Is my battery nearly dead?! - Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

My battery life is getting real poor.
I charge it every night and top it up at east twice every day at work.
I do use it a lot, and sync everything and have Google now running. I like all the features though.
I am rooted running 4.2.2 jelly beer ROM. I don't think its the ROM as it seems about the same as the other 4.2.2 ROMs I've had.
This mornings drive to work I streamed 20 mins of music from Google play via 3g and I was down to 68% when I got to work?! This seems a bit excessive to me!
Is there any app where I can test the battery or something?
Battery is a year old. Last battery used to turn the phone off when using camera flash. This one hasn't had this problem though.
Any help appreciated
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Seems like when I charge it too, it jumps from 70% or so straight to 100%? Strange...
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king martin 1976 said:
Seems like when I charge it too, it jumps from 70% or so straight to 100%? Strange...
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Your statement here is proof that your battery is at the end of its life. Any battery has a finite life, and I have found that if you buy a cheap li-ion battery it won't last long time.
I bought 2 cheap li-ion batteries for my HTC legend and they only lasted 6 months each before experiencing exactly the same issue you have.
So I can only assume your "new battery" was a cheap too.
Usually the heavier the battery the better it will be.
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Second battery was also an official HTC battery. I did get it from eBay though so its possible it could be fake? It looked the same and serial nos all matched etc...
I'm thinking about changing phones pretty soon but I'll need a spare phone so maybe I'll eBay another one.
In fairness I have hammered this phone. The amount of use it gets is immense!
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I'd go through Amazon if I were you, they seem to be the most legit. Or buy a reputable extended battery there's also a thread somewhere here with a mod that utilises the battery from the Sensation if you're comforable dabbling with some hardware hacks
"Two types of people: Those who buy iPhones; and those who are intelligent. I'm intelligent."
- Guy

Got one from eBay for 5.60. Said original, looks legit and world of difference.
Hopefully be OK!
I'm planning a note 2 in a few weeks but I need this fully functional for when I go out for a few beers. Lol.
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Battery help

If a Chinese extended battery swells a little in the middle but works fine should I be considered about the battery burning up
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If a battery is swelling, you should be very concerned, and stop using it immediately. It could explode at any time and the acid inside could seriously burn you or others.
K thanks
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Even if it doesn't explode, it could crack and cook your phone. Dispose asap!
Do u know what can cause that it wasn't a old battery i just got another one and I don't want this one to f up too
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dvtmg704 said:
Do u know what can cause that it wasn't a old battery i just got another one and I don't want this one to f up too
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Three words: Made in China.
Sometimes cheap isnt the way to go. You get what you pay for.
What's the best battery out there
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Best thing I found is buying lots of stock n underclocking
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dvtmg704 said:
What's the best battery out there
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The best one would probably be a stock one made by htc.
I used a generic branded 3500mAh battery bought on Amazon.com from a seller called Quickshippers. It works out wonderful and is only a fraction of the cost of the expensive Seidio ones.
The only reason I went back to stock is because I'm getting fantastic battery life with evodeck. And I'm usually just plugged in and charging while at work. I missed the sheer thinness of the stock battery.
How long does a extended battery take to fully charge
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3500 BATTERY takes about 6 to 8 hours to charge. But if u dont use an SBC kernel, it will never fully charge.
I am trying this new kernel release from HTC now, and it looks promising, but only on second day. Too early to see if it actually fully charges 3500s
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My battery is 4000 mV at 90% I just callibrated and been running chop suey for a while
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did I help? hit that lil thanks button then
Seidio Slim
The Seidio Slim battery is slightly better according to some reviews I have read, but then again I don't believe I have read enough of them to lead me to believe that is better than just buying the Stock from HTC which is more durable. Just a thought not a proven fact.

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is this normal running alterom v 1.0.0 with underworld sbc kernel.concerned about battery maybe my battery is bad have 3500 mah battery
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looks like it is probably going bad. How old is it? my battery lasts about 4 hours now or a 25 minute phone call. May be time to buy a new one.
oh, and...
alaman68 said:
looks like it is probably going bad. How old is it? my battery lasts about 4 hours now or a 25 minute phone call. May be time to buy a new one.
oh, and...
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its about 3-4 months it will stay at 100 for about 1/2 then it drops 5% maybe every 5 min. what was the video cant open it
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Battery by Metallica
have you tried to calibrate it recently? also, have you checked for wakelock? rogue apps restored with TB? Have you tried a differetn kernel?
ive tried everything im just gonna buy a new battery
i need one too, let me know if you find a good deal
i was thinking of getting one of those chinese ones off amazon but that what i have now .im just gonna get the sprint extended battery see how that goes cuz atleast that one will have warrenty.
Great deal
Bought one of these, best battery life ever. always under 7.00$
comes with a case too.
http://www.amazon.com/4G-3500mAh-Ex...Y68C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339234861&sr=8-1
Thats the one i have it lasted about 3 month now cant even go more the 4 hrs
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It could just be one of the few bad batteries. I got that package and mine still holds a great charge.
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My replacement just came in the mail today. Ordered the above. Only charges to 1500? Thought it was a 2500?
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alaman68 said:
My replacement just came in the mail today. Ordered the above. Only charges to 1500? Thought it was a 2500?
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Thats why i said those r cheap i was looking into the anker battery alot of people have been giving it good reviews its about $16.00
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for $5 it doesn't really bother me to test it. turns out it is a 3500, maybe it'll be alright.
alaman68 said:
for $5 it doesn't really bother me to test it. turns out it is a 3500, maybe it'll be alright.
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I think there really 1500 but labeled 3500. I just ordered the anker battery as soon as i get it and test it out ill post what i think.
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Still on first charge. Really can't complain for $5.
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Mugen Extended Battery

I just bought it off amazon. But.is it really that good?
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Most indeededly. The 3600mAh battery lasts far longer than the standard
I've heard about this battery before. There're kinda some same products from other brands, but painfully what you have to sacrifice is the look and the thickness.
I have the 3600 mha battery and yes it will last a long time but it adds probably around 50% thickness to the phone. Basically take the gamepad portion of the phone and add that to the phone and that's how thick it is
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I actually kind of like the thickness of the battery. In my opinion, it makes the phone have better grip while playing games.
lightningdude said:
I actually kind of like the thickness of the battery. In my opinion, it makes the phone have better grip while playing games.
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I agree. Makes the phone easier to hold while playing for extended time and makes the phone feel more equally balanced
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Just got the battery. Using it now. Im so excited!!!!!
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mamrhein said:
Just got the battery. Using it now. Im so excited!!!!!
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I think I'll buy one mugen battery too. What are you thinking about the phone with it?
Did you played some game? Do you think that the new thickness make the phone hard to hold while playing too?
I've got a SGS2 and a Sensation and had an N1 all with 3600mah Mugen batteries and I couldn't live without them. They are brilliant. At least double the life of the standard ones. However the covers are usually dreadful, the only exception being the SGS2 one, which is creaky but looks OK and doesn't fatten the device up to much. The extra girth as others have pointed out, do help with grip, but the Sensation cover especially was awful and I ended getting 4 replacements sent (which in fairness Mugen supplied for free).
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farenheith said:
I think I'll buy one mugen battery too. What are you thinking about the phone with it?
Did you played some game? Do you think that the new thickness make the phone hard to hold while playing too?
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I first of all charged it to 100% and unplugged it at 1100hrs its now 1330 hrs and ive only lost 15% and i have been doing nothing that whole time but activly using the phone. Internet email and loads of emulation. Ive acually been play snesoid for about 98% of the time. I love tthe added thickness because it feels like a gaming device.
One thing i hated about the xperia play was holding the gamepad it felt thin.
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mamrhein said:
I first of all charged it to 100% and unplugged it at 1100hrs its now 1330 hrs and ive only lost 15% and i have been doing nothing that whole time but activly using the phone. Internet email and loads of emulation. Ive acually been play snesoid for about 98% of the time. I love tthe added thickness because it feels like a gaming device.
One thing i hated about the xperia play was holding the gamepad it felt thin.
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Well... there's some differents feellings about the thickness . I think I need to figure out myself to know how it's to me =).
But I'm happy you enjoyed the thickness, I you point of view make sense to me

Best battery for DZ?

What brand and from where would anyone recommend me to buy a new battery for my Desire Z?
ashwinmudigonda said:
What brand and from where would anyone recommend me to buy a new battery for my Desire Z?
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U can use one of these chinese batteries. Currently i'm using one 3000 mah for about 10 euros. After 4-5 months it started to keep less charge (about 2 days heavy use, 4 days in the begining for comparison). But it is ok for me - 10 euros for half a year
Yoobao or momax also not bad,require no backdoor.. capacity 1500..normal is 1300mah
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Steven How said:
Yoobao or momax also not bad,require no backdoor.. capacity 1500..normal is 1300mah
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Or Mugen if you can afford it
soadfan said:
Or Mugen if you can afford it
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I didn't use mugen before,but I'm tempting to buy one online..but my father said its too expensive..(kinda cheapskate type,can't blame)
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I bought my 2 China battery and one wall charger at 8.99 USD..it only last like 8 month,1 die on 30minute display on (my display is like 1/10 of the brightness),the other in an hour.. =\
Edit:so I think it's better to go for quality stuff rather than quantity..
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Anker 1600 mAh battery. Got it off Amazon a couple of days ago after reading through that thread in the accessories section. Lasts longer through the day than the original.
Hi guys, I have a weird problem, I am using insertion by siulmagic, latest version, before that I installed blackout ROM, since installing that I put my phone to charge at around 40-50% and keep it overnight, when I wake up in morning charging light is still red, I charge it by turning phone off, I don't think it's battery problem, because when I charge it while phone is on, it charges normally, I don't want to keep phone on all night, please advise, I wiped and re-installed ROM, I calibrated battery, but it didn't help
There's no substitute for a good battery. The cheap Chinese batteries won't last as long and they're probably lying about the capacity.
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I recommend the HTC OEM EVO 4G Design battery, It fits perfect in our devices w/o any modifying or trimming. It's a whopping 1520mah compared to the 1300mah that comes with stock devices !
http://www.shopandroid.com/htc-1520mah-standard-battery/8A37A9232.htm
Stock G2 1300mah battery on the left 1520mah on the right
tarroyo said:
I recommend the HTC OEM EVO 4G Design battery, It fits perfect in our devices w/o any modifying or trimming. It's a whopping 1520mah compared to the 1300mah that comes with stock devices !
http://www.shopandroid.com/htc-1520mah-standard-battery/8A37A9232.htm
Stock G2 1300mah battery on the left 1520mah on the right
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How long can it last based on ur usage?!
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Steven How said:
How long can it last based on ur usage?!
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On heavy usage I charge once in the morning once at night.

[Q] Battery Question

I use my phone a LOT. Everyday, I end up charging it from around 30% to fully charged about two or three times a day.
How is this going to affect the life of my battery? How long should I expect my battery to last at this rate? I've never given it much thought before, as I've always had a removable battery, making replacement cheap and easy, but the LGOG just has to be different...
Dude stop being so OCD. A battery is good for about 2 years and by then who cares if the battery goes bad.
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Ya you'll have a new phone by then!
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Thanks. I didn't consider it being OCD. As I said, I've never really thought of it before, and I was just curious. Thanks again!

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