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 is is the best brand of power bank for samsung galaxy s4?
Q. Can anyone tell me what brand and type of power bank is the best for my samsung s4 GT-I9505? Btw, I live in the Philippines.Thanks to everyone who helps!
A. I lived in the US and I'll divide the power bank brands into 2 types, battery case and external battery chargers. For the battery case, Otterbox is the leading brand in this field. They've designed waterproof, dustproof and many other advanced designs for backpackers or people who's trying to protect their phone to an extreme.
As for the external battery charger, it's pretty competitive. Mophie, Mipow, RavPower, Jackery and many others are outstanding. If you have a higher budget ($80 and above), Picking mophie and jackery are a good option. Their power bank has a sleek design in the looks and a great power performance. While for myself, I have tight budget so RavPower is my type. I got a 14000mAh battery charger from them for just $45 on amazon. I'd say their power bank is great at design and the quality. One thing this model can improve is its size, can be made thinner.
I don't live in the Philippines but I think some of these brands may sell to there.
Good luck, hope it helps you.
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Title : The battery is always dead on Samsung Galaxy W?
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