N900 explored – battery life
By Mike on 17 November 2009
The Nokia N900 is stacked with features, functionality a big screen and oodles of power. But how does the battery fair? Well, actually. We put it through it’s paces in a series of tasks to see how it performs.
The latest battery life related videos will show up in our video player on the right. Tell us what you think in the comments below and if you have any of your own tips on tweaking your N900, share them here.
5 Comments For This Post
December 17th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
I purchased Nokia N900 last month.
I was not satisfied with the battery performance.
First it will take too much time to recharge the battery.
Even if you see “Battey full” after charging, and re-plug the charger, it will start charging again.
Wi-Fi is the most battery consuming item in N900.
With Wi-Fi on, GPS on, and a video playback of 1 hour with full brightness of screen, the battery is almost finished.
To save battery, I switch off bluetooth, switch off Wi-Fi, lower brightness of display..it will keep upto 1 day of normal usage.
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December 19th, 2009 at 1:27 am
love this phone, but on day 2 of having it i can tell i need to buy another battery or two, or another charger at work. but with it being so powerful i’ll put up with it. definatley turn off the bluetooth. but I like that that bluetooth is easy to turn off and on, so thats doable. keep the videos coming. I learning alot of shortcuts already! though how bout giving us 60 seconds instead of 30… its a little too fast
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January 10th, 2010 at 6:01 pm
The stop motion video was awesome.
I’m sold. I just wish it was supported on Rogers/AT&T bands for 3G…
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January 20th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
I got my new N900 yesterday but the battery went flat and recharing again but it hasnt come full charge yet? Can anyone advice?
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Roderick Reply:
January 20th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
turn of everything, great phone but the battery is junk, too much power in the phone i think
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January 30th, 2010 at 12:04 pm
I noticed you are running on 2.5g. 3g will burn the battery faster. when i dont need internet i switch to 2.5g and it can go for a day or two normal use without the need to charge
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