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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Razje:
Come back in 1/2 weeks :P
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] china_dude 02:
so guys , i was wondering if changing battery of Xperia S will void warranty ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ricklow@hotmail.com:
Battery in Xperia S

Hi !

I was in another local forum and here's a picture of the Xperia S battery dismantled by one for the forum members.

And the battery capacity is actually 1700 mAh, not 1750mAh.

I'm unable to share the link because i'm a newbie here. Search for hardwarezone singapore and go to the sony mobile thread....

---------- Post added at 03:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:05 PM ----------

Day 5:

Downloaded Battery Dr Saver from Android Market. Waited for battery life to dropped to 20% or below so that the application recognize it as a full cycle charge.

If you charge your phone when it's above 20%, it recognizes it as a normal charge.

Points to note:

1) Need to launch application before charging.

2) It has a history of the number of charges, however, the application needs to be relaunch before the history is updated.

3) The light indicator on the phone will turn green but when I look at the application, it's only charged to 93%. When it reaches 100%, it will alert you.

So far, I have gone through 2 cycles of full cycle charge, and today, the battery is pretty decent after 12 hours at 56% with 3G, background data traffic and data traffic enabled. However, I have not disclosed my new mobile number yet, my talktime is zero for the moment.

Going for my 3rd full cycle charge tonight. Keep you posted.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Efe64:
Bought the phone at 8-3

First impression > :O

After battery > :(

After the battery issues i tried to charge the phone for 100%

It was just draining, just draining like the problem ob the 4s i had.

I was going to bed and charge it. Android said it was 100%.

I thought im gonna reset it maybe its calibrated or something. Did, after reboot it just dropped to 90?!

I thought it was just stuck at 100 in the software and the hours after dropped to 90 and the software wouldnt recognize.

Next day i tried to charge the phone turning off.

But the sony charge indicator stucked at 70%?! Booted the phone and android said it was 100%?! O.o

Turned it off and left it there hours, i went back and it was 100 On Sony indicator.

I think we just need to give Sony some time.. Its just out.. They also confirmed the battery issue, its a bug in the software.

The phone is amazing, i am in love with this thing...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] keunhuvac:
My battery usage:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ash_c64:
I just returned from the carphonewarehouse with my brand new xperia s, returned my first one as it was draining battery too quick it didnt seem normal. Will see how this one progresses.

Anyway i noticed that this time round the inside black box is diffrent, it has some pictures and writing on it. My first on just was a black box. Also this time i got the new sony smart headphones instead of the old sony ericsson earphones which is cool. But the charger is still the EP800.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] andoridkiller:
Just got off Sony's web chat and was told that Fast Charging was not advertised by them and that they have not missold as they never said it does fast charging its only third party websites!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Efe64:
I think im gonna return my xps. People are using it 30 hours. I cant even use it for 12 hours ?

This is crap, seriously.

Iff im usibg it, the battery drains like its running high end game. Not acceptable.

Anyone tips ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] pennzoilgtr:
looks like the drain are caused by high awake times under android system. same as mine.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] unknown13x:
Guys, give it about 2 weeks before any complaints. It takes about 2 weeks up to a month for the battery to start holding full charge.

Also, some people are complaining about the 1700mAh instead of 1750mAh. Sony have changed how they labeled their batteries since the Arc S and Neo V release. They will give you the "MINIMUM" charge instead of one solid number. Some may get 1700, or 1720 or such. This is because of the new regulations for all phone manufacturers and not just Sony. They have found that some batteries that was labeled a certain mAh did not have that much charge in reality, so to keep the standard, they will give you the minimum value instead. So you're guaranteed to have that much capacity.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MafiaManV:
u can't take those numbers for granted. Their tests are made purely for easier comparison with other phones. They set some site, and refresh it every few minutes. when do you do that in real lifw :) ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] PLovrin:
Found it: http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_s_vs_samsung_galaxy_s_ii-review-734p5.php

I know about battery tests on gsmarena but Xperia S was never there..

Yes you can get 5 hours and 30 minutes of browsing but on airplane mode and 15% brightness. And 5 hours on 50% brightness.

While connected to 3G network, browsing on Wi-Fi you get max 4h. I did some tests on that.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] true-blue:
In my tests i got 4, maybe 4,5h of 3g browsing on 0 brightness

I will try it on 60% in nxt few days just to compare, imo brightness over 60 is kinda bad, it looks bad, dont know how to tell that, by the edges imthe light is kinda strong, its flashing, that is indoors, outside is great, but it's not reasonable, its a waste off battery
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tnt4ever:
battery

if you own an xperia s

then its a different case that you are not sure on whats going on with your own device

mine is doing so far good, yeh it was horrible in first when i started using it but with time to time its slightly better

and if you think your xperia s going to last 4 days with everything you do, thats not possible, its an hd phone, and you are doing something extra on it.

i hope jelly been will improve the battery timing to be rolled out in april i think so, not sure ...:highfive:

or charge your phone...hahaa
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Gripa98:
My Xperia S spends battery even more after i rooted it. Using battery doctor app and calibrating battery frequently it helps a lot.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jj_95nano:
Sorry for going a little off-topic...

I'm from the Galaxy S2 forums. I want to replace my S2 for an Xperia S. Buy after looking at this thread I'm confused. The S2 also has poor battery life. Can't take it for more than 21 hours. See this:

Do you guys think the regular non-defective Xperia S is better? Should I trade my S2 for it?

I like the Xperia S for the 12MP optics, HD screen, GLONASS, better LCD ('cause I don't like AMOLED- to many defects), audio, etc.

Watcha think?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
Battery will be relatively the same
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] quezacotl0215:
If I close wifi, and turn on 3g. I can use a day.

but if the 3g signal is bad, it will be about 12 hr...I think it becomes shorter because XS search signal all the time....
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MafiaManV:
i think s2 even has an enge over battery compared to XS, but in exchange you get superb sceen and wonderfull camera, all the sony apps if your into that.

Here's my take on XZX. Little worse than XTX, but everything is so much smoother.

2h of 720p mkv, walkman listening,browsing, whatsapp,facebook, flipboard,.. really mixed usage
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jj_95nano:
This is just like S2 battery life... The only disadvantage is that you can't replace the XS battery, but that's ok coz i have a wireless charger. I read a couple of things on the internet about the XS, and i would like some clarification on that:

-Can the XS take burst shots. Are the burst shots taken in full resolution?

-Are photos grainy in low light and does video quality look bad due to the low bitrate?

-Is the XS capable of call recording?

Sorry for going off-topic, but I don't think creating a new thread just to ask these questions is justified...

Thanks a lot. ;)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] shad0wboss:
Galaxy S2 would tend to have a slightly better battery life due to its amoled technology which consumes less power than any screen. Just to keep in mind but i think the advantages that xperia s has over Galaxy S 2 (especially the 32 GB internal and the ppi surpassing iphone's retina) is just great...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MafiaManV:
-No. But i'm sure it will be possible after porting Xperia Z camera app. Z is capable of taking 9MP images in burst mode, so we can expect similar for our S's

-Don't expect miracles ,but i will include mine sample for you to judge.. Video's are far superior than S2 , especially in night. I have a friend with S2...

-No

You have this thread for more camera samples ..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1530157
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
The AMOLED only have better battery at darker backgrounds or images. If it is bright as light, the battery goes away faster. With XS, it only deppends on the LCD brightness. If you use a black image, or a white image, with the same brightness, it will use the same battery 9might use less in black, but almost not seen).

Our main problem isn't software, but hardware. We're not sure if our hardware handles such thing as burst mode, at such high speed, on a high resolution.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MafiaManV:
Every camera can do burst shot .Limitations are speed and resoultuion

For the rest ,I'm aware of that , but i'm hoping for 4-6mp burst shoots ,;) . but honestly , never had a need to do them :cyclops:

Little flashback...

All those gtalk alarms and "com.google.android.gsf" wakeups can be removed by freezing google service framework. You lose access to playstore, but you can always unfreeze GSF to download latest updates ;) . Now having almost perfect awake graph :).

So my top tips ... Delete/freeze Fastdormacy wakeup.apk , freeze GSF.apk , and disable instant notifications for facebook if you don't have to know everything the same second it comes out :)

Cheers
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jj_95nano:
Thanks for all the information on the optics... I thought that the fast capture would mean burst mode also would be there. Also seeing the low-light sample that you shared, i see that the EXMOR R sensor isn't like what's being claimed by Sony in their advertisement campaigns.

My reason to trade was honestly for the camera of the XS. But i think I'll keep the S2 (because XS doesn't have real auto-brightness, inconvenient buttons, poor battery, lags at times, its optics are not up to the mark). I think I'm expecting a little to much from a phone:p... I should probably buy a pocket DLSR instead...

Sorry for taking this thread in another direction, and thanks for clearing my doubts about the XS.

:D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] PLovrin:
There is no burst but we will get HDR and superior auto with Jelly Bean update.

Photos are grainy in low light if you use auto mode. If you take pictures with night scene they are not that grainy but you need a steady hand.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tnt4ever:
Well my observation is based on my personal experience

Every one having xps is facing different kind of experience and user issues cause they made different settings

Specially for those people who are on stock rom they are on average then expected battery consumption cause of the Sony bloatware pre installed on it

If u need more smooth performance do tweaks or root and go for a custom rom

Or

If you are dumb doing this, buy an iPhone and no more hassle... Android is for those people who take it as an pain in the ass, and enjoy the freedom

:thumbup:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] reyfista11:
mine can't even pass a full day

the phone is keeps awake even when i'm not using it
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] TheFirstFishy:
Sv: [DISCUSSION] Xperia S battery life

I get around 3-3,5 h of screen time in a normal day all stock, or 5-6 days stand by if I don't use the phone.

Im pleased and don't have to fool around with rom, root and so on, yet.;)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mhyke13ph:
I have a daily routine when at work, and i have a very bad signal in our office that really kills my battery very fast.

So i have a full charge in the morning, and i use my phone like this

15-20mins Browser through 3G

5-10mins Calls

40-50 Text

15-20mins Games

After work @5, i still have 25-30% left considering that i have a very bad signal in that area.

If i got some good signal, maybe it will be around 40%

Im using XSL btw
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] PLovrin:
1h30min of screen on. I am using JuiceDefender set on 30min. This is very good for me, when I'm not using my phone a lot.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] red.leader87:
What Rom are you on? Try finding the app keeping your phone awake and killing it?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xShottaZx:
its recommended to flash a Kernel/Rom with improved battery life..

It helped a lot in my case. And try to remove senseless bloatware.

What I can recommend too is to switch your Syncronization off and set the networkmode to 2g.

It will help
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] McMamun:
I think custom ROM can save a lot of battery life :/
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] TheFirstFishy:
Sv: [DISCUSSION] Xperia S battery life

Stock

Sync off, data off, WiFi on and 50% brightness.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xShottaZx:
12 days or 12 hours??
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] TheFirstFishy:
Sv: [DISCUSSION] Xperia S battery life

12 hours ofc.

It's a smartphone and not a alarm clock.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] -Harsh-:
lol.. prrety good life :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] maykel.95:
the same

the same here with xzxperience
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] markda:
Hi :)),

I have 2 questions (regarding you pics):

1. I have 31% battery usage on "Android system" - three times more !!! ... (you have only 9%) . What can i do to reduce it...

2. I dont have the

percentage

-of-battery-life-available in the status line (the top line...). What should i do to see it ... :))

Thanx in advance :)))
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] testadeferro:
I ve had both devices and can tell you its not comparable. S2 is far better xs only as better screen. Camera is grainy compared with s2 even in fotos and recording. Usb otg works? And many more. Bootloader crap. And yes battery lasts longer with 4.1.2
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] FenrirMX:
Screen is far better on the XS. The camera on the GS2 takes like 30 minutes to take a[n inferior] picture.

USB OTG works on the XS, I dunno what you're going on about.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] testadeferro:
I ve sold my xs because it was even slower then my s2 at 1.2 mhz. I never get the xs readind usb drives with usb otg. And photos and video as i sayed are fare better. Remember thst the mp doesn t tell much. Xperia s is a great flop as a device. I had only sony Ericsson phones through ages and was a fanboy of se. But latelly only expensive flops. Xs is like satio (had one) a device released just to say we are here.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dejavu.bmt:
after a night let 3g on. my battery is drained 50% !!!!!

what do you think?

im using cm10 rom
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] FenrirMX:
Yeah, well, that's like, your opinion man.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] testadeferro:
Not only opinion man. FACT! Did you have both devices? I ve. Regards.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] -Harsh-:
Can see what your choice is, first satio and then s2.. as far as XS is concerned, if you don't like then........

Get the f*** outta here :mad:

Sent from my Nexus 10
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] testadeferro:
I m gone... stay with your beautyfull piece of ... and stay at least two years behind good technology... lol. Bye bye looser.

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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] TheFirstFishy:
Sv: [DISCUSSION] Xperia S battery life

Gotta love mature.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] avercros:
Virgin detected.

Fap less, read more.

Desde el celular.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] testadeferro:
You can allways use a replace battery if you need. (Ops forgett battery is built in)... sorry... and don t try to film a long event somehow they forgett to put a sd card on the phone... you can film around with a pen ( looks nice!) Through a usb otg cable... but as usual they forgett to eneble usb otg in the firmware! Oh so much they forgett!!!! And last but not least don t try to film on the beach... you can somehow not able to see if the grains are from the sand or from the phone...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Deniz.S:
So you don't have the xperia s anymore. Didn't like it when you did have it and yet you're still here polluting a thread for the xperia s with opinions no one cares about.

How about you go and get yourself a life
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] testadeferro:
No sir. Just gave my opinion about a comparision. And someone insulted me. Thats not correct. Just gave my opinion for someone that as compared with s2.

And if nobody cares abou my opinions please stop insulting me. Thanks.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] FenrirMX:
Yes, as a matter of fact. Also, it says a lot about you how someone challenging your opinions for being what they are, opinions is an insult in your eyes.

No regards.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] true-blue:
Grow up.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sunlight10f:
Aww you poor baby, now gtfo. Berating a device on these forums is lame and old and you should know it. Hope a moderator cleans this up as they usually do, last several posts are completely offtopic (something about someone trying to defend their honor or somesht? :p)

My phone's battery has started lasting much longer (like 3-4 days!) after getting a nexus 7, wonder why is that :silly:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] testadeferro:
I ve one asyde from having worst camera then xs the rest is much better! And you can make calls through skype! Nexus 7 is really good and top bat life!!!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] FenrirMX:
I get that the XS is a huge desilusition[sic] in your eyes, but seriously, why are you here? Other than to berate the Xperia S? You're certainly not discussing the topic at hand, you're just shoving your desilusition[sic] down our throats, and frankly, no one cares.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] testadeferro:
If no one cares stop replying me. I just talked about a opinion gave by other user comparing with s2. I was the same opinion and wrote something about that. Then people starts to insult me. Just simple as that. I was a sony user many years. I still have a xperia neo and continue to develop and give advice on that device. Just don t like insults after a simple opinion. Thats not fair.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] 18lama:
http://www.imgur.com/WSyHZlg.png

Dat sleeping

I am on CM 10.1 open semc 0.3
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Akhil:
Just wanted to share something..

I edited the value of ro. semc. batt. capacity =1500 to 1750 in build.prop

And from that point of time, my phone is having a good battery life.. I am a heavy gamer and my wifi is on all the time and still my phone can survive for 20hrs easily.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sinple:
hmm, i think most phone already shows 1750 by default, or at least, mine is 1750
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] avercros:
Mine was 1500, changed.

Lets see how works now.

Desde el celular.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tolrojus:
My battery life is very good:)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Aniket:
Same here :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] true-blue:
I dont bave that line in my build.prop.

Can i add it manually or smthing, can you post SS or somthing where i can se your build.prop
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] conalt:
Unfortunately changing this value makes no difference. It is just a value for the services menu, but doesn't effect the battery's performance in any way.

Above the value, the description is:

# system props for battery test in service menu
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Akhil:
It changes when you some custom ROM

Can i know you are using which ROM?

It must be in there and if you don't find it you can add it at the last in your build prop.

Well it does for me, i don't know you have this phone or not but flashing custom ROM changes this value.. Now my phone can withstand 20 hours easily which includes atleast 3 hours of listening music, 2-3 hours mobile data, 4-5 hours wifi and 2-3 hours game playing.

And one more thing, my phone takes an extra half hour to charge from 1 to 100% that makes 2 hours in total.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Awesomecoool1234:
thanks man.. i had 1600.. helped a lot :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mrkidvn:
how long does your guys's device charge from 10% to fully?. After update to 2.55 firmware, my phone takes approximate 2h :( EP850 charger
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ZN6:
Are you sure?

Change the value from 1500 to 1750 actually doesnt effect battery life. It use for service menu.

For example, Xperia P have around 1305 battery capacity. If I change from 1500 to 1305, so my battery life will decrease?

Doesnt make sense.. -_-

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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] true-blue:
Last night my charging was 3h and stil not full, i will try with calibration, 2h would be great for me. : P, i' ll post feedback in few days to compare it.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] element800:
My battery life is great, running raymanfx

's cm10.1 build with ondemand-deadline.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mrkidvn:
EP850 charger?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] true-blue:
EP 310.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mrkidvn:
if you are using ep310, the charging time is more than 3h, it is normal, because the charging capacity is only 550mA. I'm using EP850 with charging capacity is 1500mA, tripple than EP310, so my charging time is only 2h, but in 2.45 or 2.50 firmware, i charge my phone in only 1h45minutes :(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] avercros:
3g pls.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] element800:
3G and data on when needed ;)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] true-blue:
So need to change charge asap, i was thinking its a software prob.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mrkidvn:
xperia S is equiped with fast charging technology, in my region, xperia S come with ep850 out of the box. How long was it exactly charged fully?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] true-blue:
I will test that later, i give you feedback, but around 3h i think it would be, :( i got that 310 charger, dont know why, i also read that some people got a case for thier phone and smart tags, but i only got charger(****ty one), headphones also not very god, and an hdmi Cable.

Edit: i just charged my phone from 5% do 58% i cca 1h40m.....bad, really nad, need to change my charger
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] -Harsh-:
Here's mine.. Really awesome.. Hadn't expected this :)

Edit my bad.. Wrong forum :p
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mrkidvn:
lol tablet.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] w3nZ:
Tablet? Or maybe Paranoid Android.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] -Harsh-:
Nexus 10..

Sent from my Nexus 10
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ruvelro:
My Xperia is abour 24-30 hours with a normal usage...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] TheFirstFishy:
Sv: [DISCUSSION] Xperia S battery life

4h 30 min screen time while having fun with a new launcher and a shopping list.

3G off on wi find.

Somewhere around..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Stenlius:
Here are my best results from today, 4 days of slight usage, battery life is very good, stock .55 firmware with some frost apps, 3G network:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sunspot68:
AW: [DISCUSSION] Xperia S battery life

Looks like my phone. I am still wondering what happens in the "screen off" sections (see awake graph in the first pic)

Did a research with BetterBatteryStats, seems to be related with soms android.alarm process.

My Nexus 7 shows no activities at all during standby/screen off ...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Stenlius:
I've frozen some of the apps causing the alarm process to wake the phone - maps, gtalk, google+ etc. It's marginally better this way.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tOrNadO™:
This is my battery stats.. Had wifi ON the whole time, made a few phone calls(talked for around half hour max), played subway surf game for around half hr, watched a movie for around half hr and also used fb,whatsapp a couple of times.. Excellent backup.. I am on XZXperience2 ROM.. Caliberated using One Power Guard app.. Yet to test the edit in build.prop once.. Wil post the ss after few charge cycles.. :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] DrKrFfXx:
What was your screen time?