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HTC Desire v iPhone 4 BATTERY

  • 28-02-2011 11:04pm
    #1
    smithirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 50 ✭✭


    Is there much of a difference? Would go for iPhone but the Desire is nice and affordable if I opt for Meteor!


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  • #2
    elderlemon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,014 ✭✭✭elderlemon


    bit strange to be choosing between two completely different phones based on the difference in their battery!.


  • #3
    Gryzor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,715 ✭✭✭Gryzor


    not really, they may be completely different phones and OS's, but most of the apps these days are the same, so on the surface, unless you go digging into the OS, android and IOS will provide the user with a platform to install and use apps...along with normal phone functions...

    as for battery, i'd say there isn't much in it...you'll get a day out of both with moderate usage....


  • #4
    smithirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 50 ✭✭smithirl


    Thanks for the replies lads..hearing alot of negativity re: desire battery so kinda getting more & more reluctant in buying it!


  • #5
    Oafley Jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,519 ✭✭✭Oafley Jones


    smithirl wrote: »
    Thanks for the replies lads..hearing alot of negativity re: desire battery so kinda getting more & more reluctant in buying it!

    Going by my gf's experience the iPhone 4 has a far better battery. HTC are fairly hopeless when it comes to batteries And I don't understand why they're not working on it. There was an article on engadget this week that said the thunderbolt was delayed owing to the fact it was only getting about three hours of life on 4g.


  • #6
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    Dont have the Desire in office here but do have an iPhone 4 and the battery is terrible on it as well.


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  • #7
    patmac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,602 ✭✭✭patmac


    smithirl wrote: »
    Is there much of a difference? Would go for iPhone but the Desire is nice and affordable if I opt for Meteor!
    Better deals on emobile, same network. My HTC is working a lot better since I turned of the GPS, mobile, wi-fi etc when on standby more details here:
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056181832


  • #8
    kenyard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 943 ✭✭✭kenyard


    i rooted my desire +use juicedefender and i do get 2 days out of it now.. but thats still annoying...
    games eat into the battery completely though. except a recharge playing 3-4 hours of a game...

    the iphone 4 has a 600Mhz processor no>? so should give better battery life i would have assumed..
    i really do love the desire though. awesome phone. i have never had an iphone so cant compare really..
    my personal preference will be for teh samsung galaxy s II when it comes out though i reckon...

    also you can pick up a bigger capacity battery online for 20-40 euro not sure and apparently they do double usage times


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