Haz iphone 4 yo

[JLAUDIO85]

I just got iPhone 4 after having blackberries for many yrs. Nvr owned any apple products my life and it's a very solid phone. Apps r pretty cool and I already jailbroke the phone sine got it last saturday. But why the hell is the battery so s***? I readthe reviews n says should last a day and half. Mine last half day. Even my beat up old curve lasted at least a day w orig. battery. Anyone thinks that I got a lemon? I mean I can't even change the damn battery?:tisk: I have 10 days to switch my phone.

[JLAUDIO85]

Wrote that shiz on my iPhonez Yo = WIN

[Jesda]

Blackberrys have unusually good battery life compared to almost any smartphone. It also helps that your BB has a slower CPU, a half-sized display, and a larger, thicker, heavier battery. Its why BBs are preferred for people who have to be constantly away from a charging source (like me on long bicycle trips).

But yeah, to get a BB's battery impressive life, there's a lot you have to give up, like the power of iOS or Android.

[JLAUDIO85]

So youre saying 6-8 hrs of heavy usage is normal?

[Empty V]

So youre saying 6-8 hrs of heavy usage is normal?

I get a full 14 hour day out of mine. The key is screen brightness. If you drop it to 1/4-1/3 (which is still pretty bright) you should get more life out of it. Ohh yeah congrats!

[alms24sebring]

I guess if your downloading a bunch of apps and playing with it, getting to know it all day, the battery life will be cut to less than a day. I think when you start using it normally and not raping it, the battery life will last longer.

[s0m3th1ngAZ]

DO you have an apkiller ap? Or do those work on iphones? I dunno, but for my brother's Android the apkiller nearly tripled his idle battery life.

[JLAUDIO85]

Its a borderline sketchiness cuz I haven't played with it too much today csince downloaded stuff already. Does jailbreak waste battery too? I really dont see the point cuz lots of apps r already free

[RCA]

Blackberrys have unusually good battery life compared to almost any smartphone.
But yeah, to get a BB's battery impressive life, there's a lot you have to give up, like the power of iOS or Android.

My thoughts exactly. It barely qualifies as a smartphone but that battery life is so sick you might not ever be able to get used to a normal phone with a once a day battery life cycle.

So youre saying 6-8 hrs of heavy usage is normal?

Yeah buddies of mine use it moderately and then charge it once a week. No BS.

[JLAUDIO85]

Does jailbreaking might have caused my battery to run faster? I can still last half day barely

[Jesda]

No, jailbreak wont make it last longer. Give it a few days of full use and full recharging. If it doesnt get better, panic!

[Urabus GodofTraction]

The OP's internet speak makes my brain hurt.

[MaximA32]

I get about 6-7 hours on mine before I need to top it off. That's with moderate usage.

[Encryptshun]

Also see if you can disable your wifi unless you are in a known hotspot. Disabling wifi on my android doubled battery life becuase it wasn't constantly searching for networks. Once I hit a network, I turn it back on and it authenticates.

[Urabus GodofTraction]

The OP's internet speak makes my brain hurt.

For once I agree with you.

Because you're perfectly reasonable when on your meds, my friend!

[MinisterofDOOM]

DO you have an apkiller ap? Or do those work on iphones? I dunno, but for my brother's Android the apkiller nearly tripled his idle battery life.

There's nothing to "kill." Android benefits from appkiller programs because they eliminate inefficient background tasks. There ARE no background tasks on an iPhone. The few programs that are allowed to multitask do so in a restricted state. So you never have to worry about poorly coded applications eating resources when they don't need them.

Android really shouldn't need task killers either. Properly coded programs run in the background without destroying battery life, and the operating system's memory management system already does a good job of keeping "rogue" background processes in check. I haven't run a task killer on my G1 in a long, long time and don't feel the need for one.

[BusyBadger]

I don't take medication.

Well then, maybe what he meant to say was that you're perfectly reasonable when you're not on drugs.

[Urabus GodofTraction]

Meds, weed, something's monkeying with the biochemistry!

[marlin29311]

Blackberrys have unusually good battery life compared to almost any smartphone.
But yeah, to get a BB's battery impressive life, there's a lot you have to give up, like the power of iOS or Android.

My thoughts exactly. It barely qualifies as a smartphone but that battery life is so sick you might not ever be able to get used to a normal phone with a once a day battery life cycle.

Umm...how exactly does a BB barely qualify as a smartphone?

[Jesda]

A telephone makes calls. A smartphone adds PDA functionality like user-installable applications and PIM functions.

Blackberry, Windows CE, and Palm OS were among the original smartphone operating systems. There were earlier smartphones, but they were highly specialized or experimental in nature (IBM had one). Before the iPhone came out, Android was going to look and function exactly like Blackberry, with an identical layout of icons and menus. Its why the G1 hit the market with a trackball.


I had one of these beasts:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyocera_6035

Kyocera 6035. 33MHz processor, a few games, a web browser, and very slow but usable tethering capability. I also had a CDPD wireless PCMCIA card for mobile data.



Thanks for reading. You may now go back to watching youporn on your Droids.

[car nut]

With wi-fi/wireless data turned off until I want to use it and my screen at 1/4 brightness (with auto adjust on so if I walk into a bright area it immediately lightens up) I easily get 2 full days of games, calls, music and facebook from mine. Mind you I'm a freshman so I have lots of long, boring classes to goof off in on my phone. If I don't really play games I'll get 3 days out of mine.

[Urabus GodofTraction]

Meds, weed, something's monkeying with the biochemistry!

Where'd you learn a big word like "biochemistry"? Definitely not from UF.

It was on the Duke college application! Along with the essay to "explain in your own words why you think U.S. News & World ranked us higher than Brown." If only I was a legacy! Schools let legacies in even if they don't meet the usual standards!



On topic: Congrats on getting "Flash," iPhone users!

[Jesda]

I'll be happy when Flash is dead. Its like Windows 3.1 -- crap you had to use even if you didnt want to.

[AppleBonker]

I'll be happy when Flash is dead. Its like Windows 3.1 -- crap you had to use even if you didnt want to.

Could not agree more. Even though my phone supports it, I go out of my way to avoid flash if I can (I try to avoid it on my desktop, too). It really is complete garbage...

[marlin29311]

I'll be happy when Flash is dead. Its like Windows 3.1 -- crap you had to use even if you didnt want to.

Could not agree more. Even though my phone supports it, I go out of my way to avoid flash if I can (I try to avoid it on my desktop, too). It really is complete garbage...

Silence foo. Pr0nz be in flash now, y0.

[MinisterofDOOM]

Umm...how exactly does a BB barely qualify as a smartphone?

In my eyes, BB is far more of a "Smart phone" than the iPhone is. The iPhone is a multimedia phone. But smart phones are generally business/productivity oriented, and that's where BB shines.

[AppleBonker]

[Jesda]

My skin is rather green and I have tiny arms. Should I see a doctor?

[AppleBonker]

Do you look that sad too? You must, because with those arms YOU CANNOT FAP!

[ADDirishboy]

because with those arms YOU CANNOT FAP!