Lumia Icon: Differing Battery Life

Owners of white Lumia Icons, including myself, have noticed disappointing battery life, while owners of Black Icons have stellar battery life, lasting up to 24 hours. I'd usually pin this on differing styles of use, but the problem is widespread enough that it deserves an investigation by support. Perhaps it's due to Nokia using differing firmware depending on the color of the phone?
And yes, I have tried the usual battery saving tactics.
Links to reddit threads where users discuss the issue:
http://www.reddit.com/r/windowsphone/comments/215m4t/lumia_icon_battery_life/
https://ssl.reddit.com/r/windowsphone/comments/1zens9/black_vs_white_icon_owners_how_is_your_battery...

To say there is two different hardwears in a different coloured device is bonkers,imo,mainly this is all in the head as tow saying the black one is different than the white one,if your device is not up to par and you feel there is an issue return it to point of puchase or a nokia care point..
If i have helped at all a click on the white star below would be nice thanks.
Now using the Lumia 1520

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Sounds like they may be something wrong with the battery, especially the sudden battery "deaths" without any prior warning indicate that. We would advise you to visit your local Nokia Care point and let them have a look. Nokia Lumia 710 has a removable battery, so changing it should not be too much of a hassle if it comes to that.
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