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I dont know if this is common, but my XDA IIs hard resets itself even when I remove the battery momentarily to change sim card. This happens even when the device has just been removed from the charger after having been there for ages (just in case ;-) ).
This is majorly annoying since it means I cannot swap sim cards away from my PC (since a restore is necessary afterwards). I know I can restore from my phone, dont tell me that, its the useless internal battery that bothers me.
I agree!
If the battery is out for about 6 seconds, it's done!
Or, the unit is ON, and the battery falls out... INSTANTLY!
Terrible!
Dumbest design I have ever seen!
The most annoying thing is that when i was trying to do a hard reset once by removing the battery, it wouldnt go! It lasted its full quoted 20 minutes!
I suppose youve just gotta be prepared with a fresh backup beforehand, grrr.
The internal battery is so that it doesn't do a hard reset and wipe everything off of the volatile memory when you pop the battery out; it's not designed to keep your device on when you pop the battery off.
I know that, but it doesnt even do what you said.. (most of the time)
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I know that, but it doesnt even do what you said.. (most of the time)
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I haven't had a problem with mine; I can keep it out for a few minutes without issue.
Hi:
When I turn on Flight Mode (the phone is off) and when I close all programs before removing the battery, my PDA2K just does a soft reset, not a hard one.
Hope this helps.
Hi:
When I turn on Flight Mode (the phone is off) and when I close all programs before removing the battery, my PDA2K just does a soft reset, not a hard one.
Hope this helps.
Try to check if the backup battery works right... I had this kind of problem when my backup battery didn't work...
Yes, same thing happens with me. This has one permanent solution, upgrade to WM5.
KAMAL
help replacing backup battery
Hello all, I need help replacing the backup battery, and, what type is it?
moving house again, cant find the book.
Also from my previouse Psion Organiser days it was always better useing NEWS PAPER to clean the battery BUT DONT TOUCH IT! use plastic tweezers if you can, and clean the inner contacts with news paper or similar.
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Hello all, I need help replacing the backup battery, and, what type is it?
moving house again, cant find the book.
It's a boggo standard lithium cell, maxell 1602 or summat, 3v w/tags costs about 3? Open the unit up, peel back the conductive tape, remove the shielding and it's out.
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Hi Guys,
Whenever I remove the battery from my XDA 2S I lose everything and have to set up the OS from scratch.
I have spoken to O2 and they have told me this is normal? But how can this be? It is the most stupid thing I have ever heard.
Please if someone could just tell me if their XDA 2S does this I would be more than grateful!
Thanks in advance.
Jonnycash!
Go to settings/ Power icon and check the status of both the Main Battery and the backup Battery, the first could be at any charge % the backup Battery should be at 100%, this is used to hold the data on the phone for a short duration, sim card swap or battery swap with the machine selected OFF first. If its loosing data then there is something wrong with it, I can remove the Battery on my IIs for 10 mins if need be without a problem - Mike
Yes the Backup Battery is at 100%
It loses everything as soon as I take the battery out, I can put the battery straight back on, start the phone and OS setup begins.
When you say selected "off". Do you mean quickly pushing the power button once.
I have done this and still it loses everything.
Looking forward to your response.
Jonnycash!
All I can sugest are two options
1, Return the phone as it is clearly faulty, demand O2 repair the unit or try for an Exec as a replacement as re-compense, you might get this easily as they are no longer offering the IIs.
2, install something like Sprite back-up and configure the back-up to re-install everthing hardly ideal, and this is not what I would do.
Mike
Yes, I have just got it back from being "repaired". they said that they replaced the circuit board but it still does it.
I will send it back as suggested and try get a new one.
Thanks
Jonnycash
After taking out the battery, try not to push the tab(the one you pull back and the battery pops up) that holds the battery back into place until you re-insert the battery.
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Yes, I have just got it back from being "repaired". they said that they replaced the circuit board but it still does it.
I will send it back as suggested and try get a new one.
Thanks
Jonnycash
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Sounds like a duff backup battery to me ( see pic), changing the mainboard would seem a sledgehammer to crack a nut. I have had this with blueangels after re-assembly, even with the backupstatus at 100%. I leave on a cradle charging overnight then do a hard reset - seems to work for me.
Richard
i have that problem as well before. but maybe this will help you a bit.
because i always do it removing the battery when changing my sim card. how i wish they would put the sim card away from the battery. ( calling the attention of the engineers for future references).
i started on the permanent save check mostly on contacts and appointments (I needed them all the time) (start>settings>system>permanent save). then i usually turn on the flight mode then turn off the pda from the power button.
thats the time i take the battery off and either to swap the sim card of the battery. then it automatically go to soft reset when the battery is back you will notice that after the automatic soft reset, there will be a small window showing appointments and contacts restoring.
i hope this will help.
I've had this, once. I've heard that this is a bug of that little black thingey that holds the battery, because it supposed to switch between backup battery and normal battery. Too bad sometimes it does not do this at all...
finally this happened to me to today. I by mistake took the battery out and when I put it there again, it hard resetted itself. Many of my notes were stored in main memory, which I had taken from my teacher just 30 mins ago
kamal
kdskamal said:
finally this happened to me to today. I by mistake took the battery out and when I put it there again, it hard resetted itself. Many of my notes were stored in main memory, which I had taken from my teacher just 30 mins ago
kamal
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It happened to me again few days ago, under 2003SE (I had to downgrade for something). One thing i love in WM5 that I don't have to worry about this.
It has happened to me many times as well as I am always changing batteries. As somone mentioned above it seems to be a bug with the battery holder (the little black tab you clisk to hold the battery in.) I just keep my contacts backed up each time I add a new one. as for the applications they can usually waite till I restore them.
need solution..
need a good and working solution for this...........
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need a good and working solution for this...........
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Eeerrrr. how about ' replace the battery' - they are standard cells...
Richard
Mabey its not clear what seems to be happening here
When you drop the unit and /or when you open the little black clip that holds the battery in place. Somtimes the phone looses all stored information and goes to hard reset. There seems to be 2 bugs in action here.
1) The batterys seem to get into a strange state where they dont work properly. (I have found that putting the battery into the rear slot of the charger reconditions it to fix this problem.)
2) Some units seem to have a bug with the battery latch when you open the latch accidently or somtimes even just when changing the battery intentionaly it seems not to switch to back up battery corectly. My theory is that there is a dead zone in the latch that does not make the correct transfer if it isn't fully engaged in either direction. It is a really poorly devised way to handle battery changes but hey its too late for them to redesign it. I can not say how many ppl have this issue or if it is everyone or just some people but I do know this is the case on mines and many of the forums I've read.
Solutions:
1) Back up your unit whenever you add data to it. you can just do a contact list back up which only takes 1 min for me and my sx66 has over 2k contacts. Do full back up once a week that should cover your apps and data.
2) Keep your battery reconditioned at least once a week use the rear charging slot for the battery. If you only have one battery this is not an option so I suggeest if you are going to keep your sx66 for any length of time buy a spare battery.
3) Recently I have begun using a small peice of duck tape to secure my battery latch. It is a pain in the rear but I have droped my unit once in this configuration and the battery and latch stayed in place.
Additionaly:
To make restores easier you can include some of your favorite applications in your ext roms. Just snoop around in the forums and you will see directions for manipulating ext rom.
Also look into changing the directorys where you store information. IE your mem card and the onboard storage directory seem to never get nuked unless it is done by the user.
Anything short of the above listed or replacing the hardware is not viable, because these are HARDWARE bugs. Version 5 avoids this issue because it does not hard reset your data like all previous versions of ppc. However the hard ware issue is still there it just doesnt effect you. But if you upgrade your rom be carefull because you are trading the bugs you know for the ones you don't know...lol
thanks for advice ........
dont worry richard am shifting to o2 exec
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This has been a problem through the last two Dashes that I have owned. This was on the previous Dash posted last December. I am awaiting my 4th Dash! I am hoping that, with someone on here's help, this one will be the one that will work!
My Dash has had 6.1 then I went back to 6.0 after having this problem:
Initially this would occur when I would try to access the internet, email, etc. it would just shut down. Now the problem occurs when in a call as well. The Dash shuts down. I would try to reboot but it reads my battery as dead. I tried different batteries, same problem. THe only way to reboot is to plug into recharge. It will reboot but still reads the battery as 0%. When I reboot on power after the initial reboot, it reads the battery as full again. I can keep the Dash on for awhile but, when receiving a call or when it tries to get email (not All the time, just most of the time) it shuts down again.
I took the phone to a repair shop and they replaced the circuit board but it still did the same thing. After reading this thread, the constant is the memory card. Could this be the problem?
I received the Dash Black to replace it two weeks ago and virtually the same thing happened. This was after just two weeks of having the new Dash Black!
Exclamation HELP! - Dash Black - 6.1 Rose - MMS, Internet connectivity problems
I am not sure what is going on, my Dash was connecting fine but all of a sudden, it is trying to connect to email and draining the battery in the process. It is also failing to download weather info on the widget on the home screen. Memory is being drained and RAM is loaded down more and more. I cannot connect to MMS anymore (That was the first sign of trouble) and it seems to take forever to go from one part of the home screen to another.
I actually had a similar problem with the previous Dash that I had which culminated in it finally cutting off at random times, especially when connecting to the internet or in a call. I was able to solve the problem when it got bad by doing a hard reset but, you can imagine, I hated going to such an extreme all the time since I have to reinstall everything over and over again! Unfortunately, with this phone, the hard reset did not solve the problem. With the last phone, it finally died completely, it would work for awhile but would not stay in a call.
I had this Dash Black replaced (still within the two week window, BARELY!) and it should arrive today. On other forums, I read another user having the same problem and a suggestion was "too many 3rd party applications" Well, that sounded good BUT, after reflashing to the T-Mobile approved ROM, it still did the same thing, shut down whenever it felt like it and would not reboot unless on the power supply.
Now, I REALLY like the ROSE 1.7 but, then again, I really like the phone too! I have a different memory card so that cannot be the problem, I have used Kavana 6.1, Rose 6.1 1.7, as well as T-Mobile 6.0 on the last Dash with the same problems. Should I tempt fate by reflashing this Dash to one of the 6.1's? It seems like, if this was the cause, Someone should have had the same problem before, especially posting on here. I am not using too many 3rd party apps:
Agendus Pro
Google Maps
Bible Reader
Avantgo (though, I had not had a chance to really use this one much)
Email for 3 accounts, one internet, hotmail, yahoo
Microsoft Word/Excel/Powerpoint/Notes
Adobe PDF reader
YGo!
That's it. There are the pre-installed from the 6.1 that I have used but nothing else that should be causing this breakdown in connectivity. The battery being misread as being dead is really confusing. Though, when it started having the problems, it would hang during trying to connect or disconnect while downloading email.
Ideas? Please! I LOVE this phone and would like to, at the very least, be able to make phone calls with the new phone!
Its fairly obvious, something you are doing is causing this issue. The odds of it happen FOUR times on four different devices and it being one of the ROMs is astronomical at best.
You replaced the Memory card, this solves that problem in part. How do you access the card via card reader or via the Dash on your computer? You could have a defective cable or card reader that is in turn damaging your card.
Do you overclock? if so what speed and do you overclock regularly?
Battery? Have you replaced it or are you simply using the same battery in all of these devices? Usually cutting off and battery reading 0 is a bad battery.
Third party programs is not usually a concern, you dont even want to know how many things i run on my Dash on a daily basis lol
Hmmmmmm
Actually, I have had 4 Dashes but only two have had this problem. The first was replaced because of a defective screen, the second I used almost a year before it exhibited this problem. The third, that is the one I just replaced and this is the 4th, the one I received today.
Well, unfortunately, I have used different cables, I access the memory card through the Dash with installed programs or through Explorer as a Mobile Device in Windows XP and ActiveSync.
This is the second Memory card, having purchased a new one when I got the new Black in case that might have been the problem. I am also using a new Battery, I purchased a new battery when the second Dash started having problems. When it would die, I could switch out the battery and it would read the different battery as fresh, even if the other were charged. The battery in this new one came with the Dash I got 2 weeks ago. I also have another one that is new as well.
I thought about overclocking but actually did not try that. I am not sure enough about how much to overclock and what setting I should use. I heard in one post that OMAP might be the problem. The only thing in common with each Dash that had the problem was the flash to 6.1. Neither had a problem until after the flash. Maybe I was holding my mouth wrong when I flashed it!
Ideas after eliminating the battery and the memory and overclocking? Has anyone ever experienced the operating system misreading the battery?
Battery and Card are the usual suspects, with them gone we are back to the ROM. I have three Dashes, two have 6.1 installed and are used heavily the third is my guinea pig when it comes to testing new cooks, applications etc neither of the two 6.1's show any signs such as what you described.
So I am at a loss, sorry. hopefully this forth Dash works out better. perhaps you should stay away from cooked ROMs and see if the issues reappear, then you can start to narrow it down from there.
Here is a thought, charger. A friend of mine baked his battery using an old Motorola car charger because the mini usb was the 'same' ultimately he screwed his battery / dash up by using the non htc charger. How do you charge yours?
Hmmmmmm, could be!
I go from the USB charger to the plug in. I usually go for the USB and that just MIGHT be the common thread! I think that I will stick with sync ing my Dash on the USB BUT only sync, use the charger for the actual charging.
Thanks! That might be our missing element.
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I go from the USB charger to the plug in. I usually go for the USB and that just MIGHT be the common thread! I think that I will stick with sync ing my Dash on the USB BUT only sync, use the charger for the actual charging.
Thanks! That might be our missing element.
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Well keep us posted.
"HELP! Dash Died, New one on the way, What should I do?"
Wait for the new one?
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"HELP! Dash Died, New one on the way, What should I do?"
Wait for the new one?
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hard reset?
Are you closing programs and freeing memory when you stop using the apps and what not? I know of people who always have issues with phones and then you come to find out they treat them like crap and then wonder why its slow. Do you charge it every night or do you charge it every 2 weeks? Did you follow the flashing instructions by detail? I am sure that its something you are doing. I am not a noob but not even an expert and I had no issues with the Dash.
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My Z1C is 2,5 years old. I had a custom rom with locked bootloader. About a month ago it started to drop the battery capacity very fast. Today I wanted to speed up the drain and it took 8 minutes of GTA:SA to drop the battery from 65% to 0%. It was dropping slowly from 65% to 50%, then fast to 38% and it shut off at 38%. Then it has completely no power, when I tried to power it on only red led blinks. In normal usage it can drop from 50% to 0% in a half of hour, even when I just check the time.
Xperia Companion repair didn't solve the problem.
Reflash the custom rom and check if this dont work then battery damaged u need to buy new one. Coz battery after 2years of use loses its capacity.
I reflashed it and didn't work. Now I'm using stock rom flashed by Xperia Companion for a week and it also didn't solve the problem. AccuBattery shows that the estimated battery capacity is just 756mAh after a 0-100% charging. I think I will try replacing the battery, hope it will solve the problem, otherwise I will have to throw a fully working and still almost as new looking phone 0_o
I too had Same problem just like yours... Replacing With New battery helped me. But make sure battery is Genuine.
Now I see that the plastic frame is deformed because the the battery has grown up a bit. I can easily put my nail between this plastic frame and the aluminium frame ;d
So I need to buy a new battery, plastic frame, back cover, USB cover, bottom speaker cover and a back protector film. I hope it's worth it.
If the back cover and the other things you mentioned are not damaged you shouldn't buy them.
I had the same problem, buy a new battery and a back cover sticker, with 15€ you will revive your z1c
Notice also that the phone is old, buying things worth 50€ is not a good deal
I bought it all for about 19€. A back cover with a sticker was same price as a sticker only so I bought it
Hey everybody,
I´m new here but read some very heplful post before. So now I have a real issue with my device, same like you.
My Z1c turns off when 50% of battery is used. It mean I can use my phone from 100% to 50% and then it drops to 0% or from 65% to 15% and then 0%...
I read the linked articel from androidpit.com here on xda about battery calibration and I wanted to ty it soon. I relly hope that will fix my problem...
But I´ve noticed something different too.
I dont know if you have the same issue or not but maybe some of you can help me.
I´ve noticed that when I open file commander app and tap on internal storage there are no folders... it says it´s emtpy, no foldes nor files, that´s a little bit weired I think.
And seconde thing I´ve noticed.
When I look up the storage usage in settings, android is calculating App, pictures, audio, downloads, cache data and also misc. but when its finished the misc. section isn´t there anymore I wonder if its normal or not.
In my opinion it´s not usual that the misc. section disappears.
I hope someone can help me with my issues and give me some advice to fix them.
Thanks for your help and I apologize for my bad english...
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Hey everybody,
I´m new here but read some very heplful post before. So now I have a real issue with my device, same like you.
My Z1c turns off when 50% of battery is used. It mean I can use my phone from 100% to 50% and then it drops to 0% or from 65% to 15% and then 0%...
I read the linked articel from androidpit.com here on xda about battery calibration and I wanted to ty it soon. I relly hope that will fix my problem...
But I´ve noticed something different too.
I dont know if you have the same issue or not but maybe some of you can help me.
I´ve noticed that when I open file commander app and tap on internal storage there are no folders... it says it´s emtpy, no foldes nor files, that´s a little bit weired I think.
And seconde thing I´ve noticed.
When I look up the storage usage in settings, android is calculating App, pictures, audio, downloads, cache data and also misc. but when its finished the misc. section isn´t there anymore I wonder if its normal or not.
In my opinion it´s not usual that the misc. section disappears.
I hope someone can help me with my issues and give me some advice to fix them.
Thanks for your help and I apologize for my bad english...
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I tried one full discharge and then a full charge when the device was powered off and it didn't work. I bought the parts from aliexpress and a local shopping website so I will get them all in a month, then I will replace them, do some tests and post the results here.
About the files, you can try another file manager or clear file commander's data. I use the MK Explorer.
Next question, you just don't have any misc files, but the system has to search them so it appears at the beginnging. If you remove all files from the download folder, it will disappear too
I calibrated the battery and it shuts off at 0% properly, but its capacity is still 700mAh
The battery I bought turned out to be 14W10, so it's older than the original one... And it is complete garbage with 100mAh capacity (power off at 95%, lol).
I need another one.
Is it possible to get a genuine battery produced in 2015+?
I found these 17W, are they fake?
http://allegro.pl/ShowItem2.php?item=6978618040
http://allegro.pl/ShowItem2.php?item=6994928458
I bought mine 4 weeks ago on amazon. But I am not not sure if you can buy there: https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B01MZ8RSCK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It is 2500mAh, I don't want my phone to explode
This is only the battery capacity I think. Yes, I was wondering also because the original has 2300. But for me it is working now.
Hi again,
I bought a new battery, maybe it's genuine, maybe not, I'll never be sure. It looks legit anyway. It came without NFC sticker and it was produced in the half of this year. It is running well from the beginning, it took me almost two hours of playing GTA:SA on max settings with 100% brightness and GPS turned on to drop the factory loaded 43% The first result of time with regular usage is shown in the screenshot (stock rom):
AccuBattery stats
Battery usage
Looks good Hope my Z1C would work fine for another year or two
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It is running well from the beginning, it took me almost two hours of playing GTA:SA on max settings with 100% brightness and GPS turned on to drop the factory loaded 43%
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So your mobile got a second life.
Downgrading to a 4.4.4 Cyanogen Rom cured this for me permanently. Still I am trying to find a 5.x or better Rom which has no battery issues...
Hey @jho55, does it still work fine for you?
My phone now needs definitely a new battery.
It turn off at 95%...
@tau45 which battery have you bought?
When I replace it, do I need to flash the Rom again?
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@tau45 which battery have you bought?
When I replace it, do I need to flash the Rom again?
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I bought
http://allegro.pl/ShowItem2.php?item=7030978271
Because I could collect it in my city and check it. I had to stick the NFC sticker to this but it was no problem.
You don't need to reflash the ROM
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Hey @jho55, does it still work fine for you?
My phone now needs definitely a new battery.
It turn off at 95%...
@tau45 which battery have you bought?
When I replace it, do I need to flash the Rom again?
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It is still working for me. I also bought the following. Especially the toolkit really helps:
tools: https://www.amazon.de/wortek-Univer...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=WFD1G0EEM8P9XZS014SX
glue: https://www.amazon.de/Dichtung-Akku...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=WFD1G0EEM8P9XZS014SX
You do not need to flash anything again. If you use NFC, you need to add the antenna on the new battery. I am not using it and I will never do, so I just kept it on the old battery.
I got mine from Three UK on a plan yesterday. Had one update and installed the usual everyday apps, Gapps, social media, android wear and a couple of games.
Went to bed with around 40% of juice left, closed all the background apps and went to bed. Woke up 6 hours later and phone was dead. Charged it this morning and monitored the battery. Said that it has only 8hrs left from full charge ?. Two hrs later down to 75% with very minimal use and with battery saver on. Nothing I could see that was draining the battery.
Has anyone else had this kind of battery drain or similar? I spoke to Razer Support live chat, told me that I was the 1st one to report this issue and that it shouldn't be happening. They said they'll email me today with a solution or next step.
You on full res @120hz?
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You on full res @120hz?
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Not always. When it was on battery saver mode it wouldn't be. But the point is that it was draining even when the phone was locked.
What's the list of background processes that are running? (I think it's in the dev options prolly)
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What's the list of background processes that are running? (I think it's in the dev options prolly)
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Trying to attach the screenshot but it keeps failing, on the xda app as well as on web, keeps saying "bad request".
I kept background apps closed. Looking at the battery settings, the screen was the main drainer, 13% with screen on time of just over 2hrs. Other drainers were 3% and below: android OS, Android System, Mobile Standby, phone idle, Google services, Chrome, clash royale, WiFi.
I tend to ignore my battery for the first 2 days of a new phone. Because of the amount of apps being set up and accounts syncing and such. If it is just as bad after a couple of days, maybe a rouge app is hogging the resources? A factory reset would be another option to try
Obviously is it entirely possible that it is a hardware issue, but I'd be surprised.
I haven't done a factory reset just yet but will do it once I've tried everything else.
Something interesting has developed though. I took out the sim card and micro sd card and the battery draining has stopped, but WiFi still on. I actually realised that micro sd card wasn't even being detected, so I checked if it's even working, ended up being fried I think as my PC wasn't detecting it either.
So now I've inserted a sandisk, which was detected and needed formatting, but in the end... "This device does not support SanDisk SD card", is the message I got. (shrugs shoulders)
So now I'll just insert the THREE sim card again on its own and see what happens. I'll update in the morn.
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I haven't done a factory reset just yet but will do it once I've tried everything else.
Something interesting has developed though. I took out the sim card and micro sd card and the battery draining has stopped, but WiFi still on. I actually realised that micro sd card wasn't even being detected, so I checked if it's even working, ended up being fried I think as my PC wasn't detecting it either.
So now I've inserted a sandisk, which was detected and needed formatting, but in the end... "This device does not support SanDisk SD card", is the message I got. (shrugs shoulders)
So now I'll just insert the THREE sim card again on its own and see what happens. I'll update in the morn.
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What?!
What's the sd model number?
Don't mean to rub it in your face but battery life has been fantastic for me. All settings at max 120hz, 1440p and 3/4 brightness manually at all times.
I don't have the app usage screenshot anymore, deleted it like a div by mistake, but I had a flat line for 9hrs when I slept and didn't plug it in, only lost 2% overnight so could be a dud unit for you if you can't find a software problem.
I got 7hrs screen on time
https://imgur.com/a/ivhrK
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Don't mean to rub it in your face but battery life has been fantastic for me. All settings at max 120hz, 1440p and 3/4 brightness manually at all times.
I don't have the app usage screenshot anymore, deleted it like a div by mistake, but I had a flat line for 9hrs when I slept and didn't plug it in, only lost 2% overnight so could be a dud unit for you if you can't find a software problem.
I got 7hrs screen on time
https://imgur.com/a/ivhrK
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That's amazing! That's what I was hoping for. So how long did it last till u had to plug it in, and how active are u with the phone? Thanks for sharing man.
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What?!
What's the sd model number?
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SanDisk Ultra 64gb class 1. I believe it stopped working on my Note 4 last year though, strangely it is detected by my PC and I was able to salvage the data.
AlemZ said:
That's amazing! That's what I was hoping for. So how long did it last till u had to plug it in, and how active are u with the phone? Thanks for sharing man.
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I got the 7hrs screen on time on my second day of use.
The phone was unplugged and running on battery for 31hrs, 9 of which were while I was sleeping where it lost 2% battery.
Before and after that time what I was doing with the screen on was Reddit, YouTube, Chrome, Twitch, listening to Spotify with my Bluetooth headphones, telegram messaging and the like. I don't have any social media accounts so no drainidge there. Really just general use like I would normally use my phone. The games I played were Titanfall, Shadow Fighter 3 and Monument Valley. Think the games totalled around 1hr20mins total but like I said I don't have the screenshot anymore.
Just a quick update, 5hrs later and now on 77% with 18 hrs left. The first hour and a half was on airplane mode with the sim and sd cards inside, which drained 15%. Then I took out the cards and only reinserted sim, and drainage stopped. Haven't really done much on the phone but does this sound like it's on the right path of battery drainage...?
Update...
So battery seems to be performing normally now it seems (refer to screenshot).
Now the question is...
Should I get this unit replaced? As I wouldn't want this issue to return in the future. Yesterday I went to a Three store and told them about it, they were willing to replace it there and then but were out of stock (and I didn't have the box with me). I have no idea what caused this rapid battery drainage, whether it was the sd card or the actual battery being faulty, but I wouldn't want it to happen again.
Which sd card are you using now? I guess the drain could be explained by bad code and engaging the sd card.
If it attempted to connect to the sd card all night long, that would surely suck power.
I would probably coordinate with customer service, return to 3 but have it sent back to razer to be analyzed. Gove razer the serial etc so they can identify it.
kungpaoshizi said:
Which sd card are you using now? I guess the drain could be explained by bad code and engaging the sd card.
If it attempted to connect to the sd card all night long, that would surely suck power.
I would probably coordinate with customer service, return to 3 but have it sent back to razer to be analyzed. Gove razer the serial etc so they can identify it.
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At the moment I'm not using any sd card. But the one that was inside at the time of drainage is attached. I think I had it less than a year. This phone might have fried it somehow perhaps, coz it worked in my mate 9.
I'm gonna put it back in, to see if the drainage occurs again. Either way, I think I'll take it back to three, as I've got two things to vouch for to get a replacement, the obvious and the phone frying my sd card, which resulted in loss of data.
Looks like a fake card. Is that the one u said ur note 4 may have killed?
Please contact razer though so they can get it when its received, best to get them involved so your problem doesn't get lost in returns, let alone driving cost of the units up.
I could definitely see a fake card causing battery drain. Hardware reports its a certain size and then an address request just continually times out.
Were you prompted to format it when you put it in? Did you let the phone format it?
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Looks like a fake card. Is that the one u said ur note 4 may have killed?
Please contact razer though so they can get it when its received, best to get them involved so your problem doesn't get lost in returns, let alone driving cost of the units up.
I could definitely see a fake card causing battery drain. Hardware reports its a certain size and then an address request just continually times out.
Were you prompted to format it when you put it in? Did you let the phone format it?
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No, this one I only bought less then a year ago. The sd card which was killed by the note 4 was a SanDisk Ultra 64gb class 1.
Strangely, I wasn't prompted to format this fake one in the photo, hence leads me to thinking that it was killed by the razer. However, I was prompted when I inserted the SanDisk, and after formatting, either of the two options, it did not work and showed an error.
I've now inserted a 3rd sd card, looks just like the fake one on the photo, but 16gb. This one was recognised and worked fine, I can see all the data on it. Had it in for 10 minutes, dropped 2% so far. I think there might be an issue with the sd card reader inside or something.
I guess it might matter too about exfat vs fat vs fat32 vs ntfs vs whatever other linux partition types there are? I can't recall them all, but I can't believe a sandisk sd wouldn't be accepted. That's like a car accessory company saying they won't make something for Fords. :/
You happen to have a walmart around where you can spend 10-20$ on another sd card, insert into pc first, maybe format it, scan for errors, then put it in the phone with a few test files on it?
I'll be able to answer this stuff if customs ever decides to put our US shipment through lol...
I would go with 60hz refresh rate and 1080p to get better battery on the razer, even at these settings its very fast no lag, if you do this also check performance in gaming settings to better battery, but honestly i have boughtboth phones lg v30 and razer and i cant see any difference between them the lg v30 and razer ,both are just as fast as each other, i must admit i like the adoptable storage on the razer as lg has locked this out again!!