the Power/Battery/Charger thread

[Gunz0369]

Wireless Gear/Rapid car charger for all Motorola, Nextel and BlackBerry cell phones (3CC4634) | Cell Phone Car Charger | AutoZone.com_

Sorry for not including with the original post. Also has a lifetime warranty..

 

[TheVicster]

Nice find, thanks. If you can say which tip fits this would help in finding a spare wall charger too!

 

[LS650]

Most of the 7" tablets seem to be getting about 4 hours with WiFi browsing and light usage.
Playing games seems to put more of a strain on the processor and display, and reduces the battery time significantly.

 

[luckyxero]

I was normally getting about 4-5 hours until yesterday. I accidentally left GPS on when I got in a plane, and it cut the battery life down to 28% in 2 hours. Luckily its was only a 2 hour flight.

This might be obvious, but thought I'd post anyway.

 

[tcat]

Funny, I saw this at the FAQ on the Huawei site... in otherwords, turn it off and don't use it

22. How to increase your battery life?

• Remember that it only takes 1 hour to fully charge your battery. The following are suggestions to increase your battery life and give more time to enjoy your S7 on the move. • Use only 2G network - >Setting&#65306;Settings->Wireless & networks->mobile network->Use only 2G network (enable) • Disable Data service -> Setting&#65306;Settings->Wireless & networks->mobile network->Data service (disable) • Adjust the brightness of Screen (<1/3) -> Setting&#65306;Settings->sound & display->Auto-Brightness(disabled) • Brightness -> Set your screen to automatically turn off (adjustable 30s-60s) • Disable Bluetooth • Disable WLAN • Disable GPS Satellites • Decrease the media volume • Turn off applications when they are on idle status.

 

[sopranosv]

I just bought mine at Best Buy Midtown Atlanta yesterday...today I came back to El Salvador (my home town) and used it to read during the flight. I turned off WiFi, no Bluetooth, no 3G. Decreased brightness down to 10 and only read *.doc and *.pdf; after 1 hour and 5 minutes the battery went from 100% down to 87%. You can do the math and get an idea.

 

[fishy]

I charged mine to 99% and turned off wifi.
I then ran Avatar movie at 720, mpeg on rockplayer and it was at 20% left after movie ran 2:41 hours.

One quesstion? It wanted to shut down on me when it got to 20%. Anyway to change that message to come up at different time left?

Thanks,

 

[MartinFick]

I am still wondering how long this device can last in sleep mode? Also, does it enter and exit sleep instantly?

 

[xaueious]

as for the shutdown issue, it's being worked on for the Nexus One and is a global Android OS issue: [BRAINSTORM] Battery Calibration - xda-developers

 

[poncespr]

After rooting my S7 with androot and underclocking the processor with SETCPU from 768mhz to 576mhz, turned off all radios (WiFi, bluetooth, GPS, and DATA) last night I started the music player using the built in speakers, and so far I have managed 8 hours and 37 minutes with 47% left on the battery. That would amount to something like 16 hours of mp3 playback. Not bad!. After underclocking everything works fine except for video playback, which seems to take a hit from the lower processor speed. But it seems there is hardware accelerated video of sorts for games because all my games played fine.

 

[brachiopod]

I ran mine yesterday from noon until 6pm (6hrs) with everything turned on including using the camera and taking some short videos. It did go to sleep a few times, maybe an hour total. The battery was down to 17% after that and I recharged. Then it took about 2 hrs to charge back up.

 

[TheVicster]

Out for Black Friday today, I stumbled across this in Staples:

Duracell 3 in 1 Charger for Motorola Phones | Staples®

It includes wall charging, car charging and usb charging.

Yes, you can charge from your computer with this, I've already tested it.

The cable included has a screw on female connection on one end, and a standard usb connection on the other. Once you screw in the right tip (the round one), you can plug it into the S7 and then your computer, or the car adaptor, or the wall charger, everything you need is included.

I already had a Mophie Powerstation that I use for portable power with my Iphone, already tested it and it works with the S7:

mophie juice pack&#8482; powerstation - travel battery charger for iPod, iPhone, iPad and other smart phones

combine this with the cable from the duracell unit, and you have mobile power as well. No need to wait for additional batteries for the S7 to come out.

So there you have it. I think this is, currently, the ultimate power solution for our new toy!

 

[sopranosv]

Out for Black Friday today, I stumbled across this in Staples:

Duracell 3 in 1 Charger for Motorola Phones | Staples®

It includes wall charging, car charging and usb charging.

Yes, you can charge from your computer with this, I've already tested it.

The cable included has a screw on female connection on one end, and a standard usb connection on the other. Once you screw in the right tip (the round one), you can plug it into the S7 and then your computer, or the car adaptor, or the wall charger, everything you need is included.

I already had a Mophie Powerstation that I use for portable power with my Iphone, already tested it and it works with the S7:

mophie juice pack™ powerstation - travel battery charger for iPod, iPhone, iPad and other smart phones

combine this with the cable from the duracell unit, and you have mobile power as well. No need to wait for additional batteries for the S7 to come out.

So there you have it. I think this is, currently, the ultimate power solution for our new toy!

Amazing!!!

 

[zenkibuta]

Out for Black Friday today, I stumbled across this in Staples:

Duracell 3 in 1 Charger for Motorola Phones | Staples®

It includes wall charging, car charging and usb charging.

Yes, you can charge from your computer with this, I've already tested it.

The cable included has a screw on female connection on one end, and a standard usb connection on the other. Once you screw in the right tip (the round one), you can plug it into the S7 and then your computer, or the car adaptor, or the wall charger, everything you need is included.

I already had a Mophie Powerstation that I use for portable power with my Iphone, already tested it and it works with the S7:

mophie juice pack&#8482; powerstation - travel battery charger for iPod, iPhone, iPad and other smart phones

combine this with the cable from the duracell unit, and you have mobile power as well. No need to wait for additional batteries for the S7 to come out.

So there you have it. I think this is, currently, the ultimate power solution for our new toy!

I think i saw this same product in TJMAxx and it just cost less than $10 i think..

 

[pbrauer]

OK, the google gods may have smiled on me. I have found the following:

E-Tech eStore : Switch Mode Power Supply FM050020-US :: 5V 2A

It certainly LOOKS like the AC Adapter that comes in the box, and has the same part number. I am ordering one and will report back on what happens. Anyone else, please chip in with your thoughts....


Cheers,
P