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Severe battery drain problem happening to my Galaxy 3 in recent days whatever ROM or kernel I use.
Still under warranty for 6 months +. So I given to Service Centre.
At first they just formatted and reloaded with DDJP2.
Then I argued to provide a new battery and convinced from my side that the battery is the culprit.
And wow, they convinced and promised me to give a new battery in next week as they are out of stock now.
But my doubt is...
The problem is as follows:
The cell fully charges, indicated that the battery is fully charged.
When I unplug the charger, the battery indicator comes immediately to zero from 100 within 2 minutes with minimal phone or data usage. And it automatically switches off.
If I switch it on again even without charging, it again shows 100% charge.
So the question is, Is it the damaged battery the culprit is? Or some motherboard problem or what?
I am unable to judge the problem!!!
As it is proved that the service centre people are real dumb Is it time to switching to newly announced Symbian or only Galaxy 3 sucks!!!
Had similar problem with my Nokia which made me switch to Galaxy 3 few months back
When i had that kinda problem with Nokia the battery was sort of swelled and was deformed here and there. So i was sure my battery's dead.
If your battery looks good as new then the problem is with the chip.
Same prob I m having.. U need to do sum cycles to get Ur battery wrkin fine as said by rob_gangte ..
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darksyde18 said:
Had similar problem with my Nokia which made me switch to Galaxy 3 few months back
When i had that kinda problem with Nokia the battery was sort of swelled and was deformed here and there. So i was sure my battery's dead.
If your battery looks good as new then the problem is with the chip.
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Battery is looking as good as new.
If it is a chip problem. Then what to do?
You know Samsung Customer Care here are real Dumb *ss!!!
Please give me some idea.
ranadip.bswas said:
Same prob I m having.. U need to do sum cycles to get Ur battery wrkin fine as said by rob_gangte ..
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Cycles failed. Anything else?
sekhargreen said:
Cycles failed. Anything else?
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Drain the battery completely. If it switches off by itself, try to switch on and repeat this until it is completely drained. Switch off ur mobile. Wipe battery stats in cwm. Do not switch on and charge it for atleast 2hrs. Then switch on and repeat this for few cycles
This has been happening to ur phone since u bought it or after previous flashing...
If after some recent flashing then u hav ur answer (revert back to eclair then reflash) !!!
Hello Guys,
I have a new Samsung Focus, around 3 days old.. I have been given a 1650 mAH battery. The battery life is terrible, discharges like 10% in one hour with hardly any usage with Wifi OFF, Edge ON, auto brightness and all the power saver methods applied.
Should i charge it overnight or something ? Like 12 hours at a stretch or something?
Pls help
I'd take the battery out and feel it. If it's a Samsung battery, it should be perfectly flat on the sides. I was having terrible battery life, and it was because the battery had gone so bad that it was bulging.
samsungfocus12 said:
Hello Guys,
I have a new Samsung Focus, around 3 days old.. I have been given a 1650 mAH battery. The battery life is terrible, discharges like 10% in one hour with hardly any usage with Wifi OFF, Edge ON, auto brightness and all the power saver methods applied.
Should i charge it overnight or something ? Like 12 hours at a stretch or something?
Pls help
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Can you please detail your WP7 OS build, if it's an OEM Samsung battery or a generic one? It looks like you have a bad battery, same conditions as yours my one year+ OEM battery holds 3days+
There's also a specific thread for battery life I started a while ago over here
The battery is curved on the left and right sides, flat on the top and bottom. Its a SAMSUNG battery EB575152LU 1650 mAh. I am not sure if its OEM or generic
OS version : 7.10.7720.68
Should i ask the seller to send me a 1500mAh NEW battery? mayb thats causing the issues?
Or I should wait for a few charge cycles to complete?
samsungfocus12 said:
The battery is curved on the left and right sides, flat on the top and bottom. Its a SAMSUNG battery EB575152LU 1650 mAh. I am not sure if its OEM or generic
OS version : 7.10.7720.68
Should i ask the seller to send me a 1500mAh NEW battery? mayb thats causing the issues?
Or I should wait for a few charge cycles to complete?
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With the infos that you just shared, it looks as the battery has gone bad.
I wasn't aware of an OEM battery 1650 mAh, see my reply here. Can you confirm it looks like that or maybe post a photo of it?
Keep in mind that cheap batteries look like those but there are significant differences, but you'd need an original battery for comparison.
Even one of my chinese cheap batteries still holds 70-80% of the regular battery... (that's 2+ days in the conditions you mentioned above)
It looks just like the one in your post, except for 1650mAh. Looks like original/OEM Samsung.. will send pics once i get home.
Morning charge was at 100% . Hardly any usage, some amount of whatsapp texting, now phone is switched off
The seller has agreed to send a replacement battery. I am just hoping that it is not a phone fault or Mango update screwed it up. Can it be a phone issue?
Checked on amazon, one guy said The battery does not hold charge, otehr said that NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIOn should be written below Samsung, which is not the case in mine.
samsungfocus12 said:
It looks just like the one in your post, except for 1650mAh. Looks like original/OEM Samsung.. will send pics once i get home.
Morning charge was at 100% . Hardly any usage, some amount of whatsapp texting, now phone is switched off
The seller has agreed to send a replacement battery. I am just hoping that it is not a phone fault or Mango update screwed it up. Can it be a phone issue?
Checked on amazon, one guy said The battery does not hold charge, otehr said that NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIOn should be written below Samsung, which is not the case in mine.
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7720 has quite good battery life so shouldn't be a phone issue. I have 2 Focuses and both hold about the same and from what I've read so far, only a big hardware problem (like phone overheating) could cause so dramatic battery discharge. Also, weak network signal might cause faster drainage, but not at this rate. You can try switching 3G off (lowering to EDGE) and see if it makes any difference.
Hmm.. I even turned off 3G. Let me check again.
If I install any customs WP7 roms , will it make a difference.?
I 'll re check once i get the new batteries..
Thanks for your help. Appreciated
samsungfocus12 said:
Hmm.. I even turned off 3G. Let me check again.
If I install any customs WP7 roms , will it make a difference.?
I 'll re check once i get the new batteries..
Thanks for your help. Appreciated
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The dft/miro custom roms offer better battery life, but by a margin, don't expect miracles. Your battery should be able to hold more than a day in your conditions, and I bet that's to blame in your case.
Let us know how it goes with the new battery.
Thanks for your help.
Now, the battery life has increased quite a bit.. getting around 12 hours on a full charge using the same 1650mAh battery . new one is yet to arrive.
Heard 8107 update considerably increases the battery life? but i have ATT uncloked focus in India. If i use ChevronWP7 to unlock it , it gets relocked on zune sync right? I am confused as to "relock" here is whether Carrier relock like I cannot use my local GSM sim here? or developer relock? I am sorry, new to all this
samsungfocus12 said:
Thanks for your help.
Now, the battery life has increased quite a bit.. getting around 12 hours on a full charge using the same 1650mAh battery . new one is yet to arrive.
Heard 8107 update considerably increases the battery life? but i have ATT uncloked focus in India. If i use ChevronWP7 to unlock it , it gets relocked on zune sync right? I am confused as to "relock" here is whether Carrier relock like I cannot use my local GSM sim here? or developer relock? I am sorry, new to all this
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Read my post here. Ignore any flashing, just understand the steps and what's written there (eg: Flashing, downgrading, upgrading firmware etc does not affect Network Unlock).
Basically, after you unlock with WindowsBreak project, you just need to run steps 3 and 4 there.
what is the most powerful battery out there for our focus??? any suggestion?
alejandroelmej said:
what is the most powerful battery out there for our focus??? any suggestion?
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Read this post on the battery life thread. It's a Samsung EB625152VA (OEM) battery of 1800 mAh. There are others labelled with more mAh, but many are scams, rebranded.
hi, i got a Samsung EB625152VA (OEM) battery of 1800 mAh.
But it seems the back cover doesnt fit so properly with this battery inside.
Do i need to do any modifications in order to make it fit ?
15% in 1 hour
While surfing in internet via wifi, in 1 hour it drains 15% of battery, is it normal?
aFaridun said:
While surfing in internet via wifi, in 1 hour it drains 15% of battery, is it normal?
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Continuous browsing/data transfer, yes, it's about normal.
Just a few days ago my battery on my phone drained to 0 then charged it while turned off. But something suddenly came up and I need to go immediately and plugged the charger out before it was full. After that, my battery can barely last 1 day but normally my phone lasts up to 3 days without wifi and I already have Juice Defender and I actually upgraded it into Ultimate. Another thing that I noticed is that the temperature is becoming hotter than it used to be. Possibly because it's hot here. And no, it doesn't have any bumps.
So, what can I do about this? Do I have to buy a new battery or does anyone have an alternative?
My battery lasts 7 hours... Beat that!
hatsue said:
Just a few days ago my battery on my phone drained to 0 then charged it while turned off. But something suddenly came up and I need to go immediately and plugged the charger out before it was full. After that, my battery can barely last 1 day but normally my phone lasts up to 3 days without wifi and I already have Juice Defender and I actually upgraded it into Ultimate. Another thing that I noticed is that the temperature is becoming hotter than it used to be. Possibly because it's hot here. And no, it doesn't have any bumps.
So, what can I do about this? Do I have to buy a new battery or does anyone have an alternative?
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Try wiping Batterry Stats via CWM! And try different kernels
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it has no relation with temperature and weather of your area..
try wiping battery stats and calibrating your battery..
or change your battery..
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hatsue said:
Just a few days ago my battery on my phone drained to 0 then charged it while turned off. But something suddenly came up and I need to go immediately and plugged the charger out before it was full. After that, my battery can barely last 1 day but normally my phone lasts up to 3 days without wifi and I already have Juice Defender and I actually upgraded it into Ultimate. Another thing that I noticed is that the temperature is becoming hotter than it used to be. Possibly because it's hot here. And no, it doesn't have any bumps.
So, what can I do about this? Do I have to buy a new battery or does anyone have an alternative?
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try borrowing another battery and insert it to your phone and see the differences,
does your battery bulge?
i recently purchased a new battery since the old one wore out,
3 days and still counting now
Just do as I say
hatsue said:
Just a few days ago my battery on my phone drained to 0 then charged it while turned off. But something suddenly came up and I need to go immediately and plugged the charger out before it was full. After that, my battery can barely last 1 day but normally my phone lasts up to 3 days without wifi and I already have Juice Defender and I actually upgraded it into Ultimate. Another thing that I noticed is that the temperature is becoming hotter than it used to be. Possibly because it's hot here. And no, it doesn't have any bumps.
So, what can I do about this? Do I have to buy a new battery or does anyone have an alternative?
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okay I had the same problem but is ur phone rooted if yes download rom toolbox forgot the name if not root it use updatey.zip so now underclock it to lessen battery usage and delete juice defender instead download 2x battery saver by sam lu:good:
deathnotice01 said:
try borrowing another battery and insert it to your phone and see the differences,
does your battery bulge?
i recently purchased a new battery since the old one wore out,
3 days and still counting now
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How much was it? (Pesos)
better to try some custom ROMs which has a better battery life..after flashing custom ROM drain the battery and make a complte charge w/o interruption and then calibrate it..just download battery calibrator from playstore
hatsue said:
Just a few days ago my battery on my phone drained to 0 then charged it while turned off. But something suddenly came up and I need to go immediately and plugged the charger out before it was full. After that, my battery can barely last 1 day but normally my phone lasts up to 3 days without wifi and I already have Juice Defender and I actually upgraded it into Ultimate. Another thing that I noticed is that the temperature is becoming hotter than it used to be. Possibly because it's hot here. And no, it doesn't have any bumps.
So, what can I do about this? Do I have to buy a new battery or does anyone have an alternative?
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..improper discharging, does ur bat have exceed da 6months warranty??
hatsue said:
How much was it? (Pesos)
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original samsung batteries cost:
800-1200 pesos
Class A 3rd-party batteries cost:
400-700 pesos
rory2013 said:
okay I had the same problem but is ur phone rooted if yes download rom toolbox forgot the name if not root it use updatey.zip so now underclock it to lessen battery usage and delete juice defender instead download 2x battery saver by sam lu:good:
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Did your battery heat up like mine as well? Charging temperature is 42-43C. While Normal use is 35-39C and when playing some games it reaches to 40-42C.
Can this even be fixed by Battery Calibration? Just rooted my phone today.
And I am also eying the possibility that my charger is the culprit since it's becoming hot too especially the AC and the tip that you use to connect to your phone. Now I'm waiting for my aunt to borrow her charger and find out if it really is the one at fault.
And another thing that confuses me is my battery's health is still good. And the main drainer is "Cell Standby" and "Phone Idle".
deathnotice01 said:
original samsung batteries cost:
800-1200 pesos
Class A 3rd-party batteries cost:
400-700 pesos
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So did you buy the original or the 3rd party ones?
And are the 3rd party ones any good or are they cheap made in China knock-offs?
hatsue said:
So did you buy the original or the 3rd party ones?
And are the 3rd party ones any good or are they cheap made in China knock-offs?
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3rd-party ones,
Just got 36hrs of juice with 4hrs wifi use and 3hrs display use
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Complaints will be trolled accordingly
Calibrate it.
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Ok, thanks for everyone's help:victory:. But I just had it looked at at a store and the repairman told me that is was grounded due to false charging. I appreciate everyone's help though:laugh:.
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3rd-party ones,
Just got 36hrs of juice with 4hrs wifi use and 3hrs display use
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BTW, 500 Pesos for repair, peke ba tama lang? Parang namamahalan ako ng konti. O cover pa ba ito ng warranty? 3 months palang ito.
can any one tell me which battery should i buy which has long battery life
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sanchit0403 said:
can any one tell me which battery should i buy which has long battery life
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Try Mugen Power 3000MAh
hatsue said:
Ok, thanks for everyone's help:victory:. But I just had it looked at at a store and the repairman told me that is was grounded due to false charging. I appreciate everyone's help though:laugh:.
BTW, 500 Pesos for repair, peke ba tama lang? Parang namamahalan ako ng konti. O cover pa ba ito ng warranty? 3 months palang ito.
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english next time around please,
and no,
batteries are not covered by warranty since they are considered "accessories" of the device
500? for repair? i got my new battery for 500, that's a joke, better off buy yourself a new battery than getting it repaired
Hello everybody,
I have searched a lot on this forum, but I could not find this exact problem and I am getting very frustrated. I had this phone since mid September. The phone is not rooted.
Battery life was great for the first 3 months, than something weird started to happen. I also upgraded to 4.3, because I have the gear, but I do not think this is the main issue.
When the battery is fully charged, it drains more quickly than before and from my understandin looking around Internet, this could be because of 4.3. Ok, but it is not all.
When the battery reaches 40%, it starts draining super fast, like 15% per hour without doing anything. When it reaches 20% the phone becomes really hot and if I reboot it goes into a boot loop and battery goes instantly to 0%. If i plug in the chargher, it doesn't aknowledge it and does not charge. In order to fix it, I have to remove the battery and start charging. Now I can do it with phone on or off but the phone starts to charge super fast, definitively not normal. it goes from 0 to 10% in two minutes and keeps charghing super fast till it reaches about 50%, then it starts to cool off and charges more or less at a normal speed.
Today I unplug it when it reached 50% because I wanted to look at the battery SN, as I read there are faulty batteries starting with BD and mine does too. I tried to see if it is swalled, but it is hard to say without a good one to compare. Well, when I put the battery back in and turn the phone on, the indicator showed 80%!
I am very confused, as there are many factors involved. I read that 4.3 has some issues, I read there are faulty batteries, I read that many people tried to solve with calibration, but other people say it is useless on S4...
Would you mind sharing some thoughts?
Thank you very much!
I wanted to add my batter SN is BD1D606XX. According to this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2504093
it shuldn't be faulty...
Change the battery. Batteries are cheap. Only tc dont buy again one with serial starting for BD :highfive:
Thanks for the quick answers. I live in Thailand, I bet all the batteries here comes from China and starts with BD. Are you positive it is the battery?
rogerpilly said:
Thanks for the quick answers. I live in Thailand, I bet all the batteries here comes from China and starts with BD. Are you positive it is the battery?
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I was having the exact same issues and replacing battery solved everything. If you live near a Samsung service centre they should be able to do a swap for you with no bother. Samsung are aware of this issue and should not give you a battery with the same serial at the service centre. Obviously if you order a battery through a third-party supplier you will have to be a little more careful, but if you mention the issue at time of ordering you should be ok!
Best of luck :good::good:
Thank you. Yes, I live close to a Smsung service Center. I had already brought it in because it had stopped charghing, maybe USB ribbon. They fixed it in 1 day under warranty, so I will try to have the battery replaced under warranty. Worst case scenario, I will buy a new one, it is not expensive, but I want to find a different batch!!!
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Thank you. Yes, I live close to a Smsung service Center. I had already brought it in because it had stopped charghing, maybe USB ribbon. They fixed it in 1 day under warranty, so I will try to have the battery replaced under warranty. Worst case scenario, I will buy a new one, it is not expensive, but I want to find a different batch!!!
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I could be wrong, but as far as I'm aware the faulty batteries only shipped in the boxes with the handsets :good:
rogerpilly said:
Thanks for the quick answers. I live in Thailand, I bet all the batteries here comes from China and starts with BD. Are you positive it is the battery?
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Buy batteries no from China for be safe. I was buying this one and im very happy: HERE
Hi Every one,
I've got the battery issue on my 6p 8.1. (fast drain and shutdown at 40 or 60%...)
I have found a shop who Can replace it with a new one.
Does the replacement fix this lifetime/fix this issue?
thanks,
Is the fast charging in cause of bad battery life? Is it advised to take a slow tradtionnal charger?
bilatche said:
Hi Every one,
I've got the battery issue on my 6p 8.1. (fast drain and shutdown at 40 or 60%...)
I have found a shop who Can replace it with a new one.
Does the replacement fix this lifetime/fix this issue?
thanks,
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Yes.
Awful.... I was outside with my son (Lost 30% with nous data ans light lin), I took only one photography... And phone died et 61%..
And impossible to reboot....
All my hopes are in the hands of the guy who will change my battery next monday.
(Lost 6% to write this message)
Accubattery estimates my battery at.... 22%.
I understand the shutdowns and Big drains...
Hope the replacement will be efficient.
My next charger will be a slow charger, it's said it's very bad for smartphone's batteries.
bilatche said:
Accubattery estimates my battery at.... 22%.
I understand the shutdowns and Big drains...
Hope the replacement will be efficient.
My next charger will be a slow charger, it's said it's very bad for smartphone's batteries.
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1-With your new battery the issue will be gone.I replace mine a few weeks ago and my Nexus 6P feels like a new phone.
2-Do not use any other charger.The best one so far ahead is the stock/original charger.
Did for me.
bilatche said:
Hi Every one,
I've got the battery issue on my 6p 8.1. (fast drain and shutdown at 40 or 60%...)
I have found a shop who Can replace it with a new one.
Does the replacement fix this lifetime/fix this issue?
thanks,
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I left the US a few months ago for a long term gig here in mainland China. I brought my 6P with me. It was to the point that within 15 minutes coming off the charger at 100 percent, it would read around 50 percent and shut down. Took it to a Huawei service center here in Shenyang - they wouldn't touch it (claimed it wasn't a Huawei phone, it was a Google phone and I should take it to a Google store when I get back to the US. Talk about clueless (hey Charlie Chan.... what's that vendor mark on the back of the phone??). Anyway, ordered a new battery (cost me about 15 bucks US) and took it to one of the thousands of mom and pop shops that do cell phone service and had them replace the battery. Since then it's like I have a brand new phone. I'm getting usage of 6 - 8 hours of heavy use. I wake up in the mornings after forgetting to put it on the charger ... i'm still at 70 percent. It's awesome!
bilatche said:
Hi Every one,
I've got the battery issue on my 6p 8.1. (fast drain and shutdown at 40 or 60%...)
I have found a shop who Can replace it with a new one.
Does the replacement fix this lifetime/fix this issue?
thanks,
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Yes, it'll fix it. I did it and now everything is normal. Accubattery shows me 107% .
bilatche said:
Is the fast charging in cause of bad battery life? Is it advised to take a slow tradtionnal charger?
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Had the battery replaced in January. No problem since then... As you said I think the problem is mainly the fast charge. Now I always use a normal charger and never had a problem since :good:
ok, thanks for advices.
Battery replacement is planned in few days.
Just hope it will be good quality, and have to find a slow charger.
Yes it does. Just make sure you get an OEM battery.
I did mine a few weeks ago, no issues with the install and no issues with the phone, and long battery life ever since.
Not possible for me to verify if OEM or not... (Will happen on a shop).
I will see how stands the new battery. I bring my phone tomorrow morning.
It coasts to me 50$.
back from the shop, job is done: I'v got a new abttery (for 50$).
Seems to be ok. big battery life.
The guy has broken the piece up in the back but will replace it for free.
now, have to buy a slow charger to take care of the battery.