Microsoft Lumia 550 battery drain issue
Hi all,
first post to the forum and I am directly asking about an issue we have with my wife's new Lumia 550. In short, the battery in two devices has been abysmal so far: with 50% brightness, no location data enabled, regular use (ca. 1 hour of phone calls, some texting/whapsapp throughout the day), wifi & data off if not needed, it lasts on average 15-17 hours (and, to reiterate, that is light use, isn't it?). We tried to cut out non-essential stuff, as you can see (but maybe we missed something - any hints?), and still it is so much worse than her previous device, a Nokia Lumia 520 from 2013 (which lasted for far more than a day, often even two!). We replaced the first device after three (ish) weeks (it could have been a dud, after all), and the new device is no better after one week of use.
Do any of you have any recommendations regarding battery life (how to extend it - I've looked up a few things already, see above) or potential alternative phones? She lives in a village and needs to keep connected to the world outside ;-) so a phone that cannot last through a day if it is properly (heavily) used is really not an option. Is the Lumia 640 any better in that regard (I suspect it is)? Here in Germany, they cost roughly the same right now, and we could still return the 550 to the store and switch it for a 640. My wife would have kept the 520 but since a water accident it was basically broken.
Thanks for reading and for any help you might be able to offer!
-veillees
Hi all,
first post to the forum and I am directly asking about an issue we have with my wife's new Lumia 550. In short, the battery in two devices has been abysmal so far: with 50% brightness, no location data enabled, regular use (ca. 1 hour of phone calls, some texting/whapsapp throughout the day), wifi & data off if not needed, it lasts on average 15-17 hours (and, to reiterate, that is light use, isn't it?). We tried to cut out non-essential stuff, as you can see (but maybe we missed something - any hints?), and still it is so much worse than her previous device, a Nokia Lumia 520 from 2013 (which lasted for far more than a day, often even two!). We replaced the first device after three (ish) weeks (it could have been a dud, after all), and the new device is no better after one week of use.
Do any of you have any recommendations regarding battery life (how to extend it - I've looked up a few things already, see above) or potential alternative phones? She lives in a village and needs to keep connected to the world outside ;-) so a phone that cannot last through a day if it is properly (heavily) used is really not an option. Is the Lumia 640 any better in that regard (I suspect it is)? Here in Germany, they cost roughly the same right now, and we could still return the 550 to the store and switch it for a 640. My wife would have kept the 520 but since a water accident it was basically broken.
Thanks for reading and for any help you might be able to offer!
-veillees