Battery life: I cancelled my order with them but now have a question: Do we really need an optimal battery?
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you are getting ripped off. what is the name of this online retailer? have you looked at their ratings? do not do business with any online retailer that asks you to call them to verify the order. they just want to sell you extra overpriced crap (the battery that comes with the camera lasts A LOT longer than 20 minutes). if you don't oblige, they just cancel your order anyways. good thing you canceled. back to the battery question: the battery lasts quite a long time. if you do some research, you'd find your answer. I think you can take around 200 pictures (not sure) with a fully charged battery. but buying an extra battery won't hurt. you can find them around 15 bucks online. or buy the canon ELPH accessory kit from amazon. the kit comes with a battery, neck strap, and case.
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I'm looking at this red T12 model as well... so which is it? yes or no? Why is it a question on Amazon can't ever get answered w/o conflicting answers? Not that it matters much if this thing really has 12 hours of battery life.....Well I just received mine actually, 3-4 days after posting this comment, and I can tell you for certain that Urban Geeks has no clue wtf he's talking about. They WILL play while it's plugged in. I dont' know if the battery really lasts 12 hours but why you would be playing this longer then that is beyond me...... by the way, check out my review I just posted. These things are a lot better then you'd expect. I'm looking at this red T12 model as well... so which is it? yes or no? Why is it a question on Amazon can't ever get answered w/o conflicting answers? Not that it matters much if this thing really has 12 hours of battery life.....Well I just received mine actually, 3-4 days after posting this comment, and I can tell you for certain that Urban Geeks has no clue wtf he's talking about. They WILL play while it's plugged in. I dont' know if the battery really lasts 12 hours but why you would be playing this longer then that is beyond me...... by the way, check out my review I just... » Read More I'm looking at this red T12 model as well... so which is it? yes or no? Why is it a question on Amazon can't ever get answered w/o conflicting answers? Not that it matters much if this thing really has 12 hours of battery life.....Well I just received mine actually, 3-4 days after posting this comment, and I can tell you for certain that Urban Geeks has no clue wtf he's talking about. They WILL play while it's plugged in. I dont' know if the battery really lasts 12 hours but why you would be playing this longer then that is beyond me...... by the way, check out my review I just posted. These things are a lot better then you'd expect. « Show Less
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Not certain, but I believe they mean it's not a refurb. I've had mine for a few months now and haven't had any issues. Battery holds a charge as expected.
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Rich, Thanks for the reply. Let me know what you see popping onto the market. Only 3 cells on this one, I wonder why. Good enough for me tho. This one is more full featured than those other little ones. They are too limited and small. This one has a good price. I know, for a little more I could get a regular laptop. I just like the toy feeling of it. And it doesn't take a lot of power to stay on for hours. Shipping is 3 to 5 weeks! So there's time to cancel if another one looks good. Nice to have a little thread here to check while I wait. Thanks.
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Well better the first week. but since I saw the question I decided to test again before answering. So I had the battery fully charged before going to work. A few hours later, I watched a 1:43min movie that was 1080 and it got to 14% batt. by the ending of the credits. My suggestion is to turn off wifi when not using due to apps updating info/status wasting battery power. Hope it helps. I would buy another thats how happy I'm with it. Just realize its not a samsung or samsung price
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I purchased new batteries (2 as they were so inexpensive & I plan to keep my phone for a while) after owning my phone for about 16-18 months. The original battery was lasting only half a day. I use my phone primarily for checking e-mails & some calls, very little online time. The new battery lasts all day or close to it with my usage. I would guess - as another reviewer posted - that you might get 4 hours of internet use. Buy a couple & switch them out. BTW... batteries losing the ability to stay charged is normal for any rechargeable battery, not just the HTC or other smart phones. Another option is buying the double size battery. Just a thought. I purchased new batteries (2 as they were so inexpensive & I plan to keep my phone for a while) after owning my phone for about 16-18 months. The original battery was lasting only half a day. I use my phone primarily for checking e-mails & some calls, very little online time. The new battery lasts all day or close to it with my usage. I would guess - as another reviewer posted - that you might get 4 hours of internet use. Buy a couple & switch them out. BTW... batteries losing the ability to stay charged is normal for any rechargeable battery, not just the HTC or other smart phones. Another... » Read More I purchased new batteries (2 as they were so inexpensive & I plan to keep my phone for a while) after owning my phone for about 16-18 months. The original battery was lasting only half a day. I use my phone primarily for checking e-mails & some calls, very little online time. The new battery lasts all day or close to it with my usage. I would guess - as another reviewer posted - that you might get 4 hours of internet use. Buy a couple & switch them out. BTW... batteries losing the ability to stay charged is normal for any rechargeable battery, not just the HTC or other smart phones. Another option is buying the double size battery. Just a thought. « Show Less
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I use mine a lot. What I have seen is the more I use them the better the battery seems to hold up. I never have to wait on a battery
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Yup, got the email on the 9th and the battery was delivered on the 10th. Been running for almost 24 hours with refresh, wifi, and GPS on, streaming music from Pandora or playing MP3s much of that time, and it's only down to 32% charge. I love this battery already! Hang in there, they are shipping.
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when you find a legit 9 cell please tell me where you bought it i need one bad, i got this thinking i would get way more battery life then i actually get (2 hours max)
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I am sure they will take it back if they have a return policy and you are within the days allowed for return. When I bought one, I had noticed that the battery came with a small plastic box to store it when not in camera so the terminals wouldn't short[a major cause of battery going waste that buyers dont realize can easily happen, if something metal were to connect both terminals] I raised this with them and they gave me like a $1 off[of course I still dont have that useful plastic box] so they are responsive.
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B. Haynes, yes, your info. helped! Thank you so much. I'm not really interested in anything heavier or with faster battery run down or a smaller keyboard, so...good points! Oh, and I don't want to risk having to kick myself later. LOL Money-wise, the rewards points I currently have from my Amazon Visa card should pay for most of it. :-)
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I'm unsympathetic to your statement. If you don't want to research what you buy, so be it! My battery works perfectly and my association with Amazon has been superior.
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Smarter to go to batterygeeks.net and get their 5-7 hour battery which can also be used for other devices...cost was 99 bux but well worth it.
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I don't remember but in the package, there was a slip of paper asking to contact them with any issues before posting a negative review. Sounds like they are willing to work with people. I don't know if it's my phone or the battery I ordered but if I work an 8 hour day, using it randomly for texting, facebook and email, it's usually drained by the time I'm home. It is not like a brand new battery that would last three days...
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I would like to know myself..When my battery arrived it wasn't even charged...Charged it for over 24 hours before my screen would even come up, so I could log on! Then the battery went dead again! If I have to keep charging it for 24 hours, each time I need to use my laptop, my only alternative is to send it bk, request a refund and purchase from the store I bought from, before this! This product is anything but Superior Choice!!
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Thank you for the info. A few days ago, I got the 'Eneloops' anyway. Maybe my stock Panasonic batteries had run their useful life course, because the Eneloops work very well and last much longer than the Panasonics. Plus the 7 hour audio and text recharge message does pop up when they run low (someone had suggested that the phone just 'dies', with no message). In any case, I can always use the Eneloops until I am not satisfied with their performance. They only cost me like ten bucks for 4.
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Well, unfortunately I'm not an avid gamer so I am not on it that often, but I have found that if you have it in sleep mode it does a very good job of retaining power. If I were to estimate, if you played it as much as the average owner, I would say you could get a guaranteed couple days out of it...I might even venture and say three days. Again thats just a guess.You might wanna poke around online and google some sites that will give you some good insight on the battery life. Hope I was able to help at least a little. Have fun and keep gaming! ;)