now 1:30 pm and I am at 85%. I would say my use has been moderate. This phone has been easily making it all day until I go to bed at night without charging it. I would say if you are a moderate user and are getting much poorer results than something must be wrong.

I have been to two Verizon stores since I got my Dinc2 explaining I have a hard time making it through a day and they said it's normal with any Android device. Both offered be a product exchange to try another model but basically said it's a waste of time and that I would get the same results. So I may just return the phone in hopes the Bionics bigger battery will last longer with 4G turned off. I have until Wednesday to decide.

So I really think it's just a case of some people calling moderate use something much different than others.

 

[pizzafrog]

I just went through a 17 hour day of moderate use and started my charge with 35% battery life remaining. Not as good as some others are reporting, but getting through a full day like this is good enough for me. The phone is still relatively new and I'm hoping that it will get better with time.

 

[mgftp]

I'm hoping that it will get better with time.

I feel as though mine is. I can pretty much always make it through a day now, I didn't use the phone much yesterday but I was at 40% when I plugged it in and Sunday when I used the phone even less I was at 70%.

But for me an extended battery will be needed if I keep this phone. During a phone intensive day, I feel there will still be problems as 40% after what if light use for me, isn't great. Has anyone tried any of the extended batteries that fit with the stock door? The 1750, 1800, or 1900? I was thinking of giving the chichitech 1900 battery a try as it has gotten good reviews. However it just seems like one of those too good to be true things. I dunno why HTC wouldn't wanna put the largest possible battery in their phone that would fit right from the factory.

Link for chichitec 1900 battery: Sprint HTC EVO 4G 2x1900 mAh Battery Longer life than OEM+Wall Travel Dock USB Charger for EVO Shift 4G,Verizon Droid Incredible 2, Touch Pro2, myTouch Slide, Google DesireZ, G2 by CHICHITEC ONLY:Amazon:Electronics

 

[bik2101]

pretty sure, but i have to check when i get home, that i have those chichitec batteries at home..and they don't fit. too thick so the battery door just won't shut completely. i know for sure though that there is a mugen 1800 that fits as i use it all the time and i am pretty certain seidio's 1750 would fit perfectly also as i have always used theirs on other phones in the past.

 

[mgftp]

pretty sure, but i have to check when i get home, that i have those chichitec batteries at home..and they don't fit. too thick so the battery door just won't shut completely. i know for sure though that there is a mugen 1800 that fits as i use it all the time and i am pretty certain seidio's 1750 would fit perfectly also as i have always used theirs on other phones in the past.

Please take a look and let us know.

How is the mugen in comparison to the stock battery?

 

[bik2101]

there is improvement with the mugen - i'd probably get a few more hours with it.

 

[bik2101]

these are them right? yeah they don't fit. they don't allow the door to fully close. almost, but not completely.

 

[mgftp]

these are them right? yeah they don't fit. they don't allow the door to fully close. almost, but not completely.

That looks like it. Too bad

 

[procrastibator]

Well from the comments posted on the front page everyone's incredible two batteries are much better than mine! Mine doesn't even last a whole day with heavy use. Not really even close, actually.

 

[mgftp]

Well from the comments posted on the front page everyone's incredible two batteries are much better than mine! Mine doesn't even last a whole day with heavy use. Not really even close, actually.

I am with you, although I usually make it a whole day, I am just cutting it too close, and sometimes not making it. However, I have spent many hours looking into this, and I think the answer is as simple as some people referring to usage (ex, light, moderate, heavy) in a much different way than others.

 

[procrastibator]

I am with you, although I usually make it a whole day, I am just cutting it too close, and sometimes not making it. However, I have spent many hours looking into this, and I think the answer is as simple as some people referring to usage (ex, light, moderate, heavy) in a much different way than others.

That could be. I also work in remote areas so it might spend more time looking for a signal than I am aware. But still, even in the city the battery goes fast