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I'm going for a phone upgrade from a Nokia 5233 to a droid. I've shortlisted the Xperia U, and Xperia Sola.
Actually, i struggle a bit with the battery life of my 5233(1320 mAh). Its pathetic actually. It barely stands a day.
According to gsmarena, both phones gots the same rated battery as my 5233. Now, that's wierd! Is Novathor that energy effecient? And even, the Xperia P got the same battery
I'm a moderate user, which includes browsing, some music, and messaging. Barely calls.
Can any Sola, or U user comment below? And please do help me choose my phone among these
The battery of xperia sola can last for a day and a half if you use not so much, but if you use more I think it will last for a day or less. But I think a day use is ok for a smartphone. And about other things of sola, just one word: perfect!!!!
I am also a moderate user like you, I love listening to music and browse internet. I listen to music about 2/3 hours a day, with internet browsing more than 4 hours (I am always online). + messaging and few phone calls. I can easily get through a day without any difficulty with my Xperia U.
Xperia U and sola are basically almost the same, they have same chipset, same amount of ram, same battery capacity.
Well, if storage is not an issue for you than you can get Xperia U for less, and you get front-facing camera which sola does not have.
If you really need larger storage then you should go for sola, but you will not have FF camera and irreplaceable battery.
Hope it helps you to decide which phone to buy
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Thanks mates
Well, I'd bought an Xperia U, and I'm happy with it
I get about 13 hrs of battery backup..
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I'd thought I would share my battery results on Xperia u. I'm really happy with it. This is on stock Rom not rooted with moderate usage.
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Usually 2-3 days at my XPERIA U. I'm using WiFi and texting very often.
babu.rajiv2007 said:
I'm going for a phone upgrade from a Nokia 5233 to a droid. I've shortlisted the Xperia U, and Xperia Sola.
Actually, i struggle a bit with the battery life of my 5233(1320 mAh). Its pathetic actually. It barely stands a day.
According to gsmarena, both phones gots the same rated battery as my 5233. Now, that's wierd! Is Novathor that energy effecient? And even, the Xperia P got the same battery
I'm a moderate user, which includes browsing, some music, and messaging. Barely calls.
Can any Sola, or U user comment below? And please do help me choose my phone among these
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i had a nokia 5233...my battery lasted quite a lot (without data connection)..
i have a xperia u right now..on ics, battery lasts for about 1.5 days with arounds 4 to 4.5 hrs screen usage!
P.S: if u can spend a little more (about 3K), u can buy the lg optimus l9, its got a monster battery (2150 mah) and recently received jelly bean update too!
Cheers
Hey guys, yes its true! I sold my xperia z ultra
It was a good phone apart from the endless problems I had for example
Battery life was terrible even with stamina mode on ( got around 3.5hours Max )
Power button went in, and wasn't as robust or stiff
Froze a couple of times
And it was actually a little too big, I tried to fight it as much as possible but now having the Z2 which is just perfect in the hand and I get over 6 hours screen on time ( see picture )
Although I'll miss this beast of a phablet I will also miss the guys in this forum. You've been great. Thanks for helping out on every question I had to ask !
J
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how much did you end up selling it for If you don't mind asking
3.5hrs battery? What did you do it to to cause that??
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JackHanAnLG said:
Hey guys, yes its true! I sold my xperia z ultra
It was a good phone apart from the endless problems I had for example
Battery life was terrible even with stamina mode on ( got around 3.5hours Max )
Power button went in, and wasn't as robust or stiff
Froze a couple of times
And it was actually a little too big, I tried to fight it as much as possible but now having the Z2 which is just perfect in the hand and I get over 6 hours screen on time ( see picture )
Although I'll miss this beast of a phablet I will also miss the guys in this forum. You've been great. Thanks for helping out on every question I had to ask !
J
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As long as you're staying Sony that's cool lol Congratz on the shiny Z2 But for me, i might wait for the new Z2 ultra..
I've used 6moth... the battery life was enough not terrible.
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3.5hrs battery? What did you do it to to cause that??
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Womdering this as well. Sounds like you're looking for reasons, while it was actually just too big for you. And yeah, that's what she said, too.
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Womdering this as well. Sounds like you're looking for reasons, while it was actually just too big for you. And yeah, that's what she said, too.
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Hahah, exactly.. I'm getting a minimum of 4 hours of screen time on each charge. I've gotten 6 hours in the past week, and the battery is 7 months old. The only battery at this age and calibration that is this good is a HTC battery that is still good after 3 years (Desire HD). My old Samsung battery died after 18 months.
It says a lot about OEM battery quality.
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Hey Guys,
I bought xperia z2 and htc m8 three days back.My xperia z2's back gets heated while using normal apps or camera for about 5 minutes and battery gets drained so fast that ever never last for about a day by normal usage without heavy apps
.I have even tried on stamina mode which didn't even give me a better result.I compared my phone with htc m8 with same apps, htc m8 battery stays much longer and not doesn't heat up when compared to xperia z2 (I also tried cpu temp app where xperia z2 goes about 60 c and htc m8 reaches only max about 48 c.
Now my question is that I have given my xperia z2 for replacement,Should I go for a new xperia z2 or get a refund??.Is this normal for all xperia z2 or have I got a defective piece??
I have read in Internet that recording 4k videos causes overheating but my case is on normal camera mode
model no. : D6503
Batch No. : 14W21
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MJ999 said:
Hey Guys,
I bought xperia z2 and htc m8 three days back.My xperia z2's back gets heated while using normal apps or camera for about 5 minutes and battery gets drained so fast that ever never last for about a day by normal usage without heavy apps
.I have even tried on stamina mode which didn't even give me a better result.I compared my phone with htc m8 with same apps, htc m8 battery stays much longer and not doesn't heat up when compared to xperia z2 (I also tried cpu temp app where xperia z2 goes about 60 c and htc m8 reaches only max about 48 c.
Now my question is that I have given my xperia z2 for replacement,Should I go for a new xperia z2 or get a refund??.Is this normal for all xperia z2 or have I got a defective piece??
I have read in Internet that recording 4k videos causes overheating but my case is on normal camera mode
model no. : D6503
Batch No. : 14W21
Plss help me ...
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I have 14W17 and I do not have problems such as your phone. I can have my camera mode turned on for many minutes and it will not overheat, keeping in mind that it is around 20 degrees now in Ireland so...
No battery draining for me, it gets warmish at times if I use it heavily but not hot. My battery in stamina mode let my phone last for 3 days... 6 hours screen on time... I was calling for around two hours, wifi/4g during day/off during night, auto brightness, many sms/hangout messages, around 30 minutes on voice call on skype via 4g, around 1 hour browsing WWW, a bit of youtube and streaming of world cup on the phone... I may not be a heavy user but this usage is phenomenal for me!
I had HTC One M7 and I like Sony more.
I'd say go for replacement! If you get a good one it will get warm when you heavily use it, but it will note overheat when using camera normally or shooting HD video. Once you get a proper working phone, you should not regret it!
I had Htc One M7 before, than Note 3 and now this one. Best phone I have ever had is Z2....
Any problems such as heat, battery drain or misbehaving then replace your device as this is a noted defection
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Hi guys,
I have been here a while, tried few ROMs but I can't decide and that's why I am asking for an advice. Which ROM is better in a battery life? I am using stock 4.4.4 right now with stamina on, and I hardly get 3,5-4hrs of onscreen time. I am using a smartband which is connected all the time via bluetooth and I am aware that it may use some battery, but still it is very disappointing. I've checked my wakelocks many times and nothing suspicious was found so I am seeking a different solution.
The question is:
Is GPe better? How much of onscreen time do you have without using any batter savers like DS Battery, or 2x Battery? I tried to use GPe ROM once but I was paranoid and thought that I have kind of a battery drain.
Usually the Sony rom has better battery life. For me at least. I get an average of 5 hours screen time or more, without stamina mode. I don't use a smartband though so i can't say anything about that. GPe rom had worse battery for me, anyway. Especially the standby time is far better on stock Sony. 4-5% drain overnight vs barely 1% drain overnight. I pick stock Sony for better battery
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Sadman Khan said:
Usually the Sony rom has better battery life. For me at least. I get an average of 5 hours screen time or more, without stamina mode. I don't use a smartband though so i can't say anything about that. GPe rom had worse battery for me, anyway. Especially the standby time is far better on stock Sony. 4-5% drain overnight vs barely 1% drain overnight. I pick stock Sony for better battery
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Thanks for your input. I have an 4-5% overnight drop on stock, so I assume that smartband with its advertised BT 4.0 LE isn't as easy on battery as I thought.
It all depends on what you're doing with your Ultra, and what type of apps you're using.
I can squeeze out around 6 hours of screen time if I feel like it, but I normally get around 5 hours on a regular day. I don't really play games (maybe a couple of minutes of Threes), but I use Hangouts, read a lot of news (using Press) and reading some more using Pocket and Google Books.
I don't know what type of smartband you're using, but KitKat supports BLE (Low Energy Bluetooth), so be sure that your smartband also supports it, so it doesn't run on "regular" full powered Bluetooth. BLE uses very little battery and you shouldn't really notice any major shifts in battery usage by using it.
Are you using an IM app like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp or Snapchat? These types of apps are known to drain batteries like crazy.
I'm running the GPe ROM BTW. Keep in mind that your battery life won't be good after flashing a new ROM. It'll need a couple of charges again, so be sure to completely drain your battery to 0% after flashing, and charge it up to 100% before removing it from the charger (to calibrate the internal battery monitor).
I am not a big gamer also, I very rarely play games. Mainly I am reading xda and news on the internet like you.
I use Sony Smartband and it supports LE, but after reading your post I realized that the app which downloads and process the data from it may be a battery hogger (Lifelog app).
Yeah, I have WhatsApp installed but use it rather occasionaly and when it comes to battery calibration, I try to recalibrate it by draining it to 0% almost everytime.
What brightness settings guys are you using?
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I am not a big gamer also, I very rarely play games. Mainly I am reading xda and news on the internet like you.
I use Sony Smartband and it supports LE, but after reading your post I realized that the app which downloads and process the data from it may be a battery hogger (Lifelog app).
Yeah, I have WhatsApp installed but use it rather occasionaly and when it comes to battery calibration, I try to recalibrate it by draining it to 0% almost everytime.
What brightness settings guys are you using?
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Try not to drain the battery completely every day. Put it on the charger before it turns itself off, or else you risk damaging the battery cells down the road. It's fine to do it a couple of times a month though. I use auto-brightness, so I guess it's around 50-60% most of the time. I have it at 100% when i'm out in the sun though.
Oh and there's no point in using battery savers. They tend to decrease battery life for me i usually keep the brightness fixed at 70% and i constantly use Viber and Whatsapp. Yet a 1% drain overnight without Stamina mode. So i guess the problem lies with your Lifelog app
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Thanks for all advices guys.
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I am on the GPe 4.4.4 ROM with DoomKernel v20, DS Battery Saver and Greenify. The drain with WiFi on is around 0.9% per hour in standby, screen on time lies somewhere between 5-6 hours.
As a reference, I recently flashed my Xperia Z with Ultimate PureX stock based ROM (I use that device mostly as a camera with QX10 and for experiments). When I compare those two, I prefer GPe.
I feel that the combination of Google/Sony vanilla and Sony apps together with Xposed Framework gives a better experience, especially with the Ultra 240 DPI phablet mode. The Sony ROMs based on 4.4.x break the notification bar on 240 DPI, unfortunately (at least Monxdified based on .757).
It is worth to mention that the GPe ROM can be equipped with Sony Album, Clock, Movies, Notes, Sketch and Walkman etc - even Sony launchers are available for it. So it is possible to get a vanilla experience with great Sony apps on the side, without having to go back to a Sony based ROM.
On the other hand: If there's confirmation that the "240 DPI breaks the notification bar" problem has been solved in .108 - it would be great. To me, the Ultra needs 240 DPI phablet mode in order to be really enjoyable.
Hi, good day I wanted to know if how much can I squeeze out battery on the Z Ultra. My brothers friend is selling a Z Ultra 1 yr used. I only have a basic phone Archos 40 Titanium. SHOULD I BUY THE 1 yr old Z ULTRA or wait for the 2 yr old Z3 to be turnover to me I dont know if Dec this yr. OR buy a local phone with good specs and camera OR should I fix my Xperia T2 Ultra Front Assembly for $117 US dollar??? I already fix the Motherboard last yr for $153 US dollar. I used phones for College and other stuff
Here are my settings on my older STOCK ROM 4.4.3 T2 Ultra LTE:
- GPS is off.
- network is on GSM.
- Autosync is disabled.
- Brightness lowest indoors while at 50-100% on Outdoors mostly 75-80% No Auto mode.
- STAMINA MODE is on. With Query background on.
- NFC is off.
- Bravia Engine is off.
- Not much app sapping installed.
- Airplane mode is not enabled.
- Rooted with Kingroot.
I usually charge it overnight and alarm it when its full then I start using my phone in the morning. (With breaks of course)
I don't bring powerbanks much.
I usually browse with wifi. I get around 8:15-10 hrs screen on time on my T2 Ultra at about 25-20-18% left cant remember. When at house with whole day browsing plus some youtube at between 60-80% volume. Plus brightness at lowest no auto mode enabled.
What kind of screen on time can I expect with Z Ultra at my settings?
battery life is so hard to assess, I reckon you should get roughly the same use, probably not as good as the T2 because the screen in the XZU has more pixels.
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/sony-xperia-z-ultra-1161408/review/8
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battery life is so hard to assess, I reckon you should get roughly the same use, probably not as good as the T2 because the screen in the XZU has more pixels.
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/sony-xperia-z-ultra-1161408/review/8
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How much worse is the battery screen on time of Z Ultra cause I find reviews that its a bit bad?