Battery Life - Can It Be Improved

[Anonymous]

Question for the group.

I have a SG Note 3 which I have had for about 9 months. It was a refurbished device from o2 and has o2 bloatware installed.

Over the months the amount of use I can get from the handset "appears" to have reduced. Typically I am charging it 1.5 to 2 times per day. That said I do hammer it. It gets a lot of use.

So my question is: would getting a new Samsung Original battery improve things or is it just the way it is?

Answers on the back of a postage stamp please. 😃😃

[MI5 · Accepted solution]

I would flash it and there are very few, if any, risks.
The only consideration you need have is that your new firmware must be a higher level than your old - this will preserve your Knox integrity and hence warranty.

[Anonymous]

Which bit of data do you need to check? Kernel?

[MI5]

Let me guess.......
Type *#1234# and your CSC will be N9005O2UGNG1 ?

[Anonymous]

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piperdog123 wrote:
Question for the group.

I have a SG Note 3 which I have had for about 9 months. It was a refurbished device from o2 and has o2 bloatware installed.

Over the months the amount of use I can get from the handset "appears" to have reduced. Typically I am charging it 1.5 to 2 times per day. That said I do hammer it. It gets a lot of use.

My note 3 performs the same way if I'm using it a lot, and that was brand new 7 months ago.

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[MI5]

I agree and I'm not suggesting that miraculously you will get 3 days use out of it, but I do expect to see an improvement.
The biggest change will come when you get the Note 4 as the screen is very efficient and is no longer the biggest battery hog, unlike, I suspect it is on the 3......?

[Anonymous]

It is N9005XXNGUG1

[Anonymous]

Sorry that was the AP. You are indeed correct @MI5 with the CSC

[Anonymous]

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@MI5 wrote:
I agree and I'm not suggesting that miraculously you will get 3 days use out of it, but I do expect to see an improvement.
The biggest change will come when you get the Note 4 as the screen is very efficient and is no longer the biggest battery hog, unlike, I suspect it is on the 3......?

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Certainly, yes, the screen is the biggest battery draw on the Note 3.  Plus, it's prone to burn in, (although Samsung have agreed a warranty replacement in my case).

Is the 4 really an improvement in this regard?  I want one now 

[Anonymous]

Yes @Anonymous I have noticed from time to time the screen gets very warm. I tend to stop using it at that point for a while.

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:
Yes @Anonymous I have noticed from time to time the screen gets very warm. I tend to stop using it at that point for a while.

Yes, you should - the screen is more liable to screen burn when it's warm apparently.