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Xperia Arc battery problem ? |
profiler270
Joined: Apr 20, 2011
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The phone is incredible, however i cannot tell the same of the battery, which is a dissapointment, i followed the instructions on the support page to gain maximum battery life, not activate GPS, WiFi, data traffic from provider, Bluetooth, display on 70% and my battery last about 15 hours ! and then the remaining battery life is around 30 %, without even placing a call or receiving one, so the battery does not last 24 hours !!!
The battery of my Vivaz is a Lithium Polymer battery of 1200 mAh and it takes about 4 or 5 days before its almost completely empty.
Rumours go around that the battery is not available anymore, that supplier( in my country only ?) is bankrupt, but strange enough the Xperia Play which is to be released in a little time has the same battery, i searched the internet to buy another battery but everywhere it is out of stock ...
Any feedback on this matter from other users is welcome.
kind regards,
[ This Message was edited by: profiler270 on 2011-04-20 20:37 ]
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sambouka
Joined: Jan 04, 2006
Posts: 260
From: Mount Lebanon
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How many charges have you done?
The first 3 charges my Arc did not last more than 12 hours.
Try charging the phone and keeping it long after it reaches 100%
Recharge the phone around 20 30%
I keep my phone on 50% brightness, since auto brightness works.
I easily get 2 to 3 days with gmail/whatsapp sync on, 1.30 hours of display, wifi, and 30 minutes of talk time
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profiler270
Joined: Apr 20, 2011
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On 2011-04-20 21:53:07, sambouka wrote:
How many charges have you done?
The first 3 charges my Arc did not last more than 12 hours.
Try charging the phone and keeping it long after it reaches 100%
Recharge the phone around 20 30%
I keep my phone on 50% brightness, since auto brightness works.
I easily get 2 to 3 days with gmail/whatsapp sync on, 1.30 hours of display, wifi, and 30 minutes of talk time
I have the phone now more than 2 weeks, i leave it connected to charge all night and disconnect the device at morning before taking off to work, because if i disconnect it after it is charged 100 %, by the time i wake up in the morning its capacity is reduced with 30 % in the hours that i sleep , but anyway at evening when i return home , around 7 pm it already is below 50 % of capacity with only one call, i recharge it around 30 % ...
kind regards,
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profiler270
Joined: Apr 20, 2011
Posts: 6
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Seems i am the only one with this problem ....  |
drec
Joined: May 25, 2005
Posts: 30
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try a hard reset (backup everything first), someone mentioned that it helped |
profiler270
Joined: Apr 20, 2011
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On 2011-04-21 21:06:58, drec wrote:
try a hard reset (backup everything first), someone mentioned that it helped
Been there, done that .... but thanks anyway
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semo
Joined: Sep 20, 2004
Posts: 182
From: Groningen -> Leuven -> Caen
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I have exactly the same thing with the Arc.
Actually, I had the same with the Vivaz in the beginning and then after a few weeks it became really good.
My Vivaz can stay on now for almost a week when I use it for calls only.
I don't know what made it better for the Vivaz, it could have been the updates or just the time necessary for the battery to reach its maximal capacity.
I have a suspicion for the Arc that all these programs preinstalled by the mobile provider are to be blamed, I will get rid of most of them as soon as I know what they really do. |
Bonovox
Joined: Apr 13, 2008
Posts: > 500
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Until these manufacturers start making new better battery technology it's always going to be this way. A huge 4.2 inch screen with technology that comes from tv sets & with all the other battery draining features,it ain't gonna last long.
Phone?? What phone?? |
profiler270
Joined: Apr 20, 2011
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On 2011-04-21 21:06:58, drec wrote:
try a hard reset (backup everything first), someone mentioned that it helped
I didn't stop thinking about it, so i thought it can't hurt , so i performed a second restore and yes it seems it works now, and after a full recharge, 12 hours later my battery still has 92 % .... 
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fairen
Joined: Aug 13, 2009
Posts: 164
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Sorry to hear about your battery issue. I didn't get the chance to try it for myself because I chose the Play over the Arc but I'm surprised to hear about the battery issue. Regarding the reason why it's constantly out of stock is because of the shortages of supply due to what happened in Japan. |
PhoenixR
Joined: Jun 25, 2007
Posts: 39
From: Romania
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The software reset does actually seem to have worked for me. Fully charged about 3 hours ago, then used youtube and some apps a couple of times, 10-15mins, and battery still at 96%. It would have lost over 20% at least with this by now... Also last night from 56% it only lost 5% in 9hours standy
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jj03
Joined: Oct 29, 2002
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i'd also suggest rebooting the device and see what is running after booting. things like maps, software update hogged my galaxy S after i flashed it to gingerbread a while ago. |
PhoenixR
Joined: Jun 25, 2007
Posts: 39
From: Romania
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On 2011-04-28 09:18:00, allahisdog wrote:
androids' battery sucks just as bad, drains faster compared to symbians'
I've just come from a Vivaz with Symbian. The battery did last about 3 days usually, but that's because I only used it to listen to music, for everything else it's a pain to use. Most of the time I rather turned on my computer to check a webpage then to fiddle with a Symbian phone.
So yes, it doesn't use the battery, because it doesn't really do much of anything... My Arc last about 1-2 days now, but according to the battery statistics, 50-70% of that is the screen. |
tai020381
Joined: Dec 07, 2004
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The forumers here were discussing something about camera affecting battery life. If you happened to activate the camera the camera application will suck the juice of the battery pretty fast, even in flight mode. I did a test on my phone without activating the camera and it really did extend my battery life more. |
norbi_nw
Joined: Nov 27, 2006
Posts: > 500
From: Romania, Timisoara
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with these new technology batteries it's not indicated to overcharge them, because it will do motre damage than good. Maybe older batteries needed a lot of charge to become optimized, but the newer ones work ok after 3-5 charges (from 0 to 100%). You can google it if you dont believe me. I havent left my phone in the charger over night since the old K700i, and all my phones work ok. So dont overcharge, when it reaches 100%, unplug the phone.
http://norbinw.blogspot.com |
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