For those of you NOT on LTE...

[Bond32]

Can you share your thoughts on battery life? I am getting a tbolt tomorrow and LTE isn't in my area. I was just curious.

 

[Vance14]

My battery life is pretty good. Not quite as good as my OG Droid, but I can usually get through the day and I just put it on the charger at night. There are a couple of tweaks you will want to do, such as the Blockbuster bit (you can find it around here, if not just ask), but without 4G, I am doing fine.

 

[fyrekraker]

I've been off the charger for about 7hrs and my battery is @ 86%, so 14% used in a 3g area.

 

[coolbreeze]

On 3g only it is pretty standard for an android device. I came from the Droid 2 and the Thunderbolt's battery is comparable to it. Not quite as good but it's not too bad.

 

[0pusX]

I can get right around 10 hrs of moderate usage (email, facebook, twitter, texting) before the battery turns yellow (30%) in 3G area.

 

[paintdrinkingpete]

I am in a LTE area, but if I turn off the 4G radio to use 3G only, My battery life increases 2 to 3 times that what I usually get when on 4G, so it's a noticeable difference. I don't know if it would be the same I was in a 3G area but still had the LTE radio turned on.

In terms of battery life:

WIFI > 3G >> 4G LTE


I went 20 hours on 3G last Saturday and still had 40% battery left...On 4G, I'd be lucky to have gone 12 hours and had anything left.

 

[Dirtman16]

Yeah, life on 3G is just fine, particularly if you have a good signal. I use Wifi a good bit, but I've never had a day (at least while not traveling) that I had to recharge midday.

 

[worwig]

Right now, 2pm, moderate use. I'm at 63%. Taken off charge about 8:30.
I keep the 4G turned off unless I travel to a 4G area.

 

[woodworthjohnca]

Ditto here. I have mine set to 3G only and the battery lasts as well as my Blackberry Storm 2's did. I use the "LTE OnOff" app to toggle between 3G and 4G.

 

[Bond32]

Thanks for the responses. On a side note, are you getting about the same 3G speeds?

 

[dannychaos]

Can you share your thoughts on battery life? I am getting a tbolt tomorrow and LTE isn't in my area. I was just curious.

It's awesome.

 

[blackberryconvert2011]

I'm probably the only one not wow'd by 4G, I've tried it when I'm in Charlotte and for basic web browsing 3G is great. And I keep my phone on the charger when possible and charge it most nights, but even when I don't, I can get a full day out of it...

 

[ktez]

I am in a 3g only area and I take my phone off the charger about 5am, I usually have between 20 and 30% left by 10pm. I do have it on wifi at home, so that's about 4 to 5 hours on wifi. I would say I'm a moderate user, I'm on Facebook and Google talk all day, surfing the web at lunch, and occasional texting and calls.

 

[0pusX]

if i use the LTE on/OFF app and i switch it to 3G only, will I lose simultaneous data/voice over 3G?