NeoGrandizer
Android Expert
Well, I did some screen shots after some constant use to see how the battery holds up. With Opera, I was mostly using data connection (4G non-LTE) and some WiFi.
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Improve Battery Life!
- Thread starter Speegle
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I would complain about it draining overnight when it isn't in use. If you are still inside your 30 day period ATT will probably replace your battery. They have done it for me before. Good luck!
I created a 2nd APN using my Media Net settings (Name: HSPA, APN Name: wap.Cingular, everything else blank) and the connection will stay off LYE...for most of the time. I just got my Note a few days ago and still doing full charge/discharge cycles, and monitoring battery usage. I've done (4) full cycles and yesterday noticed first improvement. I went 13 hours off the charger and had 68% charge left.
However I don't believe that LTE, as a technology, is to blame for accelerated battery drain, as much as a "weak LTE signal" (or any weak signal). I'm in the Balt/DC corridor, and have noticed that I always have LTE signal everywhere that I've been (and I always check given that I'm a VoIP eng. by trade). I got 40Mbps via Speed Test app in my house, but if I move 20ft into the other room, it drops down to 14Mbps. Not an issue for me, but I do have an issue with the phone reporting 4/5 bars, with a -94dBm signal...especially when -105dBm is the territory where calls start to not connect. Historically I've noticed higher drain rates when signal is lower than -87dBm.
As far as HSPA being "less taxing" than LTE, when switching APN, an locking in HSPA, if nothing else, my HSPA signal is ~ -77dBm, again, in the same spot in my house. FWIW, I believe this is an issue due to marginal antennae/radio/radio configuration with the Note. My T-Mobile branded Motorola Defy, far from a flagship phone, gets a -67dBm HSPA signal on AT&T (again at home), and consistently maintains a 10 to 15dBm advantage over even the International version that my Co-worker has (at our work site).
After my battery has "settled", I'm pretty confident I can get at least 24hrs. out of a charge, with the display drawing most of the power, good enough for my normal use. Now if I can only do something with the oversaturated color...
I created a 2nd APN using my Media Net settings (Name: HSPA, APN Name: wap.Cingular, everything else blank) and the connection will stay off LYE...for most of the time. I just got my Note a few days ago and still doing full charge/discharge cycles, and monitoring battery usage. I've done (4) full cycles and yesterday noticed first improvement. I went 13 hours off the charger and had 68% charge left.
However I don't believe that LTE, as a technology, is to blame for accelerated battery drain, as much as a "weak LTE signal" (or any weak signal). I'm in the Balt/DC corridor, and have noticed that I always have LTE signal everywhere that I've been (and I always check given that I'm a VoIP eng. by trade). I got 40Mbps via Speed Test app in my house, but if I move 20ft into the other room, it drops down to 14Mbps. Not an issue for me, but I do have an issue with the phone reporting 4/5 bars, with a -94dBm signal...especially when -105dBm is the territory where calls start to not connect. Historically I've noticed higher drain rates when signal is lower than -87dBm.
As far as HSPA being "less taxing" than LTE, when switching APN, an locking in HSPA, if nothing else, my HSPA signal is ~ -77dBm, again, in the same spot in my house. FWIW, I believe this is an issue due to marginal antennae/radio/radio configuration with the Note. My T-Mobile branded Motorola Defy, far from a flagship phone, gets a -67dBm HSPA signal on AT&T (again at home), and consistently maintains a 10 to 15dBm advantage over even the International version that my Co-worker has (at our work site).
After my battery has "settled", I'm pretty confident I can get at least 24hrs. out of a charge, with the display drawing most of the power, good enough for my normal use. Now if I can only do something with the oversaturated color...
Good info. I have pretty poor reception at home or at work. At home it shows -99 to -104 most of the time. At home I only get HSPA though, not LTE. The drain seems much slower at home than at work (LTE). I'll have to take a look at my signal strength tomorrow at the office.
That's pretty bad, as far as link quality, and battery drain, for either protocol. Again FWIW, I'm working from home today, and went to the store about an hour ago...still on varying LTE signal strengths (between -71dBm and -97dBm), I left the house with 72% battery, now on 71%. I can live with that.
aggie87
Newbie
As you guessed, there's something wrong with your battery, if it's going down with no use (no screen, no wifi, and no wakes).
