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**READ BELOW-- BATTERY IS RATED AT 1000MAH**I know there are several aftermarket battery threads, but this post would just get lost.. but anyways I just bought a 1700mah battery for $9 shipped with 1 year warranty! Its a US seller as well.. If anyone needs a battery this is a great deal!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280687923555#ht_678wt_1031
I ordered mine today so should be in by tuesday and will post results.. but this seller/product seems legit compared to other cheap batteries..
Feedback:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14713887&postcount=71
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14626643&postcount=64
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14639280&postcount=68
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14504629&postcount=22
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14533001&postcount=27
**Update.. some pictures show something interesting (on the back it says 1000mah), can some elaborate?**
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/577/20110615101150.jpg/
If you can run a test similar to other tests where others run a video and compare the amount of play time of a stock vs this battery thing that would be great.
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If you can run a test similar to other tests where others run a video and compare the amount of play time of a stock vs this battery thing that would be great.
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I will do.. i'm always on my phone
Hmm. Picked up one to test it out
It probably isn't truly 1700mAh and probably won't be as good as OEM battery but we'll see
This will be cool if it works out but the price point is setting me off in the wrong direction. A future thanks for your effort is being placed now! Thanks
I assume that this battery fits under the stock cover?
I'm curious to see what the test results will be.
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I think I might just hop on the bundle deal...two batteries and charger dock for a little less than 20.
Seller has had some really good reviews..definitely want to see the OPs feedback
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Thanks... may need this until the Devs figure out how to make GB not a battery pig. looking at the linked 2 batts plus charger... was going to get the stock ones, but ill see how this goes... can always return it I guess...
wow I might just have to get one of these
Bumpity bump
any one get one of these yet? Looking to buy if it works well...
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1 yr warranty from who? The seller?
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1 yr warranty from who? The seller?
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From what I've inferred from the info provided on facebook, I *believe* that the seller is actually the maufacturer. From the looks of it, it appears this is a startup company. The fact that his shop is in california makes a lot of sense (I just saw a news special on how there are manufacturing workshops people can rent time out in out there in order for entrepreneurs to get their business off the ground before investing in their own manufacturing equipment; kind of like how there are glass blowing centers open to the public). This could be one of those deals. If the OP (who purchased one) says the battery works well, I might just pick one up just to support the guy. We'll see.
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The warranty is only good for complete failure. It is not guaranteed to be better than OEM although I really hope it is. Still waiting to see. Got cheap "1500" mAh batteries on Ebay that last only half as long as OEM.
Do you BONSAI?
The battery will be in by tmrw. I will calibrate and let it die down, then recharge fully and see how it lasts... I will be on Bonsai 4.1.1 200/1120. Although this rom hasn't given me the best battery life it will be a good indicator if the battery helps or not.
** Just received battery today. Will post results on wednesday.
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The battery will be in by tmrw. I will calibrate and let it die down, then recharge fully and see how it lasts... I will be on Bonsai 4.1.1 200/1120. Although this rom hasn't given me the best battery life it will be a good indicator if the battery helps or not.
** Just received battery today. Will post results on wednesday.
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Very nice. I would encourage you, though, to not let it die down (these li-ions don't like that). Id say bump charge it to full with phone off about 10 times (charge till blue light, unplug, plug, repeast 10 times) then boot in to cwm and reset batt stats then see how it lasts from there.
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Looking forward to the results as well. Thanks!
Pending on your results I think I'm going to get the two batteries plus charger package the guy offers. Even if its only slightly better or equal to OEM, having that second battery won't hurt, specially for only 20 bucks for it all
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I actually got mine today, seems to work well so far, charged it for a bit and running it now.
I'll plug it in ove night and see how she runs.
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i read somewhere that our batteries were non-memory type. meaning it didnt matter how you charged it. and bump charging does work but it could reduce charging cycles. im no expert. just what i read.
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I actually got mine today, seems to work well so far, charged it for a bit and running it now.
I'll plug it in ove night and see how she runs.
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Can you post what rom, kernel, cpu setting, and how you used your phone if its not a problem. I'll update the first post with your results, as well as anyone else that bought one. I'll post my results by tomorrow night. And btw I switched to urbanfury in the meantime
Just been online and read a few posts about Android 2.3.4 updates on the Nexus, which allegidly suffered from the infamous 2.3.3 battery drains.
But unless i'm mistaken, according to what I have read online the 2.3.4 has not fixed this issue.
Example: http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=6e382d186ba3dcd6&hl=en
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Omg, please!
Everything's perfect but battery drain is killing me and making the S2 unuseless for me!
I was looking forward to a fix but this message is killing all the hopes!
You can check this out http://www.gsmarena.com/android_234_gingerbread_leaks_for_the_samsung_galaxy_s_i9000-news-2761.php
An update although it's for galaxy S. All I'm picking up from the comments is speed. You shouldn't compare other phones with 2.3.4 as it's all down to the manufacturers on how they implement fixes to the ROM. Nexus S has more support so I wouldn't compare the two.
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You can check this out http://www.gsmarena.com/android_234_gingerbread_leaks_for_the_samsung_galaxy_s_i9000-news-2761.php
An update although it's for galaxy S. All I'm picking up from the comments is speed. You shouldn't compare other phones with 2.3.4 as it's all down to the manufacturers on how they implement fixes to the ROM. Nexus S has more support so I wouldn't compare the two.
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Yup, I am not saying that the 2.3.4 update won't fix battery life on S2, but don't put your eggs in one basket.
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Many have confirmed with the SGS1 that Android OS bug is now gone in their 2.3.4 firmware. So if thats the case, I only seem to have bad battery drain when I check battery stats and Android OS is taking up 80% of battery drain - even more than display time. Apparently 2.3.4 should be helping take care of that. We will see though. Until then, I think all we can do is cross our fingers and not assume that it will or will not take care of battery drain and will see when it comes.
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Many have confirmed with the SGS1 that Android OS bug is now gone in their 2.3.4 firmware. So if thats the case, I only seem to have bad battery drain when I check battery stats and Android OS is taking up 80% of battery drain - even more than display time. Apparently 2.3.4 should be helping take care of that. We will see though. Until then, I think all we can do is cross our fingers and not assume that it will or will not take care of battery drain and will see when it comes.
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Seems like the only way to find out is when the 2.3.4 update is finally released for Samsung Galaxy S II.
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Either way, I can't wait to see and keep checking religiously when I can to see if 2.3.4 has been leaked yet. lol
Wel I hurd 2.3.4 is better on battery on dual core devices.
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Wel I hurd 2.3.4 is better on battery on dual core devices.
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I heard what he heard and the folks on the SGS1 forum seem happy. What any of us have "heard" is really irrelevant since none of it has been tested on a SGS2. We'll find out soon enough when 2.3.4. gets released.
I bet just putting a new version number on the same release and claiming it improves battery life would anyway have dozen of ppl claiming how much better their battery has become.
Battery is very very subjective ;-)
Personally checking the Android OS time I doubt I would get a lot more battery life from the SGS2 even if it wasn't there. Probably 3h more if the phone is on standby after 3 days, yes, but when using it, 10min?
2.3.4 Leaked Firmware is out for Galaxy S. It still has the Battery Drain Problem.
oooo thats bad ,i wont upgrade it till everyone say good thing about 2.3.4,staying with 2.3.3 for the moment lol cant face a bad battery problems not when im listening lots of music for many hrs
even though it might not completely fix the battery drain problem, I believe 2.3.4 will at least improve battery life across the board.
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oooo thats bad ,i wont upgrade it till everyone say good thing about 2.3.4,staying with 2.3.3 for the moment lol cant face a bad battery problems not when im listening lots of music for many hrs
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Then you can just forget about updating then. Lol.
Lucky i dont have such a drain
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Lucky i dont have such a drain
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Yes you do.
Cetin said:
Omg, please!
Everything's perfect but battery drain is killing me and making the S2 unuseless for me!
I was looking forward to a fix but this message is killing all the hopes!
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Unuseless? meaning: useful?
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Yes you do.
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He does? I must aswell then, oh wait...nope, I dont have it either, many of us dont have it.
Just because you have some sort of problem, you shouldnt assume everyone does. We all set up our phones quiet differently, which means some are set up better than others. Some on custom, some on stock.
So please try not to make sweeping generalisations.
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my sgs2 lasts 15 hours on moderate use, pretty damn good. i have chargers everywhere so not a problem.
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He does? I must aswell then, oh wait...nope, I dont have it either, many of us dont have it.
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Well, you still do have this problem. Just because for your set-up and phone usage it doesn't manifest itself as strong as for others that doesn't mean it isn't there.
It's a general bug in Android in combination with the SGSII so it's on your phone too.
I've been pondering over whether or not to upgrade to ICS now as the german version is released. My question is whether or not the battery life is similar to what you get with gingerbread. I've attached an image of what i get on a normal day, when i am at work and use my phone normally and not when i am sitting at home and never let my phone hit deep sleep!
Sure you get a lot of added features but battery life is what i really care about at i need to go sometimes two days without charge.
Got around 74 pct after 9 hrs of extreme light usage.
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How does it compare to ICS hour by hour? any difference would you say?
I would skip this Samsung release of ICS. Samsung's interpretation of ICS is not terribly different then GB unless you run a different launcher. I thought battery life was worse on the German release. With the added risk of bricking a few have experienced, don't do it.
If you want try the ICS, go with this one;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1627854
With this one, you can easily and safely role back to GB from a nandroid backup. This one does not have Touchwiz and the SPen is not fully functional as it is in TW.
I find battery better on GB personally but not by much when u compare it to the silky smooth quickness of ICS
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It's a shame because i really wanted to put ICS on but if my battery is going to die out in a day, will be pointless to have. Thanks for the advice people!
I'm getting about the same, maybe slightly better its hard to judge, yup never use your phone the same each day
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It's a shame because i really wanted to put ICS on but if my battery is going to die out in a day, will be pointless to have. Thanks for the advice people!
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If u look in the bad battery ics thread i posted screen shots.. Had about 50% battery left with just over 3 hours screen on time including watching the whole formula 1 qualifying on the bbc iplayer
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For me so far samsungs 's ICS has not even been close to the battery life I got on Stunner. I'm a little disappointed but not enough to go back to ASOP or GB. Oddly enough I love TW with ICS Elements fused in.
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Thats not actually too bad! I reckon i'll give ICS a go and see how it sets in and then take it from they!
p.s. THEY SCREWED HAMILTON OVER ONCE AGAIN! THEY MUST BE A CONSPIRACY AGAINST HIM!
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I've been pondering over whether or not to upgrade to ICS now as the german version is released. My question is whether or not the battery life is similar to what you get with gingerbread. I've attached an image of what i get on a normal day, when i am at work and use my phone normally and not when i am sitting at home and never let my phone hit deep sleep!
Sure you get a lot of added features but battery life is what i really care about at i need to go sometimes two days without charge.
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It looks like it drops pretty quickly even when your screen isn't on. Are you sure you don't have wakelock problems? I think your battery life could be better, even without ICS.
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Thats not actually too bad! I reckon i'll give ICS a go and see how it sets in and then take it from they!
p.s. THEY SCREWED HAMILTON OVER ONCE AGAIN! THEY MUST BE A CONSPIRACY AGAINST HIM!
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Give it a few full discharge/charge cycles to fully settle in.. Mine is improving every day..
p.s. Yeah the stewards really love him at the moment.. He had an amazing drive today though to finish 6th
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It looks like it drops pretty quickly even when your screen isn't on. Are you sure you don't have wakelock problems? I think your battery life could be better, even without ICS.
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This is a noobs question but how do i go about checking wakelock problems? I have CPU spy installed which i check to see whether the phone goes into sleep mode or not, the attachment below is my current state.
nuclearmonkeyuk said:
Give it a few full discharge/charge cycles to fully settle in.. Mine is improving every day..
p.s. Yeah the stewards really love him at the moment.. He had an amazing drive today though to finish 6th
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Yeah he had an amazing race, if only the stewards weren't out to screw him over!
Don001 said:
This is a noobs question but how do i go about checking wakelock problems? I have CPU spy installed which i check to see whether the phone goes into sleep mode or not, the attachment below is my current state.
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Weird. The battery usage should nearly flatline in deep sleep.
Try BetterBatteryStats for checking wakelock issues: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
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Weird. The battery usage should nearly flatline in deep sleep.
Try BetterBatteryStats for checking wakelock issues: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
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Well i've just downloaded the app, xda edition ofcourse, lets what happens but judging from my deep sleep time, doesn't seem like i have a wakelock issue.
Any settings i need to change in the application or leave it to run its magic?
My battery life is noticably worse in ICS. I'm getting a lot of odd wakelocks that I never saw in GB.
This is my phone . You decide.
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Don001 said:
Well i've just downloaded the app, xda edition ofcourse, lets what happens but judging from my deep sleep time, doesn't seem like i have a wakelock issue.
Any settings i need to change in the application or leave it to run its magic?
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Well, if wakelocks aren't the problem.. Then I don't know.. ICS battery life seems better in general, but GB shouldn't be that different (and wasn't for me me I used it). Not that your battery life is bad or anything, but it could be better. Like I said, your phone in deep sleep should hardly use battery at all.
Well looks like I will have to test it out and see the outcome, looks like I shouldn't get my hopes up.
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This is my phone . You decide.View attachment 1059167
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That's pretty much what I get/got before and after ICS.
Hi guys, I'm new to this part of the forum coming from a Desire S.
The Desire S forum was a really nice place to be, so I decided to set up an OFF-TOPIC thread. It turned out very well, and is a great place where I made friends and learned tips and advice for both my device and other things in life.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1611085
I would like to try it here. I hope this thread will also help to cut down the number of OT post in other threads. (as it has done it the Desire S forum)
Basically, this thread serves as a place for any discussion, for fellow GSII users to hangout! Feel free to talk about anything!
So let's go! How about we start by introducing ourselves?
Great lets get started
Great idea...Oly, good to to see you're up to your good work else where....let's hope this bunch appreciate it as much as I know we do/did.
Sywepd form my DsereiS
our s2 is still a high end(ish) device , no need to buy anorher phone like gn or hox/s
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Great idea...Oly, good to to see you're up to your good work else where....let's hope this bunch appreciate it as much as I know we do/did.
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Thanks a lot Ben, much appreciated! I want to thank all of you guys too, my DS experience wouldn't have been the same without you guys! (Especially you for helping me during the early days of VoidU and Hyperion!)
I will still always be part of the DS forum
Cheers
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Guys does anyone knows what is responsible for this much battery drain . i mean what is this network process ?
Was waiting for this thread
Every device have one thread like this now...
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Hello there,
Nice to see thread like this.
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our s2 is still a high end(ish) device , no need to buy anorher phone like gn or hox/s
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hmmm. well, tbh, not that much high-end anymore. but mid-high,yes,yes indeed.
The only thing i cld complain really at this point is the screen (just resolution, not colours, viewing angles or anything else)
The gpu is still a beast, you can see that if Sammy choose to put same GPU in s3 which is high-end device.
CPU,very nice indeed, no need to talk about chipset anyway, its gonna hold well for solid ammount of time to come.
Anyway. Im 25yo Croatian male, nice to meet you all fellow XDA members.
Cheers
Looks like the thread is off to a great start and good reception. Best of luck, Oly. Have fun.
Guys check out the new gmail app which supports pinch to zoom @androidpolice.com
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Perfect thread to talk about what happened to my phone this morning.
So I'm usually not the guy that charges his phone overnight and takes it off the charger the next morning, cuz I get paranoid something is gonna happen.
Well I fell asleep last night while the phone was on the charger. When I picked up my phone this morning it was FREAKIN HOT (I mean hotter then it has ever gotten before) and the battery was drained pretty low.
Turned out that my AC adapter went defective overnight and fortunately I had a different AC handy to replace and troubleshoot.
Crazy thing is that everybody else I know charges their phone overnight too. IDK maybe it's just me *sigh* lol...
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Wow. Nice to see an s2 off topic thread too!
Nice 1 oly!
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lol ccrows, tough luck indeed xD
btw yes i tryed new gmail but reverted back for now. on Paranoid Android im using gmail in tablet mode (with side menu) and i cant scale the new gmail like that...
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Guys check out the new gmail app which supports pinch to zoom @androidpolice.com
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Always hated that GMail app didnt have pinch to zoom, so glad they added it.
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ccrows said:
Perfect thread to talk about what happened to my phone this morning.
So I'm usually not the guy that charges his phone overnight and takes it off the charger the next morning, cuz I get paranoid something is gonna happen.
Well I fell asleep last night while the phone was on the charger. When I picked up my phone this morning it was FREAKIN HOT (I mean hotter then it has ever gotten before) and the battery was drained pretty low.
Turned out that my AC adapter went defective overnight and fortunately I had a different AC handy to replace and troubleshoot.
Crazy thing is that everybody else I know charges their phone overnight too. IDK maybe it's just me *sigh* lol...
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I too charge my phone over night and don't experience that problem. Although, once it did happen to me when I had my xperia ray(never Sony again), but that was due to keeping it under my pillow all night while charging.
Did u have yours under your pillow while it was charging?:what:
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A quick question to you guys:
On average how much screen on like do you manage on your phone with around medium brightness?
I'm getting just over 3 hours, but I'm wondering if I should be getting more. My battery is 1 year old already, so it may have already lost its full capacity.
I'm also swaying between the Anker 1900mah and Official 2000mah. Ideally i'd like to keep the same battery cover.
Any thoughts?
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Hi guys,
This is my first post here in XDA. I'm a noob or, what sometimes is the same, a demon or something...The funny thing is that i've been a member for a long time (2007) but having nothing to say, just read...so it'd be kinda odd if someone's call me noob...hahahhaha
Being using a Galaxy S2 for a year and I think is one of the best smartphones ever made. Even a year later remains one of the most powerful...and with CM10 I'm happier of having it...
I've read a lot of threads and discussions, and it's nice to read and write in a thread like this.
Thank you so much olyloh6696.
Greetings from Madrid.
Sorry for my english..
Hi guys.....any problems that might pop out I will try and solve although i am not as active as I used to....
....an 18 year old from Malta...happy to meet you all.
Great thread.
Well I too keep my phone charging overnight. Ok from this does anyone know is it possible to keep phone in aeroplane mode yet access wifi? An app or tasker script would really help. I want to stay connected to wifi so as to be able to download stuff overnight.
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Good idea cos sometimes you don't know if you'll get flamed for asking questions in the wrong thread
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I now have 5.0.2 (stock) and so far it seems like the battery life is poorer by almost half. It seems to take 20-30% less time charging. Tried doing a factory reset, so I'll see how it goes. Is anyone having this issue? When I check battery usage, right after a charge, It tells me I have only 3 days(maximum) on both stand by or normal usage), whereas, it used to tell me I had up to 5 days in stand by mode. With the screen off, no data, no wi fi, the device is apparently consuming a lot more battery than before, where it barely moved for days if I only did a few calls/texts.
Already a thread about this. Even two http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/general/xperia-z3-battery-life-insane-t2886832
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/general/time-to-test-lp-post-bugs-battery-usage-t3056788
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G-FACE said:
Already a thread about this. Even two http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/general/xperia-z3-battery-life-insane-t2886832
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/general/time-to-test-lp-post-bugs-battery-usage-t3056788
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Are you serious? One was made when the Z3 came out.
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Are you serious? One was made when the Z3 came out.
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What about the other one which was made after LP update?
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What about the other one which was made after LP update?
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Good point
Thread closed
Battery life threads already linked by @G-FACE
Thanks