I picked up a Pearl on 3/1. Everything seemed ok with the phone but it was locking up randomly so I brought it in and they exchanged it for a new one, including the battery. The new phone, while everything seems to work 100%, doesn't last as long as my first one.
I have tried doing a few complete recharge cycles even though everything I read about lithium ion says it's not necessary and the battery life has not improved.
Now... Desktop Manager reports that the battery level is 64% while the phone says it's 100%. Can someone explain what the heck is going on? Cause if I have to take this phone back (again!), I will be sorely disappointed.
I am pretty well versed in these things and I have searched over the last couple of days for a similar problem. I never saw a thread where anyone even mentioned the desktop manager battery level.
I know when I got my 8130, the battery drained pretty fast the first week or so, but after that, I can go a couple of days (depending on usage) before the battery gets below 40%.
Had the battery swapped out and I'm still having the same issue. The phone says it's at 100% right now while the Desktop Manager software reports 72%. When I first got home, the phone was less than 15% and Desktop Manager reported 100%. WTF is going on?
I don't know much about the desktop manager problem. But I do know that my battery is getting better the longer that I have had it. The battery drained faster at first, but after a couple of weeks it is lasting longer.
