HTC 8X WP8.1 VERY poor battery life and battery readings
So about a month ago I purchased my (second) HTC 8X. This is the first phone that ventured me into the beautiful, yet ignored world of Windows Phone. I came from Android on a Galaxy S3. So far I'd never think twice about getting another Windows Phone, I've fallen in love (despite the lacking features in apps). But there's just one thing that I DON'T love about Windows Phone... The battery life is more than poor.
Now I realize that it could be a problem with HTC, but my first 8X that I got before I ordered this replacement (the first got bricked weeks after a DP8.1 install) had great battery life and it was a refurb! This phone is different from the first one I had, it's 16GB instead of 8GB, has the OFFICIAL HTC Windows Phpne 8.1 update pushed out by ROGERS and it is a new, but open box unit.
I've noticed that the device gets VERY hot when I use it (I do have an otterbox commuter case and screen protector, maybe the culprit of the problem?).
If you turn it off, charge it all night to 100%, unplug it and turn it on, it automatically loses 1%.
Sometimes the battery drains VERY quickly, other times it stays at the same percentage for an hour then drops quickly (restarting the phone while its stuck at a certain % causes it to lose like 5ish percent).
I have NFC, Bluetooth, Data and even WiFi (when not in use) turned off.
I barely use the phone, mostly for music and spontaneous texting and it gets me from 8AM to 6PM before needing a charge.
When I first got the phone, I followed the manual and charged it to 100% before using it, then drained the battery until it would boot and then shut down after booting.
2 weeks ago I drained the battery until it was stone dead, after that the improper read errors started happening.
The device loses maybe a percent an hour on standby (with WiFi off) so nothing bad there.
So the million dollar question, do I need to send this device in to HTC for repairs? Or is it truly the fault of Windows Phone 8.1 Your input and comments are much appreciated and I apologize for my giant rant here. Thanks!
Thomas R.
So about a month ago I purchased my (second) HTC 8X. This is the first phone that ventured me into the beautiful, yet ignored world of Windows Phone. I came from Android on a Galaxy S3. So far I'd never think twice about getting another Windows Phone, I've fallen in love (despite the lacking features in apps). But there's just one thing that I DON'T love about Windows Phone... The battery life is more than poor.
Now I realize that it could be a problem with HTC, but my first 8X that I got before I ordered this replacement (the first got bricked weeks after a DP8.1 install) had great battery life and it was a refurb! This phone is different from the first one I had, it's 16GB instead of 8GB, has the OFFICIAL HTC Windows Phpne 8.1 update pushed out by ROGERS and it is a new, but open box unit.
I've noticed that the device gets VERY hot when I use it (I do have an otterbox commuter case and screen protector, maybe the culprit of the problem?).
If you turn it off, charge it all night to 100%, unplug it and turn it on, it automatically loses 1%.
Sometimes the battery drains VERY quickly, other times it stays at the same percentage for an hour then drops quickly (restarting the phone while its stuck at a certain % causes it to lose like 5ish percent).
I have NFC, Bluetooth, Data and even WiFi (when not in use) turned off.
I barely use the phone, mostly for music and spontaneous texting and it gets me from 8AM to 6PM before needing a charge.
When I first got the phone, I followed the manual and charged it to 100% before using it, then drained the battery until it would boot and then shut down after booting.
2 weeks ago I drained the battery until it was stone dead, after that the improper read errors started happening.
The device loses maybe a percent an hour on standby (with WiFi off) so nothing bad there.
So the million dollar question, do I need to send this device in to HTC for repairs? Or is it truly the fault of Windows Phone 8.1 Your input and comments are much appreciated and I apologize for my giant rant here. Thanks!
Thomas R.
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