I bought this tablet a few months ago and for the money I love it. I use Android for almost everything, but this tablet works great when I need to use windows for something (like flashing on my Nexus 6).
The only problem I have found is the battery life when the tablet is docked into the keyboard.
First off, there is a lot of info regarding battery drain with the docks that have a 500gb SSD, but mine does not.
And when the keyboard is not docked the tablet will sit on standby for days before discharge, but if I connect the keyboard the battery dies overnight.
My question is: does anyone else have this problem? Does anyone know of a solution?
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so do i, and sometimes wifi conection lost .
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Hello everyone,
I've got a question please, well i use my Note 2 at work everyday, i'm using wifi, bluetooth, HDMI all at the same time, so i often leave my phone plugged even when it's 100 % charged, for 2 up to 18 hours a day.
Of course, because of the way i use it, a LOT , the battery drains very fast, if i don't keep my phone plugged then when i have to go outside i just can"t use it, no more juice lol.
I've done a few research but came up with conflicting information. Is it safe to keep it plugged into the charger that long ? I think it's OK but i just wanted your opinions here..
thank you
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Hello everyone,
I've got a question please, well i use my Note 2 at work everyday, i'm using wifi, bluetooth, HDMI all at the same time, so i often leave my phone plugged even when it's 100 % charged, for 2 up to 18 hours a day.
Of course, because of the way i use it, a LOT , the battery drains very fast, if i don't keep my phone plugged then when i have to go outside i just can"t use it, no more juice lol.
I've done a few research but came up with conflicting information. Is it safe to keep it plugged into the charger that long ? I think it's OK but i just wanted your opinions here..
thank you
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dont worry.....the most that can happen is your battery will die early than regular guys...but you can get a new battery then...remember, we can do that on a note2.............i think the best option for you would be a wireless charger...may be you can mod the backplate yourself or wait for sammy to release the kit..............cheapest option is to buy spare battery and change the battery when it gets dry.....you wouldnt burn two batteries in a day would you?..lol
i recommend a spare battery....too much plugging in and out can kill the usb port..i think..............thats why wireless charger would be awesome
on a seperate note, wifi and bluetooth dont consume much power....how are you using both HDMI and charging simultaneously ?....unless you are using the smart dock which will need power source to keep working
I wouldnt worry a thing. New battery very cheap new usb port even cheaper.
Just enjoy...
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I was worried about this as well so I just bought the spare battery charging system from Samsung. Comes with an extra battery. When mine dies or gets close to it I just pop in the spare and put the dead one in the charger. Would be cool to have wireless though. There was another thread about the 9300 battery. That thing is huge!!!!
Wile browsing net the battery drain from 100% to 90 % in ten minutes :crying:
I really begin to hate this tab
My tab is tag s 8.4 lte
I have really great battery life with my tab s. Can you screenshot and post your battery stats? Its in settings, general,battery. That can also tell you have much battery is draining from certain apps. I installed a custom ROM with debloated apps and I get about 11 hours of battery life. It could be some background/user installed apps that could be draining your battery. I would suggest deleting apps you don't need and disable preinstalled apps that you don't use. Hope this helps!
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Which ROM do you use for such great battery life? Mine's really poor but I don't think the warranty will cover a replacement. Considering rooting and ROMing, but I want to keep the multiwindow so I'm not sure what my best option is at the moment?
I get fantastic battery life with my tab. I use it pretty frequently and have never been below half battery the two months I have had it. I charge it every night though and it is the 8.4 wifi only version so I'm not sure how much battery life differs on the lte model although I'm sure it uses more juice (the lte model). Overall my battery life is phenomenal though, especially with the sky high kernel
My T800 is not bad either. Its not iPad Air battery efficient but pretty good nonetheless. I'm getting about 6.5 minutes for every 1% while web surfing, email, etc; higher if just watching movies with the wifi off. I also picked up an Anker E5 battery as a back up so battery life is really a non issue for me now.
I had very bad battery life on my tab, similar to yours. I sent mine to the service center (**** experience from the one in singapore). They opened up my tab and reconnected the mainboard to the battery and it is better now although i am still monitoring it. I just got it back yesterday.
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rly very bad battery
I will back to my ipad
try the Gservicefix app in the app store. it fixed my battery life. now is great
rowihel2012 said:
Wile browsing net the battery drain from 100% to 90 % in ten minutes :crying:
I really begin to hate this tab
My tab is tag s 8.4 lte
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My battery life was pretty bad also until I turned down the brightness. With this type of screen it will drain your battery if you have it at full brightness. Even having the brightness at 50% it still looks really nice.
I don't have any problems with my battery life. Lasts an entire day of heavy use and sometimes 2 if I don't use it as much.
last device i buy from samsung! bad battery life bad bluetooth connection hardly can connect my bose soundlink headphones, and the most annoying thing is the wifi sometimes it doesn't connect and sometimes it shows an established connection but no internet nothing can connect to the network!
i bought it 4 days ago and will gonna sell it online since there is no return policy at samsung shop in dubai
best thing is to buy a nexus 7 like i did for my son.
last device i buy from samsung! bad battery life bad bluetooth connection hardly can connect my bose soundlink headphones, and the most annoying thing is the wifi sometimes it doesn't connect and sometimes it shows an established connection but no internet nothing can connect to the network!
i bought it 4 days ago and will gonna sell it online since there is no return policy at samsung shop in dubai
best thing is to buy a nexus 7 like i did for my son.
Everything works fine for my tab s 10.5 inch. And I got mines from Walmart...
So Does anyone get good standby battery? Lately, not using it, it only lasts about 2-3 days. My wife's iPad at the same point in time has about 80% charge left if it isn't used.
Thinking about switching back to Apple on the tablets for just this reason.
DId you see what causes such huge draining
Hi, did you check what is causing this huge draining? My tablet is fine, taking just 2-3% overnight.
My P600 drops 5-10% over a 24 hour period, but only drops 2-3% if airplane mode is on.
Probably you installed an app that causing wake lock. There are a lot of theads about wake lock, but for you to know is some background process that don't allow your device to enter in deep sleep. Unfortunaly, android is like that, if you install a bad app you going to have issues.
Yeah maybe, but with KitKat and no root, ferreting out problems is much harder. Seemed to be mostly fine before the last two updates I got.
Thats crazy ... Android OS should not be anywhere near that high a percentage. Have you tried reatrting your tablet a few times if not I'd say factory reset and see what happens. I must say this Tablet has had A LOT of people complaining about battery issues - seems like a product fault somewhere. Fortunatly mine is still gojng strong hopefully that doesnt change.
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Yeah, it restarts itself when I pick it up and the battery was completely drained. Yesterday I had 6minutes screen on time, and was dead within 2 days of unplugging it. Bought an iPad for Christmas. Can't decide what to do here. Android seems to always have battery issues with the solution being "Factory Reset it". Annoys the heck out of me.
So, after a data wipe. Minimally installed and syncing apps, the 2 day drain is gone, replaced by losing about 3-4% at night. Now decisions. The deal was I was suppose to sell my Android tab here, and buy an iPad due to battery frustration woes. Well, it was the deal with my wife. Now I am thinking of just keeping both of them. Wonder how long I can hide it. iPad still destroys the Note 10.1 2014 on battery life....but there are a few Android things I want, e.g. Stylus, Share menu, that I believe Apple or app developers on iPad will fix soon.
TLR Anyone willing to see if their tab pro drains battery when fully powered off. Like overnight when you're sleeping or at work. Thanks
Hi,
I got a 10.1 tabpro back at the end of Jan. I thought it would be a massive step up from my Nook HD+ (rooted) but it's not. Not only is it slower than expected the battery life is atrocious. Samsung advertises over 2500 standby hours for their 10.1 tablet, I get 200. Also I get about 6 hour video, mp4 files, not 10 and I don't like a bright screen, I know companies exaggerate but this is daft. But it's the standby that's a problem, having to charge it every few days in case I want to use it is a big step down from my Nook.
It's been into Samsung repair 4 times now and I'm currently at a dead end.
Problem
It loses 0.5% an hour on standby even with wifi, gps, updates off etc
It loses 0.5% an hour fully powered off. Fully powered down. OFF, not on standby. Just to be clear
Compare this to my nook with a smaller battery capacity which loses less than 1% a day. I've tried turning off other android devices (mobiles & tablets) and none lose battery over 12 or 24 hours when powered off.
Current situation
It's been in 4 times, it has been returned with a squeaky corner which they've failed to repair and the retail box is torn and tatty like they played football with it.
I've now been told
I have spoken to our product specialist regarding this and the decline in battery life over the 24 hour period is not considered to be unusual. In the 12 hour period where the tablet was powered on, even though the screen is off and apps closed down the tablet will still be transmitting, searching for system updates or connecting to networks or wireless. The 12% decline in battery is considered normal for this kind of activity.
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This doesn't address that wifi, gps, updates etc is turned off and drain whilst it's powered off. I responded 2 weeks ago but there has been no reply.
Feedback please
1. I've been all over the internet. I've tried greenify, I've tried battery calibration, there's a ridiculous amount of bloatware that I can't delete but I've reduced apps running as much as I can. Does anyone have any other ideas?
2. What's your tablet like, does it lose battery life when powered off? I've seen people posting on here about their 8.4 inch tabpro and they've put screen shots showing better standby battery life than my 10.1 with a much better battery capacity.
I've attached some screen shots, less than 3 days and it lost 33% doing nothing on standby.
I would really appreciate if anyone could feedback on battery life when switched off, is someone able to test theirs for me?
Many thanks,
Anna
Is someone willing to see if their tab pro loses battery even when powered off?
Thanks
Uh-oh. I hope this is unusual and anomalous. I'm actively seeking a replacement for my HD+. I want to love it. I *SO* want to love it but it infuriates me that the browser crashes so often. Yours? Which ROM?
Nook is fine, It's the Samsung that's utter pants. Nook battery loses less than 1% a day on standby and screen is good. Surprisingly I thought the octo core samsung wouldn't be laggy but it is, it's not that much better than the Nook.
I have cyanogenmod 11 I think. Yes the browser crashes but that's partly because many sites are badly designed and web 2.0 is badly implemented and I use Dolphin because I like the format however it's a terrible browser for crashing. The new Guardian site I struggle with on tablets and mobiles no matter what browser for example.
Anyone willing to test their tabpro for me????
I'm actually on my 3rd day with my 8.4 it's 10:35 pm and I still have 35% left
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I'm actually on my 3rd day with my 8.4 it's 10:35 pm and I still have 35% left
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I don't understand. 3rd day of what, off, on standby, has it been used?
Mine loses battery at 0..5% an hour on standby and fully powered off. I'm trying to establish if other tab pro's have the same level of drain on standby and powered off. Can you give me more info please? Thanks
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It's been into Samsung repair 4 times now and I'm currently at a dead end.
I've attached some screen shots, less than 3 days and it lost 33% doing nothing on standby.
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Take the rear cover off, disconnect the battery from its connector. Bring it to a repair shop where they can do a solder work. Ask them to re solder the battery connector, this rework only takes under 5 minutes. It will fix the problem of battery quick discharge. If the problem is still the same, you only need to replace the battery, cost only around $30 for new battery.
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Take the rear cover off, disconnect the battery from its connector. Bring it to a repair shop where they can do a solder work. Ask them to re solder the battery connector, this rework only takes under 5 minutes. It will fix the problem of battery quick discharge. If the problem is still the same, you only need to replace the battery, cost only around $30 for new battery.
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Thanks but it was only a few months old so well within warranty.
They replaced it with an tab s 10.5 (no more tabpro's available). Tab s gives me the battery life I expect and speed. Big difference between the two is the tabpro used up a lot of battery with 'tablet idle', well over 50% whereas on the tab s it's a few %. I think the tabpro didn't quite deliver, it was discounted quickly, the software wasn't right plus squeaky case, but so far imo they seem to have got it right with the tab s. Despite the lower capacity battery and bigger screen it lasted me over 5 days and that included setting up and installing apps. The tabpro by that point would have been long dead.
I'm glad you get a new replacement but this's a common problem of Samsung tablets . Be aware of this problem is the future of battery quick discharge. Most users just simply think this is a problem of battery.
Okay so I've owned my Tab S for about two years now, not even that long really, and in that time I've gone through three batteries and am on my way towards purchasing a fourth.
The problem is either they start to overheat very badly, draining the battery quickly, or the battery just starts draining fast all on it's own, even while plugged in and charging.
The other day I had my tablet plugged in and charging, and yet the battery power dropped twenty percent in less then twenty minutes. I was using the wifi, but it never used to drain this fast.
Is the problem really the batteries? Do others have to replace the battery so often?
Or is there something wrong with my tablet? Could there be a problem with it? Or is there something about the software that's the cause?
I use RR 5.8.5. Magisk 16. BeanGapps. And TWRP 3.2.1.0.
Could any of those, or a combo of any of them be causing the problem? Or what? Does anyone have any ideas?
If you need a list of apps I have installed, in case any of them might be the problem, just ask and I'll post them.
Try a different charger (Samsung) and make sure it's at least 2A
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