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Title: Smart phone batteries
Post by: Miss Demeanour on May 05, 2013, 06:48:56 AM
Of all the things that needs inventing a battery for smart phones that lasts longer than about 8 hours would be high on the list.

It's like pac man watching the battery life chomp itself down  when all you do is check the front screen.

Title: Re: Smart phone batteries
Post by: Barman on May 05, 2013, 06:54:15 AM
Of all the things that needs inventing a battery for smart phones that lasts longer than about 8 hours would be high on the list.

It's like pac man watching the battery life chomp itself down  when all you do is check the front screen.


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Title: Re: Smart phone batteries
Post by: Miss Demeanour on May 05, 2013, 06:55:38 AM
Exactly ....have to have them permanatly on charge ....'mobile' phones you say  noooo:
Title: Re: Smart phone batteries
Post by: Barman on May 05, 2013, 07:00:54 AM
Exactly ....have to have them permanatly on charge ....'mobile' phones you say  noooo:

Mine lasts for days - weeks even...  Thumbs:

But then no fecker ever calls me or sends me messages....  noooo:
Title: Re: Smart phone batteries
Post by: Uncle Mort on May 05, 2013, 08:41:47 AM
Exactly ....have to have them permanatly on charge ....'mobile' phones you say  noooo:

Mine lasts for days - weeks even...  Thumbs:

But then no fecker ever calls me or sends me messages....  noooo:

Ditto  cry:
Title: Re: Smart phone batteries
Post by: GROWLER on May 05, 2013, 08:49:59 AM
Ahhhhhhh...ahhhhhhhhh, lads. That's SSSSSSSSSO sad. cry:

Send me yer mobby numbers.  :thumbsup:
I'll ring you's and make you 'appy. cloud9:
Title: Re: Smart phone batteries
Post by: Steve on May 05, 2013, 09:33:32 AM
Less Dim phones have to be charged way too often, bout every 8 hours of actual use for some.  You can get rechargeable power boosters for iPhones dirt cheap off eBay.  Mrs K carries one round all the time and mine is  . . . . . . well it must be somewhere . . .

 . . . "where the  censored: is me spare battery?  Where did you put it when you tidied up?"  . . . . ."oh yes I pt it there  redface:"

Title: Re: Smart phone batteries
Post by: The Moan Ranger on May 05, 2013, 10:09:55 AM
I've installed DS (no, not him) Battery Saver and it works quite well. 24 hours no problem.
Title: Re: Smart phone batteries
Post by: Steve on May 05, 2013, 10:37:29 AM
I've installed DS (no, not him) Battery Saver and it works quite well. 24 hours no problem.
Android?

The phone that is.
Title: Re: Smart phone batteries
Post by: The Moan Ranger on May 05, 2013, 11:19:07 AM
I've installed DS (no, not him) Battery Saver and it works quite well. 24 hours no problem.
Android?

The phone that is.

Yup. Galaxy S3 mini.
Title: Re: Smart phone batteries
Post by: Steve on May 05, 2013, 11:40:14 AM
Ta, doesn't seem to be available for iPhone  cry:

Title: Re: Smart phone batteries
Post by: Barman on May 05, 2013, 06:35:24 PM
Ta, doesn't seem to be available for iPhone  cry:

 point:
Title: Re: Smart phone batteries
Post by: Grumpmeister on May 06, 2013, 10:59:09 AM
Exactly ....have to have them permanatly on charge ....'mobile' phones you say  noooo:

Which buggers up the battery life, Catch 22.

There are a couple of options, you can get generic high capacity batteries for the popular smartphones which give you more life but it's also worth going through the settings to lower your screen brightness and switch off anything that you aren't using (bluetooth being one of the larger drains). If your phone runs android getting Advanced Task Killer Free is also a good idea as programs sometimes seem to stay active once they have been updated.
Title: Re: Smart phone batteries
Post by: apc2010 on August 06, 2013, 12:37:42 PM
Can now join this thread,,,,,,,,,the batteries are shite....... noooo:  my nokia over 10 years old has a better charge time....... noooo: