Hi,
I was comparing battery life to my desire s. I know there are different specs and the galaxy s 3 needs a bigger battery for the screen etc but I charged the desire s to a 100% and took it of charge. It took around 10 minutes for that percentage to drop to 99% while using the phone and considering it has a smaller battery. On the galaxy s 3 when I take it off charge it goes straight from 100 to 99 and while using the phone for the same time 10 minutes the battery has decreased dramatically to about 94.
I am on RGUI rom with siyah kernel
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No day is considered complete without at least one new topic about battery issues or low RAM.
Please let me stress that the forum search has no issues and works fairly well... one needs to use it tough.
Li-Ion packs don't like being fully charged or fully discharged, so the phone's integrated charger only goes to 99% and keeps it there on trickle charge which will significantly extend the phone's average battery life.
It doesn't matter tough if your phone goes from 100% to 99% instantly or stays at 100% for 10 minutes; the overall capacity (from fully charged to power-off) is the only relevant factor. And that one should be better
Thanks for the info but I see my desire s battery better though
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S3 miles better than my desire
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http://blogs.which.co.uk/technology/smartphones/which-smartphone-has-the-best-battery-life/
U say ur desire had better batterylife. Did u have 3g or wifi on on both? My galaxy s2 lasted 4 days with 64 orosent left. Almost no screen on time and 3g and wifi off. It wasn't better than s3 when using it the same way.
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These threads... SMH.
Ram, battery life and "will a internationalz rom and kernel works forz amerika S3???"
Every day they are plastered all over xda.
Pisses me right off.
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Stress isn't good for the heart
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nodstuff clock down a few steps =)
Stress isn't good for the heart
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I'm calm, I just remembered that this is the internet, its supposed to be annoying.
That and I just hit the bong....
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This is one of those face palm moments.
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I recently switched to the galaxy note and the battery life is awful.. Is it just me? Should I go get a new phone?
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I've been using my note all day and my battery is still 37%
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MUFC17JW said:
I recently switched to the galaxy note and the battery life is awful.. Is it just me? Should I go get a new phone?
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I started a thread about battery problems. Its the one that says "battery problems" in the general forum. Check it out and compare
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How could we possibly answer this when you do not define awful.
MUFC17JW said:
I recently switched to the galaxy note and the battery life is awful.. Is it just me? Should I go get a new phone?
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Are you using LTE all day?
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Battery life on my Note easily lasts all day.
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It would be helpful if you elaborate your Note's set-up. Such as like what ROM is being used, brightness level, LTE/no LTE, etc...
My Note currently has no issue lasting a full work-day with LTE on the whole time. And this is with moderate usage. (No videos, and minimal music)
I'm satisfied with mine... Just keep a charger near by.
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There are only a few reasons why you see your battery life as terrible.
1) You are coming from an iPhone. But now you're using a tool of a phone, not a toy, so your battery life will be lower.
2) You are coming from the Droid RAZR MAXX, which is the only android with a bigger battery.
3) You have a rogue app that you didn't use before that is draining your battery life.
4) You are using excessive amounts of LTE data, and you came from a phone without LTE.
If those apply to you, there's your answer. If they don't, you may just have a bad device or battery.
You really need to be more specific when stating something as subjective as battery life is terrible. May I suggest you post screenshots of your battery stats so that you can give some insight to why your battery life is terrible. Coming on these forums and ranting without evidence won't get you very far.
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There are only a few reasons why you see your battery life as terrible.
1) You are coming from an iPhone. But now you're using a tool of a phone, not a toy, so your battery life will be lower.
2) You are coming from the Droid RAZR MAXX, which is the only android with a bigger battery.
3) You have a rogue app that is draining your battery life that you never used before.
4) You are using excessive amounts of LTE data, and you came from a phone without LTE.
If those apply to you, there's your answer. If they don't, you may just have a bad device or battery.
You really need to be more specific when stating something as subjective as battery life is terrible. May I suggest you post screenshots of your battery stats so that you can give some insight to why your battery life is terrible.
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Can you elaborate more on bad device or battery? Is that a common issue?
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Can you elaborate more on bad device or battery? Is that a common issue?
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Pretty much every device is unique, even though they are produced and assembled in identical fashion. It's possible for a device to have faulty software or internal hardware from the factory that could drain battery, and it's also possible for it to be shipped with a faulty battery. It's not a common issue, but also not unheard of. If nothing in his usage of the device is out of the ordinary, then it's possible he received a faulty device or battery, and should exchange it.
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Install cpu spy and make sure you are going to deep sleep. For weeks I couldn't make it through the day and once I realized that the phone wasn't sleeping I found the app that was causing it and deleted it. I get great battery now but still reboot every morning because my original charging cable was lost so my phone will not sleep until I reboot.
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I would say battery life can be defined by screen on time only.
Brightness and lte makes much difference.
Anyways just refer to other battey forums. Search helps.
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Compared to what???
If you are trying to compare your Note to Apple itoy that is like trying to compare pink tricycle with pink tassels to a Corvette ZR1. No comparison at all, definitely more than apples and oranges. Having owed, well still own till I sell it, Dell Streak only other 5 inch screen out there. Agree it is still not apples to apples (or vette to vette), but Shelby Mustang to ZR1 and can say the battery performance is about the same. I upgraded my Steak to a 2400 mAh battery and had all services on and OC'ed to 1.9 ghz, yes I know single core, standard definition resolution, etc, but as close as you can get in 5 inch screen world. So far the 2500 mAh and stock ROM, with everything on, battery time is relatively the same. Will say only phone that might compare is Samsung Skyrocket HD that is set to come out this month(?), inside they are close to the same, but the screen is 4.6 inch super Amole plus.
Can anyone help me out? This is my battery on battery monitor widget. It says 1500 mah. I've only had my phone off the charger for 3 hours and I'm on 33 percent and watching it drop fast.
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Sinful Animosity said:
Can anyone help me out? This is my battery on battery monitor widget. It says 1500 mah. I've only had my phone off the charger for 3 hours and I'm on 33 percent and watching it drop fast.
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Battery Monitor Widget guesses at the capacity (or hard codes it). Go into the apps settings and you can tell it the battery capacity.
Also, make sure your using decent batteries. The two for $15 deals on ebay are not direct replacements. Stick with oem or brand names llike Anker.
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I put in a new fully charged battery and took a nap and after 4 hours of just stand by my phone was down to 95%. I checked badass battery monitor and saw this. Don't really understand it though. It seems this is what was waking my phone keeping it awake.
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That's not a big decrease at all if your phone was on for 4 hour just sitting there ..
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Check your app manager to see if it constantly running in the background. I tried using a monitor and app killer but I just got too anal and when back to doing everything manually. Check all the variables as well for usage like screen brightness, is the phone on vibrate, etc?
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Burrito
If you want your phone to drop less then 1% per hour try a car battery instead...
can you connect the note to your car battery?
There is a known issue with the calculation of Android System in 4.0.3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1456265
1% battery drop per hour is normal if you have synching enabled and are on wifi or 3g/4g.
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If you want your phone to drop less then 1% per hour try a car battery instead...
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I thought when people talked about the 1% per hour they meant while in use.
My note seems pretty good while on standby but when I use it it tends to drop 1% every ten minutes. I guess my disappointment stems from this being a 2500 mah battery. If I remember correctly my rezound extended battery was around there and lasted forever. I guess I just expected more.
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1% battery drop per hour is normal if you have synching enabled and are on wifi or 3g/4g.
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Is it better to keep wifi off while asleep or on? I don't have lte in my area.
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I thought when people talked about the 1% per hour they meant while in use.
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So you expected your phone to last 4 days (100 hours) with constant usage?
Come on man.. I hate to rag on people, but use your brain!
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So you expected your phone to last 4 days (100 hours) with constant usage?
Come on man.. I hate to rag on people, but use your brain!
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Thanks
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This phone does way better than my EVO 4G. So i can't complain
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Is it better to keep wifi off while asleep or on? I don't have lte in my area.
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If there's no wifi its pointless to keep it on...
Just drains battery more...
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If there's no wifi its pointless to keep it on...
Just drains battery more...
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I have wifi but don't have lte
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I put in a new fully charged battery and took a nap and after 4 hours of just stand by my phone was down to 95%. I checked badass battery monitor and saw this. Don't really understand it though. It seems this is what was waking my phone keeping it awake.
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5% discharge in standby mode over a 4 hour period is actually pretty good. I wouldn't be too concerned about it.
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5% discharge in standby mode over a 4 hour period is actually pretty good. I wouldn't be too concerned about it.
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Yea I had my battery replaced and got an extra one. After putting them through their paces it seems to have helped. I've debloated quite a lot of junk and set up auto starts through room toolbox
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Your cells won't 'break in' and exhibit their best life before a few cycles.
To get the best out of your batteries, fully charge them initially, then run them down to 20%. Always try and charge your battery at 20%, running Lithium cells down flat shortens the life of the electrolyte more than anything except excessive heat.
Once your battery hits 100%, take it off the charger. Modern chargers usually switch to 'trickle' mode or turn off completely at 100%. Trickle charging overnight won't hurt the battery too much, so this second part is optional. Some people will tell you that continually 'topping up' Lithium cells is the best thing for them. While not entirely true, the impact is so minimal as to be negligible.
A mistake a lot of users make is to draw conclusions about battery life within the first week of owning a phone. There's no way your cell has had enough time to 'hit its straps' within a week, unless you're discharging two or three times a day.
Hope these few little hints help!
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That's the ICS leak, rooted, with 384/1512 clocks and the conservative Governor. In and out of fringe 3G all day at work, no WiFi.
juzz86 said:
Your cells won't 'break in' and exhibit their best life before a few cycles.
To get the best out of your batteries, fully charge them initially, then run them down to 20%. Always try and charge your battery at 20%, running Lithium cells down flat shortens the life of the electrolyte more than anything except excessive heat.
Once your battery hits 100%, take it off the charger. Modern chargers usually switch to 'trickle' mode or turn off completely at 100%. Trickle charging overnight won't hurt the battery too much, so this second part is optional. Some people will tell you that continually 'topping up' Lithium cells is the best thing for them. While not entirely true, the impact is so minimal as to be negligible.
A mistake a lot of users make is to draw conclusions about battery life within the first week of owning a phone. There's no way your cell has had enough time to 'hit its straps' within a week, unless you're discharging two or three times a day.
Hope these few little hints help!
Here's a screen so you can see I'm not just blowing smoke
That's the ICS leak, rooted, with 384/1512 clocks and the conservative Governor. In and out of fringe 3G all day at work, no WiFi.
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I thought you couldn't change the governor our anything on the stock ics kernel. Every time I try to change it it just goes back to min and max at 1566
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I thought you couldn't change the governor or anything on the stock ics kernel. Every time I try to change it it just goes back to min and max at 1566
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Screen alone takes more than 73% of my battery usage lol
Hello i just bought my s3 yesterday and battery is draining very fast i have used the fix but i have that problem of screen which takes 88% of batery and it's not normal ! here is a screenshot
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Keeping the screen on will dran the battery since that's what screens do.
Regardless of the device (including laptops), screens always take >50% of the battery.
Could you show the screen-on time?
d4fseeker said:
Keeping the screen on will dran the battery since that's what screens do.
Regardless of the device (including laptops), screens always take >50% of the battery.
Could you show the screen-on time?
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+1
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+1
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No my screen takes 79% and sometimes 85% just look at the link i posted i can't show pictures because i'm new in the forum
You got it yesterday dude.. Let the battery do some cycles before you get all upset
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Did you use your battery before charging it?? Your supposed to drain it, then charge fully
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SAMSUNG BATTERY DRAIN with DISPLAY
Hi.. The same problem is with me.. i bought the samsung galaxy like two days ago and the display is draining >60% battery all the time.. I don't know why.. Please advice...
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Did you use your battery before charging it?? Your supposed to drain it, then charge fully
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Feck!! I thought it was the other way around. can this cause serious problems? I drained it completely last night.
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Hi.. The same problem is with me.. i bought the samsung galaxy like two days ago and the display is draining >60% battery all the time.. I don't know why.. Please advice...
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Let me venture a guess. When you get a new phone, you tend to play with it a lot, hence the screen on time and battery drain Give it a few days, it will be fine -- this phone has great battery life.
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mal808 said:
Feck!! I thought it was the other way around. can this cause serious problems? I drained it completely last night.
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It will blow up
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The battery needs to go through a few full cycles of drain and charge before it's reached optimal performance. First week battery drained more but now it's performing brilliantly.
Just keep letting it drain completely and charging fully a few times and have auto brightness selected.
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I've heard that li-ion batteries don't suffer from memory issues and there's therefore no reason to calibrate them or run them in any specific charge/discharge cycle.
If you ask 100 different people about how best to use your battery you'll get 100 different answers. Don't worry about it, just enjoy the phone.
Hmm. This phone probably has the best battery life of any android phone I've owned, and I've had a few.
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Let me venture a guess. When you get a new phone, you tend to play with it a lot, hence the screen on time and battery drain Give it a few days, it will be fine -- this phone has great battery life.
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BATTERY DRAINNN... Please helpp
Yeahh check outt my screenshot..I have set the brightness level to the lowest and still display is taking much battery..even cell stand by.. do i have to fix anything?.. expert advices needed..thankss
Look in the attachments..
You haven't said how long the screen was on for.
I could show this first screenshot and say OMFG the battery doesn't last, but actually when you look at the second screenshot, then there's obviously no issues (and I am indeed perfectly happy with my battery life)
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It will blow up
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lol, I'm a bit OCD about these types of things.
But if it's not a problem then why do we need to do it?
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I've heard that li-ion batteries don't suffer from memory issues and there's therefore no reason to calibrate them or run them in any specific charge/discharge cycle.
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Tripe.
Minimum of 3 cycles to reach peak performance. I have flashed hundreds of roms/kernals, it ALWAYS takes a few days for the battery to normalise.
Op, take a chill pill, calm down, post again in a few days. If you're still having drain, it will be down to an app or your settings.
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Still the same **** i charged it 3 times and the battery is draining quickly when i'm just in facebook or an app it goes like 2 min = -1%
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Hi I just got my new galaxy s 3 and it has been on charge 11 hours how long must it be on charge for before I can play with it also I have hered that it has to be on charge for like 14-48 hours anyone please thank you
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I just powered it on without charging
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But apparently if you do that you will not get the full life out of your battery thanks for reply
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Ah crap, shoulda done that myself then ;(
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Sorry buy a new battery
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Conditioning is more important than the initial charging of a lithium-ion battery.
Run it on the charge for an hour or two extra. But make sure you use the battery to around 20% charge then recharge it fully.
Depending on who you ask, this seems to be the best for longevity for Li batteries.
OK thank you
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it's also very damaging to run lithium batteries flat (like you see in some screenshots where people run it to like 1%)
optimum charge for lithium is between around 30% and 80%. they will get better life with regular top up charges rather than full discharge and charge.
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I asked the same question to customer services when I got mine and was told charge first time for 8 hours,. even though the batt will come with some charge already in it,. they told me charge for 4 hours, then you can turn it on but leave it continue charging for a further 4 hours with minimal use, then your ready to go, the standby life is only a couple of days,. from experience, but if your browsing or playing games/watching video etc it will only last 7 to 10 hours,. hope thats helpful,. regards Gwest
No need to charge for x hours before use. That, and those "fully charged before discharge", "fully discharged before recharge" are for nickel battery which has memory effect. Lithium battery has no memory effect but natural degradation. To slow the degradation, just avoid fully discharge and high temperature.
i have had my phone for 1.5 years now and have installed at least 50 -100 roms and kernels. sometimes multiple re installation. i am on JB right now and battery is not that great. i know known issue. i am thinking all the times i had to recalibrate the battery and not waiting till it fully discharged may have affected it. i have overheated the phone on more than a few occasion.
what would the average life span off a battery be? i am thinking its time to purchase a new one.
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Compared to ur usage, ur battery did good, normally 2 to 3 years a battery can last, under moderate usage!
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Battery life is waaaay too subjective.
IMHO if you can make it through the entire day without needing to top your battery off in the middle, then your battery is going its job.
If not and you're not heavy on it then grab another Motorola OEM online...
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Battery will discharge increasingly faster as you will use.
Depends on when you say, ready to here.
At least two years should be decent.
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