Note 3 n900 bad battery life

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Hi, my note 3 n900 exynos is not giving a good screen on time. I was easily getting 5.5+ hours on my note 2. My brightness is auto 0, using the phone on wifi + 3g, auto sync on, google now off, frequently used apps include facebook, twitter, bbm, whatsapp, and textra. And i haven't modded the phone in anyway, and i don't use any custom launchers. I'd definitely call myself a heavy user. Am i doing something wrong? Thankyou in advance. :)
 

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Media Server is using a bit more battery than I'd expect. This can sometimes happen if there's a corrupt media file on your SD card. See what happens if you unmount the SD card (in Settings>Storage), remove it, and recharge. Then use the phone normally for a whole charge, and see if that changes anything. Hopefully your SD card isn't crucial to your usual activities.
 
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Here is my battery results.

Is this considered normal or subpar?

"I have an American Bassbort!"
 

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The cell signal doesn't look that great during the whole period, so that might be contributing to some drain.
 
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How's this?


This was today's results.

I made no changes except put it on power Save for about 2 hours.

"I have an American Bassbort!"
 

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Not too bad. You're on track for 6 hours of total screen-on time, if you were to continue using it the same way until the battery was down to 0.
 

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I was extrapolating based on the numbers in that screenshot. 260 min/x = 73%/100%, solve for x.

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I know we're all in different situations, but after owning my phone for a year I have a solution for battery life. My solve was to buy a new battery. Major improvement. I've never had any strange issues over this last year though, just normal battery wear I guess. Anyhow, maybe it's time for some to try getting a new battery and dropping it in.

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I have had my phone for 7 months, and I have 3 batteries because I can't get though a day with one....

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I know we're all in different situations, but after owning my phone for a year I have a solution for battery life. My solve was to buy a new battery. Major improvement. I've never had any strange issues over this last year though, just normal battery wear I guess. Anyhow, maybe it's time for some to try getting a new battery and dropping it in.

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Are you getting 6 hours? I always thought it was a software issue!
 

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I was extrapolating based on the numbers in that screenshot. 260 min/x = 73%/100%, solve for x.

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With all due respect, I've been using the note 3 for quite some time now. The last time i got 6 hours was before kitkat. Math doesn't really help here!
 

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With all due respect, I've been using the note 3 for quite some time now. The last time i got 6 hours was before kitkat. Math doesn't really help here!

Again, I was extrapolating. Maybe the Power Save option that he used for a couple of hours confounded things. I'm not disagreeing with or disputing you--I'm just trying to estimate things as best I can. Your input is valuable, since you have direct experience.

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3 batteries? For real? Are you controlling some NASA satellites from your phone? Lol

I don't know man, my battery drains like no tomorrow, and android system is always between 30%-50% lol, but I ain't complaining because I still get though a full day with the 3 batteries 😉

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