To all ROM Chefs: How about posting battery usage data?

[Glossman]

This is a suggestion to help us all improve the battery life of our ROMs.

I decided to begin posting battery consumption data with each new ROM build. I use acbPowerMeter to measure power usage, and I have 2 simple test scenarios that I run.

Perhaps we could together come up with a standard test scenario, and then post the results whenever we release a new ROM.

Here is what I'm posting for my first Red ROM:

Battery Consumption Data:
Average Idle Usage: 52 mAh*
Average Moderate Load Usage: 174 mAh**
(*) Idle test is with device at rest for 2 hours, with only a mail server ping every 60 minutes. Screen on for 5 minutes
(**) Moderate Load Test is 2 hours of usage with Music Player pushing through A2DP BT connection and mail ping every 60 minutes. Screen on for 10 minutes.
Your mileage may vary!

This way, users will be able to know whatto expect (in general) when flashing a ROM.

The same prinicple might be extended to performance testing.

It's just a thought.