Q. My girlfriend is having a problem with her Samsung Galaxy W. The battery is constantly dying. We even went to the point of buying a new, higher capacity battery for it but it's still dying within a few hours. In the course of three hours it will go from 100% battery down to 20%. Anybody have any ideas about what's going on and how to improve battery life?
A. In addition to what BethyMac said, the biggest battery killer for smartphones is the display. If you look at the battery status tool under Settings, you'll see the bar graph for the display is the lingers of all.
If she's indoors, she needs to keep the screen level lower. Most screens look fine at 50% or less indoors. Outdoors is different, since it's harder to see. There are widgets on the Play Store that you can install (for free, in many cases) that will allow her to toggle the brightness of the screen. Also, in Settings -> Display, she can adjust the brightness and turn on automatic brightness, which will allow the phone to adjust the screen based on the surrounding light.
She should also condition her battery from time to time. Lithium ion batteries have a chip in them that needs to be refreshed on occasion. Run the phone until the battery goes low enough so the phone shuts itself off. The attach the charger and let the phone charge for one hour after the charge indicator says it's full. You might want to have her do this two or three times initially, then once every two weeks after. That should help recondition the battery.
What happens if you get an unlocked phone that has a different SIM card?
Q. So, I'm contemplating on whether or not I should buy a Samsung Galaxy S3... but the problem is that it has a different SIM card size/shape than my iPhone 3gs SIM card. If I go to AT&T and ask for a SIM card that will fit it... what exactly would happen?
A. They'll give you the bigger sd card that'll fit your s3. I dunno if their going to charge you or not but id bring $40 just in case.
What should I choose Iphone 4 or Samsung Galaxy s2?
Q. hello, I`m thinking to change my current phone to a smartphone and i am not sure what to choose. I'm thinking to buy an Iphone 4 but friends are telling me about Samsung galaxy s2. What is the difference between this 2 phone ? Lot of people are using iphone and i'm thinking to buy one.
Is this a good ideea ?
A. I have a Samsung Galaxy S (the first version) and I love it. Personally, I haven't had any problems with my phone.
A lot of my friends have iPhones and have had problems with their phones being slow at times or not working properly. It could just be coincidence that it's always their phones though, or maybe they don't treat them well.
The main deciding factor is whether you want an Apple phone or an Android phone. I've never had problems with Android. There's no question, Apple is the bigger company, is a lot more popular, and therefore has a bigger selection of applications to download. It can also make things a lot more expensive, since people have no other options for phone accessories and things. You'll most likely find that phone covers/cases are cheaper for the Galaxy S (and the same with the charger, screen covers etc.).
With the Galaxy S, you save yourself the trouble of iTunes. There's the Samsung version "Samsung Kies", but you're not required to use it.
I must say, I like the layout of the homepage and all the icons on the iPhone, but you get used to the Android layout too.
I personally prefer the design of the actual phone with the Galaxy S and Galaxy S 2, but that's just MY preference, and I don't think physical appearance of the phone should play a very big part in your choice.
I hope that helped a bit :)
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