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My impressions about GS3 battery

I have bought GS3 2 days ago from Dubai the GS3 is amazing, this phone is the smoothest android phone I have ever used.
The only problem I have noticed with the battery it never reaches 100% it only reaches 99% when trying to get a full charge
So far I get with this battery nearly 8 hours and 30 mins to 9 hours with heavy usage, my phone is still unrooted so I didn't have a chance to try any juice defending apps.
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I dont think anything is wrong with that....mw galaxy s doesnt reach 100% eighter...i think it has something to do with android protecting battery from overcharging
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That isn't too impressive. However, you can expect the battery life to improve quite a lot after about 4-5 full charge cycles. Thanks for posting your experience

When I was on stock roms with gs1 I had the same problem with 99% but cm7 and cm9 goes to 100%
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aj178 said:
So far I get with this battery nearly 8 hours and 30 mins to 9 hours with heavy usage, my phone is still unrooted so I didn't have a chance to try any juice defending apps.
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What about the screen-on time? Any screenshots?

jonathanyong said:
What about the screen-on time? Any screenshots?
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Yes indeed, batt stats plz

Without more stats 8hrs doesn't mean a lot..... 8hrs gaming would be impressive though
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Thanks for sharing your experience. Out of all my experience i can tell after few charges you would get a better battery life, up to 15% increase.

guys dont forget,if you need better battery life your first charge cycle should be a complete one without any interruption.

for a full charge cycle do i have to discharge the battery to 0% or just 1-5%

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guys dont forget,if you need better battery life your first charge cycle should be a complete one without any interruption.
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should that be with the phone off as well? i have read that as well.
thanks for sharing. 8.30 hours of heavy use is respectable(if you can define heavy use it will be better though), but i had managed to get that with HOS on heavy use, even less so im confident it should be fine!
So confident i have already pre ordered a second battery as well! haha

I have been using the phone heavily since the past 12 hours which includes constant connection to 3g or wifi networks, app downloads, navigation for about half an hour, half hour of calls, 20+ texts, about an hour of streaming YouTube to my tv using twonky and I'm still at 35%.
And since the device is new so all my friends and colleagues have been checking out its sound, video and camera.
I haven't even been through my first full cycle yet and the results for me are pretty satisfactory so far.
Also it was connected to the car Bluetooth for about 45 mins and I had 15 mins of calls during that time.
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bala_gamer said:
guys dont forget,if you need better battery life your first charge cycle should be a complete one without any interruption.
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I thought is this was true only for older type batteries?

Sc0rp10 said:
I have been using the phone heavily since the past 12 hours which includes constant connection to 3g or wifi networks, app downloads, navigation for about half an hour, half hour of calls, 20+ texts, about an hour of streaming YouTube to my tv using twonky and I'm still at 35%.
And since the device is new so all my friends and colleagues have been checking out its sound, video and camera.
I haven't even been through my first full cycle yet and the results for me are pretty satisfactory so far.
Also it was connected to the car Bluetooth for about 45 mins and I had 15 mins of calls during that time.
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awesome thanks
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bgstcola said:
I thought is this was true only for older type batteries?
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Urban legend...
"It is important to condition (fully discharge and then fully charge) the battery every two to three weeks. Failure to do so may significantly shorten the battery's life (this does not apply to Li-Ion batteries, which do not require conditioning). To discharge, simply run your device under the battery's power until it shuts down or until you get a low battery warning. Then recharge the battery as instructed in your user's manual."

Moderate usage ...
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Guys, the screen on time is the one we really need to see. It's the screen that really impacts the battery life on an amoled phones. Please try to include those in your screen shots.
Take this screen shot I just took from my GN for example. May look like great battery life but what you don't see is that the screen has only been on for 35 mins, so it's nothing at all special.

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Moderate usage ...
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Screen on time is needed to tell if that's any good or not.
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Screen on time is needed to tell if that's any good or not.
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You are right, three hours of screen on.
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Moderate usage ...
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Tap on "Screen" and post back screen shot
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Battery lies.

OK so I have had this phone two days now and noticed an oddity. I had about 43% battle according to the phone. I rebooted and then jumped down to 20% or so. Anyone else see this.
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I've noticed some smaller discrepancies, like 5-7% or so, but nothing like what you're seeing.

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Dude you either have a serious wake lock problem or you were streaming music that entire time.
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No clue. Last few days it was fine 12 hours of use and like 50% battery. Today I did nothing different. No streaming music but a bit more texting.
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Ever since reboot it is fine. What could have caused it to stay awake.
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I think all Android users faced some issues with battery status..
Ex. When the phone charged 80% if restart it the battery might decrease by 5% each time... while when it's less than 10% each time the battery decrease from 1-2% max ! ... that's really not reasonable
In addition, when i charge my phone 8 hour the battery would stay 17 hour.. while if i change it until it's got 100% charged "according to battery status" it wouldn't stay on more than 10 hours!!! Wipping battery and other solutions also didn't help by the way !!!!
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Use smart actions battery saver mode whole day that is what I do and get about 16 hours of battery on medium usage.
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melo563 said:
Use smart actions battery saver mode whole day that is what I do and get about 16 hours of battery on medium usage.
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I will try that

I had a similar problem and never solved it. My battery typically lasts 32 hours new. After a few weeks it went to 16. Frustrated I let it "die" to find that it actually continued to run for 16 additional hours literally at 0%.
Unplugging the battery fixed it for that current charge cycle but upon recharging it went back to its old ways.
I eventually went through the trouble to purchase an OEM replacement and further open up my Razr M to replace. Things were great for another couple of weeks until the same exact problem happened again.
Frustrated I go back and forth between my Inc 4g and my Razr M depending on if I need a reliable battery read (traveling, etc). I like the Razr M so much I might just buy another and hope it doesn't crap out like this one, but then again there is probably a new season of Droid devices coming in a few months.

sototallycarl said:
I had a similar problem and never solved it. My battery typically lasts 32 hours new. After a few weeks it went to 16. Frustrated I let it "die" to find that it actually continued to run for 16 additional hours literally at 0%.
Unplugging the battery fixed it for that current charge cycle but upon recharging it went back to its old ways.
I eventually went through the trouble to purchase an OEM replacement and further open up my Razr M to replace. Things were great for another couple of weeks until the same exact problem happened again.
Frustrated I go back and forth between my Inc 4g and my Razr M depending on if I need a reliable battery read (traveling, etc). I like the Razr M so much I might just buy another and hope it doesn't crap out like this one, but then again there is probably a new season of Droid devices coming in a few months.
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have you tried one of those battery calibration apps? they require root though.
as for me, my battery yesterday showed 34% while in the system. but then when I booted in TWRP recovery, it said my battery was at 22%.

Can't you wipe battery stats in cwm too? That could help...
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[Q] Charger got wet

Hello, My original LG wall adapter got wet, i wiped away all the water i could, and let it dry out for day.
After that I plugged my N4 into it, and my battery just jumped from 70% to 100% in a blink. I unplugged it imminently, and phone thought it was still charging for like 10 seconds, and then my battery percentage went back to 70%.
It's been a few days since this event. I'm worrying about whatever damage it might have caused.
Battery life isn't great. i get about 1.5 SOT when I hit 40%. standby time are as the used to be, but when using the phone the battery seems to drain more. (WIFI OFF WHEN NOT AT HOME ,ALL GOOGLE LOCATION SERVICES DISABLED, ON 3G 24/7)
Is there any real test to see if there is really any damage ?
I hope I'm just imagining. Maybe the charger didn't went bad at all? after all is it a known bug when nexus jumps to 100%.
The wet adapter charged my Other galaxy S2 just fine..

Here is some ridiculous screen.barely 10 minutes screen on an a short phone call and its already down 5%
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4w595gkqV6AZDA5d3FaQ2dvVzQ/edit?usp=sharing
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5% down, in 1 hr and 15 minutes, with 10~ minutes of screen on time, and some phone calls is not really that bad imho.
You should probably get a new charger, seems like something is messed up within the charger, due to being exposed to water.

Is there any way to determine if the phone itself received damage ? I's there any chance at all ?
Only the plastic of the charger was exposed to water ..
anyway I'm using apple Iphone adapter since then.

I think the best way to tell if it received any damage is to just use it normally.
Charge it normally, through the iphone adapter for now, and see if the problem re-occurs.

I do notice battery drains quicker , My friend's nexus, which was from an older batch, drained 2% after 10 mins in google chrome, auto brightness.
mine drains 8% , same brightness, no application running in background. betterbatterystats shows nothing unusual.

Is this normal? Totally Moderate use.
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michel9501 said:
Is this normal? Totally Moderate use.View attachment 1919358
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Voice calls and Antutu is light use? Plus being on data?
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Antutu only took 2%, and yeah data and voice calls are normal use.what's the point in having a smartphone If you can't have access to the internet or make calls?
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That looks pretty on par with what I would have expected for me...

I think you're overreacting. Get a new charger, and charge through USB or whatever for now. If you're super paranoid, then flash a fresh ROM with data wiped and your battery should be pretty good..

Your battery is fine.
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joshnichols189 said:
Your battery is fine.
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Alright ,Final screen :

michel9501 said:
Alright ,Final screen :
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Your battery life seems fine..

michel9501 said:
Here is some ridiculous screen.barely 10 minutes screen on an a short phone call and its already down 5%
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4w595gkqV6AZDA5d3FaQ2dvVzQ/edit?usp=sharing
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that's normal usage on 3G

seems like the screen is on A LOT so I do not see a problem =)

michel9501 said:
Antutu only took 2%, and yeah data and voice calls are normal use.what's the point in having a smartphone If you can't have access to the internet or make calls?
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Yes it's normal and depends on screen brightness.
and by the way the voice calls that you have made seem to take a large percentage
:cyclops:

If you're not happy with your battery life give Franco's kernel a try.

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Yes it's normal and depends on screen brightness.
and by the way the voice calls that you have made seem to take a large percentage
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And there is no way the damaged charger ****ed up my battery?

Nexus 4 battery destroyed itself!

My wife has a n4 and the battery doubled/ballooned to over 50% of its original size breaking the back glass amd causing what seemed like all kind of software issues. It was hard to tell at first bc it was under a case but when removed the bak was all cracked. The camera when used would crash the phone and show it battery stats a wierd cliff event. Replaced the battery and all is well
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. Just wondering if these batteries are causing other ppl problems.
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My wife has a n4 and the battery doubled/ballooned to over 50% of its original size breaking the back glass amd causing what seemed like all kind of software issues. It was hard to tell at first bc it was under a case but when removed the bak was all cracked. The camera when used would crash the phone and show it battery stats a wierd cliff event. Replaced the battery and all is wellView attachment 2097679View attachment 2097680. Just wondering if these batteries are causing other ppl problems.
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That's what I call a really defective battery...

Cann you post the first 5 or 8 characters of the serial number from the box? This might be an isolated issue for a single battery or a line of devices with the same supplier for the battery.

Haha this reminds me of my old HTC hero.
As that was a removable battery it was encased in a plastic housing.
I just remember coming to it one day and finding the back cover half off.
When I removed it the battery looked like an egg!
Funny enough I just squeezed it back to it's sort of original shape and it still works fine to this day (backup phone)
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It happened to me also.
My N4 was turning off randomly and draining battery suddenly from 90% to 50% on so on. I sent my phone to LG service center and they said they have no solution for this problem. The second day my battery doubled size and the back of the phone was no more flat (luckily it didnt break). So i went and changed the battery now my N4 is working fine again with no problem, but sometimes it get overheated with no reason

My battery isn't bloated, but after a red light of death, I'm getting about 1hr 30 mins on 3g (used to reach minimum of 3hrs) and 2hrs or less in wifi (used to get 5hrs+) which sucks :/, gonna get a replacement tomorrow.
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Same thing here, my battery life is horrible and it shuts down at 2 hrs sot no matter what, I also noticed that the back isn't flat anymore. Probably gonna have to get it replaced. By the way how much did you pay for the battery? And would it be covered with the warranty?
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you should RMA as its abnormal and unacceptable to occur, if you have your battery connected while the phone isnt in use for a long time it can expand, ive seen it in my old phones left in the drawer.

aanonymoushuman said:
Same thing here, my battery life is horrible and it shuts down at 2 hrs sot no matter what, I also noticed that the back isn't flat anymore. Probably gonna have to get it replaced. By the way how much did you pay for the battery? And would it be covered with the warranty?
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U should RMA your phone, i bought mine from google store US, but i am abroad now.
I mailed them about my problem and they said they would RMA my device if i was in the US now.
So i want to an LG service center it costed me 33$

I am thinking about RMA but I will be leaving the country for business this Saturday for three weeks. So I guess I will wait a while, hopefully its not dangerous and the back doesn't crack
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Well I'm having the same sort of problem my battery is going from 75 percent to about 6 percent it has done it several times while taking pictures searching for something on the web. Basically the phone just shuts down and now I'm just wait for replacement here a picture off battery when it crashing a few minutes ago
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Well I'm having the same sort of problem my battery is going from 75 percent to about 6 percent it has done it several times while taking pictures searching for something on the web. Basically the phone just shuts down and now I'm just wait for replacement here a picture off battery when it crashing a few minutes ago
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tlopez1973 said:
Well I'm having the same sort of problem my battery is going from 75 percent to about 6 percent it has done it several times while taking pictures searching for something on the web. Basically the phone just shuts down and now I'm just wait for replacement here a picture off battery when it crashing a few minutes ago
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Same here
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How long your battery stay at 100%

Hi all!
I just bought my g2 for a week, after flashed slimkat, I found that the battery stay at 100% for quite long time. In my case, at least 3.5h, include 12 minutes screen on, 3 minute phone call.
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True!
Yesterday it stayed in my case around 4hrs with 30min screen on at 100%! I was amazed!
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Yeah. Its been estimated that the 100% to 99% is actually about 5 percent. I think I had something like 30 minutes of screen time before I went to 99 percent. the standby time can be quite hilarious. I wish I still had screenshots, but I had one of my phone sitting for about 9 hours 100 percent the whole time . As soon as it drops to 99 percent my estimated time was like 980 hours lol
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Found one...
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As you can see.... 27 minutes of standby along with 6 minutes of screen on time
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Congrats!
Mine is only about 15'

Mine usually stays at 100% for a few hours, depending on how much I use it.

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Yeah. Its been estimated that the 100% to 99% is actually about 5 percent. I think I had something like 30 minutes of screen time before I went to 99 percent. the standby time can be quite hilarious. I wish I still had screenshots, but I had one of my phone sitting for about 9 hours 100 percent the whole time . As soon as it drops to 99 percent my estimated time was like 980 hours lol
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Yeah, this.. Staying at "100%" is completely artificial. As soon as you hit 99.4% it should show 99%, but I imagine that leads people to think the battery is depleting fast, so they've done something to make it show 100% longer.
What's interesting to me is that it's the same on custom ROMs as well, so it's not something the ROM itself is doing.

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Yeah, this.. Staying at "100%" is completely artificial. As soon as you hit 99.4% it should show 99%, but I imagine that leads people to think the battery is depleting fast, so they've done something to make it show 100% longer.
What's interesting to me is that it's the same on custom ROMs as well, so it's not something the ROM itself is doing.
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I think it's the battery technology that does that. Android seems to be written for different battery tech.
Also I don't like the flexible metering. Play for hours, set it aside a few minutes and battery percentage increases.
I hate it in cars also, I want a meter to show how much I got exactly lol.
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I think it's the battery technology that does that. Android seems to be written for different battery tech.
Also I don't like the flexible metering. Play for hours, set it aside a few minutes and battery percentage increases.
I hate it in cars also, I want a meter to show how much I got exactly lol.
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Today it has been on 100% for 1h 10 mins with 30 mins of screen on time. It is the first time i "overcharge" it btw.

"Overcharge"? ?
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On CM11 mine will usually adjust down to 99% fairly quickly. If I wake up and start browsing after taking it off the charger, the circle will get a notch out of it usually within about 5-10 minutes.

Lol.
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tested yasterday
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Basically leaving it charging despite having reached 100% so it trickle charges for an extra hour. It seems to have improved the battery life.
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