Motorola DROID X firmware update now being rolled out

10. *HOVA* posted on 21 Jul 2010, 10:41 0 0

You're probably the same type of person that was bitching when Apple released new OS versions shortly after launch right? Yea, figured so.

11. rwolf1984 posted on 21 Jul 2010, 10:47 0 0

-1 for getting a phone @ Staples...lol

3. gambino37 posted on 20 Jul 2010, 20:22 0 0

I can get about ten hours with very light Internet usage, moderate texting, and everything else turned off.

4. MalakiMills posted on 20 Jul 2010, 20:33 0 0

I get a little over a full day with frequent texting and a decent amount of messing with the market, most of what I do is through Wifi though, I don't know if that makes a different on battery life compared to 3G.

5. gambino37 posted on 20 Jul 2010, 20:40 0 0

Anyone know if there is an extended battery planned for this beast? Its a superb phone but I would love to not worry about if I turn on GPS or WiFi how much more battery will drain. But then again I guess thats almost the norm with smartphones these days. Size vs. how big of a battery you can shove in the frame. Personally I wouldn't mind a slightly bigger overall phone packing a longer lasting battery.

6. stix26 posted on 20 Jul 2010, 21:25 0 0

Yes there is an extended batt that is only 1mm thick that takes is 1840 mah that is supposed to come out very soon.

8. cc16177 posted on 21 Jul 2010, 10:02 0 0

I had the Motorola Droid from the day it was released until the day this phone was released. The last 4 months I actually carried around an extra battery and by 7-8pm I would have to switch to the extra. With the Droid X I can get a full day on one charge, but the battery is definitely very low by the time I go to bed. My definition of a "full day" is about 7:30/8:00AM until about midnight and I would consider myself somewhat of a heavy user. Overall, I would say there is a slight improvement in battery life over the original Droid, but my Droid was overclocked at 1ghz.

9. cc16177 posted on 21 Jul 2010, 10:05 0 0

I have actually noticed improvements in battery life when using wifi. But ONLY if you are constantly connected... it is when the phone is being taken in and out of range of the wifi signal that the battery seems to drain. This is how I have come to this conclusion... If I want to go to say, cnn.com over 3g it will generally take 3-10 seconds probably (when viewing in desktop mode)... over wifi (depending on speeds obviously) generally about 2-5 seconds. That is saving me anywhere from 1-5 seconds of having to power my display where I am getting absolutely nothing out of it. Using wifi all day I only notice about 7-10% of my battery life being dedicated to that at the end of the day, and i'm sure I saved quite a bit of time powering the display considering that about 60-75% of my use is dedicated to powering the display at the end of the day.