hows the hero battery life?

**fixxxer2012** · #1 (**permalink**) 01-18-2010, 05:28 PM

im returning my pixi tomorrow and may buy a hero, hows the battery life on it? do i have to turn off all of the bells and whistles in order to have anything decent?

98classic · #2 (**permalink**) 01-18-2010, 06:46 PM

no, its actually great out of the box. i use gps and make calls out on the street without being scared of running out of battery.

**thacounty** · #3 (**permalink**) 01-18-2010, 06:52 PM

I am yet to turn off any functionality except for the brightness meter and I only turned it off so a flashlight app would work haha. Oh and battery lasts all day easy.

Leukay · #4 (**permalink**) 01-18-2010, 06:55 PM

Yeah I was worried getting my hero because of people saying that the battery life is poor, but I have found that it is probably the best phone that I have owned with battery life.

**bradart** · #5 (**permalink**) 01-18-2010, 06:56 PM

I always have A LOT of stuff running and charge maybe twice a day, but only out of habit. I get nervous once I hit 50% because of my Winmo days.

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gmoney91 · #6 (**permalink**) 01-18-2010, 07:48 PM

It should last you about a whole day unless you use the GPS, which is a real killer. I'm thinkin about getting the extended battery because I'd also like to use it as my main music player during day while I'm at work.

Tinkturtle · #7 (**permalink**) 01-18-2010, 07:58 PM

I get nervous once I hit 50% because of my Winmo days.

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Ha, real nervous at 50%. I have it on charger all day while I'm at my desk. But have had no problems on the weekends. I'm a heavy user.

tersoth · #8 (**permalink**) 01-18-2010, 10:39 PM

Well I usually go through 2 batteries in about 7hrs, but that's just because I'm a super heavy user. 3 batteries is usually enough to get me through a whole day. But I do have to say that I get way better battery life on my hero than on my pre.

dsnuts002 · #9 (**permalink**) 01-18-2010, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bradart

I always have A LOT of stuff running and charge maybe twice a day, but only out of habit. I get nervous once I hit 50% because of my Winmo days.

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I thought I was the only one that still got scared...lol
I use mine to to play mp3's, play on the web, make a few calls check my Google voice(every 10mins) and check my 2 email accounts (1 push and one every 10mins) and I can go all day....

elefntkpr · #10 (**permalink**) 01-18-2010, 11:20 PM

Not bad out of box but after rooting and custom ROM my battery life is exceptional. Heavy use and I still come home with just under 50%. Could NEVER accomplish that with my Touch Pro.