How's your battery life?

[Hypnopottamus]

Task Killers aren't needed on Froyo (Android 2.2). Many apps automatically start back up after a task killer kills it. This is what drains your battery, the constant killing and restarting of apps.

From what I've experienced, syncing with HTC Sense drains huge battery also. I would suggest going to Settings--->Accounts & Sync and disable anything you don't need or want to be constantly syncing. I have my apps like "Stocks" and "News" only update when I open up the app. HTC Sense is disabled. Obviously this should be done to suit YOUR needs. With this done, I EASILY get a full days worth out of my Inspire (12-14 hours). This is with 1 push e-mail account and 2 other email accounts polling every 30 minutes. I surf the web for about an hour and maybe play a game for an hour also. I'm also streaming music (Pandora or Shoutcast) for my commute to and from work. I make a couple of calls and text about a dozen times a day. Hope this helps.

 

[ednygma]

So far I am impressed with the battery life on mine. I got 12 hours out of the first charge with heavy usage, 16 1/2 hours the second charge with moderate usage and so far I'm at 17 hours today on the third charge. I think these times are great for as much power as this device delivers.

IR, are you using HTC Sense or do you have it disabled? What made you drop the iPhone for the Inspire? I have been contemplating the same. I have read many of your posts on EIC so I would welcome your opinion. Thanks

 

[emscapt47]

I unplug at 7am and by 12 iam at 40% this phone is bad on battery..Thats with little use and no updates so not sure....

 

[ednygma]

I unplug at 7am and by 12 iam at 40% this phone is bad on battery..Thats with little use and no updates so not sure....

I am assuming you mean noon and not midnight. If you are only getting 5 hours of basic standby time then you probably should take it back and swap it out. That sounds very bad. Either that, or you have some things running in the background that you are not aware of. What do you have your screen set on?

 

[Eileen89]

IR, are you using HTC Sense or do you have it disabled? What made you drop the iPhone for the Inspire? I have been contemplating the same. I have read many of your posts on EIC so I would welcome your opinion. Thanks

I am using HTC Sense. I haven't totally ditched my iPhone 4 yet. I still have 3 weeks with the Inspire. At this point I really like the Inspire better as it can do so much more than the iPhone without having to be Rooted. The larger screen on the Inspire is much better even though it isn't a retina display. Oh, I almost forgot what flash was till I actually was able to view one within a post today. On the iPhone 4 the video would just be a big white spot on the screen..... Try the Inspire for yourself, I think you just might like it....



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[ednygma]

I am using HTC Sense. I haven't totally ditched my iPhone 4 yet. I still have 3 weeks with the Inspire. At this point I really like the Inspire better as it can do so much more than the iPhone without having to be Rooted. The larger screen on the Inspire is much better even though it isn't a retina display. Oh, I almost forgot what flash was till I actually was able to view one within a post today. On the iPhone 4 the video would just be a big white spot on the screen..... Try the Inspire for yourself, I think you just might like it....



Sent from my HTC Inspire 4G using Tapatalk.

Thanks for the info. I think I am going to try it out this weekend if I can get time to hit the at&t store.