I've had a Samsung Droid Charge since April. My first smart phone. I have 1x data at home which is painful to use. I can drive 10 miles away and have 3g which is still painful. 5 miles further to get to 4g and it's not as painful, but still painful. Puny arse screens, stupid texting. Can't anyone call me anymore? But, above all else is the battery life. I have an extended battery, but even with this, I have to live near a charging station as if I have a case of diarrhea needing to be near a bathroom. I've installed juice defender, I've turned off data, eliminated unnecessary apps, and still I can't get through a day without charging. This is a second battery too, so it's good. As I type this, my stupid phone is notifying me that my battery is at 23% and I might want to plug it in. It's hot too. Stupid phone. Now, It's been pretty much in standby since 9:00 this morning. This is typical of my day. I don't call or play on this stupid phone and still it can't have enough gas to make it through one whole day. Wait, it just jingled me again to tell me my battery is critical at 19% and I'd better fill up soon.
Time to go back to when a phone worked great for 4 days or so without charging and it didn't cost me 30 bucks extra per month just to listen to a notification jingle telling me my battery is almost tapped out for the day. Of all the great toys technology has given us in the last 20 years, smart phones aren't one of them. They're just stupid.
Larry