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I am a bit disappointed with the drain of the battery compared to all other tablets available out there. Mine drain like 1% in every 4.5 mins when you use it for browsing websites, which last only 7.X hours.
7 hrs for me is acceptable but i am just wondering hows everyone else doing on their battery. Do you like it so far
My battery was draining pretty quick for the first two or three days but it's settled now and seems to be getting better.
Same with me. It started off draining quickly, but I've noticed that it's getting better. The battery life may not be the best out there but it's reasonable enough.
I can maximize my A500 Tablet more than 10hrs. only when I'm using Battery Booster v3.3 but if not, until 9.5 or exactly 10hrs only.
Yeah same battery was burning quick initially now its pretty even and like an idiot I left gps ticked on indoors which certainly didnt help
Yeah, I can confirm that the battery life has gotten a lot better after a week of using it.
I returned mine because of an issue that the gray cover part of the back was coming out very easy, I got a new one and this one drains battery very very slowly even at the first charge!
I must admit iam not that impressed with battery life so far,it drains about 20% overnight in airplane mode.
I charged mine to full last night used it for web browsing and music was down to 68% after two hours.
This morning was at 48% left on airplane mode this morning until 1pm was at 17% when I got home.
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A lot of the pre-launch reviews warned about battery issues, so I thought it would be a problem. I have been pleasantly surprised. I charge it once a day in the cradle. I use the tablet most heavily at night, and usually have a half battery in the morning. The first day I had it I went several hours on the 20% it had out of the box. Not bad at all.
I was using mine for about 3 hours last night and coming from a full charge I still had 80% battery left so it's definitely improved a lot
my battery goes down about 10% every hour... while watching video using bluetooth MW600 with wifi conneected to my phone...
n my x10 battery goes down about 30% per hour, sad...
Got no problem with battery life got a problem with recharge time tho it is real slow.
How is the standby time of your Tablet S? I have 80% battery left on last Friday, but this morning (Monday, that means has been two days more), I can't boot my device, no juice left in my tablet S. I did not use it on Saturday and Sunday. This is very weird.
According to the Sony website, the stand by time is 400 hours, of course I don't believe these numbers. But let's say 200 hours standby time is worth to trust. My tablet S doesn't even last for 48 hours. Has anyone encountered the problem I had?
so far im not convinced by the battery. I purchased mine on Friday and hoping what everybody else says is true - that it gets better after a few days, but I suspect this is due to the "honeymoon" period being over and people stop playing with it as much.
I put mine down last night at 95% at around 10pm. I checked again this morning at 8am and it was down to 65%. To me that doesn't quite sound right. I've turned off all syncing and location services now and Wifi is set to go off when the screen turns off so I will see how long it lasts after a full charge tonight.
I am starting to feel really disappointed by the battery life... =(
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I put mine down last night at 95% at around 10pm. I checked again this morning at 8am and it was down to 65%. To me that doesn't quite sound right. I've turned off all syncing and location services now and Wifi is set to go off when the screen turns off so I will see how long it lasts after a full charge tonight.
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Same here !
The S1 drains the battery really fast over night.
It seems that the cpu is always active and dont use something like a "sleep mode" ...
Anyone has suggestions what to try without root ?
I have returned my tablet. However battery life was worse then the Jetstream and worse then the Ipad2
It might not be a Sony problem. Check your apps. Android doesnt have that good of control over apps like Apple has so they are not all optimized.
You will be surprised how many of them will eat away at your battery even in stand by.
Here is how i test it. I go into Settings>Applications and go and force close every single app that im not using. Then i put the tablet in stand by and check it after a few hours. I say a few hours because after one hour the battery doesnt even move in stand by.
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It might not be a Sony problem. Check your apps. Android doesnt have that good of control over apps like Apple has so they are not all optimized.
You will be surprised how many of them will eat away at your battery even in stand by.
Here is how i test it. I go into Settings>Applications and go and force close every single app that im not using. Then i put the tablet in stand by and check it after a few hours. I say a few hours because after one hour the battery doesnt even move in stand by.
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I get what you're saying. Though, there is definitely something wrong with this (or my) tablet's battery life. I have closed apps, and even turned off all the radios overnight; but I went from 74% to 34% in just 10 hours overnight in standby! This is unusual. I charged my tab yesterday morning, and used it very moderately. I used to have a xoom and a tf, but they would probably still have roughly 75% - 85% left?!! Maybe this is a hardware issue on my tablet, specifically? I can't return it. I am about to call Sony about this. Does anyone else have dramatic battery drains like I have been experiencing?
EDIT: Food for thought - I once had my xoom last over 21 days in one charge alone! This was obviously with VERY little use, but the Sony tab wouldn't even last 5 days in that scenario?!
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I get what you're saying. Though, there is definitely something wrong with this (or my) tablet's battery life. I have closed apps, and even turned off all the radios overnight; but I went from 74% to 34% in just 10 hours overnight in standby! This is unusual. I charged my tab yesterday morning, and used it very moderately. I used to have a xoom and a tf, but they would probably still have roughly 75% - 85% left?!! Maybe this is a hardware issue on my tablet, specifically? I can't return it. I am about to call Sony about this. Does anyone else have dramatic battery drains like I have been experiencing?
EDIT: Food for thought - I once had my xoom last over 21 days in one charge alone! This was obviously with VERY little use, but the Sony tab wouldn't even last 5 days in that scenario?!
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The specs for S tab along with the battery type in it should last but for some reason it is inconsident. Ive had days where Ive turned it off at 90% and turned it back on later in the day at 89% and somedays its gotten as low as 60%...for no apparent reason. So something is odd.
hello friends
this thread about huawei mediapad x1
share your battery life for this great phablet with screenshoots about battery , screen time on , apps running
One of the main reasons I bought this phone was the battery life (Screen was the other one).
I am a light user and I get 3+ days to a charge, usually around 6 to 8 hours of screen on time.
My same usage pattern on some of my other phone was 1 to 2 days, so having an extra day or two is awesome... I never have to worry about being near a charger when I go camping for the whole weekend.
is it 3G or 4G ??
and what about battery history details , screen time out ???
i think it is very very good life if not charging even an hour during those 4 days
Good Luck
mm3omar said:
is it 3G or 4G ??
and what about battery history details , screen time out ???
i think it is very very good life if not charging even an hour during those 4 days
Good Luck
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I'm the US and the LTE bands don't work, so that is all HSPA+ (But I am on Wifi most of the time)
I didn't put the phone on the charger at all during that time as I was doing a test to see how long it would last. Screen on time was 5 hours over the 4 days.
I usually get 3 days or so, but in either case, much much better life than any phone I've ever had.
im a heavy user, online all day, more than 4 hrs a day surfing/downloading stuff.
Batt life to me is not long. wifi most of.it.though.
Would confirm that this is the best Android tablet I've ever used in terms of battery life.
Here is mine
7D-501u kitkat emui 2.3
I'm really impressed by the battery on the A7. I've had 3.5 hours of sot and 20% left even after caning it with DS Audio, 4 hours of internet radio, 50 photos plus editing and lots of surfing.
Doze is extraordinary. Check out last night's battery consumption (I really must get to bed earlier).
Best battery life on a phone that I've had so far.....Well, since smartphones. I had some flip phones that could last a week.
It seems to be a bit better than the Nexus 6P I came from. Definitely not as good as the Oneplus One, much better than the Moto X Pure.
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It seems to be a bit better than the Nexus 6P I came from. Definitely not as good as the Oneplus One, much better than the Moto X Pure.
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The main thing I've noticed is that this phone doesn't get excessively hot which seems to kill the battery very fast (both issues I've had with almost every smartphone owned: Nexus 6p and Oneplus One included). Apps that use GPS, camera use, gaming etc don't seem to get the phone as hot and this seems to correlate with better battery life under use. The only time I feel the phone warming up is if I'm using the Quickcharge charger while doing something else. It's barely warm though.
If I babied my Oneplus One (Sultans ROM) I managed to get 8 hours SOT which was crazy but it didn't charge the way the Axon 7 does and it certainly wouldn't have coped with the stress I'm putting on the Axon 7. I remember things like constant GPS + Spotify + Bluetooth would mean my Oneplus One wouldn't be able to charge as fast as the battery was being drawn. Not an issue at all with the Axon 7.
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The main thing I've noticed is that this phone doesn't get excessively hot which seems to kill the battery very fast (both issues I've had with almost every smartphone owned: Nexus 6p and Oneplus One included). Apps that use GPS, camera use, gaming etc don't seem to get the phone as hot and this seems to correlate with better battery life under use. The only time I feel the phone warming up is if I'm using the Quickcharge charger while doing something else. It's barely warm though.
If I babied my Oneplus One (Sultans ROM) I managed to get 8 hours SOT which was crazy but it didn't charge the way the Axon 7 does and it certainly wouldn't have coped with the stress I'm putting on the Axon 7. I remember things like constant GPS + Spotify + Bluetooth would mean my Oneplus One wouldn't be able to charge as fast as the battery was being drawn. Not an issue at all with the Axon 7.
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I agree on all points. This is one of the coolest running phones I've ever used. Only thing I've done that creates noticeable heat other than charging is +30 minute phone calls on Bluetooth in car. And it charges unbelievably fast. Very happy!
Got ,5 and a half hours yesterday. I honestly average 5 hours. Battery life has improved significantly with this smart power voodoo on. It doesn't affect performance unlike it does on tw.
I notice more apps are closed in background when I have smart power on.. Like I'll be able to have about 5-10 apps open with smart power on.. But 15-25 with it off.
I get an extra hour sot with smart power on.
And I took quite a few pictures that day.. Totally thought I was going to toast my battery.. But it held up better than any of my samsung devices..
The Axon ZTE 7 A2017 has the most smart power!!! I dont have to worry for the whole day charging my Monster!!!
I agree with all the comments here the battery is really good, pair with fast charging if necessary is a winner !!!!
Same here I'm enjoying the battery life on this bad boy!
I would also say it's not too bad.. still 25% remaining after 5h DOT
Agree! On at 6:30 am and still at 86% - light use. 1 phone call, a few texts and 10 or so minutes checking the news. My note would have been 70-75% by midday with about the same use. Power save mode on both phones. Very happy with this phone.
I started this thread and I'm still pretty happy with the battery life but this evening I noticed the phone was a bit hot. First time I've noticed that. It drained from 45% to shutdown in 10 minutes. This is what my Oneplus One used to do. How can the same sh*t happen to the same guy twice?
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I started this thread and I'm still pretty happy with the battery life but this evening I noticed the phone was a bit hot. First time I've noticed that. It drained from 45% to shutdown in 10 minutes. This is what my Oneplus One used to do. How can the same sh*t happen to the same guy twice?
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Sounds like you've got a rogue app in three background that's forcing your CPU to max out and keeping it there even when not in use. There were a couple kernels on the oneplus one (including stock) with bugs like that, but it's not a kernel issue with the axon because otherwise others would have seen this. I'm betting it's a bad app.
I had just installed Kayak. Battery back up now. I'll see if I can reproduce the issue.
I cannot see the usage of apps. Any solution? I also can't see it in the system battery settings.
My buddy has this phone and literally flawless. i mean it works. it lasts. its powerful. has amazing SQ. and im over here with a friggin note 7 barely squeezing 16 hours out of it with3-4 hours DOT/SOT.
Not to mention XDA and everyone gets it wrong. its a 3250mah battery not a 3140mah
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My buddy has this phone and literally flawless. i mean it works. it lasts. its powerful. has amazing SQ. and im over here with a friggin note 7 barely squeezing 16 hours out of it with3-4 hours DOT/SOT.
Not to mention XDA and everyone gets it wrong. its a 3250mah battery not a 3140mah
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The battery on my a7 lasts over a day with regular use, no gaming or heavy video watching but do cruze the net and google + that's my take on the battery
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The battery on my a7 lasts over a day with regular use, no gaming or heavy video watching but do cruze the net and google + that's my take on the battery
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I use spotify or pandora via BT. we drove the same distance. same time etc. i lost 17% he lost 5%. both were fresh rebooted and waited 10 minutes. closed all apps and screen NOT in use. no wifi no nfc no nothing.
Can't wait for the battery life to further improve with android 7.1 and maybe even eventually a custom kernel
I'm getting minimum 6hrs of screen on time and i'm very satosfied with this performance
Okay, I have seen a lot of people having issues with their battery life. This is a couple things that I have discovered and this has been checked with 2 other A7's.
First is wipe your Cache Partition. If you haven't done this. Please do as it helps drastically.
Second, some say it take 2-5 charging cycles to straighten out. As I charge my phone every night because I use mine phone a lot. 2-5 charging cycles is not it. I prefer 2-5 days of use and charging. This is for any device I have ever had. This also includes the tank of all phones, the Nokia 5160.
Third is Dolby. Yes it is nice. 4 Day test -20% battery over 7 hours of use average. This is why I don't use it unless I am in the car plugged into the car charger or wall charger. This is only true when using Dolby. Battery drain from stock music app with Dolby off to Poweramp (what I use) appear to be the same me.
Forth is SYNC. I don't know how many people use it but I saw between 10%-25% battery drop over 16 hours with it on. The reason for the swing is Cell Data vs WiFi. Wifi uses more because it updates more. The update frequency seems to be every 15 mins on WiFi vs ever hour on Cell Data. This battery drop was not seen by me in MM. I grabbed one of my other phones that is on Nougat and it has the same issue. So that is not a phone issues. That is a Nougat issues.
Fifth, now this one caught me a little weird. The power saver that everyone hates it seems like. Turn your power saver to Performance. Run it like that for 2-6 hours. If yours worked like mine. You will see no change in battery life during this time. Then switch it back to Smart power-save. And now watch your battery life increase. This one I cannot confirm on MM. But my battery increased by 25% by doing this.
Sixth and this one is important, Clear All Apps. Yes they load slower when you clear them out. But apps like Snapchat, Facebook, basically any social media, camera, are going to eat battery. This is known by many but often forgotten. I forget to clear all still. See if it helps you.
Seven, ZTE Locker, It is fun to play with but will drain fast the moment you get on WiFi. It will look for all the lockscreen wallpapers.
Now these are what I found out with the way that I use my A7. I know everyone uses their phone differently. What I call "All Day Battery Life" is 6 am to 10 pm. During this stretch of time I could be using my phone up to 13 hours of that. Very few phones can last on a single charge the way I use my phone. A7 is one that beats out the rest. My battery life went from 13% at 10pm to 39% at 10 pm. And it continues to get better everyday. Also this my be a joke but it worked for a Moto G4 and at OP3T. If you have a day where your battery just seems to fall fast. I mean like you are not going to get 6 hours out of it. Find a 5v 2 amp charger and plug in for like 10 mins. Battery fall goes away. It cannot be the factory quick charger either. I hope this little bit helps some of you guys out.
Thanks for this info!
Just an observation I've noticed since having this phone for almost 6 months.
When I use my older Samsung charger (slow charge), my battery seems to die off quicker. If I charge with the stock charger, the battery seems to last longer.
Right now I have not noticed it dying off faster. But I will keep an eye out for it. So far I have not had any fast drain battery days with mine A7 yet. I use the term "yet" because it is going to happen. I have not own a phone that has never had it. Just glad I can help.
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Thanks for this info!
Just an observation I've noticed since having this phone for almost 6 months.
When I use my older Samsung charger (slow charge), my battery seems to die off quicker. If I charge with the stock charger, the battery seems to last longer.
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I'm experiencing the same. Not sure if it's a fact or just feels like this.
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tele_jas said:
Thanks for this info!
Just an observation I've noticed since having this phone for almost 6 months.
When I use my older Samsung charger (slow charge), my battery seems to die off quicker. If I charge with the stock charger, the battery seems to last longer.
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I saw this drain you are talking on my Nokia, Blu, and Samsung 1 amp chargers. I have not seen it yet on my Asus or Samsung 2 amp chargers. It is really noticable on the Blu charger. I am going to put my chargers on a test rig this weekend and see if the amp draw to the phone is causing a voltage drop in the charger and cause them to not charge right.
We should not have these issues these days. My Sony Z3 has no issues doing 1.5 days without using battery saver. My Windows 640xl will go 2 days no problem. I don't understand why manufactures can't figure out battery life. I love the Axon7 but its the thirstiest phone I have ever owned.
Thanks for the suggestions, I'll give them a try.
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We should not have these issues these days. My Sony Z3 has no issues doing 1.5 days without using battery saver. My Windows 640xl will go 2 days no problem. I don't understand why manufactures can't figure out battery life. I love the Axon7 but its the thirstiest phone I have ever owned.
Thanks for the suggestions, I'll give them a try.
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I can't speak for Sony as the last one I owned was the Experia Play. I had the Lumia 640 XL though. I never got over 20 hours on a single charge. Battery Life is also tied to how a user uses the phone. My father gets 3 days on his OP3T. He also doesn't use it as much as I do. When I only use my Axon for calls and sms. I get 6 days on a charge. But for me that is not real world life. As a thirsty phone, I just don't see it with mine. The other two guys here that have one as well. They get 2 and 3 days on a charge. I know some people are having battery issues. Some are having charging issues with slow chargers. I saw it happen with a few of my slow chargers as well. I hope that my suggestions work out for you. I have been looking at other things to try to see if they help. That is the beauty of having two more Axon's in the area. Right now I have a non-battery annoying issue that I am trying to work through.
I am also updating the OP for another that I found. ZTE Locker.
12 hours of SOT is now a memory of a far away past.
I used to score 4-6 hours of SOT in heavy usage, and even 8-12 watching movies, messaging and web browsing.
But now I can barely reach the 4 hours mark, it usually stays between 2 hours (just gaming) and 4:30 (Netflix, web...)
Sometimes I don't really mind getting just a few hours of SOT, but it is really sad looking at the past and remembering that plenty of juice I could squeeze out of this device.
Did also your device got this battery capacity decay? If yes, did a battery replacement actually did something (are the batteries available on sites like AliExpress good enough)?.
Is it really a battery problem or is it a crappy Oreo battery management thing?
PS: I've been using this device for about 1 year and a half.
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12 hours of SOT is now a memory of a far away past.
I used to score 4-6 hours of SOT in heavy usage, and even 8-12 watching movies, messaging and web browsing.
But now I can barely reach the 4 hours mark, it usually stays between 2 hours (just gaming) and 4:30 (Netflix, web...)
Sometimes I don't really mind getting just a few hours of SOT, but it is really sad looking at the past and remembering that plenty of juice I could squeeze out of this device.
Did also your device got this battery capacity decay? If yes, did a battery replacement actually did something (are the batteries available on sites like AliExpress good enough)?.
Is it really a battery problem or is it a crappy Oreo battery management thing?
PS: I've been using this device for about 1 year and a half.
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Visiting the Mi Service centre will be more easy and comfortable....they can give you original battery with replacement warranty of 6 months so....that will be more genuine
It I problem of Battery as it's been used for around 1.5 Year....only those who have newly bought Kenzo like around 6-7 months can say what Oreo battery management is like....it's good or bad....you can try switching ROMs....you will see that you get a extra 30-40 mins of battery n nothing more....which means it's the decay of battery but on the ROM problem...in
I've been experimenting on Oreo and while Doze mode works really well (1% loss by night) I feel that overall battery management is awful, especially when browsing YouTube for instance where I also get 4h SOT max.
I also got my RN3 about 2y ago and battery decay is important due to my heavy usage, with Accu battery I can say that I have no lost about 1/4 battery (3200mah MAX...) But that alone can't explain the SOT loss.
Too bad there isn't any service center in my country I could use a new battery at least for the 1h more that it could give me.
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I've been experimenting on Oreo and while Doze mode works really well (1% loss by night) I feel that overall battery management is awful, especially when browsing YouTube for instance where I also get 4h SOT max.
I also got my RN3 about 2y ago and battery decay is important due to my heavy usage, with Accu battery I can say that I have no lost about 1/4 battery (3200mah MAX...) But that alone can't explain the SOT loss.
Too bad there isn't any service center in my country I could use a new battery at least for the 1h more that it could give me.
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I also checked my estimated battery capacity, and it says 3100mAh (I don't think this is very accurate).
Xiaomi doesn't officially sell phones in my country anymore (they've only sold the Redmi 2).
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I also checked my estimated battery capacity, and it says 3100mAh (I don't think this is very accurate).
Xiaomi doesn't officially sell phones in my country anymore (they've only sold the Redmi 2).
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It's definitely not the most accurate way to check, but based on several charges (more than 20%) I've never seen 4000mah
It's looks like battery degradation. The only way to really check it's swapping batteries. Did you use the stock charger?
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It's looks like battery degradation. The only way to really check it's swapping batteries. Did you use the stock charger?
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yep, using the stock charger since i bought it.