HTC Thunderbolt Battery Test from SlashGear Reveals Potentially Weak Battery Life

[AmericanNomads]

I guess I'll wait for that rooftop lightning rod charger in the Verizon commercial to be stocked be
fore I upgrade. I thought that was just hype...

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lol...

It looks like, based on comments on here, LTE seems to be the likely culprit... either keeping a signal, finding a signal, or just flat out using it.

I can attest to that as I am in a non LTE area and my battery life seems about the same or so as my OG Droid was so it has to be LTE. Are the crazy speeds worth it if your phone is dead in a few hours?

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Yes, yes it is haha. This phone is flying. I ran a speedtest (not the app thats proven to be infalted) and I had 19mbps last night. This phone is awesome

[macdonaldj2]

I charged my battery full overnight got up this morning at 9am, browsed the internet, used usa today app for about 20 minutes, then went to the mall, while the wife looked around I was running speed tests, and browsing facebook and the internet, did a couple of sms' and a couple phone calls...now all in a 4G area battery at almost 3pm = 81%...I would call what I did moderate use, no GPS, no Pandora, the extended battery seems to be holding its own

[him]

For those saying disable 4g doesn't matter I live in an only 3g area and battery sucks also. Phone is awesome so I don't care so much...

[kodiak799]

It looks like, based on comments on here, LTE seems to be the likely culprit... either keeping a signal, finding a signal, or just flat out using it.

It's supposed to be a stronger, more consistent signal. You get your data faster so that should be better on battery. I bet the culprit is finding or keeping a signal, especially in the fringe areas they refer to as "extended 4G" where you connect to 3G under certain conditions.

That's why apps should help considerably, where something like Locale or Tasker will only enable LTE when you are in an area with a good LTE signal. In other words, define a radius and if you get outside of that radius the LTE radio gets shut off.

[mjforte]

How are you guys telling what your exact percentage is? Under battery it only shows green bars for me but no percentage.

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[BGKris]

I charged my battery full overnight got up this morning at 9am, browsed the internet, used usa today app for about 20 minutes, then went to the mall, while the wife looked around I was running speed tests, and browsing facebook and the internet, did a couple of sms' and a couple phone calls...now all in a 4G area battery at almost 3pm = 81%...I would call what I did moderate use, no GPS, no Pandora, the extended battery seems to be holding its own

Same here except I've been using Pandora for about 15 mins. Without the extended batt. My phone would probably be dead by now.

[Vito.a]

I played with the demo Thunderbolt at Best Buy. I had to cut it short after a few minutes as the battery died. The sales person said the battery does not last well. They charge it all night and between customers, but it will not make it through the day.

[Sherry]

My battery life is not great, but it will last with moderate useage from about 9 - 5 before it goes into the orange bar. Last night I sat and listened to music on the phone for about 45 minutes and was very surprised the battery didn't drain as much as I expected about 25%. I do live in a 3G area and am usually in "plug" distance but am considering the second batter as a backup.

[jntdroid]

It looks like, based on comments on here, LTE seems to be the likely culprit... either keeping a signal, finding a signal, or just flat out using it.

It's supposed to be a stronger, more consistent signal. You get your data faster so that should be better on battery. I bet the culprit is finding or keeping a signal, especially in the fringe areas they refer to as "extended 4G" where you connect to 3G under certain conditions.

That's why apps should help considerably, where something like Locale or Tasker will only enable LTE when you are in an area with a good LTE signal. In other words, define a radius and if you get outside of that radius the LTE radio gets shut off.

Good point... so, assuming that's true, if I'm in the middle of a strong LTE area 99% of my time (i.e. DFW), my battery life on LTE should be pretty solid, right?

[funkyb]

I've been on battery for 8.5 hours now, on LTE all day, am at 67% now.

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