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Along with call quality, a cell phone's battery life is one of the most important considerations when choosing a handset. It's never fun to watch your cell phone die when you're in the middle of an important call. And it's no fun either to have little power when you're nowhere near a charger. While manufacturers make lots of promises about a phone's battery life, the rated times don't always hold true to real-world use. That's why CNET tests every phone we review for its talk-time battery life.