Battery life? I'm getting away from Apple players after my Mini's battery life was down to 15 minutes a year after purchase. How is the battery life on this product?
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When this product's battery starts to fail, which won't be for a long while, you can just buy another one for twenty bucks, unlike an ipod.
352642
Yeah, I am very impressed by the fact that I can get a new battery when the original fails. Very cool, and a lesson for Apple...
352643
Hi,This product has a 20 hour battery life but it does not have a wall charger yet. So the only way to charge it for now is to plug it into the USP dock
352644
I think I saw a wall charger on Amazon, but it had very bad customer reviews. It was made by some other third party. My sansas battery life is very good.
940688
4 to 5 hours I believe... depends on what your doing with them, constant music shorter battery life...
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Not sure that I can answer. I use mine to play 30 songs in shuffle mode. At the end of the songs the player will shut down. If there were more songs I believe it will continue until it comes to an end. It is not as user friendly as some others, but it does use AAA battery, the reason I got it.
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You lost 4% battery in 20 minutes? That's about 12% an hour putting you around 8.5 hours. Yup, that's about right. It doesn't matter what programs you have "running" in the background. The iPad OS works differently from your Windows OS, the stuff is there, but not running. It will not drain your battery any faster. The biggest factor is going to be how bright your screen is. I usually have mine around 40-50%, plenty bright for indoor use and my battery lasts 9+ hours. Also if you're reading a book turning off wifi will help a bit. 9 hours of continuous use is PHENOMENAL for a device like this. I constantly use my iPad throughout the day and I have never drained the battery all the way. My Galaxy Nexus on the other hand is abysmal; after about and hour of talking and a few texts the battery is at 60% it's horrendous. When I got my first smart phone (a Droid X) I was constantly obsessing over the battery life and if it was dying too quickly or if it wasn't going to sleep properly. I would look in the app market for apps that would help battery, spent hours researching charging methods etc. and it really took a lot of the enjoyment away from me when using the device. Then I learned to just not worry about it, if it needs charged, charge it. Bottom line, so long as you charged it each night before bed, you should never get even close to fully draining it in one day. Unless you're using it 9+ hours a day to which I would say you have bigger concerns then just your tablets battery life.
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Battery life does not last long.Play at full volume it last only for 2 hrs.
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The battery last a long time, like 3-4 weeks. Can you play iTunes on it,I would think so, any music you can download on your computer you should be able to download on this player.
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Dear ,the battery life :standby time about 50 days music play time about 28 hrs Hope this help Bluedio team
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There is no way your video iPod gets that low battery life--if it does, bring it to an apple store RIGHT AWAY--it's clearly still under warranty because the product is under a year old. I listen to music at least 4 hours a day on my iPod and I get anywhere between 3-4 days of charge before I have to recharge it. The only way you'd lose more battery life is if you watched constant videos.
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I can listen to a music/radio at work for two days straight (18 hours total) and still have battery life left. I've never tried to go three days without recharging, but I might be able to do so. I have noticed that because of the pause/playback feature, listening to the radio tends to use more battery time than listening to MP3's.
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hello Julie, when its fully charged it last me about 2 hours. But I have to admit I'm not a fan of this player.
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I just got the 16GB for Christmas. After reading all the battery posts, the first thing I did was charge it fully, then play it until the battery died. I got 20+ hours. I think a lot has to do with how often the screen is "lit". If you're constantly shuffling through, picking songs, adjusting volume etc. i think one would get less life than just playing it like I did (the screen was black most of the time since I wasn't adjusting anything). And of course, i would expect video or games to kill the battery even quicker. That would be a good test, play a video straight through and see the life. I don't have any videos loaded, so I can't really test that. I just got the 16GB for Christmas. After reading all the battery posts, the first thing I did was charge it fully, then play it until the battery died. I got 20+ hours. I think a lot has to do with how often the screen is "lit". If you're constantly shuffling through, picking songs, adjusting volume etc. i think one would get less life than just playing it like I did (the screen was black most of the time since I wasn't adjusting anything). And of course, i would expect video or games to kill the battery even quicker. That would be a good test, play a video straight through and... » Read More I just got the 16GB for Christmas. After reading all the battery posts, the first thing I did was charge it fully, then play it until the battery died. I got 20+ hours. I think a lot has to do with how often the screen is "lit". If you're constantly shuffling through, picking songs, adjusting volume etc. i think one would get less life than just playing it like I did (the screen was black most of the time since I wasn't adjusting anything). And of course, i would expect video or games to kill the battery even quicker. That would be a good test, play a video straight through and see the life. I don't have any videos loaded, so I can't really test that. « Show Less
1654301
Great question, thanks for asking. The manufacturer suggests a battery life of 5 to 7 hours of continuous play. Since the volume setting affects battery life, the higher the volume the shorter the battery life. For example, I get over 7 hours of play
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I got mine last year with a Christmas deal. I didnt even know they had minis to be honest. Mine (im assuming the original full size) is only about 5" × 2". I dont have it on me so im guessing. For what I use it for, its just the right size (no pun intended). Personally I dont think I would want a mini, but thats just my opinion. But honestly, a great product! And I dont know if its bc of my phones range, but the bluetooth range I got from it was literally about 50 yards and if you are in a diff room or the box was outside, it still played music. I have a galaxy s4 so who knows. And I say 50 yards bc I was at work and ran out of walking room! I got mine last year with a Christmas deal. I didnt even know they had minis to be honest. Mine (im assuming the original full size) is only about 5" × 2". I dont have it on me so im guessing. For what I use it for, its just the right size (no pun intended). Personally I dont think I would want a mini, but thats just my opinion. But honestly, a great product! And I dont know if its bc of my phones range, but the bluetooth range I got from it was literally about 50 yards and if you are in a diff room or the box was outside, it still played music. I have a galaxy s4 so who knows.... » Read More I got mine last year with a Christmas deal. I didnt even know they had minis to be honest. Mine (im assuming the original full size) is only about 5" × 2". I dont have it on me so im guessing. For what I use it for, its just the right size (no pun intended). Personally I dont think I would want a mini, but thats just my opinion. But honestly, a great product! And I dont know if its bc of my phones range, but the bluetooth range I got from it was literally about 50 yards and if you are in a diff room or the box was outside, it still played music. I have a galaxy s4 so who knows. And I say 50 yards bc I was at work and ran out of walking room! « Show Less
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The only way to get 3-4 hours out of the battery life is if you've got the Backlight set to Always On, or even to the 20-second mark. The color screen is the biggest energy hog on this iPod; that's why video playback sucks up so much power. Keep the Backlight set to Off, and you'll get the max 12 or so hours if you play just music.
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So far I have listened to music solid for about a two hour drive one way and then again for 2 hours back. The battery life didn't seem to decrease at all. Maybe went down 20-30%.I have so far gone a few days straight without charging and taking small trips each day listening to music the whole time. It's definitely good enough to use for a day and not charge and still have enough juice for another ride or two. My buddy wore his battery out after maybe 4-5 days of not charging. Definitely good enough given you're usually home in time to recharge. This model supports charging while using it on your bike. I got a battery hookup USB charger but honestly haven't even had to use that yet. So far I have listened to music solid for about a two hour drive one way and then again for 2 hours back. The battery life didn't seem to decrease at all. Maybe went down 20-30%.I have so far gone a few days straight without charging and taking small trips each day listening to music the whole time. It's definitely good enough to use for a day and not charge and still have enough juice for another ride or two. My buddy wore his battery out after maybe 4-5 days of not charging. Definitely good enough given you're usually home in time to recharge. This model supports charging... » Read More So far I have listened to music solid for about a two hour drive one way and then again for 2 hours back. The battery life didn't seem to decrease at all. Maybe went down 20-30%.I have so far gone a few days straight without charging and taking small trips each day listening to music the whole time. It's definitely good enough to use for a day and not charge and still have enough juice for another ride or two. My buddy wore his battery out after maybe 4-5 days of not charging. Definitely good enough given you're usually home in time to recharge. This model supports charging while using it on your bike. I got a battery hookup USB charger but honestly haven't even had to use that yet. « Show Less
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I just got the 16GB for Christmas. After reading all the battery posts, the first thing I did was charge it fully, then play it until the battery died. I got 20+ hours. I think a lot has to do with how often the screen is "lit". If you're constantly shuffling through, picking songs, adjusting volume etc. i think one would get less life than just playing it like I did (the screen was black most of the time since I wasn't adjusting anything). And of course, i would expect video or games to kill the battery even quicker. That would be a good test, play a video straight through and see the life. I don't have any videos loaded, so I can't really test that.
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I would not say that, but it did return the GB to its original battery life. I can use mine for a few days now without having to charge it, probably playing 4-5 hours a day. Absolutely worth picking up.