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Old 17-03-2011, 12:54
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Agree with this, task killers are a big no no on android phones. The OS is clever enough to manage its resources.
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Old 17-03-2011, 13:39
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I am not so sure about that. The size and weight of the battery would play a big part. I think making a battery big enough to last 48 hours would make it too big and heavy.
You are missing the point which is the lack of development around battery technology. Red arrow was alluding to my post about the development of batteries compared with the advancement of the actual sw/hw of the phones.
If a technological leap could be made, then whoever had the best battery life would likely get the market share.
What tealady said

Instead of just making the battery larger in size, they should be spending as much money as they do on creating new and faster processors as they do on making smaller and better batteries.

Yeah there is no harm in charging it up every night, most people do. But it would just be nice to know if for whatever reason I can't charge it up that I know it's going to last more than 24 hours under use.
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Old 17-03-2011, 13:47
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Yeah there is no harm in charging it up every night, most people do.
Most phone users? I bet they don't.
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Old 17-03-2011, 13:50
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What tealady said

Instead of just making the battery larger in size, they should be spending as much money as they do on creating new and faster processors as they do on making smaller and better batteries.

Yeah there is no harm in charging it up every night, most people do. But it would just be nice to know if for whatever reason I can't charge it up that I know it's going to last more than 24 hours under use.
Ah fair enough...mis-read the post Yep your right, if they could make leaps in battery technology, as they have with processor etc then it wouldnt be long before battery could last longer and be the same size if not smaller.
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Old 17-03-2011, 13:54
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Most phone users? I bet they don't.
My Trophy with WP7 can go 2-3 days with normal using (several phone calls, texts, a bit of browsing, emails), when I turn off data over mobile network it will last a week. But one not familiar with smartphones does not expect to have to charge their phone daily or even several times a week. I think manufacturers should concentrate on battery life now and not on how many cores the processor has and such.
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Old 17-03-2011, 14:05
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Most phone users? I bet they don't.
I think read arrow meant most users with smart phones do.
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Old 17-03-2011, 14:07
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I think read arrow mean most users with smart phones do.
Yup this, sorry I should have phrased that better.

Most smart phone users I know even if there phone can last 2 days will charge it each night.
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Old 17-03-2011, 14:10
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I would aver the most smart-phone users do not recharge every day.
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Old 17-03-2011, 14:14
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I would aver the most smart-phone users do not recharge every day.
What smart phones do people have that you know of that don't charge each night?
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Old 17-03-2011, 14:19
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Non-Android ones.
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Old 17-03-2011, 14:20
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What smart phones do people have that you know of that don't charge each night?
I'm guessing iphone users, as we know that that product is unsurpassable!
I would agree with you that most (not all) charge everyday(or night)
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Old 17-03-2011, 14:22
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Non-Android ones.
Yeah, I would say BlackBerry users don't that I know off. But everyone else who I know with a smart phone has a HTC or iPhone and they charge nightly. In fact a lot of iPhone users in my work charge also during the day every day.
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Old 17-03-2011, 14:32
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I'm guessing iphone users, as we know that that product is unsurpassable!
Unless you want to use it as an alarm clock. Then it's like a Russian roulette.
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Old 17-03-2011, 14:59
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Not a weekend festival goer then?
Presumably they take a cheap throwaway one in case of loss or damage.
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Old 17-03-2011, 15:12
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Presumably they take a cheap throwaway one in case of loss or damage.
Damn right, I wouldn't take a £300+ phone to a festival. I get worried when I take one to just a gig
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Old 17-03-2011, 19:46
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Not a weekend festival goer then?
In that case the best thing to do would be to take either a fully charged spare battery with you, or charge up a power pack with a mobile phone connector and take it with you. A solar powered charger could be another option, but would obviously not be much use at night.
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Old 17-03-2011, 19:48
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Not a weekend festival goer then?
That's why i have a spare battery
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Old 18-03-2011, 10:14
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Having applied a kernal update yesterday, that addressed the battery issue (amongst other things). Over the last 9hrs, I used 8% battery. The phone was in standby, with it syncing every 30mins. That in anybodies book is very good going.
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Old 19-03-2011, 12:08
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how do you do that in a desire?
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Old 19-03-2011, 13:39
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how do you do that in a desire?
Check out the forums at XDA Developers, that is the best source for this type of information.
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Old 19-03-2011, 23:50
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how do you do that in a desire?
You need to root your phone first. Then apply a rom and/or kernal. As Red Arrow says, all the info is in the xda developers website. If you do wish to root your phone, or are already rooted, I can point you to the threads that contain the rom and kernals.
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Old 19-03-2011, 23:58
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Unless you want to use it as an alarm clock. Then it's like a Russian roulette.
so does using it as alarm really drain the battery
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Old 29-03-2011, 16:33
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What smart phones do people have that you know of that don't charge each night?
My work Blackberry Torch can go 2-3 days on moderate use without a charge.

My personal HTC Wildfire absolutely has to be charged every night. I wouldn't even trust it to keep a charge overnight.
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Old 29-03-2011, 16:45
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It seems the latest update of iOS 4.3 is causing battery drain.
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Old 29-03-2011, 17:50
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One of the best ways of saving battery, I've found, is by using 2G data network until I absolutely need to use 3G. This seems to have a massive impact on battery life, and at the moment I just switch on 3G manually if I need a faster connection (eg. if I open the web browser), but I might just set up Tasker to do it automatically at soem point. The only downside is the momentary lack of signal as the phone drops the 2G connection and picks up the 3G one.
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