topic Sony Xperia Z1 battery problems in Z Series

Sony Xperia Z1 battery problems

ramar — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 16:39:59 GMT

Hello,

I bought my Sony Xperia Z1 about 3 weeks ago and recently I have started having problems with battery life (since about 2 days). When I have received my phone everything was good with battery, I discharged the phone till it turned off and then charged it back to 100% several times. The problem with the battery that I have is that it dies pretty quickly. For example when I went to sleep one night the battery was on around 98% and the next morning I woke up it was on about 30% which is just ridiculous. Before the problems with the battery there battery only dropped down by 2%, and now it suddenly started dropping by 50% or more. I really don't know what to do, I was thinking about exchanging it as it is still on the warranty and also my father has exactly the same phone and he hasn't got any problems with the battery. So if you could help me somehow, if you can of course, because I don't want to exchange as it will take a while before I get it back.

Thanks a lot

Re: Sony Xperia Z1 battery problems

Uliwooly — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 16:43:00 GMT

Check which apps are draining your battery

settings > power management > battery

also check the graph

Re: Sony Xperia Z1 battery problems

ramar — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 16:52:52 GMT

Hi,

Here are the screenshots of both thing that you wanted : )

https://app.box.com/files/0/f/0/1/f_11184324576

https://app.box.com/files/0/f/0/1/f_11184321300

Thanks for quick reply

Re: Sony Xperia Z1 battery problems

Mystic — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 16:56:13 GMT

that isnt a direct link mate.. i cant view it.. you have to share it and allow the premisions for anyone with the link then share that link.. this one says no access.

Re: Sony Xperia Z1 battery problems

ramar — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 16:58:33 GMT

Sorry,

https://app.box.com/s/hj963ji5a0pqrgzirjs7

https://app.box.com/s/rhy0xs890li5lps90tna

Is it working now ?

// Changed the link, both of them were same, should be good now !

Re: Sony Xperia Z1 battery problems

Uliwooly — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 16:59:34 GMT

You have to make the files/pictures public

Re: Sony Xperia Z1 battery problems

Uliwooly — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 17:01:02 GMT

it seems that indeed there are apps using your data and/or wifi while Idle, you could check the list and see which apps are doing so

Re: Sony Xperia Z1 battery problems

Mystic — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 17:01:51 GMT

thats a pretty reasonable graph for usage tbh... if you ask me your phone is operating fine...

Re: Sony Xperia Z1 battery problems

Mystic — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 17:03:24 GMT

ill upload my graph shortly to take a look. i use it quite heavily throughout the day. with wifi and data at various intervals.. but as woolie said.. if you really want to juice the battery you need to turn off all the apps that run in the background using the data while your screen is off.

Re: Sony Xperia Z1 battery problems

ramar — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 17:05:43 GMT

The apps that are using my data (even though its off) are: Android System, Android OS, and McAfree Security. Not sure if that's what you were asking.

Oh, and also what does "idle" mean ?

Re: Sony Xperia Z1 battery problems

ramar — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 17:07:39 GMT

Well the thing that I was worried about is that I lost about 50% throught the night with everything off and I didn't use it. I don't think that is normall at all. That happened twice already and today the battery was dying pretty quickly as well.

Re: Sony Xperia Z1 battery problems

Mystic — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 17:08:21 GMT

idle means when youre not actively using your phone... also you dont really need an antivirus.. to be honest it is one of the most overated programs on the android phones these days... if you use your phone smartly you should be safe from 99.9% of anything!

Re: Sony Xperia Z1 battery problems

Mystic — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 17:09:53 GMT

just regarding this, maybe you can try turning on stamina mode and see if that helps..

http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z-ZL-ZR/STAMINA-mode-explained/m-p/314643/highlight/true#M6296

I have it on mine and it does help quite a bit. t

The drop that you are referring to might be just the wifi and mobile signals since they were active at that time...

Re: Sony Xperia Z1 battery problems

ramar — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 17:13:08 GMT

Well, I had STAMINA Mode on for the whole time, and the first drop on the graph that you see on the graph was during night when it dropped around 50%. I disabled STAMINA Mode for now, because I've read that it may actually not help as much so I wanted to check if that's true in my case. Currently I am charging my phone, as it died at about 4pm today, and I will see how its going to go through night.

Re: Sony Xperia Z1 battery problems

Uliwooly — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 17:14:27 GMT

My suggestion is to stay away from mcafee/antivirus, taskillers, task managers, battery apps, ram apps, booster apps.

it might be a good idea to

Repair your phone

Update Service (SUS)

PC Companion (PCC)

Bridge (for Mac)

Alternatives on How to backup Xperias

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/36355

Re: Sony Xperia Z1 battery problems

ramar — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 17:24:16 GMT

Alright, I uninstalled McAfee, and the rest that was a taskkiller etc.

I am not going to try to repair just yet, as I first wanna check how the battery will behave at night, and then if nothing has changed I will try to repair the phone as uliwooly said.

Thanks both of you guys, will tell you tomorrow if everything is good.

Re: Sony Xperia Z1 battery problems

Uliwooly — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 17:26:46 GMT

No problem, let us know how it goes

Re: Sony Xperia Z1 battery problems

Mystic — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 18:27:24 GMT

look forward to it.

Re: Sony Xperia Z1 battery problems

Thibruch — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 08:48:44 GMT

Hi everybody,

i'm french and have a z1 since it's release.

i've the same problem my phone has a huge problem of battery !

i'm closing all the apps after using it, i take 2,3 shots per day, i've 3 emails accounts and they are on manual refreshment...

i'm using a lot the stamina mode and it's impossible to get more than 5 to 6 hours of battery !!!!

what should i do ? to change ??

thx for ur help

Re: Sony Xperia Z1 battery problems

ramar — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 10:09:09 GMT

Alright guys, it's morning and everything seems perfect ! Lost about 2/3% during night which is great, the battery doesn't die as quickly as it used to. Screenshots below show everything; graph, battery usage etc. If you see any anomallies could you just say, if not I think I am good for now : D

https://app.box.com/s/oued7qmy5u2ngmlebjfk

https://app.box.com/s/u0jnojxifxm1u9xh85il

https://app.box.com/s/ek0z5ogou5v8lk1e3bqf

Thanks for help guys, not sure if uninstalling McAfee helped or just recharging the phone. #

//Oh, and also not sure if Cell Standby should take so much battery, is that normal ?