Seriously, Nokia what are you playing at?

Question

I know there are aleady countless threads about the battery life but I really want a proper response from anyone on here who can speak for nokia?
WHY are you washing your hands of "battery issues " after this latest update when there are clearly so many people still with issues.
9 hours since last charge now on 52%. That's with email checking every now and then over 3g and some facebook and some whatsapp. Few minutes of listening to music too.
It's clear the latest battery update just changed the calculations so it showed there was more time estimated left...... (reckons 18 hours left but I'm more concerned about how much has gone in the past 8 hours rather than how much it says is left)
Diagnostics tells me the full charge capacity is 1354mAh.....:/
I'd also LOVE to know how you can claim these figures
9.5 h
Maximum 3G talk time
335 h
Maximum 3G standby time
55 h
Maximum music playback time
6.5 h
Maximum video playback time
I can't even get 55hours max 3g standby time let alone listening to music for that long.
And I don't even want to hear "turn data and wifi and location off when you're not using it"
I shouldn't have to

Answer 1

I have to agree with the OP - in that I feel that the battery life on these Nokia's is very poor.  The fact that this is Nokia that we're talking about, the same Nokia that built it's kingdom on bullet proof dependability and huge battery life, maybe compiles the problem.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 - 1650 mAh and this new Lumia 800 (1450mAh).  I charged both last night and then used the SGS2 as my main phone all day with the Lumia along for the ride just to compare.
Both phones had WiFi turned on and the phone set to 2G.  I installed a couple of apps on the Nokia and had it checking emails every 30 mins. 
The Nokia has just died after less than 18 hours - of basically being on standby all day only. No calls, no maps, no GPS, no screen use, just emails and twitter check twice.  Stone dead.
My SGS2 is still showing 54% charge after much more demanding use.  Even taking into account the extra 200mAh of the android battery, that would still equal around 48% remaining.
Although others may feel that this is acceptable, especially if they simply don't use the phone very often in a day, for people that actually need to depend on their Lumia for any level of productivity away from a power source, this is terrible.  Throw in the fact that it's a sealed unit....pretty ridiculous.  My old N8 lasts vastly longer than both these phones.
Design 10/10
OS 6/10
Productivity - 2/10
As a long time user of Nokia phones and more recently Android handsets, coming back to Nokia feels a little like they've taken 2 steps forward and 3 steps backwards with the Lumia.
I would like to return this handset to Nokia and try something else...maybe the N9 has a better battery life?