Comments on: The real reason your iPhone 3G’s battery sucks: You’re using it too much

By: jason scher

jason scher — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:11:42 +0000

the battery is a joke, if apple wants to really kill it with market share it needs a better battery period. the device is truly revolutionary and thus i love it an hate it. its like a fine italian sports car from the 60's, when it runs it gives you so much pleasure, when being the operative word.

By: chiko

chiko — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:22:05 +0000

i charged my iphone 3gs to 100% before i left work i played music for approx 1 hour after that point i stopped the music and hadn't played anything turned screen off and left the device alone

its now midnight i picked up the iphone turned the screen on and it instantly shut off i plugged it in (as it would not startup) and the battery had gone flat

location/wifi/3g/edge was all off the phone had been used for 1 hour and left alone with the screen off for 6 hours

the iphone is a joke its a toy and highly unreliable as a phone i played around with it when i first got it but at the end of the day its ment to be my normal phone to make calls and it fails my motorola v3x was superior better battery which would last days without charge so i'll never be left stuck

what i want to know is why is the iphone chewing so much power when its meant to be in standby mode? where is the battery going? or is it just a crap battery provided by a crap company

also what is with this crappy forum i just want to post a message as a guest and it wants my life story enter a valid url...optional my ass

By: concernedapplecustomer

concernedapplecustomer — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:56:36 +0000

No dude your wrong, I tried putting my iPhone on airplane mode AND low brightness and Standyby Mode and it STILL drains. I can't even make it through 3/4 of my day. Walt Mossberg stated that his new iPhone 3GS can get him through the day.

But I hardly believe that, considering hes a very busy man, checking and re-checking emails every second, looking up stocks, making countless business calls to his work associates. But he did also state that it was a close call from the end of the day with 10% battery life. I have a couple of friends who also have the iPhone 3G S death battery problem and they use it less than W. Mossberg! and their battery life comes to a dead end usage from 9AM to 5 PM, that's 8 hours of BS.

I'm truly truly truly truly disappointed in the battery life. Apple should really stop making the iPhone as good as it can be "for now" BUT make it "As best" as it could it at this moment. I can't use my iPhone properly because I'm too afraid it will die on me.

The Only reason why Apple doesn't make it truly the best as it could be IS because they want to save these features for upcoming models so they have Something to SHOW.

if Apple is reading this, they better come to realize that I speak for a lot of people who feels the same way as I do.

By: Samir Kodsi

Samir Kodsi — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:45:00 +0000

I really enjoyed reading your analytical article which you supported with published data and quotes. The iPhone is truly a life style and game changing piece of technology and one hopes that battery technology will change with it for the better.

By: The new iPod touch and iPod nano schematics? » VentureBeat

The new iPod touch and iPod nano schematics? » VentureBeat — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:23:28 +0000

[...] The new iPod touch looks to be gaining the iPhone 3G’s body. The backside will apparently be curved, and this may allow for a larger battery, iLounge speculates. Perhaps as a way to tout it against the iPhone, Apple could play up a very long battery life, which many users complain is the key weakness for the iPhone 3G. [...]