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14 January 2011, 12:36 PM
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Smartphone choices
I'm planning to get my first smartphone next week.
I think I'll probably go for the HTC Desire or Desire HD, however battery life is putting me off a bit.
Can any owners on here tell me how long I can expect with light /moderate use eg- a bit of surfing, a few emails / texts and 3 or 4 calls a day?
Also whats the standby time like?
And......which is best? Should I be considering anything else? I've ruled out the iphone as I cant find a decent deal.
cheers!
I think I'll probably go for the HTC Desire or Desire HD, however battery life is putting me off a bit.
Can any owners on here tell me how long I can expect with light /moderate use eg- a bit of surfing, a few emails / texts and 3 or 4 calls a day?
Also whats the standby time like?
And......which is best? Should I be considering anything else? I've ruled out the iphone as I cant find a decent deal.
cheers!
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14 January 2011, 12:56 PM
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If your only reason for not getting an iPhone was price, then you can get £150 cashback on voda thru quidco
I'm not too keen on blackberrys for some reason. I havent seen any I really like.
What is standby like?
14 January 2011, 01:00 PM
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I have recently got a Desire HD and its flippin awesome.
As for battery life I got an app yesterday called Juice Defender. It lets you turn things on and off when you don't need it (wifi for instance) and manages the battery usage. I've been using the phone alot in the evening and draining the battery very quickly. With this running its made a really big improvement.
As for battery life I got an app yesterday called Juice Defender. It lets you turn things on and off when you don't need it (wifi for instance) and manages the battery usage. I've been using the phone alot in the evening and draining the battery very quickly. With this running its made a really big improvement.
14 January 2011, 01:45 PM
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14 January 2011, 02:09 PM
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I'm planning to get my first smartphone next week.
I think I'll probably go for the HTC Desire or Desire HD, however battery life is putting me off a bit.
Can any owners on here tell me how long I can expect with light /moderate use eg- a bit of surfing, a few emails / texts and 3 or 4 calls a day?
Also whats the standby time like? ...
I think I'll probably go for the HTC Desire or Desire HD, however battery life is putting me off a bit.
Can any owners on here tell me how long I can expect with light /moderate use eg- a bit of surfing, a few emails / texts and 3 or 4 calls a day?
Also whats the standby time like? ...
Saying that spare batteries (even the el cheapo Chinese knockoffs from Fleabay) are dead cheap these days.
Oh, standby. Have never just *let it sit there until the battery runs out* so can't really comment.
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14 January 2011, 02:25 PM
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2 days for normal use, 1 day for heavy use on a HTC Desire
I leave wifi, bluetooth, data and half bright screen on all the time, probably could be better if you switched these off....
If you want an iphone wait a few months for an updated one with all the bugs ironed out
I leave wifi, bluetooth, data and half bright screen on all the time, probably could be better if you switched these off....
If you want an iphone wait a few months for an updated one with all the bugs ironed out
14 January 2011, 02:43 PM
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This is a big issue with smart phones. I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place. Official standby times seems to be utter BS (300+hours...yeah maybe if its left turned off). When I go away for a long weekend without any practical access to a power source, I'm screwed.
I've returned a 3GS and and Samsung galaxy Europa because I've found battery life unaccetable.
On a camping trip last summer my mate had to find a phone shop to buy a car charger for his new 3GS because the battery ran down on the second day.
I've been given good praise from a friends with a SE Xperia mini pro. But I think it maybe too small to be usuable and the slightly older version of Android is a bit of a put-off (2.1 was only released last december and is the last update it will get: http://www.xperiax10.net/2011/01/06/...oyo-or-beyond/
) .
I've returned a 3GS and and Samsung galaxy Europa because I've found battery life unaccetable.
On a camping trip last summer my mate had to find a phone shop to buy a car charger for his new 3GS because the battery ran down on the second day.
I've been given good praise from a friends with a SE Xperia mini pro. But I think it maybe too small to be usuable and the slightly older version of Android is a bit of a put-off (2.1 was only released last december and is the last update it will get: http://www.xperiax10.net/2011/01/06/...oyo-or-beyond/
) .
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This is a big issue with smart phones. I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place. Official standby times seems to be utter BS (300+hours...yeah maybe if its left turned off). When I go away for a long weekend without any practical access to a power source, I'm screwed.
I've returned a 3GS and and Samsung galaxy Europa because I've found battery life unaccetable.
On a camping trip last summer my mate had to find a phone shop to buy a car charger for his new 3GS because the battery ran down on the second day.
I've been given good praise from a friends with a SE Xperia mini pro. But I think it maybe too small to be usuable and the slightly older version of Android is a bit of a put-off (2.1 was only released last december and is the last update it will get: http://www.xperiax10.net/2011/01/06/...oyo-or-beyond/ ) .
I've returned a 3GS and and Samsung galaxy Europa because I've found battery life unaccetable.
On a camping trip last summer my mate had to find a phone shop to buy a car charger for his new 3GS because the battery ran down on the second day.
I've been given good praise from a friends with a SE Xperia mini pro. But I think it maybe too small to be usuable and the slightly older version of Android is a bit of a put-off (2.1 was only released last december and is the last update it will get: http://www.xperiax10.net/2011/01/06/...oyo-or-beyond/
) .I'll buy a few spare batteries i think
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