Battery life

mitch212k

mitch212k

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Hi gents

Wondering how the battery life is with an iphone 3gs 16gb?

Never had an ipod or iphone before, but at work (tesco) there's a pretty good staff deal arrived recently. A black/white iphone 3gs 16GB with unlimited texts/calls/data is £33.75pm for 24 months.

I'm bored of my HTC Touch Pro crashing, being slow, not working properly, poor signal etc.

In this unbiased forum, should I take the plunge?
 
The iphone is awesome, although I would be a little cautious as there is a new version expected around summertime, probably June, so I would be wary of signing a 2 year deal for the 3GS now.

That aside though, battery life is not too bad, but with any sort of medium to heavy use with gaming/net/movies etc, expect to be charging it every day, and possibly even needing a top up during the day.

With my 3G for instance, if I only use it for light browsing, phonecalls and texting, with a small amount of gaming then I can stretch 2 days out of it.

If I were to watch say a full footy match streamed over the internet, then at the end of the match it can be ready for charging :eek:
 
I'm unqualified to say if the iphone is for you really, I love mine and wouldn't have anything else but each to their own in this respect.

Battery life sucks. I get a day if I'm lucky out of it (I am a fairly heavy user though), it's bad enough I make a habit of carrying my work phone round too so I don't get caught without a phone. There are ways round it (various external battery packs or carry the charger etc) but for me it's by far the most disappointing aspect of the phone...
 
mitch212k said:
Are there not likely to be new versions released each year though? I do understand what you're saying though Diggs.
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Yeah there are, but do you really want to be tied in for 2 years, missing 2 new versions potentially?

There is a strong possibility that a new model will be released June/July time, so if I were you I would sit tight until then.
 
Don't bother. Not cos its not worth it, it's a great device but rumours suggest the new one is just around the corner now.

That's the reason why I didn't buy a 3G S myself, the prices are almost the same as when it was released. Most ppl are well into their contract and coming out of it soon and I would have been just starting one on a similar price to what they paid a year or so earlier. Luckily I got an 3G one for free which is quite impressive tbh, and should tide me over nicely until the new one. Wait until summer I say :)

edit: Oh and to actually answer your que about battery life, its the worst thing about the iphone. It's such a great device you find yourself using it quite a lot hence battery life suffers. If they can improve just that on the one, it will be something!
 
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Alright guys thanks for the advice. The offer is a permanent one so there is no rush, I shall wait until news about the new device.

Cheers
 
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