I think my m8 has a bad battery

[konsto99]

Hey, I have got a problem with my m8. The battery power is not as good as i thougt. I'm always reading that the usual Screen on Time is 6-7 hours.
I'm only getting about 5 hours. And when I am Browsing on the stock browser I'm losing about 1% all 3-4 Minutes on medium brightness.
GPS, NFC are all deactivated. My usual usage is whatsapp, facebook, browsing, youtube, a bit games.

Here are some screenshots from Gsam battery monitor:



So is it looks normal or should i send my m8 to repair?

(sorry for my english, i am german)

 

[VDub2174]

Welcome to the forums!!

I think you're still getting good battery life but just to be sure I'm gonna see if anyone else can chime in

 

[stlrfan78]

Looks normal to me. Can't complain about 15 to 18 hours per charge!

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[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! How is the cell signal throughout the day? If it's poor in some places, that can contribute to battery drain. Show us a screenshot of your Settings>Battery screen, and if you see Cell Standby, tap it and show us that screen as well. I'm interested to see the "Time Without Signal" figure.

 

[STARGATE]

Welcome to AC!
According to friends with that phone it is normal.
I agree with Diddy about the signal.

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[Golfdriver97]

Everything looks fine to me too. Welcome to the forums.

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[konsto99]

Hi, when i am at home i'm using wifi. At work i have either Hspa or EDGE. I am not sure about how strong the Signal is but i think its medium.
I saw here screens from the m8 with Gsam with 7-10 hours Display on. Thats why i am thnking my battery sucks.

Do you mean this:

 

[Golfdriver97]

Hi, when i am at home i'm using wifi. At work i have either Hspa or EDGE. I am not sure about how strong the Signal is but i think its medium.
I saw here screens from the m8 with Gsam with 7-10 hours Display on. Thats why i am thnking my battery sucks.

Do you mean this:

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Keep in mind that a smartphone is at its core, a phone, and will kill itself to maintain a signal, no matter how weak. That may also be the major part of your issue.

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[B. Diddy]

Where are you located? Where I am in California (on T-Mobile), if I'm getting EDGE, it usually means signal is pretty poor. I'm usually on LTE or HSPA+. So if you're getting EDGE a lot, maybe signal is an issue.

 

[whitelunchbag]

Looks fine to me

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[mcal24]

Does only 2 hours or so of screen on time seem awful? Here is mine from today after listening to tune in radio for 3 hours, music for 5 and not much screen on time. My battery seems to go down a a couple percentage points every time I turn the screen on for a few minutes. It went down5% while I was working on this post and attaching pictures...

 

[Almeuit]

Does only 2 hours or so of screen on time seem awful? Here is mine from today after listening to tune in radio for 3 hours, music for 5 and not much screen on time. My battery seems to go down a a couple percentage points every time I turn the screen on for a few minutes. It went down5% while I was working on this post and attaching pictures...
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That really weak wifi signal isn't helping.

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[mcal24]

That really weak wifi signal isn't helping.

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Even so, it says it only took about 5%, correct?

You think I should try to get a replacement? I've already tried factory resetting twice

 

[B. Diddy]

Were you listening to music on headphones or over the speakers? If the latter, and if you were listening at a loud volume, I'm guessing that could have eaten up a good amount of battery. Those high quality speakers come at a price!

 

[mcal24]

Were you listening to music on headphones or over the speakers? If the latter, and if you were listening at a loud volume, I'm guessing that could have eaten up a good amount of battery. Those high quality speakers come at a price!

It was with headphones, so you wouldn't think that would take much battery. Every time I turn on the screen, the battery drops a percentage or 2. I might try going in to Verizon.

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[mlee19841]

A system restore wouldn't hurt. I know it's a pain settings things back again.

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[mcal24]

A system restore wouldn't hurt. I know it's a pain settings things back again.

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Tried that twice already, even right now I don't have much installed but the essentials.

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[konsto99]

So here is a screen from Today. It seems to be normal. I'm watched the most time videos on my Browser.



And what means System (mediaserver)? That sucks the most battery in app usage.

 

[mcal24]

So here is a screen from Today. It seems to be normal. I'm watched the most time videos on my Browser.

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And what means System (mediaserver)? That sucks the most battery in app usage.

I believe media server is when you listen to music or watching videos might count as well, probably anything media.

And I definitely think my battery has something wrong now. I don't think I've ever had more than 3.5 hours screen on time, and you had that on half your battery.

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[konsto99]

I believe media server is when you listen to music or watching videos might count as well, probably anything media.

And I definitely think my battery has something wrong now. I don't think I've ever had more than 3.5 hours screen on time, and you had that on half your battery.

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Well, that depents on how you are using your phone. If you always play games it's normal. If you just have light usage than there is something wrong with your battery.