Just ordered a 1500mAh - Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3X-New-1500...577377?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item43b079be21
Ordered it today. Posted the link so you guys can have a look and see if you want a pair as well. My friend bought a pair of 1500mAh ones and is having some pretty awesome results so I had to order one myself too. Not sure if these are the same ones. Must be since I can't find any other 1500mAh for the Ace.
Posted the link so you guys can give it a shot too. I'll be reviewing as well as the guys on other threads and batteries to let you all know their performance as soon as I get them.
EDIT: I just got them. Using one and just came with 50% charge. Here are some pictures.
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Funny fact; the battery sticker is on the opposite side of the battery. So when you put it on the phone, you get the back side xD
My Review
This battery's a winner. Lasts a little more than stock and holds charge like a champ. Something I just noticed though, unlike stock, it gives you the 100% performance. Meaning, when it's discharged it will literally be completely discharged. Your phone won't even boot. Takes longer to charge (logically) and a little longer to discharge.
I won't bother posting screen shots or anything because everyone's battery varies. Everyone uses their phone in a different way so it won't be the same for anyone.
Either way, this battery's awesome. I highly recommend it.
EDIT: Here's an extra, the battery meter is completely accurate. Still no 1% drops or increments, but the drops happen when they're supposed to and give you literally the battery left.

SuperAce609 said:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3X-New-1500...577377?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item43b079be21
Ordered it today. Posted the link so you guys can have a look and see if you want a pair as well. My friend bought a pair of 1500mAh ones and is having some pretty awesome results so I had to order one myself too. Not sure if these are the same ones. Must be since I can't find any other 1500mAh for the Ace.
Posted the link so you guys can give it a shot too. I'll be reviewing as well as the guys on other threads and batteries to let you all know their performance as soon as I get them.
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They dont deliver in my town
Sent from my GALAXY Ace

what about the 2000mAh ones?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gold-2450...150?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4d028ce9ee
Too good to be true?

paradoxiumwind said:
what about the 2000mAh ones?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gold-2450...150?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4d028ce9ee
Too good to be true?
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Those are fake. Read other threads.

SuperAce609 said:
Those are fake. Read other threads.
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"read other threads"
links to none.
very helpful, thanks.

paradoxiumwind said:
"read other threads"
links to none.
very helpful, thanks.
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use the search bar , thats whats for.There are plenty of battery threads

paradoxiumwind said:
"read other threads"
links to none.
very helpful, thanks.
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Waitwaitwaitwait. HOLD UP. I gotta link you too? Wtf?
I'm reserving my comments for the sake of the thread.

SuperAce609 said:
Waitwaitwaitwait. HOLD UP. I gotta link you too? Wtf?
I'm reserving my comments for the sake of the thread.
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Searching these forums is probably the worst thing anyone can do, it is absolutely packed with newbies like myself except they seem incapable of coherent thought processes and typing skills, and reading the forums in general is a headache in itself because of this, a little common courtesy with a link to a specific thread in mind wouldn't have been too much to ask, but whatever, I don't care.
I sprung for one of these 1500mAh batteries last night on ebay, cheap, but i've written down how much power I can get from my current 1350mAh 3-day old battery and plan to compare with the 1500mAh one when it arrives so i'll update the thread with the info so anyone considering knows it's worth it or not.

i think it's kinda expensive for such battery?
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i forgot to see if that's 3X battery.. soryy

paradoxiumwind said:
Searching these forums is probably the worst thing anyone can do, it is absolutely packed with newbies like myself except they seem incapable of coherent thought processes and typing skills, and reading the forums in general is a headache in itself because of this, a little common courtesy with a link to a specific thread in mind wouldn't have been too much to ask, but whatever, I don't care.
I sprung for one of these 1500mAh batteries last night on ebay, cheap, but i've written down how much power I can get from my current 1350mAh 3-day old battery and plan to compare with the 1500mAh one when it arrives so i'll update the thread with the info so anyone considering knows it's worth it or not.
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So then there'll be two reviews going on in this thread? Use that same post. Too bad you couldn't post second though. Could've been a double review one after the other. That would've been sweeetttt...

kevintangi said:
i think it's kinda expensive for such battery?
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i forgot to see if that's 3X battery.. soryy
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Lol yeah. AND a charger. Pretty handy.

My 1500mAh battery came today, I only got the 1x but the sticker looks identical to the one in the OPs eBay link, it's charging now and then I will check the values and give an update.
This is the exact one I bought (eBay UK): http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221074982744
Edit- Results:
Fully Charged on official Samsung 3-day old 1350mAh battery
Extreme Profile: 43hr 25min
Balanced Profile: 40hr 49min
Normal Profile: 34hr 5min
Fully Charged on 1500mAh replacemenet battery
Extreme Profile: 45hr 14min - 1hr 49min difference
Balanced Profile: 44hr 19min - 3hr 30min difference
Normal Profile: 35hr 30min - 1hr 25min difference
Note:
"Profile" refers to the Dolphin Browser HD addon "Dolphin Battery Saver" (Not very customizable but I like the browser and the addon is clean and simple)
Is there a more accurate battery indicator I can use as a benchmark tester anywhere? Either way it seems it gives a little bit more life, worth it for £4? Depends on how long it lasts before it starts losing the charge faster or whatever.. do Li-Ion batteries do that? Any battery experts care to comment, is this an acceptable battery life increase? It is only 1350mAh to 1500mAh so I wasn't expecting like 12 hours extra or anything.

paradoxiumwind said:
My 1500mAh battery came today, I only got the 1x but the sticker looks identical to the one in the OPs eBay link, it's charging now and then I will check the values and give an update.
This is the exact one I bought (eBay UK): http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221074982744
Edit- Results:
Fully Charged on official Samsung 3-day old 1350mAh battery
Extreme Profile: 43hr 25min
Balanced Profile: 40hr 49min
Normal Profile: 34hr 5min
Fully Charged on 1500mAh replacemenet battery
Extreme Profile: 45hr 14min - 1hr 49min difference
Balanced Profile: 44hr 19min - 3hr 30min difference
Normal Profile: 35hr 30min - 1hr 25min difference
Note:
"Profile" refers to the Dolphin Browser HD addon "Dolphin Battery Saver" (Not very customizable but I like the browser and the addon is clean and simple)
Is there a more accurate battery indicator I can use as a benchmark tester anywhere? Either way it seems it gives a little bit more life, worth it for £4? Depends on how long it lasts before it starts losing the charge faster or whatever.. do Li-Ion batteries do that? Any battery experts care to comment, is this an acceptable battery life increase? It is only 1350mAh to 1500mAh so I wasn't expecting like 12 hours extra or anything.
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Yeah, you're only supposed to get a little boost. It's only 150mAh more than the original. But the battery life completely depends on the usage of the phone.
What I do is just use the phone normally and keep checking the Battery Usage graph in the android settings. I don't use any other 3rd party apps.
And yeah, you're supposed to completely drain it before you charge it. Then when you do charge it, charge it to 100% nonstop.

SuperAce609 said:
Yeah, you're only supposed to get a little boost. It's only 150mAh more than the original. But the battery life completely depends on the usage of the phone.
What I do is just use the phone normally and keep checking the Battery Usage graph in the android settings. I don't use any other 3rd party apps.
And yeah, you're supposed to completely drain it before you charge it. Then when you do charge it, charge it to 100% nonstop.
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According to this article on ArsTechnica (which as far as I know is pretty reputable) it says you shouldn't let it drop below about 20% before fully charging it again, it's a pretty interesting read, take a look:
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2011/02/ask-ars-what-is-the-best-way-to-use-an-li-ion-battery/
Another page suggests that charging a Li-Ion battery should be done with the device turned off, as the device can confuse the battery.
A portable device must be turned off during charge. This allows the battery to reach the set threshold voltage unhindered, and enables terminating charge on low current. A parasitic load confuses the charger by depressing the battery voltage and preventing the current in the saturation stage to drop low. A battery may be fully charged, but the prevailing conditions prompt a continued charge. This causes undue battery stress and compromises safety.
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http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/charging_lithium_ion_batteries/

I've also purchased a 1500 mAh battery, but it isn't the one you're reviewing here. If somebody's interested I could open a new thread.

im looking for more battery life.
im considering these two. what you think
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-1500mah...ccessories&hash=item1c24dd5854#ht_3362wt_1270
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gold-2450mA...087998?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3cc8cfa07e

hshaikh said:
im looking for more battery life.
im considering these two. what you think
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-1500mah...ccessories&hash=item1c24dd5854#ht_3362wt_1270
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gold-2450mA...087998?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3cc8cfa07e
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I'd go for the 1500 mAh one. The golden one has been proved to be a hoax.

Have the same ones, awesome.
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paradoxiumwind said:
According to this article on ArsTechnica (which as far as I know is pretty reputable) it says you shouldn't let it drop below about 20% before fully charging it again, it's a pretty interesting read, take a look:
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2011/02/ask-ars-what-is-the-best-way-to-use-an-li-ion-battery/
Another page suggests that charging a Li-Ion battery should be done with the device turned off, as the device can confuse the battery.
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/charging_lithium_ion_batteries/
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Well my friend, on the Ace, not dropping below 20% while trying to make a charge last a whole day seems almost practically impossible.
I've read that article before. Never really followed what it said and look at what happened to my battery. Dies after 40 mins with 3G on after a full (100%) charge xD

The charger appears to be designed to have a adapter to other plugs, is this the case?
I need the EU plug, for 220 V, can I buy that one and use it?

Related

[Q] Battery life

Ive got GN for 4 days use, a screen is hot and battery life is only less than 1 day normal use.
Is your Note have a same? Pls share, worry if need to replace a new Note
vuvan said:
Ive got GN for 4 days use, a screen is hot and battery life is only less than 1 day normal use.
Is your Note have a same? Pls share, worry if need to replace a new Note
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I'm not getting nearly the battery life that others are claiming.
I just calibrated my battery this time, so we'll see how it goes.
Please post a screen shot of your 'settings -> about phone -> battery usage' and click on display and tell us the 'time on' numbers.
I have about 2 hours of 'time on' time, and I've gone through a third of my battery. And I have very conservative screen settings. I don't see any way I could get the reported 9 hours of video time that Engadget reported.
I'm not complaining though - on my mytouch 4g, I could get probably 3-4 hours of screen time on a battery. Considering how powerful this phone is, and the size/resolution of the screen...... No real complaints.
- Frank
P.S. Can you imagine a hyperion extended battery? The stock mytouch 4g battery is 1400, and the hyperion extended is 3500. So a hyperion extended battery for the note would be ..... 6250 mah??!?!? [email protected] What we need is an ibm 'slice' type of battery - that wouldn't add much thickness.
ChodTheWacko said:
I'm not getting nearly the battery life that others are claiming.
I just calibrated my battery this time, so we'll see how it goes.
Please post a screen shot of your 'settings -> about phone -> battery usage' and click on display and tell us the 'time on' numbers.
I have about 2 hours of 'time on' time, and I've gone through a third of my battery. And I have very conservative screen settings. I don't see any way I could get the reported 9 hours of video time that Engadget reported.
I'm not complaining though - on my mytouch 4g, I could get probably 3-4 hours of screen time on a battery. Considering how powerful this phone is, and the size/resolution of the screen...... No real complaints.
- Frank
P.S. Can you imagine a hyperion extended battery? The stock mytouch 4g battery is 1400, and the hyperion extended is 3500. So a hyperion extended battery for the note would be ..... 6250 mah??!?!? [email protected] What we need is an ibm 'slice' type of battery - that wouldn't add much thickness.
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That is too bad, I am looking forward to the phone but was really looking forward to a good day of heavy use in...
Well, I'm getting a good days use from mine with battery still left at the end of the day. And it's pretty heavy use at the moment too.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium
Battery Life is one of my top priorities, which is why this phone seems to be amazing. I would like to hear from more users about this..
I can't wait until ICS & devs start making ROMs & kernel for the Note. I think then, we will see the Note truly shine.
bbdj69 said:
Battery Life is one of my top priorities, which is why this phone seems to be amazing. I would like to hear from more users about this..
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What kind of battery life test would satisfy you then?
For instance:
I have used a variety of phones over the last 6 months (BB Torch 9800, Torch 9810, BB Bold 9700, Bold 9900, Galaxy 7" Tab P1000, HTC WP7 Mozart) and none of these devices can deal with my pattern of usage every day without at LEAST 2 full depletions and recharges of the battery.
I'm looking to the Note to be the first phone that can last a day, or at LEAST a day with only one recharge.
Engadget reckoned they got 9 hours of video playback on one charge. I do hope that this is indicative of the notes performance...
Niuseek said:
What kind of battery life test would satisfy you then?
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I am a heavy user. The only battery test I want is if the batter has juice left in it when you are ready to go to bed. I have a 4G Infuse, the POS would die in 6 hours. So lame.
After one day:
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After one day:
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Your post doesn't tell how the battery life is good. The part that consume the most of the juice is the display and I can see from your post that the screen of your Note was awake just for a little time...
So, trying a browsing and video experience would give us a better idea
Funk2641 said:
After one day:
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I can tell you right now just by looking at the screenshot you have something keeping your phone awake. No way in the world is Android OS supposed to be that high. Figure out what it is and you'll definitely see better battery life. 90% positive it's an app you installed.
Funk2641 said:
After one day:
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That's a known ROM/kernel bug in Gingerbread, with AOS taking up so much time. It will be fixed in custom ROMs - though who knows if Samsung will fix theirs ??
Battery tip, if you have NO SIM card in, "cell standby" will tear through your battery in no time. Put it in airplane mode, then enable wifi FTW.
I'm having the same problem. Really frustrating. Needing a recharge every 12 hours or so. And I'm not a heavy user :-/
Dear all,
Today I change a animate wallpaper to static, the result is good, my battery level after same hour, same use is much better.
Before, I full charge at nigh, start use the phone from 7am, web, email at cafe to 8am, have some phone call, email, and web again from 9pm to 11pm.
With animated wallpaper, at 11pm battery is 0, but today, its still at 50%, its good!
vuvan said:
Dear all,
Today I change a animate wallpaper to static, the result is good, my battery level after same hour, same use is much better.
Before, I full charge at nigh, start use the phone from 7am, web, email at cafe to 8am, have some phone call, email, and web again from 9pm to 11pm.
With animated wallpaper, at 11pm battery is 0, but today, its still at 50%, its good!
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Animated wallpapers are battery death unless they are pseudo animations like that melting droid wallpaper which is effectively a giant battery meter. It's like playing a movie constantly.
When judging battery life, you should take in account that if you just have bought the device, you maybe are using it more than you will in the future. (I said maybe, don't jump at me )
I did... And I got 12 hrs or something.... I think that I will manage a good day with it in the future.
Of course the largest consumer of juice will be the screen... So, use a low brightness whenever you can.
And, I bought Juice Defender + from the Market, this seems a good investment and works fine on the Note. (Free version does too)
http://www.juicedefender.com/
I can live with a data connection that just every 15 minutes goes on to check mail etc.
(although some people complain when they don't hear from me within a minute )
Gede said:
When judging battery life, you should take in account that if you just have bought the device, you maybe are using it more than you will in the future. (I said maybe, don't jump at me )
I did... And I got 12 hrs or something.... I think that I will manage a good day with it in the future.
Of course the largest consumer of juice will be the screen... So, use a low brightness whenever you can.
And, I bought Juice Defender + from the Market, this seems a good investment and works fine on the Note. (Free version does too)
http://www.juicedefender.com/
I can live with a data connection that just every 15 minutes goes on to check mail etc.
(although some people complain when they don't hear from me within a minute )
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No push email!?
bbdj69 said:
No push email!?
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Still push email. But just pushing it every 15 minutes only..... (because of Juice Defender)
I don't mind. Life is fast enough as it is, they can miss me for 15 minutes
You may want to see this:
http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-galaxy-note-review-04193076/
Use find on the web page tool to skip to appropriate section: "Phone and Battery"

Milestone & CM7 battery

Hi all
My phone was in for repairs recently. I got it back on the 8th (April 2012) and so I flashed the Vulnerable Recovery sbf and restored my CM7 backup I made the day it went in for repairs. Now, it's been a month, and I'm not sure what it used to be like, but my battery can't even last a day.
Currently I'm sitting on 92% and and took it off charge exactly an hour ago...and since I'm typing on my phone right now, by the time I'm done, it will probably be 90%.
Yesterday, with minimal use, my phone, after 12 hours unplugged, was on 17%.
Should I be concerned? I'm using CM7.1.5.
Sent from my Milestone using XDA App
actually dude... i also noticed that as well.. cm7 really drains the battery quick...
I need to know what you all are experiencing. It's just a few minutes shy of 12 hours since I unplugged. And apart from two 1 minute calls and updating 4 apps on the market, I barely used the phone (only checked this thread about 4 times on the XDA app). It's now at 14%. It's a bit worrying, because I'm still on my way home, and it's almost like I can't manage a day at work without needing to charge. And I don't carry a charger or USB cable around most of the time.
Please give me your inputs. I know this is a fairly common problem to hear about, but I'm sure my CM7 experience could be better. Ps, I have calibrated the battery. Mostly keep EDGE on instead of 3G if I'm not really using it. Also, never have the GPS on, nor WiFi, nor Bluetooth.
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The milestone never got a good battery life. Since my gf had it new, she cant make a day. (she's not a "phone" girl, she use it for txt/call, thats it).
Around 25%, you have about 3 hours on sleep. if I use it, it will drop to 0 very fast.
The phose is a year and half old, 2 battery rotation and froyomod 2.9.3 rom.
And for the same time of use, my desire z can last 2 and a half easy.
I have a mugen 1700 battery (same size as the original one but 20% more power) and I can use my phone for 24 hours without charging (even if I usually charge it during night even if not completely discharged) .
I use 3g with toggle2g enabled, Facebook, whatsapp and other common apps and Widgets, I have autosync fully enabled, and I play games do less than one hour per day.
Maybe you should try a different battery
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scoutme said:
I have a mugen 1700 battery (same size as the original one but 20% more power) and I can use my phone for 24 hours without charging (even if I usually charge it during night even if not completely discharged) .
I use 3g with toggle2g enabled, Facebook, whatsapp and other common apps ahind Widgets, I have autosync fully enabled, and I play games do less than one hour per day.
Maybe you should try a different battery
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Hi i also have a battery problem. Can you say from when i can buy it if i from queens,new-york?
And my friends from israel maybe want it,can have shipping? What its price today?
Thanks.
adome5 said:
Hi i also have a battery problem. Can you say from when i can buy it if i from queens,new-york?
And my friends from israel maybe want it,can have shipping? What its price today?
Thanks.
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http://www.mugen-power-batteries.co...-extended-battery-for-motorola-driod-pro.html
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it's a good battery, but for the today MS quotation, it's like half of its value..
I've bought a DEJI 2000mAh for a bunch of euros, but honestly 2000mAh is just the nominal power, it lasts like the stock one..
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um, what?
My phone is now one year old with stock battery. It's has a decent battery life, with toggle2g enabled, full autosync with Facebook, Path, Twitter, Whatsapp, Google+, Dropbox, Gmail, I get about 12 hours with moderate usage.
Brightness is fixed at max.
But it is unstable. Some days my battery will last for 12 hours, some days it's at 15% in 5 hours.
I dunno if it is CM7, but sometimes the phone has dificulties in syncing and it does get really hot.
To me, the stock battery is too hot, and keeps discharging faster the more hot gets. My mugen never gets that hot, and never fluctuates that much in duration
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scoutme said:
To me, the stock battery is too hot, and keeps discharging faster the more hot gets. My mugen never gets that hot, and never fluctuates that much in duration
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Oh yeah, I notice that too. when you use the phone, maybe 5 minutes later, the phone is hot.
One other thing, the milestone can charge 20% to 100% in an hour. its really fast, and its not very good for a lithium battery since it comes very hot.
what are your average charging time?
(running froyomod)
nitrobg said:
um, what?[/QUOTE]
I would assume this isn't your daily phone anymore? You have no usage by texting or calls. Sure, you got 5 days standby time, but that's literally on an unused phone.
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oVeRdOsE. said:
Oh yeah, I notice that too. when you use the phone, maybe 5 minutes later, the phone is hot.
One other thing, the milestone can charge 20% to 100% in an hour. its really fast, and its not very good for a lithium battery since it comes very hot.
what are your average charging time?
(running froyomod)
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actually, you should leave it a bit more in charging state, to avoid internal counter fail. That said, yes, the battery is rather fast in charging. I really suggest you the mugen battery, that's fast in charging but slow in discharging
Hmm, going through all of this, my usage doesn't seem too different to you guys. Maybe I should just get used to it. I actually did buy a spare battery off eBay - but it's just another BP6X battery. I think I will try this mugen battery.
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Hello d.casper.b. I upgraded to CM7.1.5 (from stock Eclair) in Jan 2012. Since then I have a bit better batt life. Standard battery. I unplugged my phone yesterday (Sunday 15th Apr 2012) at about 12:30 - 1:00 pm. It's now Monday 3:10pm and I'm at 50%. My wifi is on all the time, except I turn it off when I go to bed so it don't wake me up with email or whatsapp messages. I don't have sync on and my phone is not on a data service. I have only used it for some light browsing since unplugged. No music or streaming data. No screensavers. Auto-brightness. I will use the bluetooth when driving home from work. That said - I typically get 24 hours+ on a full charge - except if I do some youtube or other streaming stuff.
That said - I don't think the ROM is the issue. You should try a battery calibration. Also - when it gets to 100% charge, leave it for at least 15-30 mins more plugged in.
Please stop suggesting battery calibrations. I really don't think anyone has a clue what they're talking about when they suggest it.
What you all call "battery calibrations" doesn't do anything other than make Android forget how the battery has been used -- that means the USAGE STATS. It can take a few charge/drain cycles before the battery meter reads true after that. It doesn't do a damn thing to your battery life.
destruct2k sorry - but no need to get hot under the collar about it. But in a sense - you have a point about the batt cal. It's been suggested on other threads - but I've never tried it - and so I shouldn't be recommending it to anyone. I only repeated what others had suggested some time back. Peace.
Anil - You're right, I overreacted there, but not too long ago I saw a 3-page article posted on Google+ by a woman that works on Android for a living about how "stupid" (her word, not mine) the concept was that deleting a file in software could somehow affect the battery's ability to hold a charge. Ever since that read, my opinion on "calibration" has changed significantly. If I could only find that article...
I have the same issue. And it's kinda strange because it's only comin up with CM 7.2
The worst battery life was 30 minutes. I charged it to 100% and I went for a walk before I went to my dance class to teach and after 30 minutes it's drained from 100 to 13% and I did nothing just listening to music. Weird. And when I charge my battery it's like going to 20% like in 5 mins and then 2 mins later it's on 60% and then 40 minutes later it's charged...I'm tryna find a solution for it cos it's soooo frustrating and I don't wanna change my phone til Milestone 4 is coming out!

Battery Life?

Yeah yeah I know its got Stamina Mode BUT! is anyone a little worried like me that the battery is 2330 and with a 5 inch screen and all those pixels its going to drain pretty fast. Todays phones with 720 screens and less pixels aren't the best. I'm still getting the phone but anyone else think we aren't in for glorious battery life here. (Stamina Mode may be the perfect fix for this though)
im hoping we get some battery reviews in soon. i have yet to see any real in depth reviews for the battery yet.
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im hoping we get some battery reviews in soon. i have yet to see any real in depth reviews for the battery yet.
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Yeah, thats the part of the reviews I will be taken proper interest in.
Coming from the One X, I'm not too worried about battery life as I'd be fairly confident it could last a bit longer than that phone. I charge my phone every night so once I get a day out of it thats fine.
I would like to see a review on the battery life though.
2330 AMH is really good though
I have 3100mah on my Galaxy Note 2 right now. Pretty huge battery - was supposed to last 3 days - it barely lasts 48 hours of "normal use". Not worried about Xperia Z, if 3100mah can't supply more than 5-6 screen time or 48+ hours - no battery will. If it lasts 2 full days, i'll be more than happy.
From what I've heard it's actually surprisingly good. Keep your brightness in check and you'll be fine. Both the Snapdragon S4 Pro and the MDM9215 are pretty efficient chips. The S4 Pro has (according to Qualcomm at least) a pretty high performance per watt so should do pretty well with relatively little power use.
From the 1st review:
"The Z’s battery-saving Stamina mode turns off data when the screen is off, boosting standby time by a factor of four, and we found it hardly lost any charge overnight – around 1 per cent, or none at all."
Now that's interesting.
Early tests not so encouraging. Worse than the nexus 4. Of course screen brightness etc aren't known at this point.
Let's hope it gets better with more charge cycles etc.
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Doesn't look too good. 9 hours with 3h screen time... but the screen drained 42% of the battery so i guess it must have been under some heavy stress. Hope to see some more tests/reviews asap.
yeah, all we can do is wait for the NDA to break. I really hate waiting.
hope the battery's up to scratch because i haven't been this excited for a phone in a long time.
When do nda normally break? Seeing as it should release in some territories in a few weeks, I'm surprised there haven't been more reviews. Hoping to see some from the big sites any day now, especially the verge, gsmarena etc, as I'm really interested in battery life. Would need about 3.5 hours screen on time on mid brightness on 4g over say 15 hours off charger to work for me. Guess I could make do with 3 hours, but whichever of the new 5 inch phones does this will get my money. Come on Sony, don't disappoint me, cause I love the look of this phone!
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A) reviews take time
B) It seems as though the CES units were not final... so the final product may not have been available until very recently.
Sony stores/reps are starting to get their demo units (which should be final hardware) so hopefully more reviews soon.
BTW NDA is usually to keep the details of the product hidden until Sony is ready to release. The phone has obviously been officially announced so this is not an NDA thing, just the fact that they don't want reviews done on inferior pre-release units.
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mattman83 said:
BTW NDA is usually to keep the details of the product hidden until Sony is ready to release. The phone has obviously been officially announced so this is not an NDA thing, just the fact that they don't want reviews done on inferior pre-release units.
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And by looking at some threads here - it's perfectly understandable. People freaking out about things that are not even present in the real device like older software, lower benchmarks due to debugging firmware etc. But i'm really dying to see the battery life... if it's non-removable and it won't last 48+ hours of normal use, than it's not good. If it won't last 24+ hours of normal use than i guess i might reconsider ( and by normal use i mean texting, calling, maybe some music - not playing with it every second, that's reserved for few first days )
That screen shot over page with 9hr 33mins battery life. I didn't see the sign for power saver/battery saving mode being used. I mean surely the phone has to last a day atleast under moderate usage. I mean it has a bigger battery than the S3 and that lasted over a day on moderate usage and the cpu in the Z is supposed to be more power efficient is it not.
I also think battery life is a subjective matter for example me and my GF both had the note 2 and I set her phone up exactly how I set mine up with the brightness etc and she was getting 4days - 5days 20hours battery life and mine was getting 1day 20hours - 2days 23hours, why? because I use my phone a damn site more than she does and the variation is because some days I use more phone more than other days so some days the battery will last more and some days it will last less.
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From the 1st review:
"The Z’s battery-saving Stamina mode turns off data when the screen is off, boosting standby time by a factor of four, and we found it hardly lost any charge overnight – around 1 per cent, or none at all."
Now that's interesting.
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Well that's not reinventing the wheel, most battery saving apps like Juice Defender do that. However I need a stable IMAP connection and not fire up the screen constantly to check emails.
There is nothing special in making the phone last longer with software trickery, it's like making yourself last longer through thinking about your grandma.
A good battery and battery efficient hardware is needed.
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Well that's not reinventing the wheel, most battery saving apps like Juice Defender do that. However I need a stable IMAP connection and not fire up the screen constantly to check emails.
There is nothing special in making the phone last longer with software trickery, it's like making yourself last longer through thinking about your grandma.
A good battery and battery efficient hardware is needed.
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Juice defender kills apps but issue with this is apps relaunch itself and then juice defender kicks in and kills it again and ends up in an infinite loop of killing and reviving of processes. The difference with stamina mode is that it was officially made by manufacturer within the ROM. So when you set it to get killed when screen is off there's something within the framework of the android core which they programmed to really halt the operation of the app/process and not just killing it. So in the end it is totally stopped
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That screen shot over page with 9hr 33mins battery life. I didn't see the sign for power saver/battery saving mode being used. I mean surely the phone has to last a day atleast under moderate usage. I mean it has a bigger battery than the S3 and that lasted over a day on moderate usage and the cpu in the Z is supposed to be more power efficient is it not.
I also think battery life is a subjective matter for example me and my GF both had the note 2 and I set her phone up exactly how I set mine up with the brightness etc and she was getting 4days - 5days 20hours battery life and mine was getting 1day 20hours - 2days 23hours, why? because I use my phone a damn site more than she does and the variation is because some days I use more phone more than other days so some days the battery will last more and some days it will last less.
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Well that's not reinventing the wheel, most battery saving apps like Juice Defender do that. However I need a stable IMAP connection and not fire up the screen constantly to check emails.
There is nothing special in making the phone last longer with software trickery, it's like making yourself last longer through thinking about your grandma.
A good battery and battery efficient hardware is needed.
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The thing with the S4 pro is that it can go both ways as far as efficient hardware is concerned. I think it has something to do with thermal insulation.
The nexus 4 and it's 2100ish mAh has notoriously poor battery times - in my testing, tapping out at just under 3 hours screen usage in around 8-10 hours of total use (everything stock + 4.2.1).
My padfone 2, on the other hand, with the same battery/screen size is a battery champ - regularly get 5 to 5.5 hours screen usage over a period of 18-20 hours. It beats out all my previous phones for battery life (minus the note 2), including the GS3 which had good battery life itself.
And no, i don't belive in disabling google now and push notifications. Without them the nexus 4 does better but the padfone 2 and its s4 pro do brilliant with them on.
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Well that's not reinventing the wheel, most battery saving apps like Juice Defender do that. However I need a stable IMAP connection and not fire up the screen constantly to check emails.
There is nothing special in making the phone last longer with software trickery, it's like making yourself last longer through thinking about your grandma.
A good battery and battery efficient hardware is needed.
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No argument here - although if it actually does work - then it's a welcome trick. Juice Defender - imo - is useless. It never saved any battery for me - quite the contrary, constant app killing in the background resulted in worse battery life on my Galaxy S/Note devices, so i'm curious how will Sony implement such a feature.
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No argument here - although if it actually does work - then it's a welcome trick. Juice Defender - imo - is useless. It never saved any battery for me - quite the contrary, constant app killing in the background resulted in worse battery life on my Galaxy S/Note devices, so i'm curious how will Sony implement such a feature.
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Why would you guys use JD for killing apps? That doesn't make sense. Its main use is to manage radios etc. depending on battery & screen status. Anyway didn't do much for me so switched from that to Tasker.

Regain full battery life without using any fancy apps

As you all know, a lot of what decreases your battery life over time is battery memory. Some apps pretend to fix that and some might actually help a little. Here's what you can do to fix it.
Use your phone until it turns off. Press power + volume down. Leave phone on until it dies. Charge it. Turn it back on and enjoy the 30 minutes SOT (for most people) of extra battery life.
If you have used the phone for a year without ever truly reaching the end of your battery life, your phone will stay on for 30 minutes to an hour. For me it stayed on for about 1.5 hours. My wife's phone stayed on for 1 hour and my brother's stayed on for 1.5 hours as well. I usually charged every other day but by the 5 PM of the second day I'd be around 10% and charging it as soon as I got home. If there was traffic, I have to charge it in the car. Most of my usage is not Screen On Time. I use maps with audio (bluetoothed to car without screen on) and music. Also music around when I'm running, and the normal texting, emailing, web browsing.
After doing this I get to about 10 PM of the second day before hitting 10% which is exactly what I wanted.
NOTE: You will get a blinking red light while charging afterward for about 2 minutes. Don't freak out. That's because it's a safety period when phone won't turn on to make sure enough charge is on the battery to complete a turn on cycle.
Hope if works for ya'll.
Well I generally heard its better to keep li ion batteries charged up as much as possible. Obviously doesn't mean charging in short bursts in between full charges. Just might want to put a little disclaimer saying your not responsible for anyone's phone when they get the red light of death.
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Well I generally heard its better to keep li ion batteries charged up as much as possible. Obviously doesn't mean charging in short bursts in between full charges. Just might want to put a little disclaimer saying your not responsible for anyone's phone when they get the red light of death.
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I put a note down there. It's not a red light of death. Just a red light saying phone won't be able to turn on until sufficient charge is present.
Nobody really knows if its better to keep it charged or do full cycles. I know, that laptop batteries (from good companies.. like the Thinkpad batteries) last longer if they are allowed to drain close to 5% or so before charging. Also, the Thinkpad battery reset tool that tries to reset the battery KWh as close to factory config as possible works by completely draining a battery and recharging to full.
I did it just to see if it works for phone batteries and amazingly enough, it did.
I know its not the red light of death but its possible to get the solid red if someone doesn't pay attention and phone has turned off long enough.
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I always thought modern li-ion batteries don't have a memory effect?
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In general this sounds like a poor idea.
Here is why:
There is actual data that Li-ion batteries suffer a lot if dischared too much.
For example this graph:
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(published in Journal Of Computing, Volume 2, Issue 4, April 2010 and can be found in this pdf)
The three lines
-Observed 10°C / 10% DOD (depth of discharge)
-Observed 10°C / 20% DOD
-Observed 10°C / 30% DOD
clearly show that lithium batteries deeper discharged than others under the same conditions suffer from faster loss of capacity with the number of charge cycles.
(On the other side the device can run on less charge cycles when the battery is discharged deeper, so an ideal compromise of DOD and number of needed charge cycles should exist.)
So in this case false calibration of the battery might have been reset, not improving the actual capacity but the one seen as usable by the OS.
Interesting observation. However there are (root) apps to reset the calibration as well.
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In general this sounds like a poor idea.
So in this case false calibration of the battery might have been reset, not improving the actual capacity but the one seen as usable by the OS.
Interesting observation. However there are (root) apps to reset the calibration as well.
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Mind sharing what root apps that can reset the battery calibration?
Jz Chong said:
Mind sharing what root apps that can reset the battery calibration?
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I used this app, after inserting a new battery.
Great article!
On a side note: at work I use cordless drills powered by 18v li-ion batteries. The machine actually stops completely before the battery can drain to zero to avoid a deep discharge.
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I used this app, after inserting a new battery.
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I guess someone from the hellscore staff said this app is a myth.
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I guess someone from the hellscore staff said this app is a myth.
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I read some article about that as well. Might as well be that the stats are stored somewhere else, like the battery itself?
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https://plus.google.com/105051985738280261832/posts/FV3LVtdVxPT
There's no such thing as "battery calibration", you turn off your phone and battery stats are zeroed, that's the only "calibration" you'll ever get. Batteries are passive, and lithium-ion technology doesn't like full discharge, so for the love of God don't advertise such practices.
What about short, partial charges... Do they have a significant effect on battery life?
For example, I drive delivery and am frequently in and out of my car and need my cell, and I use the GPS, so I am often connecting the phone to the charger for 10-30 minutes, sometimes less, and only for a few percent at a time.
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Li ion batteries *do* contain microcontrollers to regulate charge and discharge. Individual cells don't. This is the reason for batteries having more than two terminals.
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There's no such thing as "battery calibration", you turn off your phone and battery stats are zeroed, that's the only "calibration" you'll ever get. Batteries are passive, and lithium-ion technology doesn't like full discharge, so for the love of God don't advertise such practices.
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Hmm, out of curiosity, do you have any idea why Apple recommends to drain their devices all the way at least once every several months if what you said is indeed the case?
I don't know if it makes a difference to the stuff that has already been said, and I am no battery engineer, but doesn't the Nexus 4 use a Lithium Polymer battery (NOT a Lithium Ion)?
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Hmm, out of curiosity, do you have any idea why Apple recommends to drain their devices all the way at least once every several months if what you said is indeed the case?
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There are others recommending this but I don't see the benefits for li-ion batteries. They just don't like completely running out, period.
Again, as I said, I got the idea from Lenovo's factory battery tool which recommends a battery reset every few months. It shows you the KW-hr at full charge and as weeks go by, that number keeps going down slowly due to partial charges and things like that. When I run the reset tool, it pretty much runs the battery dry and the next time I check the tool again, the KW-hr comes back up closer to factory setting.

Best4Power 3230mah Battery - Stock Dimensions

Supposedly it has stock size but with more capacity. I'm interested because I will NOT use the fatter ones. The 4x is already big for my pockets. I'm not making it fatter to boot. But I'm skeptical too. So anybody use one yet?
Mine will be here shortly, and I'll update this thread if it's really worth buying or not.
But till I have it in hand/phone, I'm still curious what everyone else's experience has been, if any.
3230mah Best4Power
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Supposedly it has stock size but with more capacity. I'm interested because I will NOT use the fatter ones. The 4x is already big for my pockets. I'm not making it fatter to boot. But I'm skeptical too. So anybody use one yet?
Mine will be here shortly, and I'll update this thread if it's really worth buying or not.
But till I have it in hand/phone, I'm still curious what everyone else's experience has been, if any.
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Looks interesting, I would buy it, but they ship only to usa anyway be careful, some of these chinese (I think so) batteries self-explodes. It's a bit dangerous for your leg (I know it's not so funny when it really explodes)
This totally doesn't belong to " Optimus 4X HD Accessories
Accessories for the LG Optimus 4X HD (cases, screen protectors, batteries, etc)" category.
Hmm. I didn't consider a battery that fits like stock an accessory, and I didn't notice that batteries were listed there. I mean accessories are optional things in my mind. The battery is integral to the phone. Sorry about that.
Got it in. It does fit like stock.
Take a moment and appreciate the Chinese or B4P sense of humor as you notice the model name.
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I'll report back on the life of it. Also it says 3500mah instead of 3230mah as in the description on eBay. We'll see.
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Got it in. It does fit like stock.
Take a moment and appreciate the Chinese or B4P sense of humor as you notice the model name.
I'll report back on the life of it. Also it says 3500mah instead of 3230mah as in the description on eBay. We'll see.
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The thing with these Chinese batteries is that they are made out of cheap materials. If they don't blow up, then the materials inside the battery degrade at a much quicker rate than the OEM batteries. Then it will basically be like having the original battery inside the phone again. I had a 3000mah battery from eBay and it doesn't do anything to increase the battery life, also a piece of the bottom fell off so now it doesn't even fit in the phone properly.
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G3 > Opo
*Run away faster than light*
Seriously 3200mah into that ? It's a trap !
Well so far it is behaving just like the stock one. Hasn't exploded on me yet. If it does degrade quickly I'll just put the old one back in. And if it explodes on my leg, I'll post pics.
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G3 > Opo
*Run away faster than light*
Seriously 3200mah into that ? It's a trap !
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You made me chuckle
But I got it for the dev community. Either one is a huge upgrade coming from this old horse
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Well so far it is behaving just like the stock one. Hasn't exploded on me yet. If it does degrade quickly I'll just put the old one back in. And if it explodes on my leg, I'll post pics.
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They probably just got the same battery and said it was 3200mah lol
The only one that I use is the MPJ battery. It doesn't offer any more real life usage but it doesn't heat up as much as the original battery and so far its worked reliably.
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Very skeptical....
For what it is worth, here is my opinion (take it or leave it lol)
3500mAh in the same form factor as the original battery? I've not noticed any massive leaps in battery technology of late, and I don't really see how there can be THAT much extra juice in a box the same size especially seeing as they are both LiOn battery packs. Given the "reliability" of Chinese imports I would imagine the quoted capacity is just what they wanted to put on the label to make that particular battery look more appealing than others on the market.
I also have concerns from a safety point of view and have also heard reports of the phone detecting that a replacement battery is not the manufacturer's original part and refusing to work with it. Does anybody have any experience of this (Perhaps as a different topic in the appropriate place if one doesn't already exist, to save this thread going off-topic)?
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and have also heard reports of the phone detecting that a replacement battery is not the manufacturer's original part and refusing to work with it.
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Indeed it does detect it and stock rom doesn't boot with a non-genuine battery, but this can be easily fixed.
So far so good. I'm not sure if it's any better than a stock cap OEM battery, but it works just as well, so it's a viable replacement one. Doesn't get hotter, or do anything the OEM one didn't do.
I played Shuttle for probably 3-4 hours total on max volume the whole time through the 3.5mm jack in my car, used WiFi, took about 15 pics, and used my phone to keep up with my PDF work schedule, so the screen was on quite a bit too.
ROM is SlimKat 8.9.
Kernel is Werewolf @ 1.5Ghz max and CFQ io - GPU is max 512Mhz
Not a bad run, I don't think.
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So far so good. I'm not sure if it's any better than a stock cap OEM battery, but it works just as well, so it's a viable replacement one. Doesn't get hotter, or do anything the OEM one didn't do.
I played Shuttle for probably 3-4 hours total on max volume the whole time through the 3.5mm jack in my car, used WiFi, took about 15 pics, and used my phone to keep up with my PDF work schedule, so the screen was on quite a bit too.
ROM is SlimKat 8.9.
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Not a bad run, I don't think.
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Can you post your onscreen time?
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Can you post your onscreen time?
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If that's what it sounds like (leave the screen on the whole time and see how long the battery lasts) I don't know when I'll have time for that, but I'll try. I assume I'd also need to be doing things with the phone while the screen is on to be practical?
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If that's what it sounds like (leave the screen on the whole time and see how long the battery lasts) I don't know when I'll have time for that, but I'll try. I assume I'd also need to be doing things with the phone while the screen is on to be practical?
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Nah just continue your normal usage for a day from 100% and go to the battery screen you posted above and press the screen bar.
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Ah, OK. Will do.
Here's a moderate useage example. Includes downloading around 400MB via WiFi (not sure why it doesn't show WiFi, but whatever), rebooting into recovery and flashing CM 11, new Gapps, then installing various apps after setting up my Google account at first bootup. Screen on the whole time it shows. Around 40 minutes.
Then after turning everything off for a while.
I'll get a more normal day in with it, and post up the screen on time and battery level when I can.
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Here's a moderate useage example. Includes downloading around 400MB via WiFi (not sure why it doesn't show WiFi, but whatever), rebooting into recovery and flashing CM 11, new Gapps, then installing various apps after setting up my Google account at first bootup. Screen on the whole time it shows. Around 40 minutes.
Then after turning everything off for a while.
I'll get a more normal day in with it, and post up the screen on time and battery level when I can.
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Hi, can you share the latest SOT after normal usage? You need to go a step further and click the screen icon and show the next graph, this will show the SOT in hours; mins.
Well the top image shows the screen on time. The whole time the phone was running off the battery the screen was on.
If I think about it I'll get another one actually showing the specs for that specific part, but that won't really prove anything else for me. Just a formality.
I use the phone daily, and the cheapo battery is still holding up fine too.
Here ya go. Should be noted that I could not be called a heavy user as you can see from the specs, but the point for me is that this battery is just as good as the stock one, but it's new. It also did not start dropping off any quicker when it got to that low capacity, so it's a good solid all around battery.
I also don't use adaptive brightness, or run the screen on a bright setting ever, so that helps. And most times my phone is in airplane mode.

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