How long does your iphone battery last?

[NIKKG]

What is your iphone battery life? Today I tested my iphone 4 by running a heavy usage test since morning. I let it run only on 3G. In the morning I streamed Pandora at work and some internet , after work I listened to the music player through Bluetooth on my Motorola S9HD headphones and I also purposely let the GPS run by using Trapster in the background as I went bike riding.

All together, I got close to 12 hours total of heavy usage. That’s very good and probably the best I ever had on a smartphone. The big battery killer seemed to be the GPS, as soon as I put it on, my battery starting draining quickly. I think without out GPS I probably could’ve easily had another 2 hours.

[Biggzz]

Originally Posted by NIKKG

What is your iphone battery life? Today I tested my iphone 4 by running a heavy usage test since morning. I let it run only on 3G. In the morning I streamed Pandora at work and some internet , after work I listened to the music player through Bluetooth on my Motorola S9HD headphones and I also purposely let the GPS run by using Trapster in the background as I went bike riding.

All together, I got close to 12 hours total of heavy usage. That’s very good and probably the best I ever had on a smartphone. The big battery killer seemed to be the GPS, as soon as I put it on, my battery starting draining quickly. I think without out GPS I probably could’ve easily had another 2 hours.

I'm still testing. I turned off location stuff to see if that matters and am running 3g

[NIKKG]

Originally Posted by Biggzz

I'm still testing. I turned off location stuff to see if that matters and am running 3g

I had turned off Notifications and Push email, and set fetch email to check every 30 minutes to get the best battery savings. I left Location services on because I needed it to use the GPS. I also had done a full battery discharge twice so that it gets conditioned properly.

[B18DelSolT]

Ive been able to get it to last as long as the whole weekend, that is although factoring that fact that when i drive its charging (iPod integration Kit). I get a good days out of it 8 - 9 hrs, something i was never able to get with my pre and i use it alot more than the pre.

[NIKKG]

I'm going to go to downtown Chicago for the weekend, it would be interesting to see how long it will last while using the GPS often as I find my away around town.

[fozmsu]

I unplugged my phone this morning at 5am and had moderate, but closer to heavy use and a little over 12 hours later I still have 68% left. I'm hoping this battery is really that good and that I'm not just showing the wrong %

[NIKKG]

Originally Posted by fozmsu

I unplugged my phone this morning at 5am and had moderate, but closer to heavy use and a little over 12 hours later I still have 68% left. I'm hoping this battery is really that good and that I'm not just showing the wrong %

Damn that's really good. So far the battery time is amazing. This makes the issue of having replaceable/spare batteries mute. I heard the EVO only gets around 4 hours at most.

[fozmsu]

Originally Posted by NIKKG

Damn that's really good. So far the battery time is amazing. This makes the issue of having replaceable/spare batteries mute. I heard the EVO only gets around 4 hours at most.

The battery life is the whole reason I went with the iPhone 4 over the EVO. I had the Touch Pro and the Mogul before that and just got tired of having to drag a charger everywhere I went. The EVO is a great phone and if it had a comparable battery I would have one today. Still, I am really enjoying the iphone and I am very happy with my choice.

[NIKKG]

Originally Posted by fozmsu

The battery life is the whole reason I went with the iPhone 4 over the EVO. I had the Touch Pro and the Mogul before that and just got tired of having to drag a charger everywhere I went. The EVO is a great phone and if it had a comparable battery I would have one today. Still, I am really enjoying the iphone and I am very happy with my choice.

Dude, don't even get me started on the Touch Pro. It literally changed my habits, every phone I see now must be constantly plugged in if there are chargers around. It made me into a charger addict.

That bad experience with HTC junk also put me off with the EVO. There is a reason why those guys make a big deal about spare batteries, its because they really need it. Like I said before, Google needs to become its own hardware manufacturer and get away from HTC.