Yesterday it dawned on me - I think I'm getting alot more battery life with the newest N82 firmware. Unless it's just my imagination. I understand that in some of the changelogs I've seen around the net battery life improvement is on the list, but that's a norm for all updates. I didn't think it would be this significant. Keep in mind I've only had the new firmware installed for about week and a half, and also had to do a hard reset. So in just the past few days I finally have my phone set up with all the applications I had before, and my N82 is now being used again to it's fullest.
I'm really hard on the battery, usually get through a word day with only a bar left and have to plug the N82 into my car charger after work on the way home unless I want to get the annoying "Battery Low" warnings all the way home. But yesterday was an exception.
Below is a rundown of what I put my battery through in about 10 hours...
Screenshot: Current open apps on the left side.Thats about all I can remember. I consider that heavy use, especially since I had the data connection open all day checking for email. By the time I got home from work the N82 had been off the charger for about 11 hours, and still had 3 - thats right THREE bars left. I thought for sure it would drop down to one the second I got home from work, but no it didn't. I turned off my work email, kept on the personal email (Nokia Email Service), and it still had two bars when I finally plugged it back in at 11pm. Granted the remainder of my night was light use as I was just watching hockey and drinking a few beers.
Am I the only one that notices a significant improvement in the battery life since the N82 firmware has been updated to version 30? Or do you guys see similar results?
Maybe I'm crazy?
