
11-12-2009, 07:52 PM
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| | CrackBerry Genius of Geniuses Device(s): Sidekick 4g Carrier: Tmobile | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 14,372 Likes Received: 271
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Most phones use data polling. They constantly ask the server what's new for anything (IM chat, facebook notifications, email, etc). This kills the battery since they keep having to open network connections and find out what's new at a certain interval.
Blackberries support push for a lot of apps. The server tells the phone when something is new, uses a lot less battery. Not to mention blackberry data is compressed, so it transfers less data.
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