ya gps has been off and i got rid of weather widget before trying this battery attempt. 80% after 2 hours 15 mins so far
44% display
13 phone iddle
13 android system
12 cell standby
9 browser
2 core apps
2 market
2 meebo
2 os
at this rate I'll be out of battery in 10 hours total with hardly any use. Should I just get the phone swapped or the battery swapped? And will ilose all my apps and stuff I did if i do?
I'm no authority on this, hell, I don't even have my phone yet, but from all the reading I've done your battery life doesn't sound abnormal.
First, most smart phones extensively use up a lot of battery life, way more than a regular phone. I believe normal use for the Droid is listed at giving you like 6.75 hours. Smart phones are battery hogs.
Second, I've read that the battery obtains optimal usage after being used and drained and recharged several times.
Third, the biggest drain on the battery IS the display, as you can see. So that bit of advice about managing the brightness is very good. Every little thing you can do to adjust the display will help. Moreover, while you think you're not doing very much with your phone, surfing the web and emailing and stuff like that won't be anything by comparison to the drain from the display so don't sweat using it. Use it!
Lastly, the task manager and kill apps are really good apps, but there are always some apps that need to run in the background and will automatically reappear like 20 mins. later after killing so that you can use your phone the way it's intended. So don't be surprised to see some pop back up again even after you've killed them.
And, of course, one last little thing. At least, unlike the iPhone, you can buy a second battery for backup.
Maybe someone could post a poll asking everyone what their batter life is. With choices like:
5 hours or less
6-8 hours
8-10 hours
etc.