All HTC Evo Battery Perfomance Talk - Page 5

edufur · #41 (**permalink**) 07-08-2010, 01:51 PM

I think your new-life with the battery has other reasons. Did you also happen to take the OTA just the night before? The OTA made a huge difference.

linzgeneral · #42 (**permalink**) 07-08-2010, 01:53 PM

[QUOTE=edufur;1856605]I think your new-life with the battery has other reasons. Did you also happen to take the OTA just the night before? The OTA made a huge differe

Did the OTA 9 days ago, b life was worst than before.

SunnyGeek · #43 (**permalink**) 07-08-2010, 02:42 PM

Did you add any new apps like the task killer or startup cleaner? My battery life has also seemed to improve since I got it and I multi-task it but it generally lasts about 7-9 hours. Its possible that since you were not using it and had nothing run besides the system, there was no reason for the battery life to decrease.

sanjsrik · #44 (**permalink**) 07-08-2010, 02:47 PM

My battery life increased after doing the OTA, of course, I waited until the OTA was rooted and THEN did it.

#45 (**permalink**) 07-08-2010, 02:59 PM

well mine has been great I have gotten to 30+ hours on one charge. I normally take my phone off the charger around 8am and by 11pm im at like 40%

Nagrom Nniuq · #46 (**permalink**) 07-09-2010, 02:38 AM

The OTA added 1-2 hours of battery life to my Evo. I use my phone the exact same way almost every single day, so it was an immediate and noticeable improvement. However, I'm also going to test out the OPs theory this weekend. He isn't the first to report this.

JaredC01 · #47 (**permalink**) 07-09-2010, 02:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chris1683

I would also tend to belive that the phones charging mechanism automatically shuts off when the battery is reporting a full charge. This is seen when the LED light turns green and the charging bolt icon over the battery disappears.

The phone does automatically stop charging after it reaches 100% charge. I found this out when I was charging my phone with a battery pack I picked up at BB. After the phone was charged, the battery pack turned off automatically.

**WarChild** · #48 (**permalink**) 07-09-2010, 03:52 AM

Merged threads.

CW

hankbear · #49 (**permalink**) 07-09-2010, 08:35 AM

To eliminate the 10% drop in the first 20 minutes, just charge the battery in an external charger. I do this, since I have spares and a couple of battery chargers, and the difference is night and day. Last night I played a game that drains the battery heavily, so it was below 15%. I normally do not hook it up to a charger overnight, but did so last night because it was so low (I use it for an alarm clock, so I need it to not die overnight). I took the phone off the charger, and, within 10 minutes, the battery dropped to 91%. Now, granted, I was using it for those 10 minutes, but still! By the time I went downstairs to leave for work, it was at 89%, which meant it was off the charger for about an hour. I then swapped in a battery that had been sitting in a charger for a few days. It has been an hour and 45 minutes, with 10 minutes of awake time, and the battery is at 97%.

I believe, no matter how you do it, via USB or wall charger, charging a battery inside the EVO does not properly charge it. I get much better battery life than I ever got with my Touch Pro 2, now that I charge the batteries in external chargers.

Dragon1587 · #50 (**permalink**) 07-13-2010, 10:24 PM

ok I have increased my battery time by 5hrs...... I know it sounds impossible... and I am a heavy user..... I have installed Brightness level and set it to 25% and you can not tell the difference in the display!!!!! I promise.... the display uses all of your battery life... Try it please.......