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"Official"? Bionic battery life thread

Wifi on with the VZW Auto Wifi application, FB/Twitter sync off (just refresh pages when I need), GMail notify on priority inbox, 1 day), and I'm getting up to 34 hours on the standard battery with light (1-2 hours voice, some gmail/fb/twitter/browsing) usage.

I'm getting happier with the battery life as time progresses.
 
I'm trying to get Verizon to send me a free upgrade from tb to bionic.

Just want to make sure though that GPS won't be a problem or battery. Definitely can't be worse than tb but the tb has been good lately even stock.

Lol good luck with that.

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Can we see a screenshot of the extended battery on the Bionic? I'd like to know how it impacts the size of the device. Thanks! ;)
 
^ Just think about all the things that you don't use constantly.
I, for instance, don't need push notifications for FB, Gmail or anything else, so I have Background Data [DISABLED]. This is a HUGE battery saver in itself.
There are a myriad of settings that have implications on battery life, but background data is one of the biggest ones.

Things like GPS don't need to be on if you don't use Navigation, etc. All you really need to do is go through ALL of your settings and turn off what you know you're not using.


By far, though, the biggest battery increase was when I just set the dang thing down and quit messing around with it. I was like everyone else, always playing with it, forever changing the looks, adding apps, etc. But when I just quit messing constantly and let it sit when I didn't need to do something, my battery life increased exponentially.


Good luck!

Thank you for the heads up. Makes sense.

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Been out of town with my Bionic for a few days on 3G only and my battery life seems the same as with 4G at home. What gives? Shouldn't 3G use way less? I have LTE turned off. Cell standby is still #1 usage!
 
Been out of town with my Bionic for a few days on 3G only and my battery life seems the same as with 4G at home. What gives? Shouldn't 3G use way less? I have LTE turned off. Cell standby is still #1 usage!

Guess 4g isn't as taxing on this phone unlike others or the 3g is too taxing either way I won't be one to complain for a 4g phone that I have 4g on always is great

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Battery impact of 3G/4G does depend on signal strength and coverage in whatever area you're in. There is definitely more battery impact when you're in a low signal area vs. a strong signal area. May be that the radio is fighting hard to stay connected in low signal areas. Thunderbolt did the same thing but to more extreme.
 
Wish I could get decent battery life. I have my extended battery in and im in 4g. Have data saver on, battery set to performance mode, wifi, gps, bluetooth are all off. I have played a game for like 15 min. Checked facebook a few times. Watched a 4 min youtube video, and talked for like 20 min and my battery is down to 40% and its been on the charger for 6.5 hrs. Seems like the extended battery should be doing way better than that. That's pretty sucky in my opinion

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Wish I could get decent battery life. I have my extended battery in and im in 4g. Have data saver on, battery set to performance mode, wifi, gps, bluetooth are all off. I have played a game for like 15 min. Checked facebook a few times. Watched a 4 min youtube video, and talked for like 20 min and my battery is down to 40% and its been on the charger for 6.5 hrs. Seems like the extended battery should be doing way better than that. That's pretty sucky in my opinion

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I get over 8hrs daily on my heavy use which is about the same... fb ..games.. internet... and 4g all the time

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Anyone who is interested in an extended battery they are half off if you go into the VZW store. Mine didn't have any in stock but they ship it for free via 2 day, and still half off. Rep said sale ends end of October.

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