About a week ago i installed ChompSMS and stopped using the stock message app. I also started using Advanced Task Killer religiously. My Awake Time dropped from 97% to 9% after reboot. I haven't turned the phone off since and now i show an Up Time: 145:48 and Awake Time: 18:42 (13%).
Battery life has improved dramatically. Now i'm able to easily get through the day without worry even with moderate use (that's starting with full charge at 8PM the night before, leaving on overnight, and using until 4PM next day).
As an example, I surfed the web, sent texts and downloaded apps for over 2-1/2 hrs straight the other day and it only drained from 97% to 63%. I was really happy with that.
One thing i've always noticed on the Sprint CDMA network is that with any phone the battery drains much faster when you have fluctuating signal strength. So i wouldn't blame all the battery drain just on the device itself.
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