HTC Thunderbolt said to have terrible battery life

HTC's Thunderbolt -- a phone that's supposed to be Verizon's first with LTE -- is experiencing positively miserable battery life that's making it difficult for testers to avoid carrying a second phone around as a backup. How bad? Two to three hours from full to empty in some cases. Of course, it don't be surprised if battery life was really bad with the LTE radio left on -- the EVO 4G wasn't much different at launch with WiMAX lit up.

Fear not, a firmware update is said to address the issues plaguing poor battery life and signal issues. This being Verizon’s flagship LTE phone, it’s safe to say they are tackling all the issues before releasing the Thunderbolt. As for when it might be released, that’s a good question.