I don't want to see you give up on your new phone, mmaxson. While the suggestion from dcehlis is something to consider, it can sometimes take 72 hours for all of your applications and settings to optimize and battery life to normalize after an update. It's normal for the device to temporarily use more battery while that optimization is in progress.
It's also possible some of your downloaded applications may not be optimized for the latest software and can result in higher battery drain until the application is updated or removed. Try going into the Play Store > My Apps and making sure all the applications have received their updates recently. Additionally, try going to Settings > Manage Apps and clearing the cache (tap the app, then tap Clear Cache) on some of your more frequently used apps, like Facebook.
There's also some great steps at http://www.verizonwireless.com/support/knowledge-base-203687 to help extend your battery life going forward.
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