The signal strength on the HTC Desire 816 is decent. You are losing functionality and performance to save juice, but it's a handy option to have in a pinch.
With light use this phone will easily last you 24 hours between charges, especially if you allow the power saving mode to kick in when the battery gets low.Įxtreme power saving mode throttles just about everything when the battery hits a certain percentage, or you can opt for Power saver and dictate where you'd like to save power.
Where it is strong is the standby and basic functions. That compares to 92% for the Nokia Lumia 1320 and 83% for the Moto X. In the looped 90 minute video battery test on full brightness the HTC Desire 816 dropped to 75%. Streaming HD video from the Play Movies & TV app I found that the battery had dropped another 5% in ten minutes. Playing Asphalt 8 for ten minutes with the volume and brightness cranked up ate 5% of the battery life and the phone got pretty hot.
