[Q] How accurate is the run time counter?

[Gadgetguy2005]

Hello all,

many use the battery run time counter to determine how long the unit runs on one charge.

How accurate is that counter in your experience?

I have just measured run time with a stop watch (it was 6 hours 35 minutes from full to empty) - and the counter indicated 10 hours 23 minutes of run time.

Is that normal? Why would there be such a big difference between true run time and run time on the counter (the unit was switched off when not running)?

Thanks for any suggestions...

 

[Gadgetguy2005]

Update: it is definitely NOT accurate.

I was using my unit this morning (after fully charging over night) - and after I used it for about 15 minutes (counter was correct) I removed some apps and restarted.

After the restart the counter said 5 minutes use (at the same time my battery life was down to 91% - I literally could see the %'s go down one by one).

I suspect this is a software issue - but I have no idea what could cause it...

I am using Go launcher - is it possible that the launcher (plus its widgets) suck up a lot of power?

Thanks again for any thoughts