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Old 10-01-2008, 10:37 PM
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Re: i know why battery life sucks so much!

I had a Touch and now Diamond as well. I also have a Centro. Today, with similar amount of use between the Centro and Diamond, both starting at 100% this monring, my Centro is now at 77% with its 1150 mAh battery, and the Diamond is at 16%.

The Centro seems to have very aggressive power saving strategy. With BT on all the time, I can go several hours with the battery staying at 99% if I don't use the phone. It is a 320x320 device with a actual keypad.

The VGA Diamond, on the other hand, seems to generate a lot of heat, and even gets a bit warm (verified by an infrared thermometer) when coverage is bad and nothing else running. The Diamond has a 1340 mAh battery.

With a 1500 mAh battery on the QVGA Touch (Seideo), it was still no where near the Centro.

I realize I'm comparing apples and oranges and pears, but I do wish that the Diamond can last 24 hours with BT on and moderate use.

With the Diamond, my battery meter goes immediately to 97 or 96% when I unplug from the charger.

Ugh!

Edit: The difference between BT on and off is between 4 and 10 mAh. I believe what cappy is experiencing, but what I observe doesn't seem to jive with reality.

Last edited by snovvman; 10-01-2008 at 10:51 PM.
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