I want a good smartphone with good battery life - am i asking too much!!!?

John_K_6

Hi all,

I am going to be reaching the end of my contract in a few months so have started looking around for a new phone- I currently have a Nokia N95 which I have to charge EVERY night otherwise it dies halfway through it's 2nd day....

I am looking at something like an iPhone, BB Storm, HTC Touch HD or Nokia 5800.... Does anyone know if any of these phones or a model similar to one of these has a decent battery life? My Gf has got the BB Storm and has to charge it every 1-2 days- I'd like something which lasted 2-3 days ideally but it doesn't seem that battery technology has improved along with the features of modern phones!

Also, any advice on phones regardless of battery life? I want something which is good for email, calendar/reminder features and ease of text input!

Regards,


John K

Jon_01

Yoy're right battery tech is way behind. 2 days is about right for a smartphone.
If you switch off the wifi, bluetooth and force it on to gms rather than 3g you'll get a bit more out of but not a lot. . .

spiro

One thing I found out about the Storm or any other BB is always keep it in its RIM provided case when not in use. They contain a magnet which 'shuts down' the device as soon as it put back in which maximises battery life. The rubber skin the sell does do this. I am told this make a huge difference to the battery life.

ghosti

same with the iphone, my other half has one and it needs charging every 1-2 days. she is a light user, but its the big screen and wifi on these smartphones which zap all the power..

other similar phones not on ur list to consider would be: G1, nokia E71, SE X1
but i have read the G1 forums and the battery life is the most complained about thing there..
g