According to numerous reports around the web, the iPhone 3G’s battery life outpaces all other competing devices. PC World took a look at several 3G smartphone handsets, and proved that the iPhone 3G beats the Instinct, HTC Touch Dual and the LG EnV with 5 hours and 38 minutes of talk time. Only 3 other devices in the test achieved over 5 hours of talk time.
The same test also featured results from the AT&T Tilt, Motorola Q9 Global, Palm Centro, Pantech Dueo and Palm Treo 750. The worst of the lot was indeed the Palm Treo 750, checking in at just under 4 hours of talk time.
3G phones will use up a battery charge faster because 3G networks are more complex, giving voice calls an enhanced voice quality. Thankfully for iPhone 3G users, you can disable 3G connectivity to enhance battery life.
I’m pleased to read about these tests, as the one complaint I have about my 2G iPhone is… ever-decreasing battery life.
[via electronista]
written by Mr. Mayor \\ tags: iPhone 3G Battery Life, iPhone Battery
July 15th, 2008 at 7:27 am
You mention that that 3G give “voice calls an enhanced voice quality”. To save on battery, if I disable 3G connectivity to enhance battery life, will it have any adverse impact of voice quality ?? The voice quality on the original non-3g iPhone was horrendous!
July 15th, 2008 at 7:32 am
Yeah I believe quality will go down. No 3G, no 3G quality.
July 15th, 2008 at 8:00 am
Hmm from the reports I’ve heard around different sites forums, the battery life seems pretty bad.
July 15th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
I have both and “horrendous” is not a word i would use to describe the first gen’s iphone’s phone volume / quality.
even your saying that isn’t “horrendous” it’s just stupid.
July 15th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
I believe they were comparing the iPhone 3G to the iPhone 2G and said the battery life was shorter on the 3G model. It’s understandable. If you noticed in the teardown of the iPhone 3G, they said Apple was using a battery with less capacity than the 2G model which is a shame.
As far as comparing the iPhone 3G to other companies’ 3G models, the iPhone has better life, but the main drawback is that you can’t just pull out the battery and put a spare battery in. For such a finely designed device, it’s really a drawback for a constant user. A couple of company’s are coming out with a piggyback (it uses the iPhone sync connector) rechargeable battery pack for the 3G iPhone, but the release dates are set for August and beyond.
July 28th, 2008 at 12:14 am
Sure the battery on iPhone 3G is not that great, but what can we do? We want small size phones, powerful features and lengthy battery life.
Just get a backup battery. I got mine from iPhoneck brands. Their new 3G backup battery is probably one of the better looking products in the market. Their website is http://www.iphoneck.com