So, should i steer clear?

[Kittysback]

After 9 hours and 53 minutes of being off charge, my battery is at 66%. Not bad. Some text messages, internet browsing and FB. Moderate use.

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[AlienDROID]

Mine doesnt drain nearly that fast and I leave it in 4g all the time. I recommend looking up the batter tweaks you can do. Such as leaving bluetooth/gps on only when you need it. Disable animations. Etc etc

I've had mine unplugged since last night at midnight and my battery is at 76%. I don't use the hell out of it but I do text/make a few phone calls.

This phone is very powerful therefore it takes some extra juice to keep her going. Also with a screen this size its gonna use power.

Dim your screen down not always on full bright.

Set advance task killer to auto kill tasks

Set the screen to go dark after 30 seconds inactivity.

Thats all I can remember right ATM.

[jseah]

I cane from an original Droid also and now wither the newest update the phone runs pretty decent....except for the very poor battery life.

I use my phone very little during the day...a few text and check fb occasionally and I have to charge it during Lunch and still barely make it through a day. While on 3g only.

But back to the phone hardware....its actually fairly outdated....it was outdated when it came out for the most part. I would wait a for a month or so and see what else there is.

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I don't know if it is the update, or if it is the fact that I have the Google+ app running on my phone now, but my battery life has gotten worse since I installed the update. I am using an extended battery and prior to the update and installing Google+, the battery would last a full 18-20 hours before the battery meter goes red and warns me to plug the phone back in. Now, the extended battery tells me that I need to recharge after 9 hours. It is like I am back to using the standard battery.

My screen brightness is set to Auto and the display constantly shows as using anywhere from 65-70% of the battery.

[kparks]

Thunderbolt is awesome and u will be overtaken by its coolness.. or just get the extended battery and turn everything as high as it can go that's what I do lol.

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