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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tom Oakley:
Although there are similar reports of battery issues, I haven't found anyone with the same issue. I have an SGS2 running 4.0.4 - all stock and although I'm on Orange, it's not an Orange handset. It's just over a year old.

Since being on 4.0.4, I've noticed the battery level drops when I switch it back on/reboot. It has been dropping by 20-30% but recently it's been dropping all the way to 1%. It has also taken to switching itself off with no warning (or shutdown) - I can only assume because it suddenly thinks the battery is at 0% despite what it was seconds beforehand.

As a typical example, it was charged to 100% (4200mV as shown via *#0228#). After a few hours standard use, it was around 60%. Then, seemingly when I'm doing something intensive like recording video or downloading something over a data connection, the screen goes off and I realise it's dead. I restart and the "battery critical" warning comes up - 1%. It dies again and I remove the battery for a minute, put it back, then power up. This time it says 9%. Then after a short while it dies again. So I connect the charger. After a couple of seconds, the battery charging indicator shows about a 1/3rd full. I switch on and the battery is now at 46%. Whatever the issue, reattaching the charger seems to rescue it - even if it's not back to the original level. The charge levels (in mV) seem to match the percentage.

This happened so much that a few weeks ago, it wouldn't even start and I had to wipe and reinstall everything. It does work now, but still crashes at least once a day. I'm not sure what else to do other than wait for Jelly Bean and hope that will miraculously fix the problem.

I have attempted "battery calibration" though it's a bit difficult - and I've read that it doesn't actually work anyway.

I am a noob - so please treat me like an idiot in case I've missed something obvious.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr.Greg:
Dude, I believe it's time to buy a new battery.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paulius7:
1.Battery Calibration apps don't work(They don't do anythight good) Battery calibrates selfs...

2.I think that your battery is dead like my (Buy one it cheap)

3.And I think too that Insane gauge chip is very crazy...(You can reset it maybe helps... need flash Syiah and Get Stweaks)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bahumi:
I have the exact same problem, see this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2062056

Tomorrow I will buy a new battery, I can tell you if this will help me out :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdanoober:
Yup, battery calibration is a myth. Google already states that you do not need to reset your fuel gauge for ICS/JB devices. All battery parameters are automatically reset when it's 100% charge.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tom Oakley:
Thanks

I've ordered a new battery which I should have later this week. Let's see if that does anything useful. In the meantime, I'm attaching some battery meter screenshots to illustrate the problem.

Thanks for your suggestions so far!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChavitoArg:
No, this dont apply for us. Google stated that is useless wipe battery stats, the didnt say anything about our fuel gauge chip ;)

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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tom Oakley:
Solved

:victory: New battery installed and, 24hrs later, no crashes or glitches. My phone's as good as new. Thanks for the suggestions folks!:victory:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Anderson:
My battery went from 50% to 15% after a reboot.

The bizarre thing, though, was that I watched it increase from 15% to 20% charge even though it was not plugged in.

Weird...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
fuel gauge.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] FunkyELF:
Thought I'd share my thoughts on the N4 vs. the S3

I bought my wife a Nexus 4... if I liked it, I planned on selling my S3 and getting another one for myself.

That way we could share accessories, car docks, etc... there would be some benefit to having the same exact phone.

Anyway... her Nexus 4 was delivered yesterday and I'm not sure that I like it any better than the S3.

The N4 seems bulkier and while the N4 does have a slightly higher resolution than the S3, some of that real estate is used for the soft buttons home, back and recent apps.

So when you have them side by side it looks like the S3's screen is bigger on a smaller device.

The play store is sold out of N4s right now anyway, so I don't really have a choice.

I think once CM10.1 (or any AOSP 4.2 based ROM) is stable there'd be no reason to go from the S3 to the N4 (until 4.3 comes out and you have that 3 to 4 month lag).

Also, my S3 has 32GB and a micro sd card slot.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] zencoran:
Ok?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] pedroisweird:
What do you mean, ok? It's the general section. It's alright he didn't ask a question :) good point FunkyELF. That's how I feel about it too. The difference isn't worth the switch. Just hold on to your S3 until the S4 haha :) I wonder if they'll get the flex screen stuff working in time for that. I'm so excited for tech in 2013. Happy NEW YEAR!!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] se1000:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=35174070#post35174070
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DBBGBA:
There are many things that I don't like hardware wise about the nexus phones, I used to own the nexus one and I was very very happy with it until I lost it, but the new models don't appeal to me like the original did... too bad other android phones get updates only if you're lucky :/
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] guardzero:
I almost bought an N4 over the S3 until I heard about no wifi calling on the N4 through T-mobile. That plus the lack of expandable storage and glass back of the N4 pushed me towards the S3 and I haven't regretted my purchase at all. Dropped a 64gb Micro-SD in the S3, installed Nova Launcher and BAM..Samsung knows how to make a great phone. I still hate touch-wiz, but any launcher of choice fixes that rather quickly. I really wanted the N4 until I tried the S3 + Nova Launcher.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gypsy214:
Same here buddy. I got my gf a N4 and I compared it with my s3. to tell you the truth I figure why would I want a nexus4? If I flash CM on my s3 would be better. The only thing I liked about the n4 is the hardware with the back glass. But Im happy with my s3 and not going to get me a n4.

I agree with you the s3 seems to have more space on the screen.

By the way my gf is getting tired of the n4 she doesnt want to root. So there is no way I can fix what she wants. She says that some apps like bank of america and cnn dont work properly, she hates the fact of not having adobe (even thought i told her I'll put it on and she dont want to, she says that if it was taking off it was for a reason.) Another thing she doesnt like is the speed of the phone browser wise. But anyways I like my s3
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DigitalUnderground:
Message to the OP.

AOKP 01/03/13 is stable as any ROM I've ran. I've yet to find a bug and I've been stress testing all day. S3 is better, and if u want stock aosp android, the 4.2.1 ROMS are coming along nicely and aokp feels comple
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kingston73:
Thanks for this post, when I read the title I was afraid it was another " should I upgrade" thread. Nice to hear from somebody who is able to compare them side by side.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] BassBlaster:
Funny how no one here on the S3 forums seem to mention the price of the N4 as an advantage.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kingston73:
How is the price an advantage, there are plenty of places where you can get the s3 cheaper than the n4.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] monkeypaws:
Well unless you are on the value plan. Then your price is 500+ $$. That's what drove me to get a gnex prior to this phone. I paid only 250 for it when I paid 529 fory gs2. I paid 549 for this phone and laying it in installments. The nexus four is half that price. So yes it is an advantage.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Android_Monsters:
It's not an advantage to get something that's gonna suck when the real s4 comes out.

It's like calling an HTC hero a g2

That "thing" is just to trick people who can't wait for the real s4.

Also Google wants to prove they can put out phones by themselves. Which they can't. Lord knows I wish they could.

We need to let the companies know we aren't Isheep.

Rant over

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Oh yeah. S3 is better than the fake s4 in every way

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Been installing flip out decks all day. Little harried. That may not have been as helpful to the op as I usually try to be.

Let me try again. If I dropped my personal s3 I'd drive straight to the store and buy another one.

And, i still rock a real g2. And, I buy and sell gnex's and fake s4's all day.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] monkeypaws:
Well comparing a phone that is actually sold to a theoretical phone "s4" is not a comparison at all. I do think that Google has put out good nexus devices bit obviously not everyone likes what they put out, hence why people choose the s3 or other devices . Those people want SD card support, etc. When I owned a gnex I actually felt at peace knowing I'd be running g the latest and wouldn't have to be refreshing xda forums hoping for a good rom to run. There are reasons I'm on the sgs3 and not in the gnez but its not because it wasn't an awesome phone , but because the features it offered were not as beneficial as what I get from an s3. (WiFi calling, SD card, increased in call volume, media volume. ) I am not going for the "s4." Because Samsung is also towing us along like sheep. Yes I said it. How many of you actually will keep your s3 longer than 1 year? They only care about competing with iPhone.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Crisisx1:
What exactly is a fake s4?lol
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Android_Monsters:
I'll sell you one.

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Wrong forum

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I know Samsung is doing that, too. It would be hard not to. Don't buy a note 2 and they learn a lesson
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] adslee:
Lmao "fake" S4...

Google wasn't trying to make an S4, or to even compete with the next generation of the Galaxy line; they wanted to make a high end Nexus device with a low price point so they can gain a higher userbase in their ecosystem rather than giving Apple a chance to herd more people into their's.

It's really not about which is the better device, the S3 or the N4, but rather which device is more suitable. I love the S3 because of its screen size, microSD slot, and the screen saturation. On the other hand, I'd jump at the chance to try out a Nexus 4 because it's pure vanilla with a sharper screen, pure black slate at the front with no branding or logos, and the build quality looks to be able to provide a very premium feel.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Karakoram2:
That's actually a good point.

I still like girls staring at my screen size
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] monkeypaws:
This is exactly the answer the op needs.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AlexSochi8:
Hahaha +1 .. Nova launcher . Touchwiz blows
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] pcriz:
Curious what blows about touchwiz? Im thinking in comparison to the aosp launcher. Aside from how folders are created.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] monkeypaws:
IMO twiz has evolved to actually become very useful over aosp.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Crisisx1:
I own an s3 and I love it. I also played with the nexus 4 and it's an awesome phone idk why so many people on the s3 forum are so hateful of it lol.

Seriously though lol.. Stop making it seem like it's a low end phone. Especially if you've never used it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] monkeypaws:
The problem is that its a forum and its not like they are normal people and its specific to one device, so expect one sided answers. Lol
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kingston73:
Who said it's a low end phone? It just really depends on what you want in a phone. For me, I'm never going to feel comfortable buying a phone without expandable memory or removable battery so the nexus was never even considered. I personally don't understand how lg/google can put out a phone with only 16gbs storage and no ability to expand it. Plus, that glass back is real nice looking until it's dropped and cracks.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Crisisx1:
It's a phone lol 16 gb is enough. That's why there are computers, laptops, tablets, mp3 players, dvds, etc.

They need to stick ya ass in Africa to live in a clay house where you can barely eat then I'll ask you if 16gb is enough lol.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DigitalUnderground:
So people should have to own 6 different devices plus a camera and a photo album too when my one device can do all of the above you stated? I had a tablet... sold it because my phone did all of the same things... my laptop and camera collect dust because my phone handles those functions for me. Only thing I don't use my phone for is dvds because if im not going to see the movie in a theater, im most likely not gonna watch it anyways. I just don't get your thought process. Maybe you live in Africa so 16gb is plenty for you, but I live in the USA and I dont find it logistically efficient to own 8 different objects to do all of the same thing my phone can do.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Crisisx1:
You already own most of them so I don't see your thought process.

Your complaining about owning these devices but you already have them lol.

And no I don't live in Africa I live in Florida.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kingston73:
Who are you to tell me what I want and/or need? I'm not insulting anybody, I'm just telling you for my purposes I don't consider 16gb's to be enough and don't choose to buy any non-expandable phone. Anyway you look at it, WTH does africa have to do with anything, I'm pretty sure if you are able to type on this forum you're already better off than the people living in a clay house you're referring to.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Crisisx1:
I am and I'm thankful for it unlike some that always complain about stuff like expandable storage when some people don't have anything to store.

And I never said what you need or want, simply saying it's a great phone, don't like it, don't complain and don't buy it. The end lol.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kingston73:
Yeah, you and I are clearly not communicating. I give up, good luck with whatever.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DigitalUnderground:
Right... had all of the devices for 4+ yrs too. How good was your smartphone 4yrs ago? Don't worry. I don't expect you to understand much. I've seen your posts around here and its not surprise. Let me dumb it down for you. I had multiple devices that all did individual tasks. Then a quality smartphone came out. Suddenly, I no longer had a need for most of those devices. My one smartphone handles all of those tasks, and is a lot easier to carry around. Hooefully that explanation was elementary enough for your southern education level :D
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] monkeypaws:
16gb is enough is you don't store you're entire music library non your phone. Google is really pushing cloud services with nexus devices. The point is , if that is not enough memory then don't buy it but still it is a great piece of technology. Had a 16gb phone and never had a storage problem. But that is me. I've seen people on here who buy 64 GB SD cards and have movies and tons ofusic on there. I have a pro camera at home, corder and still prefer those over my phone and mainly use Pandora to listen to music. I'm simple I guess.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DigitalUnderground:
Its a downgrade from the s3... and that's what the thread topic is debating. Simply stated
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Crisisx1:
Aren't you the same guy that I owned because you couldn't count the number of words in a sentence? Lol yeah please have a seat.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nighthawk626:
had the n4: **** that phone. non-removeable battery was terrible once you started using the phone, had to hold it like a premature baby so you dont shatter either front or back glass, during use, phone got so hot you could fry eggs from front or back of the phone, non expandable 16gb space. oh and btw i had two of em since tmobile sent me two. i didnt wanna believe the whole LG product sucks story but damn did that phone make me reconsider with such haste. i used the phone for a week, returned em and got the s3. happy as hell. you pay for what u get but even still, the price is too much for that hot glass garbage. so much potential on a phone all to no avail. rants over :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Crisisx1:
You should of sued them for second degree burns if it got so hot that you can fry eggs on it :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nighthawk626:
damn, a little too late now. but seriously, it got stupid hot just from 5 minutes of web browsing or anytime you're doing something that involves the screen being on. look up on google about other peoples complaints on the heat matter
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DigitalUnderground:
Wrong guy. Nice try though. "Owned." Lol
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] pcriz:
Sorry friend, 16 is enough for you.. Being on Tmo with it's spotty coverage outside of large cities I have to keep most of my media on my device. Don't assume because you get by on 16 everyone else surely can to. That's the wonder of this market, option and it is one that was not provided to us by LG and Google..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] saranhai:
i don't think you get what he's trying to say...let's NOT talk about the Nexus 4 right now, but instead, let's talk about the iPhone. no expandable storage or removable battery correct? and it sells for..about $800 USD unlocked and stuff. now take the Galaxy S III, with removable battery and expandable storage, for a cheaper price. which one are you more likely to get?

the guy's not saying that he's "not thankful", he's saying that with expandable storage, all the stuff he needs can be stored on a single device, instead of 8. i don't know why you start talking about people in Africa all of the sudden...let's plop you in Africa for awhile and see how long you can survive without internet.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] monkeypaws:
And that's why you chose the s3 and not the n4. But others have their own preferences.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] pcriz:
Also if I could get on a soap box, I love how some people drink the Google koolaid much the same way people do for Apple.. Any perceived short coming of said device was "for a good reason" which is usually unknown..

When we were touting the awesomeness of removable batteries and expandable storage over iPhones it was all the rave for Android Fanboys to throw that in the face of iPhone users.. Well when Nexus went that same route apparently so many had an epiphany and saw the light of what Apple had been doing all along..

I'm all about choice, do I need 64gb of storage, no. But if someone is selling a Class 10 32gb for 10 bucks. I like having the option to expand because why the hell not.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nighthawk626:
i couldn't have said it better. it's like idiots line up and say: shutup and take my money. it was a time when the next smart phone was to be better with more features. now im not even sure if the next phone coming out will have a power button. it might allow you to turn your phone on so it must be removed
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Crisisx1:
Yes s3 is better then the n4. But the n4 is still a great device.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ticojpunk:
Almost bought an N4. After some careful thought I went with an S3. Anyone who says the on board 16GB is enough hasn't had much experience making nandroid backups. Those things can get sizeable. Add all your apps, a bit of personal media, and then photos and HD video you take with your camera... See how far that internal memory goes.

It was the usual stuff that steered me to the S3. No swappable battery, no SD card, and I really did NOT want an all glass phone. I thought it was a dumb idea on the iphone 4 and I still think it's a dumb idea.

Lackluster camera reviews on the N4 were the tipping point though. Didn't hurt that the S3 shined in the majority of its camera reviews.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] pcriz:
I'm sitting on three back ups.. CM TW and MIUI. Well into 4gb.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] se1000:
If you think the size of nandroid backups are bad, just try to wrap your head around what you do with them after you've made one on a device that has no removable storage. haha.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Hest88:
FunkyElf, thanks for this thread. I've been leaning toward the S3 but I've been on these forums enough to wonder if I'm missing out if I don't get the N4.

Since presumably you and your wife are on the same carrier...can you compare some basic things like call quality and data speeds?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ticojpunk:
What is it you think you'll be missing on the S3 if you went with it over the N4?

As has been gone over many times, they both have their strong points.

For me I felt like going with the N4 I'd be missing out (on removable battery, sd storage, slower inferior camera, more fragility (all-glass slippery phone), etc.).
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Hest88:
Quad core, sharper screen, unbloated vanilla Android, faster updates. In fact, the faster updates is why I'm also not interested in Verizon or any company whose market standing might be too shaky either.

All these are theoreticals, though, so I'm interested to hear more from someone who can compare the phones side by side on the same carrier.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] pcriz:
I will say I enjoy the camera better on the S3 and it has a lot more features. Add to that all the motion functions. Also I scratched the back of my S3 three pretty bad, so I popped it off and bought another :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] diablos991:
I have both sitting in front of me at the moment. Both have been used on the truly unlimited T-Mobile plan.

My nexus got blacklisted so now I need to sell it. I can say that going back to my gs3 is not a good experience.

The nexus is smoother, faster, and the radio seems a lot more responsive. (Time from clicking something until data starts coming through)

The nexus build quality is leaps and bounds ahead of the gs3. Feels heavier, more solid, and less toylike. The nexus screen also has a much nicer texture to it. (In finding this to be important when using the swipe method on the keyboard and when playing games)

The battery life is a bit better on the gs3, my testing showed roughly 3.5 hours screen on time with the nexus and 4 with the gs3. The screen is also a bit brighter on the gs3, however, the crispness and the realistic color representation on the nexus are far more important to me.

As of this moment, I'm selling the blocked nexus and an going to get another one on order. Once I get it from Google I will sell the gs3 and never look back.

Little differences mean the world when they all add up, and with the nexus my experience is more enjoyable.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Hest88:
Thanks a bunch, Diabolo!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Don_Perrignon:
Being an AOKP guy, the Nexus has such high appeal to me on the software side of things. But, three simple things keep me away from it: removable battery, expandable memory, and I ABSOLUTELY hate software keys. I love capacitive keys - except for the exaggerated home button on the S3.