Nokia and HTC Windows Phone reliability/battery life

[MPwannadecentincome]

I hear a lot of good things about the new HTC - better build quality than Samsung with the same platform.

I personally stick with Blackberry for my main phone - the new q10 looks really good. If I had to chose a touch screen smart phone then it would likely be between the HTC and Samsung. I think the HTC wins on build quality and cosmetic appearance.

Yes my HTC turned out to be better than the Nokia though it was cheaper!

Just looking at ebay for a handset - people are selling off their unwanted upgrades from their network providers - asking for too much I think considering the warranty is not being carried over.

[MPwannadecentincome]

I've been thinking about getting one of these:
nPowerPEG.com - newhome

Cewl!

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Unreliability / poor quality.

I hear a lot of good things about the new HTC - better build quality than Samsung with the same platform.

I personally stick with Blackberry for my main phone - the new q10 looks really good. If I had to chose a touch screen smart phone then it would likely be between the HTC and Samsung. I think the HTC wins on build quality and cosmetic appearance.

[Scrag Meister]

Oh for having my Nokia 6310i, which had a battery life of somewhere near 2 weeks, with my usage profile.

P.S. I am currently waiting for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, not everyone's cup of tea, due to size.

Have just read some reviews on the Sony Xperia Z Ultra, similar size and power.

[scooterscot]

What is wrong with Samsungs?

Unreliability / poor quality.

[Platypus]

Of course it all depends what you do with it. Sitting on the desk next to me, my iPhone lasts 1.5 days no problem. Taking it out-and-about with location services switched on as a GPS device drains the battery by 50% in a hour or two.

I've been thinking about getting one of these:
nPowerPEG.com - newhome

[minestrone]

1 day 16 hours

and at 34%

[minestrone]

I get a day and a half from my nokia 820 quite easily

Currently on 59% after 21 hours.

I do tend to keep the profile pretty clean so not much is going on behind the scenes. switch of the documented battery mashers, tap and send etc.

[MPwannadecentincome]

I've tested a Lumia 720/920 and 925

YMMV but you'll get a solid work day out of those.

thanks (I had to look up YMMV)

[norrahe]

HTC desire x, a good day and a half and I've only just replaced the phone after 3 and a bit years of use when the battery on the old one started to get flaky.

[Epiphone]

I've tested a Lumia 720/920 and 925

YMMV but you'll get a solid work day out of those.

[MPwannadecentincome]

You aren't really going to get much more than a day with solid use of any smartphone nowdays. Am sure someone will come and tell you one lasts and hour longer than another but you are still going to be looking for a charger after a day for all of them so would forget trying to decide which one you want based on battery life.

Well the Nokia struggled to reach a day. The HTC managed it quite comfortably.

I am often out and about without access to chargers. I used to carry spare phone batteries but the bar steward manufacturers now have batteries that cannot be changed.

What is wrong with Samsungs?

Dunno never tried. Don't know anyone who has one. Don't want to buy one then find after a week that I don't like it. I'm happy to stick with Windows Phones for now despite their limitations - better the devil you know....

[northernladuk]

You aren't really going to get much more than a day with solid use of any smartphone nowdays. Am sure someone will come and tell you one lasts and hour longer than another but you are still going to be looking for a charger after a day for all of them so would forget trying to decide which one you want based on battery life.

What is wrong with Samsungs?

[MPwannadecentincome]

I am looking for a new mobile phone - I don't like crapberry (the curve I have now from my daughter is awful) and do not like apple stuff.

I previously had windows phones which I have gotten used to - one was a Nokia Lumia 700 which didn't last more than 6 months before conking out then the other one was an HTC Radar which was much more reliable and the battery lasted all day too.

Does anyone have experience on reliability and battery life with the latest Windows Phone models from HTC and Nokia - I am looking more at the lower/mid range models, e.g. Nokia Lumia 620 and HTC 8S.

TIA