I was trying to multi-quote, but that wasn't working.

Anyway.. jeremy, I set mine to the lowest blacklight as well w/ 30 sec. t/o. Since the phone has an ambient light detector and can change to full brightness, it works out well.

ako, I just checked what you meant and I never thought about that. I figured the apps were as is. I guess closing them after use rather than using the 'esc' button is better. Now I only have the basic 4-5 apps running. Does anyone know if it really matters, though?

I did a test a couple days ago at work. I didn't use the phone at all, not even to check the time or anything and the battery stayed at full. It lost 5% at the end of the day. Is this what they mean by standby? Seems like barely turning it on to check the time will drain it.

In general, the phone is quite fine now... the apps just heavily consume the battery. :(