So for me the droid 4 has better battery life because I turn the data on only when need it so this phone is not for gaming or viewing hulu and such its for calls and text you know what cell phones use to do

I only upgraded to the Droid 4 a few months ago after deciding I wanted something with a better camera and better battery life but that still had the slide-out keyboard

Even though the Droid 4 supposedly has a larger capacity battery, the life is not as good, even after making sure all unnecessary apps were off, which is something I never bothered to check on the older Droid

He said it had awesome battery life, it lasted about an hour and half

It had good battery life for the super user he is, it had a full keyboard that he likes, and it serves at a hot spot wonderfully for other devices without getting overly hot