Verizon 8530 Battery Life

**chrikenn** · 11-21-2009, 04:55 PM

Can somebody comment on the battery life? Thanks!

**JoeT6681** · 11-21-2009, 05:04 PM

I've had it for a day. Seems to be just as good as curve 8330. About 2 days use with heavt browse, text, bbm

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**chrikenn** · 11-21-2009, 05:42 PM

Good stuff. Thanks for the info. Anybody else have a similar experience?

**irbaboon** · 11-21-2009, 06:44 PM

Been playing with it for 14 hours off and on still have 30% left

**foxisbubba#AC** · 11-22-2009, 09:39 PM

Used it for 2 days now. Pretty impressive- day 1 heavy use still had 30% left after a 12 hour day txting, calls, browsing and multiple emails.

day 2- today still at 45% using wifi often- multiple calls, emails, and sms

**bluz** · 11-24-2009, 10:41 AM

not bad.. battery sustains for 2 days

**JoeT6681** · 11-24-2009, 07:29 PM

i will say that its not nearly as good as the 8330, but then again it has a stronger processor, better screen, and of course the new factor means we are playing with it a lot more than usual. also i'm still a firm believer in the discharge/charge factor. I always find that after a few days of letting it run till death and charging fully always gives you a better battery life cycle. So after the first week its better. I have meterberry installed and last night i was at 2% at 11pm after a full day of texting, bbming, and playing with wifi, and going on CB forums and about 2 hours of phone calls. today was the same thing but no 2 hour phone call so i have about 60% after 12 hours, its still a phone that has to be charged in my eyes, but what phone doesnt ? lol. it beats the storm, which needs a charge after you boot it up

**wpa8530** · 12-05-2009, 08:26 PM

I don't know how you guys are doing it. I've had the phone for 2 days and the battery died on me at 5PM the first day and today, Saturday, I've made it last the whole day only by putting it into standby mode every instant I'm not on it--never had to do that with the 8330. I couldn't dream of getting into day 2 without plugging in. I'm very disappointed with the battery life and the lack of a leather pouch to put the device into standby for me--but very pleased with the optical trackpad, wifi and new 5.0 OS. Not ready to take it back for the Tour--not sure I could ever go back to trackball, nor could I go back to being without WiFI. I think I'll just suck it up and by an extra charger for work. Oh yeah that reminds me, you need new charging accessories because the jack is now smaller--that irked me too. But wow, the upgrades make up for the small deficiencies. For a Curve 8330 user the 8530 doesn't feel like an entry level berry--but poor battery life (and the screen, when compared to the Tour) bring you back to reality.

**JoeT6681** · 12-05-2009, 08:35 PM

FYI, MINI to MICRO usb adapters are about $1.00 on ebay. All of your old chargers wih the mini USB, get plugged into the adapter, and that turns into a micro plug that goes into the 8530. The verizon store wont tell you that though

Check your running programs, maybe you're not closing out of apps correctly? mine is lasting me 35 hours.

**stephlb** · 12-05-2009, 11:57 PM

For me, I am coming from the 8130 Pearl and so its a HUGE upgrade. I don't feel like I am using an entry BB either but then again I am coming from a Pearl with OS version 4.x.

So far, I'm having to re-charge when I go to bed, but I am definitely not lasting 2 days, more like a day. It's not that big of an issue cuz it easily gets me through school and work and then some in the evening. Not that big of a deal but I am having to recharge every night.

**Kepeli** · 12-06-2009, 05:15 AM

I am on the fence about the Storm 2 because I am looking to upgrade to a Global ready device. I am not thrilled about the Tour because I would also love to have a bigger display for pictures, videos, etc... Besides, I want a touch screen. The more I hear about the Curve 2, however, I debate whether I should stray from the product line that offered me consistency and solid performance to go with a totally new line that I'm not entirely used to.

**themikedad** · 12-07-2009, 12:11 AM

I'm a complete newbie to bb and just bought a 8530 friday. LOVE IT!! I have found, with help from these formus, that you MUST close programs to get any kind of battery life. If you don't put it into standby it will come on with every event and use juice. And be careful with the WiFi, it gets battery hungery. Besides, compared to most phones, puttin this one into standby is much easier than locking the keyboard. so just do it. And 30+ hours of heavy use is GREAT for any portable device. How much batter life do you want?? Try using anything made by Nextel and the come talk to me about battery life. 12 - 14 hours STANDBY if your lucky.

**xNJxPlague** · 12-07-2009, 05:24 AM

I must have a crappy battery because mine doesnt last more then 8 hours with just basic texting

**dajogejr** · 12-07-2009, 05:38 AM

Coming from a 8330 which I got 2 days on, give or take...the 8530 is a little dissapointing.
I was getting a day.... I turned my screen down to 40% and that helped. Now I get a day and a half or so. I am addicted to hold 'em and solitare, however...

I do turn off the WiFi if it's not being used as well.

I chalk it up to more memory, faster processor and better screen too.

When you can get a home and car charger off fleabay for 6 bucks shipped, I don't see any point in buying a dollar adapter that you'd have to take everywhere.

You can already charge it in two spots with the factory wall charger AND the USB cable via any computer....

**qwiksilver** · 01-08-2010, 07:35 PM

that dollar adapter isn't so bad. nothing to really take except the chargers that you'd be taking anyway =)

http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/pict/1...39498080_1.jpg

**damon41978** · 01-17-2010, 06:01 PM

Here's my two cents:
The 8330 was better on battery life. I fully charged my 8530 yesterday and unplugged it at 8 in the morning. I used the phone about 5 times for texting throughout the day and the battery was completely drained by 9 that same night. Bluetooth was off, Wi-fi was off, backlight is set to turn off after 30 seconds and I always lock the phone right after I use it. This was definitely not the case with my 8330.

**LBIguard** · 01-18-2010, 10:10 AM

I am very new to BB and have had issues, but I was having the same battery problem. I have been using the standbye mode (hold the top media button) instead of locking my phone. I still get calls and emails but my battery life has gone from not lasting the day to almost 2 days with heavy use. Goodluck hope this helps
Also be aware of what is running hold alt and click the back button to see what is currently running

**hawghead** · 01-18-2010, 12:34 PM

I am on the sprint side, and got two 8530 at christmas time, for the wife and I. I am coming from a 8350i, and this battery and my wife's is all but dead by dinner time everynight. My 8350i would last all day no problem and even into the next morning if I forgot to plug it in. I have turned everything off app wise, and did not make a difference. I have not turned off the wifi, I will try that next, but that really shouldn't matter anyway, my 8350i had wifi and that didn't matter. I did notice that this battery is a lot smaller than the old one, not sure it that matters.

In short, not impressed at all, I am in a car a lot, and at my office and just have to plug it in all time. Probably be getting a tour 2 when it comes out.

**Giox** · 01-18-2010, 03:23 PM

I'm pretty happy with the battery life on the 8530. I think I can go a day and a half, two days before I need to recharge. I keep the back light at 30, the WiFi is off, and I run very few apps (UberTwitter, Facebook, WeatherEye mostly).

**hawghead** · 01-18-2010, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by Giox

I'm pretty happy with the battery life on the 8530. I think I can go a day and a half, two days before I need to recharge. I keep the back light at 30, the WiFi is off, and I run very few apps (UberTwitter, Facebook, WeatherEye mostly).

Thats pretty good, i turned twitter and facebook off, and really didn't make any difference. I am guessing the wifi, might be the issue. When I am at home I am always connected via wifi.

Question: Even if you aren't connected, and you have wifi searching automatically, do you think this kills it quick too? After seeing my battery die, I am assuming this might be it, because I shut down all the other apps. Guess I won't know unless i try.

**Gwyndon** · 01-18-2010, 03:39 PM

I'm a new BB user and the 8530 is my first BB ever. How do you turn the WiFi off?

**hawghead** · 01-18-2010, 06:22 PM

its under manage connections button, just click on the wifi option to uncheck it.

**Gwyndon** · 01-19-2010, 06:10 AM

Originally Posted by hawghead

its under manage connections button, just click on the wifi option to uncheck it.

Found it thanks!

**ZachBerryCurve** · 02-01-2010, 05:22 PM

I'm new to BB also, n i got the 8530 about two weeks ago. The stock battery it came with was absolutely aweful, i'd close apps as soon as i was done with them, wifi was off, bluetooth was off, GPS was off, and jus regular use such as texting and phone calls would kill it. So i took it to verizon and they replaced the battery free of charge. The new battery definitely does much better, but i'm still having to definitely charge it after not a whole lot of use. I have work 6am - 2pm and after a little bit of texting and a few calls and putting it into sleep mode every time i'm not using it, it goes down to 90%. Doesnt sound so bad but after work, with regular use such as a little bit of browsing and facebooking, texting, and very short phone calls, its down to 55% after 4 hours.... i definitely always have to charge my phone every nite....i've done every trick i've looked up on CB and elsewhere, and i'm not too happy with the battery. Besides that its freaking amazing, the phone works GREAT, imean come on...it's BB. But theres no way i could get barely more than a days use out of it....i'm trying to figure out what to do...debating moving to the tour which i dont know a whole lot about so i'm doing research. Hope i helped out at all.

**Evilina2318** · 02-02-2010, 09:47 AM

The battery that came with my Blackberry Curve 8530 sucked. I would fully charge it before bed and wake up to a half empty battery with no programs running and wifi off. I simply swapped the battery from my Curve 8330 and presto! Nice long battery life/charge. I am going to call Verizon to see if they can swap the stupid battery because I am thinking it may be defective....