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IPhone Battery Extension Guide

master — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 16:39:40 +0000

One of the most inquired topics in online world is the short battery life of the IPhone. There are so many people out there who put in their two cents on how to improve the iPhone battery juice and lengthen the battery life to at least a full 8 hours. Some notes are useful, many of them contradictory, some just plain mean. However, idea of this article is to get a consensus of what seems to work for most people and to put it out there. Whether the tips here are useful or not can only be determined by actually testing it out with your own iPhone,

We all know that when we have more features turned on, the battery life will definitely be shorter. But some of us must criticize then why did they bought an IPhone, obviously its because of its great features and if they can’t use it there will be no fun owing an IPhone. But at this point it would be reasonable to say that may be used when needed, which is a pretty sensibl…

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Tips to Double Your iPhone Battery Life

master — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:21:57 +0000

Apart from using iPhone battery extenders there are various other methods which users can use to extend the life of an iPhone battery. The methods require little effort from users and if they can put that effort they can get tad good extended battery life in an iPhone. Moreover, users should not feel alien practicing such tricks as they are not the only one who are fed up with awful life of iPhone battery and adhering to path beaten tricks to double the lifespan of iPhone battery.

The first act users are required to do is turn off the 3G. There are times when users are not in a terrain wherein 3G services are not available. When you put on your 3G on the assumption that there may be some 3G service, you lose a significant portion of battery life. It’s always a wise decision to put off 3G services when there is every likelihood that there is no such service in a particular region or areas; moreover, 3G radio consumes more battery than any other service, therefore, it is better to put it off when not in use.

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How much Battery will I use to Listen to the Radio on IPhone

master — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:22:01 +0000

Listening to the radio on your iPhone may not seem like a big deal. Many phones already have this function, and it isnt normally featured as a big battery drain. However, with the amount of flak that the iPhone battery is getting from users, every little thing that the iPhone does comes in for its share of careful scrutiny.

There are many applications for stream Internet radio that are compatible for IPhones. Most people choose the application that will give them good streaming quality and hopefully not too many commercials to ruin the listening experience, but now considerations of battery consumption also come into play.

Streaming Internet radio applications are different from public radio stations in that they allow users to create a sort of private radio station that features specific music genres and/or artists. This makes it especially appealing for IPhone users who like to play music in the background while they are doing other things, whether on their iPhone or not. There is nothing more distracting than music that irritates or annoys you coming on in the middle of an especially crucial part of what you are working on. It is distracting and, well, annoying.

One of the more popular applications today for streaming Internet radio is Pandora, which can be purchased via iTunes and is currently free of advertisements. The quality of the music is said to be very good, with no static or skipping whether over the 3G network or WiFi. However, there is a growing concern that Pandora uses quite a bit of juice, especially when accessed over 3G. Reports suggest that accessing radio streams over the WiFi provides lower battery consumption. No benchmark is yet available for actual consumption of the Pandora application.

Another popular application is ooTunes, which can access selections made over other applications such as Pandora. It supports formats in mp3, AAC and WMA, among others. In WiFi, It consumes about 0.17% of your battery per minute of listening to the radio when in mp3 format. In AAC, it consumes 0.148% per minute.

Pocket Tunes uses a whopping 0.3% per minute for mp3 format and a better 0.14% per minute for AAC. Wunder Radio, on the other hand, uses only 0.2% per minute for mp3 but 0.35% for AAC format! So this means that playing on AAC format is not always better. However, it seems to be widely accepted that streaming over the WiFi is definitely less battery consuming than over 3G. More bad news for 3G fans.

On average, using the best possible combination of media format and delivery system, these statistics mean that if you listen to your radio continuously with no other application active, you will zero out your iPhone battery from full charge in about 11 hours and 15 minutes. No big deal, right? Sure, if you only use your IPhone as a radio. But if you do your research and have a clear idea of what your priorities are in choosing the applications you have running, listening to the radio should not become a matter of life or death, at least for your battery.

How to Extend IPhone Battery Life

master — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:04:42 +0000

One of the hottest topics in geek gripeville is the short battery life of the IPhone. There are lots of people out there who put in their two cents on how to conserve the battery and extend the battery life of IPhone to at least a full 8 hours. Some comments are helpful, many of them contradictory, some just plain mean. However, the purpose of this article is to get a consensus of what seems to work for most people and to put it out there. Whether the tips are effective or not can only be determined by actually trying it out with your own unit.

1. It seems to be generally accepted that the more features you have turned on, the shorter your battery life. Some people complain that the reason they get the IPhone is because of the features, and if they cant use it whats the point? At this point, it would be safe to say that having the feature available and having the feature available all the time are two different scenarios. The capability is there and may be used when needed, which is a pretty reasonable compromise. Sure, other mobile devices with fewer capabilities have much longer battery life, but it will never have the features you may need at any time, so the extended life avails you nothing in this case.

2. The battery life of IPhone is comparable to other 3G phones, so for those who simply cannot live without the 3G features, you will just have to lump it, and get an external battery to supplement the battery. Get a good one, one that can give more than one charge cycle per charge. The IMP500 of New Trent has gotten some good reviews, mostly because of its price and 5000mAh of juice.

3. Push email has gotten some attention from IPhone users. Apparently, the Push feature can be replaced with the Fetch feature for most people. The Fetch feature only activates at pre-programmed intervals, as opposed to Push that is active at all times. If the need to check email is every hour or so, then the Fetch interval can be specified for that frequency. Some people have claimed that using Fetch instead of Push has extended the life of their IPhone from 4 hours to 8 hours or more. Thats one for benchmarking.

4. There is also a consensus that touches on the strength of the LCD when in use. Most people agree that reducing the brightness of the display significantly extends battery life without much degree of discomfort.

5. There is also the suggestion to check the GPS Location Services every time GPS is activated. The Location Services remain active even when the GPS is no longer in use; this is a default of IPhone for some reason.

Managing your IPhone battery is much like managing anything in life. Prioritize the necessary and important over the unnecessary though important so that all the bases are covered. Anything left over that is gravy.

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