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Re: Apache WM6.1 Kitchen CE OS 5.2.19716 (Build 19716.1.0.0) - UPDATED 20080308

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Originally Posted by sscholar View Post
Indeed. With a bare bones setup, no today items, no backlight and a 6-month old stock 1350 mAh battery, acbPowerMeter averaged about 40 mA idle. If I charge the battery completely, make a call and leave the phone connected with the backlight and bluetooth off until the battery dies, power usage averages 350 mA and drains in 50 minutes. Again, I did not see this kind of battery drain until I moved to 6.1.

Any help is indeed appreciated, but it may just be a sign to move on to a new device...
So at 350 mA draw while connected voice only (and power meter running too, of course), you drain a 1350 mAh battery in 50 minutes? How can that be?! The power has to be going somewhere...