If HTC can lift the fps cap, why not address the 90% battery issue?

cabbie · Sep 25, 2010

Drew5150 said:
sorry but you are a dumb ass to think its ok to just burn through batteries and toss them away.

i bet you just throw them in your regular trash too.

Not only do I think its okay, I actively encourage people to do it. Instead of just throwing it in the waste bin, though, I put it in the trash fire I make every week so I can save money on trash bags. Throw a lil gasoline on it and that takes care of that. I scoop whatever is left and drop it in the storm sewer just like I do old motor oil. Then I drive my gas guzzling SUV with 40" tires to the closest place I can club a seal.

Drew5150 · Sep 25, 2010

^^^ cool story bro

cabbie · Sep 25, 2010

i know, right? i also refuse to buy products not assembled by child sweatshop labor and i tend to prefer blood diamonds/

msvnlu · Sep 26, 2010

JohnJSal said:
I'm not sure I totally believe you. Are you rooted, or using an extended battery, or a task killer, or charging again at work, or anything else?

Buddy, believe him/her. when i get home from a 8 hour shift, (travel time 30 min each way to work, not including lunch brak3) i have about 60ish % left by the time i get home. within the working days, im on my internet 2-3 hours, respond to text all day, probably about 40 incoming and outgoing. pandora 30 mins at lunch hour. email and facebook manually only. im on stock, unrooted.

Ramzes13 · Sep 26, 2010

mdizzle99 said:
Maybe they should have made the battery display 100% for anything over 90%. Then we could all be talking about how amazing this battery is that it stays at 100% for so long! HTC would be satisfaction in knowing they implemented what they believed was a good battery longevity option, and users would be satisfied because their "perceived" battery life would be great....regardless of the fact it would actually be the exact same.

Just a thought. I don't necessarily think this would be a great thing to do... just may give us all something to talk about.

unfortunatly thats the kind of thinking that almost got Steve Jobs in hot water. Apple pushed an update to make it look like you get more bars on your iphone 4 even though your reception is horrible.

s_special · Sep 26, 2010

like my fuel gauge in my car, it's just annoying to not have a linear meter

hendodo · Sep 26, 2010

Dam! People still complaining about battery issues? Just enjoy ur phone and shutup!!! Long as u can get enough battery to cover your workday then be blessed.

twilighter · Sep 26, 2010

My battery life is terrible as well, and I keep wifi, 4G, and GPS off. I turn off the phone every time I'm done using it too. (not power off, just turn it off). Wish they would come up with a fix soon....

JohnJSal · Sep 26, 2010

Drew5150 said:
this would force the battery drop so when plugging it back in it actually charges, led orange. then you could monitor it knowing you have a true 100% battery(or as charged as it is going to get).

the phone won't trickle charge, so when you see green led you can let it sit there all day and its not going to charge anymore.

Well, this did seem to make a difference. I unplugged it this morning at 100%, used it to check email (which involved internet use) for less than 10 minutes, and the battery was at 90%. Plugged in again til green, then used internet and a short video, then it was around 94%.

Aside from that, it's been idle all day and when I checked again it was 84%, after about 11 hours. The other day it was down to 84% after about 2 hours idle.

Of course, after about the past 15 minutes of internet use, it's now at 74%.

Edit: Granted, in the past 15 minutes I had 4G on for a couple of minutes. But it just makes my phone run very jerkily.

NeoteriX · Sep 27, 2010

cabbie said:
Yes I read it and it doesn't matter to me, I'd rather have shorter total life on the battery than this stupid stupid quick-drop. Batteries are dirt cheap. I bought an 1800ma for $15 that came with an external charger and a 3000ma for $15 that came with a car charger.

A benefit of android phones is replacable batteries, but that isn't being exploited. Li-ion batteries last 2-3 years normally, id be completely okay with it only lasting 1 year given how cheap batteries are, but instead I have reduced daily battery life on a power hungry phone.

Dumb 'feature'.

If you think that $15 "1800 mAH" battery you bought off ebay has anywhere near the rated capacity (or anywhere near the capacity of a stock OEM HTC battery that probably costs closer to $40-50)... you'd be sadly mistaken.

http://batteryboss.org/

If HTC can lift the fps cap, why not address the 90% battery issue?

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