Terminology

[thomasg]

Matches what I expected, not worse than other mobiles out there -> sounds
good.
Stayin' tuned - thomasg

On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 8:10 PM, Michael Shiloh <michael at openmoko.org>
wrote:

> Beautifully put. Mickey, I'm putting this in the quickstart guide, clearly
> labeled "expected" and not yet verified.
>
> Thanks,
> Michael
>
> Michael 'Mickey' Lauer wrote:
>
> > Guys,
> >
> > you really need to set the terminology straight here otherwise we spread
> > FUD.
> >
> > Feature phones only differ between talk time and standby time.
> > For us, it's a bit more complicated, since we have more modes.
> >
> > Can we agree on the following:
> >
> > usage time = CPU is powered on, lots of peripherals have power and
> > you're actually talking and doing lots of things.
> >
> > standby time = CPU is powered on, but the display and most peripherals
> > are off to save power. You are doing something that requires the CPU to be
> > on though.
> >
> > suspend time = CPU is powered off. only gsm (and RTC and some other
> > wakeup sources) are listening for events.
> >
> > Now I _personally_ expect the following from FreeRunner:
> >
> > usage time = 2 to 8 hours, depending on what you're actually doing
> > standby time = 10 hours
> > suspend time = 2-3 days
> >
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