Posted by BobaFett
no need for tat imo, these batts dont have the memeory effect like the ones in the past. just fully charge it and that it. i usually charge my batts in off mode, thats the best imo and once in a month i discharge it.
Posted by Miss UK
I try and let the phone fully discharge then recharge it always as it proves better performance Boba
Posted by BobaFett
hope it will offer u better performance then the n95 battery, thats very crap
Posted by SIGHUP
@itfc
Everything that you see on your n95 screen you will see on tv out.
N95s all around over here. I am in the process of selling this one. But need to wait on the price drop of n95-4.
Truly an amazing phone. Tv out is so handy. Are there other phones with tv out?
Posted by BobaFett
Probably some asian devices have got tv out feature
This message was posted from a N95_8GB-1
Posted by aksd
On 2008-03-14 05:56:17, SIGHUP wrote:
@itfc
Everything that you see on your n95 screen you will see on tv out.
N95s all around over here. I am in the process of selling this one. But need to wait on the price drop of n95-4.
Truly an amazing phone. Tv out is so handy. Are there other phones with tv out?
Most Samsung high/mid end since the D900 have TV-out and in Windows devices you've got the iMate 6150/8150 and XDA Flame with TV-Out
Posted by Dogmann
@Miss UK
With these newer type of batteries it is advised not to let them go flat and defiantly don' do it on purpose. You can charge them at any time with out any harm being done to them.
Marc
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Posted by masseur
in fact you can't let lithium batteries go flat unless the equipment is faulty. They are designed to stop discharging when a certain voltage level is reach
also, its good to allow lithiums to drain full every month or two so they can calibrate themselves and give a more accurate battery level reading
Posted by Dogmann
Hi Masseur,
Can you link to any where they give that advice as I'm sure i read the opposite was true, i will try and see if i can find where i read it and link it if i find it. I am talking about Li-Polymer though not Li-Ion but i never run any of my batterys flat now a days and don't seem to have any problems with either erratic readings or longevity.
Marc
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Posted by masseur
for links, batteryuniversity comes immediately to mind however the best man at my wedding is a chemical engineer who specialises in battery technology and indeed works for a major manufacturer so I can only relate info given to me by him
Posted by Miss UK
My battery still remains full although 2 bars have gone from it,
mindyou ive not been using the phone that much!
I had a call for 30mins Tuesday nite and have been browsing Wi-Fi with it since and sending the occassional text message(s)
but ive been leaving it off all day and turning it on in the evening
I had to recharge it when I updated it as you know too!
battery is pretty good,
alot better then the N80 which is dead after a day of using it as above
I always assumed if you let them go completely flat and recharge them then that would make the battery last longer in terms of life,
I will let it die completely sometimes and recharge it when it gets to the first bar anyway
Posted by Miss UK
Looks like it'll be on recharge later as im on it atm
Posted by BobaFett
how long time does it take to fully charge n95 8gb batt? i left it on the charger for 3.5 h, but wasnt full yet
Posted by SIGHUP
Just recharge the puppy. It drains battery even listening to music, at least mine does.
But come on now GPS, 2.8" screen, Music, Video, Imaging, TV OUT for pete's sake!!! Oh did I mention it was a phone? This freaking thing is amazing.
Posted by BobaFett
i am just wondering, cos the 1500 mah batt of e61i was fully charged in 3h...
Posted by Miss UK
mine took 1-5hrs boba to recharge.
Posted by BobaFett
U mean 1.5 h?
This message was posted from a N95_8GB-1
Posted by voda_jon
@boba.... yeh mine took about 1.5h to fully charge as well.... i'm currently getting about 2-3 days of normal use out of mine.... a few things can help save battery life:
1. the obvious things like keep bluetooth and wifi searching switched off until u need to use them!
2. pick a theme that uses block colours, pref dark colours like black or royal blue, as this uses less power again.
3. ringtone volume can be lowered to about 3 stops from the maximum and still be very loud but saves a little battery usage when recieving calls or txts.
4. only have vibrate on if u really really need it....
5. have the backlight and screen go off after 1 min or less.
6. and set keypad to lock so u dont press buttons and activate the screen backlight by accident in pocket or bag.
7. use an external BT GPS reciever if u can for GPS as this uses a little less power than the internal one would as it uses GPRS to assist it!
I have done these things above which dont affect the usage of my phone by any large margin yet does extend my battery life by about a whole day which is worth it in my eyes!!!!
Posted by einst
As good as this phone is... I got one two weeks ago, and now considering getting shot of it... I have already gone back to the P990i as I like the touch screen and qwerty keyboard too much..
Battery life on the N95 8GB is dismal.... 1 - 2 days tops.. I get a week out of the 990i
Can't get names and numbers up on the car kit, etc etc.. There are just too many reasons why I'm fed up with it..
I can't wait for the Xperia X1.
John
Posted by BobaFett
i use the preinstalled thm, that blue-white one. finally a simple thm, not those crappy ones only ( i mean the 3 what was n95 too )
i set the brightness on lowest level ( funny, there is no defference at level 1 and 2 )
just wondering, why they give a travle charger with it and not sg normal?
Posted by BobaFett
what other charger would still fit n95 8gb u think? imo this travel charger with its 1.5h fully charging time isnt the best. afaik travel chargers are for sos situations, dotn think it will charge the batt in the same way like anormal charger. to fill power a 1200 mah batt in 1.5 h sounds a bit weird for me... way too short time imo
Posted by Dogmann
@Boba
I really don't see what the problem is with this charger it is a proper Nokia Charger and supplied in the box brand new with the devcie so is the one Nokia decided was best for it. The technology used in batteries has continued to develop and while we once used to have to charge our devices for hours this can now be done quicker. If you think that everyone complains how quick these batteries go flat being able to fully charge one in only one and half hours must be considered a good thing surely.
Marc
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Posted by BobaFett
good point there marc. i just remember, when i tested e61i and its 1500 mah batt has to be charged in almost 3 h, this is only 300 mah less and takes the hals. anyway, its a good option to have abtt full in 1.5 h, but i would rather wait 1h more for longer standby
Posted by BobaFett
Nokia N95 8GB Navigates to a Store Near You
Power-packed multimedia computer ships with six months of free navigation
in the United States
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi[....]y/03-18-2008/0004776130&EDATE=
Posted by Miss UK
N95-3 is the silver and N95-4 is the 8GB why are they different? For the USA..
Posted by SIGHUP
@einst
I hear you on not displaying names in car kit. I am also considering xxperia or something else. For now n95 is fine.
@last poster
N95-3: US 3G removable storage
N95-4: internal 8gb storage and larger screen.
Posted by Wuz
Dogmann ...or anyone else in the know... would appreciate some advice.
I ahve just got the n95 8gb on Orange and am finding it a fantastic phone, with no problems so far (I am on the latest firmware...V20.0.016).
However, I was reading through the early part of this thread and was concerned to read that another use was having problems with Contents Copier. It seemed that he was able to back up data but when it came to restoring, it did not work and hsi computer re-booted.
My concern is simply this: I have input data on my phone and backed it up using Contents Copier. However, how can I check that I can restore the data successfully, if need be, without first wiping the data from the phone and then testing the restore. If I do this, and it doesn't work, I will have lost everything?!
Can I perhaps restore everything onto the phone without wiping it first, thereby getting two copies of everything (if the restore works)? -If so, I could then just wipe everything and do another restore and will presumably end up where I started ...but will hjave successfully tested the process.
On a separate point, any new apps (not included in the thread thus far) that you or anyone else would recommend looking at?
Thanks in advance.
Posted by Dogmann
Hi Wuz
Sorry i really can't help as sold my N95 8GB back in January and i also have never used any of the back and restore functions either.
As i prefer to install all my apps to the phone and just Sync with Outlook for my Data and manually copy Documents and Films over.
Marc
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Posted by Wuz
No problems Marc - Thanks for the quick response.
....anyone else?