Affected Device
Manufacturer: Samsung
Make: Galaxy S5
Model: SM-G900T
State When Bought: Certified Refurbished + Carrier Unlocked
Store Bought From: Amazon.com
Hi.
So far, my Galaxy S5 I bought back in August has been running into issues lately. Here are the situations I've been through lately:
-The charging port on my S5 is broken. I went to my local repair shop and the guy there said that it's $129 USD to repair the charging port (that's over 1/2 the cost of the phone itself) because the people repairing my phone have to remove the glass to get access to the port itself. The guy told me to go buy an external battery charger and new batteries instead, recommending me an external battery charger and 2 batteries on eBAY. The batteries and charger were new and only $15.
-Now here's where the problems with the batteries start. After using my phone with the new battery for 15 minutes and draining from 60% to 39%, it shut off. I tried turning my phone on again, but it just wouldn't. So I charged it to 100% and put it into my phone, but when I turned my phone on, the battery starts at 81%. No big deal for me, so I start using my phone as normal.
-Now: drainage issues. My S5, no matter what ROM I flash on it, whether it be CM-based or TouchWiz-based, will drain from 81% to 0% in just ONE HOUR AND THIRTY MINUTES, and this was my defective battery before it was replaced with the ones I got from eBay. I STILL have the same problem to this day and I don't know what's going on.
-And finally, the overheating issues. When I start up and use my phone on any TouchWiz-based ROM, it will heat to somewhere about 100 Degrees Fahrenheit to 150 Degrees Fahrenheit based on what I feel on my hand. So far I've found NO WAY to fix this at all, so please help
I appreciate all the helpful comments and I hope to get my phone back in shape soon.
Since you've gone 3 days with no help, I'll try to give you what very limited help I can.
First, the overheating and short battery life go hand-in-hand. Assuming this isn't a straight up hardware issue, it would seem that the processor is running hard servicing some app. Have you added anything recently that might be running in the background? If you aren't sure what the possible cause may be, maybe using a power monitoring app like Better Battery Stats would be worth a try.
As for the early shutoff, there is such a thing as battery calibration. Don't know much about it myself, but there's information out there.
Also, I suppose you could just have a bad battery. New doesn't necessarily mean good. Ebay stuff is not always trustworthy.
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Hi i'm having problem with my device here. If i turn it off (i mean completely!! not deep sleep but turning off) after night (like 8hours) when i turn it on it is lost like 15% of battery!!! My phone with android loses only 1% per night when being in deep sleep and this player 15% when it's turned off!! What may be the problem? Is android gets wrong data or it's battery ****? But it charges long so maybe battery is not bad. Bad batteries in most cases charges very quick and discharges quick.
I'm using newest stock rom.
Kinda sounds like your battery is whack.
I had an old ipod that did a similar thing, until it totally died - It would take hours to charge and report full, but then it would die 5 minutes later, regardless of time on or off.
If it's a newer unit, I would look into an RMA, you might get a brand new unit for just waiting a couple weeks, or at the very least, a used working one.
If it is not covered by any warranty, I say good luck, there aren't many sources to get Archos parts for replacement, you may be better off getting a new one, or waiting for the G9 series to drop.
Good way to find out whats really going on is to charge the battery full, then run a video loop to see how long it takes to fully discharge - according to the Archos website, you should get roundabouts 5-6 hours of playback.
Start there, then adjust the plan accordingly
wokker666 said:
Kinda sounds like your battery is whack.
I had an old ipod that did a similar thing, until it totally died - It would take hours to charge and report full, but then it would die 5 minutes later, regardless of time on or off.
If it's a newer unit, I would look into an RMA, you might get a brand new unit for just waiting a couple weeks, or at the very least, a used working one.
If it is not covered by any warranty, I say good luck, there aren't many sources to get Archos parts for replacement, you may be better off getting a new one, or waiting for the G9 series to drop.
Good way to find out whats really going on is to charge the battery full, then run a video loop to see how long it takes to fully discharge - according to the Archos website, you should get roundabouts 5-6 hours of playback.
Start there, then adjust the plan accordingly
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i have bought it from ebay... usa and i live in europe. seller said it's new but box was ****ed up and so no... player looks like new.. anyway ebay did me a "favor" said return it and i'll get my 80$ back but it cost a lot to send it. But sad i think that battery is **** too.. i think video playback would go like 3hours.not more.. I won't buy new just because new series come i don't do that i buy things and use them like 4-5 years. Sad.. but it's good that i paid 80$ not 149$ Thanks.
Moved to proper forum.
can some1 help?
i have the same problem.
When i go to sleep my battery has %100 , and when i wake up after 5-6 hours,it just has 50-60% without doing anything.
My samsung galaxy s2 has some inconvenience issues to be solved. Since last month ago it begin warning high voltage when charging the turn-on phone. Then it would stop the charging the battery . It can be charged only if I turned off the phone and turned it on when it says 100%.
Not sure whether was the battery go wrong and its battery life already very crappy, and the things even worse when the phone was upgraded( it drained a lot as constantly searching for 4G). In fact a few weeks before, I asked help from friends borrowed his MPJ spare battery for this battery issue. His replacement battery was better but why Sprint and Samsung know this is the major complaint but still have failed to correct ever…
I also have been to store but nothing is solved unless to pay to have it back to repair. then I have to begin purchased extended batteries(one even have much higher capacity at amazing 5000mAh) and chargers followed with the friend who helped me so that i keep several charged and ready to change out as needed. but i still wonder anyone know why it would warning the high voltage and it did not appear again after changing batteries?
Could be the battery, but you fail to mention which version of the S2 you have (assume you have the i777) AND what you upgraded the firmware to. If you did a stock OTA update and you're not rooted, there's really nothing anyone can help you with other than suggest a new battery.
If you're rooted, I would flash a different rom first before investing in a replacement battery.
If you decide to get a new battery, I recently bought this one for $5 and can vouch for it's compatibility (minus NFC, which has never really worked properly for our phone anyway).
You will find after a fresh flash most roms will seem to consume more battery than it used to. Give it a few charging cycles before you decide that your battery is bad,or the rom, or the kernel is bad. It may need to settle in a bit.
Sweet deal on the battery Steve:thumbup:
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Hello.
I've purchased a new battery for my phone, but I get the feeling that I need to zero it in. I don't know if this is what some people consider "calibrating" the battery, since what I really want is real (or more real) statistics, for the phone to read the battery power correctly.
The new battery sometimes shuts my phone down while at 40%, 46%, 20% and so on, but the batttery counter never reaches 0, 1 or 5% (just random examples) while energy is being drained, I only see these low percentages when the battery is being charged.
Is this a normal behaviour? I suppose that, in the last days of the original battery, stats weren't too reliable (it was already fat and it shut down unexpectedly), surely those stats might be causing the battery readout false info.
What is your take on this? Is there some logic to my understanding?
What I haven't done yet is test the battery (voltage and resistance) with a meter yet, but I'd like to.
Thanks!
UPDATE: Hmmm... just finished reading this.
Which battery did you purchase? Where did you purchase it from?
Thanks!
mugenbatteriesOwner said:
Which battery did you purchase? Where did you purchase it from?
Thanks!
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Hello. I did not purchase a Mugen because:
a) Shipping date is 23 july (I can't wait much longer without phone).
b) It's a tad expensive (reading the reviews, I can understand why, but still...) and then, adding the shipping charge made me think if a two year phone really needs such an expensive battery. Had I known of Mugen a year after I bought my phone, I'd gotten me one, for sure. But now? Don't know.
I purchased it at a local cell repair shop: I tested it for a few minutes and, unlike the other battery I had that my phone didn't even recognize, this one worked correctly and I have 8 days to return and exchange it for another.
When I got my G5 (Verizon VS987) I also got a spare battery and charging dock as a promotional extra.
The charging dock is connected to the USB port on my PC. When I swap batteries I put the discharged one in the charging dock and remove it when the lights indicate it's fully charged. If I don't swap batteries for a few days I'll stick it back into the charging dock for the few minutes it takes to bring it back to full charge.
Now I notice one battery is swollen, as if from charging too fast or ???
It still fits into the phone with some difficulty but it does fit.
I'm wondering if I should discard it or keep using it, wondering if it can damage the phone?
Any thoughts?
Do not use the swollen battery any more. Do not toss it in regular trash either - find an authorized battery recycling operation in your area. If you can't locate one immediately, store the battery in a dry, cool spot with electrical tape over the contacts until you can dispose of it properly. Continued use may cause the battery to fail and catch fire and/or explode.
Batteries can swell due to overcharging, but also wear and tear aging with frequent full charge cycles. If you've been using the battery daily for about a year it is not uncommon for it to show such signs of wear. Failure rates are also more common with cheaper, off-brand batteries that aren't made as well to begin with. Buy a replacement battery and make sure it is OEM quality.
I've had this happen once before with a Motorola V3 battery so you see how long ago that was!
I believe it's the USB port allowing charging at a faster rate than the factory charger? Two requirements, the charge must be from a USB port and the battery must be very discharged.
The swollen battery is genuine LG, sent direct from LG, whatever quality that might be. Both the swollen Motorola batteries continued to work just fine in the V3, the LG battery works but is VERY difficult to remove and is now out of the phone forever.
xs11e said:
I've had this happen once before with a Motorola V3 battery so you see how long ago that was!
I believe it's the USB port allowing charging at a faster rate than the factory charger? Two requirements, the charge must be from a USB port and the battery must be very discharged.
The swollen battery is genuine LG, sent direct from LG, whatever quality that might be. Both the swollen Motorola batteries continued to work just fine in the V3, the LG battery works but is VERY difficult to remove and is now out of the phone forever.
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It's not a problem of faster charging, but overcharging. The longer and more often a battery is charged 100% and left there, the quicker it wears out. If the battery is about a year old with daily use like this, a bit of swelling isn't unexpected.
There is no immediate threat from swelling but it is the start of failure if allowed to continue use. You surely don't want it expanding inside the phone from heat until it gets stuck and/or cause GPS, volume or other contacts to mess up by expanding the frame, etc.
Batteries aren't too expensive so order another one.
Not sure I agree, evidence seems to point to heat as the culprit since the battery wasn't charged that often.
Anyway, OEM batteries are available on eBay for under $12 and one should arrive Monday.
xs11e said:
Not sure I agree, evidence seems to point to heat as the culprit since the battery wasn't charged that often.
Anyway, OEM batteries are available on eBay for under $12 and one should arrive Monday.
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I wonder if those are legit LG made.
Yup, why wouldn't it be? It's a unique battery for an obsolete phone, everyone that has any quantity is dumping them. The one I'm getting is from an "overstock" dealer.
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Yup, why wouldn't it be? It's a unique battery for an obsolete phone, everyone that has any quantity is dumping them. The one I'm getting is from an "overstock" dealer.
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Yeah I was just curious. Will buy few myself that's not a bad deal at all. Yeah I can't blame people, this will be my last LG phone. Great specs and price, but build quality trash.
Sad part I know 3 people with LG V20 who are also having build quality issues. Speaker going on all of them and this is a common issue.
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Yeah I was just curious. Will buy few myself that's not a bad deal at all. Yeah I can't blame people, this will be my last LG phone. Great specs and price, but build quality trash.
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I guess I've been lucky, I've had very few problems. I really miss an unlocked bootloader and a rooted phone with a custom ROM but this seems to do the job other than about 90% of the "wonderful" features being stuff I don't want, don't use and would delete if the phone was rooted..
I really wanted the removable battery and the SD card, I think LG is my only option for both isn't it?
I have no idea what (or IF) my next phone will be, maybe I'll drag out my old Motorola V3 and use it? <G>
Seriously, no kidding, it's been all downhill since my BlackBerry Bold.
I bought two spares batteries, one from Ebay with the external charge case that looks genuine but the battery lasts about 20-25% less than the original battery and a second one from Aliexpress that lasts half the time of the original battery. The one from Ebay ways the same as the original, the one from Aliexpress is lighter.
On both the batteries the green heatshrink is not exactly the same color as the original one.
So I think none of those batteries you can buy from those sites will have the same capacity as a original battery from a official reseller.
The one I got seems to be OEM, I suspect the ones you got were just old, I can't imagine anyone making an aftermarket battery for such a low sales volume phone.
I believe any battery you get will be 3 - 4 years old before you get it, that may be why the one I got took almost 40 hours to reach full charge.
So far it seems it will last as long as the original but who knows?
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took almost 40 hours to reach full charge
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You have some abnormal batteries, cables, and/or chargers...
No, all working as they should.
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Hey guys sorry long post ahead.
I bought my poco last 2018 and the original battery died last year 2022. I bought a replacement battery which lasted me march this year because it bloated and bought another one. My first purchase was a defective one it shuts down at 50% and bought a 2nd one and the issue is it drains fast from 100% to 80% and returns to normal drain from 70% to 20% and then shuts down. I did flash many roms and did some research but the problem still persist and i cant find any answers. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Note: My 2nd battery purchase was fine when i use it, After i charge it for the first time the problem happened until now. anyone experience this kind of sorcery?
Maybe your charger is the problem, try with another.
Flashing rom won't fix the issue, this could mainly be due to either a battery issue or just some software issue that's causing your battery drainage. Otherwise I'd recommend you to just check the charger as well just in-case.
Even when flashing rom you've got to remember that bloat is usually also a cause for most battery drains nowadays
Thank you guys for the suggestions. I will try another charger. Honestly my charging cable has issues though but i don't know what's the relevance of the charger and cable with the draining of the battery. Please enlighten me.
Install Better Battery Stats to check for Wakelocks, Alarms etc. What's the Deep Sleep percentage? 99% time it's the battery to blame.
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I change cable and charger but it persist. I installed Ampere and checked the discharged and minimum is 290ma ranging to 800ma. I think the battery is to blame.
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I change cable and charger but it persist. I installed Ampere and checked the discharged and minimum is 290ma ranging to 800ma. I think the battery is to blame.
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Use 3c Battery Manager to check battery drain in the background even even the device is locked for better stats. How old is the battery?
just newly bought this month. After i installed the battery it has like 70% percent in it and i drained to to 0% then i charged it for the 1st time it reached 100% and drain fast to 80% and slowly draining like normal from 60% percent to 30% to 40%. when it reached 20% i autmatically shuts off.
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just newly bought this month. After i installed the battery it has like 70% percent in it and i drained to to 0% then i charged it for the 1st time it reached 100% and drain fast to 80% and slowly draining like normal from 60% percent to 30% to 40%. when it reached 20% i autmatically shuts off.
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Looks like battery issue. Check it for a few more days and if it's not resolved get it replaced within the warranty period. Majority of third-party batteries are utter rubbish though.
BM4E batteries here are rubbish. I think they're old stocks and not genuine. I will try to buy an asus zenphone pro max M1 battery and modify it. If its still not working then its time to replace it.
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Looks like battery issue. Check it for a few more days and if it's not resolved get it replaced within the warranty period. Majority of third-party batteries are utter rubbish though.
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just gonna ask some noob question. Does 3c battery gonna fix battery calibration? its just a monitor app right?
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just gonna ask some noob question. Does 3c battery gonna fix battery calibration? its just a monitor app right?
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Of course not. It's better than Ampere to check idle battery drain. That's all.
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BM4E batteries here are rubbish. I think they're old stocks and not genuine. I will try to buy an asus zenphone pro max M1 battery and modify it. If its still not working then its time to replace it.
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Initially when Xiaomi had priced the battery exorbitantly I had flirted with the idea of modding ZP MPM1 battery but I had no experience with soldering and Asus wasn't selling the batteries separately. I wasn't particularly enthused about buying third-party MPM1 batteries of questionable quality so I was just waiting patiently.
Later I was fortunate enough to snag an official one just some months before Xiaomi India permanently discontinued all spares including the battery for F1. No advance intimation to the users at all. Just dropped all support out of the blue. Battery price had been massively cut so I was actually thinking to buy another one. For all my future devices I plan to buy a replacement battery in the 3rd year. Currently using Poco F4 which cost nearly 2.5x compared to F1 so might stock two batteries if possible.
Third-party batteries might not fare well with 18W charger. It might be better to use a 10W charger instead.
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Initially when Xiaomi had priced the battery exorbitantly I had flirted with the idea of modding ZP MPM1 battery but I had no experience with soldering skills and Asus wasn't selling the batteries separately. I wasn't particularly enthused about buying third-party MPM1 batteries of questionable quality so I was just waiting patiently.
Later I was fortunate enough to snag an official one just some months before Xiaomi India permanently discontinued all spares including the battery for F1. No advance intimation to the users at all. Just dropped all support out of the blue. Battery price had been massively cut so I was actually thinking to buy another one. For all my future devices I plan to buy a replacement battery in the 3rd year. Currently using Poco F4 which cost nearly 2.5x compared to F1 so might stock two batteries if possible.
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Lucky you. unfortunately no ones selling authentic bm4e's here even xiaomi's service center. I agree with you on buying 2 to 3 spare batteries. I will try to find authentic ZP MPM1 batteries or atleast working third party.
I do not know this particular model or battery, but a while ago, I had a smartphone that was draining the battery like crazy. The same battery with the same ROM was doing fine in another phone of the same model. So sometimes, the phone itself is the issue.