topic Re: Battery overheating in XPERIA archive

Battery overheating

ckh — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:44:27 GMT

My Xperia P overheats when phone signal on HSPDA drops to minimum and it doesn't switch to Edge. The signal strength is very weak compare to my daughter's Galaxy Y using the same Telco. Can the signal strength power be increase?

Re: Battery overheating

_alexdon_ — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 20:30:57 GMT

Is it set to wcdma/gsm or only wcdma?

Re: Battery overheating

ckh — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 02:49:34 GMT

WCDMA/GSM.

Re: Battery overheating

Nalee — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 06:48:04 GMT

Hi chk,

Try to repaire your phone using SUS and see if there is an improvemet.

Re: Battery overheating

ckh — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:34:14 GMT

What is SUS?

Re: Battery overheating

_alexdon_ — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:46:59 GMT

Sony update service is an update/repair engine for sony phones/tablets.it helps updating with less bugs than pc companion.You can find it here http://www.sonymobile.com/gb/tools/update-service/

Re: Battery overheating

florenzgonzales — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 02:52:15 GMT

overheating..if sus doesn't work try visiting a sony center near you..wishing its not a hardware problem

Re: Battery overheating

Phronesis — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:42:01 GMT

GSM and WCDMA uses different frequencies, the kernel is so built that even the weakest WCDMA signal is held on to, this consumes more battery. If you dont have problem using GSM only, try selecting GSM only.

Does your daughter use the same network provider?

Re: Battery overheating

florenzgonzales — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 01:37:26 GMT

does this kind of problem occur to all users? i mean almost everyone is using gsm/WCDMA but choosing this option will it? or can it really make our battery heat up?

Re: Battery overheating

Nalee — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:49:21 GMT

Hi florenzgonzales,

I think I also have the same problem. If my network singnal is too low it consumes more battery power. So I think it is true.

Re: Battery overheating

Phronesis — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:03:08 GMT

This is not a problem, it is how many mobile phones work. And also it is not the battery itself that heats up, it is a part of the hardware which heats up, this is because more power is consumed during a weak signal to boost its signal reception this is to keep the signal as strong as it can, so you end up consuming more battery and phone over heating.

if you have weak signal in WCDMA try switching it to GSM only, but that does not guarantee full signal in GSM as it depends on your network coverage area.

Re: Battery overheating

florenzgonzales — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:56:20 GMT

hmmmm ah now i get it..thanks man i'll keep that in mind

Re: Battery overheating

ckh — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 14:59:23 GMT

Thanks. I have tried switching GSM only and the signal strength is better but this does not happen to my daughter's Galaxy Y. One simple and cheap Galaxy Y don't have any problem at all.

I guess I will send my Xperia P to the service centre for a check up.

Re: Battery overheating

florenzgonzales — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:07:48 GMT

what they sais maybe true but yeah i got it but still i dont experience any problem using WCDMA?GSM network..im lucky i guess.