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I've been having the same battery life problems as everyone else. And then I had a hunch that the current draw of the LCD (given its resolution) must be at least comparable to the backlight. I still don't have numbers to prove it, but I did change the phone's display from Automatic to Powersave (i.e. no clock screensaver). The phone's meter was already in the red when I did this.

Three days later, I still haven't charged it. I was previously giving it a full charge every three days.

Somebody try a full charge cycle with powersave and a full charge cycle with Automatic. I have a feeling we'll see much better battery lives.
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Posted: 2004-07-20 16:48:02
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Mines set to Automatic, so i have the clock on ( which i like ) and the phone lasts me easily 2-3 days with lots of use.

I know there is a problem with the battery meter, but mine seems much better now ive had it a few weeks.

Theres nothing wrong with the K700's battery life !
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Posted: 2004-07-20 17:00:58
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@etaab: Just cause there's nothing "wrong" with it, doesn't mean it's a good thing that I have to charge my phone every 3 days. Everything you said agrees with what I said. My point is it will be interesting to see how battery life changes if Automatic is switched to Powersave. No matter how much you use it, when you're asleep for 8 hours, why should the LCD be on?

And yes, I really like the clock too. But I prefer having longer battery life.
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Posted: 2004-07-20 17:22:15
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it's been 2 weeks since ive had my k700i, and well, if I was a heavier user of calls i would be extremely sure i wouldnt be able to get the battery to last 3 days.

Currently with a little BT transfer (often none for the last week or so), some calls (total calls for 2 weeks is less than 2 hours), a little gaming here and there and some txting, if i leave the phone to drain (since i charge nightly i guess i'd get about 2 days or so. and I'm on powersave too :-\

I wonder if my battery is faulty :-\. Going to the service centre tomorrow for the FW update anyway, might as well ask.
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Posted: 2004-07-20 17:42:41
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There is nothing wrong with the battery mers, its how long id expect it to last. Do you expect to charge the phone once a week ? once a month ? once a year even ?

Sorry, but batteries in modern phones simply dont have that capacity, you cant say that its a bad thing you have to charge your phone every 3 days when every other modern phone out there has about the same, if not less battery life.

Maybe SE should build a phone with a mini nuclear power station built inside it, so you'd never need to charge it.. just for you mers ?
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Posted: 2004-07-20 18:18:14
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The t39 has the possibility to fit a 1500 mAH battery in it. Depending on use, you have to charge only once a week or every two weeks.
Why is it not possible anymore on newer phones? Design I guess.
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Posted: 2004-07-20 18:24:43
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well mers...since the first day I've had my k700 I've noticed the short battery life and since the first day I've never used the automatic feature even if I like the clock ...I've always used the energy save option..however the battery life on my k700 is still poor cause I use a lot of blth transfer to test the themes I do, and I often take pictures with the camera...forthermore I usually do 1 hour calls a day...plus a dozen sms...plus the short battery life the battery display as you know as a bug on the most k700's out there, even mine has it...I hope the firmware update will solve this problem...kind regards

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Posted: 2004-07-20 18:28:02
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I have never understood this obsession with charging the phone as rarely as possible. What do you gain by it? Are you guys such busy people, that you often travel for a week without access to a wall socket?

Why cant people just charge the phone every night?

-Knut
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Posted: 2004-07-20 18:34:47
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@etaab: It's a bad thing that I have to charge my phone every 3 days if the phone isn't using its available power efficiently. There's a difference between using power and wasting power. I want to know how much power automatic uses in comparison to powersave mode, because if it is significantly different, then automatic mode becomes a waste. This isn't that a hard concept to grasp, so stop being snide. I don't expect the battery to last a month, I just expect it its drain to be proportional to functionality and use. If that were the case, people wouldn't be complaining.

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Posted: 2004-07-20 18:38:19
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well...yes...the automatic is just a waste under my point of view...even when I don't use the phone much and I sometimes turn automatic on the battery drains faster...It's the same with animated wallpapers....they drain a significant higher amount of energy compared to static ones...

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Posted: 2004-07-20 18:44:46
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