Comparison with N96 - battery life

[planetf1]

In most respects the N96 is a very minor improvement on the N95 8Gb (extra led flash, sw updates, gps/camera integration OTB, DVB-H)

However I'm not convinced about the battery/power story. With it's battery at only 950 instead of 1200 on the surface it could be 25% down. The justifications given on improved power savings have also been used to justify the latest N95-*gb firmware updates.

I'm not expecting an answer, but sent customer care an email

Nigels blog - of things tech: Nokia N96 vs N95 8Gb - note to nokia

If it's as good (or bad) as the N95 8Gb (which is such a good phone) is now, then it's worth a shot.
If it's any more than 10% worse I'll skip.

Needless to say the xenon flash *would* have been a killer. But since I use web browser etc much more I chose the N95 8Gb over the N82

[IJM]

That battery life will be no worse than the 8GB version, it may even get better with more updates this year etc.

How about an intro ?

[Bartmanekul]

Wouldnt be blog promotion would it? The Nokia N96 is now official - Page 4 - All About Symbian Forums

Re: N95 8gb - the best phone in the world (?) - Nseries Devices and S60 Smartphones - Nokia Support Discussions

Seriously, bloggers, dont just use forums like this as an advertising board. Put something into it first.
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[planetf1]

Apologies if that was not appropriate. It was really only to try and link the topics together.

It is an area I'm intrigued by -- mind if I just dig in to that reply. You reckon it's no worse than the N95 8Gb. That of course is great news, but do you really believe this to be true -- do you have any solid facts (not asking you to share them). That additional 25% of battery resource that the N95 8Gb has is quite significant.

[IJM]

No I don't, do you have any reason to doubt it ?


Nokia learnt the lesson with the N95-1 V11.

[planetf1]

Intro added -> here - just came across this community. Looks great. Apologies if I upset anyone with the blog references above.

[planetf1]

Originally Posted by IJM

No I don't, do you have any reason to doubt it ?
Nokia learnt the lesson with the N95-1 V11.

Yes I do. (I do want to believe it)
Different users want different things I guess. Maybe the experiment was not succesfull as it increased the size/weight, and for lighter users, perhaps not an issue

[Bartmanekul]

I think that its going to massively vary. They say theres much improved battery saving, but I suspect thats just in standby.

I cannot see that they will have been able to improve power consumption much when actually using these apps fully (wifi, bluetooth, GPS etc).

So in short, I reckon its going to last longer for those that dont use it much, if that makes sense.

Rough example - You have an N95 (classic) with the same battery. I reckon, that with the exact same usage of apps and whatnot, the following would happen:


In light use, the N95 lasts quite a bit less than the N96.

In heavy use, the N95 has little difference in battery life.

I think for power users, its going to be a letdown.

And DVB on a 950 battery? Thats got to be a mistake. Unless of course, if you live in the UK.

[Doc Tran]

left a link on your blog

M-R's review/preview got great battery life out of the N96 vs the n95-8Gb:
Mobile-review.com Hands-on with Nokia N96

[IJM]

Originally Posted by Bartmanekul

I think that its going to massively vary. They say theres much improved battery saving, but I suspect thats just in standby.

I cannot see that they will have been able to improve power consumption much when actually using these apps fully (wifi, bluetooth, GPS etc).

So in short, I reckon its going to last longer for those that dont use it much, if that makes sense.

Rough example - You have an N95 (classic) with the same battery. I reckon, that with the exact same usage of apps and whatnot, the following would happen:


In light use, the N95 lasts quite a bit less than the N96.

In heavy use, the N95 has little difference in battery life.

I think for power users, its going to be a letdown.

And DVB on a 950 battery? Thats got to be a mistake. Unless of course, if you live in the UK.

UK Users won't get DVB, it's a different region.