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Thought I would create this to see if you're happy with the battery life on your Vox and post some tips about charging and discharging for better life.
I am generally dis-satisfied with battery life on the Vox however I keep a fully charged battery in my Jeep, one in my wallet and one in my Vox to always stay connected. I switch to my 2250mAh when I know I'm doing to be using WiFi a lot.
Anyways, here is what I have found;
If you reboot your phone while charging, it will jump to a higher charged state and not properly store the charge. To combat this, I have placed a strip of electrical tape over the 2nd connector to the left on the battery which stops the battery from reporting the proper charge level. I run it down and place it on my external charger. Charges last a lot longer after I do this.
Any tips for how you use your Vox to maximize battery life?

I am happy, because I usually get through one day without any problems and then I am plugging it in over night anyway! I'd love a battery with higher capacity, but I hate those extended covers!

I'm happy with the battery life.
I find it lasts longer if I use the phone until the battery is pretty much dead and then charged until full again.
I usually get 3-4 days out of it that way.

Digi-UK said:
I'm happy with the battery life.
I find it lasts longer if I use the phone until the battery is pretty much dead and then charged until full again.
I usually get 3-4 days out of it that way.
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I am not happy at all. 3-4 days ? I bought vox few days back and I get 2 days max, with most of time on standby.

Okay so I received my 2250mAh battery cover, finally. However when using the battery, my device shuts off randomly, this only happens with the extended battery. It also seems the contact sheets are deeper and the pins have a hard time reaching them. If I slide the Vox shut hard, it will also reboot.
Any idea's?

The battery life is fine as long as you don't OC it. I manage to get 3 days with normal use.
With the CPU up to 240Mhz, it barely lasts a day. So i rather use the original 6.0 rom without OC and its still fast. WM6.1 is to slow without OC'ing for me.
So after 6 months of use i finaly found my settings wich i like. And makes the battery life OK for me

h4waii said:
Okay so I received my 2250mAh battery cover, finally. However when using the battery, my device shuts off randomly, this only happens with the extended battery. It also seems the contact sheets are deeper and the pins have a hard time reaching them. If I slide the Vox shut hard, it will also reboot.
Any idea's?
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I got this too when I just received the battery, but after something like 2 weeks these problems disappeared

I'm happy with battery life...
I get up to 2 days with heavy voice, email, and text -- some bluetooth, very little WiFi or Internet. Personally, I've never had a problem with a phone as long as I get a full day and can charge at night. Even if I got 6 days on a battery, I don't want to have to remember to plug my phone in at some point during the day when the battery is about to go. Much easier to plug in every night.

Battery life is exceptional!
I was having problems with my original battery; the phone would simply power down even though it showed that it was charged; and did not have long battery life.
I bought a new battery now I get 3 even 4 days of use with some Bluetooth and WiFi use (not much though). The new battery also seems to have solved my power down problem; had it for 4 weeks, not one power down. I am using the LeFab VoxRomWM6.1XIP20202_v1.0. Quite fast on it's own; I do not over clock.

[Q] Odd battery life situation

I've always been reasonably happy with my battery life. If I use it heavily it goes down. If I don't it can stay charged for a couple of days. Within the last week or so that has dramatically changed. All of a sudden it barely makes it through the night from a full charge to 10% or so. It also "seems" that normal use drains it at least twice as fast. Anecdotal but I know something is wrong or different.
I haven't made any changes to my phone for months. I'm running existz kernal for 2.2 and that is the only customization. I did get a bunch of app updates but that always happens. The battery use screen shows the batter is being used for display but over night, it doesn't/shouldn't display much.
Thoughts on how to find what the heck is going on would be appreciated.

Use spare parts app and find out battery stats on partial wake clock usage and sensors usage
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What I would do if I were you is charge to 100%, recalibrate, and take the battery out for about 15 minutes before you put it back in and turn your phone on. I dunno.why this procedure worked for me but that's just a suggestion if you don't wanna flash to stock and back to whatever you're using.

Uninstall updates, then add them back, one at a time.

KMan94 said:
I've always been reasonably happy with my battery life. If I use it heavily it goes down. If I don't it can stay charged for a couple of days. Within the last week or so that has dramatically changed. All of a sudden it barely makes it through the night from a full charge to 10% or so. It also "seems" that normal use drains it at least twice as fast. Anecdotal but I know something is wrong or different.
I haven't made any changes to my phone for months. I'm running existz kernal for 2.2 and that is the only customization. I did get a bunch of app updates but that always happens. The battery use screen shows the batter is being used for display but over night, it doesn't/shouldn't display much.
Thoughts on how to find what the heck is going on would be appreciated.
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I notice dramatically different battery life when I use this procedure to charge my phone known as a bump charge.
1) charge to 100% or as close as your phone will get while it is on.
2) Disconnect charger
3)Turn off phone
4)Re-Connect charger while phone is off
5) Wait until the phone says 100% charged while it is off. You can check the charge by using the volume buttons if the screen is asleep.
6) Unplug charger. (This is important. If you boot your phone with your charger plugged in it can give you inaccurate battery information.)
7) Boot up the phone.

That is really odd but mine has started doing the exact same thing. I have never had battery issues and for the first time today my phone was completely dead within 6 hours, and the past week it seems to hardly make it 12 hours.
I was just assuming it was the launcher I was using but I removed it and it never helped whatsoever.

mrhaley30705 said:
Uninstall updates, then add them back, one at a time.
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I would agree with you on that but... I really have no idea what all got updated and don't know how to find out. the perils of auto-update I suppose.

capocaccia said:
I notice dramatically different battery life when I use this procedure to charge my phone known as a bump charge.
1) charge to 100% or as close as your phone will get while it is on.
2) Disconnect charger
3)Turn off phone
4)Re-Connect charger while phone is off
5) Wait until the phone says 100% charged while it is off. You can check the charge by using the volume buttons if the screen is asleep.
6) Unplug charger. (This is important. If you boot your phone with your charger plugged in it can give you inaccurate battery information.)
7) Boot up the phone.
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I'll give that a try... it made it through last night in pretty good shape though. Confused I am.

Not sure if this helps or not, but here is my experience.
I have two wireless routers in my house. One I keep locked to N-only and the other to G-Only. The N router I have suspected for some time has a weak or flaky radio because I can watch the signal strength fluctuate wildly over a period of 10 seconds or so. I noticed a while back that when my phone is connected to the N router it will kill itself pretty much overnight. When I disable that connection and let it connect to the G router it only loses a couple % over an 8 hour period.
I don't know if it is due to being connected to N, or if my suspected flaky router is causing it to use more power staying locked onto the signal or something of that sort.

I think original batteries are having problems

I just replaced the original battery that came with my phone in October 2010. The battery would drain 2% per minute while reading a book on the Kindle app. Actually any screen usage would do the same. It would also go down to 10% then shutoff then I would leave it alone for a few hours, reboot and the battery went to 50% with no charging. Then I would plug it in and it would go to 100% in a few minutes. Impossible. With very little use the battery would last 10 hours.
I put in a new HTC OEM battery that I bought of Amazon for like $6. It's been running for over a day with very heavy use and I am having trouble draining the battery to calibrate the phone. It's friggin AWESOME.
I think the old batteries are having some kind of problem or just getting old. It seemed like a heat problem where the longer the battery was used the faster it would drain and then stop completely. Then left alone it would show the correct charge.
Other people in various threads were having the same problem. Hopefully someone can figure something out.

succorso said:
I just replaced the original battery that came with my phone in October 2010. The battery would drain 2% per minute while reading a book on the Kindle app. Actually any screen usage would do the same. It would also go down to 10% then shutoff then I would leave it alone for a few hours, reboot and the battery went to 50% with no charging. Then I would plug it in and it would go to 100% in a few minutes. Impossible. With very little use the battery would last 10 hours.
I put in a new HTC OEM battery that I bought of Amazon for like $6. It's been running for over a day with very heavy use and I am having trouble draining the battery to calibrate the phone. It's friggin AWESOME.
I think the old batteries are having some kind of problem or just getting old. It seemed like a heat problem where the longer the battery was used the faster it would drain and then stop completely. Then left alone it would show the correct charge.
Other people in various threads were having the same problem. Hopefully someone can figure something out.
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Do you have a link to the battery you ordered?

ziggy34 said:
Do you have a link to the battery you ordered?
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I ordered this one http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004QJB3E8/ref=pe_175190_21431760_M2C_SC_3p_dp_1. Not sure if it's the best or cheapest, it's just the one I chose.

succorso said:
I just replaced the original battery that came with my phone in October 2010. The battery would drain 2% per minute while reading a book on the Kindle app. Actually any screen usage would do the same. It would also go down to 10% then shutoff then I would leave it alone for a few hours, reboot and the battery went to 50% with no charging. Then I would plug it in and it would go to 100% in a few minutes. Impossible. With very little use the battery would last 10 hours.
I put in a new HTC OEM battery that I bought of Amazon for like $6. It's been running for over a day with very heavy use and I am having trouble draining the battery to calibrate the phone. It's friggin AWESOME.
I think the old batteries are having some kind of problem or just getting old. It seemed like a heat problem where the longer the battery was used the faster it would drain and then stop completely. Then left alone it would show the correct charge.
Other people in various threads were having the same problem. Hopefully someone can figure something out.
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It could be newer battery technology. I mean, the MT4G is nearly two years old at this point. Can you post a screenshot of your battery use? It seems that the standard for judging a battery is screen on time. How much are you getting? For $6 I would gladly invest in a new battery if we can get some numbers to back this up.

The batteries are just old. I bought a $6 battery and it's working great. Let's see how long it lasts
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ExtremeNerd said:
It could be newer battery technology. I mean, the MT4G is nearly two years old at this point. Can you post a screenshot of your battery use? It seems that the standard for judging a battery is screen on time. How much are you getting? For $6 I would gladly invest in a new battery if we can get some numbers to back this up.
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I just started using the battery so I don't have real good stats yet. However, the charging is also taking a lot less time. My old battery took about 6 hours to charged from 5%. This should be done in about 2-3 hours.

nope - no issues on my OE battery here... last me for a day 1/2 with minimal activity (checking emails, fb). Guess i'm just lucky?

I have to agree, check your batteries. I just checked mine and it is turning oval like. Time for a new one

b33j7030 said:
nope - no issues on my OE battery here... last me for a day 1/2 with minimal activity (checking emails, fb). Guess i'm just lucky?
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may i also add that i've had my device for almost a year now using an OE batt and still going strong.

Lithium Ion batteries begin to degrade as soon as they're manufactured. They only have a few years shelf life. Poor charging habits will shorten them I already replaced mine months ago.
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Bangincrazy said:
I have to agree, check your batteries. I just checked mine and it is turning oval like. Time for a new one
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I see - i'm very critical of overcharging my phone. I have clocked mine the other day to see how fast it'll charge up from 30% to 90% and it took an hour and 15 mins almost... to me that's respectable.

I recommend buying the Anker battery for this phone. It really improved my battery life. Before I would only get 1.5-2 hours of screen on time before needing to charge my phone. http://www.amazon.com/Anker-1550mAh...d=1341178398&sr=8-1&keywords=anker+mytouch+4g

Got a new battery and life is better, much better

Oneplus One Battery discharge even when completely switched off

From past 1 month I'm having a hard time with my 1+1, I started experience heavy battery drain during stand by around 35-45% over night (aprox7-8hrs) I thought the battery has come to end of its life so I ordered a new battery for 1+1 and replaced it myself. But guess what I'm still facing the same issue overnight the battery drains 35-45% even when the phone is completely turned off. What's happening I don't really understand. I also tried charging the battery to 100% and removed it from 1+1 and left it for a day and when I popped it back in it was holding the battery very well it was 99%. It is only draining when I connect it to the phone the battery starts draining again. Is there anybody who can help me with this issue.? I really like this phone that I don't want to buy any other phone right now.

vignesh_jariwala said:
From past 1 month I'm having a hard time with my 1+1, I started experience heavy battery drain during stand by around 35-45% over night (aprox7-8hrs) I thought the battery has come to end of its life so I ordered a new battery for 1+1 and replaced it myself. But guess what I'm still facing the same issue overnight the battery drains 35-45% even when the phone is completely turned off. What's happening I don't really understand. I also tried charging the battery to 100% and removed it from 1+1 and left it for a day and when I popped it back in it was holding the battery very well it was 99%. It is only draining when I connect it to the phone the battery starts draining again. Is there anybody who can help me with this issue.? I really like this phone that I don't want to buy any other phone right now.
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Sounds like a hardware issue. RMA it back to OnePlus.

JeffDC said:
Sounds like a hardware issue. RMA it back to OnePlus.
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Ya but I cant I purchased it last year around June even before it was launched in my Country. So have to try to fix it myself

Hey hello..
I pity you.. Btw even I have similar problem.. I know how it feels.. The battery used to last 2 days easily and now merely pulls a day.. Same 35% battery drop even when I have it switched off.. I have tried almost all ROM's in vain.. Only thing I can tel you is, try charging the phone overnight and discharge completely before charging it again.. repeat this for 3 to 4 times.. This trick worked out of nowhere for me.. But again now after 10 days, it has gone to the state of not holding juice longer.. I am at a loss to understand what is wrong..
PS.. Do lemme know if you find a way out of this..

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Hi i had battery problem for every full charged sometimes battery drop normal for 1minute 1% down. But not always, sometimes i can use 30min heavy like messaging,yt videos,and not dropping down any percent. But when i lock phone and stand by for 5minutes,i unlocked phone and see 92% where percent gone? Battery problem? My phone 3 months old. Baterry too.

myka_1997 said:
Hi i had battery problem for every full charged sometimes battery drop normal for 1minute 1% down. But not always, sometimes i can use 30min heavy like messaging,yt videos,and not dropping down any percent. But when i lock phone and stand by for 5minutes,i unlocked phone and see 92% where percent gone? Battery problem? My phone 3 months old. Baterry too.
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I think you need to replace your battery since the device is already 3 to 4 years old. Replace it with Sony OEM battery.
I had a similar problem few months back then I replaced it and everything's fine now.

thelegacy2010 said:
I think you need to replace your battery since the device is already 3 to 4 years old. Replace it with Sony OEM battery.
I had a similar problem few months back then I replaced it and everything's fine now.
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Hey , my phone 4 months just i buy new , i think go to service center and say battery problem , and changed it, but i had a reply consultant, JUST REPLACE WHEN BATTERY IS BAD , NO CHANGE AS GOOD , I want changed battery because confused and not last for 1 day of single charged, my battery died at 2 hours of full brightness and 4g is always on..
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YESTERDAY WHEN I UNPLUGGED after full charged 100% was 2-3 hours stand by and not discharging after i set up full brightness and using for snapchat, and normally discharged for every 1 percent. looks good. after reboot 60% percent i see 57% AND TODAY i unplugged for full charged just locked phone and see what battery doing, i unlocked after 5-10min and see 97%

myka_1997 said:
Hey , my phone 4 months just i buy new , i think go to service center and say battery problem , and changed it, but i had a reply consultant, JUST REPLACE WHEN BATTERY IS BAD , NO CHANGE AS GOOD , I want changed battery because confused and not last for 1 day of single charged, my battery died at 2 hours of full brightness and 4g is always on..
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YESTERDAY WHEN I UNPLUGGED after full charged 100% was 2-3 hours stand by and not discharging after i set up full brightness and using for snapchat, and normally discharged for every 1 percent. looks good. after reboot 60% percent i see 57% AND TODAY i unplugged for full charged just locked phone and see what battery doing, i unlocked after 5-10min and see 97%
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Sony stopped the Z3 production years ago. This is a already old device so the battery its having will certainly be an old one.
Which ROM are you using? stock Sony ROM? Or a custom ROM?
Download this app called AccuBattery. Use it for like 2 to 3 days go know your battery's actual capacity and let me know.
Your battery is either draining because some apps are draining your battery massively or outdated battery. There shouldn't be so much loss like in 5 to 10 mins like how you did.
Check your battery stats from that AccuBattery app and if it's bad you'll have to replace it. :good:
I get 4 to 5 hours of screen on time with 70% brightness.

thelegacy2010 said:
Sony stopped the Z3 production years ago. This is a already old device so the battery its having will certainly be an old one.
Which ROM are you using? stock Sony ROM? Or a custom ROM?
Download this app called AccuBattery. Use it for like 2 to 3 days go know your battery's actual capacity and let me know.
Your battery is either draining because some apps are draining your battery massively or outdated battery. There shouldn't be so much loss like in 5 to 10 mins like how you did.
Check your battery stats from that AccuBattery app and if it's bad you'll have to replace it. :good:
I get 4 to 5 hours of screen on time with 70% brightness.
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i sold the phone