Android phones

[Bounz]

Im having battery problem with my htc one x. It just feels so short. Its my first Android phone, is this the norm with android phones?

 

[BBKAllDay]

I've had my droid epic for a year and a half, and my battery dies out almost every other day. I don't use apps/internet a lot, but i have to make calls all the time for work. I'm not an expert on phones, but from personal experience, yes, the battery is shitty.

 

[rorydaboss]

Unfortunately the one x doesn't have a replaceable battery. My wife has a galaxy note and you can buy an extra battery for like 5 bucks on amazon so you can always have a charged one with you if you run out.

 

[Jimmy Tuna**]

wifi searching seems to kill the most battery for me

when I'm not near wifi, I have to remember to turn it off until I get home

 

[rorydaboss]

wifi searching seems to kill the most battery for me

when I'm not near wifi, I have to remember to turn it off until I get home

bluetooth as well. Also apparently if you are going in and out of 4g service or switching between 3g and 4g it kills your battery.

 

[Gus Fring]

I have the htc 4g sensation. Battery life sucks.

 

[jstnslby]

unfortunately HTC dropped the ball with them type of.batteries. Use it until it fully dies then charge it while its off it will help. Also go to menu>settings>accounts&sync>disable background data. you will have to manually refresh if u want to check email but it saves batery life.considerably.

 

[Big Sissy]

Mine dies fast but it charges pretty quick. Cant complain too much this phone is awesome

 

[Cazadores]

Heard the Note II has a great battery. I'm thinking about getting it next.

 

[gabe1k]

Well at least you can just replace the battery.

 

[Chillout010]

Well at least you can just replace the battery.

He can't, the HTC One X's battery is not removable.

 

[marioh]

I got one of these, except mine is a powergen and is 5200mAh.
http://www.amazon.com/RAVPower®-Dyn...UTF8&qid=1355442714&sr=8-18&keywords=powergen

I use it with my droid razr which has a relatively shitty battery life, especially if i play certain games on it. I can typically recharge from around 20-30% to 100% twice before having to recharge it.

 

[D3thr0n3d K1ng]

1. turn everything off
2. Get a better ROM

 

[Madmick]

It's pretty common:
http://www.gsmarena.com/quad_core_shootout-review-790p3.php

The high-end Android phone with the best battery life at factory specification is the Motorola RAZR Maxx (aka "Droid RAZR Maxx" for Verizon); its upgrade is the Droid RAZR Maxx HD (for Verizon), and has the same battery but with a larger, high resolution screen, and faster hardware, so it won't have quite the same endurance rating. I don't believe the HD has been cracked, so if you're not on Verizon don't consider it.

 

[PalharesIsHulk**]

unfortunately HTC dropped the ball with them type of.batteries. Use it until it fully dies then charge it while its off it will help. Also go to menu>settings>accounts&sync>disable background data. you will have to manually refresh if u want to check email but it saves batery life.considerably.

This is a very good post and it's definitely true. You could also install a battery saving app (JuiceDefender).

 

[AlphaCo]

It's not android per se, it's the model of phone you have. Some, battery life sucks, other's it's good.

 

[Mooner]

Am I the only one thinking flip phones are the best? I have a BB right now, but that's only because I dropped my flip phone and I didn't want a touch pad for texting. I just love the long battery life, T9, and the simplicity of the flip phone.

Which makes me wonder, why are the flip phone these days so much crappier than 3~4 years ago? They were so bad, I was forced to get a BB. It was very sad.

 

[xfightcityx]

I have a galaxy nexus and always have to charge my phone. I go through about 40 gigs of data a month so my battery takes a beating.

 

[Siderealmotion]

Heard the Note II has a great battery. I'm thinking about getting it next.

I can confirm this. It's the first smartphone i've had where I can just leave everything on all the time and not worry about making it through the day. Hell, I can leave everything on, forget to charge it overnight, and still make it through work the next day. With a more conservative power profile, it could easily last 3-4 days with no problem.

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

My Droid Razr Maxx seems to last forever.