Talk time lowered on AT&T's variant of the Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820
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Those not so fortunate to own a phone with such a high capacity cell must end up carrying a charger with them to take advantage of a free outlet whenever they can find one. In the car, perhaps more people are using their cigarette lighter for charging than for smoking (not that this would be a bad thing). So it might be upsetting to those who have been looking to purchase the Nokia Lumia 920 or Nokia Lumia 820 from AT&T. Nokia's website recently listed some battery related specs for both the AT&T model and the international model of the flagship Nokia Lumia 920 and it shows that changes have been made somewhere.
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The AT&T variant of the Nokia Lumia 920 has lower talk time |
We don't know what accounts for the difference in these times. The battery itself appears not to have been changed from one version to the other meaning that it could be a firmware matter or something in the way AT&T's pipeline works. And there are going to be many out there wondering if a difference of just 1 hour in talk time is even worth mentioning. To those, we ask you to remember how it felt the last time your smartphone battery expired and each subsequent minute felt like hours.
While the downsized talk time probably isn't enough of a hurdle that potential buyers of either phone will quickly run to the Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX HD, battery life and talk time remain such a major smartphone issue that Google has apparently addressed it in Android 4.2 with Project (honk, honk) Roadrunner.
source: Nokia via WPCentral
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14 Comments
1. Droid_X_Doug posted on 06 Oct 2012, 12:05 6 0
I guess Nokia is stuck to the same principles of physics as everyone else?
2. darkkjedii posted on 06 Oct 2012, 12:42 1 1
Evactly bro. Just carry a charger, neither of my phones get the greatest battery life so I bring a charger for which ever one I'm using that day.
3. snowgator posted on 06 Oct 2012, 12:44 0 0
Public Relations nightmare, those darn laws......
6. -box- posted on 06 Oct 2012, 15:20 0 0
Extended battery cases will be available for the 820
9. Droid_X_Doug posted on 06 Oct 2012, 21:52 1 0
Why only the L820? Why not also for the L920? I could see a Mophie Juice Pack case+battery for the L920.
14. isssak posted on 08 Oct 2012, 02:13 0 0
Would be awesome to see a slim case that works via the wireless charging...
4. valapsp posted on 06 Oct 2012, 12:50 0 0
Someone please clarify. If I buy the AT&T version but use it on a 3G network battery consumption would be like 10,400,67?
5. vvelez5 posted on 06 Oct 2012, 15:05 1 0
Perplexing. Not sure what would cause this to happen unless Nokia is being conservative with the numbers for the US version or maybe that ATTs network causes more battery consumption with more pings being required to stay in touch with the signal but I highly doubt that. Just a crazy guess.
8. jroc74 posted on 06 Oct 2012, 20:26 0 0
I dont think the lower times is cause for concern. It is interesting tho. Maybe its some AT&T services running in the background?
10. Edmund posted on 06 Oct 2012, 22:22 1 0
Probably because AT&T have more towers that the phone is recycling through. Doesn't make a difference to me because my phone is always kept in 2G unless I'm web browsing.
11. smartandcool3 posted on 06 Oct 2012, 23:54 2 0
Well It won't be a problem for everyone because other persons across the world will be using the "Global Edition" of Nokia Lumia 920.
12. yt6nin posted on 07 Oct 2012, 11:33 0 0
May be it was an attempt to slightly cut costs for production... But Nokia should've put in at least a 2100~2500mAh, and hopefully bring up their sales, if that's what they want...
13. Jkidd569 posted on 07 Oct 2012, 19:41 0 0
Well thats not really a deal breaker because if you compare it to the Galaxy SIII, its battery life is slighlty better
