Phones and battery life

[jmaister]

Anyone into phones? Got anything 3500mah or bigger?

Whats your battery life like after 1 to 2 years of use?

I don't like the idea of some carriers pushing expensive phones, but the used market seem decent enough. But they are usually 1 year old...


My current phone started with 3000, now it's reporting 2400 after two years with battery app. Wondering if going bigger battery is worth it.

[bsm2]

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Most companies build there phone to and battery to support apps and screen size. Battery life is about the same, always charging. HA The longer you own it the battery will shorten.
Would recommend getting a new phone every one to two years.

I get a new phone every year as I only need it for very little data and use Tracfone with yearly service plan.

[BillyCarpenter]

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I've had the expensive phones and I've lost a couple over the years. I said screw paying all that money and went with one of the less expensive ones. Haven't noticed a difference but I don't use all that fancy stuff anyway. I think I liked the world better before the invention of the cell phone.

[slimslob]

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I have found that battery life can depend on what you have running in the back ground. I had a Galaxy S3 that suddenly started having the battery go dead in less than a day when previously it only needed charging every 2 to 3 days. I did some checking and found out that an update had turned on automatic backups and it was trying to connect about every 15 minutes. I set it to run only between 8 and 9 in the morning when I would be on the office WiFi weekdays and home WiFi on weekends. I also found that when I wasn't needing to use Bluetooth, turn it off.

[Tricky]

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My current phone started with 3000, now it's reporting 2400 after two years with battery app. Wondering if going bigger battery is worth it.

Are you noticing significantly less screen on time per day and having to recharge more often, do you have a link for the app you mention?

[jmaister]

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Are you noticing significantly less screen on time per day and having to recharge more often, do you have a link for the app you mention?

Oh yah, all my previous phones once they reach 2 years mark I lose a big chunk before noon.


Accubattery it's called. Measurement is based on charging

AccuBattery – Apps on Google Play

[tsbservice]

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... I think I liked the world better before the invention of the cell phone.

Although I use smartphone daily(shame on me) you're spot on! World was simply better before every kid got one!

[Tricky]

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Oh yah, all my previous phones once they reach 2 years mark I lose a big chunk before noon.


Accubattery it's called. Measurement is based on charging

You haven't mentioned what phone you use or the previous ones. I replaced my Samsung S7 after three years, day to day the battery was still as good as when I bought it, but then I wasn't using any battery apps.

[jmaister]

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You haven't mentioned what phone you use or the previous ones. I replaced my Samsung S7 after three years, day to day the battery was still as good as when I bought it, but then I wasn't using any battery apps.

yah, samsung seem to last three years, my LG's after exactly 1 year and 8 months would require car charging before noon...

[Phil B.]

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You haven't mentioned what phone you use or the previous ones. I replaced my Samsung S7 after three years, day to day the battery was still as good as when I bought it, but then I wasn't using any battery apps.

My S9 can go two days, with games.. email.. 3 hours of talk radio a day. I don't have location nor Bluetooth. Do have Avast running.


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[allan]

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Imagine tossing your phone for a new one every year.
I am to hard on phones to have anything to fancy...
Battery replacement is not worth it.

That is 3.5 billion dumped phones a year.
Lets say 75 grams of battery per phone.
That is 262500 metric tons of discarded lithium ion battery per year!
That would still be conservative..

Includes 100 tones of gold. Hopefully that will assist in responsible handling of the rest of the waste.

That is it! I am moving into the bush.

[slimslob]

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Imagine tossing your phone for a new one every year.
I am to hard on phones to have anything to fancy...
Battery replacement is not worth it.

That is 3.5 billion dumped phones a year.
Lets say 75 grams of battery per phone.
That is 262500 metric tons of discarded lithium ion battery per year!
That would still be conservative..

Includes 100 tones of gold. Hopefully that will assist in responsible handling of the rest of the waste.

That is it! I am moving into the bush.

Some manufacturers and service providers are offering as much as 50% discounts to upgrade to 5G compatible phones. If you trade in your old phone.

[allan]

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Some manufacturers and service providers are offering as much as 50% discounts to upgrade to 5G compatible phones. If you trade in your old phone.

Ouch really pushing the 5G incentive hard!

[slimslob]

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Ouch really pushing the 5G intensive hard!

I don't know about elsewhere but in parts of Bakersfield they are replacing 4G capabilities with 5G. The result is if you phone does not support 5G you are stuck with 2G. And then if you do not have unlimited data and go over your data allowance they throttle you to half that.

[Tricky]

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yah, samsung seem to last three years, my LG's after exactly 1 year and 8 months would require car charging before noon...

And a lot longer Samsung have clamed 95% charging capacity after two years. Someone i know went from an s6 to s10 that thats a gap of four years on the original battery. I find it hard to believe LG batteries are that bad.

Do you use ram boosters, task killers and similar junk apps?