- Emu the Foo: anything would be better than my 8520. I've had a 9800 and that got mugged and then got a 9780 and that broke and wouldn't be replaced. So I am very excited for the 9900
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com08-10-11 03:28 PMLike 0 - really? you guys are saying the battery life is close to the 9780??? really????
I have the 9780, it can easily get me though 2 days +... I got the 9900 and on the first day it died after 13 hours. Unplugged at 8:30am and by 5pm it was already down it 20%.
the battery life SUCKS.08-11-11 05:56 AMLike 0 - really? you guys are saying the battery life is close to the 9780??? really????
I have the 9780, it can easily get me though 2 days +... I got the 9900 and on the first day it died after 13 hours. Unplugged at 8:30am and by 5pm it was already down it 20%.
the battery life SUCKS.08-11-11 06:01 AMLike 0 - nope. I didn't use it more than my 9780.
same usage. if it was more, it was slightly more.
All i do is email, bbm, and read the news on the web on the way to work. I have the same routine.
the battery is significantly worse than the 9780. A day of heavy usage on my 9780 would not put my battery below 50%. the 9900 day yesterday was moderate usage for me.08-11-11 06:06 AMLike 0 -
- The keyboard on the 9800 was awful. Isn't the 9900's one considerably better ?
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com08-11-11 06:29 AMLike 0 - I'm excited but I think I'm going to wait just a bit. Quickly jumped on the 9780 without reading user reviews and BAM got hit with the keyboard fault. I'm looking at battery life. The battery got smaller to 1230mAh from 1500mAh and being on Bell, we're stuck on 3G (or in this case 4G?) so I can't just switch to EDGE/2G to try to save power. Although the 9780 is great on battery life, my 8830 w/ CDMA was AMAZING. Hopefully software has been tweaked/configured to maximize battery even if it has gone smaller.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com08-11-11 12:39 PMLike 0 - Crucial_XtremeRetired ModeratorBattery life is darn good. If you consider the battery is smaller than previous versions, it stacks up rather well. Yes the processor is faster, thus doing things in shorter time. But the smaller dye & newer architecture of the newer processors is the culprit, and that's a good thing.08-11-11 12:46 PMLike 0
- Most reviewers say it is impressive, but not spectacular.
I'm good with impressive.
Techradar's review said after taking it off the charger at 6am and a full day of heavy use had 10% by 11pm.
I'm only a moderate user and when I put my 9700 on my bedside pod at night it has over 50%. If the 9900 leaves me with 30% by the time I go to bed, I still can't complain.
If the reason for a 'lesser' battery life is a slimmer and lighter device, I can live with that.08-11-11 12:54 PMLike 0 -
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I was around 85% after 1hr 15mins this morning... by about 12:30pm (4.5 hours in), I was at 50%.08-11-11 02:30 PMLike 0 -
If you are getting this kind of battery life off running on GSM wouldn't the user on CDMA experience even faster battery loss?08-11-11 02:39 PMLike 0 -
I've been on BBM most the morning, sent/received 40 emails. Listened to locally stored music for about 30 minutes. Had about 8-2 minute long calls and 1-15 minute call. Screen is set to auto-dim and lowest light setting. WiFi off. I've optimized all my apps to NOT refresh in the background. I hope this gets fixed.08-11-11 02:50 PMLike 0 - why all of a sudden are seeing considerably diminished battery life ! very disappointing. This will hopefully get fixed in a future OS update08-12-11 06:16 AMLike 0
- That's one of the reasons I would NOT sush to buy this
So far the problems are the poor camera
And 2/3rds of people say that the battery is bad, I hope we get an OS that would fix that pretty soon
I've learnt my lesson, I rushed to buy the 9780 and guess what ? Got the stuterring keyboard
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com08-12-11 07:03 AMLike 0 - couldn't the keyboard be easily replaced ?
I think i am going to get this device when it debuts in the UK as i had my 9800 robbed and have been left with the awful 8520 ! so im kind of desperate. Many reviewers have also stated that this is supposedly the best blackberry device ever.
The camera and the battery life are worrying aspects for a flagship device08-12-11 07:10 AMLike 0 -
- i was reporting poor battery life yesterday. However the battery seems to be improving after some complete charges. It lasted now 26 hours until i ran it down. I also returned to the US and i am not roaming anymore, that seems to help as well.
So the battery life is much improved now!!!08-13-11 04:45 PMLike 0 - I've had to charge my battery 3 times today but I have been on it non stop downloading apps, browsing, BBM, FB, Twitter etc so I'm not surprised.
I just hope it will get me through the day, if not I work in an office full of BB chargers, I'll just use one of them.
P.S is anyone pis*ed about the new charger!? That stupid USB that's not long enough & the Apple style pulg!?
Eugh I want the old one back!
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com08-13-11 04:55 PMLike 0 - I've had to charge my battery 3 times today but I have been on it non stop downloading apps, browsing, BBM, FB, Twitter etc so I'm not surprised.
I just hope it will get me through the day, if not I work in an office full of BB chargers, I'll just use one of them.
P.S is anyone pis*ed about the new charger!? That stupid USB that's not long enough & the Apple style pulg!?
Eugh I want the old one back!
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com08-13-11 04:56 PMLike 0 - Just for anyone interested (I'll update again once 2moro is over) but my battery log so far:
2 run down of phones over the period of 2 days.
2nd From FULLY Charged
os version : Official VodafoneUK 7.0 Bundle 1465 (7.0.0.296)
edge
screen brightness: 10
approx usage:
Heavy-ish use of bbm throughout the day. Although some hours with no activity or phone use. Fair bit of rss reading at the top bar.
possible apps that get notifications or alerts that may put a drain on the battery.
Apps I use:
Whatsapp
BerryBuzz
BreakingNews / Sixtools
start time. 11.30pm
time of day when 50%
8.30am
time of day when 25%
1.33pm
what time you threw it back on the charger.
3.15pm ( 1 % battery left)
Now from 3rd FULLY Charged state:
os version 7.0.0.296 (VodafoneUK)
edge
screen brightness: 10
approx usage:
Heavy-ish use of bbm throughout the day. Although some hours with no activity or phone use. Fair bit of rss reading at the top bar.
possible apps that get notifications or alerts that may put a drain on the battery.
Apps I use:
Whatsapp
BerryBuzz
BreakingNews / Sixtools
start time.17:35
86% - 20.30
70% - 22.25
60% - 23:12
time of day when 50% -
time of day when 25% -
what time you threw it back on the charger. -
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