Battery Problem

[jmh7]

Had my HTC Diamond (Orange) around a week now using the ROM that came with it, 1.37.405.1.WWE.

I cant get the battery to last more than 8 hours, on average it lasts 6/7 hours! I am charging it overnight around 12 hours and all bars are full at the start but it drains so fast.

I have turned off 3G, bluetooth, wifi etc... set backlight to go off automatically, generally i have it locked so backlight is dimmed most of the time.

I am not making any calls or even sending texts or actually doing anything, its just laid on my desk while im at work, so who knows how long it would last if i did!

Do you think i have a dodgy battery? i dont fancy sending it back to orange with their stock problems. Would a new battery solve the issue? ROM update? or could it even be a dodgy handset? cheers. J

[Tekka33]

Well it's a normal lifetime for the Diamond...





(It's a joke...)
If what you sayed is true, there is 3 possibilities :
1) You don't have any network coverage so the diamond is seeking for one and that will drain your battery quickly... (but not sure such quickly..)
2) You're battery is dead ?
3) You'd installed an application that drain your battery.. try a hardreset to see....

[jmh7]

I'll try a hard reset.

I'm making sure no apps are open also, Task Manager is empty. Could there be anything else running secretly in the background.

I've seen the stories of bad battery life, but 6/7 hours just seems ridiculous considering im not even using the phone, just leaving it in a state of unlocked... :confused:

[bloke]

I have had my Diamond for about a month now, and had been suffering from most of the usual battery issues, I am running Dutty;s Project V2 rom
A few days ago I downgraded to the .05 radio and this seems to have cured the battery issue, I do turn off bluetooth and 3G when I dont need them.
This does seem to have cured things nicely, looks like the phone will last 2 days or so

Bloke