chronodekar
Well-Known Member
I'm using the "Battery Indicator" widget to measure the time since I last charged the phone. From what I can tell, the battery on the phone MUST be temperature sensitive. There is just no other way to explain it.
Some time ago, I had posted (on these forums) about the terrible battery life I was having (drops to <40% after about 15 hours or so). Back then, there was a heat wave in my area (I was sweating bullets by just standing for 2 mins without a fan over my head!). Recently, we had some heavy rains and the weather is a LOT more bearable (the nights are cool for a change). Since the first 2 rains, I began to notice that my phone didn't discharge quite as much as it used to.
I have no idea why I did it, but I moved my regular SIM card to another phone and began using a new SIM in my i7500. The result, is that I have hardly used the i7500 for the past week (other than carrying it around on my belt). I only got about 2 spam calls a day and at best 3 SMSs every 2 days. Right now, the phone says I have 17% charge left since I last charged it 151 hours ago!! Seriously incredible !!
In fact, the battery life is now beginning to rival that of my old Nokia E71 !! However, realistically, once I move my SIMs around and get back to regular usage, I expect battery life to go down as well.
One thing I am certain of now, is that on the i7500, the battery life is HEAVILY influenced by the surrounding temperature. The hotter it is, the worse battery life and the cooler things are, the longer the battery lasts.
Anyone else here noticed similar relations between temperature and battery?
Oh, and before I forget, I'm running "I7500XEJC4" firmware with Android 1.6
-chronodekar
Some time ago, I had posted (on these forums) about the terrible battery life I was having (drops to <40% after about 15 hours or so). Back then, there was a heat wave in my area (I was sweating bullets by just standing for 2 mins without a fan over my head!). Recently, we had some heavy rains and the weather is a LOT more bearable (the nights are cool for a change). Since the first 2 rains, I began to notice that my phone didn't discharge quite as much as it used to.
I have no idea why I did it, but I moved my regular SIM card to another phone and began using a new SIM in my i7500. The result, is that I have hardly used the i7500 for the past week (other than carrying it around on my belt). I only got about 2 spam calls a day and at best 3 SMSs every 2 days. Right now, the phone says I have 17% charge left since I last charged it 151 hours ago!! Seriously incredible !!
In fact, the battery life is now beginning to rival that of my old Nokia E71 !! However, realistically, once I move my SIMs around and get back to regular usage, I expect battery life to go down as well.
One thing I am certain of now, is that on the i7500, the battery life is HEAVILY influenced by the surrounding temperature. The hotter it is, the worse battery life and the cooler things are, the longer the battery lasts.
Anyone else here noticed similar relations between temperature and battery?
Oh, and before I forget, I'm running "I7500XEJC4" firmware with Android 1.6
-chronodekar