Carl wrote:
> Beer Drinking Dog wrote:
>> B. Peg wrote:
>>>> "Ron" wrote:
>>>> For anti-Apple droids here who claim the battery life in an iPhone
>>>> is too short for them and thats their deal breaker or should be
>>>> yours. Just buy a $27 external battery back. More than one if you
>>>> need? http://www.calcellular.com/iphone-batkit.html
>>> Why should I?
>>>
>>> Apple had the knowledge to do it right after their first screw-up -
>>> ADD A DAMN BATTERY COMPARTMENT!
>>>
>>> But no. You need to send the toy in.
>>>
>>> Opps! Did I say "toy?" - as in it's life expectancy is only one year
>>> anyhoo. There will be another on the horizon in another year.
>> I've had mine for over a year and it's still going strong. LiIons
>> have a longer life than a year. The one in my laptop is going on 3
>> years and it's fine too.
>>
> How long the batteries LIVE is not the issue. You've participated in the
> posts about the battery so I don't get you on this. How long they last in a
> DAY is the issue.

You got it wrong friend. I've participated in some other conversations
here, but nothing about batteries. I might have commented in longer
threads that discussed batteries, but my comments haven't been specific
to batteries until now.

And my comment here was directly related to the claim B. Peg made about
"it's life expectancy is only one year anyhoo." Granted he was talking
about the phone itself, but the overall thread was about it lacking a
battery compartment. I'm just saying that if the phone still works after
a year, and you don't need the "latest and greatest model" and the
battery still works as good as when you got it, what's the big deal
about having a replaceable battery?

I suppose all of you replaceable battery advocates drive around in cars
with replaceable gas tanks too? No you don't. You just fill them up when
you need to. Same thing applies here.

As for how long it lasts in a DAY: Personally, I've had my gen 1 iPhone
play a movie and several lengthy podcasts on a Phoenix to Philly
airplane flight. I've sat in a Phoenix courthouse from 9:00 am to 4:30
pm on jury duty (waiting, didn't get picked) and the phone lasted the
whole day e-mailing friends and listening to podcasts. I was
hospitalized in March for a week (Thursday to Thursday). Used the phone
to send text messages to friends and relatives on my progress. Listened
to a few podcasts, and took several calls. Charged it only once on the
Wednesday before coming home.

No, the battery charge doesn't last forever, but it lasts longer than
the BlackBerry (with replaceable batteries...) issued to me from my
employer. And it seems to charge much faster as well.