Will EVO 3D have improved battery life over EVO 4G ?

Zorachus · May 19, 2011

Only real complaint I have of my EVO 4G is the poor battery life. Even though I am rooted with a great ROM and custom kernel for better battery, my battery life still doesn't come close to my Brothers iPhone4. My phone dies by end of the day.

I see the specs of the EVO 3D, having a larger stock battery, and dual cores should be more efficient on the OS, and this phone was built around Gingerbread that is better performance than Froyo.

So adding all that up, I hope to God this new phone has much better battery life ?

Sent from my EVO 4G "Myn's RS 5"

lafester · May 19, 2011

Type:
Li-Ion 1730 mAh Standard Battery
Standby Time Up to 355 hours
Talk Time Up to 450 mins

Read more: http://gadgetian.com/9927/htc-evo-3d-specs-price/#ixzz1MklQRVOd

Zorachus · May 19, 2011

Thanks laf.

I am sure HTC is well aware of the bad press the EVO 4G got on release in regards to poor battery life. So maybe they worked extra hard to make sure the new EVO is improved.

Do you have the original specs for the EVO 4G. Be curious what HTC wrote down for talk time last year.

Sent from my EVO 4G "Myn's RS 5"

DeathBySnuggles · May 19, 2011

EVO 4G

Battery Specifications
Talk Time Up to 312 mins
Web Browsing over 3G Not Available
Standby Time Up to 146 hrs
Type of Battery Lithium Ion battery

fmedina2 · May 19, 2011

I think it will probably the same. It has a bigger battery but also a dual core processor.

jessejames111981 · May 19, 2011

fmedina2 said:
I think it will probably the same. It has a bigger battery but also a dual core processor.

dual core = more power efficient

not dual power

anyway this thread really isn't useful right now. Since noone really has the phone we are stuck with speculation and specs that can be altered heavily. In theory bigger battery plus dual core sounds like a longer battery life, we really won't know how it compares until release

toxicfumes22 · May 19, 2011

I wonder how much the graphics will drink that juice. I don't know much about the 3D technology but I assume the graphics will be more demanding and graphics sucks so much power.

Ranoko · May 19, 2011

toxicfumes22 said:
I wonder how much the graphics will drink that juice. I don't know much about the 3D technology but I assume the graphics will be more demanding and graphics sucks so much power.

i would have to agree. Even though the bigger battery i think its going to be the same. my opinion though.

rrsweet · May 19, 2011

toxicfumes22 said:
I wonder how much the graphics will drink that juice. I don't know much about the 3D technology but I assume the graphics will be more demanding and graphics sucks so much power.

This was my thought, I mean 3D has to be graphics intense since it's essentially 2 pictures running side by side.

mattfmartin · May 19, 2011

Also higher resolution. Dint really know if that plays a role though.

toxicfumes22 · May 19, 2011

mattfmartin said:
Also higher resolution. Dint really know if that plays a role though.

My understanding of the power usage of 4" of LCDs is like 3-5Watts so I assume that is not that demanding. The LCDs don't burn the battery but the back light will. Again this is my understanding but not based from my knowledge on phones, but that of projectors.
I wish I knew more about phone but I hated C+ programing. I only used it for a Mechatronics class, though it was fun to control the robot and use the technology thats found in $70k cars, It took me 2-3 hour to write the code for a clock cause I can't think like that. cant hit 00:00 or 24:00 and didn't know any built in codes. The code was only about 7-8lines as well so it was extremely small (and easy afterwards).

sprinttouch666 · May 21, 2011

toxicfumes22 said:
My understanding of the power usage of 4" of LCDs is like 3-5Watts so I assume that is not that demanding. The LCDs don't burn the battery but the back light will. Again this is my understanding but not based from my knowledge on phones, but that of projectors.
I wish I knew more about phone but I hated C+ programing. I only used it for a Mechatronics class, though it was fun to control the robot and use the technology thats found in $70k cars, It took me 2-3 hour to write the code for a clock cause I can't think like that. cant hit 00:00 or 24:00 and didn't know any built in codes. The code was only about 7-8lines as well so it was extremely small (and easy afterwards).

wtf are you talking about? C++? using a robot to program a clock? what does this have to to with the wattage of smartphone screens?

but anyway, The larger battery and dual core processor of the Evo 3D should definitely create a noticeable improvement in battery life. However i feel like 3D is going to seriously drain battery life though. Obviously its not a direct comparison to the Evo 3D but the 3DS is much thicker than the DSi (i assume that means more or at least the same amount of battery) and sports a 4hr battery life lol.

mayfield103 · May 22, 2011

If your that concerned with battery life just buy extra batteries and charger on Amazon I have three. If you can afford an evo you can afford a ten dollar battery and a five dollar charger. Then it wont matter how bad the battery life is.

don't forget to bring a towel!

ldominguez1986 · May 22, 2011

mayfield103 said:
If your that concerned with battery life just buy extra batteries and charger on Amazon I have three. If you can afford an evo you can afford a ten dollar battery and a five dollar charger. Then it wont matter how bad the battery life is.

don't forget to bring a towel!

Why would you buy a phone if you feel like you have to buy extra batteries to carry around. Plus it has nothing to do with money its just the point that a phone should get you through the day

Sent from my Nexus S 4G using XDA App

mayfield103 · May 22, 2011

Phones have always had this problem. And I would rather carry a couple batteries around than constantly be charging my phone or not using it cuz I'm scared its gonna die on me extra batteries = no worries

don't forget to bring a towel!

Whosdaman · May 22, 2011

Remember the 3D is optional. There is only a few things that are 3D, not the entire phone.

rrsweet · May 22, 2011

Whosdaman said:
Remember the 3D is optional. There is only a few things that are 3D, not the entire phone.

that righ there is going to be the key. it's just like having wifi, BT and GPS turned on all the time n any other phone. your 3D usage here will be the key I'm guessing to your battery life.

Whosdaman · May 22, 2011

rrsweet said:
that righ there is going to be the key. it's just like having wifi, BT and GPS turned on all the time n any other phone. your 3D usage here will be the key I'm guessing to your battery life.

precisely. Its like running a full screen game on your current smart phone. It kills your battery quickly

Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA Premium App

xHausx · May 22, 2011

ldominguez1986 said:
Why would you buy a phone if you feel like you have to buy extra batteries to carry around. Plus it has nothing to do with money its just the point that a phone should get you through the day

Sent from my Nexus S 4G using XDA App

I keep a spare battery in my wallet and battery life is a non issue to me. I usually have half of one left after a twelve hour day at work with pandora playing over bluetooth and the screen being on for 4 to 6 hours. Usually I'm looking at the news or using the internet most of the time it's on.

If swapping out the battery is too much work you can always get an extended one but if you're just completely against the idea period then you're best bet is an iphone with its permanent battery.

mayfield103 · May 22, 2011

I have enough to worry about in my life to have to micro mangage my phone killing apps and turning on and off GPS and wifi with an extra battery I can just enjoy my phone.

don't forget to bring a towel!

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