I just got a samsung vibrant and i got 2 problems one is the screen when i get a message or something like that when the screen is locked it stays on i got to turn it off can some one help me fix that thanks
2 problem is the battery does not last me a full day and i got nothing on it i need a bigger battery asap or i got to return the phone my mytouch lasted longer than thins one please some one help me find a way to get it to last longer or a bigger battery thanks
I am wishing for an extended battery too. Currently, I'm using one of those Duracell pocket lithium ion USB batteries.
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0321688
Having another device and cable to carry around works, but is a pain...
my battery easily lasts a day. I can get through a full 9 hour day of work and still have 78% battery left. Not to mention I left my phone off the charger last night, got up 10 hours later and the battery only went down 3%
You sure you dont have any programs open? Also I don't use a task manager if that means anything to u
onyx550 said:
I just got a samsung vibrant and i got 2 problems one is the screen when i get a message or something like that when the screen is locked it stays on i got to turn it off can some one help me fix that thanks
2 problem is the battery does not last me a full day and i got nothing on it i need a bigger battery asap or i got to return the phone my mytouch lasted longer than thins one please some one help me find a way to get it to last longer or a bigger battery thanks
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I bought this, it took about 2 weeks to get to me,(but for 12.99 for 2 batteries and a wall charger) as it was coming from hongkong, but got it yesterday, and its great, 2 extra batteries, and a wall charger so now i dont even need to charge my phone, i let the battery die so i can train them right, and just pop in a fully charged one when needed. the charger even has a usb hookup like the original wall charger that came with it, so really you could charge an extra battery, plus the one in the phone through the usb cable. The batteries are the same as the stock one that came with the phone. I wish i would have done this with my G1, instead of spending 90 bucks on 1 extra battery that didnt even have an external charger.
http://cgi.ebay.com/2x-BATTERY-dock...20599053354?pt=PDA_Accessories#ht_2384wt_1137
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I bought this, it took about 2 weeks to get to me,(but for 12.99 for 2 batteries and a wall charger) as it was coming from hongkong, but got it yesterday, and its great, 2 extra batteries, and a wall charger so now i dont even need to charge my phone, i let the battery die so i can train them right, and just pop in a fully charged one when needed. the charger even has a usb hookup like the original wall charger that came with it, so really you could charge an extra battery, plus the one in the phone through the usb cable. The batteries are the same as the stock one that came with the phone. I wish i would have done this with my G1, instead of spending 90 bucks on 1 extra battery that didnt even have an external charger.
http://cgi.ebay.com/2x-BATTERY-dock...20599053354?pt=PDA_Accessories#ht_2384wt_1137
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So, are the batteries of the same quality as the original?
Samsung Vibrant Extended Battery?
IM looking for a extended battery or a way to get my battery to last all day so that is what i need thanks
chaoscentral said:
my battery easily lasts a day. I can get through a full 9 hour day of work and still have 78% battery left. Not to mention I left my phone off the charger last night, got up 10 hours later and the battery only went down 3%
You sure you dont have any programs open? Also I don't use a task manager if that means anything to u
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That would work, but I use the phone most of the day. It is not idle.
I take my phone off the charger at 5am @ 100%
Text most of the day at work with a 30 minute phone call at lunch...
Some moderate browsing and gaming...
I get home around 530pm, and "usually" have around 40%...
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So, are the batteries of the same quality as the original?
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They are Samsung batteries, they look exactly like the one that came with my phone( down to the details written on the battery, only different thing is the date which was from 6/10 where the one with my phone was 7/10 and the s/n number), so I would say yes it is the same quality.
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So, are the batteries of the same quality as the original?
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i bought the same set of batteries and charger. i'm still going through the charging/cycling phases with these new batteries. i'm not sure if they are on par with the stock batteries but i'll soon find out after a few more charges.
I am still doing that also, but I have to say that the wall charger is worth the money so even if the batteries don't work out, at least I have this awesome dual wall charger!
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mikey98277 said:
I am still doing that also, but I have to say that the wall charger is worth the money so even if the batteries don't work out, at least I have this awesome dual wall charger!
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Yeah, I am more than likely going to buy one, seems handy. It helps that it is dirt cheap.
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I am still doing that also, but I have to say that the wall charger is worth the money so even if the batteries don't work out, at least I have this awesome dual wall charger!
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haha yeah i was about to say the same thing. charges pretty fast and has a cool blue and red-pink colored charger indicator
so far. the batteries are not on par with the stock battery. i work eight hours shifts. my battery runs down to 35-40 pct with moderate usage i.e. facebook, youtube, casual browsing by the time i leave work.
these ebay batteries drain all the way down to 5 pct by the time i leave work and on the eigth hour. i'm on my third charge cycle. hopefully i'll see some improvement this week.
here's what i have running in the background on my phone at work the whole day:
aquarium live wallpaper
facebook widget
twitter widget
beautiful widgets clock
engadget widget
tikl push to talk app.
each widget is set to update every two hours
I was looking at this:
http : //cgi . ebay . com/2x-Battery-USB-AC-Car-Charger-zu-Samsung-I9000-Galaxy-S_W0QQitemZ180543282222QQcategoryZ20336QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DSIC%26its%3DI%252BC%26itu%3DMRU-15032%252BUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%252BDDSIC%26otn%3D20%26pmod%3D160468248236%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D6318287668313258463#ht_2099wt_1137
But now, I'm considering this:
mugenpoweronline . com/product_info.php?products_id=790
My only gripe is the price tag though.
Peace
S II
I got the same type of deal on ebay, 2 batteries & the charger (did the same thing with my MT3G as well), it's always nice having extra batteries, and I can use the charger when I'm traveling (it will also charge up my PSP). Now just need to get a mini to micro USB adapter and I have one less cable to carry around for charging - although I recently got an external drive for data storage, so I guess I will need a second cable if I want to tether my phone and use the external drive.
The batteries are not as good as stock and one seems to hold a charge better than the other (have to mark them so I remember which is which - these are generic one without the Samsung label), but as I train them via charge, use until dead, swap, charge, this should at least max them out a bit. The ones I had for my MT3G actually outperformed the original battery that came with so was hoping for the same. But considering how cheap these are, I could even pick up a couple more.
ryan562 said:
i bought the same set of batteries and charger. i'm still going through the charging/cycling phases with these new batteries. i'm not sure if they are on par with the stock batteries but i'll soon find out after a few more charges.
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Those batteries from Hong Kong are not an original Samsung battery, they are just compatibles.
The lasting power of a li-on battery depends not just on the mAh, also the circuit inside the battery counts much of it.
The circuit takes care of the special sleep modes and energy saving features of a battery.
Samsung has its own energy saving codes that can not be put into a common compatible batteries.
This is why an original one is much more expensive than a compatible ones.
Extended battery for the vibrant, lasts twice as long and great door
Check this out: Moretalktime's feedback is 100% and the door is soft rubberized--better than stock IMO. It cradles well in your hand in a very comfortable position and lasts over twice as long.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...89815&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_999wt_1139
Re: Batteries not lasting all day
I'd like to throw in an observation on this thread. My battery life is quite good on my Vibrant. Lasts all day easily but there are a couple of things to take notice of. First, I do not use any task killers or such, but I do check if there are any running programs with the built in task manager and stop them once I'm through with them. I've found that Voice Search and Web Access continue to run even after I've closed or backed out of them. Thus the need for use of task manager. But here's what I really found out. I've always charged my phone using the wall adapter with USB cable plugged into it. Never had a problem with battery life. Then for some reason, I decided to start using the USB cable attached to my computer. It would charge as normal and each morning it showed 100% charged. But after about 1 week of using the USB cable from the PC to charge the phone, I started having the horrible battery issues that I've read about. Extremely fast discharge. Leave at 8am and have like 50% use at noon. Crazy. So I started using the wall charger again and the phone has returned to its original state, easily lasting all day. Just a heads up for some of you guys having battery problems. No idea why this has happened but I've confirmed it. Maybe the Power Management thing on the USB ports on the PC?
I just saw this thread after a search on Google. I already posted elsewhere, but this looks like it might be the battery some of you are looking for.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10055333&postcount=80
If nothing else, they also sell a 1600mAh battery which is 100mAh larger than the stock battery and still fits unter the stock cover. Good Luck
-Adam
I somewhat recently got an AT&T Galaxy S4 and it was working great, until I went to charge it. It seems that most of the time, when I plug my phone in to charge at night, it stops charging after about 10 minutes. I am already asleep by this time so when I wake up, I'll have like 40% battery left.
I have tried different chargers, cables, sockets, just not a new battery.
Any tips to try before buying a new battery to test? Also, what's a good slim battery for a general user?
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I somewhat recently got an AT&T Galaxy S4 and it was working great, until I went to charge it. It seems that most of the time, when I plug my phone in to charge at night, it stops charging after about 10 minutes. I am already asleep by this time so when I wake up, I'll have like 40% battery left.
I have tried different chargers, cables, sockets, just not a new battery.
Any tips to try before buying a new battery to test? Also, what's a good slim battery for a general user?
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Personally I think you should call it in to get it replaced. See my thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2349098&highlight=battery
Faluzure said:
Personally I think you should call it in to get it replaced. See my thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2349098&highlight=battery
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I was hoping I wouldn't have to switch it. Oh well, as long as it works. Thanks!
xProtify said:
I was hoping I wouldn't have to switch it. Oh well, as long as it works. Thanks!
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Yeah... well i mean it may not be the same issue I had but it's better safe than sorry, you know? The warranty is still valid, so might as well take advantage of it.
But in your case, at least it's charging and you're maintaining some sort of usable phone. Mine was dead for 2 whole days.
I would go ahead and call today because they ship Next Business Day. Meaning you'd get it tomorrow (if it's not too late). I had to wait 2 days because of the 4th of July.
Just like the title says, I'm not sure it's the last few updates but I'm on nougat. I'm not using power saving but I wasn't before. I haven't really changed more or added any new apps that I can remember. Can anyone advise if they have encountered a similar issue and how you fixed it?
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Just like the title says, I'm not sure it's the last few updates but I'm on nougat. I'm not using power saving but I wasn't before. I haven't really changed more or added any new apps that I can remember. Can anyone advise if they have encountered a similar issue and how you fixed it?
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Same for me. Battery has started draining significantly faster than before. I was told to go into recovery, wipe cache, and reboot but that hasn't fixed it. Although, I don't want too, I may be pushed towards an s8 upgrade if I can't figure out why my battery sucks now.
my battery has sucked from day 1, absolutely the worst phone ever for this. Nougat helped it last a little longer, but it still takes a year and a half to charge compared to past few phones I've owned. Charging from a 2.1amp car charger doesn't move but 3% in 3 hours. My portable battery charger is the same way, can barley budge the phone charge. Yes fast charge is on.
Note 7 and iPhone 6S + both charged just fine with the same vehicles and with the same portable brick charger.
what I still don't get is why with the same hardware specs for the most part minus the screen, why the note 7 was such a drastically better phone for battery life. I thought it was nougat, but that definitely wasn't it. I'm down to 20% battery life left by noon anymore with the S7E. Note 7 wouldn't hit 20% until 10pm at night (day starts around 7-7:30am)
nosympathy said:
my battery has sucked from day 1, absolutely the worst phone ever for this. Nougat helped it last a little longer, but it still takes a year and a half to charge compared to past few phones I've owned. Charging from a 2.1amp car charger doesn't move but 3% in 3 hours. My portable battery charger is the same way, can barley budge the phone charge. Yes fast charge is on.
Note 7 and iPhone 6S + both charged just fine with the same vehicles and with the same portable brick charger.
what I still don't get is why with the same hardware specs for the most part minus the screen, why the note 7 was such a drastically better phone for battery life. I thought it was nougat, but that definitely wasn't it. I'm down to 20% battery life left by noon anymore with the S7E. Note 7 wouldn't hit 20% until 10pm at night (day starts around 7-7:30am)
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You might have a defective battery. The fact that it won't charge up and assuming your charger is still good, is telling.
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You might have a defective battery. The fact that it won't charge up and assuming your charger is still good, is telling.
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charges perfectly fine when plugged into the power brick. Used the same cable in the car etc. to no change. Just something about those it hates.
I'm finally going to breakdown at some point and restore it and start over just to make sure. next step will be to see if sprint will replace it. I am thinking I am going to buy an S8E outright here very soon...
So I got a brand new S8+ approximately a week ago. The battery has barely had 10 charging cycles and according to the fg_fullcapnom file my battery is already at 3244 mAh. And what's worse is that it's degrading with every charge cycle. If you're gonna tell me that it's due to fast charging then why does Samsung include one in the box if it's not suitable for your device. I intend to keep this phone a long time and if in the first week the battery has gone down so much then I can't imagine what it's gonna be at the end of the year. Any suggestions anyone can give me? Should I use a different charging brick? Like the original Apple iPad charger or a smaller/lower output charger. Or should I take my phone back to Samsung since I got it with one year warranty. But then again what do I explain to them, they probably don't even know what the fgfullcapnom file is.
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So I got a brand new S8+ approximately a week ago. The battery has barely had 10 charging cycles and according to the fg_fullcapnom file my battery is already at 3244 mAh. And what's worse is that it's degrading with every charge cycle. If you're gonna tell me that it's due to fast charging then why does Samsung include one in the box if it's not suitable for your device. I intend to keep this phone a long time and if in the first week the battery has gone down so much then I can't imagine what it's gonna be at the end of the year. Any suggestions anyone can give me? Should I use a different charging brick? Like the original Apple iPad charger or a smaller/lower output charger. Or should I take my phone back to Samsung since I got it with one year warranty. But then again what do I explain to them, they probably don't even know what the fgfullcapnom file is.
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Return it if that is correct. Should drop at max 15% capacity in a full year
ThaRealSaad said:
So I got a brand new S8+ approximately a week ago. The battery has barely had 10 charging cycles and according to the fg_fullcapnom file my battery is already at 3244 mAh.
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I'm betting that fullcapawapanom isn't very accurate. Enjoy your phone and stop worrying what some file says, if you get 5+ hours of sot you're good.
Hey there,
I have a question to which I maybe know the answer but anyway... Today I used my phone as I would normally and got 3 hours screen-on time and 5-6 of total time since unplugged (also restarted the device once). So I decided to go into android's default battery screen in settings to see which apps may be causing some drain. While there I decided to open up each individual screen and calculate how much mAh in total has been used during this time. Phone was at 5% when I did this so I was expecting the total mAh sum of everything shown in the stats to be around 2600-2700mAh. To my surprise, the sum was 1084mAh The battery is 2800mAh and it said that the total power usage today was 1084mAh (almost 3 times lesser than the battery capacity!) and the phone was almost dead at 5%. Is it time to buy a new battery? Share your experience please. Btw if I get 3h SOT with 1084mAh in total (according to these stats) then I'd get 7-8h SOT with a brand new battery? Maybe I've forgotten how long the S5 can actually last with a brand new battery or maybe I'm doing it wrong, help with some info please
PS: Charger connects are more than 2200 according to the Phone Info app.
It also says that it needs 1 hour to charge the phone from 1% to 100%. That's not normal right? I forgot what a brand new battery feels like...help. Today got 9h total time and 3h sot.
koragg97 said:
It also says that it needs 1 hour to charge the phone from 1% to 100%. That's not normal right? I forgot what a brand new battery feels like...help. Today got 9h total time and 3h sot.
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The sign of a significantly worn battery is when it charges far to fast.
The standard charger provides 2A. The battery is 2.8Ah. Therefore to charge it (2.8/2), it should take about 1 hours 30 minutes if the phone is turned off and if the charger outputs a continuous 2A, which it doesn't.
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The sign of a significantly worn battery is when it charges far to fast.
The standard charger provides 2A. The battery is 2.8Ah. Therefore to charge it (2.8/2), it should take about 1 hours 30 minutes if the phone is turned off and if the charger outputs a continuous 2A, which it doesn't.
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It still charges for 2-2.5 hours, it only says that it needs 1 hour. It goes up to 85-90% during the first hour and then from that to 100% in the next 1-1.5 hours. Still, looks like I'll just get a new one very soon. At least I can swap it and it's cheap.
Actually, it's time for a new device!
Hi
If you have been using your S5 since 2014 then it's time for a new device not a new battery. A new battery won't make any difference because there's no battery replaces the original one (the one that comes with the device). What you see on the market advertised as genuine Samsung batteries are all fake/replicas with no exception. Samsung does *not* manufacture genuine batteries for sale separately. It's a simple marketing strategy, Samsung wants you to buy a new device every 4 years, these 4 years are the life of the battery (not the device). If Samsung sold the genuine battery separately then few people will buy a new device sooner, and most of them will only replace the battery every 4 years and continue using the device for next 4 years, that's so bad for Samsung.
So my advice is: Hurry up, sell you device sooner before its battery gets worse.
Hope that helps
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If you have been using your S5 since 2014 then it's time for a new device not a new battery. A new battery won't make any difference because there's no battery replaces the original one (the one that comes with the device). What you see on the market advertised as genuine Samsung batteries are all fake/replicas with no exception. Samsung does *not* manufacture genuine batteries for sale separately. It's a simple marketing strategy, Samsung wants you to buy a new device every 4 years, these 4 years are the life of the battery (not the device). If Samsung sold the genuine battery separately then few people will buy a new device sooner, and most of them will only replace the battery every 4 years and continue using the device for next 4 years, that's so bad for Samsung.
So my advice is: Hurry up, sell you device sooner before its battery gets worse.
Hope that helps
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But I still like my S5 :S I'll get a Note 9 or 10 some time when the price drops. I'm not rich Have had the S5 since 2015.
koragg97 said:
But I still like my S5 :S I'll get a Note 9 or 10 some time when the price drops. I'm not rich Have had the S5 since 2015.
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We both are in the same boat my friend. But remember, once the 4 years pass, every day you keep your device is a nail in its coffin.