The battle of the Droids??!

[33OH]

Originally Posted by tomato

Awwww :( You didn't even get the iPhone 4GS which is supposed to have a superb camera in there ! Oh well. I do understand about the battery. My EVO only lasts half a day or a little more if I don't use the camera. But I carry an extra battery now and a charger. So that's one way to get around it. Not ideal, I know

I used to have 3 extra batteries with me; one at home, one in my car, one at work.

Originally Posted by Kioshi

Ah, I see. I guess there isnt a mod for increasing signal on cell phones.....yet.

I would have still helped you achieve max battery life though

Trust me, I tried and tried and tried. I bought UltimateJuice (JuiceDefender). Ran through about 5 or 6 different ROM's. SetCPU down to slowwww. 0% brightness. WiFi off. Even turned the data/3G off.

Oh, I didn't charge my phone last night after a full day of use on my iPhone.. so about 36 hours now.. I'm at 85%..

And I read that the new iPhone's have worse battery life then the iPhone 4, hence the reason I went with the older model.

[tomato]

Originally Posted by 33OH

I just finally switched from being a faithful Android user of 2 years to an iPhone 4. I just couldn't take the battery life anymore. I'd tried countless ROM's, apps, techniques, etc. to no avail. I had a Droid Eris at first and switched to the Droid Incredible when they came out and couldn't get more than 4-5 hours of battery life out of either phone, even with an extended battery.

Do I miss the Android? Heck yes. But I do get a good 24 hours of battery life out of my new toy. :)

Awwww :( You didn't even get the iPhone 4GS which is supposed to have a superb camera in there ! Oh well. I do understand about the battery. My EVO only lasts half a day or a little more if I don't use the camera. But I carry an extra battery now and a charger. So that's one way to get around it. Not ideal, I know

[tomato]

Ryan is gone to the dark side

J/K. :)

[33OH]

Originally Posted by tomato

Ryan is gone to the dark side

J/K. :)

It's true.. I even have an iPad2.

[tomato]

@Ryan, i'm a bigger dork: I still have my iPad first gen. ... Ha! and I love it! :)

True, it's no android tablet, it's got no USB port, etc., etc. But I only charge it every 3 weeks. Ha!!

[tomato]

Not that I was trying to imply that you're a dork ...


(I'm joking with ya! )

[Shroomster]

something else I can add, although it's too late for some (we will miss you Ryan lol)

on some androids like htc phones, you can change the radio software (the software that allows for communication/signal for data and voice).

::read:: baseband version in settings/about phone/more info

I changed mine ( sometimes it is actually changed with over the air updates on your phone, hence why they say back up your stuff on the phone)

the radio can help increase/decrease battery life as it determines where and which signal you get....

also other things to do include:

-keeping caches cleared out of apps

-turning off background data (usually only google apps need this running when you open them i.e. the market)
unless you have to constantly have your phone syncing you can tell it to manually let you sync data which believe me, works in the batteries favor or set it to mimimal auto sync rate

-if you know for a fact the area you will be in only gets a certain data speed, you can tell the phone (rooted or stock) to use only a certain speed (edge, 2g 3g, 4g, lte)
just find the setting on your phone that deals with connectivity and data
///otherwise the phone will constantly search for a better signal (only tell tale sign to you will be freefalling battery levels and data icon constantly changing.

-turn off your wifi (it will constantly be searching as in above post)

-you can also turn off g.p.s as it isn't necessary unless an app specifies it when you open it

-contrary to popular belief keeping the phone plugged in or charging on and off throughout the day is actually fine and won't cause the battery to develop a memory
you don't have to run the battery down unless you want too...

-I set my phone to auto brightness or minimal brightness

-I do not use any haptic feedback or vibration except for calls and messages

-task killers and or battery apps (essentially the same thing anymore) are up to you, there is no right answer for this, some apps are battery vampires, others close when you tell them to close

one app I can reccommend that pretty much covers all these bases for you is called "llama" it uses a-gps (tower to phone locations) and maps where you are and you tell it when and what you want to the phone to be doing (i.e you're at home and only want wifi turned on and vibration mode on the phone [or you're at work from x-o'clock to y-o'clock and need medium ringtone, 4g data and wifi tethering for your other devices and your navigation app opened])



@Shinare: To be completely honest I don't think sprint's plan will be offered anymore here soon...>>>LINK<<< & >>>LINK<<<
I do think you made the correct choice, however, as discounts and your phone choices and signal reception should be a non-issue.

[Kioshi]

Originally Posted by Shroomster

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-turning off background data (usually only google apps need this running when you open them i.e. the market)
unless you have to constantly have your phone syncing you can tell it to manually let you sync data which believe me, works in the batteries favor or set it to mimimal auto sync rate

Question, Do you know if the stock CM7 mail app uses background data? I like to stay on top of my emails...mainly from overseas friend/s and important local ones.

[Shroomster]

Originally Posted by Kioshi

Question, Do you know if the stock CM7 mail app uses background data? I like to stay on top of my emails...mainly from overseas friend/s and important local ones.

I would think it does if you have it set to sync automatically, as background data is turned on or off in the sync settings screen.

I sync my mail when I check it, but it's a personal preference.

I am currently using on my htc sensation a rom called Energy by NRGz28.

I have cyanogen on one device that I don't use, a port/mod of it on another one I'm selling, and I put cm7 on a friends LG Optimus M, but he uses gmail so I wouldn't be able to give you a firm yes or no, just me leaning towards yes.

[Kioshi]

Originally Posted by Shroomster

I would think it does if you have it set to sync automatically, as background data is turned on or off in the sync settings screen.

I sync my mail when I check it, but it's a personal preference.

I am currently using on my htc sensation a rom called Energy by NRGz28.

I have cyanogen on one device that I don't use, a port/mod of it on another one I'm selling, and I put cm7 on a friends LG Optimus M, but he uses gmail so I wouldn't be able to give you a firm yes or no, just me leaning towards yes.

Ah, okay.
I usually forget to click the mail app, so thats why I need it to sync automatically if i get an email from class, friends, or something important.

Thanks

[Kioshi]

For anyone w/ an HTC Evo4, Evo 3D follow this guy on twitter , his MOST recent builds are posted there - https://twitter.com/#!/preludedrew

Paul, his friend, did the last update for the Incredible ICS rom, sad, but he did great work and maybe doing updates down the road for the phone.

Shroomster, I dont know any stable rom for the Sensation, but if i run into one, I will provide a link or two. :)

[tomato]

PK, can you link something about the non-removable batteries and HTC?

[Shroomster]

Gsmarena.com>left side select htc>list of all htc phones the one series are all at the top

[tomato]

Hmmm.. I still didn't see where it says the batteries are non-removable. o_O

I now have an unlocked Nexus S to play with. Haven't activated it, yet, just playing with it on WiFi only mode. Playing with ICS a bit and I like it a lot. In some ways, it's not as good as CM7, but in some ways better.

The Nexus S disappoints in at least one way: there is no LED notification lights!!! So if your phone is asleep and sitting on your desk, and you missed the sound notification, you could have messages and emails and not know about it for hours. That was a big disappointment, and a big design flaw, I think. But otherwise, the phone is pretty damn fast, it's a pleasure.

Still, I miss the feel of the older HTC phones (Hero, Nexus 1, EVO 4G .. all had a nice heft to it, and not so plasticky).

[tomato]

"You also get an 8megapixel camera, Beats Audio integration, 1GB of RAM and a whopping 32GB of internal storage space for additional media – but no SD card slot and a non-removable battery."

Bummer. :( I think it's a deal breaker for me. I hate running around looking for a place to plug in. :( :(

[J_Lynn]

Does anyone have the HTC Vivid? Reviews, if you do ... please ... :)

[why?]

Originally Posted by PK198105

basically anything HTC is a good buy (yes Im biased lol), but the build quality of the HTCs is in my opinion great , they are like mini tanks almost as good as NOKIAs (GOD i wish they would adopt Android). I feel sad for Nokia they were the shi$# back in the day.

And Wang was the greatest word processor company ever, who thought this new fangled pc thing would never catch on.

[Kioshi]

HTC incredible 4g coming soon..... :D

Snapdragon s4 chip, it'll blow the tegra 3 chips out of the water plus better 4g battery life. Think I found the phone to upgrade to.

On to another Incredible phone.