Diageo Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 I bought the new Samsung Tocco Lite and it's a great phone. But my battery life has gone downhill since I got it. In just a week or two it has gone down to having to charge it once a day, when I don't even use it much. One of my friends has the same phone and says it can last up to 5 days. What should I do? Buy a new battery?
Ashley Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 If you've just got it speak to whoever supplied you with it and explain your issues. My Tocco lasts a few days and I've had it for a year (although it depends how often my bored friend rings me :p)
Diageo Posted August 5, 2009 Author Posted August 5, 2009 OK, I'll go talk to vodafone next time I'm in town.
Shorty Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 If it has seriously reduced in a week or two it could be faulty so yeah, take it back. But that depends, have you used it non-stop, turned the screen brightness and volume up to full, watched videos and played games/music on it all day since you got it? Turning bluetooth and wifi (if it has it) off also saves battery. Did the manual suggest a full charge before first use, and if so did you do that?
Diageo Posted August 6, 2009 Author Posted August 6, 2009 The first day I used it a lot to check all new features. But after that just a few texts and calls. Every setting is basically at default. And when I put it in to charge the first time, it turned itself on and started asking for input so I used it while it was charging. Does that make a difference? And if it did can I still take it back?
The fish Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 Bluetooth is often on by default, and it's a battery-bitch. Other than that, take it back and get a new battery.
Rummy Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 Aye, I'd say take it back and ask for a new battery. The only other thing I can think of is that I heard too much heat can be bad for li-ion batteries, or if it's near a heat source whilst charging(also why people who tend to run their laptops constantly on charge end up with crap batteries).
Diageo Posted August 9, 2009 Author Posted August 9, 2009 Well I went up and he said to turn my phone off and charge it for nine hours after it died. And I have to do it 3 times so if that doesn't work I'll take it back again.
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