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XDA II mini battery performance

Hi everyone,
I have having a terrible battery performance for my mini. It seems that just after 2 hours, the battery level drops from 100% to about 80% :shock: . Any idea why? :?
Does anyone else have this problem?
Thanks!

Try to look in Start/Settings/System/Memory ---running programs...you may have some programs running and consuming battery. If U have Pocket hack master it drawn the battery very fast if overclocked and installed!
Regards,
Primoz

Hi Primoz
Thanks for the info. But on my previous device XDA IIs, even with the applications running, the battery life was still ok.
Sigh... perhaps my batt is a lemon... so far it has only lasted 1 day with a full charge!!! :shock:

Hmmm...strange, if the I-mate is new try to replace the battery...cause for me the battery life is about 2 days...in average. If not used much 3-4 days.
Regards,
Primoz

Hmm, perhaps an investigation is in order :?: :
Did you leave your beam receive on?
Are you using bluetooth?
What programs are running, especially today screen plugins?

Hi,
nope, bluetooth is off, IR is off however, I left the SD Card in the slot all the time.
I have also made sure there are no today screen plugins and also programs running in the background.
I just checked.... 1 hour, the battery level drops by 6 % :shock:
This is terrible. I am using XDA II mini... don't seem to see this problem with i-Mates and others though...
anyone with XDA II mini care to comment?

Perhaps it's because your battery is still new. On average, batteries have full capacity and stamina after 10-20 cycles of full charge-full discharge.

Make sure:
Backlight is on low setting.
Bluetooth is off.
Infrared is off.
Power off after x minutes.
Backlight off after x minutes.

I have only had my XDA Mini for 8 days now and my battery life is much better than that.
The phone and PIM gets a good going over during a business day and then a couple hours of WiFi in the evening when i get home and i have never had the battery drop below 30%.
My XDA II used to be flat by the end of the day.
The difference is now that i charge the unit for 7 hours during the evenings as opposed to the XDA II sitting in the craddle during the day.

I have finally given up on charging and recharging the battery. I just sent my mini for servicing yesterday. Apparently, the service folks also think that the poor performance of the batt is due to a faulty power regulator.
Anyways, I was quite disappointed that I got a lemon. They promised me my device back by Friday or Sat.
Will update again on the batt performance once I get it back.... :?

Hello!
I have the same problem and if you know where the problem came from i would be very interesting , to know if i have to send it to repair too or if there is another solution!
Thanks

how do you turn IR off?

To turn of IR....
Start>Settings>Connections>Beam
Uncheck the box which says receive all incoming beams.
Ujj

ujj75 said:
To turn of IR....
Start>Settings>Connections>Beam
Uncheck the box which says receive all incoming beams.
Ujj
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Hmm...strange, because I have read somewhere (don`t remember where) thah if the Receiving beam box is checked it "helps" the battery to last longer... :?
Regards,
Primoz

I just got back my set from the O2 repair center in Singapore. The service tech said that there wasn't any problem and the battery drain is at an ACCEPTABLE rate!
I am still getting the poor battery performance. I can only last 10 hrs max without USING my PDA. I did not even use the PDA function extensively ( at most 20 mins) and did not even use the phone.... yes, all the applications were stopped and even disabled the IR.
I escalated this issue to O2 and they told me that they will check with the tech about the set....
This is terrible!!!! :x .....
Anyone else with this problem? I suspect that this is an hardware / battery issue.
Sigh... hope that O2 can do something about!
to mod: sorry about making noise about this.... but I had to let it out of my chest!
Anyone else with this issue....???
Ian

ianlo said:
II can only last 10 hrs max without USING my PDA.
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Maybe try the backup and hardreset route? Must be something in your settings that's draining the battery.

If I can tell my experience...I never mind if battery is full of charge or it is down...'couse whenever I can, I always connect my S100 to USB for recharging...
Uhm...Do I wrong?

I guess for my type of usage, it is unacceptable to always plug it into the charger.
This is because I am on the move most of the time and once I leave my office in the morning, I would not return home till sometime at night. Need the set to last at least 24 hours!
Sigh... anyone has ideas for a workaround?
I've been looking for an additional battery... where to get one?
Is this particular to O2 sets? Cos I have not been seeing compliants with other vendors iMate, T-Mobile etc..

I have the same problem and have try all software solution(differents roms)!!I will send it to repair and hope i will be more lucky than you.

Wish you all the best too! If you do get it fixed, please let me know so that I can do something about it rather than having to deal with O2!
I am getting quite impatient with them for giving me the runaround!

is there any way to make ATOM EXEC battery life longer? thanks.

i just bought a 2nd hand ATOM EXEC and i find the battery life drain damn fast...
just a few simple clicks will drain u few percents of battery life...
i would like to know is there any way to make ATOM EXEC battery life longer?
like program that have actual settings?
like my old DELL AXIM X51v which i can set the performance as:
SLOW (longer battery life), NORMAL, FAST
thanks for sharing ur experiences...

and the battery i'm using is XP-02 which capacity is 1530mAh.
can i find original battery with bigger capacity on the market?
another question, i've upgraded ATOM EXEC to WM6.1 but i dont like it...
so i downgrade again to WM5...
i find that WM6.1 i can talk using Speaker But NOT WM5...
its there any program to make it possible?
sorry i'm new for PDA phone....
please help me...
thanks a lot...

1. For bty life problem use the power management patch on this page
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=392418 and it really really works . Otherwise I think that u have bought an old Atom Exec and ur bty might have outlived its utility so if the patch does not work buy a new battery (For type of bty search the forums).
2. For speaker what I understand, during call press the green call button for 3 secs and u will be using the speaker.

i'm just order 2 replacement battery at ebay.
1 black with 3000mAh, 1 white with 3200mAh.
wanna try which 1 is better....
tell u guys the results after test.
buy from a hongkong seller.

yewchang said:
i'm just order 2 replacement battery at ebay.
1 black with 3000mAh, 1 white with 3200mAh.
wanna try which 1 is better....
tell u guys the results after test.
buy from a hongkong seller.
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careful pal, non original battery may cause your device overheat well not all but you need to rally monitor it once you use non-original battery.
if you want, I have an unofficial ROM for ATOM EXEC that use very low battery consumption (see on my signature below) more safe than use non original battery right ?

will that battery saving program also works for atom pure?

outdoorlady73, it should work for Atom also as Atom Exec and Atom pure are same in system at least.

Requesting Help for battery patches and downloads
As I am only a new user to the Atom Exec as well and finding that it drains the battery so quickly, can you tell me how and where to apply the power management patch in easy to understand instructions for a new user.
I have Windows Mobile 5.0
I am also interested in the Ultra Low Battery Consumption Edition download that I saw on one of the replies. Can someone please tell me what that is all about, what it contains and how and where to apply it.
Please keep in mind that I am only a new user of the Atom Exec.
Thanks

Even I am interested.
I have an Atom Exec whose battery drains like anything. I have WM6.1 ultra low battery consumption edition. But the moment I start playing any music in Media Player or play games the battery drains out very fast. Is there any solution for this??
Thanks
Aju

Atom Life BatteryLife

hi, my original battery do very bad in batterylife.. so i bought another battery, when starting is still ok.. but now, the batterylife keep on dropping..
even left overnite with nothing bout 6.30hours, it drop 30%.. hearing music for half an hour drop me bout 20%..
so does it drain very fast? or atom life batterylife should b like tat?
im using medkid's rom.. 6.1.0.9..

All ATOM series is affected by this problem, only 2 suggestions for you.
1) Don't install any unwanted application in your PDA.

All ATOM series is affected by this problem, only 2 suggestions for you.
1) Don't install any unwanted application in your PDA.
2) Always unclick receive all beams.
Hope that helps.

my atom life 24hour stand by spend around 12-16%

my hp614c shut it down when 50% battery left !!!!

Can someone answer for me what happen with my hp 614c, i try to read and do like someone write in this server, i try to test all rom version in this server and some russian server but it didn't changed, it still shutdown when i have 50% battery
when i take the call it shutdown
when i get the call, i havent time for answer but it shutD, GSM still on 0_0.
i try to update RUU in hp website but it not different....BU**SH**.
Can someone have in this situation and can fix it.please help me !!!
Thanks all guys so much !!!
have a nice day!!!

I have the same issue. Read this topic:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=432337
You can't fix it. I think it's a battery issue. If you have warranty go to the HP service center and insist they replace the whole unit or the battery. Does it happen all the time? Tell them to try with different battery charget at 15% and
with bluetooth and wi-fi on try to make a call - if it doesn't switch off it's the battery.

yep
yep, thats your battery dying. mine was in the same condition and i've bought a new battery. everything is o.k now.

Have you tried this update ?
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=uk&prodTypeId=215348&prodSeriesId=3544358&swItem=hh-59337-1&prodNameId=3544382&swEnvOID=4014&swLang=8&taskId=135&mode=4&idx=0
More info :
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp%3Flang%3Den%26cc%3Dus%26taskId%3D110%26prodSeriesId%3D3544356%26prodTypeId%3D215348%26objectID%3Dc01418800&usg=ALkJrhj1eOQVeWH2SvcQFs62vZzWlUGs9g

Here comes the long answer
The updates fix the signal strenght but there won't be much improvement in battery life. Install them anyway as they might fix some other problems and some users report that they worked for them on the battery issue. For me they just fixed the signal strength. It's better to instal the patch for power source monitoring (1mb), then the whole firmware upgrade (53mb) and after that some of the custom wm 6.1 roms posted on this site. I get the shutdown issue very rarely because i keep the phone on a charger most of the time. It's good to have Xcpu scalar installed and when you want to save battery just put the cpu at 204 Mhz or even 100 Mhz. You'll be surprised that the device is still fast enough and this somehow prevents it from shutting down during phonecall. My guess is that the main cpu+bluetooth+Wifi consume too much energy per second (Wats/S) so the battery can't supply the power needed and turns off the PDA module. I think there is a separate qualcomm chipset that deals with the phone features so that;s why you still talk after the shutdown. So the problem must be the high power consumption. The solution is either new battery that would hopefully works better or "underclocking" the device when not watching video/playing games/browsing the web. That's it. Or you may try to get your device replaced at a HP service center in case you have a warranty.

HP 614c battery problem

Hi i have a 614c , it's brand new but the battery is really weak. I didn't format it first when i started using it , might this be the cause ?
Anyway, it lasts just for a day with a little browsing and wi-fi . Brightness is set to middle .The rom installed is WM 6.1 with Manilla 2D. What can i do to make it last longer, underclock the CPU , put another rom what do you recommend ?

Are you using 3g or 2g?
I find 3g chews up a lot of battery life.

I have a data plan at Orange and when it connects it says " Connecting to GPRS,3G" so it means i have it activated . How can i disable it ? Is there a program that can enable/disable it quickly ?

arcadekidflo said:
Hi i have a 614c , it's brand new but the battery is really weak. I didn't format it first when i started using it , might this be the cause ?
Anyway, it lasts just for a day with a little browsing and wi-fi .?
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Hi,
After using my iPaq 614c for two months the battery depleted around 10 percent per hour without using WiFi, bluetooth or even the phone. First I thought it was the battery, but after replacing the battery the problem still existed. HP changed my model for a new one which is working 'as expected' (around 2 days on one charge).
I think that the charge part on the 614c was defective.
Have you tried another battery or measured how long your battery lasts when turning everything off ?
charlieMOGUL

I did a test today , left it on at 100 % charge without the sim inserted and when i got back from work it was off with dead battery . Is it possible for the GPS module to be activated without my knowledge ?? It 's the only thing that can eat that much battery

arcadekidflo said:
I did a test today , left it on at 100 % charge without the sim inserted and when i got back from work it was off with dead battery . Is it possible for the GPS module to be activated without my knowledge ?? It 's the only thing that can eat that much battery
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Hi,
No, it isn't possible. GPS only kicks in when asked by some app.But almost for certain, it'll be your activeSync that always try to sync, wether connected or not. Search for the Server-source-trick to disactivate this behaviour.
Dirk

Hmm,
My guess would still be defective hardware (as well). It seems almost impossible that the ActiveSync process can put thatload on the battery.