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Hey i am planing to buy wildfire s please provide me some cons and battery statistics .
how is the battery life ?
Does it last for 2 days with moderate calls ,music and sms
How is the music quality and loudness.
Please reply ASAP
Thanks in advance.I appreciate every reply
I have just got a new Wildfire S and on its first charge I have so far got 4 days 8 hours. The battery meter is now on 2 bars.
However, to test maximum battery life I have turned of internet services so I just running the Widlfire as a phone (believe it or not). I have only made a couple of calls and used sms a few times.
I haven't listened to music but I'm guessing this would seriously eat in to the 4 days I've achieved so far.
For £200 the phone is great, for me it's an ideal size and has the latest Android. I imagine it will do most things the larger phones (HTC Desire) will do just a little slower.
criller said:
I have just got a new Wildfire S and on its first charge I have so far got 4 days 8 hours. The battery meter is now on 2 bars.
However, to test maximum battery life I have turned of internet services so I just running the Widlfire as a phone (believe it or not). I have only made a couple of calls and used sms a few times.
I haven't listened to music but I'm guessing this would seriously eat in to the 4 days I've achieved so far.
For £200 the phone is great, for me it's an ideal size and has the latest Android. I imagine it will do most things the larger phones (HTC Desire) will do just a little slower.
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thanks for reply.
And when your acheived 4 days are completed then please tell me the music quality and loudness with some cons of wildfire s
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shreyasharusia said:
Hey i am planing to buy wildfire s please provide me some cons and battery statistics .
how is the battery life ?
Does it last for 2 days with moderate calls ,music and sms
How is the music quality and loudness.
Please reply ASAP
Thanks in advance.I appreciate every reply
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mine doesnt even last for one day...
Battery life.
The battery life for mine seams to be around 1- 1.5 Days. However, it was used before I received it, so the battery may be degraded.
Also, I am constantly connected to wifi and using it for facebook and emails etc, and occasionally Music and games.
I use a auto brightness instead of lower brightness settings and I use a live wallpaper and no battery juice saving apps.
I also use Link2SD and have about 45 apps installed whereas less than half eat up juice by monitoring bandwidth usage etc.
This is with the stock ROM Ginger Bread 2.3.3 that came with my HTC wildfire S. It is rooted via CWM.
I purchased a new battery which is taking forever to arrive.
I will test out this new battery with the same setup as shown above and with a power saving setup and will post my results here.
I will also test out other roms, that way You will have a general idea of the battery life.
There are many techniques to save your battery from degrading overtime and it is worth looking into.
For those battery freaks out there, you may be interested in knowing that there is a larger battery that is compatible with this phone which comes with a bigger back plate. (suppose to last up to 3x longer).
As for speaker quality, I have had no problems at all listening in a variety of places. Works best laying flat on a flat surface. curvature of phone and camera lens allows the speaker hole to not be covered and lets out sound at an acceptable loudness.
Note: if you cover the speaker hole completely, (with your finger for example) the loudness is greatly reduced and sounds muffled.
its an alright phone. when I first bought it I turned everything off and used it as a watch pretty much for work, it would last the whole shift with very minimum drain, however when I use it heavily...it would last about an hour. maybe a little more. the main con for me for this phone now is the armv6 processor which for most people probably isn't a big deal. they were discontinued with my carrier here in america but at the end of their lifespan they were about $50 I don't know the conversion really. its a good phone I had it for a year, just I needed something a little stronger, as I am a very heavy user.
edit: I never used any power saver apps or anything like that either. if that helps at all.
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shreyasharusia said:
Hey i am planing to buy wildfire s please provide me some cons and battery statistics .
how is the battery life ?
Does it last for 2 days with moderate calls ,music and sms
How is the music quality and loudness.
Please reply ASAP
Thanks in advance.I appreciate every reply
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If you like to save your battery don't root it
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If you like to save your battery don't root it
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I do not understand the reasoning behind your statement. Rooting your phone does NOT have any affect on battery life.
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shreyasharusia said:
Hey i am planing to buy wildfire s please provide me some cons and battery statistics .
how is the battery life ?
Does it last for 2 days with moderate calls ,music and sms
How is the music quality and loudness.
Please reply ASAP
Thanks in advance.I appreciate every reply
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Like they all say "IT DEPENDS ON YOUR USAGE". If you have activated 3G services and most of the time you are traveling , then of course the battery hardly last a day. For me, it used to last a day under 'above moderate usage' . I will be mostly online either by data connection or Wi-Fi (Online doesn't mean that am always surfing and stuff. The phone will check in to some apps in a fixed interval . eg : facebook, gmail and stuff like that) .
You have asked about music quality, its pretty good for this price. I mean, you don't expect BEATS BOMB BASS and all in this , do you? I like the headphones that they have provided. it doesn't have a rubber flap on it which makes it very convenient to listen to music for hours (without causing headache )
If with moderate calls, msgs and music the battery could last around one and a half days. Just make sure to keep the brightness low since display is the main villain that drains the battery. Also, keep the Sync OFF unless you want to to be ON. Overall, i think it meets the expectation with this tiny 1250MaH battery.
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My friend , i disagree. I have used some ROMs that has given better battery life than the Stock ROM especially those with that tweaks in the build.prop.
rishr4 said:
Like they all say "IT DEPENDS ON YOUR USAGE". If you have activated 3G services and most of the time you are traveling , then of course the battery hardly last a day. For me, it used to last a day under 'above moderate usage' . I will be mostly online either by data connection or Wi-Fi (Online doesn't mean that am always surfing and stuff. The phone will check in to some apps in a fixed interval . eg : facebook, gmail and stuff like that) .
You have asked about music quality, its pretty good for this price. I mean, you don't expect BEATS BOMB BASS and all in this , do you? I like the headphones that they have provided. it doesn't have a rubber flap on it which makes it very convenient to listen to music for hours (without causing headache )
If with moderate calls, msgs and music the battery could last around one and a half days. Just make sure to keep the brightness low since display is the main villain that drains the battery. Also, keep the Sync OFF unless you want to to be ON. Overall, i think it meets the expectation with this tiny 1250MaH battery.
EDIT :: Some say that this gives u an extra boost
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My friend , i disagree. I have used some ROMs that has given better battery life than the Stock ROM especially those with that tweaks in the build.prop.
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Well said. And simply rooting the phone, and doing nothing will not effect battery life. However its what u do once ur rooted that does. Depending on what roms, apps and config u set up, u can lose or gain battery life. Kinda obvious, but just wanted to be clear for all the noobies.
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And I absolutely love it. Browser is smooth as silk. YouTube and Gmail app are so slick. Loving new ui and I'm still getting used to getting efficient with navigation.
Also loving Verizon coming from tmo. Microsoft employee discount was pretty sick too. 22% off, no activation fee, $20 unlimited data and free case/screen/car charger.
Only gripe is battery but its understandable with this huge screen and heavy lte streaming.
Previous phones were g1 g2 n1 ns vibrant iPhone 3gs/3g bb9700
If u are on the fence and an android/nexus fan you wont be disappointed!
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I agree. I had mine for few days now and I am impressed - it is far better than I expected it to be. Although I am very jealous of your $20 deal - I am having to pay £34 here in UK :-(
I'm on day number two; I'd been using ICS for a few weeks thanks to the NS4G developer community but it is by far a superior experience on this phone. I was concerned about the big size initially because I've tended prefer smaller-screen phones, however the look and feel of this phone is superior to any other phone that I've used.
I can't comment on battery life yet because I've had it for less than 24 hours, but I tend to find that a week or two of charge/discharge cycles is required before you really know how your phone will perform. Also, OS updates will fix some of the problems some people have reported having.
Most importantly for me, though, is that we have the flagship Android phone. It may not be the most decked-out phone hardware-wise, but when it comes to updates and support we're the cream of the crop, and that makes a douchebag like me feel warm and cozy inside.
EDIT: I am new to Verizon so I obviously am not eligible for unlimited data, but $50 a month for 10GB isn't too shabby. There's no way that I will hit 10GB (though I will probably come close some months!), but it's nice to know I am not going to be stressing checking my data usage after coming from Sprint and true unlimited service.
Ditto. Came from iPhone 4S and this phone is just amazing. I have the $20 unlimited data grandfathered thank god!
The build quality is actually very nice. Its all one piece with the battery cover being the only other extra piece. Plastic is more durable over time than aluminum and glass.
Can't wait for 4.0.3 to come. Vest part is we are getting it first! YAY!
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I'm on Day 4... For me, once I was able to flash the update that adds the hidden menu buttons, I was set (too many apps I have didn't trigger the menu buttons). I love the ICS versions of the apps (especially GMail and the Exchange Email).
Since I'm in a 3G area only (and only infrequently travel to 4G markets maybe once a week), take these results with a grain of salt:
(Proviso - Since I'm in a 3G area that isn't likely to get 4G for a year or so, I set the phone to 3G only so it doesn't keep trying to find a 4G signal.. This may be why I'm having the battery life that I am having)
1st day - continuous email/gmail push and tons of GTalk messages and a lot of "screen on" time - I got about 14~15 hours of battery life.
2nd day - about the same, but with less "screen on" time - easily a day with some room to spare. I only made three phone calls about 10 minutes each, but had over 150 emails spread throughout the day with about 30 texts.
3rd day - Saturday. I unplugged it from the charge at 8 AM and it is still unplugged as of now (Sunday ~ 10AM) and I have more than half the charge.
Signal strength in my house is 1 bar. This is the same as it has been for any other verizon phone (Razr sometimes went to two bar, but it fluctuated back and forth to 1 bar). Phone calls are clear and not garbled by low signal strength.
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I'm on Day 4... For me, once I was able to flash the update that adds the hidden menu buttons, I was set (too many apps I have didn't trigger the menu buttons). I love the ICS versions of the apps (especially GMail and the Exchange Email).
Since I'm in a 3G area only (and only infrequently travel to 4G markets maybe once a week), take these results with a grain of salt:
(Proviso - Since I'm in a 3G area that isn't likely to get 4G for a year or so, I set the phone to 3G only so it doesn't keep trying to find a 4G signal.. This may be why I'm having the battery life that I am having)
1st day - continuous email/gmail push and tons of GTalk messages and a lot of "screen on" time - I got about 14~15 hours of battery life.
2nd day - about the same, but with less "screen on" time - easily a day with some room to spare. I only made three phone calls about 10 minutes each, but had over 150 emails spread throughout the day with about 30 texts.
3rd day - Saturday. I unplugged it from the charge at 8 AM and it is still unplugged as of now (Sunday ~ 10AM) and I have more than half the charge.
Signal strength in my house is 1 bar. This is the same as it has been for any other verizon phone (Razr sometimes went to two bar, but it fluctuated back and forth to 1 bar). Phone calls are clear and not garbled by low signal strength.
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Hey brother; I live in Floresville but work in San Antonio. LTE in the city is good, but I get nothing where I live in the midst of all the oak. Verizon is sending a team here to check my signal strength and I was told that they would likely send me a comped network extender when they see how bad it is in a supposedly strong 3G area.
Normally I wait a week also to decide on battery life, but VZW is offering 50% off their batteries for LTE devices. So you can get the extended for $25.00... I got it, figured either way, now I have an extra.
I got the extended battery as well, won't be here til Monday though. Whatever I did fixed my battery life and I was able to only drain 8-9% over the 7 hours I slept last night. This battery issue will be fixed, it's just a matter of time. It's not the phone being LTE and dual core. It's purely software.
Things I like:
- Speed/fluidity: coming from an OG Droid this is crazy how fast it is. I'd briefly used a Sprint GSII earlier in the year and this is even smoother than that in places. The browser in particular blows me away, it's better than Safari on the iPhone I think.
- Screen: Love it at higher brightness settings.
- Weight: A ton lighter and easier to hold than the OG was.
- ICS: This is going to be really slick once most apps get updated to fully support the UI changes, hardware acceleration etc. Did you guys notice stuff like the changed voice in Google Maps Navigation? It's much less grating now.
Things I don't like:
- Battery life: This is obviously the big one and honestly might be what causes me to return the phone if it's not substantially improved via software/firmware before the return period is up. I blew through both batteries I have yesterday in a period of about 6 1/2 hours. I routinely got a full day out of one on the OG and other phones friends have don't seem anywhere near this bad. I have LTE off and screen brightness down low too. I really hope this is just the OS issues with keep awake etc, but I dunno...
- Camera: It really is nowhere near as good as the ones on the other current phones. Really wish they'd used the sensor from the GSII.
- Signal strength: Definitely am seeing lower signal with this vs the OG, especially indoors at stores and whatnot.
- Screen at low brightness: Count me as one of the people who didn't realize AMOLED had the sheet of linen type look at low brightness. I can live with it but I do hope they get the battery situation under control so I can run it higher than minimum.
- Getting used to onscreen keyboard: Didn't realize how much I used the OG's hardware one until now...
- App incompatibilities: I know this is temporary, but there are several apps I use that are FCing left and right with ICS, especially if I have force GPU acceleration on.
dspcap said:
Normally I wait a week also to decide on battery life, but VZW is offering 50% off their batteries for LTE devices. So you can get the extended for $25.00... I got it, figured either way, now I have an extra.
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I did the exact same thing; even though I have faith that with LTE turned off and screen brightness turned down that this battery will be more than sufficient after a couple of charges, for $25 it seemed stupid not to buy the extended battery now just in case.
I really don't want to change the aesthetics of the phone with a thicker battery, of course, but it was a "what the hell" moment.
I have the extended batt and I feel like it drains a bit quicker than the normal one. I switched back to the normal one and the phone feels great. I will have to report back with battery tests. I had the extended one in there from day one, yesterday around 1300 I put the original batt in and it had about 68% charge. With med usage I was able to make it 23hrs. I woke up and it still had 13% battery left. I came from the bionic and what I notice is that I'm able to get decent if not better battery life with the stock battery over the extended batt. I will report back in a few days.... Love the phone though.
Went to a buddy's Christmas party and I had iPhone users scrambling trying to find that face effect camera app . To funny my phone counted for hours of drunk fun. F***king luv this phone I'm on day three!!!!
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I did the exact same thing; even though I have faith that with LTE turned off and screen brightness turned down that this battery will be more than sufficient after a couple of charges, for $25 it seemed stupid not to buy the extended battery now just in case.
I really don't want to change the aesthetics of the phone with a thicker battery, of course, but it was a "what the hell" moment.
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I thought the same thing about "aesthetics" but after looking at the pictures and videos of the extended battery it looks as if the chin on the rear bottom becomes smooth. No more chin just straight. Which is fine by me!
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I've had it for a few days myself, and find that I'm liking it better than my iphone 3gs. It's rather a relief not being locked into the "walled garden" anymore.
Once thing I noticed was the lack of latency. The 3gs loaded pages fast, but only after a moderate delay. The GN provides an almost instance response.
Anyway. I'm in Canada. No $20 unlimited for me. We get totally screwed here when it comes to cellular stuff, given our little monopoly triad scandal that's in play. I get to pay $70 for a plan that only includes 1GB (and the contract requires us to be happy about it too)
Oh well.
if you are with virgin or bell ask to speak to retention department and request for the 6 gigs for 30 dollars.
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eakrish said:
I have the extended batt and I feel like it drains a bit quicker than the normal one. I switched back to the normal one and the phone feels great. I will have to report back with battery tests. I had the extended one in there from day one, yesterday around 1300 I put the original batt in and it had about 68% charge. With med usage I was able to make it 23hrs. I woke up and it still had 13% battery left. I came from the bionic and what I notice is that I'm able to get decent if not better battery life with the stock battery over the extended batt. I will report back in a few days.... Love the phone though.
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Remember that you need to go through a couple charge cycles with a new battery to get optimal results.
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And I absolutely love it. Browser is smooth as silk. YouTube and Gmail app are so slick. Loving new ui and I'm still getting used to getting efficient with navigation.
Also loving Verizon coming from tmo. Microsoft employee discount was pretty sick too. 22% off, no activation fee, $20 unlimited data and free case/screen/car charger.
Only gripe is battery but its understandable with this huge screen and heavy lte streaming.
Previous phones were g1 g2 n1 ns vibrant iPhone 3gs/3g bb9700
If u are on the fence and an android/nexus fan you wont be disappointed!
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How did you get unlimited data for $20, and they threw in free accessories? DId you ask for the accessories or did they just throw them in for you? Shoot im a new verizon customer and i didn't get a great deal like that.
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I thought the same thing about "aesthetics" but after looking at the pictures and videos of the extended battery it looks as if the chin on the rear bottom becomes smooth. No more chin just straight. Which is fine by me!
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If this is true then I can't wait!!
I currently have the galaxy s2. Hows the battery life on the nitro? Cause I had the LG thrill and it sucked and so did the camera. How is that on the nitro?
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Stock, the battery life of the Nitro isn't so great. About in the neighborhood of 8hrs with medium usage. If you don't mind rooting, debloating and tweaking than you can get better results.
The 8mp camera on the Nitro is decent to good. Sharpness, saturation and white balance are about on par with any other higher-end phone. The negative though is it can take up to 6 seconds from 1st shot before you can take the next shot...So this is NOT an action capable camera.
There's another thread with literally the EXACT same subject line as this new thread created, with the last word being the only difference:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1422642
Have a look around first, you'll notice many of your questions have already been addressed
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Stock, the battery life of the Nitro isn't so great. About in the neighborhood of 8hrs with medium usage. If you don't mind rooting, debloating and tweaking than you can get better results.
The 8mp camera on the Nitro is decent to good. Sharpness, saturation and white balance are about on par with any other higher-end phone. The negative though is it can take up to 6 seconds from 1st shot before you can take the next shot...So this is NOT an action capable camera.
There's another thread with literally the EXACT same subject line as this new thread created, with the last word being the only difference:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1422642
Have a look around first, you'll notice many of your questions have already been addressed
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I wouldn't say 6 seconds, dat's a little steep, but definitely not instantaneous; ballpark i say is somewhere around 3 seconds shutter lag, but that might be due to the crappy 16GB class 2 SD Card that comes with most of the P930.
No lag on Class 4 sdcard, rooted, hard reset and debloated.
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No lag on Class 4 sdcard, rooted, hard reset and debloated.
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are you referring to the camera?
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are you referring to the camera?
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Yes.
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Yes.
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what does that cut the shutter lag to? have you tried a faster card than class 4?
I have a class 4 and it takes 2-3 seconds between pictures.
sounds like the class 4 takes a little more than a second off the process. i'm getting ~4 seconds shutter refresh on indoor well-lit snaps, maybe a bit quicker outdoors in full sun.
anyone tried a class 10? usually overkill for a p&s but maybe with this device........
Processing lag is about 2 seconds with class 4 but then I havent seen a phone that was faster. Is class 10 on the market? I saw class 6 but the reviews said that they write speed gain was barely noticable.
Btw this is my second day without recharging mid day so the baterry is not near as bad as evo 4g or any mobile on wimax.
Also for anyone that caress, the touchscreen is a bit different than on sg2 or skyrocket (a bit different response wise). I definitely noticed that I am making less mistakes while typing. It seems way more precise than anything before.
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It's probably related to finger-to-finger difference. My typing on Nitro is way worse then on Atrix 4g, with keyboard buttons smaller then on Nitro.
My typing on my galaxy s2 sucks lol
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The keyboard on this phone actually drives me nuts sometimes. When posting for example, it's incredibly slow to register my inputs. But, over texting it's almost too sensitive. I don't know why but it also registers the first letter twice sometimes. I guess I just have to get more used to it. Wish it can be iPhone keyboard smooth.
just fine
At first I was skeptical of this phone.
Now, it works just well. I can stream music for an easy 6 hrs. I can do the same task I've done on any other phone with pretty much the same battery usage. If I'm having a slow day at work and I know I'm using my phone heavy I will plug it in and use it. Or if i'm driving I will have in charging. it's exactly the same way I treated my iphone or other phones in the past.
The soft keyboard is a bit touch and it does lag pretty good at times..
The phone is fair. There is really nothing out there that my provider can offer (BELL)
It's got the HTC RAIDER (even worse battery life) and the Nexus (no expandable storage) - which was actually the deal breaker. I do not like being restricted to 16gb max. I like to know I can carry another one with me or have a 32gb. I like to carry movies and music..
I still wish there were more phones with FM tuner built in.. That would be perfect!
Just my 2 cents I guess.
I bought the sgs2 skyrocket, exchanged it for the nitro HD, and then returned the device 2 days later. The battery life, even with little use, is bad. I would seriously think long and hard about making the switch.
It doesn't matter to me which phone folks get but 2 days with this phone is simply not enough time to accurately gauge this battery. Hell, I don't think a week is enough
This phone needs a fair bit of set-up, including full drains/charges and bloat cleared out, etc. but after more than a month with this phone I can say the battery is performing entirely different than it did on day 2 and it is not an issue (other than my trying to make it one).
The fact of the matter boils down to this for me:
I wanted the screen and I wanted the LTE. Those features are part of what defines this phone and those 2 features are the top battery drains and would be on any phone.
I agree with what Scott mentioned regarding the battery. A little over a month and now the battery can last much much longer even with gaming and all. Somehow the phone adapts to your usage and becomes more efficient. Not much more, but better than when it was fresh out the box.
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It doesn't matter to me which phone folks get but 2 days with this phone is simply not enough time to accurately gauge this battery. Hell, I don't think a week is enough
This phone needs a fair bit of set-up, including full drains/charges and bloat cleared out, etc. but after more than a month with this phone I can say the battery is performing entirely different than it did on day 2 and it is not an issue (other than my trying to make it one).
The fact of the matter boils down to this for me:
I wanted the screen and I wanted the LTE. Those features are part of what defines this phone and those 2 features are the top battery drains and would be on any phone.
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aquariuz23 said:
I agree with what Scott mentioned regarding the battery. A little over a month and now the battery can last much much longer even with gaming and all. Somehow the phone adapts to your usage and becomes more efficient. Not much more, but better than when it was fresh out the box.
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I'm glad to hear that your experience is similar, says a lot about this device.
Another thing about the battery, it charges fast IMO. I like to let mine go to full drain before charging up and I just did a full charge in 1 hour ~40 minutes and that reflects most charge times for me.
I don't have much experience charging other smart phones but that's a very acceptable time for me.
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I'm glad to hear that your experience is similar, says a lot about this device.
Another thing about the battery, it charges fast IMO. I like to let mine go to full drain before charging up and I just did a full charge in 1 hour ~40 minutes and that reflects most charge times for me.
I don't have much experience charging other smart phones but that's a very acceptable time for me.
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Yup, indeed this phone's battery charges really fast, fastest of course with chargers that give out higher amps. Using the stock charger (1.2 amps) I can fully charge the phone at about the same time u mention, sometimes even faster. Using blackberry chargers (0.8 amps), it takes a bit longer, but still fast. It's nice to see a phone charge that fast. The atrix took a long time to fully charge, and that's not from a full drain too.
All the Members, and XDA members,
I am new on this forum.
I am willing to buy Canvas A1.
Canvas A1 users please tell me how is this phone?
How is the sound quality, batery performed & camera quality?
Thx in advance.
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All the Members, and XDA members,
I am new on this forum.
I am willing to buy Canvas A1.
Canvas A1 users please tell me how is this phone?
How is the sound quality, batery performed & camera quality?
Thx in advance.
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I have been using this device for almost more than a month now, and I am very much satisfied.
The phone performs smooth, with almost no lag at all. Runs on completely stock android and will get guaranteed updates from Google for 2 years. Like we are supposed to get the Lollipop starting by mid-December. But yes, Google is not so energetic with Android One, so don't expect the device to be all sparkling at the top of the devices charts with other nexus and flagships in any news. We had to wait for a lot of time just to get a news of Lollipop for our device. But nevertheless we will get it for sure so no worry there.
Sound quality on loudspeakers is just fine, not great but still satisfactory, on the other hand, sound quality in headphones is pretty good. In-call volume and clarity could have been better, it's a tad bit on the lower side, however, it doesn't bother much.
Camera is strictly "Satisfactory". You can click decent pictures with the rear camera during daytime, however, during night just don't depend on it for any important events. Front camera is okayish too. Does the work, but nothing out of the ordinary.
Battery is a mixed bag. For me it's perfectly fine. I use my device in 2 ways, when I am out (completely on 2G/3G the whole day) and when I am at home (completely on WiFi).
I get an average of 18 hours or so in the first case, with mild-medium usage, i.e continuous shuffling between 2G/3G, 10-15 mins of browsing, half n hour of songs, half n hour of calls, about an hour of whatsapp, 10-15 mins of gaming. Definitely lasts me from morning to evening till I get home.
In the second case, I easily get over a day of battery life (and yes, by day I mean 24 hours) with almost the same usage (perhaps a bit more that the former, with more chatting on whatsapp) as above except for that its connected to WiFi all the time. The longest I was able to run it till date was about for 51 hours I guess on WiFi with minimal use.
Ultimately it all depends on user to user for battery life, some people find it too less, some find it just sufficient, I personally fall somewhere in between those 2 categories. Battery capacity should have been a bit more, I would have used a few extra mins in gaming.
So to get it straight, if you are going to using it for heavy use, like gaming and continuous 3G then you are going to be terribly disappointed with the battery life.
Another thing is that please remember that price point at which we are viewing this, at this price point you can't really complain.
Xadus said:
I have been using this device for almost more than a month now, and I am very much satisfied.
The phone performs smooth, with almost no lag at all. Runs on completely stock android and will get guaranteed updates from Google for 2 years. Like we are supposed to get the Lollipop starting by mid-December. But yes, Google is not so energetic with Android One, so don't expect the device to be all sparkling at the top of the devices charts with other nexus and flagships in any news. We had to wait for a lot of time just to get a news of Lollipop for our device. But nevertheless we will get it for sure so no worry there.
Sound quality on loudspeakers is just fine, not great but still satisfactory, on the other hand, sound quality in headphones is pretty good. In-call volume and clarity could have been better, it's a tad bit on the lower side, however, it doesn't bother much.
Camera is strictly "Satisfactory". You can click decent pictures with the rear camera during daytime, however, during night just don't depend on it for any important events. Front camera is okayish too. Does the work, but nothing out of the ordinary.
Battery is a mixed bag. For me it's perfectly fine. I use my device in 2 ways, when I am out (completely on 2G/3G the whole day) and when I am at home (completely on WiFi).
I get an average of 18 hours or so in the first case, with mild-medium usage, i.e continuous shuffling between 2G/3G, 10-15 mins of browsing, half n hour of songs, half n hour of calls, about an hour of whatsapp, 10-15 mins of gaming. Definitely lasts me from morning to evening till I get home.
In the second case, I easily get over a day of battery life (and yes, by day I mean 24 hours) with almost the same usage (perhaps a bit more that the former, with more chatting on whatsapp) as above except for that its connected to WiFi all the time. The longest I was able to run it till date was about for 51 hours I guess on WiFi with minimal use.
Ultimately it all depends on user to user for battery life, some people find it too less, some find it just sufficient, I personally fall somewhere in between those 2 categories. Battery capacity should have been a bit more, I would have used a few extra mins in gaming.
So to get it straight, if you are going to using it for heavy use, like gaming and continuous 3G then you are going to be terribly disappointed with the battery life.
Another thing is that please remember that price point at which we are viewing this, at this price point you can't really complain.
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thx so much...
I am torn between upgrading my 6p to a 5t or Razer. I do play a ton of games, so the Razer phone looks amazing to me, can anyone with the phone or that bought the phone tell me why you went with it over other models? How is the battery life for the users out there? Do you get more than a days worth?
I came from a Nexus 6.
The reason I made the jump to the razer phone was mainly the price/quality ratio. Living in a world of £1000 Samsung's and iPhones just wasn't for me.
Love the phone so far.
Battery life has been superb, have had 7hrs SOT so far at the weekend and since it's been weekdays with less usage I've had around 4hrs screen on time and going to bed with 35-45% left which for me is incredible.
7hrs SOT screenshot. https://m.imgur.com/a/ivhrK
ItzMar said:
I came from a Nexus 6.
The reason I made the jump to the razer phone was mainly the price/quality ratio. Living in a world of £1000 Samsung's and iPhones just wasn't for me.
Love the phone so far.
Battery life has been superb, have had 7hrs SOT so far at the weekend and since it's been weekdays with less usage I've had around 4hrs screen on time and going to bed with 35-45% left which for me is incredible.
7hrs SOT screenshot. https://m.imgur.com/a/ivhrK
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I would like to ask one more question. I was watching a review on Youtube and the claimed the phone got warm during gaming... did you experience this? I mean I can take warm but I've had phones that got so hot that it made it super uncomfortable to hold even in Chicago winters.
It doesn't get hot. At least not like previous phones I've had. This might be dampened by the case though.
But to the op, I got it because it has better specs AND a better screen refresh rate. And that's before we even talk about the amazing speakers.
All I have to say is if this is razers FIRST phone and it beats other brands on their 5th+ generation models, uhhh, ya, I can't even imagine how Uber the 2nd gen will be.
I do believe this is where other companies are going to start putting Uber stereo front facing speakers and higher refresh rate screens on their phones.
Oh, and the stock Android experience is always a win. After having an s8 for a couple weeks I'll never buy some bloated, carrier branded crap again.
ItzMar said:
I came from a Nexus 6.
The reason I made the jump to the razer phone was mainly the price/quality ratio. Living in a world of £1000 Samsung's and iPhones just wasn't for me.
Love the phone so far.
Battery life has been superb, have had 7hrs SOT so far at the weekend and since it's been weekdays with less usage I've had around 4hrs screen on time and going to bed with 35-45% left which for me is incredible.
7hrs SOT screenshot. https://m.imgur.com/a/ivhrK
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Are you getting that SOT with fhd or qhd resolution? Once I set my default to 1080p I noticed a way better battery life. Gsmarenas battery review had me worried before I bought it. But now, with 1 hour of SOT at 87% battery I'm feeling much better.
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Depending on the game it varies, playing Kingdom Rush it doesnt even warm up at all.
Playing Asphalt or Titanfall it gets warm to failry warm.
Wouldnt describe it as hot though.
SOT was with 120hz, 1440p. Been getting such great battery life with my day to day usage that i havent seen the need to change anything.
Trying the phone with battery saver always on, 720p @60Hz, and 25-30% adaptive brightness, sometimes adjusting to 80% for outside, I'm so far hitting 5 hours screen on time with 48% battery life left. Doing a bunch of web, mail, vids, and texting, all over cell data. Launched titanfall too, to show a buddy for 5 minutes or so.
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It doesn't get hot. At least not like previous phones I've had. This might be dampened by the case though.
But to the op, I got it because it has better specs AND a better screen refresh rate. And that's before we even talk about the amazing speakers.
All I have to say is if this is razers FIRST phone and it beats other brands on their 5th+ generation models, uhhh, ya, I can't even imagine how Uber the 2nd gen will be.
I do believe this is where other companies are going to start putting Uber stereo front facing speakers and higher refresh rate screens on their phones.
Oh, and the stock Android experience is always a win. After having an s8 for a couple weeks I'll never buy some bloated, carrier branded crap again.
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Yeah, I've heard a ton of people complain about the waterproof or the phone jack but honestly, I have never plugged in headphones to any of my phones in like the past 3 years. I also don't go swimming or in the shower with my phone so that didn't matter to me. What I really love is that sound and that 120hz refresh rate. I know I might be one of the kind too, but the block look is so much sexier to me than the rounded features of some of the other phones. I am so on the fence between this phone and the 5t from OnePlus. I think what scares me the most about this phone is that its Razer's first phone, so I don't know how it will be or how the support from the community will be in terms of roms/kernels/etc.
Ya, waterproofing and headphone jacks I'll gladly trade for the crazy awesome experience I'm having so far. The screen is awesome, even with the defective bottom speaker (which it only took a day for Razer to send me the RMA email) it still gets louder than comfortable lol...
Premo multimedia, internet, and gaming experience. I would still like it if they gave it a 6-7" screen, but this is great!!!!!
Lots of streaming video time so far, web time, 5mins of titanfall to show someone. Battery saver on the whole time, [email protected], Bluetooth on for a bit, emailing, lots of texting...
Xeraphim98 said:
Yeah, I've heard a ton of people complain about the waterproof or the phone jack but honestly, I have never plugged in headphones to any of my phones in like the past 3 years. I also don't go swimming or in the shower with my phone so that didn't matter to me. What I really love is that sound and that 120hz refresh rate. I know I might be one of the kind too, but the block look is so much sexier to me than the rounded features of some of the other phones. I am so on the fence between this phone and the 5t from OnePlus. I think what scares me the most about this phone is that its Razer's first phone, so I don't know how it will be or how the support from the community will be in terms of roms/kernels/etc.
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That’s what I’m worried about also, I’m still stuck between the 5t or this phone. Such a hard decision to make. ( first world problems lol)
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Hands down this phone is a beast! Spec wise it has everything the rest do but with better screen and speakers.. 120hz screen is just amazing, and a first.. Plus how many phones these days still have expandable storage? Sure the software is light of some features but you know that's just a matter of time to fix. IMHO the only thing holding this phone back atm is waiting on razer to release code and factory images.. Once that happens you will see alot more developers jumping onboard. It's as near pure android as can be without being a google phone and alot of developers like that as it makes it easier to work with.
Xeraphim98 said:
Yeah, I've heard a ton of people complain about the waterproof or the phone jack but honestly, I have never plugged in headphones to any of my phones in like the past 3 years. I also don't go swimming or in the shower with my phone so that didn't matter to me. What I really love is that sound and that 120hz refresh rate. I know I might be one of the kind too, but the block look is so much sexier to me than the rounded features of some of the other phones. I am so on the fence between this phone and the 5t from OnePlus. I think what scares me the most about this phone is that its Razer's first phone, so I don't know how it will be or how the support from the community will be in terms of roms/kernels/etc.
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I also like the "block look" as you mention...and that is why I went with the Sony XZ Premium. I do not have the Razer phone but I am looking hard at it because I need loud stereo speakers for outdoors video presentations. I do wish they had a headphone jack though because I do like being able to listen to whatever while having the phone plugged in to recharge the battery at the same time. I do not use Bluetooth at all, much less for headphones. So this is what hold me back for now.
Anyone holding out for incentives/etc..... Razer is currently throwing in a pair of Hammerhead V2 earbuds (use Discount Code PHONEUP at checkout:
https://www.razerzone.com/promos/gift-guide-17#razer-phone
https://www.razerzone.com/gaming-audio/razer-hammerhead-v2
I know,a bit of irony/WTH here,as the 3.5mm jack is MIA (I don't mind the dongle,but,in no way am I speaking for all here,I know I'm likely in the minority).
A choice between this or a case combo pack woulda been a nice option,but,there ya go.....................................
....................................................................PSST,hey Santa Razer,a temporary price cut woulda made a nice gift for the season !
This makes me smile
https://www.androidbenchmark.net/passmark_chart.html