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Thread ID: 134892 2013-08-28 04:24:00 Galaxy S3 unpredictible charging time/battery life wratterus (105) Press F1
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1352338 2013-09-02 23:35:00 Fair enough, perhaps I have unrealistic expectations about what the battery life should be. wratterus (105)
1352339 2013-09-02 23:37:00 I got a wireless charging mod for mine and any time I'm home it's sitting on the charging mat, fixed my batt problems :).
It's a Linpow charger off trademe if you're interested, small coil that sits under the cover and a charging mat - just a convenience but I love it.

I'm a light user I think and the phone lasts me 1-2 days max on a full charge and is easy to flatten in a few hours of heavy use, charging it every night is the answer for me.
dugimodo (138)
1352340 2013-09-02 23:44:00 Thanks guys. wratterus (105)
1352341 2013-09-03 02:29:00 Yeah basically with Smartphones these days, expect that you should charge it nightly.

I'm with dugimodo, except my Nexus 4 has the Qi charging stuff built-in. It's very cool! :D
Chilling_Silence (9)
1352342 2013-09-03 03:12:00 Yeah, these newer devices go through power. Just got a S III mini and it absolutely has to be charged overnight even though it is used very lightly. It uses about 2% per hour even in sleep mode. linw (53)
1352343 2013-09-03 05:27:00 Hi all,

I too have just got a Samsung Mini S111-and it leaves the old flip phone for dead
At the start I was barely getting 2 days,-----until I followed advisors and sic., dialled the brightness of the screen to near zero and left all the other apps such as being on line, wifi,etc etc at "off" until required- and got 8 days cellphone/text on standby 24/7.
But as my eyes are not what they used to be I have reset the brightness back to about 20%, and am getting three days which is acceptable
The charger takes about 2 1/2 hours to complete, but it can be left on overnight and then the phone gets used as I get dressed and so on, just by slipping it into my chest pocket
It is a good investment, used as a basic cellphone ---and used frugally from then on
Effie c
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