One thing is for sure - RIM has always cared
about the battery life of their products, and I don't think they'd make an exception on their first tablet.
We're going to get more
scientific about this battery life testing and try to figure out exactly what factors are causing great battery life and seemingly poor battery life.
Though, it's not an alarming thing to
say about the battery life on A8, but there should be better management of battery on Android smartphones.
The Second Life Mobile Phone Concept works on the premise that we often
forget about the battery life of our mobile phones, hence run out of juice, just at the wrong time.
Average users shouldn't have to worry
much about battery life, if at all, while heavier users might may find themselves wandering into the low battery zone a little more often than would be the case on say the Bold 9700/9780, which sports a 1500mAh battery as compared to the 1230mAh battery in the Bold 9900.
There have been quite a few
complaints about battery life on the new Kindle Oasis 2 not being as good as the Kindle Paperwhite and other ereaders.
A
note about battery life reports with this holster: With a downsized battery and a bigger display and faster processor than previous generation Bold devices, depending on conditions and usage the Bold 9930 / Bold 9900's battery can get eaten up pretty quick (see this post for tips on getting the most life out of your Bold 9930/9900's battery life).
I also had
reservations about the battery life in portable mode, and I wondered if Switch games would suffer as developers stripped them down to run on what I initially thought was something akin to a next - gen 3DS with a TV cable.