topic Re: Xperia S battery life problem / battery is dying in Other/General

Xperia S batery life problem

Flix_z — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 15:22:26 GMT

Hi,there.

My batery life is getting worse and needs recharging sometimes twice a day. After the jelly bean update it was all fine - i got even up to 3 days without recharging. And now it goes from 95 to 65% during the night

Wi-fi is not turned on, I use GSM network (not WCDMA), have 3-5 short conversations a day, internet browsing is 30-60min a day.

I know it's a common problem. Any suggestions how to improve it?

Re: Xperia S batery life problem

_alexdon_ — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 15:25:39 GMT

Try not to use battery savers,task killers,free ram apps.Also,disable phone functions(data,wifi,BT) when not using them.Restart the phone regularly(2-3 days).

Re: Xperia S batery life problem

Flix_z — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 09:50:12 GMT

Thank you,Alexdon.

I stopped the task killer and there is a big improvement. Nearly a day and a half after last charging and still have 47% batery life. Yay :smileysmileythumbsup:

Re: Xperia S batery life problem

_alexdon_ — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 12:04:47 GMT

Glad it helped,keep us updated.

Re: Xperia S batery life problem

SomeBlueDevil — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 18:50:10 GMT

I have the same problem but I'm not seeing "Task Killer" on my phone. Down to the basic apps pretty much, really nothing that would eat up power.

I also have WiFi/Bluetooth disabled. Still, battery went from 100% to 80% in just over an hour, only browsing Twitter on my lunch break.

I'm trying Extended Standby Mode now to see if that helps. Any other ideas/suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!

Re: Xperia S batery life problem

_alexdon_ — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 19:09:49 GMT

What does drain most of the battery of your device?Go to settings-power management and take a look there.Extended standby mode could work for you,keep us updated.

Re: Xperia S batery life problem

SomeBlueDevil — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 19:54:27 GMT

Thanks for your response. Main drainer is the screen. But can't browse Twitter w/o screen... brightness is set in the center.

Dsiabling data tracking is not a good thing, though. it cuts the phone off from some services and you have to enable it again each time you use the phone.

I just bought this phone used, it seems in good shape overall. Maybe the battery is old... Can it be replaced? I might try a battery calibration app to see if that helps.

Re: Xperia S batery life problem

_alexdon_ — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 19:56:15 GMT

How much battery backup do you get?Depending on that,you could go to a service to change it or not.

Re: Xperia S battery life problem / battery is dying

HyaeneLeipzig1 — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 21:55:45 GMT

My battery is slowly dying. This is the end of my lovely SXS :smileyshocked:.
Since autumn I have to recharge 2x daily.
But since a few days I lose extremely a lot of power.

Last night, the smartphone has been fully charged. At night, it lost 80% battery. Only Wi-Fi was enabled but also the internal battery saving mode. This morning charged to 80%. Then I was about 2 hours on the road without mobile internet. Back at home it was only 48%. Then I have the SXS charged to 100% and I was again for 2 hours on the road. At home, there were only 56% with internet. Now, after almost 7 hours, the battery is completely empty again (display activity 1h 14m). Bluetooth, GPS are disabled, switching between mobile Internet on the go and wireless at home). Display brightness is set to minimum. The software is completely reinstalled on Tuesday (That was very complicated since Windows 8.1, the device no longer recognized via PCC or SUS). I have installed only a few of the apps previously used.

Is it possible to replace the battery pack somewhere (in Germany)?

Re: Xperia S battery life problem / battery is dying

_alexdon_ — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 22:02:13 GMT

http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/support/contact-us/

Contact xperia care,they should be able to help you.

Re: Xperia S battery life problem / battery is dying

HyaeneLeipzig1 — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 22:20:23 GMT

Thanks, I'll try it. I Hope they can do something.

Today I ordered the Z1, but I want to give the SXS to my sister. She still has my old X10 (yes, it's still alive!)

Re: Xperia S battery life problem / battery is dying

_alexdon_ — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 22:23:10 GMT

Take good care of the Z1 and may you not encounter any problems with it.Sometimes I think that older sony's were a lot more resistant.

Re: Xperia S batery life problem

disha1 — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 05:15:57 GMT

Protect overheating your mobile phone, as Li-ion batteries are used in maximum smartphones which work best and efficiently at room temperature.
Never drain smartphone’s battery till 0% and recharge it again to 100% as it negatively affects the battery life of a mobile handset
Say big no to overcharging, as batteries have their own capacity to charge. Overcharging it leads to giving it the excess then its capacity is harmful.
Know your phone’s battery statistics like battery capacity, health and much more to overcome the damage.
Get a Battery Monitor App for your mobile phone to get appropriate Battery details as well auto-manage your mobile battery