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battery, battery and less battery.

Uptime: 2hours 27minutes and x amount of seconds and dead.
did I break the record for stress testing it?
Anyways, anyone got any tips on battery life? I was thinking of getting 3000mah or 3500mah, but the design of it (bulky) just doesn't seem the right option in my mind.
Also anyone here actually have the 3000mah or 3500mah so they can chime in on the design + battery life compared to the original?

just powered the phone back up. and it says battery is at 50%. wtf.
It turned off on its own cause of low battery, and now it says 50%?

E-gad the ghost recharge strikes again.

I had the same thing happen this morning. Woke up to a dead phone, plugged in, boot ed and battery showed around 70%... Go figure
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I am trying batteryfu this week from market and got 15.5 hrs with 5% left today. Give it a shot, it is free. Moderate user.
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search the thread i found a topic on battery life and was gonna try it tomo..... about turning the phone off charging for 8 hours then on for an hour..... its a few steps worth a shot..... in the mean time i would deff do a factory reset....will deff help

Last-Chance said:
just powered the phone back up. and it says battery is at 50%. wtf.
It turned off on its own cause of low battery, and now it says 50%?
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Battery may not be calibrated correctly. I have to say my only major disappointment with the EVO is how the battery life is so tied to the particular rom I'm using. I mean I expect different drain rates on different roms, but having to recalibrate the battery every time I switch roms is just plain dumb.

Mr Ian B said:
I am trying batteryfu this week from market and got 15.5 hrs with 5% left today. Give it a shot, it is free. Moderate user.
Ian B
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downloading now. Juice defender didn't really do anything for me. 1.20x the normal battery, well thats what it says anyways. thanks
Nismo-b15 said:
search the thread i found a topic on battery life and was gonna try it tomo..... about turning the phone off charging for 8 hours then on for an hour..... its a few steps worth a shot..... in the mean time i would deff do a factory reset....will deff help
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I'll try that as well, thanks
sk63 said:
Battery may not be calibrated correctly. I have to say my only major disappointment with the EVO is how the battery life is so tied to the particular rom I'm using. I mean I expect different drain rates on different roms, but having to recalibrate the battery every time I switch roms is just plain dumb.
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Sorry for the noob question, but how do you recalibrate the battery?

Last-Chance said:
downloading now. Juice defender didn't really do anything for me. 1.20x the normal battery, well thats what it says anyways. thanks
I'll try that as well, thanks
Sorry for the noob question, but how do you recalibrate the battery?
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Juice defender did not do it for me either. I got 1.58 but too many things were turned off to get there. What is the purpose of a smart phone if everything has to be turned off to save battery.

Mr Ian B said:
Juice defender did not do it for me either. I got 1.58 but too many things were turned off to get there. What is the purpose of a smart phone if everything has to be turned off to save battery.
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It used to work for me, but now it is doing the same thing. Im at 1.76 now but for the past week it was stuck on 1.00, then slowly went up with each flash.

just a quick update. The reason the battery showed empty one minute and then it showed 50% the next was because of the heat. The phone was very hot when I was playing with it, and then when it cooled down it seemed to have fixed itself or w/e. Happened again today.

im sure its been answered..but how do we calibrate the battery?

Pretty sure you can erase the battery stats through clockwork recovery. Also there is a way through ADB which is pretty easy too
Sorry I don't have any links atm.

Poor Battery Life

I have the European version of the phone amd seem to suffer from poor batery life. The phone can barely be used 3 hours continously. I didn't fully charge the battery the first time so is this the cause? If yes how do I fix it? Also I have everything like Wi-fi etc off so that's not the cause.
PHP:

Abdulink said:
I have the European version of the phone amd seem to suffer from poor batery life. The phone can barely be used 3 hours continously. I didn't fully charge the battery the first time so is this the cause? If yes how do I fix it? Also I have everything like Wi-fi etc off so that's not the cause.
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if you're comfortable rooting/flashing custom roms onto your phone I'd suggest trying that. I get twice as much battery life out of my phone with the omega 28 rom

Give betterbatterystats a go..(free to xda members) and you'll be able to determine what programs etc are draining your battery.
Your screen time of 3 hours mind you is not too far off with what you can pull off with this device.. (4 hours tends to be a good number).. also taking into account the fact the device wasn't fully charged.
Sywped from my GT-I9300 running Omega v28 & siyah 1.7rc1

I`m on stock rom. I get more than 30 hours on one charge, internet, video, email normal use. Going through a whole day is absolutely no problem.
There must be a crappy app you`ve installed that is draining your battery. You will have to find out which one it is.

Are you playing games? They will drain your battery more quickly. Also, see if any apps are running in the background. After that, un-tick the location services in the settings menu. Change to a static wallpaper. Don't set very low sync times and turn your wifi off when you're not using it.
If you're on stock, you should have around 4 hours of screen time on.

I just want to confirm whether not charging the battery first has any effect on the battery life.

Abdulink said:
I just want to confirm whether not charging the battery first has any effect on the battery life.
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That shouldn't have any effect, no.
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habylab said:
That shouldn't have any effect, no.
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Then why does it say in the manual that you must charge the battery the first time?

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Then why does it say in the manual that you must charge the battery the first time?
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Bcos there's a good chance the battery may have fully discharged between the time it's packaged and when it gets to the end user, which in some cases may take months or even over a year.

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Then why does it say in the manual that you must charge the battery the first time?
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People actually read the manuals?
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I haven't installed any app except the stock apps so I don't get why my battery drains so fast.

Abdulink said:
I haven't installed any app except the stock apps so I don't get why my battery drains so fast.
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Time to do some work! Betterbatterystats...use it during a full regular cycle and you'll have the info you need
Sywped from my GT-I9300 running Omega v29 & siyah 1.7rc1

Just wanted to ask, what's tha average battery life for this phone?

Abdulink said:
Just wanted to ask, what's tha average battery life for this phone?
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I will put this in 3 situations:
>>> Wifi or 3g and screen on continuously and web browsing = 9h
>>> Intermitent use with internet on all the time but sleeping when screen off = 24h stand by + 6h screen on
>>> Just on stand by with screen off: 1)With internet on 2% drain \ hour 2)With all internet off = 0,5% drain \ hour ...
There is many variance acording to screen brightness and economy mode on and off, but everybody can get a good fast system and average screen bright with the above result !!!

get juice defender..it is awesome!!
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Let me guess... your battery is consumed by cell standby or gpsd process?

Abdulink said:
I have the European version of the phone amd seem to suffer from poor batery life. The phone can barely be used 3 hours continously. I didn't fully charge the battery the first time so is this the cause? If yes how do I fix it? Also I have everything like Wi-fi etc off so that's not the cause.
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It depends on what are you comparing it with? Now if you never had a android phone before then your not going to like battery life on them
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Is my battery damaged?

is my battery damaged ? I have tried many ROMs and on all of them I'm having a very bad battery life. I have everything turned off and my brightness is 0% and the battery drains super fast. what should I do ?

1. Do factory reset
2. Exchange the phone if option 1 doesn't work...good working G2s don't perform like your phone is @ the moment

tiguy99 said:
1. Do factory reset
2. Exchange the phone if option 1 doesn't work...good working G2s don't perform like your phone is @ the moment
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How can I exchange it ? it is an international version D802

3thman said:
How can I exchange it ? it is an international version D802
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What's the problem with that exactly? (Most issues with battery life are user problems - usually a poor wipe / flash regime and using poor quality apps and heavy syncing. I assume you have used the usual wakelock detection procedures).
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Por signal will drain your battery.
Mostly apps are draining it post a screanshots of your battery stats.
Install gsam to see what's draining..

3thman said:
is my battery damaged ? I have tried many ROMs and on all of them I'm having a very bad battery life. I have everything turned off and my brightness is 0% and the battery drains super fast. what should I do ?
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What do you define as "very bad", and how do you actually use your phone?
We can't guess to help you.

maydayind said:
Por signal will drain your battery.
Mostly apps are draining it post a screanshots of your battery stats.
Install gsam to see what's draining..
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Yes, that's a big one on ma d802. If i'm in a room with bad connection, the battery goes down much faster then usual.

joeyvanhummel said:
What do you define as "very bad", and how do you actually use your phone?
We can't guess to help you.
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like if im using the phone every 3 mins i lose 1 percent

maydayind said:
Por signal will drain your battery.
Mostly apps are draining it post a screanshots of your battery stats.
Install gsam to see what's draining..
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Schindler069 said:
Yes, that's a big one on ma d802. If i'm in a room with bad connection, the battery goes down much faster then usual.
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but i did not go to a bad signal place.. could be that my battery is dead ?

3thman said:
but i did not go to a bad signal place.. could be that my battery is dead ?
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I would try to reset everything to factory, see how it goes then. If not, flash custom rom/kernel, tweak cpu and search for wakelocks. If the problem is still present, get a new battery.

3thman said:
like if im using the phone every 3 mins i lose 1 percent
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1% / 3mins sounds like 5 hours on battery to me. Reasonable, but not great.
Depends if you have your screen on during that time or not, and what brightness, and what tasks it is doing. If that is screen off at all, then it's horrible. If full brightness screen-on for the whole time, then it's ok.

joeyvanhummel said:
1% / 3mins sounds like 5 hours on battery to me. Reasonable, but not great.
Depends if you have your screen on during that time or not, and what brightness, and what tasks it is doing. If that is screen off at all, then it's horrible. If full brightness screen-on for the whole time, then it's ok.
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Yep. If you go to Battery, is your phone intensivly active while screen is off?
My Battery atm: 1d 3h 14m with 53m screen on time at 87%, but pretty much all day on wlan.

joeyvanhummel said:
1% / 3mins sounds like 5 hours on battery to me. Reasonable, but not great.
Depends if you have your screen on during that time or not, and what brightness, and what tasks it is doing. If that is screen off at all, then it's horrible. If full brightness screen-on for the whole time, then it's ok.
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Schindler069 said:
Yep. If you go to Battery, is your phone intensivly active while screen is off?
My Battery atm: 1d 3h 14m with 53m screen on time at 87%, but pretty much all day on wlan.
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I'm most worried that I have to exchange my phone cuz the battery is damaged

3thman said:
I'm most worried that I have to exchange my phone cuz the battery is damaged
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If your phone is the international version, you have the option to buy a new battery And swap it out. I would try this since batteries are pretty cheap at the moment.
If it still drains after all these things only then do I recommend you return the phone for a new one

tiguy99 said:
If your phone is the international version, you have the option to buy a new battery And swap it out. I would try this since batteries are pretty cheap at the moment.
If it still drains after all these things only then do I recommend you return the phone for a new one
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actually I searched for buying a battery but I did not find any website. Could you tell me where please ? thank you

Culd be som app running that is draining it.
Install a battery monitor. Like gsam then u can see what's drainimg the battery.

Try delete google+. Giving a lot wakelocks. If u are rooted install wakelock detector and let it run 2 or 3 hours and see if its under 20%
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maydayind said:
Culd be som app running that is draining it.
Install a battery monitor. Like gsam then u can see what's drainimg the battery.
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try it then delete what taking more battery

xros said:
try it then delete what taking more battery
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I would suggest to stop draining processes first. If stopping it doesn't cause any problems i would rather freeze than delet it.
But if it's caused by a ****ty app you downloaded, delete it right away.

if none works, get warranty

Post your battery stats here!

Hey here you can post your battery stats in the following form:
1. overview of battery usage
2. display on time
Thank you
Edit: before complaining about bad results use wakelock detector from playstore thx.

here it is...
my batterry life is at least 5 days...

xangoch said:
my batterry life is at least 5 days...
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But you have charged it several times and dont let it go from 100% to 1% in one discharging.

nexuspur said:
But you have charged it several times and dont let it go from 100% to 1% in one discharging.
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this is between two recharges mate. i bought an extended battery from ebay for 9 usd including shipment.i use it to the very end and reboot my phone and i have more juice left for two more days.. thats what you see in the chart. and when you plug in the charger that counter is reset automatically,isnt it?

xangoch said:
this is between two recharges mate. i bought an extended battery from ebay for 9 usd including shipment.i use it to the very end and reboot my phone and i have more juice left for two more days.. thats what you see in the chart. and when you plug in the charger that counter is reset automatically,isnt it?
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ok i missunderstand your stats sry it will be nice if you can post your screen on time too. thx

nexuspur said:
ok i missunderstand your stats sry it will be nice if you can post your screen on time too. thx
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no harm,no faul. i will get screenshots this time to the end...

xangoch said:
this is between two recharges mate. i bought an extended battery from ebay for 9 usd including shipment.i use it to the very end and reboot my phone and i have more juice left for two more days.. thats what you see in the chart. and when you plug in the charger that counter is reset automatically,isnt it?
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Is the extended battery bigger than the normal one?

Battery Life
Mine is awful , i don't know whether it's just me but i rarely get through a day with more than 10% left, whatever ROM i run. does anyone else experience this??

kieranswhite said:
Mine is awful , i don't know whether it's just me but i rarely get through a day with more than 10% left, whatever ROM i run. does anyone else experience this??
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Your phone is always awake. Use Better Battery Stats to check where problem is.

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tempazz said:
Your phone is always awake. Use Better Battery Stats to check where problem is.
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wow i didnt even check thanks lol

usually max 2 days but I have new record:
Spoiler

The best battery i get every day
Any one can help me find the wakelock
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fburgos said:
The best battery i get every day
Any one can help me find the wakelock
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Wakelock Detector will help you: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector

luisbraz said:
Wakelock Detector will help you: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector
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The thing is i can't understand all the data, any one have a good guide about wakelocks
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fburgos said:
The thing is i can't understand all the data, any one have a good guide about wakelocks
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Read/watch this:
Android Basics 101: Understanding Wakelocks

Cm11 m6 snapshot, f4k aosp kernel, intelliactive governor, fiops i/o, midrange use. The battery stats design is from xposed module xbatterystatscolors
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Stock Android 4.2.2 without root and with Greenify and Advanced Task Killer.
WiFi, 3G, Data and Sync are enabled.

I usually get only 24 hours on my S4 mini, so basically day + night, so I have to charge every night. I have wfi turned only at home (using Llama app). At midnight I turn off wifi and sync. It turns on at 6:00 in the morning. I have accuweather widget and one IMAP email account (using IMAP PUSH) syncing.
Is it normal that having Wifi turned on consumes so much more battery? It is visible very good in the screenshot and it is the same effect every day. Screen time on the screenshot was only 1h20m. I have brightness set to Auto -3.

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I usually get only 24 hours on my S4 mini, so basically day + night, so I have to charge every night. I have wfi turned only at home (using Llama app). At midnight I turn off wifi and sync. It turns on at 6:00 in the morning. I have accuweather widget and one IMAP email account (using IMAP PUSH) syncing.
Is it normal that having Wifi turned on consumes so much more battery? It is visible very good in the screenshot and it is the same effect every day. Screen time on the screenshot was only 1h20m. I have brightness set to Auto -3.
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simply question have you restarted the device? because android os seems to consumes a lot of power. You also should install wakelock detector from playstore and look what app consumes so much power

Hey all i have a question can you all show me which your screen on time is that you will get usually with the stock battery? Thx to all in this thread who post their stats

[Q] Is my battery dead?

Hello guys!
I've been having battery issues for a few months now. I can barely use my phone for a whole day, without having to charge it... 6-7 hours after I unplug it in the morning.
My day goes like this:
I wake up and use my phone for roughly 20 minutes
I take the bus which is about 25-30 minutes of use
Then I rarely use it at school
A few hours later I take the bus to the gym and use it there for probably 30 minutes total
Then I use it 25-30 minutes again on the way home
When I then get home, the phone is < 15% battery. I run 100% brightness and I just use it for browsing.
I just updated to Lollipop (running stock all the way) but the issue hasn't been fixed. What can I do? It's irritating to run around with the thought of my phone running out of juice in the middle of the day.
Thanks!

Amazon and an Anker replacement battery .

JJEgan said:
Amazon and an Anker replacement battery .
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So you think it's the battery?

mortenmoulder said:
So you think it's the battery?
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More the fact that you need to start somewhere and the battery is the first to eliminate .

JJEgan said:
More the fact that you need to start somewhere and the battery is the first to eliminate .
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That's a 30 dollar start.

mortenmoulder said:
That's a 30 dollar start.
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Well it's either your battery or you must have a wakelock keeping your phone awake a lot of the time. You can install wakelock detector and try and figure if something is draining your battery but I'm guessing since you have a note 3, it is a year or so old roughly? My guess also is that it's the battery. Do you have any friends with same device? If so swap batteries for a day and see if his battery dies quickly but you still have plenty of battery left. If so it's the battery mate. Another thought, I buy phones off contract now but back when I was tied to a specific carrier I could go into their local retail store and they would give me a new battery. You might try that if your circumstances are the same as mine were.
Good luck!
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mortenmoulder said:
Hello guys!
I've been having battery issues for a few months now...
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Which phone? Have you tried the specific forums for that phone?
How much battery do you lose overnight?
But generally, what are you doing in those times? Do you have Data, Wifi, GPS and BT all on during all that time?
An app like Better Battery Stats can help you work out just what is draining your phone.

Journyman16 said:
Which phone? Have you tried the specific forums for that phone?
How much battery do you lose overnight?
But generally, what are you doing in those times? Do you have Data, Wifi, GPS and BT all on during all that time?
An app like Better Battery Stats can help you work out just what is draining your phone.
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I posted in the Note 3 subforum... Which phone do you think I have?
I charge it every night. Otherwise it dies.
Data on. WiFi on/off (off when I don't have signal), GPS off, and BT off.
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Well it's either your battery or you must have a wakelock keeping your phone awake a lot of the time. You can install wakelock detector and try and figure if something is draining your battery but I'm guessing since you have a note 3, it is a year or so old roughly? My guess also is that it's the battery. Do you have any friends with same device? If so swap batteries for a day and see if his battery dies quickly but you still have plenty of battery left. If so it's the battery mate. Another thought, I buy phones off contract now but back when I was tied to a specific carrier I could go into their local retail store and they would give me a new battery. You might try that if your circumstances are the same as mine were.
Good luck!
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It's from October 2013. I spoke to Samsung and they want me to send it in, because 9/10 cases it's not the battery or software, she said. Bull**** is what I say.
I can't send it in though. So I have to try a new battery.

A dead battery is usually recognisable by these symptoms:
- Sudden drops in battery level (from 70 to 30 in 3 seconds, for example).
- Random reboots with a sudden drop in battery.
- bulges, bloats or a curves battery when you look at it on a table.
- Extreme drain not caused by wakelocks, processes or settings, that still occurs without a SIM and MicroSD.
- Not fixed by a factory reset. (An Update isn't a reset.)
Did you try a factory reset? That's the first step in diagnosing a problem like this.
Did you try it without the (if you use one) MicroSD and SIM?
The MicroSD tends to cause Mediascanner wakelocks from a corrupt file. Easy to fix, but easier to miss.

mortenmoulder said:
I posted in the Note 3 subforum... Which phone do you think I have?
I charge it every night. Otherwise it dies.
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Well... let's see... there's n900, n900t, n900a, n900v, n900p, n9002 and n9005 just for major types - all of them are Note 3's. At least 3 of them have their own sub-forums with their own Q&A section.
You could try charging it in the afternoon, say on the W/E and see how it goes when it is off overnight.
You could try BBS and see what is causing the problem, or Wakelock Detector will also give you info.
Or you could buy a new battery and hopefully NOT find out it does exactly the same thing when you've got it.