Wanted to Compare Battery Life. Normal?

Hi,
Recently i purchased a 16gb white iphone 3gs. I have not been disappointed with the battery life but i would just like to know how others are comparing to me.
As of the moment, I am getting 4 Hours and 32 Minutes of usage, and 1 day and 11 hours of standby. I am at 3% battery life. Just wanted to know how I stack up to other Iphones. Thanks

O Yeah. I am running OS 3.1. Everything ON but Bluetooth. I can manage about 1 and a half to 2 days of usage out my phone.

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