- May 23, 2014
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Hey guys,
I have a serious issue with my Galaxy S3 (international). Because I was continuously running out of battery at around 5pm each day, I decided to get a second battery and external battery charger. I went to a local phone store and got both for an acceptable price, but now I have the feeling that the new battery may have been fake and destroyed my phone. So here is what happens:
- When I used the new battery for the first time, at around 40% battery left, the screen started flickering (meaning the there were brightness drops on some pixel lines across the screen, which where moving around wildly, like an old analog TV with bad reception), and then the phone just switched off and wouldn't switch on until I plugged it into the charger
- Next day, I used my old battery, which I have been using for more than a year now, and at about 15%, the SAME thing happened (with my original battery)
- So now I'm using both batteries every day, and it doesn't happen every time, but maybe about 50% of the time when my battery drops below 30%, I will suddenly have this flickering screen and a sudden blackout.
Can anybody explain this to me? Since it also happens with my old battery, I'm worried that my phone might be broken! Please give me some advice!
I have a serious issue with my Galaxy S3 (international). Because I was continuously running out of battery at around 5pm each day, I decided to get a second battery and external battery charger. I went to a local phone store and got both for an acceptable price, but now I have the feeling that the new battery may have been fake and destroyed my phone. So here is what happens:
- When I used the new battery for the first time, at around 40% battery left, the screen started flickering (meaning the there were brightness drops on some pixel lines across the screen, which where moving around wildly, like an old analog TV with bad reception), and then the phone just switched off and wouldn't switch on until I plugged it into the charger
- Next day, I used my old battery, which I have been using for more than a year now, and at about 15%, the SAME thing happened (with my original battery)
- So now I'm using both batteries every day, and it doesn't happen every time, but maybe about 50% of the time when my battery drops below 30%, I will suddenly have this flickering screen and a sudden blackout.
Can anybody explain this to me? Since it also happens with my old battery, I'm worried that my phone might be broken! Please give me some advice!