What Happened to my Batt Life? - Galaxy S III General

My battery in the past few days has gone to ****. The same thing happened to a friend of mine's S3. I can be at 60%, then go to use the cam or send somebody a pic and the phone shuts off. It use to last all day. GPS is off no new software and friend had it start happening at the exact same time.

Buy a new battery, get your friend one to.

idorace said:
My battery in the past few days has gone to ****. The same thing happened to a friend of mine's S3. I can be at 60%, then go to use the cam or send somebody a pic and the phone shuts off. It use to last all day. GPS is off no new software and friend had it start happening at the exact same time.
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It will be good to know what kind of rom are you running and/or any other important spec, so you get a better answer than the one above.
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I have to agree with Mr. Clown. If you want help you need to leave more information. It could be a software issue that is know and quickly solved. Does your friend have the same carrier? You may find that the phone is in between two masts and constantly changing from one to another.
Hope you resolve the issue.

boomboomer said:
Buy a new battery, get your friend one to.
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Both batts at the exact same time??? They were good 1 week ago?

idorace said:
Both batts at the exact same time??? They were good 1 week ago?
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To drop from 60% to zero is very unusual, normally because the battery no longer holds it's charge. If you give minimal information then you can only get minimal help...

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Have EVO for testing.

Dropped my EVO, screen broke, bought a new one. Old one still works, not activated so couldn't test calling features, but still functions fine. If anybody would like me to test anything for them, I'd be willing to do so. I'm laid off with a lot of time on my hands, so whatever, let me know.
mcampos7 said:
Dropped my EVO, screen broke, bought a new one. Old one still works, not activated so couldn't test calling features, but still functions fine. If anybody would like me to test anything for them, I'd be willing to do so. I'm laid off with a lot of time on my hands, so whatever, let me know.
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Why not replace the screen for about $100 and sell it?
fenixjn said:
Why not replace the screen for about $100 and sell it?
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
But if you do decide to keep it, you'd be doing the dev community a big favor with an "expendable" evo
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But if you do decide to keep it, you'd be doing the dev community a big favor with an "expendable" evo
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My exact intentions bro. Wanna keep the phone for the sake of development, and testing. Anything to make my evo and anyone elses better. Since I don't know how to develop, figured I could contribute this way.
here is something I would like to see..
turn off all radios and auto updates.. anything that makes the evo work when nothing is happening.
charge it to full..
and let it sit till it dies.
how long does it really last?
That will be cool
You must be Balling if you laid off and bought a new EVO full price after ypi broke your new one, wow
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Dan330 said:
here is something I would like to see..
turn off all radios and auto updates.. anything that makes the evo work when nothing is happening.
charge it to full..
and let it sit till it dies.
how long does it really last?
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Aside of going into airplane mode, everything is turned off, including mobile network.. So far... 18+ hours, battery symbol drained one notch. Usage: 50% Cell Standby, 50% phone idle.
i am assuming it's unrooted. you will for sure get more than 1d 19h. (my previous test result) but i actually used it during the entire weekend for texting +calling
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i am assuming it's unrooted. you will for sure get more than 1d 19h. (my previous test result) but i actually used it during the entire weekend for texting +calling
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No phone is rooted with stock rom, and all updates.
mcampos7 said:
Aside of going into airplane mode, everything is turned off, including mobile network.. So far... 18+ hours, battery symbol drained one notch. Usage: 50% Cell Standby, 50% phone idle.
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that is great..
cant wait to hear the full outcome...
whoops
My daughter plugged the phone in, so it reset the battery time. But last I checked it was this morning, 5 days and a few hours battery time with about 25% remaining. Unbelievable... I'm gonna give it a shot again. I'll keep you posted.

A warning to all those buying a Nexus S (Screen and battery problems)

I thought I'd share some hopefully helpful information with you guys after having to have 2 swap outs of my Nexus S after getting it on launch day.
I had done an awful lot of reading prior to getting my Nexus to make sure I was pretty clued up about any potential launch bugs which seem to plague a number of handsets these days.
The first thing I noticed with my first phone was the unusually fast battery drain and long charge times, I could hardly go through daylight hours without my phone needing charge (Battery indicator showing orange or red). The following night I left the phone with 55% charge and went to sleep. When I woke up the phone was off, strange I thought; turns out it had eaten the rest of the battery over night.
The final straw came when I reset the phone to default settings (thinking it was a rogue app causing the drain) and it still ate the battery within a day. At this point I knew something was up, especially as reviewers were commenting that the battery seemed considerably better than a lot of other Android handsets.
I decided to take it back to Best Buy to get a swap out, long story short the sales rep. tested the battery and told me that it was defective. He then said he would swap out just the handset and battery with another unit, great I thought!
My relief was soon disturbed when I realised something wasn't right with the screen on my new handset. Not only was the screen a pee yellow colour (compared with the cool temperature of the original) there was also significant banding within the grey area of the the pull down notification tray. These problems had also been mentioned on the Engadget review and even if they hadn't I'm pretty sure I still would have noticed it straight away regardless.
After another trip back to Best Buy and a reluctant second swap out on their part, I have what seems like a fully working handset with a good battery and decent AMOLED panel.
I don't know what's happening with Samsung's QC or whether they have large tolerances for their panels, but I would have thought that they would have been able to iron a lot of this out having already launched the Galaxy S series.
A slightly long post but I hope this at least saves some of you the hassle I've been through to get a decent handset. This isn't the first time it's happened either, I had problems with my launch day iPhone 4 with the mic not working.
One thing's for sure, I'm going to be far more vigilant when buying my next handset.
also test ur buttons because they can be loose and the back button sometimes has problems
nothing new for samsung QA
Unfortunately, having come from the epic, this seems par for the course for sammy..I'd high hopes Google would counter this, but I guess not. My first and only ns is wonderful, though I ordered online and it seems the majority of complaints are coming from those that ordered at the store..coincidence?
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I had to return an iPhone 4 a few months ago because the screen was literally fused on crooked to the display. They all have their negatives and bad batches.
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brianbrain said:
Unfortunately, having come from the epic, this seems par for the course for sammy..I'd high hopes Google would counter this, but I guess not. My first and only ns is wonderful, though I ordered online and it seems the majority of complaints are coming from those that ordered at the store..coincidence?
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Sadly, Google != Apple, they don't produce their own hardware. Depending on Samsung, with their known ****ty QA is a risk I'm sure they weighed.
I ordered my NS online and have none off theses issues! Actually my battery life is AWESOME. 16 hours straight between charging. I love it!
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robstunner said:
I had to return an iPhone 4 a few months ago because the screen was literally fused on crooked to the display. They all have their negatives and bad batches.
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HHmm, If a few are defective, then they ALL must be. Quick, we must warn the others!
I'm not following you? I was implying that all phones have bad batches. No need to get butt hurt if that offended you?
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3G supported band
Guys,
Some thing out of the topic, but i need to ask is that is there any sort of 3G band limitation in US version of NS? My friend in Canada told me that currently all devices are coming only with AWS support for 3G which is supported by limited number of Cellular Operators.
Any ideas?
fshami said:
Guys,
Some thing out of the topic, but i need to ask is that is there any sort of 3G band limitation in US version of NS? My friend in Canada told me that currently all devices are coming only with AWS support for 3G which is supported by limited number of Cellular Operators.
Any ideas?
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Correct, it wont work on AT&T/Bell/Telus 3G (someone correct me if im wrong about the Canadian carriers)
Having the same battery problem, please help
I am also having the same battery problem. It seems like the battery drains 1% per minute. I need to keep it charging all the time or it will drain in about 90 minutes. And it takes 8-9 hours to charge it to 100%.
Problem is I can't just take it back to Best Buy since I live overseas and a friend brought it to me from the US. So now what do I do?
1. Is it the battery or the phone? If it is the battery then I can just replace the battery, but I can't find anywhere online to buy the same battery? Any ideas?
2. If it is the phone, is there anything I can do w/o having to send it back to the USA?
Thanks so much for your help!
SmartphonesTV said:
I am also having the same battery problem. It seems like the battery drains 1% per minute. I need to keep it charging all the time or it will drain in about 90 minutes. And it takes 8-9 hours to charge it to 100%.
Problem is I can't just take it back to Best Buy since I live overseas and a friend brought it to me from the US. So now what do I do?
1. Is it the battery or the phone? If it is the battery then I can just replace the battery, but I can't find anywhere online to buy the same battery? Any ideas?
2. If it is the phone, is there anything I can do w/o having to send it back to the USA?
Thanks so much for your help!
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http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Standard-Battery-Moment-M900/dp/B0026LQL40/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top this battery works if you need to buy a new one
Calm down OP. You are just unlucky I suppose. Not only Samsung, I had to switch my ex droid2 three times. First, the microphone doesn't work. Second one, the power button then the third time physical keyboard was not responsive. Just my .02
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Its called mass production people each headset will have a defect!!! Live with it or dont buy simple
Yep battery life on my phone seems crap compared to my iPhone 4 but its a good phone never the less.
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As of now, the nexus s i definitely eating up more battery than my n1. but i usually give it a week before i can say fore sure. are there extended batteries out for the NS?
Thanks but this seller won't ship outside the USA. I found a bunch of similar ones on eBay, but they are all 1440 milliamps and not 1500 milliamps.
Not sure if the one on Amazon is 1440 or 1500.
SmartphonesTV said:
Thanks but this seller won't ship outside the USA. I found a bunch of similar ones on eBay, but they are all 1440 milliamps and not 1500 milliamps.
Not sure if the one on Amazon is 1440 or 1500.
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if you check the accessories thread someone says its a 1500
Darrien13 said:
also test ur buttons because they can be loose and the back button sometimes has problems
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Thx for that - thought I was going mad! Vol+ and Back seem dodgy - don't work every time. I'll be taking it back to the shop on Tuesday...

I just got a Nexus 6P?

Hello, i just got a nexus 6p 32gb for 250 brand new sealed in box. when i booted it up. it had a lot of updates since it last update was in december. i downloaded all my stuff. but after a few minutes of surfing facebook or safari it will start to get hot within 5 minutes. im wondering if a rom will fix this or is hardware problem. Thank you any advice will be helpful.
Simplyeduardo said:
Hello, i just got a nexus 6p 32gb for 250 brand new sealed in box. when i booted it up. it had a lot of updates since it last update was in december. i downloaded all my stuff. but after a few minutes of surfing facebook or safari it will start to get hot within 5 minutes. im wondering if a rom will fix this or is hardware problem. Thank you any advice will be helpful.
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"surfing facebook or safari" safari is for apple only, you sure you didn't buy an iPhone? lol also no a ROM won't fix your phone getting hot. send it back.
drago10029 said:
"surfing facebook or safari" safari is for apple only, you sure you didn't buy an iPhone? lol also no a ROM won't fix your phone getting hot. send it back.
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i meant internet. im coming from a iphone.
How hot is it getting? This phone has the Snapdragon 810 chip which is very well known for becoming pretty warm.
Mine was also very hot the first day I had it. But after I got all the updates, set it up with my apps and charged it again(from 0%) it's great!
Heisenberg said:
How hot is it getting? This phone has the Snapdragon 810 chip which is very well known for becoming pretty warm.
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it doest get hot but it does get warm after 3 minutes of user the browser.
Peraeile said:
Mine was also very hot the first day I had it. But after I got all the updates, set it up with my apps and charged it again(from 0%) it's great!
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i did the exactly same thing applied all the updates and then made it died then it still heats up.
Give it a couple days and a few charge cycles. once the phone and kernel settle is when you'll know how the phone it truly running. Also, letting a battery die IS BAD for the battery NOT helpful. It's NEVER good to let a battery reach zero, regardless if its the first charge or not. That was the way you did it with an old Ni-Cad batteries to create a memory. These batteries are Lithium-Ion, they never create a memory. It's better to charge it around 15-20% and overall best to charge at around 50% fir longer battery life (more charge cycles).
Eric214 said:
Give it a couple days and a few charge cycles. once the phone and kernel settle is when you'll know how the phone it truly running. Also, letting a battery die IS BAD for the battery NOT helpful. It's NEVER good to let a battery reach zero, regardless if its the first charge or not. That was the way you did it with an old Ni-Cad batteries to create a memory. These batteries are Lithium-Ion, they never create a memory. It's better to charge it around 15-20% and overall best to charge at around 50% fir longer battery life (more charge cycles).
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is it normal for it to get hot. after using it for 5 minutes on the chrome app. im just wondering if its the chipset. if its a common problem then ill adjust to it.
Simplyeduardo said:
is it normal for it to get hot. after using it for 5 minutes on the chrome app. im just wondering if its the chipset. if its a common problem then ill adjust to it.
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It's a common problem due to the chipset.
Heisenberg said:
It's a common problem due to the chipset.
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so your nexus 6p does the same thing.
Simplyeduardo said:
so your nexus 6p does the same thing.
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I've had eight and they've all gotten pretty warm. It's the SD810 chip.
Simplyeduardo said:
is it normal for it to get hot. after using it for 5 minutes on the chrome app. im just wondering if its the chipset. if its a common problem then ill adjust to it.
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Yeah it will get warm playing games and a bit of Yahoo video streaming of will get warm. Mine never seems to get more then 94°f or so
Like others have said, it's the chip plus the fact the entire thing is made of metal.

Getting less than an hour of SOT with a new phone and battery

I am in desperate need of help, I've only had this phone for like a week and I really like it but the battery life is abysmal. I'm getting less than an hour of screen on time, the phone is using about 10% per hour when in my pocket.
I've done the factory reset, deleting everything, downloaded greenify and absolutely no progress has been made.
Phone Idle and Android OS is sucking up about 20% of my battery. For the first couple of days I was getting about 2 hours of SOT and that's the best I've gotten so far. I just bought this thing and I really want to keep it but I can't afford to have this thing dying on me when it's just in my pocket don't nothing. Please ANY help would be appreciated, thank you!
Which model do you have?
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Which model do you have?
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I have the T-Mobile variant.
Pippinkid said:
I am in desperate need of help, I've only had this phone for like a week and I really like it but the battery life is abysmal. I'm getting less than an hour of screen on time, the phone is using about 10% per hour when in my pocket.
I've done the factory reset, deleting everything, downloaded greenify and absolutely no progress has been made.
Phone Idle and Android OS is sucking up about 20% of my battery. For the first couple of days I was getting about 2 hours of SOT and that's the best I've gotten so far. I just bought this thing and I really want to keep it but I can't afford to have this thing dying on me when it's just in my pocket don't nothing. Please ANY help would be appreciated, thank you!
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Seems to me you may have a flawed device? 2 hours sot at best with a new device and new battery is horrendous, I have the T-Mobile variant as well, was refurbished and I'm getting a solid 15 hours with anywhere from 3.5-5 hours sot! Depending on usage so I believe you may have a defective V20 friend. I'm going to keep an eye on this thread see if anything comes up
Pippinkid said:
I am in desperate need of help, I've only had this phone for like a week and I really like it but the battery life is abysmal. I'm getting less than an hour of screen on time, the phone is using about 10% per hour when in my pocket.
I've done the factory reset, deleting everything, downloaded greenify and absolutely no progress has been made.
Phone Idle and Android OS is sucking up about 20% of my battery. For the first couple of days I was getting about 2 hours of SOT and that's the best I've gotten so far. I just bought this thing and I really want to keep it but I can't afford to have this thing dying on me when it's just in my pocket don't nothing. Please ANY help would be appreciated, thank you!
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You could try getting an extended battery for it. It worked for mine. I recommend the Zerolemon 10,000mah extended battery. You can find it on Amazon.
Dalek Roots said:
You could try getting an extended battery for it. It worked for mine. I recommend the Zerolemon 10,000mah extended battery. You can find it on Amazon.
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That would mask the problem, not fix it. He would then probably get 2 hours of screen on time when he should be getting 6-7 with an extended battery.
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That would mask the problem, not fix it. He would then probably get 2 hours of screen on time when he should be getting 6-7 with an extended battery.
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He could just have a faulty battery. Which is what was wrong with mine.
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He could just have a faulty battery. Which is what was wrong with mine.
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Yeah every once in a while I get "Invalid Battery" and it shuts down and I have to leave the battery out for 10 minutes or else it will do the same thing. It's happened 3 times in the past week. Did you have the same problems and it was fixed with a new battery? I don't get it tho the battery is OEM...
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Yeah every once in a while I get "Invalid Battery" and it shuts down and I have to leave the battery out for 10 minutes or else it will do the same thing. It's happened 3 times in the past week. Did you have the same problems and it was fixed with a new battery? I don't get it tho the battery is OEM...
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Is the battery new, is your phone refurbished, water damaged battery? Old battery in New phone? Something is up with your battery it sounds like. Would be the easiest thing to replace and test. It could be the phone itself having a hard time receiving the charge (faulty pins)
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Is the battery new, is your phone refurbished, water damaged battery? Old battery in New phone? Something is up with your battery it sounds like. Would be the easiest thing to replace and test. It could be the phone itself having a hard time receiving the charge (faulty pins)
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I would think the SOT would show this, not Android OS or Phone Idle right?
Pippinkid said:
I would think the SOT would show this, not Android OS or Phone Idle right?
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Yeah that's a good point! It's not an app because you factory reset, defective device is all I can think
Optimusman said:
Yeah that's a good point! It's not an app because you factory reset, defective device is all I can think
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The phone was new for sure, but the battery was already installed in the phone when I opened the box. Is that normal? I watched a couple unboxing videos and they had the battery separate.

help me my Xiaomi redmi note 7 suddenly auto power off

My cellphone suddenly turns off when taking pictures / recording videos. this happened two days ago and now it's getting worse, this cellphone is turning on and off more and more
And always have to plug in the charger
but when in recovery mode it never happened
When I searched for a solution on google,Everyone said that it was a hardware problem
Thanks to all who answered my questions
It is possible that the capacity of the battery has decreased. We do not know how you charge it and how often.
Taking photos/videos is energy intensive and revealed the weakness of the battery. Let's hope this is the only problem, because of course, another electronic component may have broken down.
ze7zez said:
It is possible that the capacity of the battery has decreased. We do not know how you charge it and how often.
Taking photos/videos is energy intensive and revealed the weakness of the battery. Let's hope this is the only problem, because of course, another electronic component may have broken down.
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i charge the battery at most 3 times a day,at first I thought so, but when I took a picture through a chat application like WhatsApp telegram or something else this incident never happened
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.Thank you for giving an answer bro
faesollll said:
i charge the battery at most 3 times a day,at first I thought so, but when I took a picture through a chat application like WhatsApp telegram or something else this incident never happened
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.Thank you for giving an answer bro
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I had the same issue . I changed the battery about two weeks ago and everything works now
MaxEmp said:
I had the same issue . I changed the battery about two weeks ago and everything works now
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does that mean it's just a matter of battery life that's too old? thanks a lot bro
faesollll said:
does that mean it's just a matter of battery life that's too old? thanks a lot bro
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yes sir, it has to be. the phone was made in 2019 and these batteries have to be at least 4 years old by now. I am sure replacing the battery will fix your issue. It's one hell of a headache to have a phone that turns itself off.
Try to call someone or better use other phone and call ur rn7. I bet it restart when ringing.
When its on charger it dont restart ?
I bet its battery.

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