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Old 10-26-2010, 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by getdul981 View Post
Thanks Hal. We are due for new phones and I REALLY want a Droid, so that may be the determining factor. I've heard that the batteryis short lived and you have to find ways to work around that.
A little clarification so I don't mislead you Greg. Battery life is not a unique issue, all smartphones need daily charging. The thing with Navigation is that it's an intensely active app. It stops the screen from going to sleep, it's keeps the processor busy, continually communicating and keeping the GPS active, and constantly sending coordinates and downloading map updates from the Internet to refresh the screen.