Couldn't resist the title - sorry.
After reading many, many threads and posts on battery life, I decided to be a bit more scientific about it. Now this is very early on, but I have some interesting results. Now, I may not be somebody who has been surgically fused to my phone, but I do use it a fair bit. Here is what I have on at the moment.
Always close apps that aren't needed
3 email accounts all on push - mobile data enabled (not wifi) many email messages per day
No social stuff (facebook etc)
Silent notification for email, beep for messages
3G only (no 4G on my carrier yet - but its cheap...)
app downloads
bluetooth on in the car
lunchtime browsing, music etc.
photos through the day
many texts/calls
games when I get home etc
screen at about 20% brightness
For the last month or so, I have consistently got about 16 hours before needing to charge.
Today, I switched off mobile data and enabled wifi at work. Same usage pattern, it is now 3:30 and I took it off the charger at 6:30. I am down to 73%. So, when you do the maths, that works out to about 30+hours (depends on when you charge - 10% -> 20%).
I'll do some more testing, but maybe that is the number one factor. Its a huge difference between the mobile data enabled, and disabled. For people in a low signal area, it is even worse. I know it has always been a tip to do this, but I never actually saw anybody mention *how* much better it is.
Anyone else want to try the experiment? Maybe we can characterise the battery "problems", so we get a better idea of what exactly is causing it. Hopefully, that might lead to some better battery saving procedures for people with low battery lives.
After reading many, many threads and posts on battery life, I decided to be a bit more scientific about it. Now this is very early on, but I have some interesting results. Now, I may not be somebody who has been surgically fused to my phone, but I do use it a fair bit. Here is what I have on at the moment.
Always close apps that aren't needed
3 email accounts all on push - mobile data enabled (not wifi) many email messages per day
No social stuff (facebook etc)
Silent notification for email, beep for messages
3G only (no 4G on my carrier yet - but its cheap...)
app downloads
bluetooth on in the car
lunchtime browsing, music etc.
photos through the day
many texts/calls
games when I get home etc
screen at about 20% brightness
For the last month or so, I have consistently got about 16 hours before needing to charge.
Today, I switched off mobile data and enabled wifi at work. Same usage pattern, it is now 3:30 and I took it off the charger at 6:30. I am down to 73%. So, when you do the maths, that works out to about 30+hours (depends on when you charge - 10% -> 20%).
I'll do some more testing, but maybe that is the number one factor. Its a huge difference between the mobile data enabled, and disabled. For people in a low signal area, it is even worse. I know it has always been a tip to do this, but I never actually saw anybody mention *how* much better it is.
Anyone else want to try the experiment? Maybe we can characterise the battery "problems", so we get a better idea of what exactly is causing it. Hopefully, that might lead to some better battery saving procedures for people with low battery lives.