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Whittie

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Registered: 11th Aug 06
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1st Feb 11 at 10:50

As above really, complete waste of time or do they actually make your charge last longer?

Have to charge it up too much, doing my head in.

adiohead

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1st Feb 11 at 10:53

I haven't tried them myself, but to save battery life I turn off 'Auto brightness' and 'Wifi' when I can.

using 3g also eats up the battery, so if you can then turn that off when you're not using it.

jamied

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1st Feb 11 at 10:57

I have tried them and think they do sod all

Wrighty

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1st Feb 11 at 12:21

BS..like the 12mega pixel camera shiz etc. just close everything when not multi-tasking. iphone4 battery lasts an age anyway

John

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1st Feb 11 at 12:24

Lasts a day at best if you've got push email on, same as every other smartphone.

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1st Feb 11 at 12:37

I'm not especially careful with mine and the battery lasts for about 2.5 days. There is a noticeable difference if you have more than one push email account though, so I only have one account set to push and the others poll every 30 mins.

adiohead

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1st Feb 11 at 12:43

Mine lasts 2-3 days with 3g enabled, wifi only on when I need it (mostly off) and auto brightness off.

[Edited on 01-02-2011 by adiohead]

sc0ott

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1st Feb 11 at 13:38

wifi uses shit loads of battery when connected and using the net.

AndyKent

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1st Feb 11 at 13:45

Surely wifi should use less when accessing the net since its only short(ish) range communication?

ash_corsa

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1st Feb 11 at 20:28

doesnt 'auto brightness' save battery? or am i missing the point?

noshua

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1st Feb 11 at 21:18

http://www.apple.com/batteries/iphone.html

Good read.

Edges 58

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1st Feb 11 at 21:24

I use battery doctor pro, and it tends to last around two days between charges

Mertin

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1st Feb 11 at 22:59

quote:
Originally posted by ash_corsa
doesnt 'auto brightness' save battery? or am i missing the point?

It uses more, probably due to changing birghtness alot and also being alot brighter at times than it needs to be

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2nd Feb 11 at 11:21

The internet says that auto brightness uses more power so it must be true. Just like multi-tasking uses more power, even though the iPhone doesn't actually do multi-tasking.

chrisritch

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2nd Feb 11 at 11:24

quote:
Originally posted by John
Lasts a day at best if you've got push email on, same as every other smartphone.

My BB Torch lasts 2 and a half - 3 days with email push on

N3CRO

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2nd Feb 11 at 11:57

My 3GS lasts barely two days and thats with me never using it and everything turned off.

John

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2nd Feb 11 at 12:17

quote:
Originally posted by chrisritch

quote:
Originally posted by John
Lasts a day at best if you've got push email on, same as every other smartphone.

My BB Torch lasts 2 and a half - 3 days with email push on

I said smartphone.

Whittie

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2nd Feb 11 at 12:26

My battery is wank!

Probably take around 20 calls at a max of an hour a day on it, send ~50 texts, and send ~20 emails.

It barely lasts half a day.

Push email is on for a few accounts though, does it really chew up much battery?

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2nd Feb 11 at 12:35

What phone have you got?

Sam

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2nd Feb 11 at 12:36

A new battery will sort this out for your 3GS, Alex. Be brave, opening up an iPhone isn't that scary!

Whittie

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2nd Feb 11 at 12:38

quote:
Originally posted by ed
What phone have you got?

Just a 3gs

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2nd Feb 11 at 12:39

As Sam mentioned, new battery. My 3G was deaded after 18 months.

Whittie

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2nd Feb 11 at 12:40

Whats a decent kit to buy off eBay then? Cba buying one and then it arrives and have an even worse battery

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2nd Feb 11 at 13:58

I've only bought a new screen off of Ebay before. It wasn't as good as the original, but did the job. Can't say if the batteries will be the same though.

chrisritch

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4th Feb 11 at 10:46

quote:
Originally posted by John

quote:
Originally posted by chrisritch

quote:
Originally posted by John
Lasts a day at best if you've got push email on, same as every other smartphone.

My BB Torch lasts 2 and a half - 3 days with email push on

I said smartphone.