I have to say that it sucks to walk into my local SPRINT store, where I know them as I've been doing business with them for 10 years or so, and, when I mentioned that I had a battery that was dying fast, have them ask me if I had my BT shut off.... Really? I have to disable a critical function of the phone in order to be able to keep battery life? That makes NO SENSE!
Look. I have carried several smart phones over the years... and gotten used to disabling BT, carrying ONE extra battery and when I can.... I ALWAYS plug in to my PC, car or wall....
But this thing is beyond the pale of bad battery life.
Also. And I find this most laughable... everyone is saying to make sure that the 4G is off... So... Is it rude for me to notice the elephant in the room called SPRINT's advertising of 4G as the Second Coming, but also point out that, whatever we do, DON'T TURN ON 4G?
The solutions out on all of this and other web sites is to add software that disables data communications when the phone screen is off, keep your BT off, Don't use 4G (WHATEVER you DO!), Watch how many apps you have that may use internet access, etc. REALLY? So what did I really get. The latest and greatest cutting edge phone that turns into a paper weight by 1 in the afternoon (or earlier) unless I have a pocket full of batteries to support it?
Isn't this like building a Jumbo Jet, bragging that it can travel at the speed of sound, it has an on deck kitchen to serve gourmet meals during the flight, that the seats are the most comfortable ever and have massage functions built in, and many other AWESOME things.... but OOPS! we only put a fuel tank on it that can take you HALF way across the Atlantic? Unless of course, you don't bring any luggage, don't bring any food to be served by the gourmet kitchen, don't turn on the special functions like the massage chairs... AND... whatever you do... DON'T FLY FASTER THAN 350 MPH!
WTF???!! Isn't this phone sold as being able to do all of these amazing things at phenomenol speeds and that doing all of this is the great big reason to have this phone?
Love the phone's functionality.... hate the implementation.....