I thought i would share some bad experences i've had in the last 2 weeks with the DX2.
Droid #1, worked -GREAT- for about 48 hours, started randomly rebooting, then went into a non-recoverable bootloop.
Exchanged for Droid #2
Droid #2, right out of the gate would go into airplane mode all by itself, Sometimes while sitting in the multimedia dock, sometimes while txting. Took it to the store, they played with it, factory reset, and when they got done, it would not even get a 3G connection.
Droid #3 - Battery life sucks horribly, same setup as last two(apps, LWP, etc), but i only get about ~4hours battery life with moderate use, where the first two i got about 7 hours.
If i have any issues i'm going back to my Cyanogen 7 OG Droid
I would take out back for a charge or a thunderbolt. I have this as a work phone and I have not seen anything impressive.
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fischb22 said:
I thought i would share some bad experences i've had in the last 2 weeks with the DX2.
Droid #1, worked -GREAT- for about 48 hours, started randomly rebooting, then went into a non-recoverable bootloop.
Exchanged for Droid #2
Droid #2, right out of the gate would go into airplane mode all by itself, Sometimes while sitting in the multimedia dock, sometimes while txting. Took it to the store, they played with it, factory reset, and when they got done, it would not even get a 3G connection.
Droid #3 - Battery life sucks horribly, same setup as last two(apps, LWP, etc), but i only get about ~4hours battery life with moderate use, where the first two i got about 7 hours.
If i have any issues i'm going back to my Cyanogen 7 OG Droid
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Ouch! You've gotten some real lemons! Battery life for me so far has been as good as with my DX, even with better performance in general. The X2 could use some improvement, but you may just want to freeze some blot, use a power management app, and/ or even get a new battery before giving up on it.
something that worked well yesterday, i ran the battery down to -dead- and let it on the charger for 4hours, i got ~ 10 hours mixed light/moderate use and its ~ 40% just now.
battery life on my phone is outstanding
when i get home in the evening i have 60% plus remaining
Droid X, Droid X2 and First Droid from Moto are the best phones i have tired
Only Moto for me!!
no battery time
get an app that turns off 3g/wifi/gps etc. will you screen is off. my phone can last days now.
battery life is pretty amazing for me. after i solved the issues with the constant contact picture sync, my battery only loses 10% after being left alone overnight. (I pull out the charger when it is maxed before I go to sleep.)
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battery life is pretty amazing for me. after i solved the issues with the constant contact picture sync, my battery only loses 10% after being left alone overnight. (I pull out the charger when it is maxed before I go to sleep.)
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How exactly did you fix that?
What is going on? I got this phone a week ago and have had absolutely no problems with it. Seems like everyone here is having issues with the X2. I would say I get close to 8 hours of life with heavy use, I drove 2 hours while listening to Pandora for an hour and the FM Radio for an hour. I still had 75% afterward, and my phone was losing 3G constantly since I was driving through valleys and mountains..
Only thing that is bothering, which ahs nothing to do with the phone, is Gameloft's laziness and lack of care for the customer. None of their games work on my X2 or my Transformer...
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I just bought a Droid X2, but have decided to take it back for an LTE phone before the change in unlimited data.
I really don't like the way the charge looks, but it seems to be just as good as the TB. The TB has the likely potential to have a better community and better roms.
However I cannot have a phone that cant hold a charge for a whole day. And I do keep my phones for the 2 year duration of the contract, so whatever I get I need to be happy with.
I get the idea that the TB lasts between 4 and 8 hours. Is this a hardware issue, or is it the ROM which would be fixed as time progresses?
It is pretty bad. If you live in a 4G area, you should get the extended battery.
There are some settings tweaks, especially in the stock ROM, that help tremendously. The notification/background data is what kills the battery.
I always get at least 8 hrs with normal to heavy use.
But if your streaming video constantly, yeah like 4 hrs.
Most I have seen is around 20 hrs.
Seems like it always dies with about 4 hours of awake time or actual usage.
In a 4G area. And I think it will get better with hopefully a new OTA.
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If you are going to play with ROM's, standard battery life is real bad. I loose about 25% of the battery, 4G downloading, then flashing 1 ROM!
Add 2 hours worth of on anf off fiddling with the screens and setups takes it down to 40% remaining, then I have to turn off wifi, and 4G to get through the workday, ending <10%. If I do 2 ROM's, i'm dead before lunch. Gotta get a cable for work.
Get the extended battery. Mine lasts typically a day and a half with it, moderate usage. Awesome phone.
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I can get a full day out of my phone with moderate use (texting, calls, web browsing). I have my settings tweaked and have juice defender running which really helps. I'm on stock ROM and am not rooted, there is a lot you can do to improve the battery.
Well if you use your phone as much as I do then you would be surprised how quickly the Barry drains out haha
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Mine is usually 60-85% display, and I have it on dead minimum brightness unless I'm outside in the sun, in which case I set it to auto for a few minutes. Mind you, that's maybe five or ten minutes max of screen on time, two or three times a week. On the other hand, a twenty or thirty minute phone call can take ten percent off; I'm one of the people who sometimes remembers that it can make calls, too, so my experience is probably a bit off. I also have most everything set to sync every 2 hours, but I have imo.im running constantly.
If I'm using it pretty heavily, it may be down to 40-60% on the standard battery by lunch, which would be about three or four hours of screen on time. I'm in a 3G area, btw. I just carry a charger; which has the advantage of making other microUSB people happy when their phones die (and we can mock the iPeople with proprietary chargers). Yes, the battery sucks, but every phone has trade-offs.
If you won't have any way to charge the phone (car, wall, etc) during the day, then I don't think you will be happy with the phone. Between my wall charger (or USB cable), car charger, and two batteries (spare is the Seidio 1600 mAh), I'm satisfied.
As for the Droid Charge, the Touchwiz UI compared to Sense is a non-starter.
Is it bad? Yeah, seems like. Is it as bad as everyone is making it out to be? I dunno. I remember a lot of people complaining about the battery when I got the Incredible. With light use (about an hour of internet and email over 3G, one or two half hour calls, and a handful of texts), I'd charge it every other night (and have 30% or so when it went on the charger).
I picked up the Thunderbolt yesterday and charged it overnight. It came off the charger at 7:30 this morning, and I'm showing 54% as I'm typing this at 8:45pm. Since it's new, I was probably fiddling with it more than usual (but not a ton more, as the differences between the Thunderbolt and the Incredible aren't huge).
So with 4G on, yeah, it runs it's battery down faster than my old Incredible. But it seems like I can make it through a day without much difficulty.
EDIT: I figure I might as well mention my settings.
I have the brightness set to about 30%. I shut off any and all vibration. Screen timeout is 1 minute, volume is maxed for everything. Bluetooth and GPS are off (unless I need them). The weather widget updates every three hours. I don't use any other widgets that use data (just a volume profile and a power control widget). The phone can do background sync for my contacts, but my gmail, other mail, and Twitter (Seesmic) are all set to update manually.
I'm getting about 8 hours of moderate usage here as well. I've come to terms with the fact that using a device that is more powerful than my netbook will come with some battery trade-offs.
hey guys,
I'm going to follow this thread for a bit. My HD2 jumped into the Harbor yesterday and will probably be switching to Verizon for my next phone. I'd really like to get the TB, but am really concerned about battery life.
It sounds like people are getting a battery life similar to what I was getting running Gingerbread off the SD card on my HD2...which didn't quite cut it for me on days I was working in the field and not able to charge. But at least with the HD2 I could run WinMo on days like that and not have worry.
Keep the info coming!
thanks
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I can get a full day out of my phone with moderate use (texting, calls, web browsing). I have my settings tweaked and have juice defender running which really helps. I'm on stock ROM and am not rooted, there is a lot you can do to improve the battery.
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Hello, im currently running with juice defender, but i was wondering if you could help me with what all settings i should tweak to help the battery?
After applying the MR1 OTA update I still wasn't happy with my battery or GPS performance, especially compared to my past phones (Incredible, X, original droid, blackberries, etc)...
After doing a wipe and reloading the apps I use by hand, I have seen battery life match the Inc in 3g only areas, and GPS lock on my location consistently in under 7 seconds.
In mixed 3g/4g areas (where I live), similar results. Battery life and GPS lock are very much improved. And the TB now makes it through the day for me.
In solid 4g areas, well, last night I was surfing the web, reading, looking to see if the GB update for the X had hit. I went to bed around 1 am with 80% battery, didn't hook to charger. This morning at 9 when I looked it had received some emails and auto updated some apps.. battery was at 55% so that is better.
It's still not as good as my droid x, but the TB is certainly more usable than when I first got it a month and a half or two months ago.
The t-bolt is better than my inc was, with bams GB rom I got 12 hours of heavy use with stock battery....my 2 cents...
I just tested my battery life. It was about 2 hours with Carl pagan cosmos on 2g. 4g really eats the battery. After I recharge, I'm going try it over 3g and see if that makes any huge differences.
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I'm a little sick of seeing "terrible battery life!" posts on these forums. So let this be my official way of saying "YER DOIN' IT WRONG!":
Original Droid Razr:
It says "3d 0h 45m 30s on battery":
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I turned 4G off and left WiFi on and pretty much did not leave the house for 3 days straight, which likely reduced power usage by the radio. I've had the phone since November, fully stock.
FYI, the battery widget is called Battery Indicator Pro.
brian22 said:
I'm a little sick of seeing "terrible battery life!" posts on these forums. So let this be my official way of saying "YER DOIN' IT WRONG!":
Original Droid Razr:
It says "3d 0h 45m 30s on battery":
img651.imageshack.us/img651/3199/img07481n.jpg (Sorry, I can't post links)
I turned 4G off and left WiFi on and pretty much did not leave the house for 3 days straight, which likely reduced power usage by the radio. I've had the phone since November, fully stock.
FYI, the battery widget is called Battery Indicator Pro.
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Ok so I can't use 4G or leave my house? Why even buy the phone then? Sorry but YOU are doing it wrong.
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i find battery life on my GSM unit to be wonderful... so long as i have excellent reception from a tower. as soon as i'm in a fringe area, BYE BYE BATTERY!
Yeah it's kind of pointless to get on here talking about how good battery life CAN be. Yes it can be extremely incredible if you turn off 4G, turn off wifi, turn off background data, don't use your phone, don't leave your house. I mean come on man seriously??? What people are complaining about is everyday regular use. I had 4G on all day, wifi only turned on when I'm home, talked on the phone for about 1 hour all together, sent and received about 50 texts, checked email, checked facebook, hop on Google+, check twitter and a little bit of Temple Run and Draw Something. Got just a little over 8 hours on battery. The OP's stats are NOT realistic so do not buy this phone thinking that you will get the same battery life.
Yeah it's really about screen on time and usage. I don't count it as great battery life if the phone is in airplane mode or barely being used.
My Razr Maxx gives me enough last me from the time I wake up in the morning to the time I go to sleep with no problem, so that's good enough for me.
I definitely don't think it will give us how they advertise on the commercial but it's definitely better than any other android phone I've had.
I think it's more how the android os is consuming the battery over how large the battery is. My friend as the iPhone 4 and gets a day and a half with medium to heavy usage. I don't think the battery is that big in iPhone, never had one.
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I got about 20 to 36 hours of battery life for typical daily usage. But, lately it getting worse. The "culprit" is, .... Angry Birds SPACE.
2G + WiFi is the way to go for better battery life.
Thank you.
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With g3 on apro 10h till 15 hours normale use. G2, speedsettings and freezing some stuff apro 36 till 42 hours max. Thats oke with me. Lets wait how ICS goes.
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If you've got a normal Razr poll your on-screen times! I got this phone for probably a week now an screen time seem to just touch the 2.5~3 hour margin, what about yours?
I get the same, I was a bit concerned before I got the phone because of the non removable battery, but i'm really happy with battery. It lasts longer than my nexus s
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got my razr in febuary and wasn't happy with the battery, my og droid and my wifes bionic were way better but i'm happy to say that with jd plus i regularly get 18 to 20 hrs,i always charge at 20 to 25 % i also don't kill apps with a task killer anymore after reading about task killers in the forums i love my razr!
Im in the Uk & i clearly chose the wrong phone. My battery drain is immense as i am a heavy user.
2:15hrs my phone from 100% charge was at 5%. I put it on charge n it took 5hrs to get back to 100% with heavy usage
i usually get 3hr-3hr 50mins screen on time, but i have gotten up to 4hrs 50mins on my razr, but i am using it on simple mobile so edge only and i'm not a heavy data user.
I do not use any battery saving apps, only freeze social crap and stuff like that that loves running in the background eating up your battery (provided that you do not use that social crap, of course).
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I get the same, I was a bit concerned before I got the phone because of the non removable battery, but i'm really happy with battery. It lasts longer than my nexus s
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This is really comforting, makes me feel blessed not ever getting the Nexus
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got my razr in febuary and wasn't happy with the battery, my og droid and my wifes bionic were way better but i'm happy to say that with jd plus i regularly get 18 to 20 hrs,i always charge at 20 to 25 % i also don't kill apps with a task killer anymore after reading about task killers in the forums i love my razr!
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I haven't personally tried JD yet so pardon my ignorance but isn't it just a automated profile setter based on time that turns your connectivity off? :0
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i usually get 3hr-3hr 50mins screen on time, but i have gotten up to 4hrs 50mins on my razr, but i am using it on simple mobile so edge only and i'm not a heavy data user.
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That's still some crazy results, I've even tried using screen filter throughout the day with brightness set to half of what already seems to be the lowest
For some light web browsing with flash switched to on demand on but really just 2-3 hours at Max :s
jd plus is totally customizable,for instance i have it set to enable wifi at certain locations like home,ect.when the screen is on ,my battery power has more than doubled since i started using it,today my phonehas been unplugged for6 hours with on screen time of 1 hour 14 minutes and i still have 63% of my battery left, i would post screen shots but i don't know how!
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I got my RAZR in Feb. It got crappy battery life 2-3 hours of battery life. Im medium to heavy user. Since I've rooted my phone 3 weeks ago. I've removed and BloatFreezer most of the apps that. Run in the background I don't use very often. To say I very happy with my battery life I get 6 to 12 hours now. I can work on my car playing Pandora off my wifi and get about 7 hours of play. I've turned down my screen brightness all the way down. Its hard time see sometimes but I deal with. I'm very happy with this phone can't wait till I get the MAXX
I get two to three and a half, four hours os screen time...
That corresponds to a day and a half
Cheers
It really depends on how it's used, if it's a day that the screen is on most of the time & I'm on wifi I can over 6hr on screen time, but totally time on battery won't be much longer. Then only battery saving things I use is shutting BT, GPS, wifi & data if not being used (wifi & data always has either or on) & I use Lux to auto dim using subzero levels in low light(this is probably what helps the most).
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Not sure what my time is, but I must charge daily or risk dead phone at night. Phone idle, Android OS, voice calls, display, cell standby and wifi are usually my highest battery users in that order from most to least, everything else is usually 6% or less. Wish I had bought the Maxx as I hate charging daily! Considering buying the Maxx battery conversion kit if rooting and bloatware removal doesn't help enough with battery life.
I didn't vote since I'm not sure on my actual time.
I currently own a Rezound and I love the phone. However, I am about to take a career as a police officer and I need a phone that allows me to not worry about battery life while on my shift. The Rezound has OK battery life if I don't use it often, but even with the extended battery it might not be enough. I've heard great things about the Razr Maxx and it's astonishing battery life, and I'd consider trading the 720p display and unlock/S-off for something that's still fun to tinker with and gets amazing battery life. I need to make sure I have a rock solid, long lasting phone on the job.
Any opinions?
I love the phone. Stock gb I got over 2 days of battery life, but as always, it depends on ur usage habits and how u modify it if u choose to do so. On the ics leak .79 the battery doesn't seem to last as long but then again its a leak and a early one, I'm sure the official release will be just as good as the gb battery life. The later leaks r probably better too but I want to be able to return to stock for the official release when it comes (hopefully by the end of the month but I'm not holding my breath)
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I can say I get 6 hrs screen on time w the latest 211 leak. On 4glte. The battery is extremely impressive and more than what I really expected it to be.
I came from the rezound and was hesitant at first. I even was considering trading my maxx for a gnex. But the battery life and soon to come ics are keeping me here. The resolution took some getting used to. But overall battery life is more important to me.
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I'm new to the RAZR Maxx. I've just come over from an LG Revolution about a week ago but let me tell you, from the perspective of performance, feel, and battery life, this phone is light years ahead of where I'm coming from. Battery aside, I think I've tinkered with the phone enough already to say it's absolutely solid.
WRT the battery directly, because I'm so used to having to plug my Revo in no matter where I'm at (the office, the car, the train station, the airport gate, home, etc.) I still have micro USB chargers everywhere I've been intentionally stressing the Maxx's battery to get a feel for just how much better it is. Mind you the Revo, as bad as its battery life was out of the box, when coupled with bad cellular at my office, would last me 6-8 hours off a charger with low use and sync toggled off.
This is where the Maxx has truly astonished me. Same surroundings but now I'll leave GPS, sync, wifi on (even though there's no wifi at the office), and use a 30 minute email update interval, etc. Don't dismiss the 'new phone use factor' - the constant tweaking settings and unusually high phone use to learn the new UI . . . and the battery is still is over 60 percent by the end of my work day.
That remaining 60 percent is more than enough to carry me through until morning and beyond. Bottom line, I'm figuring where before I was getting 6-8 hours, under my self imposed more demanding data conditions with the Maxx I'm getting well in excess of 24.
I chose the Maxx instead of pre-ordering the SIII because of battery life and I am not at all disappointed. In fact, I'm still being pleasantly surprised. Recommended.
Forgot to add I'm at 2 days 3 hours with 30% battery life left.
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Wow, thanks for the quick replies! Seems like the battery life is where it's at, and that's what I'm going for first and foremost.
How about sunlight visibility? I had a Bionic and while the screen was horrible, it did very well in the sunlight. My Rezound however... not so much.
I just switched to this phone from the evo 4g (sprint), and I believe the evo, and the rezound have the same size battery, and are advertised as the same battery life. I too needed a device that got better battery life, and let me just say... WOW The maxx gets unreal battery life... Easily 2 days, with not quite heavy use, but pretty close. 720 display... Meh... when ur looking at a 4.3" screen, does it really matter if its hd? I doubt it... And I def prefer easily triple the battery life!
Maxx is awesome!!! Unplugged from charger at 6:15 am this morning, its now 12:04 and have 90 percent. You won't regret the Maxx.
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Direct sunlight viewing with this phone is not impressive. Just something I live with as I haven't seen anything do any better yet.
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why wouldnt you?
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-06-15/motorola-may-have-succeeded-in-reviving-the-razr
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why wouldnt you?
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-06-15/motorola-may-have-succeeded-in-reviving-the-razr
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I don't trust anything with Bloomberg's name on it. Sorry.
Greetings from another public servant!
Unless you just want a new phone, just grab a car charger since you'll probably be in your unit most of the day.
Every time I'm on duty, I keep my car charger with me.
Just remember to secure your phone when your running emergency. A Eazr flying around the vehicle while clearing intersections is annoying, and dangerous.
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I bought one when they released. Now we have 3. Battery is where its at. Screen visibility is pretty good if you max it out. I have it set to automatically max brightness when I put it in the car dock. Max brightness will definitely hit you're battery tho. But everything maxed out, it will still get you through am 8 hour day, streaming internet radio over Bluetooth. Cut back to 3g,, and it will go for many more hours. No telling how stable ICS will be, but GB is just locked down reliable.call clarity is the best, period. No regrets on this purchase.
Just got my razr maxx 2 days ago. Came from a thunderbolt. This thing lasts forever and is super fast and smooth.
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Just got my razr maxx 2 days ago. Came from a thunderbolt. This thing lasts forever and is super fast and smooth.
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I too came from a Thunderbolt, had my Razr Maxx for about a week or so now. I switched because of data connection issues and the terrible battery life I've had with the thunderbolt.
This thing is amazing... But I don't like it 3 things a bout it.
1. The battery meter in the settings page only shows battery percentage in tens intervals, (90%, 80%, 70%....)
2. It takes a lot longer to charge the thing, (I guess you can expect that from the bigger battery) so when I heavily use it on certain days I'm left with it charging for like an hour or two and the battery percent has only gone up a small amount (granted I'll have wifi tether on while charging)
3. I switched from the thunderbolt because of data connectivity always flaking out. and The Maxx seems to have this issue as well. Although I don't believe it is as bad as the Thunderbolt.... But I've only had the Maxx for less than 2 weeks.
Overall I like the phone and hope my connectivity issue will work its' self out soon.
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I too came from a Thunderbolt, had my Razr Maxx for about a week or so now. I switched because of data connection issues and the terrible battery life I've had with the thunderbolt.
This thing is amazing... But I don't like it 3 things a bout it.
1. The battery meter in the settings page only shows battery percentage in tens intervals, (90%, 80%, 70%....)
2. It takes a lot longer to charge the thing, (I guess you can expect that from the bigger battery) so when I heavily use it on certain days I'm left with it charging for like an hour or two and the battery percent has only gone up a small amount (granted I'll have wifi tether on while charging)
3. I switched from the thunderbolt because of data connectivity always flaking out. and The Maxx seems to have this issue as well. Although I don't believe it is as bad as the Thunderbolt.... But I've only had the Maxx for less than 2 weeks.
Overall I like the phone and hope my connectivity issue will work its' self out soon.
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Interesting... the Rezound has been the best phone I've owned as far as data connectivity. It's never flaked out of 4G or 3G and left me hanging. I had that problem with the Charge and Bionic. Even my DX was rock solid with 3G signal.
skippy214 said:
I too came from a Thunderbolt, had my Razr Maxx for about a week or so now. I switched because of data connection issues and the terrible battery life I've had with the thunderbolt.
This thing is amazing... But I don't like it 3 things a bout it.
1. The battery meter in the settings page only shows battery percentage in tens intervals, (90%, 80%, 70%....)
2. It takes a lot longer to charge the thing, (I guess you can expect that from the bigger battery) so when I heavily use it on certain days I'm left with it charging for like an hour or two and the battery percent has only gone up a small amount (granted I'll have wifi tether on while charging)
3. I switched from the thunderbolt because of data connectivity always flaking out. and The Maxx seems to have this issue as well. Although I don't believe it is as bad as the Thunderbolt.... But I've only had the Maxx for less than 2 weeks.
Overall I like the phone and hope my connectivity issue will work its' self out soon.
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1 use battery indicator and in the menu select 1% hack.
2 mine goes all day w over 6 hours screen on time on 4g. Just charge while you sleep. That's almost an entire workday worth of screen on usage.
3 ics 211 has completely fixed all data connectivity issues I ever experienced w gbread.
Hope this helps
triton302 said:
Interesting... the Rezound has been the best phone I've owned as far as data connectivity. It's never flaked out of 4G or 3G and left me hanging. I had that problem with the Charge and Bionic. Even my DX was rock solid with 3G signal.
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And I've really liked HTC devices, (up until every phone they put out looked pretty much the same) But both of the models I've had (G1 & Thunderbolt) were troubled with connectivity issues. And I had also had both of the replaced and the issues were still crept up again. Maybe I just screw up all the phones I tinker with.....lol, I don't know
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1 use battery indicator and in the menu select 1% hack.
2 mine goes all day w over 6 hours screen on time on 4g. Just charge while you sleep. That's almost an entire workday worth of screen on usage.
3 ics 211 has completely fixed all data connectivity issues I ever experienced w gbread.
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I appreciate it man.
The battery indicator app I think you're talking about puts up a second battery icon in the task bar, and I'm not a big fan of that. I like my screen to look clean and not redundant. speaking of that I kinda chuckle when I see screen shots of phones and the peeps have the little clock in the corner of their screen plus a fancy widget clock in the middle of their screen. not putting them down... I just think the redundancy is funny.
And I'm trying to hold off on rooting and just going to give the ICS update a try since it suppose to be on its way out by the end of June (we'll see).
but just in case can you link the 211 ICS you are talking about I looked in the dev section and only saw something for safestrap.
Thanks though.
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I currently own a Rezound and I love the phone. However, I am about to take a career as a police officer and I need a phone that allows me to not worry about battery life while on my shift. The Rezound has OK battery life if I don't use it often, but even with the extended battery it might not be enough. I've heard great things about the Razr Maxx and it's astonishing battery life, and I'd consider trading the 720p display and unlock/S-off for something that's still fun to tinker with and gets amazing battery life. I need to make sure I have a rock solid, long lasting phone on the job.
Any opinions?
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I was the 1st of my friends and family to get the RAZR MAXX. I bought it on release day. I have 8 friends who upgraded to the RAZR MAXX, and they are all very happy with it. I bought one for my father for Father's Day, and he loves the thing.
I tried the GNex and the Rezound, both fine phones. But at the end of the day my RAZR MAXX won out. I work 12 hour days, and need to have a phone that can keep up with my busy day without having to "dumb down" the phone. After working 12 hours, I typically have >50% of battery life left. That's with moderate use. With light to moderate use, I've gone 2 full days between charges. I never have to use the "smart actions" either. Also I believe the RAZR MAXX has more function than what you get from the Rezound or GNex. Motocast is a brilliant idea. It allows you to access your computer and it's files from your phone. Including pictures, music, video, and documents. I hope this helps you.
After recently purchasing a Razr Maxx I have noticed the battery isn't nearly as good as expected. After 12 hours of moderate use (about an hour of Angry Birds, screen at ~60%, 100 texts and about 20 minutes of 3G usage) the battery was down to orange. It is on its third charge right now, however its already on 70% battery after some Temple Run and an hour or so of Wifi. Could it be defective? Should I wait a couple more charges?
Im not even on ICS as I'm in the UK, that also means 4G can't be causing any run down either. Signal in my area is a bit patchy, but I hoped the Maxx could more than handle it.
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Do you have Facebook running in the background or some other app that might be sucking on your battery.
Unroot, or go back to stock, wipe, and clear cache. If that doesnt solve it, call Verizon for a replacement. Most of the time, its a rogue app, or a bad flash.
The battery info is telling me quite regular things, display is using 40-50%, games for an hour are about 10% and then Wifi and Android OS take up most of the remaining. I dont suspect it is a rogue app.
If you guys think it should be lasting longer Ill go into the shop I bought it from and probably get it replaced as I've only had it a couple of days.
And for the record here in the UK phones aren't provider specific and Verizon doesn't have a network!
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The battery info is telling me quite regular things, display is using 40-50%, games for an hour are about 10% and then Wifi and Android OS take up most of the remaining. I dont suspect it is a rogue app.
If you guys think it should be lasting longer Ill go into the shop I bought it from and probably get it replaced as I've only had it a couple of days.
And for the record here in the UK phones aren't provider specific and Verizon doesn't have a network!
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Check for apps on startup or ones that are consuming battery. Im constantly getting 16-24hrs on my standard razr with heavy usage.
Yea dude....You should be getting MUCH better battery life.
I can regularly go 2+ days b/w charges
Definitely should be getting better life than that. I just got 40+ hours with 4+ hours screen time and still had 11% remaining. Simply amazing. Running unofficial CM9.
Using the stock battery usage app is not enough.
1) You need to use GSAM battery monitor, to find out EXACTLY which apps are waking your device from letting it sleep properly, and by how much % & how much time spent.
2) You need to use CPUSpy to check your razr maxx is EVEN sleeping AT ALL.
If you have done both steps, and you dont have crazy apps that are waking your devices a couple hundred times in a few hours, and that CPUSpy is showing that your razr is sleeping properly (or not), then I advise go send it in for warranty..
I think what happened in your case is, someone probably did a dodgy and removed the razr maxx battery and replaced it with a normal battery.. May I ask did you buy it from an online store? Because I just bought one and am now worried these third party stores are doing these kind of dodgy things.
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Also, you can go into the device information through the Dialer.
You press a certain combination of # and * and numbers, and you cna find out exactly what battery is inside your phone. I would do that first, cause your battery sounds like its just a normal razr batt..
Do u have the 4g radio turned off completely?
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I had the same impression when I got RAZR Maxx, but to be fair the first thing I did was turning the screen background light to maximum. I changed it back to auto when I noticed that the battery doesn't live up to my expectations. It's jolly good now.
BTW we are right now getting an ICS update in the UK, got notified this morning but I will make a plunge later.
Hope this helps.
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I'm not a devout believer in such tests, but if the score would be much less than mine, I'd thought it over what to do next... Otherwise, there may be other reasons (most probably, software related ones).
Plug the phone in at night and then unplug it in the morning use the phone all day do not check the battery status and plug it in at night . you need to use that phone you need to cycle the battery. Depending on what account you have it could take anywhere up to 3 days for the background data to sync everything from YouTube to your email to all the other stuff it in there. That's on a stock rom. On custom roms you need to know what all the settings are for and set them manually. I've had great Luck with the stuff in my sig as I live 100 miles from 4g and my phone is always searching, and I let it. I try to plug it in every day but I easily make 2.
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I agree with the OP. My Droid Razr Maxx didn't live up to the hype, traded it for a 2 week old S3.
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I bought my phone from a respectable high-street shop, not a dodgy online retailer. I went in today and told the manager about my problem - for some reason he seemed to think that I should only expect that much battery life from a Maxx! I don't think he'd ever used one, as he seemed to think it was a regular old smartphone! I kept on insisting that it should be lasting better than it was, tomorrow I will unplug it and see how it fairs. I have reinstalled all the apps I had on my old one, so if I still have the same problems I will check out the suggested battery monitors.
I don't believe my phone even has a 4G radio, no phones in the UK do yet, we're not really getting any networks until next year. My network are doing a trial on 4G starting September, however only a select few phones are gonna have 4G. So yeah, there's no worries about that draining my battery. My house is pretty bad when it comes to signal, however my Maxx is only lasting as long as my old Droid on the same signal, and it is lasting less than an S3 on similar signal. So again, I doubt it is patchy signal causing the drain, and even if it was I thought the Maxx would be able to more than handle it.
So yeah, I really like the phone and I hope that I'm not going to have to start using it conservatively, as I bought the phone mostly so I could just do what the f- I want in the day and just charge it every night.
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I bought my phone from a respectable high-street shop, not a dodgy online retailer. I went in today and told the manager about my problem - for some reason he seemed to think that I should only expect that much battery life from a Maxx! I don't think he'd ever used one, as he seemed to think it was a regular old smartphone! I kept on insisting that it should be lasting better than it was, tomorrow I will unplug it and see how it fairs. I have reinstalled all the apps I had on my old one, so if I still have the same problems I will check out the suggested battery monitors.
I don't believe my phone even has a 4G radio, no phones in the UK do yet, we're not really getting any networks until next year. My network are doing a trial on 4G starting September, however only a select few phones are gonna have 4G. So yeah, there's no worries about that draining my battery. My house is pretty bad when it comes to signal, however my Maxx is only lasting as long as my old Droid on the same signal, and it is lasting less than an S3 on similar signal. So again, I doubt it is patchy signal causing the drain, and even if it was I thought the Maxx would be able to more than handle it.
So yeah, I really like the phone and I hope that I'm not going to have to start using it conservatively, as I bought the phone mostly so I could just do what the f- I want in the day and just charge it every night.
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Poor signal kills battery. I'm in Mexico and I'm running miui Rom. Today will try official ics for Brazil, but I agree. Too much hype on the battery life. ICS is no better for battery life anyway.
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I dunno, we tend to lose some perspective. I think we got used to the Maxx's battery. I can go easily a full heavy use 24 hour cycle without recharging. Neither of my friends with Android can go past 5-8 hours. When I was offered the Maxx they said "It goes a full day without having to charge the battery".
It certainly does. I expect no miracles, after all it's a mobile battery.
The best way I've found to save battery ( I had the same problem, ran through forums, and finally got it up to around 20 hrs average- with heavy texting) was a combination of things.
-Buy and Use CPU Sleeper
-JuiceDefender Ultimate
-turn off mobile data when not using (In class I turn this off so I only get texting)
I'm running rooted stock, and these so far get me through an entire day on one charge. Hope it helps.
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finally got my razr maxx, and am suffering from the OP problem, drains much faster than expected, but this is fresh out of the box (battery not cycled(?), i however think the manufacturer SHOULD have cyc;ed the battery (unless this is a consumer myth to solving our own probs)
So, not sure if this is overhyped this ''21 hours talk time on 4g'', given that im only 2g/3g and its draining pretty quickly.
However, if users are reporting full day with heavy usage,i find that realisitic & if you can last that long, no probs with the battery (I stream 3g radio on 3g to and from work, and games here and there browsing, etc) <-- my usual charge per day