Sanyo M1 Cell Phone Review - Battery Life
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Alfredo Padilla Published on March 15, 2007 Comment on this |
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Call Time (5.1)
To test call time we make a phone call to the device using Skype. We then play back an audio book to simulate a conversation and time how long it takes for the phone to hang up when the battery runs out. The Sanyo M1 lasted 4 hours and 15 minutes in our talk time test. This is better than Sprint's stated talk time of 3.8 hours. 4 hours and 15 minutes is significantly better than the Motorola Razr V3m or the LG Chocolate, both of which lasted under 3 hours.
Music Playback (5.9)
To test battery performance when playing back music we load a test album and set it to play looped until the battery dies. We leave all settings to default and close the phone if it is a slider or clamshell. The Sanyo M1 lasted 8 hours and 12 minutes in our music test. This is a good score for a cell phone, significantly better than the Motorola Razr V3m's 4 hours and 23 minutes and slightly better than the LG Chocolate's 7 hours and 37 minutes. 8 hours is enough time that you can use the M1 as your music player on a cross country flight or for a workout at the gym.
Web Browsing (5.8)
We test the battery life for Web browsing by pointing the browser on the phone to a web page that constantly refreshes, loading a new page every 10 seconds. We also use a device that presses a button on the keypad once every minute to simulate someone pressing a button while browsing. In this tough test, the M1 lasted for an impressive 4 hours and 54 minutes; significantly longer than the average time, and one of the longest times that we've seen. Of course, it is worth remembering that the battery life depends on what you are doing, the signal strength of the network and many other factors, but the M1 had an impressive battery life.
Idle Time (not scored)
In order to get handset reviews out in a timely fashion we do not do idle time reviews. Unfortunately neither Sanyo nor Sprint report estimated standby time for the Sanyo M1.
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