I posted this to one of the Sprint forums as well. Anyone have any ideas on the cover?
I managed to get 12 hours today with moderate usage and GPS off. Not great, but maybe the minimum amount I'm willing to accept. We'll see. I did make an interesting discovery. The extended battery for my old phone (Samsung Ace/Blackjack II) almost fits in to this phone (it's slightly shorter, so you have to wedge a small piece of paper or something at the bottom to hold it in place. The phone runs just fine with this battery which is 1800 mAH, so you could possibly squeeze a little more runtime out that way. Now if I could figure out some way to get a battery door that fits. Is there any way to order some extra doors that I could then experiment modifying?
I'm getting more than 15 hours of moderate usage, GPS always on (only used when an app calls for it) out of my moment. I'd take an extended battery too, but not one that requires a new battery panel.
Edit:
Now almost 9:30, been streaming pandora since 7pm in the background and surfing the web and Market the whole time. Still at 15% on the meter. I'm trying to kill the battery for a 3rd night in a row, but it looks like it's getting tougher to get it to die after 2 complete drains the last 2 nights... which of course is good news.
11pm edit:
Well, I tried tonight. I turned on wifi and GPS, ran pandora and google maps, phone is still going albeit reading 3% and I'm not sure when it went to 3%, but has not turned off once. I am cautiously optimistic that the guage is getting a little better, but based on today's experience I gotta say I'm pretty happy with the ACTUAL battery life as I'm approaching 18 hours since I left the charger.
Tomorrow, I think I'll go back to trying to run it down by starting earlier, turning on GPS on the way to work etc.
I did talk to a guy at work today who has a G1 and he mentioned that his battery was absolute crap at first, but after a couple weeks he was happier and now after a few months it easily lasts him all day and then some. He did do some complete drains at first too and he periodically drains the battery still. Maybe a placebo (his words, but I agree), but it makes him feel confident in his battery. He never said his battery guage was goofy, but maybe he trusted it more than most of us are trusting the moment guage and for good reason.