Samsung MM-A900 / SPH-A900 / Ace
The battery Life Theory
I have a theory about battery life, I have had a lot of phones and I have worked for Sprint and based on my experience, here is the issue.
Most people who complain about battery life have, at one point, had an old LG or perhaps a motorola that had SUPER battery life because it did NOTHING. Those old phones would last days. Therefore a phone like the A900, which is brilliant in nearly every way, gets a ton of grief. When it comes right down to it, a phone this thin, with these kinds of specs, and blazing fast internet, what more do you expect?
If they put a stronger battery in, it will probably overheat the phone, did any of you knuckleheads ever think of that?
Rant over
Respek
Most people who complain about battery life have, at one point, had an old LG or perhaps a motorola that had SUPER battery life because it did NOTHING. Those old phones would last days. Therefore a phone like the A900, which is brilliant in nearly every way, gets a ton of grief. When it comes right down to it, a phone this thin, with these kinds of specs, and blazing fast internet, what more do you expect?
If they put a stronger battery in, it will probably overheat the phone, did any of you knuckleheads ever think of that?
Rant over
Respek
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This may be partially true, but as phones have advanced so has battery technology. I have a feature packed Motorola phone and it gets MUCH better battery life than my old Samsung that had a black and white screen and few features.
My theory is that there are multiple factors: 1. The phone is very thin, and therefore uses a thinner battery, which means less usage time.
2. The phone runs on EV-DO (Evolution for DATA ONLY). If Sprint's system is anything like Verizon's, the phone will try to remain on towers capable of handling EV-DO. If an area has not been fully built out for EV-DO, the phone will be switching back and forth between EV-DO and 1X data signals. This alone, can cause a tremendous drain on the battery.
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My theory is that there are multiple factors: 1. The phone is very thin, and therefore uses a thinner battery, which means less usage time.
2. The phone runs on EV-DO (Evolution for DATA ONLY). If Sprint's system is anything like Verizon's, the phone will try to remain on towers capable of handling EV-DO. If an area has not been fully built out for EV-DO, the phone will be switching back and forth between EV-DO and 1X data signals. This alone, can cause a tremendous drain on the battery.
3. The awesome QVGA s...
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