All batteries aren't equal

[leo876]

I always wondered why some SGS3 users seemed to have great battery life and others didn't then I found out why for myself. I had my S3 for maybe 5 days then managed to crack the screen from a short fall (the screen is really too delicate) so had it replaced through my insurance. I returned the broken device but kept the accessories including the battery of which I now have two...yeah! The battery from the replacement device always drained entirely too much on standby time and gave me roughly 12 hours on moderate use. The original battery routinely gave me 17+ hours on moderate and had exceptional standby time. I subsequently returned to using my original battery and enjoying great battery life on my replacement phone.

 

[dakunclear]

I always wondered why some SGS3 users seemed to have great battery life and others didn't then I found out why for myself. I had my S3 for maybe 5 days then managed to crack the screen from a short fall (the screen is really too delicate) so had it replaced through my insurance. I returned the broken device but kept the accessories including the battery of which I now have two...yeah! The battery from the replacement device always drained entirely too much on standby time and gave me roughly 12 hours on moderate use. The original battery routinely gave me 17+ hours on moderate and had exceptional standby time. I subsequently returned to using my original battery and enjoying great battery life on my replacement phone.

ya i'm with you there cause a lot of people complain about battery life but mine seems to be great yes i can drop my phone from 80-60% in 2 to 3 hours but thats extremely heavy use where if i don't use my phone at all i find i will go through about 20% of the battery for the full day and that is with light use as well

 

[G1_enthusiast]

Mainly due to signal if your in an area where your signal is bad, your phone constantly polling for signal if you use WiFi the whole time then yes you would get long battery life. That's why I don't trust any screen shot in "post your battery life" with WiFi signal. I use my phone as it comes with my plan, I don't constantly seek out WiFi spot to hook up to. It's dangerous for security reason and defeat the whole purpose of owning smart phone with data plan. If you can't afford a data plan than don't get a smart phone.

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[bmanhooch]

I can't figure out the battery on this thing.

Some days I get excellent battery. Some days it will drain on standby. I unplugged it last night at 100%. I woke up this morning and it's completely dead.

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[bravomail]

Oh well. Then posting battery life is irrelevant.

 

[dakunclear]

That's not necessarily true I use Wi-Fi a lot and I have 10gbs of data I only do this at home mind you cause my internet speed is a lot faster but still

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[uzii305]

So since my battery life sucks, i should ask samsung for a replacement untill i am satisfied with battery life?

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[uzii305]

Here are my screen shots. This is with wap.cingular apn, cpu sleeper, rooted stock rom, juice defender ultimate, battery fully charged and discharged more than 10 times, 4g on the entire screen on time, settings optimized, gestures off, battery saving mode off, gps on, web browsing most of the time, 2 push mail accounts, 1 mail syncs every hour, brightness at 35-40%, and all bloatware disabled, anything else, just ask me. Anyone with knowledge on this please let me know if this is acceptable, or ill go get a replacement unit tomorrow. This is an ATT unit.



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[G1_enthusiast]

That's not necessarily true I use Wi-Fi a lot and I have 10gbs of data I only do this at home mind you cause my internet speed is a lot faster but still

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thats understandable but some people go out constantly looking for a place with wifi so they can get online.

 

[dakunclear]

Ya I see your point and I agree if you can't afford a data plan then don't get a smart phone is not worth it even 512mb plan is okay if you know how much use you are getting out of the

you don't need to buy a new phone just try and get a different battery as much as a pain in the ass as that may seem but usually that's the cause of the problem not the phone itself

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[proper69]

Juice defender kills batteries more than it helps I strongly recommend you stop using it. Battery saving maps don't typically work because it uses a lot of energy to re enable 3g/4g/lte and to turn them off. I disable everything I don't use. Have Bluetooth in everyday all day, GPS, and sync. I have about 60 apps.

Today I'm at 62% with 1 hour 10 mins of screen time. 8tracks for 30 minutes. And about a half hiur of calls. Not bad battery life IMO. I browse tapatalk a lot on various forums.

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[M988]

agreed, ever since ics i've stopped using battery apps

 

[Jaydawgx7]

I'm ordering a new battery and hoping it's going to be the fix...

 

[dakunclear]

Ya if I'm not using my data I turn it off but I'm at 54% and I've been on the net a lot and Wi-Fi tethered for 2 hours.... I love this phone

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[jjenkins2005]

My phone is stock. GPS, gesters and location are enabled. 4g LTE blazing... I can push this thing 24 hours. My 2 exchange accounts are push from [email protected] to 8P .. I have 5 google accounts on push as well

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[DudeWatsThat]

So would the solution be going back to att and asking for a new battery? I've had the phone for about 3-4 days so im still under that 30 day warranty thing.

 

[The_Biz]

I have 2 batteries and 1 does seem to last longer than the other. Ima test this a few more days.

 

[werked]

So would the solution be going back to att and asking for a new battery? I've had the phone for about 3-4 days so im still under that 30 day warranty thing.

Shouldn't matter about 30 day warranty, manufacturer warranty SHOULD get u a new battery beyond those 30 days. Anyone else had any luck exchange battery this way?? Also once exchanged was the battery better??

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[leo876]

Proof of battery life

Approximately 30 mins of call time and 2 hours of talk time... 44 hours later my phone was about ready to die! Clearly this was light to moderate use but this gives me great hope that I should be able to last more than the 12 hours I was getting on my other battery with moderate usage. I credit the longevity to the use of CPU tuner, Juice Defender, the build in power saving mode (everything checked except CPU), and applying the cell standby tweak (though its utility is debatable).