Overlord Theophany wrote:
So you're using a 3GS? A 3 year-old phone?
Because that's not normal behavior for a 4. I had a 4 up until my contract renewal was up in November and I was beta testing iOS 5 for about six months before it came out and never had any problems.
Expecting a smart phone to go more than a day and a half or so on a charge with normal, regular usage is unreasonable. You do realize that you're using a miniature computer and it still fits in your front pocket, right? It's not an iPad where 70% of the device can be battery space.
Some things that will likely help with your battery life, though: turn off all notifications that you don't absolutely need. Close apps in the multitasking tray if you're not using them. Don't use location services often. Don't watch movies on your phone. Use WiFi when possible. Turn your brightness down. Turn push off in your mail, and set it to only retrieve every hour.
I've had my phone on all day and I still have 77% battery BTW. 2 hours of use, 9 hours of standby (yes, I woke up at noon today).
Yeah, I got the 3GS about 6 months before the 4 came out. So I had 6 months of a sweet phone before it got crippled by the update. Prior to the update I leave bluetooth on and it was really nice to use my cars built in bluetooth handsfree. Now I have to leave bluetooth switched off on the phone or the battery runs out mid-afternoon. I don't surf, play games, watch movies etc and probably max out at about 30mins talk a day and probably 80+% of the time it is connected to wifi at home or work. I do get emails though and have it checking fairly frequently as I need it for work. The phone still can do all I need and last the day as long as I leave the bluetooth off.
I like Apple and really enjoy my iPad and playing with my son with it, it is just the lagginess of the phone is a continual reminder which irks me (while still doing pretty much everything I need) :)