Battery Life less than 24 hours? I have had this phone for about 5 days now and it seems that the battery life is HORRIBLE?
1292178
There is a technical reason for this. In the US, the Q is only available for CDMA networks (e.g. Verizon Wireless) today - specifically for a newer, faster type of CDMA network, known as EV-DO. EV-DO is a power hog [Brief layman's explanation: A wireless cell tower is like a person standing in a crowded room at a party full of international guests. Some people (wireless users) are close - others are further away. Some speak in a language you understand, others do not. Now, imagine you are the person/cell tower and you need to listen to everyone at once. The first thing you need to do is equalize the volume so that everyone is at the same level. This - in a wireless network - is a shared responsibility. The tower can listen more carefully for those users who are further away -- AND the phone can talk louder to enhance it's ability for being heard. With me so far?] My guess is that if you are experiencing poor battery life you are probably at the edge of EV-DO coverage and you phone is shouting to be heard. It can only get better as coverage improves. I have had a Q for 3 months. At home the battery life sucks (&lt; 24 hours) - when I travel, it improves as I tend to go to larger cities with better coverage. Stick with it and VzW EV-DO coverage will improve -- or move. Just my two cents. Feel free to disagree.
525023
I think my phone charged a long time when I received it, though I am not completely sure. Give it a full 24 hrs, and if you still have issues, return it. This phone is slightly difficult to work, since it's not instinctive. I love it because if it's size and style, but it's no easy ride.
732057
Honestly, I love this thing, but the speaker is horrible. My Galaxy S4 phone is louder and sounds better, which is kind of sad in my opinion. My battery lasts longer than my 12-hour work day with moderate use but not heavy use. Obviously it'll depend on what you're doing. Anything that requires constant screen use is going to severely limit the life of the battery.
1454952
I start using my phone at 6am and it's usually going dead by 3pm. I do check my emails a lot on it but still it should last through the day and doesn't.
249092
Phone did have few minor scratches when delivered, daughter used it for 5 or 6 days. Issue was that phone battery drained fast and phone shuts down even when battery is at 40%.
948543
I have a similar model (not exactly the same one) and the battery life is superb - lasts many days of normal usage and many years of use. I am now in my third year of use. Remember, if you are in an area of low or no coverage, this drains the battery fast and it's best to turn off your phone in such cases, if you can.
316034
if you leave it on 24 hours straight, like i did, the battery drains considerably fast haha
2271577
It has less than an hour of battery life charged fully, its bad for your system. Use it as a temporary till you can fight to buy a legit one
2045572
My battery life is fine. Some times batterys come defective. You may need a new battery. Or sometimes even a new charger. Hope this answers your ?.
847347
I would say there is no set answer to this question, the actual battery life that you experience will depend on your usage and maintainence of the device. My battery usually lasts about 8 days at about 2 hours or so a day, so about 16 hours roughly. YMMV!
1390156
A good way to test if there is something wrong may be to run it with "normal" use for a few charge cycles. For example: don't watch videos, have just one Gmail account active, limit web browsing, turn off Facebook and Twitter interval sync (huge drains in my experience), and answer calls and SMS messages as normal. If you get 30+ hours doing this, there is likely nothing wrong with the battery, suggesting your particular level of "exteme" use simply may be ill-advised when needing your phone to run for an entire day on one charge.
762505
Wow, I haven't had any trouble with mine. Wonder if you need a fresh battery or something? Did you call the manufacturer and see if they will replace it or have any recommendations? I love mine, haven't had any weird glitches like that! Now my cell phone... That's a different story... Good luck, I'd start with the manufacturer.
291642
I got the replacement battery from Amazon, works alright, but have found that the batteries on this phone don't last much more than a day. Not sure if is a battery issue or phone issue.
10051
Battery life should be able to last you for the whole day, only if you don't spend a good amount of that time using apps and going on the internet. Otherwise it'll die within 8 hours. Using straight out of the box, yeah you should be able to but you'll have to set up a motorola account before using it.
693285
its likely that the battery might be old in the phone before you bought the phone.who knows how long the battery been manufactured my suggestion is to buy a new battery and see how it works.i didnt have that problem i used it every dayits likely the battery might be too old
347128
I've not let it get low yet I guess? I take it in once a week & fully charge it & have had no problems w battery life. It's awesome isn't it? &#128522;
846458
get a new phone, dude. I had this phone for 8 months and it sucked ass every... single...day. if possible, return it and get a better one. it's not worth it.