Battery Life

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Just wondering what battery life people are getting from their N1, considering an N1 or Desire v buying another HD2 on contract but would prefer a better battery life than I got on the HD2,

Not totally related to the OP... I'm considering getting the Desire/N1 from AT&T or Verizon (if and when they get them) Using the current state-of-the-art technology in these new phones.... is it still the case that CDMA consumes more battery power than GSM?

You guys know that you can do a search right? anyway I've been on wifi all night with light usage. So far its been 12hrs and I'm at 65%.

Originally Posted by ram130

You guys know that you can do a search right? anyway I've been on wifi all night with light usage. So far its been 12hrs and I'm at 65%.

Maybe I searched in the wrong places in the xda forum. I searched in the Imagio forum which is the only HTC world phone currently using CDMA & GSM, but there was nothing specific to the battery life of GSM vs CDMA in those threads. I also searched under the TP2. I know that the the CDMA N1 has yet to be released, so was looking for battery life information related to recent CDMA phones models which are also available in GSM... like the TP2. Maybe you found a CDMA vs GSM battery life thread that I missed, can you point me to it?

Originally Posted by tamanaco

Maybe I searched in the wrong places in the xda forum. I searched in the Imagio forum which is the only HTC world phone currently using CDMA & GSM, but there was nothing specific to the battery life of GSM vs CDMA in those threads. I also searched under the TP2. I know that the the CDMA N1 has yet to be released, so was looking for battery life information related to recent CDMA phones models which are also available in GSM... like the TP2. Maybe you found a CDMA vs GSM battery life thread that I missed, can you point me to it?

Nope didn't see one here. Just saying to do that first. As for the CDMA I suggest you search else where because no one gonna know an answer for CDMA vs GSM in an N1 thread. You can just wait til its released, the phone ain't gonna go anywhere you know, it will be available after a month of release too.

Getting approx 48 hrs with standard use (bit of surfing, email, txt's few calls bit of music on the way into work etc).
Decent 3G coverage at work and wifi at home, phone rarely has to hunt for signal.

Phone was charged last night and is showing 89% remaining - unplugged since ~ 7am thismorning.

Screen usually sits at the lowest brightness which is fine for indoor use.

I found a HUGE difference in battery life switching chargers. Originally used the supplied USB lead via a cheapy charger adapter thingy (how techincal! - it's the ones which allow you to plug in a USB lead and charge your phone)
Now switched to the charger which came with my bluetooth headset and that's helped no end with battery life. A full charge takes MUCH longer (usually ok as its charged overnight) so that maybe something to do with it.

My battery life was awesome for the first couple days, but now its just sucks... I lost 3 percent while it was just sitting on my pocket on my drive to work.

Yesterday I played Homerun 3D for 2 hours also and went from a 100% charge to 62%.

But mine is rooted, has the baked goods rom, and an auto rotating launcher with 7 screens while the brightness is always at 100%. Yea I guess you can say I'm a power user

I leave wifi on all the time and am getting 60+ hours of life out of it before a recharge. 3g is a battery killer .. roughly 18 hours with 3g on the entire time.

Originally Posted by ram130

Nope didn't see one here. Just saying to do that first. As for the CDMA I suggest you search else where because no one gonna know an answer for CDMA vs GSM in an N1 thread. You can just wait til its released, the phone ain't gonna go anywhere you know, it will be available after a month of release too.

I see... I was looking for a "General" answer given the state-of-the-art of GSM and CDMA "HTC" smartphones as it relate to battery consumption. So the question still remains... given that xda is the forum where HTC smartphones are widely discussed I believe that posting the question here was adequate. The N1 is an HTC that uses components similar to other HTC phones. You might not think so... but we'll have to disagree on that.

EDIT: Btw, the question came to mind because a NYTimes article last week states that CDMA consumes more battery life than GSM. I recall this being the case in the past, but not sure if this is the case now-a-days. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/te.../11basics.html

To update - still at ~ 40%, no overnight charge. Moderate use last night.