What is the difference between talk time and standby time?

Talk time is the total time a battery can power a phone while the cell phone is being used. Standby time is when the phone is powered on and there is no activity. Because talk time requires more power, it is much shorter than standby time.

Talk time is the amount of time you spend conversing on your cell phone, either making outgoing calls or receiving incoming calls. Standby time is the amount of time that you have your cell phone on, but are not actually talking on it. You do not have three hours of talk time and thirty hours of standby time on one battery; you have either three hours maximum to talk or thirty hours maximum to be on standby.

Talk time is the amount of time you spend conversing on your wireless phone, either making outgoing calls or receiving incoming calls. Standby time is the amount of time that you have your phone on, but are not actually talking on it. You do not have three hours of talk time and thirty hours of standby time on one battery; you have either three hours maximum to talk or thirty hours maximum to be on standby.

Talk time is the amount of time you spend conversing on your wire- less phone, either making outgoing calls or receiving incoming calls. Standby time is the amount of time that you have your phone on, but are not actually talking on it. You do not have three hours of talk time and thirty hours of standby time on one battery; you have either three hours maximum to talk or thirty hours maximum to be on standby.

Talk time commonly refers to how long the battery on your BlackBerry device lasts on a single charge while it is in continuous use (for voice or data), whereas standby time measures how long the battery lasts when your BlackBerry device is on but not in use.