Hi all
I've searched and searched not just this site but the web for an answer but I cant seem to find one with direct user input, so if you could, I would appreciate yours.
I went from an X10 mini pro which had below average battery life (just about managed a day with everything turned off), to a blackberry curve which is shocking. A couple of days a week at university are 18+ hours and it wont get me through 12 of those some days.
I liked my mini pro but it did frustrate me because it was quite so tiny but the Xperia mini looks to be an improvement and if I trade in my blackberry I can get it for virtually free. Obviously I'm going to go and try out the phone for size properly before I buy.
Its between the Xperia mini and the Motorola Defy+, I understand all mentioned are smart phones and so battery life will never be amazing, but with unreliable trains and not being able to ring home because my phone has died yet again isn't really an option.
Is it worth me trading in the Blackberry for the Xperia mini or not?
I went from a x10 mini to a xperia active (which is just a waterproof xperia mini) and i have definately an easier time now getting through the day. I would guess i have about 30% more battery-life now.
I cycle to work (2 x 45 minutes) with bluetooth, gps, data (internet-radio) and screen on.
The x10 mini did it barely but i could not use the phone at work. The xperia active does the same + i can use the phone at work and still have 10-20% left when i get home.
As always your mileage may vare. IMO data sucks most, followed by Display.
worth, xperia mini is more powerful than bb curve of course. I can satisfy with battery life with this much power
Thank you! Just the replies I was looking for! I'll miss the email experience but I'd rather have a phone I can still get my emails on rather than a dead one.
I could well end up with an Xperia mini tomorrow!
I would not buy a mini for its battery,
it hardly lasts me a day with fairly light usage.
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Hi everybody.
Look at my attached pic, seriously what other smartphone out there can give you battery life like that??? I know it's been on standby the whole time but I am impressed enough to take a pic and post about it here - and I did use it 2 days back to take lots of photos in the snow so don't know what that didn't come up on the battery usage screen.
Here's the settings:
3G off
Wifi off
Google sync off
Silent
There's no apps installed running on it currently.
Since getting an Xperia Mini Pro I have also got the HTC Desire Z and iPhone 4. But still I keep getting impressed by the Mini Pro and am very tempted to sell my HTC-Z and stick use the XMP instead as primary personal phone. (iPhone4 is from work).
Things I like about the Mini Pro:
LOUD loudspeaker
Best physical keyboard
Tiny small and strong build
FAST
Reliable
Any way hope this post was in some way helpful
standby ... wow.
in comparison to 3 hours of maximum usage ...
sorry but the threadtitle made me angry.
Yeah to be honest if you use it as intended your going to get roughly about a days worth of use if your lucky!
You could keep it turned off, in a box in he cupboard, and the battery would last for weeks!
woot you serious ? I got like 7 days when idle
Hello,
to all you x10 mini users (you pro users have the option to replace the battery easily):
Have you already noticed some decrease in battery life since getting your mini?
If so, how long have you been using it? It has been released roughly one year ago. Or no changes so far? How are you using it? Moderately, heavily? How long are you getting out of one charge?
Do tell
Good idea, though I1ve got Mini Pro, it's still interesting
I bought my mini in the middle of august 2010. Battery life is still the same. Moderate use 2-3 days. High use 1 day. Like every other smartphone.
I got mine last December and besides using MiniCM6 that uses more battery than the stock Rom, the battery duration haven't decreased.
Let me here give you and example of how bad is this phone battery situation is .
I have an HTC HD2 running android 2.3.3 and it has a 1GHZ processor which is the same with the xperia mini pro i bought , on the other hand the HD2 has 4.3" screen while the mini pro is only 3" so I already nticed after using the mini pro that its consuming so much battery than the HD2 but i wanted to be more specific so below are the details
HD2 Battery is 1230mA, xperia mini pro 1200mA ( Almost the same )
so I left both of them in idle for 8 hours ( wifi is on both have the same apps like Facebook , google+, twitter, with the same update settings, )
the HD2 dropped from 82% to 71% in 8 hours in idle (Lost 11% )
The mini pro dropped from 100% to 50% in 8 hours in idle ( lost 50%)
for me this is a big gap between the two devices and to be honest i expected the HD2 to have a shorted battery life conidering its much more powerfull device and its 2 years old with the same 2 years old battery.
and i also noticed that during the test:
the HD2 never exceeded 10mAh consumption at all
the mini pro rarely went below 50mAh and the minimum was 26mAh
so i guess there is something that eats the battery during the idle time and it is taking alot of it comparing the two devices.
in fact when i bought the mini pro i wanted smaller device that will have a better battery life , but now its totally the opposit which make me confused.
custom ROM may increase the xperia mini pro battery life. before this i had a xperia x8, using the custom ROM, battery life increase 30-40% more than using the stock ROM. original ROM contain a lot of junk/trash application which consume more RAM and battery life.
ahm09 said:
Let me here give you and example of how bad is this phone battery situation is .
I have an HTC HD2 running android 2.3.3 and it has a 1GHZ processor which is the same with the xperia mini pro i bought , on the other hand the HD2 has 4.3" screen while the mini pro is only 3" so I already nticed after using the mini pro that its consuming so much battery than the HD2 but i wanted to be more specific so below are the details
HD2 Battery is 1230mA, xperia mini pro 1200mA ( Almost the same )
so I left both of them in idle for 8 hours ( wifi is on both have the same apps like Facebook , google+, twitter, with the same update settings, )
the HD2 dropped from 82% to 71% in 8 hours in idle (Lost 11% )
The mini pro dropped from 100% to 50% in 8 hours in idle ( lost 50%)
for me this is a big gap between the two devices and to be honest i expected the HD2 to have a shorted battery life conidering its much more powerfull device and its 2 years old with the same 2 years old battery.
and i also noticed that during the test:
the HD2 never exceeded 10mAh consumption at all
the mini pro rarely went below 50mAh and the minimum was 26mAh
so i guess there is something that eats the battery during the idle time and it is taking alot of it comparing the two devices.
in fact when i bought the mini pro i wanted smaller device that will have a better battery life , but now its totally the opposit which make me confused.
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I think there is something wrong with your phone or a app. my phone had lost 20 % on 8 hours, i got my phone today
I think there is something wrong but I'm not sure what it is exactly, and this is happening while the phone is in idle (sleep)
Ya my battery drains very fast too
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no problems with battery here... Maybe pro drains more
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There is (was?) similar problem with SE Arc, which I had before this phone. The culprit was the stock picture app which whould, once started, drain battery from the background. Try keeping it on idle after a reboot. I hope this phone does not have this issue, too, since it already has enough of them
Hi Brothers and Sisters,
I am opening this thread because i need some clarification on why we have so much battery drain on our x10 mini pros.
I have x10 mini pro, using nAa's kernel and rom (latest). I have seen lots of things in this phone and OS and they are working very good. but we all have battery issues and mine goes out soon as i start talking. it's like every 2 minutes or so the battery loses 1% of its juice. and using internet like edge network, or to make it even worse, hsdpa kills it instantly.
I ever thought that SE made the wrong choice of using its gsm communication chips for phones like these. because i see samsung and other rivals compete and they have good battery life even after a 1 or 2 hour talk.
And yes i know it all depends on the network coverage and how much signal strength is available, but the xperia series itself (old 2010 models) are much bad in this case. after i have a one hour of talking nearly 40-50% of charge is gone down. nothing like that happens if i listen to music loudly or play games or even read something. But using internet and calls make the big hit.
Resetting the battery stats doesnt make any sense. i have used at least all the roms here in the forum and i wonder, it ain't the rom's fault, it is the communication chip (i.e the gsm/radio chip) that is on board. That consumes the battery madly.
The matter continues on the newer series too. and they (even the mini and mini pro 2011 versions) have 4 hours talktime. what is going on?
Is SE using any flawed chips that are wasted somewhere?
Has anyone thought about this on what i am talking about? My phone is just one year old now. and everything is fine. except for this battery drain.
Has anyone have any thoughts about this matter? Please share it here if you like
This is just an open discussion, not a question and answer.
I'm going for a phone upgrade from a Nokia 5233 to a droid. I've shortlisted the Xperia U, and Xperia Sola.
Actually, i struggle a bit with the battery life of my 5233(1320 mAh). Its pathetic actually. It barely stands a day.
According to gsmarena, both phones gots the same rated battery as my 5233. Now, that's wierd! Is Novathor that energy effecient? And even, the Xperia P got the same battery
I'm a moderate user, which includes browsing, some music, and messaging. Barely calls.
Can any Sola, or U user comment below? And please do help me choose my phone among these
The battery of xperia sola can last for a day and a half if you use not so much, but if you use more I think it will last for a day or less. But I think a day use is ok for a smartphone. And about other things of sola, just one word: perfect!!!!
I am also a moderate user like you, I love listening to music and browse internet. I listen to music about 2/3 hours a day, with internet browsing more than 4 hours (I am always online). + messaging and few phone calls. I can easily get through a day without any difficulty with my Xperia U.
Xperia U and sola are basically almost the same, they have same chipset, same amount of ram, same battery capacity.
Well, if storage is not an issue for you than you can get Xperia U for less, and you get front-facing camera which sola does not have.
If you really need larger storage then you should go for sola, but you will not have FF camera and irreplaceable battery.
Hope it helps you to decide which phone to buy
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Thanks mates
Well, I'd bought an Xperia U, and I'm happy with it
I get about 13 hrs of battery backup..
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I'd thought I would share my battery results on Xperia u. I'm really happy with it. This is on stock Rom not rooted with moderate usage.
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Usually 2-3 days at my XPERIA U. I'm using WiFi and texting very often.
babu.rajiv2007 said:
I'm going for a phone upgrade from a Nokia 5233 to a droid. I've shortlisted the Xperia U, and Xperia Sola.
Actually, i struggle a bit with the battery life of my 5233(1320 mAh). Its pathetic actually. It barely stands a day.
According to gsmarena, both phones gots the same rated battery as my 5233. Now, that's wierd! Is Novathor that energy effecient? And even, the Xperia P got the same battery
I'm a moderate user, which includes browsing, some music, and messaging. Barely calls.
Can any Sola, or U user comment below? And please do help me choose my phone among these
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i had a nokia 5233...my battery lasted quite a lot (without data connection)..
i have a xperia u right now..on ics, battery lasts for about 1.5 days with arounds 4 to 4.5 hrs screen usage!
P.S: if u can spend a little more (about 3K), u can buy the lg optimus l9, its got a monster battery (2150 mah) and recently received jelly bean update too!
Cheers