XDA II mini battery performance

[ianlo]

Hi everyone,

I have having a terrible battery performance for my mini. It seems that just after 2 hours, the battery level drops from 100% to about 80% :shock: . Any idea why? :?

Does anyone else have this problem?

Thanks!

[Pc78]

Try to look in Start/Settings/System/Memory ---running programs...you may have some programs running and consuming battery. If U have Pocket hack master it drawn the battery very fast if overclocked and installed!

Regards,
Primoz

[ianlo]

Hi Primoz

Thanks for the info. But on my previous device XDA IIs, even with the applications running, the battery life was still ok.

Sigh... perhaps my batt is a lemon... so far it has only lasted 1 day with a full charge!!! :( :shock:

[Pc78]

Hmmm...strange, if the I-mate is new try to replace the battery...cause for me the battery life is about 2 days...in average. If not used much 3-4 days.

Regards,
Primoz

[cheshirecat]

Hmm, perhaps an investigation is in order :?: :

Did you leave your beam receive on?
Are you using bluetooth?
What programs are running, especially today screen plugins?

[ianlo]

Hi,

nope, bluetooth is off, IR is off however, I left the SD Card in the slot all the time.

I have also made sure there are no today screen plugins and also programs running in the background.

I just checked.... 1 hour, the battery level drops by 6 % :shock:

This is terrible. I am using XDA II mini... don't seem to see this problem with i-Mates and others though...

anyone with XDA II mini care to comment?

[Anonymous]

Perhaps it's because your battery is still new. On average, batteries have full capacity and stamina after 10-20 cycles of full charge-full discharge.

[jklny]

Make sure:

Backlight is on low setting.
Bluetooth is off.
Infrared is off.
Power off after x minutes.
Backlight off after x minutes.

[madbart]

I have only had my XDA Mini for 8 days now and my battery life is much better than that.

The phone and PIM gets a good going over during a business day and then a couple hours of WiFi in the evening when i get home and i have never had the battery drop below 30%.

My XDA II used to be flat by the end of the day.

The difference is now that i charge the unit for 7 hours during the evenings as opposed to the XDA II sitting in the craddle during the day.

[ianlo]

I have finally given up on charging and recharging the battery. I just sent my mini for servicing yesterday. Apparently, the service folks also think that the poor performance of the batt is due to a faulty power regulator.

Anyways, I was quite disappointed that I got a lemon. They promised me my device back by Friday or Sat.

Will update again on the batt performance once I get it back.... :?

[Anonymous]

Hello!
I have the same problem and if you know where the problem came from i would be very interesting , to know if i have to send it to repair too or if there is another solution!
Thanks

[Anonymous]

how do you turn IR off?

[ujj75]

To turn of IR....

Start>Settings>Connections>Beam

Uncheck the box which says receive all incoming beams.

Ujj

[Pc78]

To turn of IR....

Start>Settings>Connections>Beam

Uncheck the box which says receive all incoming beams.

Ujj

Hmm...strange, because I have read somewhere (don`t remember where) thah if the Receiving beam box is checked it "helps" the battery to last longer... :?

Regards,
Primoz

[ianlo]

I just got back my set from the O2 repair center in Singapore. The service tech said that there wasn't any problem and the battery drain is at an ACCEPTABLE rate!

I am still getting the poor battery performance. I can only last 10 hrs max without USING my PDA. I did not even use the PDA function extensively ( at most 20 mins) and did not even use the phone.... yes, all the applications were stopped and even disabled the IR.

I escalated this issue to O2 and they told me that they will check with the tech about the set....

This is terrible!!!! :( :x .....

Anyone else with this problem? I suspect that this is an hardware / battery issue.

Sigh... hope that O2 can do something about!

to mod: sorry about making noise about this.... but I had to let it out of my chest!

Anyone else with this issue....???

Ian

[arfster]

II can only last 10 hrs max without USING my PDA.

Maybe try the backup and hardreset route? Must be something in your settings that's draining the battery.

[asci]

If I can tell my experience...I never mind if battery is full of charge or it is down...'couse whenever I can, I always connect my S100 to USB for recharging...
Uhm...Do I wrong?

[ianlo]

I guess for my type of usage, it is unacceptable to always plug it into the charger.

This is because I am on the move most of the time and once I leave my office in the morning, I would not return home till sometime at night. Need the set to last at least 24 hours!

Sigh... anyone has ideas for a workaround?

I've been looking for an additional battery... where to get one?

Is this particular to O2 sets? Cos I have not been seeing compliants with other vendors iMate, T-Mobile etc..

[Anonymous]

I have the same problem and have try all software solution(differents roms)!!I will send it to repair and hope i will be more lucky than you.

[Anonymous]

Wish you all the best too! If you do get it fixed, please let me know so that I can do something about it rather than having to deal with O2!

I am getting quite impatient with them for giving me the runaround!

[timpulse]

I will suggest that installing XCPUSCALAR to underclock the device at 200mhz at stand by will help you extend the battery life.

[ianlo]

hi timpluse,

thanks for the tip! I can use this as a stop gap measure :roll:

[ianlo]

I just got off the phone with the O2 tech support staff and was asking him about the status of my issue. He said that he can only check with the service center tech on monday after the Chinese New Year holidays.

what really got me mad was that he suspected that the service center tech did not actually perform the battery tests :shock: ... which means my trip to the service center was a waste of my time (including the week long wait for the set to come back) :shock: and all that baloney about the set not being faulty was not the truth... if the suspicions are to be true... this is really terrible... :evil:

I am really really upset with my whole experience with this..... :?

hope those who are having their mini's serviced in Singapore have a better experience than mine!

[polarwarp]

I just got off the phone with the O2 tech support staff and was asking him about the status of my issue. He said that he can only check with the service center tech on monday after the Chinese New Year holidays.


Hi! Just wondering what happened with your issue? I just got an o2 mini and find mine is lasting 2-3 days I think with minimum usage (although its never gotten lower than I think 30% before I actually got organised to charge it at work :))

Is there a good place for getting new (free) backgrounds?

[ianlo]

Hi polarwarp,

After much insistence, I managed to get them to give me a new replacement. All the parts were overhauled. But thankfully, it worked out fine and the battery is lasting me on ave 2.5 to 3 days.

I'm not too sure about the backgrounds thingy as I don't change backgrounds at all however you could try Microsoft Windows Mobile site. They have a themes creator for you to create your own themes and backgrounds.

Other than that, sorry can't be of help.

cheers!