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The best feature of this tablet is the incredible battery life. I can run this all day off and on and come home like tonight and fire it up, and ( while it shows 100% battery we know it is really about 80%) it can entertain us all evening and still have half its battery life still availabe. Compare that to any cell phone under heavy use or a netbook. I LOVE IT!
I agree. I guess we only complain about the bad things, but forget about the good things ... I've been monitoring the velocity forums, and they appear to have a hard time getting 4-5 hours, so I'm pretty pleased w the Gtab!
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i have to say that im perfectly happy with mine.. vegan makes it work how it should, all is well.
I like that the battery lasts so long but I am also impressed because it never gets hardly warm at all. You can hardly feel it.
For me,it is the combination of the hardware and the devs here. The device is very hackable and the devs here are just excellent. It looks like they are fixing everything we are throwing to them.
the battery life. I mean 1230 isn't small compared to iPhone 3G that I currently have, so I'd assume it would last longer. I hope.
are there programs to optimize battery life? I've never used android and don't know hardly anything about custom stuff. I browse the web and check Facebook pretty often during the day (got to kill time on bus rides to class) as well as music and texting often. I'm a little worried about how the battery will fair for me :/
Anyone know if there are extended batteries for this? (I'd also assume that the one for the DHD fits as well)
I have seen 1600 batteries for the Desire HD so maybe they will work for the inspire
I totally agree. My ONLY reservation about the Inspire is the pint-sized battery!
I've had discussions on other boards about this exact issue, and there are some Inspire lovers who are so attached to this phone they feel offended when I try holding their feet to the fire during discussions regarding the battery life.
Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that even though most people who have already decided to buy the Inspire don't have any reservations about the battery life, I still do. But hopefully more info will come out regarding the lightweight battery. Then I hope we all can make a better decision on whether or not to get this phone!
I am certainly not going to let the battery size affect my decision.
I have seen many reviews all stating 10-12 hours with heavy use, it seems they have optimized this phone since the original desire HD
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I am certainly not going to let the battery size affect my decision.
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Thats pretty much how I feel about it, this phone is pretty damn fast and for 99 bucks it's a hell of a deal!
1200 mah battery?
That's gonna go fast with android....unless you take the "smart" out of smartphone (eg. Disabling 3g, auto-sync, email fetching etc.)
If you get this phone, an extended battery seems a must.....
Especialy since you're new with android. The iphone "just works" compared with android...you have to put your own tweaks here and there to make it your version of "perfect", but that's what makes android android
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1200 mah battery?
That's gonna go fast with android....unless you take the "smart" out of smartphone (eg. Disabling 3g, auto-sync, email fetching etc.)
If you get this phone, an extended battery seems a must.....
Especialy since you're new with android. The iphone "just works" compared with android...you have to put your own tweaks here and there to make it your version of "perfect", but that's what makes android android
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I love all the subjective guessing around here, watch some reviews read some reviews everyone has stated 10-12 hour battery life with moderate to heavy use, dont just assume because of the millwatt hours that it will automatically suck, and dont compare it to previous models because there has been some optimization
Officially, the battery is said to provide up to 6 hours of talk time and as much as 15.5 days of standby. Those are pretty amazing estimates for such a small battery. In our tests the Inspire 4G was able to provide 10-11 hours of use – including making a bunch of voice calls (some longer than 15 minutes), watching live-streaming TV news feeds, checking and answering my emails every 5 minutes or so, having the built-in GPS help find a friend’s location and even playing a few games of Solitaire. HTC is doing something right with squeezing so much from such a compact battery pack.
http://thefastertimes.com/cellphones/2011/02/03/atts-inspire-4g-a-top-tier-android-at-a-good-price/
This is just one review of the many
Im sure there will be an extended battery for this phone. it makes no sense not to make one! and htc has been good so far so why not build an extended battery.
I've been testing this phone since late last week and can say that the battery live is comparable to most other android handsets currently on the market. If you're a heavy user, don't expect to get more than 9-12 hours out of the battery.
The longest the battery has lasted for me was 25 hours. On Saturday I used to phone pretty lightly (2 phone calls, a couple text messages, checked twitter throughout the day, downloaded 700MB worth of files for Dungeon Defenders over Wi-Fi, and played the game for about 30 minutes). When I went to bed, the phone was at 13% battery life, but I left it unplugged overnight to see if it would last until the morning. With all notifications and sync still on, the Inspire still had 3% battery life when I woke up 9 hours later.
I'd imaging if I didn't download 700BM of data the phone would have lasted much longer under "light use."
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I have seen many reviews all stating 10-12 hours with heavy use, it seems they have optimized this phone since the original desire HD
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"Optimized" what do you mean? Is there proof that ATT optimized the rom to run longer then the original Desire HD?
The battery size isn't going to keep me away but i just like to know. I also noticed that the inspire has SLCD instead LCD in the DHD. Will the super lcd screen give a better battery life?
Eventhough, extended battery is released, how will it fit into the phone. Is there enough room for a larger battery. This phone will be my next sucessor to my nexus one. It will do til the next real Nexus. I just love the unibody style.
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I love all the subjective guessing around here, watch some reviews read some reviews everyone has stated 10-12 hour battery life with moderate to heavy use, dont just assume because of the millwatt hours that it will automatically suck, and dont compare it to previous models because there has been some optimization
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I love all the baseless justification for a retarded consumer move to save money.
Htc always has to mess something up in their phones.
This time, luckily, its only the battery which can be easily replaced
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I love all the baseless justification for a retarded consumer move to save money.
Htc always has to mess something up in their phones.
This time, luckily, its only the battery which can be easily replaced
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meanwhile there are posts from nick above from HTC source and he actually has the phone and he states over and over 9-12 hours heavy use.
ok guys, I'm very excited about getting this phone. But I don't really want buyer's remorse, so help convince me 100%!
to be honest, I like having the latest and greatest phone. I constantly monitor the tech world (Gizmodo and Engadget are my top two pages on Chrome!), but coming from a 18 month old 3G iphone, pretty much anything now is an upgrade. I just don't want to regret getting this and being locked in for two years while the "future" is released in half a month afterwards. So justify the things holding me back:
screen resolution
battery
single core Scorpion
no sideloading
if you guys could kindly help me out, it would be greatly appreciated!
antioch216 said:
ok guys, I'm very excited about getting this phone. But I don't really want buyer's remorse, so help convince me 100%!
to be honest, I like having the latest and greatest phone. I constantly monitor the tech world (Gizmodo and Engadget are my top two pages on Chrome!), but coming from a 18 month old 3G iphone, pretty much anything now is an upgrade. I just don't want to regret getting this and being locked in for two years while the "future" is released in half a month afterwards. So justify the things holding me back:
screen resolution
battery
single core Scorpion
no sideloading
if you guys could kindly help me out, it would be greatly appreciated!
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well the supposedly great qHD screen on the atrix has been having some none pleasant reviews with colors and app recreation. The superamoled on samsungs has burn in and doesnt save battery so the SuperLCD doesnt look that bad huh?
Battery has been consistently getting 9-12 hours heavy use by many reviewers
the processor in the inspire is pulling 1976 quadrant scores bone stock
sideloading really not a big deal, use airplane mode or sideload wonder machine
any questions?
nope thanks man, I'm 99% sold! I just need to google what side load wonder machine is lol. I'm loving the build quality and support from HTC and you guys here, though I've never rooted or flashed or anything. Guess I'll start learning
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nope thanks man, I'm 99% sold! I just need to google what side load wonder machine is lol. I'm loving the build quality and support from HTC and you guys here, though I've never rooted or flashed or anything. Guess I'll start learning
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side load wonder machine is from android central and it allows you to sideload apps on AT&T phones that dont allow it. PS theres a thread in one of the Inspire sections on here
ah, sounds sweet. I'm getting excited. Though, I'll probably wait for MWC to at least happen in case they surprise us. And one last question I think, anyone have pictures or a source of the 2 different colors they have?
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ah, sounds sweet. I'm getting excited. Though, I'll probably wait for MWC to at least happen in case they surprise us. And one last question I think, anyone have pictures or a source of the 2 different colors they have?
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its weird at CES they showed a bronze color if you check out the videos you will see but now they are all black, im thinking CES was a desire HD with AT&T logo on the back, thats also why they didnt allow you to turn on the phone
I just picked up a a Bionic from a local guy for $250 mint in box. I did not think the SIM swap would work being with Verizon so long and having to call or swap phones online with the ESN, but it work flawlessly.
I am liking this Bionic alot. Just pick up the extended battery for half off at the a Corp Verizon store today. This thing is faster, lighter, thinner, and just over all sleeker looking than my TBolt with the mole (Extended battery) on the back. That is one thing I really hated on the Tbolt is how the extended battery fit.
I don't even have this Bionic rooted yet and it blows away my Tbolt on battery life and speed. I'm still getting use to the Motorola android system but digging it so far.
Just some thoughts... I still have my TBolt up and running on WiFi only.
Both have plusses and minuses.
It's all about personal preference...
Don't think you can use Data and voice at the same time on the Bionic (that's a big deal for some...not for others..)
I personally like sense. You either love it or hate it... those that hate it tend to like the Motorola devices.
Traditionally, HTC devices are not locked down like Motorola...
Moto makes quality hardware, no doubt about it.
Moto phones are known for better battery life, etc.
I'm still very happy with my bolt...gotta give it up soon as we're going to T-Mobile for work, but I'm still very happy with it. Can't wait till ICS is running on it...
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Don't think you can use Data and voice at the same time on the Bionic (that's a big deal for some...not for others..)
Traditionally, HTC devices are not locked down like Motorola...
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The first by itself is huge. The second makes it a deal breaker. I can't imagine the difference in speed being anything other than negligible and mitigating.
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The first by itself is huge. The second makes it a deal breaker. I can't imagine the difference in speed being anything other than negligible and mitigating.
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What is Huge? The Tbolt or the Bionic? The Tbolt is bigger and heaver than the Bionic with or without the extended batteries installed.
Also I am not a speed freak. Matter of fact I force 3G on all my droids don't really see the need to run 4G. I am just not liking the HTC built quality after looking and holding other phones and they way they designed use of the extended battery. wow...
The Dinc was not bad it actually looked kool with the layers in the back.
Yes they both have there positives and negatives and like I said I am keeping the Tbolt. It's nice now you can just swap the sim and you on the new phone. That is one thing I always like about the GSM networks.
If I could find a Battery that would keep the original shape (not the big ugly bump on the back) of the Tbolt and last like the Bionic. I would probably stay with the Tbolt
I am still liking the Bionic a little better right now and it's still Stock.
May be rooting it today, but really don't think I will need to other than to remove bloat
That new Razr looks sweet but I would to see it with an extended battery. Also heard that Verizon is locking the bootloader on it, but I am sure it will be rooted after a while.
Rezound battery for $19.99?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1353300
http://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=135247
recDNA said:
Rezound battery for $19.99?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1353300
http://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=135247
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I need to see if the local Verizon store has it in stock. I will buy and try.
I like in the androidcentral post (Forgetful) mentions it's a Lipo battery. Ya right I wish. The Iphone 4 has a Lipo battery in it and My TF101 Transformer 32GB has a Lipo battery in it and they are awesome, but if you have a device that has a Lipo battery in it you will not be able to remove it. Google Lipo Battery fires. I use these batteries in my RC aircraft and I keep them in a fire proof box. They will catch fire if you break the pack and introduce air to the chemicals inside. They also take special chargers.
These Droids would be sweet running Lipo batteries. I almost got an iphone (cough cough) because of this.
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That new Razr looks sweet but I would to see it with an extended battery. Also heard that Verizon is locking the bootloader on it, but I am sure it will be rooted after a while.
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I, too, would like to see the extended battery for the razr as it is not a removable battery phone
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I, too, would like to see the extended battery for the razr as it is not a removable battery phone
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Ohhhhh... I did not know that? Thanks for learning me something.
Is it a Lipo battery??? I need to look into this.
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Nope just looked it up. A normal Li-Ion battery
If you can't remove the battery this Droid Razr is a major POS
Droid Razr
Battery: 1780 mAH Li–Ion
SAR: Head 1.45 W/kg / Body–worn 0.71 W/kg
Talk Time – Up to approx. 12.5 hours or Standby Time – Up to approx. 8.5 days
kendive said:
Ohhhhh... I did not know that? Thanks for learning me something.
Is it a Lipo battery??? I need to look into this.
Update:
Nope just looked it up. A normal Li-Ion battery
If you can't remove the battery this Droid Razr is a major POS
Droid Razr
Battery: 1780 mAH Li–Ion
SAR: Head 1.45 W/kg / Body–worn 0.71 W/kg
Talk Time – Up to approx. 12.5 hours or Standby Time – Up to approx. 8.5 days
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I looked into it a little more and it is easier to replace the battery than say on an iPhone, but they definately don't want you doing it. The back casing needs to be edged out all the way around with a fingernail, and the battery is GLUED to the back case, which can be removed carefully. After that, the battery is electrical taped down. So for whatever reason, they don't want you in it. Also, the manual says removing the case voids the warranty, but the write up said they didn't see any "void if removed" stickers. Just some info you might not care to read
I actually got worse battery life on the bionic with the extended battery than the tbolt with the stock battery. I have switched back to the tbolt and like it better. I hate the fact the bionic has a locked bootloader and is the reason I will not buy another moto phone. I have been watching the rezound and the moment it gets s-off and I have sold the bionic I will be buying the rezound.
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I, personally, have both the Bionic and the Tbolt too and I gotta say that I prefer the Tbolt by far. The Tbolt has a developer rich community where the Bionic has a locked bootloader and roms that simply aren't very inventive. I would advise AGAINST rooting the Bionic as it seems to mess with bluetooth connectivity, gps, and the dock. Now don't get me wrong, I have nothing but respect for Kejar and DroidTh3ory and the rest of the Bionic dev gang BUT my personal opinion is that the Tbolt is the saving grace for those that like to have options with their phone's operating system. To make my case in point, I am using my goofed up(my fault for deleting stuff) Tbolt and letting my Bionic just SIT lol.
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I actually got worse battery life on the bionic with the extended battery than the tbolt with the stock battery. I have switched back to the tbolt and like it better. I hate the fact the bionic has a locked bootloader and is the reason I will not buy another moto phone. I have been watching the rezound and the moment it gets s-off and I have sold the bionic I will be buying the rezound.
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I did not know that the Bionic has a locked bootloader they have root and custom roms already for it...
I might look at the rezound also. I hope the extended battery is better thought out than the Tbolt.
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I did not know that the Bionic has a locked bootloader they have root and custom roms already for it...
I might look at the rezound also. I hope the extended battery is better thought out than the Tbolt.
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I never felt the need for the extended battery on the tbolt because of custom kernels that ran very lean, and using setcpu to set profiles for when the screen is off. With the bionic, for starters, it felt to light and frail without the extended battery, and also the extended battery was needed because of the lack of custom kernels due to the locked bootloader the thing eats battery like crazy.
Personally I had only ever purchased HTC phones, but got the bionic anyway. I learned from my mistake, and will probably only ever purchase HTC phones ever again, unless this bootloader issue gets figuired out. Seems like moto phones never get the bootloader cracked.
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I, personally, have both the Bionic and the Tbolt too and I gotta say that I prefer the Tbolt by far. The Tbolt has a developer rich community where the Bionic has a locked bootloader and roms that simply aren't very inventive. I would advise AGAINST rooting the Bionic as it seems to mess with bluetooth connectivity, gps, and the dock. Now don't get me wrong, I have nothing but respect for Kejar and DroidTh3ory and the rest of the Bionic dev gang BUT my personal opinion is that the Tbolt is the saving grace for those that like to have options with their phone's operating system. To make my case in point, I am using my goofed up(my fault for deleting stuff) Tbolt and letting my Bionic just SIT lol.
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Good stuff to know. Thanks.
I have not rooted the Bionic yet. I do like the Tbolt I put the original battery back in to make it lighter and slimmer and I'm liking it even more. I just worry about battery life. I will go pick up a Rezound battery today and see how that goes.
The Bionic seems to have better battery life for me. I like having a spare driod and I got a good deal on the Bionic. I may sell it on ebay and make a few bucks and then pick up a Rezound to play with. I am hearing good things about it and the back cover looks like it would not be bad to have an extended battery in it.
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Good stuff to know. Thanks.
I have not rooted the Bionic yet. I do like the Tbolt I put the original battery back in to make it lighter and slimmer and I'm liking it even more. I just worry about battery life. I will go pick up a Rezound battery today and see how that goes.
The Bionic seems to have better battery life for me. I like having a spare driod and I got a good deal on the Bionic. I may sell it on ebay and make a few bucks and then pick up a Rezound to play with. I am hearing good things about it and the back cover looks like it would not be bad to have an extended battery in it.
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Kendive, I like the way you think. I just discovered last night one great thing with rooting the Bionicn though. There is a hack where you can use the 4g hotspot(21mbps for me) for free. It doesn't have the right chipset to provide a hotspot for PS3 and game systems(just computers) but still it's pretty nice! Let me know if you get the rezound, I'd be interested in hearing what you think about it!
I had an iphone 4 for about a year, and then decided to get the Tbolt, Bought it off of somebody for 150 that was only a month old. I love the phone. but wanted something faster. So I ended up trading my iPhone4 for a Bionic and thought I would be in love with it. I switched to the bionic and had so many problems with it. I couldn't stand the 4G issues. One of the reasons I switched from the iphone to thunderbolt. I hated that I couldnt wifi tether my 4G to my iPad . So I went back to the thunderbolt. As of right now my bionic is sitting in my bookbag not getting any use and I am back to using my rooted TB with the extended battery. As much as I would love to use the bionic, it just wasn't cutting it for me. If I could find a way to wifi tether with it, I might try and use it again..
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I had an iphone 4 for about a year, and then decided to get the Tbolt, Bought it off of somebody for 150 that was only a month old. I love the phone. but wanted something faster. So I ended up trading my iPhone4 for a Bionic and thought I would be in love with it. I switched to the bionic and had so many problems with it. I couldn't stand the 4G issues. One of the reasons I switched from the iphone to thunderbolt. I hated that I couldnt wifi tether my 4G to my iPad . So I went back to the thunderbolt. As of right now my bionic is sitting in my bookbag not getting any use and I am back to using my rooted TB with the extended battery. As much as I would love to use the bionic, it just wasn't cutting it for me. If I could find a way to wifi tether with it, I might try and use it again..
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Wow so many people that have the Bionic just sitting around. I am still using the Bionic and have no issues with data. Like I said I force 3G. I also did that on the Tbolt I don't really see a need for 4G and it sucks up the battery to fast. I could see you point with the WiFi tether and 4G if the Tbolt was on AC power.
I think I tried the WiFi tether once to to see it works but really don't need it PDANet works great for me to use with a laptop once in a while in an Airport, but I don't even do that much.
They both are great phones. I like them equally.
And it's kinda nice right now not being rooted and not worrying about what ROM I want to try next and then wipe my phone and reload everything. My Wife can't believe my phones still work as much as I mess with them. LOL
Well I got a rezound battery coming for the Tbolt and I will give it another chance on battery life. The Verizon store did not have any in stock but shipping me one for $19.99
I got to play with that new Razr. Pretty sweet phone and he said the battery has not been bad at all. Time will tell.
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Wow so many people that have the Bionic just sitting around. I am still using the Bionic and have no issues with data. Like I said I force 3G. I also did that on the Tbolt I don't really see a need for 4G and it sucks up the battery to fast. I could see you point with the WiFi tether and 4G if the Tbolt was on AC power.
I think I tried the WiFi tether once to to see it works but really don't need it PDANet works great for me to use with a laptop once in a while in an Airport, but I don't even do that much.
They both are great phones. I like them equally.
And it's kinda nice right now not being rooted and not worrying about what ROM I want to try next and then wipe my phone and reload everything. My Wife can't believe my phones still work as much as I mess with them. LOL
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Yea trust me, I hate the fact that I got the phone and I am not using it, after all this bionic talk I am thinking about switching back to it and giving it another try, maybe even force just 3G. Like you said, both are great phones and I like them a lot better then the iPhone I had. What is PDANet I keep hearing about? when I was using the bionic I used to just usb to my laptop for internet while I was out. I still don't understand why Verizon lets you do that for free with the bionic but with the thunderbolt you have to pay
The tethering with the Bionic is pretty easy.
Here are the steps:
1. Root Bionic with Petes 1click
2. download SQlite editor
3. open SQlite editor(give it some time)
4. Filter by name and type "Check"
5. Change Value next to "Entitlement Check" from 1 to ZERO(0)
6. reboot phone
7. Enjoy 4g tethering for FREE!
I had the Rezound for about a year and finally could not take the battery life. I guess I'm a heavy user as I would get maybe 6-8 hours. I picked up a RAZR Maxx about a week ago and obviously the battery life is way better. I'm getting 1-1.5 days.
I'm considering switching to the S3 but want to have an idea of battery life as this is a top priority for me. I'm assuming it somewhere in between the Rezound and RM.
Any real world experience with all 3 devices?
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My wife has the Maxx and I have the 32 gig sgs 3. Now we both live in an area with crappy reception, she gets maybe five more hours than I do. My sgs 3 is stock rooted, unlocked and I can get a full day use out of it with moderate use. The sgs3 is better than the rezound for batt life, but neither will compete with the battery life of the maxx. For technology and features the sgs3 is the best of the three hands down.
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If battery life is all you care about this phone is not for you.
I'd wait on the razor maxx there's a new version coming out really soon.
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Battery is #1 but not the only thing. The speaker on my Maxx sucks, and reception is worse than the Rezound (Rezound was very good with reception).
So I would say my properties are :
1) battery
2) reception
3) sound (speaker and headset)
4) system performance
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Fwiw, I live in a 4G area with pretty good reception. My Rezound picked up 4G pretty well in the house. My Maxx usually is on 3g.
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Battery is #1 but not the only thing. The speaker on my Maxx sucks, and reception is worse than the Rezound (Rezound was very good with reception).
So I would say my properties are :
1) battery
2) reception
3) sound (speaker and headset)
4) system performance
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If batterylife is a big deal you could always get a extended battery (i think they have 3rd party nfc ones now) or buy the Samsung dock that come with a secondary battery and a spot to charge it.
the battery life is fine for most. i get 10-12 hrs of heavy useage(6-7hrs screen on). 20-26hrs light/ moderate useage(2.5-4hrs screen on)
im normally see -90/ -107db signal range on LTE
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the battery life is fine for most. i get 10-12 hrs of heavy useage(6-7hrs screen on). 20-26hrs light/ moderate useage(2.5-4hrs screen on)
im normally see -90/ -107db signal range on LTE
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With standard battery? That's pretty good IMO.
Are there good extended batteries that only add a reasonable amount of bulk? The Rezound extended battery is MASSIVE. So big I couldn't use it.
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With standard battery? That's pretty good IMO.
Are there good extended batteries that only add a reasonable amount of bulk? The Rezound extended battery is MASSIVE. So big I couldn't use it.
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yes stock battery...also i use dark themes and wall papers, minimal widgets, no overclock, disabled most apps on start up, heavily debloated. little things like these make a huge difference.
Today I went 14 hours unplugged all on 4G with 2 hours on screen time and was at 50% battery. That is pretty awesome for a device like this if you ask me.
Someone needs to tell me how to get this battery life. Lol
Ya, I am in the same boat. Stock, with only rooting and unlocking, I am not getting anywhere near the times these guys are getting. I turned on all the battery saving tricks I could find, no dice!
I turned on the battery percentage thing next to the meter, and simple web browsing was destroying my battery in real time, to where I could see a 10% drop in about 15-20 min. Unacceptable, to the point I think I am going to try to exchange the phone this weekend. Luckily I carry an external battery pack so I am good... for now. LOL!
Man, sounds like times are all over the place. Doesn't really surprise me though since radio reception, user installed apps, and other things can have a huge impact.
I got a great deal switching from Rezound to Maxx (basically an even swap once I sold my accessories on ebay). Now I have a guy wanting to trade me his almost new s3 for my Maxx + $80. I don't think I can wrong with that deal.
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TahoeTexan said:
Man, sounds like times are all over the place. Doesn't really surprise me though since radio reception, user installed apps, and other things can have a huge impact.
I got a great deal switching from Rezound to Maxx (basically an even swap once I sold my accessories on ebay). Now I have a guy wanting to trade me his almost new s3 for my Maxx + $80. I don't think I can wrong with that deal.
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I actually went from the maxx to this myself a couple weeks ago and couldn't be happier! Battery life isn't as good of course, but is still great. Root it and get a custom kernel on it ( something the RAZR can't do) and you'll be pleasantly surprised.
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nice post i love this post thanks
mdt73 said:
Ya, I am in the same boat. Stock, with only rooting and unlocking, I am not getting anywhere near the times these guys are getting. I turned on all the battery saving tricks I could find, no dice!
I turned on the battery percentage thing next to the meter, and simple web browsing was destroying my battery in real time, to where I could see a 10% drop in about 15-20 min. Unacceptable, to the point I think I am going to try to exchange the phone this weekend. Luckily I carry an external battery pack so I am good... for now. LOL!
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I am in a good 4G area all throughout the day. I do not turn any data or syncing off. I have it all on including GPS. I turn off wifi when I leave my house and I do not use Bluetooth. I have my backlight set on auto. In the 2 hours of my device use I woud say 1.5 hour of that was web surfing. I use the stock browser.
What I do turn off is all the motion options as well as the screens smart stay feature. To me, this has to be using some battery. How much I do not know but it is not anything I really need.
Besides that I do absolutely nothing special to the device and have no battery saving crap which usually uses more battery then saves it. lol
Also, if you are using 10% battery in 20 minutes you should see at least 3.5 hours of on screen time at the end of the day so I would not say that is bad. Now the question is are you in a good signal area? Are you on 4G or 3G? Do you have all the motion tweaks on or off? I do not think it is an issue with your device and exchanging it will probably not yield different results.
S3 battery is pretty dam good if you ask me
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The way I use my phone(I am constantly streaming iheart radio, sirius online or SlingBox), I could never make it through a long work day with any phone stock battery except of course the RAZR MAXX. I had an extended battery on my Rezound.
I condidered the MAXX, but every time I look at the screen on a MAXX (my son bought one), I want to punch a baby.
I now use my G3 with the 4000+ Hyperion battery which is impossible to kill. I leave my screen timeout set to 'never turn off' as I have never even come close to killing the battery with the setup in my sig. That battery lasted for a week and a half when I put it in airplane mode for most of a trip out of the country lately.
Sure, it makes it heavier but I actually like that. It gives me a better grip on the phone especially with the matching Hyperion tpu case.
Go for the S3, Razrs are trash.
Why Link to video will show why: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDxJoGv3FLA&feature=autoplay&list=PL2300D16ED478C0F3&playnext=8
There is much more about this phone that pissed me off, but it was all over the place and needed to be "nuked" every month or 2 weeks. The softwere made me want to take a ak-47 to "test" the "cool" back to see if it can take a 7.62mm round to the "face". LOL
Verizon did make it right, but it took alot of push and fact checking to get them to swap phones. (Droid RAZR to S3)
anyone know why there are no roms or kernels for this phone? wonder if it's because of a locked bootleader? that and the fact that the battery life sux balls i think i might return this. i love the camera and the feel of it but it's still rather laggy even after the newest update
thanks all
No roms and kernels because no custom recovery.
No custom recovery because locked bootloader.
Not sure why you're getting poor battery performance.
Battery life is brilliant for me, I can go a whole day of normal use (my normal use is probably heavy use to most people) and still have 40% when I go to bed .
What kind of apps are you using to get such lag and battery drain?
Yea, i see everyone complaining about the battery life but i have had no issues with battery life or drainage.
that was with just the basics installed. 100 percent when i start the day around 8:30 the used it to stream pandora for an hour on the way to work. then it sat in my pocked unused and the battery was at 15 percent by 1.
this is even with my battery saver proggie running that cuts of the wifi and cell antenna's when screen is off. no idea im assuming the battery is defective. but now that i know there's not gonna be roms and such i think i might just say fark it and get the m9. i see that there are already tons of roms for that. and i came from a og 3vo so i recognize all the developers.
it's just a bummer i love the curve and the camera on this thing. this is also my third gflex 2 since i got it 3 days ago. the first one just started bootlooping after fifteen mins, the second did the same and now the third seems to work good but the battery life is horrible.
tis a predicament rofl.
thanks for the info gang
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If that's the case then you might be right about a defective battery.
Either that or the screen is coming on in your pocket, you'd probably notice your skin burning as the phone heats up though.
Have you checked Settings> Battery> Battery Usage, just to see what's using the most battery?
If you're not happy with the flex 2, the m9 is a great phone.
I got my hands on a prototype about 6 months before release, the only reason I didn't get one is that it just didn't feel right in my hand.
Battery life compare to my old Flex 1 is crap. I know its smaller and better screen resolution, but still my old G2 had better battery life than Flex 2 with same screen resolution and battery.
OP should go cr8 it
wangateur said:
anyone know why there are no roms or kernels for this phone? wonder if it's because of a locked bootleader? that and the fact that the battery life sux balls i think i might return this. i love the camera and the feel of it but it's still rather laggy even after the newest update
thanks all
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Moved here, read the Forum Rules on posting.
if no one will post earlier, going to start porting in approximately two weeks, when my phone arrives.
can't ship my G Flex 2 with Express mail, not enough money there, so need to wait for a month, or more
sorry, guys.
dark.wizard said:
can't ship my G Flex 2 with Express mail, not enough money there, so need to wait for a month, or more
sorry, guys.
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Tell us when your phone arrives and when you'll start porting... We all wait quietly