I'm sure I'm posting this in the wrong forum, or there's to many of them, but whatever. I'm new to AndroidCentral and new to Android. I just picked up the Droid Charge, and it's my first android phone. After reading lots of reviews, I decided to pick it up since people were saying it had acceptable battery life. Some people claim 12-15 hours moderate to high usage, with widgets and syncing on. I thought this was right up my alley. However, I think my battery performance has been less than stellar, (this being my first android phone, i'm not sure what to expect). I turned the screen all the way down, stopped all syncing I could, turned off wifi, bluetooth and GPS, no widgets. I live in Houston, so yes I am in a good 4g area. No, I'm not rooted...yet. Here's my performance based on the data speed I allowed each day:
4G - 11 Hours - 14 minutes of calls, 15 minutes on Words with Friends, 5 minutes Angry Birds, 10 minutes Youtube, 30 minutes Iheartradio (music streaming), sent 7 texts, received 3 texts.
3G - 11 Hours - 16 minutes of calls, 16 minutes Words with Friends, 25 minutes Angry Birds, 5 minutes Youtube, 60 minutes Iheartradio, sent 4 texts, received 3 texts, 35 minutes Browser, 10 minutes Facebook, 13 minutes mousetrap, synced Gmail once.
As expected, 3G gave much better life than 4G. However, I was hoping for a little bit better performance than that. Are my results good, bad or average for an Android device? A big reason I bought the phone was the awesome screen, but if I have it turned all the way down all the time, what's the point? Should I consider returning it for a Droid Incredible 2? I was hoping to get a device where I can have a few widgets updating every once in a while, screen on at least half brightness, play some games and browse the net a little, while still making it home from work with a living phone. You know, get a good android experience, not the everything-off-and-super-dark experience I have now. Any suggestions or insight is extremely appreciated.
4G - 11 Hours - 14 minutes of calls, 15 minutes on Words with Friends, 5 minutes Angry Birds, 10 minutes Youtube, 30 minutes Iheartradio (music streaming), sent 7 texts, received 3 texts.
3G - 11 Hours - 16 minutes of calls, 16 minutes Words with Friends, 25 minutes Angry Birds, 5 minutes Youtube, 60 minutes Iheartradio, sent 4 texts, received 3 texts, 35 minutes Browser, 10 minutes Facebook, 13 minutes mousetrap, synced Gmail once.
As expected, 3G gave much better life than 4G. However, I was hoping for a little bit better performance than that. Are my results good, bad or average for an Android device? A big reason I bought the phone was the awesome screen, but if I have it turned all the way down all the time, what's the point? Should I consider returning it for a Droid Incredible 2? I was hoping to get a device where I can have a few widgets updating every once in a while, screen on at least half brightness, play some games and browse the net a little, while still making it home from work with a living phone. You know, get a good android experience, not the everything-off-and-super-dark experience I have now. Any suggestions or insight is extremely appreciated.