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how long does your 8525 battery last?
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Posted by: caliplaya209

mine has yet to last more then 12 hours, but i used it internet quite a lot...does it hurt the batter if i leave im+ on while my phone is on my pocket, like on idle....

also, does your phone ever heat up ? like the battery side, mine gets hot sometimes, its kinda scary

Posted by: baller4ever85

about a day

Posted by: MyPyle

Wirelessly posted (Cingular 8525: HTC-8500/1.2 Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.5; Windows CE; PPC; 240x320))

about a day for mine to. mine also does get hot when streaming with a sling box.

Posted by: prubin

About fourteen to sixteen hours.

Posted by: b3p0

one work day--- abt 16 hrs if im lucky. depends on internet usage.

IM+ will be a HUGE battery hog, expect lower batt life with this on.

and yes, my phone gets very hot sometimes also.

Posted by: mush10

Same as above. I get a day's work out of it and it occaisionally does get warm.

Posted by: harlenm

I unplug it at 7am, and it's fine till I go to sleep, usually around 11:30pm. Usually has around 30% left at that time.

Mine will get warm if I'm on a call for more than 30-40 minutes, and it gets hot if tethering, really hot.

Posted by: caliplaya209

ok im glad to know mine isnt the only one that gets hot...

Posted by: BNickO

The phone gets warm. That is an advantage when you live in Minnesota.

Posted by: mcvosi

If I don't use bluetooth too much I guess I could see 16 hours.

Posted by: WMurray

Wirelessly posted (HTC-8500/1.2 Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.5; Windows CE; PPC; 240x320))

I'm lucky to get 7-8 hours before mine starts popping the low batt message. I'm a moderate user though. I typically use 2 hours of talk time on a bt headset, watch 30-45 minutes of Sling, surf frequently, and mail. It was even worse before I disabled DirectPush and just scheduled my email on 15 minute intervals.

Posted by: i880/8525junkie

It didn't last long on my first day. Only 9 hours till it was @ 20. I gave it a full charge so let's see how it lasts today.

Posted by: serkle k

I noticed my battery life progressivly got better as i settled with the way i wanted to configure things on mine. I also wnet through a few Battery cycles to try to keep a relitively normal cycle on the batt since it's like any other cell batt. Also my phone gets warm/hot when i use the phone for an extended amount of time, about 30-40 minutes. And if i use anything thing on it while it's charging.

Posted by: mch

There are third-party extended batteries available. You end up with a phone with a distinct bulge, but it should help for heavy users.

Lots of places to find them. Here's one:
http://www.igonemobile.com/products/html/61314570.html

Posted by: harlenm

My phone has been unplugged since about 8 am. It's 9:45pm, and it's at 40% remaining. I've been on it for only 10 minutes, sent and received about a dozen texts, received probably 25 emails, and wi-fi has been on all day to check for emails without affecting incomming calls(no 3g at home).

I'm happy with the battery performance of the phone.

Posted by: RF9

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Originally Posted by i880/8525junkie

It didn't last long on my first day. Only 9 hours till it was @ 20. I gave it a full charge so let's see how it lasts today.

Cell phone (rather PDA) batteries have terrible life when they're brand new. When I had an 8525, I charged it and of course played with it non-stop draining the battery in about 3 1/2 hours. But after 2 weeks of use, these batteries usually reach near their peak performance.
When I see people complain of the terrible battery life of the Blackjack, Treo 750, 8525, etc. I usually assume (or it's apparent that) they've had the phone merely a few days and have probably use it a lot in that time.

After a good 20 charge cycles the batteries usually last a whole day relatively easy. Add to that, typically we play with them a little less.