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Scotty C
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4th Dec 10 at 21:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Was on 65% at 4:30, I've sent 3 msgs and now its on 3%. No apps running. WTF?
DannyB
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4th Dec 10 at 21:39   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Should have bought a geek day mate
ashleh
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4th Dec 10 at 21:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
They're shit for battery, I have to charge mine everyday.
Tomnova16
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4th Dec 10 at 21:49   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Charge mine every night. I use it quite a bit though. Hardly go on the laptop now

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Bart
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4th Dec 10 at 21:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by ashleh
They're shit for battery, I have to charge mine everyday.


And that's your problem. The batteries have a memory and by charging it all the time your ruining it.

Run the phone until it turns off, then charge it over night, do the same a few days in the row and you'll find the memory will increase and you won't need to keep charging it.
It's the same as laptops.

This website explains it well: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=943276
ed
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4th Dec 10 at 21:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Every two days for mine. My old one was lasting less than a day towards the end of it's life...
Tomnova16
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4th Dec 10 at 21:59   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mine is alwys flat when I go to bed

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ash_corsa
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4th Dec 10 at 22:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Bart
Run the phone until it turns off


Not very practical for most people mate, i need mine to last me all day, cant have it dying on me at lunchtime!
Skylined
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4th Dec 10 at 22:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Bart
quote:
Originally posted by ashleh
They're shit for battery, I have to charge mine everyday.


And that's your problem. The batteries have a memory and by charging it all the time your ruining it.

Run the phone until it turns off, then charge it over night, do the same a few days in the row and you'll find the memory will increase and you won't need to keep charging it.
It's the same as laptops.

This website explains it well: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=943276


That says the opposite.

Lithium batteries need to be kept topped up and should be ran down flat around once a month.
Memory thing doesn't make a difference.

I've noticed mine getting worse recently now it's a year old
ashleh
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4th Dec 10 at 22:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Bart
quote:
Originally posted by ashleh
They're shit for battery, I have to charge mine everyday.


And that's your problem. The batteries have a memory and by charging it all the time your ruining it.

Run the phone until it turns off, then charge it over night, do the same a few days in the row and you'll find the memory will increase and you won't need to keep charging it.
It's the same as laptops.

This website explains it well: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=943276



I use it everyday so don't really see when I'd get the chance to do this...
ed
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4th Dec 10 at 22:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Wasn't it only NiCd batteries that had a 'memory' too?
Scotty C
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5th Dec 10 at 00:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Sorry about it not being in geek day...

It's not normal tho, the phone was on STANDBY in my pocket, bar the 3 txts I sent, and when I look 5 hours later 62% of the battery was used... That is not normal.
Sam
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5th Dec 10 at 09:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If it's under a year old, can the place you bought it from not replace it under warranty?

I had the same problem with an o2 XDA although I only had it a few days, so I swapped it for a Nokia 5800 whose battery lasts like a week!
Norcy91
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5th Dec 10 at 10:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've had my iPhone just over a year now and the battery is still doing fine! Its not had an easy life, it even got dropped in a foot of snow a couple of days ago I've had mine on charge nearly every night for the last year as well, only running the battery completely down accidentally sometimes, so i don't believe in this "memory" thing too much

EDIT: Having said that, my dads iPhone is just over a year old and his battery hardly lasts his day at work anymore

[Edited on 05-12-2010 by Norcy91]
Scotty C
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5th Dec 10 at 10:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Sam
If it's under a year old, can the place you bought it from not replace it under warranty?

I had the same problem with an o2 XDA although I only had it a few days, so I swapped it for a Nokia 5800 whose battery lasts like a week!


I'll wait and see how it is today, if it uses loads on standby again, I'll ring orange.
Jambo
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5th Dec 10 at 10:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If your phone has been searching for signal in your pocket then it could drain the battery extremely quickly.

An iPhone won't last long though, Orange won't be able to help much unless you have insurance, if not you need to talk to Apple who the warranty is with.
Scotty C
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5th Dec 10 at 11:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That's true. But it was at work, a place that always is in the 'G3' network, with full signal.
N3CRO
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5th Dec 10 at 12:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by ashleh
They're shit for battery, I have to charge mine everyday.


This. Mine will die in about 3 days without me even using it. Getting a 3GS 16Gb for Xmas so hopefully that'll be a little better
Scotty C
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5th Dec 10 at 15:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mines the 3GS, and its shocking...
Joe
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5th Dec 10 at 15:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My 3g is appalling now.
ed
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5th Dec 10 at 15:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
http://www.apple.com/batteries/replacements.html
Jambo
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5th Dec 10 at 16:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Scotty C
Mines the 3GS, and its shocking...


Perfectly normal battery life tbh. Mines no better
Scotty C
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5th Dec 10 at 17:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It's not usually that bad tho, this is my point. I was expecting over 60%...

Been fine today though
Tommy L
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5th Dec 10 at 17:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Turn the brightness of the screen down. If you've got it on full whack it will drain as well, even though you've said it's be on standby/sleep.

Do you have emails on your phone? If so do you have it so they are pushed through straight away?
ed
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5th Dec 10 at 17:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Screen brightness is automatic isn't it? Definitely turn push off if you don't need it, can really see the difference!

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