Originally Posted by
Rizwan Ajaz i have bought lumia 520 two days back... its battery timing is very poor... 3-5% drops every hour unlike what is said in specification.... whats the problem??? i need replies guys??? Help me out
Check your background tasks and disable the ones that aren't REALLY needed.
Then switch brightness to low, disable data connection, disable BT, switch mail check to less frequent (1 hour or 2hours), screen time-out set to lower setting, disable Wifi-scan, turn OFF Xbox live connection.
If you want to be picky, here are all the important ones, but the above mentioned should make a difference already :
17 tips to extend battery life on Windows Phone 8 | Windows Phone Central
Grtz.