A few months ago, I bought my first smartphone, a Huawei Ascend Y530..
The battery, seems to be the biggest available for this phone (1750 mAh)..
If I leave my phone UNTOUCHED for a whole weekend (Bluetooth enabled, but not connected to anything), it uses 2-5% of the battery. That's pretty good, I think..
However, when I go to work, the Bluetooth connects to the car's stereo for hands free. This immediately starts to drain the battery at an alarming rate: 8-10% PER HOUR!!! This means, some days, it doesn't even last for a whole work day, without needing a recharge. If I start to actually USE the phone (calls, apps, SMSes etc) it goes even faster.
This consumption is twice the amount GPS is using (e.g. Endomondo uses 4-5% per hour). GPS is generally refered to, as the most battery consuming feature, but that's not true in this case..
Is there any way to improve on this, e.g. by reducing the signal strength of the Bluetooth antenna (less watts = more battery time)? It's not nessesary (for me) to have a 5-10 meters range on my Bluetooth, 1 meter will most likely be suffient.
Android v4.3 (with all updates the phone can install inself) is installed.
I do have a car charger, but for me, that's not an acceptable solution.. I don't want to recharge my phone several times per day, I want it to NOT run empty..
This also means that power banks etc, is not a suitable solution for me.
More specifically, I need one of two:
a) A replacement battery of 2500+ mAh that fits in the phone. If that makes the phone a bit thicker, so be it. However, all replacement batteries I can find are 1100-1500 mAh, where standard battery is 1750 mAh..
b) A way to reduce the signal strength of the Bluetooth via software, in order to save consumption.
The battery, seems to be the biggest available for this phone (1750 mAh)..
If I leave my phone UNTOUCHED for a whole weekend (Bluetooth enabled, but not connected to anything), it uses 2-5% of the battery. That's pretty good, I think..
However, when I go to work, the Bluetooth connects to the car's stereo for hands free. This immediately starts to drain the battery at an alarming rate: 8-10% PER HOUR!!! This means, some days, it doesn't even last for a whole work day, without needing a recharge. If I start to actually USE the phone (calls, apps, SMSes etc) it goes even faster.
This consumption is twice the amount GPS is using (e.g. Endomondo uses 4-5% per hour). GPS is generally refered to, as the most battery consuming feature, but that's not true in this case..
Is there any way to improve on this, e.g. by reducing the signal strength of the Bluetooth antenna (less watts = more battery time)? It's not nessesary (for me) to have a 5-10 meters range on my Bluetooth, 1 meter will most likely be suffient.
Android v4.3 (with all updates the phone can install inself) is installed.
I do have a car charger, but for me, that's not an acceptable solution.. I don't want to recharge my phone several times per day, I want it to NOT run empty..
This also means that power banks etc, is not a suitable solution for me.
More specifically, I need one of two:
a) A replacement battery of 2500+ mAh that fits in the phone. If that makes the phone a bit thicker, so be it. However, all replacement batteries I can find are 1100-1500 mAh, where standard battery is 1750 mAh..
b) A way to reduce the signal strength of the Bluetooth via software, in order to save consumption.