[HTC Amaze 4G] frodoboy:
This is absolutely ridiculous!

I can't believe all the bandwidth wasted on battery life of HTC phones! When I got my first cell phone, they were called mobile phones because they were supposed to be "mobile!" You left home in the morning and came back at night. You used your phone off and on during the day. You could leave your phone in your car for several days and charge it once every couple of days or even once a week. Technology has moved forward tremendously since that time. Now you can talk, watch movies, video chat, text, twitter, facebook, listen to music and even figure out where you are going with GPS. Why the hell hasn't the stupid battery life issue been resolved with all of this technology stuffed inside these phones? I think it is really stupid that all of us have to figure out ways to try to make our batteries last through the day. What the hell is HTC and other brands thinking?? Maybe we should just stop buying all of these new "upgraded" phones and stop their damn profiteering until they produce something that is truly "mobile!" It blows my mind that we all talk about turning off wifi, 4g or 3g down to 2g, GPS only when a must, auto-syncing off, keeping calls to a minimum, adjusting the beautiful screen brightness down to 25% or less, ramping down the processor speed to a minimum, etc., etc., etc. This is insane!!! We need to start emailing the crap out of HTC and start demanding better performance or we will stop buying their phones. We need to stop thinking we constantly need the next best thing when what we have is great already. HTC and other manufacturers know this and take advantage of our desire to always have the latest technology. That is the key point here..."latest technology." In my book, the latest technology would be something that works well in every feature offered. Having to turn off 3/4 of the features of a "latest technology" phone just to try to get it through 8 hours is NOT what I'd call the "latest technology!" I have a Sensation and have had to tweak the hell out of it to get 3 days standby with 4g always on and very little usage. I think it will go 4-5 days with 4g off and just on standby to receive calls and voice mail. What the hell good is that for the "latest technology" phone?? I could have just bought an old-fashioned "voice-only" phone if I wanted that. I want state of the art technology. I want a phone with all the bells and whistles that will last at least a day but preferably more using all the features it came with. What is wrong with HTC? What the hell are they thinking? Do they use their own phones?? Do they walk around with a solar charger attached to their backs all day long so they can use their stupid inventions? We need to all start emailing HTC demanding that they start producing "latest technology" phones that are really "latest technology" phones! We need to stop buying the latest gadgets just because they are out there when our older models work just fine. We need to send a message to HTC and other manufacturers that we won't except their "latest technology" junk anymore until they truly make it state-of-the-art. I saw a Tesla electric roadster on the freeway several months ago in San Jose. I really want one of these. It is a beautiful car and "state-of-the-art." It was going no more than 50 mph while other cars were flying by at 75-80mph. Why??? The stupid battery pack! Beautiful car. State-of-the-art. CRAPPY BATTERY LIFE!! When are we going to learn? I don't think I am going to buy an Amaze now. I have enough problems with keeping my Sensation away from the charger for more than a day. This just isn't right!! Start bombarding HTC with complaints. It is the only right thing to do!!!

Sorry for my ranting. I am just really pissed off! Think about it. Almost every forum you come across discussing HTC and other cell products all complain about lousy battery life!