Palm Pre – Rapid Battery Drain???

June 10, 2009 | By Admin In Technology |

Palm Pre Rapid Battery Drain???

More worrying rumors for the new Palm Pre. It seems that customers have been experiencing rapid battery drains. As in the Pre is completely ‘powerless’ after sitting idle for 2 to 4 hours. Now could this be a settings issues? Sure. Maybe its something that Palm can fix? Possibly. However, poor battery life can be a deal breaker for many people, myself included. I don’t want to have to worry about charging my phone every 2 hours. I have meetings at work longer than that, and I would hate to miss a call due to lack of ‘juice’. Even Sprint is admitting that frequent charging is something that you may need to do.

No – it’s good for a half a day of heavy use. I’ve been charging three times a day (noon, 5PM, overnight) but I’m heavy on the phone – 4 to 6 hours of calls a day on Bluetooth with all the apps open at once.

We’ll get some tips on maximizing battery life out here next week.