Droid Bionic Battery Life

Help! My battery life is awful. I can have a fully charged battery and within 4 hours it's at less then 30%. I would say this occurs with very light phone use - maybe 10 texts, 10 minutes of web and a check of the weather. Any suggestions on how to help? I have purchased a brand new battery, I've cleared out the cache per another discussion on this site and it doesn't appear to help.
Any other suggestions? It's ridiculous to have a smartphone and not really be able to utilize it for fear that it will die and I will need to make a call or contact someone & am not by an outlet to charge my phone.
Thanks!

If you click the Uninstall Updates, once they do, indeed, uninstall, the button then should switch to a Disable button. Your disabled apps are then moved to the bottom of your app list.
You also may want to run a system cache clear:
Power down phone
Hold volume up/down & power simultaneously until you see the Boot Mode Selection Menu
Use volume down to navigate to 'Recovery', use volume up to select
Should see screen with triangle and exclamation point next to an Android
Press volume up/down simultaneously to go into system recovery *
Use volume rocker to navigate to 'wipe cache' and use power button to select
Once finished, use volume rocker to navigate to 'reboot system now' and use power button to select
* if doesn't work:
press and hold the volume down and wait for a second or two, then press and hold the volume up and the volume down buttons for 5-6 seconds and then release

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I have a Droid Razr. I took it into a local store because my battery life is HORRIBLE. The phone had been off the charger for 1h40m minutes and it was already at 60%. The CSR told me it would take 40 minutes. When I came back he told me the test said the battery "was fine", and he went on to explain that it had only gone down 10% in the 40 minutes which is pretty bad. I left and checked the phone and it was at 40%. I thought I could get the battery replaced or possibly get a new phone but he just gave me the information and walked away. I had to track him down to ask him another unrelated question.
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Hi there Sas1983!
Having a battery that will last is definitely important! I'm so sorry for the less than super experience with your phone and at the store location. I would be delighted to provide some information and suggestions.
4G LTE Smartphones run a different radio so battery life is a little bit different. As you already know you can't remove the battery from your Razr so we absolutely want to ensure it's good!
You can manage your phone by using Smart Actions on your phone. Here's some information: http://search.verizonwireless.com/?q=smart actions razr&x1=t1&q1=support
You can also close running applications easily by "double tapping" the Home Key and then swiping the open applications to the right to close them.
Let me know how these additional steps help!
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The 4.3" LCD screen is the main component consuming battery life.
Google/Motorola may want to look into a more intelligent display management software for large 4.3" LCD screen.
Example: Stay on when plugged into a recharger and turn off display when on battery.
Display turns off sooner as battery life diminishes.
Something like stay on maximum of 5 mins when battery is 100% and scale down to 1 minute for under 20% or something like that.
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TaeSong wrote:
TaeSong wrote:
The 4.3" LCD screen is the main component consuming battery life.
Google/Motorola may want to look into a more intelligent display management software for large 4.3" LCD screen.
Example: Stay on when plugged into a recharger and turn off display when on battery.
Display turns off sooner as battery life diminishes.
Something like stay on maximum of 5 mins when battery is 100% and scale down to 1 minute for under 20% or something like that.
Linear scale or curved scaled or something.
I forgot to mention...
Settings -> Display -> Screen timeout
30 sec or 1 min
========= If running in GPS/Map mode, app may need to override phone settings... until about 50% battery life (or something) then setting overrides GPS/Map setting.
Orientation (pitch/angle) might be used to figure out if it's being used as a GPS and stuff, in case the user forgets to turn it off.
Intelligent turn off.
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I have an original Droid and since I am not a big cellphone user I have never had a problem with battery life. I am just wondering if the Razr has similar battery life. I know the Maxx just came out but I am not sure if I would need the extra battery life. Thanks for any advice.

Yes, the battery life isn't the greatest with smartphones.
As a reminder,
Battery life depends on the network, signal strength, temperature, features and accessories used.
It is common for batteries to be warm from use or charging.
Tips for extending battery life
Avoid exposing the battery to extreme heat and cold.
For the first 3 charge cycles, fully charge the battery overnight and allow it to fully discharge before recharging (battery conditioning).
Charge and re-condition a battery after an extended idle period.
A Lithium-ion battery may be damaged by extensive overcharging (continuously on a charger for more than 24 hours).
Use the battery. If possible, avoid letting your battery sit idle for long periods of time.
Use only the phone options and accessories that are really needed.
Here are some tips that will help extend the battery life on your Droid Razr.
I also make sure I use my smart actions to help with battery life. I make sure my Razr is in sleep mode when I sleep.
Hopefully, these tips/tricks will help you with the battery life on your Razr and even the Razr Maxx!
Tamara H.
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Droid Razr Battery Life

I need help.....anyone know what to do to get longer use from my battery? 2 hours if even that long is about all I get out of my battery! Frustrated!!!!!

Ok has it Got the Latest Updates on it..? On my 2 Razr Maxx's one has Jelly Bean and one has ICS both are still Running Stable although at times the Network drops back to 3G, but that could mean there just doing some adjustments
Well since it Set for a While i would Run it through a System Cache Clear, and see what that Does and one App that i would suggest Getting is System Panel App it will show you what your Razr is doing how it's performing and it will show what apps are Running it's not a Task Killer if you have one on your phone get rid of it) Panel App also shows the Battery Life the Temps of the Phone and the SD and internal Storage it's a Good app to have i'v used it since 2010 when i Got my Droid X my first Android phone..
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Let me know if that helped with the System Cache Clear and the Few other things i suggested if not we'll try something Else Since you Mentioned allot of Apps you may have some that are in the Need for updating or some that need removing because of the Age of the App..
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I have had my DROID 2 for almost 2 years and im close to updating my phone.
but in the meantime, i'd like to have a phone that works well. (that being battery life)
i can charge my phone up to 100% and it goes from 90% to 50% in 30 minutes and then down to 15%.
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Hi LeviRobey,
I have a Droid. I am also having a problem with my battery. However, my battery problem is a little different but may be related to your question. Maybe we can both get some guideance of the battery.
Right now I am NOT using the phone as a phone -- I am only using it to access the internet using my home Wi-Fi network.
WITH THE PHONE COMPLETELY POWERED "OFF". My battery is draining down from 100% Charged, down to 60% Charged -- a 40% loss over about 5 or 6 hours, Overnight.
I have even done a "Factory Data Reset" and have everything turned OFF and nothing running -- ie. NO Wi-FI, GPS, Sync. Location, Blue Tooth, Back -up or any other Services,
I may opt to get a new battery and see if that does anything. Maybe you can try that also. The cost of new batteries are pretty reasonable on EBay.
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knights66 wrote:
i have been experiencing the exact same problems im affraid to even use my phone during the day because it will die right away if i do... i changed from a droid charge to this because of battery hoping this would be better and right now id take my charge back i lose batery without even touching this phone
knights66,
Sorry to hear that you, too, are experiencing issues with holding a battery charge! I would be happy to assist.
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I've had my X2 for a month and a half (OEM battery, charger & car charger) and have read much on ways to manage battery life. While I've had some success, I'm most frustrated by strange phenomena that the phone can be fully charged, and plugged in to the car charger with Bluetooth to the sound system BUT, if using GPS & Google or Mapquest or AAA etc navigation, the battery still discharges in short order, so after an hour or two, if I unplug it from the car charger, its at the 15% warning level!!!???
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That certainly is a strange phenomenon, veriozonjj68117. Clearing the cache http://vz.to/P5s0JC and temporary internet files http://vz.to/rYO9Ym can sometimes help. The system cache clearing that ginnypres mentioned are:
Power down phone
Hold volume up/down & power simultaneously
Use volume down to navigate to 'Recovery', use volume up to select
Should see screen with triangle and exclamation point next to an Android
Press volume up/down simultaneously
Use volume rocker to navigate to 'wipe cache' and use power button to select
Once finished, use volume rocker to navigate to 'reboot system now' and use power button to select
That is a fantastic way of helping to clear out all the cookie crumbs on your phone and a great step before the need to resort to resetting http://vz.to/nExWmP the device.
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After installing the update, did you perform a Factory Data Reset on your phone?
You might want to consider backing up your important photos, music, videos, other downloaded content. Write down critical things like your email settings. Jot down important contacts, and any calendar events. Diagram where you've located certain icons.
Then perform the FDR.
Allow three charge cycles for the phone to model battery consumption.
Other things you can do, YMMV:
Go to Settings | Tethering and networks | Mobile Networks | System Select | Network Mode | LTE/CDMA (change it from Global).
Instead of screen brightness automatic, choose something like 40-50%.
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