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Originally Posted by Aevum
i can confirm your findings, the battery is at 19% after around 15 hour use, and the battery information is reporting 95% of the power is being used by the android system, not the phone or the display, meaning theres a serious OS problem or a defective battery,
today is the 11nd, and i bought it on the 8, meaning i have 12 days to ship this baby back to expansys, im going to run the battery to zero and then give it a couple of more cycles, if the battery dosnt "wake up" in 2-3 days, this thing is getting RMA for refund,
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Although I don't have a Liquid yet, I have to tell you that Android phones in general have a terrible battery life. The reasons are numerous:
1. very high frequency of accessing mail (both other mail and google mail)
2. always on data services (especially the sms messenging app)
3. many apps install background apps that are always on, and check the internet at all times
4. the gps locator is always on
5. Google voice is always checking the internet
The following are the strategies that I have employed to minimize this issue:
1. download from the market: advanced task killer; use it often to kill tasks
2. check your download mail frequency, and your background data sync frequency
3. buy additional batteries from eBay (they are usually inexpensive); never leave home without a spare one!
4. buy a stand charger to charge your phone and a spare battery at the same time (also eBay)
I know that some of these techniques won't work yet with the Liquid because the secondary market isn't there yet; However, it will be there soon.