Terrible battery life, and battery only shows increments of 10? HELP:/

[DaRkL3AD3R]

Ace4 I get the feeling when you last unplugged 3.5 hours ago, you weren't fully charged. Now after 3.5 hours of being unplugged, and possibly going from 50% to 30%, a 5 minute call @ 23% total battery draw sounds about right. Now if you plugged it in 3.5 hours ago, and somehow ran the charge down to 30% from 100%, a 5 minute call would be something more like 5-10% of battery drain, if that.

If you're not running 2.2, wait till you see the Battery Manager then. It is much more detailed and shows you even apps that draw battery power. So right now the numbers are highly over-exaggerated due to the lack of content to fill the battery usage panel.

That makes no sense. That is grounds for a lawsuit if that's the case in this litigious society we live in. Think about...if my phone tells me I'm at 90% I better be @ or above 90% or else it's giving me a false reading. It's also why you notice your phone drop to 90% almost instantly after you pull it off the charger (well, within like an hour tops). Why exactly would they over represent the battery when they know people will b*tch about it reporting it incorrectly? I'm curious as to your reasoning behind your statement.

Actually it does make sense. I can unplug my phone at 100% at night, put it down on my desk, just let it sit idle not even in Airplane mode, and wake up 8 hours later and it'll still be at 100%. After using the phone for about 5 minutes it drops to 90%. Now there is no way no how that after 8 hours of idling, with apps running in the background and cell network connection, that it only finally after 8 hours idle 5 minutes of use, hit 99%. Not even 94% would be likely.

I stand by my statement that 90% IS 90% and nothing more. Watch what happens when your battery hits 10%. Moments later it hits 5% and shuts off. If the other theories were true, then 10% would really be about 14% and last you a little while. But no, 10% is 10% and LESS. Then it hits 5% and shuts off.

So everyone can think what they want, there's no solid way of proving anything here. But I'd bet my money on 90% being 90%-81%.

Then again, whats a % in reference to battery anyway? When you think about the actual workings of a battery, it'd be impossible to judge it by a percentage as is. It's chemical components change rapidly based on usage and capacity/voltage. Trust me I want increments of 1%, or even 5%, but its not only not happening, its not effective either.

 

[dbdynsty25]

Your argument does nothing to change my opinion, in fact it solidified mine. I guess that's the end of that.

 

[Ace4]

It was on the charger overnight, so it should have been at 100%. The phone is only a week old, so I'll see how the battery is in another week. But so far it's not really any better than my Palm Pre.

 

[thisisbenji]

IMO the DX has much better battery life than the Pre. I just got my X on Friday and so far it has made it through the day every single day. I leave it set to 3g on, gps off, auto brightness, two email accounts on push, facebook twitter and weather all sync every hour.

I think though maybe I get such good battery life because I'm a student and have 6 hours of class twice a week, and 8 hours of work four days a week. Which doesn't leave much time to play games on my phone.

 

[DaRkL3AD3R]

I think though maybe I get such good battery life because I'm a student and have 6 hours of class twice a week, and 8 hours of work four days a week. Which doesn't leave much time to play games on my phone.

^ this

 

[moosc]

I just love all these battery threads. Every one expects great battery life. Well its not going to happen. And to be honest I don't believe have the post about two days of life. The battery specs say. different. Your rocking a large screen the fastest processor And most bass's phone. If you get6 hours then i believe you because that's about the norm For this battery.

 

[DaRkL3AD3R]

I just love all these battery threads. Every one expects great battery life. Well its not going to happen. And to be honest I don't believe have the post about two days of life. The battery specs say. different. Your rocking a large screen the fastest processor And most bass's phone. If you get6 hours then i believe you because that's about the norm For this battery.

Actually Moosc, I have consistently gone over 2 days without being plugged in. Just yesterday I was on 2d 18h and was at 30%. It all comes down to how much of a part of your day does your phone occupy your hands. For me, its fairly minimal. Over the course of those almost 3 days, my display was on for a grand total of approx 2h 34m. That's not a lot. However, in the big picture, this is a PHONE. 2h 34m over ~72 hours sounds about right for my usage, as I would rather play games on my Xbox, browse the web on my pc/laptop, and only really use the phone as it should be; a phone. The benefit to having the smartphone is that when I'm out and NEED access to certain things (a quick google search on some information I need, or bored wanting to play games) thats when its great to have the extra functionality.

Those people getting <12 hours per charge are the people who are looking to replace their PSP/DS's, their laptops and their point and shoots. Oh and on top of that, let's text hundreds of times, update Facebook and Twitter and THEN after all this, use it as a phone. Well no duh the battery's going to die fast, put the damn phone down lol.

 

[moosc]

That is true my X is always being used. And i travel through alot cell towers across multiple stares in one day. It is the best one I've had.to give an idea I had 12gb of data last month. I don't do games that's for kids. Did try angry birds beat it and deleted it. The Dinc has been the worst.

Actually Moosc, I have consistently gone over 2 days without being plugged in. Just yesterday I was on 2d 18h and was at 30%. It all comes down to how much of a part of your day does your phone occupy your hands. For me, its fairly minimal. Over the course of those almost 3 days, my display was on for a grand total of approx 2h 34m. That's not a lot. However, in the big picture, this is a PHONE. 2h 34m over ~72 hours sounds about right for my usage, as I would rather play games on my Xbox, browse the web on my pc/laptop, and only really use the phone as it should be; a phone. The benefit to having the smartphone is that when I'm out and NEED access to certain things (a quick google search on some information I need, or bored wanting to play games) thats when its great to have the extra functionality.

Those people getting <12 hours per charge are the people who are looking to replace their PSP/DS's, their laptops and their point and shoots. Oh and on top of that, let's text hundreds of times, update Facebook and Twitter and THEN after all this, use it as a phone. Well no duh the battery's going to die fast, put the damn phone down lol.

 

[ultravisitor]

Those people getting <12 hours per charge are the people who are looking to replace their PSP/DS's, their laptops and their point and shoots. Oh and on top of that, let's text hundreds of times, update Facebook and Twitter and THEN after all this, use it as a phone. Well no duh the battery's going to die fast, put the damn phone down lol.

Yep. I find that generally when my phone is new, the battery sucks -- and that's because I cannot stop playing with it. The battery gets better over time, and I'm sure the fact that the fact that I don't play with my phone as much has a lot to do with it.

 

[Arelunde]

Another thing to (DRAMATICALLY) improve battery life is to shut down programs that are running in the background.

Settings>Applications>Running Services>touch whatever you want to stop running

Be careful you don't shut down something that's necessary to the X ops. But things like two (or more) weather or battery widgets, a news widget that you're not using, and especially Facebook stuff, is fair game. Note: If you turn off your X, you will have to do this again when you turn it on.

The apps you shut down in this manner will restart as soon as you touch the icon to launch the app.

 

[DaRkL3AD3R]

Another thing to (DRAMATICALLY) improve battery life is to shut down programs that are running in the background.

Settings>Applications>Running Services>touch whatever you want to stop running

Be careful you don't shut down something that's necessary to the X ops. But things like two (or more) weather or battery widgets, a news widget that you're not using, and especially Facebook stuff, is fair game. Note: If you turn off your X, you will have to do this again when you turn it on.

The apps you shut down in this manner will restart as soon as you touch the icon to launch the app.

Actually turns out the "Running Services" page is NOT the same as running apps in the background. Services are unique, not the same as say, opening a game or web browser. Services are generally things you don't have to worry about and I recommend you don't shut down ANYTHING in this page.

Instead, here's what you want to do:

If 2.1:

Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications -> Click 'Menu' Button -> Filter -> Running

If 2.2:

Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications -> Click tab up top called Running


Everything in this list is an apk running in the background. Close apps you know you put on the phone (ie - Pandora, Dolphin Browser HD, AIM, Angry Birds etc) if you know you don't need it running anymore. Just be careful you don't close something you want, for instance Pandora when you are streaming audio.

 

[ifrankenberg]

I just hit 13 hours since I last charges and its still at 50%. I get weak 3g signal at work so the phone is constant 1x to 3g all day long.
I did the thing charge it over night then unplug it power it down and plug it back in while it is off

Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk

 

[Arelunde]

Actually turns out the "Running Services" page is NOT the same as running apps in the background. Services are unique, not the same as say, opening a game or web browser. Services are generally things you don't have to worry about and I recommend you don't shut down ANYTHING in this page.

Instead, here's what you want to do:

If 2.1:

Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications -> Click 'Menu' Button -> Filter -> Running

If 2.2:

Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications -> Click tab up top called Running


Everything in this list is an apk running in the background. Close apps you know you put on the phone (ie - Pandora, Dolphin Browser HD, AIM, Angry Birds etc) if you know you don't need it running anymore. Just be careful you don't close something you want, for instance Pandora when you are streaming audio.

Most interesting! Thank you for the heads up. I have to say, though, that stopping things the way I mentioned above DOES make a huge difference in battery life. I will give this method a try ... sounds far more functional (not to mention safer). Thanks for the info!!

 

[Ace4]

I was using one of the smoke live wallpapers, but today I switched to a regular wallpaper and the battery life is noticeably better.

 

[KB3MMX]

Kill the stupid ATK, it causes more problems with battery life for most people ....kinda defeats its original purpose.
Also I totally agree with conditioning the battery with several full charge and discharge cycles, it will definity help battery capacity and calibrate the phone as well.

 

[kj11]

I just hit 13 hours since I last charges and its still at 50%. I get weak 3g signal at work so the phone is constant 1x to 3g all day long.
I did the thing charge it over night then unplug it power it down and plug it back in while it is off

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That's def the way to go as far as charging...i got 26 hours the other day doing that...display was on for almost 4 hours and I had about 30 minutes in voice calls

 

[thisisbenji]

I actually kept track today, at 20% battery left I had 12 hours and 47 minutes since unplugged. Including 3 hours and five minutes with the screen on, much of which was spent playing antigen and angry birds along with reading the news. Although my battery life isn't as good as some peoples on here I find it to be more than tolerable as I had to try extremely hard to not plug my phone in while doing errands as I have the car dock. Usually I put my phone on the car dock around 4pm and it's at full battery by time I get home.

 

[Seymour324]

Is it true that a car charger will ruin your battery life due to it charging too fast? and with a higher voltage? Also if that is true does that apply to the car dock since the usb cable plugs into the top of my car charger?

 

[Ace4]

I know I said it earlier, but for anyone having poor battery life, don't use live wallpaper. Using the smoke live wallpaper my battery would be at 30% after 5 hours. I went back to a normal wallpaper and after 5 hours my battery was at 60%, same usage level (mixed voice calls, texts, gaming, and internet browsing).

 

[Lightninrod]

Is it true that a car charger will ruin your battery life due to it charging too fast? and with a higher voltage? Also if that is true does that apply to the car dock since the usb cable plugs into the top of my car charger?

No, none of that is true. You cannot over-charge our batteries using the 'normal' chargers that are available.