New GS3, My Battery Life Cant Be Normal - Ideas?

**Battlefaze** · 11-22-2012, 04:33 PM

Hi, I'm new to my galaxy s3 as well as this forum so hey :P

I got my phone two days ago and have had to charge it about 5 times since then.
My battery life is around 6 hours if I use it to mostly text, and maybe run a couple apps for a few minutes
I dont see this as normal, I hear people have amazing battery life.

Settings: WiFi off, GPS on, Bluetooth off, sync off, brightness at 25% power saving mode is even on :[

Any ideas on what may be causing this? i'll try posting a picture

**The Hustleman** · 11-22-2012, 04:35 PM

I'd the screen on?

If you're actually using it for 6 hours it won't last

sent from the best smart phone (not phablet) on the worst network- the Galaxy S3 unfortunately on T-Mobile

**FBPD10** · 12-01-2012, 08:55 AM

The battery is what it is. Expectations on battery life are not realistic. You will never get the life that you got with flip phones, just get over it

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**alm** · 12-01-2012, 04:29 PM

I found that turning off Google Now on my nexus helps a lot if you are not using it. Lucky you. Still waiting on AT&T to release the Jelly Bean update for my S3.

**geekymcfly** · 12-02-2012, 12:41 AM

I suggest getting a external battery like Hyperion. I'm getting two days unsafe out of mine

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**Rayzaa** · 12-02-2012, 12:41 AM

Go into the app management from the settings and disable bloatware like ChatOn, S suggest, even S Voice since it has Google Now...disable any crap like that you wont use and your battery will be better. Also helps to do a couple or few charging cycles as well where you charge it up all the way and drain it completely( or close to it)