I was really hyped to buy this phone, until I heard about wi-fi and bad signal problems. I've heard different things about how some of the devices are faulty, or that the receiver is just bad by default, or that maybe it's a software problem etc... I've heard some stories with battery life being short, since it's trying to compensate for better signal..
I've spent too much time on the net checking what's wrong, with no definite conclusion.
So could someone please explain what exactly is the problem, if it's fixable, if it is, when it's gonna be fixed.
thanks
So far I have not had any problems with signal strength, but the wi-fi signal strength could be better. In addition, my battery life is quite good. Maybe I just got lucky...
3t3rnity said:
I was really hyped to buy this phone, until I heard about wi-fi and bad signal problems. I've heard different things about how some of the devices are faulty, or that the receiver is just bad by default, or that maybe it's a software problem etc... I've heard some stories with battery life being short, since it's trying to compensate for better signal..
I've spent too much time on the net checking what's wrong, with no definite conclusion.
So could someone please explain what exactly is the problem, if it's fixable, if it is, when it's gonna be fixed.
thanks
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the wifi antenna is not very good the signal is fine also battery last up to a day without any software optimization
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So I have seen countless complaints on battery and reception regarding the new radio. I personally haven't upgraded it, but seeing as I have seen so many complaints, I'd like to hear if anyone liked the new radio.
I'm not sure if it's the ROM, peoples' location, or what is causing the issues for some people, but so far I am getting an all-negative reaction which makes me not want to update it at all...
Any thoughts specifically regarding the new radio??
i live in ohio and the radio update has improved my signal...at work i would never get an 3g signal and after 8 hours would basically need to throw my phone on the charger...after the update i feeel like i got an extended batter i never leave 3g coverage while at my desk its great i think the main thing it does is attain the 3g better thus improving battery through a quality signal...i am interested to see if it does have someting to do with location as ive seen the mass negativity about this radio update...my opinion people get cold feet about the radio and subconciously start hating it
i flashed the .03 radio. everything seems the same same same
The new radio has GREATLY improved my battery life, but I really cant tell any difference in reception.
troyboytn said:
The new radio has GREATLY improved my battery life, but I really cant tell any difference in reception.
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Kind of agree. I can't tell a difference in reception but I believe it has improved my battery.
My battery keeps a charge a lot longer. Also since I've been getting better reception
Im running thr new radio with damage's rom, battery seems wayyy better and signal as well..internet browsings faster too.not sure if thats cause of the new radio or rom.goood stufffff
I haven't really noticed any difference in battery life or signal, not better but not worse either.
Don't really notice any difference after flashing the new one.
+1 better reception and battery here...
phx, az
Didnt seem to kill the battery any faster, I dont think.
It didnt seem to improve my reception
it actually seemed to make my data slower. im still testing this.
I have nothing against it, but Ive had sprint for 10years in my area and after a few months I knew how many bars I had at certain locations.
well after the upgrade I seem to get LESS reception (bars) then before. I dont experience dropped calls or missed txts, etc. so I see no point to go back to the old one. doesnt bother me
as far as battery life I have a 1800mAh battery they still hasnt had but maybe half a dozen charges so i cant really give you any better of an idea.
My battery life is a little better. My reception is not any worse or better really. I see less "bars" but bars don't mean much. My db reading is -75 in my office, which is the same as with the old radio. I do notice my data rates went from about 1100-1200 down to about 600-800 down at best. Upload rates went from 700-800 to 500-600. So I notice slower data which is a bummer.
my battery life drastically improved. i haven't noticed data difference.
I upgraded the radio at the same time I upgraded to the newest Fresh Rom. Shortly after I loaded damage control.
At first I thought my reception was worse but then noticed the signal strength bars only had 4 instead of 6, which makes it look like less signal. But my internet seems noticably faster (could be the 2.1 Rom) and I'm not dropping calls and reception is clear on phone calls.
As to battery life; again hard to say with the new OS, bit its not any worse than before. Still have to charge every night under normal use and sooner with some extra Pandora action tossed in.
I'm averaging 2.5 - 3% battery per hour with the new radio, but I also upgraded to a 2.1 ROM at the same time.
With the 1.5 ROM I was running and the old radio I was averaging 4 - 4.5% per hour.
I can't definitively say if it was the ROM or the radio that made the difference though.
I'm running an Andida 2000mah battery too.
-Daryel
I haven't noticed a difference either way...I went back to stock for the heck of it and everything seems the same...
Meh, its good. I feel like I am getting better battery life. Not sure though. Give or take.
I live in an area that no carrier has great reception, so yeah.
hey guys thanks for all the feedback. i was wondering about this too and since im on this thread i guess i can ask about what .zip file i should use for my rom? or is it the same? im running damageless. thanks!
I say there needs to be an experiment... would the same "differences" come up if a "radio update" came out that only changed the #'s of the baseband version, but said it was better?
just a thought.
Could someone help me troubleshoot/fix my cell standby issue. I know it's been asked before and I apologize if this upsets you. But, i have searched and tried methods to fix the issue with no success. And it just kills my battery.
I've used many roms and initially would always have 50-70% cell standby. With the airplane mode fix i could only get it to drop to 20-35%. I'm on the Aloysius rom now which isn't supposed to have any cell standby issues and my cell standby is still 45-60%. With airplane fix I get it down to 15-30%. I can never get it down to under 10 which would at least make me happy. But, from what I've read most get it down to zero. I would appreciate any suggestions or ideas to help me fix this problem. Thanks
I think alot of that depends on your location... Cell standby is not a bad thing, we just don't want the bug that makes it sit at 50% every time I restart my phone. Mine fluctuates between 0%, (when im downtown with full bars all the time) and 25%, (when at home with only 1 or 2 bars).
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I think alot of that depends on your location... Cell standby is not a bad thing, we just don't want the bug that makes it sit at 50% every time I restart my phone. Mine fluctuates between 0%, (when im downtown with full bars all the time) and 25%, (when at home with only 1 or 2 bars).
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Yeah I commute from sacramento to san francisco every day so initially I blamed that. But even when I'm in my house with full bars it's up around 30% always. Not only does this waste battery life, but i would assume, possibly incorrectly, that this also slows down the speed of the device as well as it's being used to find a signal. Ugh
It may not be that big of an issue... Or at least as big as i think it is. But, i would think that with the limitations of the battery and processor that this would just make things even worse. It's just a nuisance that people can get theirs to zero and I have never gotten it that low.
Ruh17 said:
Yeah I commute from sacramento to san francisco every day so initially I blamed that. But even when I'm in my house with full bars it's up around 30% always. Not only does this waste battery life, but i would assume, possibly incorrectly, that this also slows down the speed of the device as well as it's being used to find a signal. Ugh
It may not be that big of an issue... Or at least as big as i think it is. But, i would think that with the limitations of the battery and processor that this would just make things even worse. It's just a nuisance that people can get theirs to zero and I have never gotten it that low.
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When at work, i have very little, if any service. But at home, I have full service. So I will have to see if it lowers when I get off work tonight. But I am always around 40%+
droidkevlar said:
When at work, i have very little, if any service. But at home, I have full service. So I will have to see if it lowers when I get off work tonight. But I am always around 40%+
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Thank you for that. It makes me feel a little better to hear I'm not alone. Have you tried the Aloysius rom? Supposedly it fixes the problem for some.
Ruh17 said:
Thank you for that. It makes me feel a little better to hear I'm not alone. Have you tried the Aloysius rom? Supposedly it fixes the problem for some.
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I am using v6 of his ROM. I still get better battery than any other ROM I have used, and trust me, i have flashed almost every single ROM. But since seeing others with very low, I was just wondering as well.
OK well something weird is happening with my time without a signal... I am at 65% right now and already did the airplane trick... and it just jumps up.... that being said... My battery life is still way outlasting anyother ROM and to top it off, I am getting a signal and am making calls in places at work where I did not have a signal at all.... not that I care much about the time with a signal % because this ROM is the best, but its just weird... better battery performance, better signal, higher stat.. hmmm
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I have a similar issue... I posted this in the other thread
Well ive discovered that my bravo has the 50% time without signal bug. Im not sure if any of the rest of you have noticed it or know how to fix it. In the captivate community we had this problem. Im not sure how they fixed it but i know airplane mode on and off is a temporary fix. If anyone has a true fix let me know.
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Well ive discovered that my bravo has the 50% time without signal bug. Im not sure if any of the rest of you have noticed it or know how to fix it. In the captivate community we had this problem. Im not sure how they fixed it but i know airplane mode on and off is a temporary fix. If anyone has a true fix let me know.
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I think it's just a statistics recording problem and not an actual representation of signal time.
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I think it's just a statistics recording problem and not an actual representation of signal time.
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It is but its been proven that it drains battery
I have noticed this since FroYo came to the Bravo also. I have also done the fix but it still reports a lot of battery use by the radio. However it still has the same battery life as 2.1 so I just think it is a statistical error of some sort and is not the cause of battery drain.
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Can confirm that cell standby use'd 47% of my battery in the last day and 13 hours my phone was unplugged.
I'm on the edge of my Micro-Cell and actual service though, so it spends a lot of time switching networks for me. This reading may not be accurate but I just figured it was based off my signal strength. (No signal at work either)
Hi Guys,
I have just moved from my iphone4 (well not completely) to an SGS2 which is my first dance with android.
Am quite happy with my purchase however am having some issues.
1) The phone gets warm at times. Sometimes too warm. Any of you facing that issue. Sometimes the screen is warm other times the area around the camera gets really warm.
2) I m not getting decent wireless coverage. In places around my house where I get 2 bars on my iphone, the SGS2 gets barely one. Which is very annoying considering the SGS2 is the best phone out there!
If anyone is facing the above issues and have been able to solve them, pls advise.
Thanks advance,
a2zt
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I have come from an iPhone 4 too. Yes the phone does get very warm around the camera and screen in certain situations.
Wifi signal is pretty erratic, but speeds are the same as my iPhone. I just think the signal bars are not accurate.
You will also find that battery life is not as good either.
It's a great phone in all other respects and hopefully future updates will improve things
when its warm, i mean hot, the dual core cpu goes wild, no worries, its a safety feature built in, so you don't end up with a bunch of melted plastic in your hands
the wifi signal its strange, but not just on this phone, on every phone i have ever tested, ~250, i have seen this weirdness in action, in places where i get full signal on one phone, i get zero bars on another... so don't worry and try to connect to networks with at least 2 bars
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I have come from an iPhone 4 too. Yes the phone does get very warm around the camera and screen in certain situations.
Wifi signal is pretty erratic, but speeds are the same as my iPhone. I just think the signal bars are not accurate.
You will also find that battery life is not as good either.
It's a great phone in all other respects and hopefully future updates will improve things
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allthough theres this big op bug on the sgs ii some of it is fixed in new roms.
Hopefully soon samsung will fix this
Also when it gets warm for no reason wifi sharing may be running also eating up my battery.
androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-s2/365603-ridiculous-wi-fi-sharing-bug.html
Without rooting I use "osmonitor" app to detect when it is eating up the CPU making the phone warm and then I have to kill wifisharing manually.
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a2zt said:
2) I m not getting decent wireless coverage. In places around my house where I get 2 bars on my iphone, the SGS2 gets barely one. Which is very annoying considering the SGS2 is the best phone out there!
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From previous discussions, it seems the SGS2 and certain routers don't get along well. A couple of us with high-end Netgear's (N600/N750) seem to be getting excellent coverage. I get good signal through three stories of concrete with very little battery drain (one of the by-products of a weaker signal). I know you shouldn't have to replace your router to please your phone, but it's something to consider.
Thanks for the responses guys.
I am using Dlink E2000 router with an external antenna. Does that play nice with SGS2?
Any suggestions on which custom Rom I should try?
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a2zt said:
Hi Guys,
1) The phone gets warm at times. Sometimes too warm. Any of you facing that issue. Sometimes the screen is warm other times the area around the camera gets really warm.
Yes multiple posts on this topic dont worry its dual core .
2) I m not getting decent wireless coverage. In places around my house where I get 2 bars on my iphone, the SGS2 gets barely one
Bars do not measure signal strength use a proper measure like
http://www.appbrain.com/app/wifi-analyzer/com.farproc.wifi.analyzer
If anyone is facing the above issues and have been able to solve them, pls advise.
Again multiple posts on the forum .
Custom rom you choose but rooting and custom rom voids warranty .
Villain rom for me at present .
jje
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a2zt said:
Any suggestions on which custom Rom I should try?
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I updated to the new XEU KF3 official ROM last night and it improved Wi-Fi strength for me noticeably.
Hello everyone,
Anyone observed a drastic loss of the battery capacity after only one year?
My Moto X Style has fallen from 4 hours screen to 2 in one year
Mine is 2 1/2 years old and it has held up remarkably well. I limit the use of quick charge to once or twice a week. Most days I charge it on my desk using an old 5W charger, and it stays waaay cooler than quick charging it. I don't know if that has made the difference or if I just got lucky, but a lithium ion battery not getting hot as often can't hurt.
The same for me! I used very few times the quick charge, but I had the same problem also with another Moto X Style bought before and substituted by the vendor with my actual one. This is strange, normally I use a 1A charger
My phone is over 1,5 year old and it has average battery life of 1 day with 3h of sot (reported by GSam) using 4g/wifi all the time so it's not that bad. I think it was better with standby times on 6.0. Also I use quick charge most of the time and I don't think it makes any difference.
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My phone is over 1,5 year old and it has average battery life of 1 day with 3h of sot (reported by GSam) using 4g/wifi all the time so it's not that bad. I think it was better with standby times on 6.0. Also I use quick charge most of the time and I don't think it makes any difference.
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This is a proof that my battery is damaged. I will ask for a warranty covered repair.
Thank you everyone
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This is a proof that my battery is damaged. I will ask for a warranty covered repair.
Thank you everyone
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Good luck with that. Have you ever unlocked your bootloader? If you have, the warranty is void but let me know how it goes. My battery is complete garbage but I've unlocked my bootloader so I'm SOL.
My condition is the same as yours, I barely get around 2hrs or SoT now, it's lesser with 4G turned on. It was ~3.5-4hrs before. I noticed the drastic drop in battery life, especially after the nougat update.
I'm waiting for the camera fix in Lineage 15.1 unofficial, I'm hoping I might get a bit better battery life with that. I don't flash ROMs that often, so I need something solid to use as my daily driver. Is there any solid ROM that I can update from my Nougat 7.0 stock??
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My condition is the same as yours, I barely get around 2hrs or SoT now, it's lesser with 4G turned on. It was ~3.5-4hrs before. I noticed the drastic drop in battery life, especially after the nougat update.
I'm waiting for the camera fix in Lineage 15.1 unofficial, I'm hoping I might get a bit better battery life with that. I don't flash ROMs that often, so I need something solid to use as my daily driver. Is there any solid ROM that I can update from my Nougat 7.0 stock??
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The 4G issue may be radio related from the nougat update. I remember reading somewhere that the radio was more prone to battery drain in weak signal situations under nougat.
My Moto X Pure is almost 2 years old and the battery is pretty much useless now. Have to charge twice a day. I'm giving up. I have my eyes on the Nokia 7 Plus for its replacement.
Guys I returned back my phone and I got a refund. Better than I could ever think
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The 4G issue may be radio related from the nougat update. I remember reading somewhere that the radio was more prone to battery drain in weak signal situations under nougat.
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Okay. I didn't understand what you meant by 'radio related'. Do I need to keep my cellular 'preferred network type' to 2G? Will that bring about any difference?
SMMmmm said:
Okay. I didn't understand what you meant by 'radio related'. Do I need to keep my cellular 'preferred network type' to 2G? Will that bring about any difference?
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No, it means since stock nougat on this phone, the radio hardware consumes more battery when the signal is poor. So if the phone is in bad network area, it would consume more battery than it did while on Marshmallow.
Skeptical...
AsquareX said:
No, it means since stock nougat on this phone, the radio hardware consumes more battery when the signal is poor. So if the phone is in bad network area, it would consume more battery than it did while on Marshmallow.
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Not sure I buy that. Do you have any hard numbers to back such a theory up?
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Not sure I buy that. Do you have any hard numbers to back such a theory up?
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I've only seen people's "experiences". But regardless, there has been a lot of discussion that the SD808 chip has always been more battery hungry when on weak signals than the SD810 and such. I can't verify with any hard numbers if nougat has made it worse or not.
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Not sure I buy that. Do you have any hard numbers to back such a theory up?
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No, I've simply made it descriptive what the above person didn't understand from the post above his. Didn't add any of my theories.
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No, it means since stock nougat on this phone, the radio hardware consumes more battery when the signal is poor. So if the phone is in bad network area, it would consume more battery than it did while on Marshmallow.
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Thanks! This might be true, not sure about it. Definitely saw a drastic drop in the batt. life after the Nougat update though.
Eagerly waiting for the Lineage 15.1 camera to work. Not too hopeful but some people reported to have better batt. with the 15.1 in the Lineage thread.
SnapDragon
aybarrap1 said:
I've only seen people's "experiences". But regardless, there has been a lot of discussion that the SD808 chip has always been more battery hungry when on weak signals than the SD810 and such. I can't verify with any hard numbers if nougat has made it worse or not.
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I agree with the bit about the 808 not being the best chipset for power usage, but I'm highly skeptical about the version of Android having any kind of an impact on it. I feel that the spreading of these types of unsubstantiated myths doesn't do anyone any good.