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0 pointsrdtsc10y ago0 comments

Aslo battery life. I used to charge my phone once a week, tops. I could drop it, throw, it fit in my hand my pocket find. Now I have to charge it every day. My android is more of a portable computer that also knows how to make calls via the cell phone network.

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oaktowner10y ago

If you turn off data and don't use the screen, you'll get much better battery life (and have approximately the same feature set as your old phone).

Old phones didn't have apps that required constant connectivity and didn't have screens at all, essentially.

So the problem is that this is comparing yesterday's phone with today's pocket-sized computer.

Note: you can still buy a feature phone today if you'd like.

ddingus10y ago

This is entirely true.

If I run my Samsung Note 4 in it's extreme power saving mode, it's got a standby that is something like 17 days! I can easily go a few days, if I'm just talking on the phone, text, and the occasional web browser session.

If I want to play audio, it will do that for the better part of a week in that same mode. Just point Chrome at the files and go.

hnal94310y ago

I've found I need to do a factory refresh every time there is an Android OS upgrade, because my battery life goes in the tank. ADB shows processes going crazy, trying and retrying to access things that are no longer there.

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