New Phone?

[mamamia88]

I have an htc inspire 4g. My contract is up. I just put a straight talk sim in it and straight talk seems great for me. My only real complaint is battery. Should i get a new phone with better battery or just put up with carrying a few extra batteries around? Maybe get a nexus 7 and tether my current phone with it?

[dniMretsaM]

If you haven't already, you should look into rooting it. Rooting will remove a lot of bloatware and allow you to manually remove other things that are killing your battery. There is tons of info around the Web about rooting and the benefits and how to achieve certain things (like longer battery life). Google is your friend here.

[mamamia88]

Been rooted since day 1. Running job cm rom

[AllRadioisDead]

Upgrade to the Galaxy Nexus. It's pretty cheap now and can be purchased direct from the Google Play store.

[TheMTtakeover]

Has the battery always been an issue? or are you saying that it is an issue because you have had the phone for a while?

[mamamia88]

Has the battery always been an issue? or are you saying that it is an issue because you have had the phone for a while?

always been an issue. i carry 2 extra batteries in my wallet

[mbarland]

I'll second the Galaxy Nexus. Great phone at a reasonable price.

[Statia]

I'll third the Galaxy Nexus.
No extra layers of **** by manufacturer or carrier, so no need to root. Always among the first to get Android updates. I've been running Jelly Bean since July (IIRC), while the majority of phones hasn't even made it to Ice Cream Sandwich.

[kio_http]

If you haven't already, you should look into rooting it. Rooting will remove a lot of bloatware and allow you to manually remove other things that are killing your battery. There is tons of info around the Web about rooting and the benefits and how to achieve certain things (like longer battery life). Google is your friend here.

By the way I believe you can point out links about rooting as there is nothing illegal in that since Android is open source.

[Statia]

By the way I believe you can point out links about rooting as there is nothing illegal in that since Android is open source.

These two things do not necessarily have to do with each other, depending on your local legislation.