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Have heard various less than positive reports on the battery life of the two devices in the thread title & just wanted to hear from user experience, especially people swapping from the HD2 to the HD7, if it had better battery life?
I moved over from a HD2. I'd say the battery life is roughly the same if not slightly better on the HD7.
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I moved over from a HD2. I'd say the battery life is roughly the same if not slightly better on the HD7.
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I would agree
I can't comment on the HD2 but one thing I would say is to not be put off by the initial HD7 battery performance. Mine has improved dramatically over the last few days.
i will say i was a lil worried at first as it was great for first 2 charges then it dropped really bad ie lost half the battery over night with no use, BUT, now it has sorted itself out the battery lasts really well. I get way more use than i did on my desire i mean way more like i would say 50% more. With all top end phones battery isnt going to be there strong point but i think wp7 is really good on this point esp as you don't have stupid apps running in the background draining it like on android.
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i will say i was a lil worried at first as it was great for first 2 charges then it dropped really bad ie lost half the battery over night with no use, BUT, now it has sorted itself out the battery lasts really well. I get way more use than i did on my desire i mean way more like i would say 50% more. With all top end phones battery isnt going to be there strong point but i think wp7 is really good on this point esp as you don't have stupid apps running in the background draining it like on android.
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Well that's what used to bug me about the Android devices that I have had, that the battery performance was less than great. This was especially noticeable on the X10 I had for a little while.
It depends on how you use it, my usage the battery doesn't survive the same sort of punishment my Desire does, my usage is mainly as a internet device on 3g, and compared to the Desire it really does drain the battery, as a mp3 player it'll probably piss all over the desire for battery usage, I'd take stock of how you use your phone and plan accordingly.
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It depends on how you use it, my usage the battery doesn't survive the same sort of punishment my Desire does, my usage is mainly as a internet device on 3g, and compared to the Desire it really does drain the battery, as a mp3 player it'll probably piss all over the desire for battery usage, I'd take stock of how you use your phone and plan accordingly.
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Like you I am a fairly heavy web user on any device I have so if this particular activity effects the battery life on the HD7 a lot then that's not so good!
Way better than the HD2, and unlike the HD2 it seems to be even drain the whole time, unlike the HD2 which seems to get to 10% left and within a few mins be at 0. I made a good 10-20 mins of phone calls on my HD7 when it said battery is critcally low and it didnt turn off even after the calls.
I had just gotten my HD7 2 days ago, but my battery sucks big time... Its almost like it is leaking badly that during a meeting, I was just messing with the marketplace and the windows live messenger, my battery dropped from about 50% to almost 0 (for the first charge). After second and third charge with lower average use, it still able to last me for a day (8.30am to 8.00pm). Lets hope its like what you guys said, need to stabilize the battery after a few charges. By the way, my HD2 is able to withstand almost 2-3 days in WM6.5, and about a day use for Android Desire HD OS (about 35% upon reaching 11pm from 8.30am).
My battery life sucks big time. If it is in standby it loses 5% battery per 2 hours for no reason, i already disabled the updates from microsoft and my email and calander syncs every hour. And when i'm on internet or marketplace my battery drops 50% in 1 hour. I have charged it know 4-5 times, I hope it will be better. I only charge the battery when it's on critical level.
Poor Battery Life
The battery drained very fast, less than a day with heavy used.
Another bad thing is, took more than 3 hours to fully charged.
No indicator to show the %, very difficult to monitor the usage.
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My battery life sucks big time. If it is in standby it loses 5% battery per 2 hours for no reason, i already disabled the updates from microsoft and my email and calander syncs every hour. And when i'm on internet or marketplace my battery drops 50% in 1 hour. I have charged it know 4-5 times, I hope it will be better. I only charge the battery when it's on critical level.
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You mentioned "5%" "50%" . . . .
How you get the % to show? or You just estimate.
I think Roaming has a big effect on Battery Life.
My battery has been fine, Awesome Battery life... Until I went to uni, I can get no T-Mobile signal in lecture halls so it roams to Orange, this seemed to kill my battery a lot halfway through the day the battery indicator was less than half full.
I switched roaming off. But I found something interesting, once again marketplace wouldn't open. (it always happens when I'm scrolling en clicking things very fast in the marketplace). So I had to restart my hd7. The battery was 10%, after the restart it was filled for 40% very strange.
How do you know you are connected to the internet?
Is there a way to see and stop the connection since that also takes lotof battery and ofcourse if you are on a limited plan that would call for a huge dent on the bills
So far, after 2 days, battery life has improved greatly since the first day. Much better than most smartphones I have used, and certainly way better than my current Evo even after using it for months. I suspect battery life will only get better as I break it in.
And yes, weak signals can cause significant battery drain regardless of what device you are using. The weaker the signal, the harder the phone tries to find or keep that signal.
Has anyone tested to see how badly the battery life is impacted by changing the brightness setting to high?
I was checking this phone out, and found that changing that setting really made a significant difference in the quality of the user experience... it didn't seem washed-out, like it does on the default setting. I'm just wondering how much of a beating the battery will take though.
Right now, I'm really leaning towards the Dell Venue... primarily because of the quality of the screen and the better battery. I don't care about the physical keyboard, so an HD7 might meet my needs if I can run it at full brightness.
ive had a nexus one since the day it came put and since upgrading to froyo and now 2.2.1 my battery lifes been horrible. my normal settings are no wifi or bluetooth on. no sync. im running uv kernels and my battery life is still horrible. i recently sent my nexus to htc thinking it was a hardware problem. the new nexus dies just as fast. ive almost literally looked at every battery life thread and tried tips and still doesnt help. my phone doesnt last 8 hours let alone 24 hours. ive checked my battery use and the only thing over 10 percent is my display which im using auto brightness. any help would be so greatful because ive tried everything i know how to do
Did you replace your battery?
Time to replace your battery!!!
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Time to replace your battery!!!
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already replaced the battery before i got the new phone.
Dude same here. It's obvious the N1 is lacking in battery technology. What new phones are you considering?
that's definitely a dead battery, I've got my Nexus One since 2nd March and keep using it till now, still there is 92% of usable capacity.
Check the battery cal thread. We just finally hacked the nexus battery EEPROM chip and can tweak voltage etc. The changes got merged this week. So maybe some hope still...
well these things can definitely kill the battery extremely quickly if you use them a lot.
i personally don't have a problem with the battery life on mine on a normal work day because i only use it probably on average 5-10 min an hour for a 9 hour work day and by then i'm usually at 50-65% battery depending on how much i used my phone.
if you suspect that the phone is the problem and not the battery then try downloading currentwidget its a small widget that will tell you exactly how much power your phone is using in miliamps. it takes about 1 min for it to refresh so it does not work in real time but this is kind of nice because it allows you to see how much power its taking (or receiving if its on the charger) when its in idle
mine usually reads 3-5 mA when i unlock it so that is what its taking when its in sleep mode.
the most i've ever seen it take when draining the battery is about 465mA i would say that the average drain when i'm using it for browsing websites and using simple apps with the screen at half brightness is about 350-400ma or so
one thing is for sure though if you use an N1 heavily it can and will kill the battery in a matter of hours, if i play angry birds for example with my screen on half brightness after a few hours i'm at about 20-30% battery easily and the phone itself is very warm from the constant CPU use.
and btw the bad battery life is the combination of the AMOLED that takes massive power compared to an LCD and the 1st gen Snapdragon CPU clocked at 1ghz, battery life without the screen on and with minimal CPU use like streaming music for example or playing music with BT headphones i can go all day easily. it only drains like 5% an hour maybe a tad more but the difference is that the CPU is not working very hard and the screen is off completely.
AMOLED using more than LCD? What did you smoke mate? ^^
AMOLEDs have been made for low power consumption, especially for black colors...no way it uses more battery than my SLCD variant...
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AMOLED using more than LCD? What did you smoke mate? ^^
AMOLEDs have been made for low power consumption, especially for black colors...no way it uses more battery than my SLCD variant...
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they can take less power with the proper screens yes, they are dynamic in their power consumption like plasma's are in that how much power they use is directly related to what they are displaying and what the brightness (or contrast in the case of plasma's) is set at.
LCD's are predictable and constant with their power drain.
AMOLED's are capable of consuming more power than LCD's of the same size if given the right display material (mostly white, mostly brightly lit content)
considering that most of the websites and even some apps i use on my nexus have white backgrounds it explains why my screen pulls so much power when i'm using it
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AMOLED using more than LCD? What did you smoke mate? ^^
AMOLEDs have been made for low power consumption, especially for black colors...no way it uses more battery than my SLCD variant...
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There was a test done somewhere that showed that all the phones with AMOLED variants did the worst in battery life. Best battery? Droid x
true, white on white, amoled does use more battery...but meh...argh it killed my point xD
haha yeah you're right I guess Websites should have black background and green text, just like my terminal, gmail, etc. meh ^^
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well these things can definitely kill the battery extremely quickly if you use them a lot.
i personally don't have a problem with the battery life on mine on a normal work day because i only use it probably on average 5-10 min an hour for a 9 hour work day and by then i'm usually at 50-65% battery depending on how much i used my phone.
if you suspect that the phone is the problem and not the battery then try downloading currentwidget its a small widget that will tell you exactly how much power your phone is using in miliamps. it takes about 1 min for it to refresh so it does not work in real time but this is kind of nice because it allows you to see how much power its taking (or receiving if its on the charger) when its in idle
mine usually reads 3-5 mA when i unlock it so that is what its taking when its in sleep mode.
the most i've ever seen it take when draining the battery is about 465mA i would say that the average drain when i'm using it for browsing websites and using simple apps with the screen at half brightness is about 350-400ma or so
one thing is for sure though if you use an N1 heavily it can and will kill the battery in a matter of hours, if i play angry birds for example with my screen on half brightness after a few hours i'm at about 20-30% battery easily and the phone itself is very warm from the constant CPU use.
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that sounds jsut like my phone. 5 to 10 minutes of use an hour and im at 60 percent. that cant be normal! angry birds for 10 minutes is like 8 percent battery loss. like i said i got a new battery for my old nexus one then noticed that the "issue" still existed so i got a new nexus one and my phone still dies rapidly. why is it that some nexus ones are better. i hear people say they get excellent battery life and to me on a brand new nexus one with a uv kernel my battery life is still horrible?
It's normal there is nothing wrong with your nexus one they suck battery if you use them heavily
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I just got the Vivid on Friday and I'm starting to think I made wrong choice and shouldve gotten skyrocket. I love everything about it, camera, interface, gorgeous screen, etc..BUT, the battery is by far the worst i have ever experienced with a cell phone. By battery was completely dead by 3 this afternoon after fairly light use. Even with task killer, I'm at a loss for this battery's pathetic power. Anyone experiencing same problems? I don't expect a super battery, but when using the iphone 4 prior, the battery was worlds better, seriously. Any ideas? Are u guys experiencing same?
I love the phone you have to tweak the battery settings let the battery power up and then power down a couple of times I now get over two days on the same battery. The skyrocket has its own issues GPS which never sets burn in from the screen etc.
I had the Skyrocket for a few days and went back to get this phone. The Skyrocket does have it's share of issues. 1. No FM Radio which I kinda Like. 2. Not a fan of the UI, as I tend to like Sense more. 3. When watching movies in the dark let's say you get a black screen or dark for a moment, you can see small lines going through the movie until it changes to lighter scenes. If you can deal with those things than I would say go for the Skyrocket as it already has root and an OC/UV kernel plus some Roms are starting to pop up.
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I just got the Vivid on Friday and I'm starting to think I made wrong choice and shouldve gotten skyrocket. I love everything about it, camera, interface, gorgeous screen, etc..BUT, the battery is by far the worst i have ever experienced with a cell phone. By battery was completely dead by 3 this afternoon after fairly light use. Even with task killer, I'm at a loss for this battery's pathetic power. Anyone experiencing same problems? I don't expect a super battery, but when using the iphone 4 prior, the battery was worlds better, seriously. Any ideas? Are u guys experiencing same?
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Were you baking a cake with it? I get at least 14 hours out of mine with moderate use. I switched from an iPhone 4 and have absolutely no issues. What's your brightness level set at, and what are your network/data settings (i.e. Wifi on all day, auto-sync, background data, GPS, etc.)?
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I love the phone you have to tweak the battery settings let the battery power up and then power down a couple of times I now get over two days on the same battery. The skyrocket has its own issues GPS which never sets burn in from the screen etc.
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Would you mind telling us how you're getting "over two days"? I'm happy with a full day and having to charge in the evening, but over two days would be phenomenal..
Also, I'm totally satisfied with this phone.. I think it's exceptional, even coming from the iPhone 4's awesome battery life. Boom.
Wow, 2 days on one charge?! Can't imagine that with what i've seen so far...hopefully after powering up a couple times, it'll improve. Do i need to let it drain completely before powering up? The battery is the only thing i'm disappointed in right now, but obviously its a major issues if the battery is just brutally weak
The first day I got this phone, it was dead in about 6 hours. However, when I use it like a phone, I'm getting ok battery life out of it. It's now at 40 percent and it's 8 pm.
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Most task killers cause slower performance and in turn worse battery life. Android OS is designed to keep the RAM 2/3 full, so that apps you use are kept there, and don't require CPU cycles when you need them later, and it will automatically kill apps when it needs the RAM.
Almost all android phones see marked battery life improvement after a few charge cycles.
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I am getting well over a day of usage. usually get a day and a half with a modest amount of wifi/mobile data usage and well over an hour 'on screen' time. almost posted a screen shot when i was at 1 day 19 hours and ~20% left, with a majority of time with wifi on and well over an hour of screen time.
auto screen brightness, no auto rotate, manual control of data and syncing.
I like to get 4 hours screen time out of a full charge. But I had an above average day of phone calls. Not bad... Definitely not bad for HTC and no modified kernel.
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I'm coming from the HTC Desire and man o' man does this thing smoke. And the RAM. The Desire was so RAM starved it wasn't funny. While I did take advantage of some of the locally developed ROMs, I was just getting tired of playing games to get around the lack of memory on the Desire. This phone feels good too. To some it may be a bit heavy, but I like the weight and the larger (over the Desire 3.7") screen is very nice too.
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Even with task killer, I'm at a loss for this battery's pathetic power.
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That might be part of the problem. Google greatly improved memory management starting with FroYo (Android 2.2) so you really don't need to use a task killer. In fact, using 3rd party task killers interferes with the OS's internal system, which leads to slower performance and poorer battery life.
See this and this for more info regarding task killers.
I'd start with uninstalling the task killer, and then managing some of the peripheral features like GPS, Bluetooth, WiFi, etc. Nothing is free battery-wise. If you don't use them, turn them off.
Playing Candy Crush for 22 hours straight can take its toll on your battery (and your marriage). Rate this thread to express how the LG V20's battery performs under heavy use. A higher rating indicates that it lasts a long time even when playing games, streaming video and audio, and doing other CPU-intensive activities.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
3 hours and 8-12 minutes of 1440p video at full brightness, loud speaker, wifi on, and screen recorder running (although the file messed up so i cant post it).
bad
Battle Bay: Less than 2 hours!
I can honestly say that it really depends on what I am doing. For example if I am digging around on the WOW companion Application or Yahoo's Fantasy Sports Application, the whole phone will get heated up and the battery starts taking a nosedive. If I'm not doing anything with my phone it can go 15 hours straight without losing a single percent. If I am just watching YouTube or something along those lines at 1080 or lower it seems to still go down, but not nearly as quickly as the (possibly poorly - from a power consumption view - designed) apps mentioned before.
As far as I'm concerned the removable battery negates any battery performance complaints. Out of power? Pop in a new battery, and you're 100% in a few minutes, back to endure more "heavy use"... How can any other modern flagship begin to compare?! (not to mention a year down the line, when I can just buy a fresh battery to mitigate deteriorating capacity, while the crowd has to buy a brand new iphone/s9/m10)
I've been playing Sky Force Reloaded a lot the past week. I had to be next to the power charger. I haven't bought a spare/secondary battery yet. I carry around a usb battery and a short cable when I need too...
Installed some more apps and games, and talk about nosedive. From the time I leave the house at 7AM to about 12 noon, the battery drops down to 15%(battery warning). I have to charge it then. I have to charge it again when I leave the office, which is around 5PM. Battery level varies at that time. Then charge again before bed. I still haven't rooted my phone. Phone temperature remains about 80F to about 108F(heavy use while charging) at times. LinkedIn, xfinity, Groupon, Weather, Waze, etc. Battery drainers! I've about almost had it. I miss root, and miss the ability to freeze apps. I will have to root this LG V20 sooner or later...
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Installed some more apps and games, and talk about nosedive. From the time I leave the house at 7AM to about 12 noon, the battery drops down to 15%(battery warning). I have to charge it then. I have to charge it again when I leave the office, which is around 5PM. Battery level varies at that time. Then charge again before bed. I still haven't rooted my phone. Phone temperature remains about 80F to about 108F(heavy use while charging) at times. LinkedIn, xfinity, Groupon, Weather, Waze, etc. Battery drainers! I've about almost had it. I miss root, and miss the ability to freeze apps. I will have to root this LG V20 sooner or later...
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Yes my does that too.. Battery lasts just a bit over half day. I purchased 2nd battery but it's getting very annoying to change and charge them when ur between places.
Hope he gets better
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I usually can keep my phone charges, in the car, desk, night stand. Today we where doing Hurricane prep listening to Spotify while working, watching YouTube while in the car driving from place to place. Had to set the screen to auto brightness to deal with the BRIGHT sunlight outdoors. After about 3.5 to 4 hours of use and 1 hour and 30 minuts of screen on time I was down to about 38% battery. I had to drive home and grab my power bank. I've only had my V20 for 2 months.
Not impressed!
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... 1 hour and 30 minuts of screen on time I was down to about 38% battery. I had to drive home and grab my power bank. I've only had my V20 for 2 months.
Not impressed!
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I'm still on stock H91810k. How 'bout you?
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I'm still on stock H91810k. How 'bout you?
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Stock AT&T H910.
Just got my new Note 8 and yesterday I had 7 hours and 44 minutes of on time and 3 hours and 10 minutes of screen on time and was at 50% battery. That far better than my 2 to 3 month old V20.
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Stock AT&T H910.
Just got my new Note 8 and yesterday I had 7 hours and 44 minutes of on time and 3 hours and 10 minutes of screen on time and was at 50% battery. That far better than my 2 to 3 month old V20.
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Whoa. That's really good.
RojasTKD said:
Stock AT&T H910.
Just got my new Note 8 and yesterday I had 7 hours and 44 minutes of on time and 3 hours and 10 minutes of screen on time and was at 50% battery. That far better than my 2 to 3 month old V20.
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Can I ask if you are ok with where the fingerprint sensor is located seriously thinking about getting note 8 as well v20 screen on time is getting worse and worse everyday
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Can I ask if you are ok with where the fingerprint sensor is located seriously thinking about getting note 8 as well v20 screen on time is getting worse and worse everyday
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It is a bit of a nuisance especially at first. I've learned to adjust my grip so I grab the phone a little higher up than I used to and this makes the fingerprint scanner easier to reach. Since the Note 8 as narrower than traditional phones due to the new display format going it higher is easier while still being able to hold the device securely.
Still not ideal but manageable and definitely not something that would keep me from buying the Note 8.
I'm also using the facial recognition feature in conjunction with the fingerprint scanner. It's not something I thought I'd be into, but it works really well even in conditions I assumed it would not, like low light and slightly of angle.. So if I don't feel like doing for the fingerprint scanner I can just got the power button while holding the Note 8 and it will unlock.
Note I do have slightly bigger hands than most.
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As far as I'm concerned the removable battery negates any battery performance complaints. Out of power? Pop in a new battery, and you're 100% in a few minutes, back to endure more "heavy use"... How can any other modern flagship begin to compare?! (not to mention a year down the line, when I can just buy a fresh battery to mitigate deteriorating capacity, while the crowd has to buy a brand new iphone/s9/m10)
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I disagree. If I have to change the battery every four hours of heavy (not even that heavy), somethings terribly wrong. If it was just one battery swap, maybe I could agree but I'd need at least 3 or 4. Luckily I'm usually able to keep my batter topped off most regular days. Removable batteries is no excuse to have horrid battery life.
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I disagree. If I have to change the battery every four hours of heavy (not even that heavy), somethings terribly wrong. If it was just one battery swap, maybe I could agree but I'd need at least 3 or 4. Luckily I'm usually able to keep my batter topped off most regular days. Removable batteries is no excuse to have horrid battery life.
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Neat thing about a removable battery: it lets you swap out for a bigger unit.
I have a 6700 mAh battery in my H918, and haven't plugged in before bedtime in months. I can stream hours of video with full brightness and no thought for power. And that's the small option, the ZeroLemon unit is 10000 mAh, I just don't need that much.
In the end, the phone is only as smart as the user. I guess we can lead a horse to water.... but we can't keep removable batteries on the market if the people are too limited to use them :crying:
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Neat thing about a removable battery: it lets you swap out for a bigger unit.
I have a 6700 mAh battery in my H918, and haven't plugged in before bedtime in months. I can stream hours of video with full brightness and no thought for power. And that's the small option, the ZeroLemon unit is 10000 mAh, I just don't need that much.
In the end, the phone is only as smart as the user. I guess we can lead a horse to water.... but we can't keep removable batteries on the market if the people are too limited to use them :crying:
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6700mAh battery, no thanks. I'm content with a normal size battery that can get me normal size battery life like other devices. Then a spare on those rear occasions I need it. The V20 should be commended for having a removable batter (probably the last higher end smart phone to offer one), but not it's battery performance.
I'm smart enough to want normal battery life out of a normal size battery, removable or not. :crying:
I voted "bad" because real world battery life is actually inferior to the 2012 Samsung Galaxy Note II it replaces. Naturally in lab tests the V20 massively outlasts the 2012 vintage Note II but I don't live in a lab. It's the only aspect of the phone that isn't a considerable improvement. I knew that if I listen to streams using the high quality audio with decent earphones the V20 isn't going to last like a modern Samsung or iPhone, or even Xiaomi, but I am a little surprised how it's not better. The replaceable battery is a necessity, not a luxury. Anyway it is mitigated by Quick Charge and the fact that the device seems to me to be just about beyond criticism in every other meaningful way.
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6700mAh battery, no thanks. I'm content with a normal size battery that can get me normal size battery life like other devices. Then a spare on those rear occasions I need it. The V20 should be commended for having a removable batter (probably the last higher end smart phone to offer one), but not it's battery performance.
I'm smart enough to want normal battery life out of a normal size battery, removable or not. :crying:
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Yes the battery life sucks stock but they do make a 4200mah now that fits in stock place no issues. I bought it and I get 6hours 44 minutes screen on. Much much better then the stock 3200 with no added size as it fits in stock compartment and cover.
Recommend to any V20 user.
Hello fellow members, I hope that everyone is doing well and that we're all safe. I'd like to write about a problem I had between flashing stock & custom roms (thank you to all the developers for their hard work & patience). Flashing custom & stock roms I noticed that the battery would not display correctly it's percentage (about 15% less) on standby or when charging. This would affect signal coverage, and I would have to frequently close my phone and put my battery back in for a quick fix. Another important problem was that the phone would start shutting down before discharging correctly, till the point that my phone powered down my at around 57%. After trying all the solutions suggested here by other members (wake lock, wiping battery stats,etc), I was starting to consider that maybe it was time to upgrade. Try as i might, & taking into consideration what I actually do with my phone (ebook reader, music and video player, tv remote, game emulator console, the list goes on), there isn't any phone on the market that I consider could adequately replace my Note 4. So as a last resort I discharged my battery completely while in Twrp recovery and swapped it out with another Note 4 I have to charge. To my surprise the battery started discharging in a nearly perfect manner and seems to be holding up pretty well now after a few charges (considering it's a second hand phone and that the battery is not original). So I hope that this can help anyone out there having battery issues and is willing to give this a try. Cheers
The power management is sort of witchy even on the newer Samsung's.
Fine when it's working right and downright inscrutable when it's not.
Hi Blackhawk, thank you for the read & like. I really have to thank the Xda forum & fellow members if I tried this solution in the first place. I absolutely loathed the idea of having to change my Note 4 due to random battery shutdowns. New phones out on the market have (in my opinion) really bad flaws such as screen bleed, faulty screens & digitizers, ecc, & my Note 4 has been durable with a 6 euro case & 5 euro screen protector. The hardware might be a bit limiting for today's standards ( technology devolops in leaps & bounds & sells even faster), but the everyday user wouldn't even notice or care if it wasn't for clever marketing & the notion that after a few years we have to buy something "new". Anyway, all the solutions I read on the forum really helped me out to reflect on how to solve my problem in the first place, so I hope what I found out can help someone else out. Good day to everyone
My 10+ was ok until I did a full charge on a slower charger overnight. I normally never do that and usually do only midrange partial charges.
It auto shutdown then when it got down to 15% when I was trying for a battery recalibration.
Normally I never go below 30%
Then fast charging started screwing up too.
Tried almost -everything- to no avail.
Perhaps a charger or cable failure was coincidental; don't know still waiting for the new brick/cable.
If it still continues after the new charger I'm looking at either a battery failure, port failure or a hardware power management failure most likely.
I hope it's the charger/cable*, lol
No doubt the battery issues are quit the pain.
*the milliamp draw drops a lot when it falls out of fast charging mode so the battery probably isn't the culprit. The temperature sensors seem to be fully functional. Will try yet another recal after the new charger arrives. Grrrr... what a time whore it is.
Update: it was a battery failure at less then 1.5 years. Because it's always in a case I didn't notice the rear cover was bulging, a lot.
I was very fortunate it didn't damage the display.
All those symptoms I described are a battery failure in progress.
A Li is considered degraded when it reaches 80% of its original capacity, the end of its useful service life. Degraded Li's are more likely to fail.
Any swelling is a failure
Today that same N10+ is in my hand still running like new although it's once again nearing battery replacement time.
Expect a 1-2 year battery lifespan on a heavily used device. Battery replacement is just part of normal maintenance.