[POLL] Nokia 5800 battery life

[denni2579]

what the heck does "normal" use mean ?

I've read a lot on here about how phones last 7 days or 10 days or 3 weeks even [ ] with "normal" use and one Charge..
man.. My battery has been really tampered with from day one then... or do I use my phone "abnormally"? because I can barely get a decent 36 hours out of it.
7 days !! man.. thats a long time to keep your phone running on one charge! Seriously !

so does normal use mean "I dont use my phone at all"?

[EarlZ]

But is it normal for the battery indicator to indicate full bars even if the battery is less than 55% out ?

[denni2579]

But is it normal for the battery indicator to indicate full bars even if the battery is less than 55% out ?

didnt know it did that..
must check it out today... its 100% at present..

[EarlZ]

didnt know it did that..
must check it out today... its 100% at present..

Ok please do, to elaborate more its something like this.. My battery indicator stays at max even if the battery is less than 55%, and it starts to rapidly drop when its around 30% or less.

[sionyboy]

My battery will stay at max bars for about 12 hours, then it'll just plunge rapidly in the next 8-10 hours, regardless of how much I've used the phone that day.

I can only assume that there is a fault within the 5800s charging unit. I've bought a new (genuine) battery and had exactly the same results.

I'm still in 12month warranty period, anyone know a way to break a phone so I can return it?

[denni2579]

Ok please do, to elaborate more its something like this.. My battery indicator stays at max even if the battery is less than 55%, and it starts to rapidly drop when its around 30% or less.

ok.. so my battery has dropped to 42% since my last post on this thread [approximately 7 hours ago], at which time my phone came off the charger after a full 100% top up, its on its last 3 bars now.. it had dropped two bars from the top when it was at 71% .. so all I did from 71% - 42% was listen to music and reply my emails simultaneously for 1.5 hours .. oh yeah and read a 12page PDF document

so you're probably having a BUG, [surprise surprise], with your battery bar, mine definitely comes down as it loses power..

[ahmedjhang]

i reckon it depends on usage

[phoneage]

I think all nokias have that battery measuring fault, mine also goes from ~50>0 faster than ~100>50%, and my old 6630 was the same.

[gothfebrio]

depends on usage. if i dont use it much it will last for 2 days or more. if i use it to browse the internet or video call it will last only 1 day or less.

[EarlZ]

depends on usage. if i dont use it much it will last for 2 days or more. if i use it to browse the internet or video call it will last only 1 day or less.

Same here, i believe this is the real battery life and not the 3-5days people claim to have.


@denni2579

What do you use to check the battery in % form ?