How long your phone keep on without charging?

[littleclown]

How long your phone keep on without charging? (the USB connections IS charging you know :) ) (please write the common usage (Wi-Fi, BlueTooth, call time, etc.))
Is there any difference between PC charging and charger charging? (speed, quality etc.)

Yesterday I have FULL PC charge and after 12 Hours of active usage (20-30 min Wi-Fi, 20-30 min. talking, 10 min GPRS, 20 min other staff like gaming) the phone turn off.

12 Hours are not much :).
If I charging with charger I will have better time?
10x

[bratz]

i think that when you switch off the phone when you want to charge, the battery take too long. sorry for my bad english

[littleclown]

I understand you. Maybe you are right. How long can you use your phone without charging?

[ghostwheel]

Around 3-4 days if I try.

[littleclown]

Around 3-4 days if I try.

In this 3-4 days how ofen you talk to phone and use Wi-Fi?

[corfou]

Phone conv are not draining battery a lot
Same for bluetooth
WiFi more
Backlight, gaming and GPS prog a lot

So first, reduce backlight and screen timeout to minimum
Then find a prog to kill unneeded running applications

With 1H phone conv/day -> 3 days
+ BT 2,5
+ Wifi and/or gaming -> 12H
Less for phone+BT+GPS

The 620's best friend is a mobile loader

[littleclown]

I see.
10x for the info.
What it mobile loader?
Do you use USB charging or charger?
Is there any direrence?

[Empel1960]

I see.
10x for the info.
What it mobile loader?
Do you use USB charging or charger?
Is there any direrence?

Hi,

I use mine all day with wi-fi and a few hours with BT on, so I bought this charger kit (http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=371820#) and I'm not worried anymore for the battery life...:)

[bratz]

i usually use usb charging when i insall program and i dont know exactly how long i use it. but when i used wi fi the battery dont survive more... i dont know. maybe you have installed software that consume your battery.... for example photo contact...

[littleclown]

I have optimized the system, and don't use the Photo editor or other heavy programs. My girlfriend plays on bubble breaker for 30minutes per day :).
Maybe Wi-Fi uses more power than I think.
Empel1960 I am poor Bulgarian man - 30 bucks is much for me :). I bought this phone for about $250 and I am out of money :).

I have simple USB wall charger and I use it because my original charger is on US standart, and all bulgarian power slots are on Japanise standart. I think that maybe if I found an convertor for US to Japanese standart and use original charger maybe the speed of charging will be more.

[bratz]

what software do you use to optimize your system?

[littleclown]

I just keep clean startup directory (there is one icon for WiFi), don't use software who need to be ON all time (plugins, trackers, reminders, etc) and every time when I end some activity on phone, like gaming, browsing, using camera end so on I use Celetask to shutdown all programs and optimize the RAM. I believe this reduce the power needs of the phone.

For celetask see this:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=375451

[bratz]

i can find it too in wm 6.1 or not?

[Reeg]

I got my Dash about 8 or 9 months ago and it started with WM5. I then upgraded to WM6, and now to 6.1. Over the course of the 8 or 9 months I have slowly noticed my battery go to $h*t. I stopped using my WiFi because of how much battery it would suck up. Now I text a lot and my battery won't even last me a full day. I have to charge it while I'm at work and most likely charge it when I get home. Time for a new battery I'm thinkin.

[ibeqa]

FYI,

A lot of things determine battery drain. Wifi, Bluetooth and WMP are always hungry and consume battery a lot. Than Radio (some radios require more "juice" according to the hermes, also some radios that work in Europe don't work well in the states or "down under"). Another thing that I noticed, WM6.1 needs more power.

In the end, most important thing is how you charge your battery from the begining. Never let your battery to go below 40%, It is better to do several charges than a full recharge.

Cheers

[jbullock50]

I have the Dash and I had my battery for about 7-8 months before it wouldn't keep a charge for an hour. When I called T-Mobile they said that was pretty much normal. The upside was I bought a desktop stand with a new battery on ebay for about $17 USD shipped. The battery is working extremely well. I figure by the next time the battery goes out it will be my excuse to get the Sony Xperia X1.

J.

[littleclown]

I don't know how money I will give for shipping battery to Bulgaria... It is not normal for me to change the li-on battery in 7-8 months...

[jbullock50]

I don't know how money I will give for shipping battery to Bulgaria... It is not normal for me to change the li-on battery in 7-8 months...

Honestly it's not normal for me either. I haven't had a battery go south like this before. Usually what happens is I end up getting a new device between 1 and 2 years.

[tibby05]

I charge it all night using the home charger. Then when I get to work i play music through bluetooth and only lasts for about 3 hours before i put it back on the charger at work. Suckss

[littleclown]

This is the price of thin design :).
I will be happy to use it for more than 24 hours without charging....

[littleclown]

For others who have Battery problems:
..In power settings set the shortest times about light
..Don't keep programs alive after use them
..Use Light config in new WM6.1 ROM - this will make light weaker when this program running - no problem if you are in some dark place, but saves for you a lot of battery
..Settings-->Connection-->WLAN-->Power Mode. From here you can set "Best battery" and keep the check of auto turn off.

If there are another methods to make battery life longer - please share.

[jsp_m]

HKCU/ControlPanel/Power/Display -> reduce below the standard minimum found in Settings, saves A LOT of batt drain

e.g. 10 (seconds) suffices for normal use

[littleclown]

Great tip!
And its work fine....