Phones with BIG battery
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Evening all,Thinking of getting a new phone, all I really need is something that can take gmail and has a good camera. but I find a phone battery running out a bit irritating
, I am currently using an Samsung Galaxy S3 (yes, really still got one!), that is starting to show its age, but with the redeeming feature is the removable battery, so it is easy for me to avoid running out of phone fuel.. but this seems to be rare now.So then, the Moto G7 Power looks like a candidate with it's 5000mAh battery, anyone got one? or any better suggestions of phones that might last a few days of relatively light use?
no budget issues, but lets keep it to a max of £200 so I won't swear too much when I drop my new phone...
Cheers
Edited by GrizzlyBear on Saturday 4th May 22:56
Captain Smerc said:
Yes, that is what I am looking at so far, any other ideas?GrizzlyBear said:
Carl_Manchester said:
with a battery pack it will do 3 days easy.
Do you mean a power bar thingy? that reminds me separate thread starting...Most decent mid level to premium android handsets can do 2-3 days of typical usage now on a single charge. Most also support quick charge these days. I got up this morning and my Pixel 2 was on 8% battery. One hour later it was on 95%, but I know it was likely circa 85% after 40 minutes and that 85% would be good enough to get me through two days with 16-17 hours of screen on/app usage time, circa 20 calls each of which was maybe 15-20 minute duration, and heavy camera usage. That's on a daily driver which is 18-19 months old.
I've a power bank but only carry it when travelling away on trips/flying etc, but even then it's never used.
When will you be 48hours away from mains power? Especially relevant with quick charge these days.
I've a power bank but only carry it when travelling away on trips/flying etc, but even then it's never used.
When will you be 48hours away from mains power? Especially relevant with quick charge these days.
Edited by Corso Marche on Sunday 5th May 06:49
Carl_Manchester said:
GrizzlyBear said:
Carl_Manchester said:
with a battery pack it will do 3 days easy.
Do you mean a power bar thingy? that reminds me separate thread starting...What about one of the blackview ruggedised phones?
You can pick up a BV9000 Pro for £230 on Amazon, it has a 4180mAh battery.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blackview-BV9000Pro-Rugge...
You can pick up a BV9000 Pro for £230 on Amazon, it has a 4180mAh battery.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blackview-BV9000Pro-Rugge...
Just got a G7 power to replace my P2. Superb phone in every way, and yes, good for three days on one charge.
Lovely bit of kit.
I too think battery anxiety is priority number one for elimination. I can run sat nav etc with no cable and still have a working phone well into the next day or two.
Lovely bit of kit.
I too think battery anxiety is priority number one for elimination. I can run sat nav etc with no cable and still have a working phone well into the next day or two.
swampdonkeygj said:
What about one of the blackview ruggedised phones?
You can pick up a BV9000 Pro for £230 on Amazon, it has a 4180mAh battery.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blackview-BV9000Pro-Rugge...
I don't recommend these, I've had two BV P10000 pro devices fail around 6 months after purchase, Blackview's customer service haven't responded AT ALL with regards to getting these repaired/replaced. You can pick up a BV9000 Pro for £230 on Amazon, it has a 4180mAh battery.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blackview-BV9000Pro-Rugge...
Corso Marche said:
Most decent mid level to premium android handsets can do 2-3 days of typical usage now on a single charge. Most also support quick charge these days. I got up this morning and my Pixel 2 was on 8% battery. One hour later it was on 95%, but I know it was likely circa 85% after 40 minutes and that 85% would be good enough to get me through two days with 16-17 hours of screen on/app usage time, circa 20 calls each of which was maybe 15-20 minute duration, and heavy camera usage. That's on a daily driver which is 18-19 months old.
I've a power bank but only carry it when travelling away on trips/flying etc, but even then it's never used.
When will you be 48hours away from mains power? Especially relevant with quick charge these days.
What are you doing to get two days from a Pixel2! I've got a 2xl and get 5.5/6hrs screen on time on wifi, which is decent going for a 2xl compared to some posts I've seen - I keep location/bluetooth/NFC/adaptive brightness/AOD/music identifier etc off and restrict a lot of stuff running in the background to get that. I use mine heavily for browsing, Youtube & checking social media, and the camera, that's about it - usually needs charged early evening and I generally get 20 hours or so for a full charge.I've a power bank but only carry it when travelling away on trips/flying etc, but even then it's never used.
When will you be 48hours away from mains power? Especially relevant with quick charge these days.
Edited by Corso Marche on Sunday 5th May 06:49
I've recently moved from a Motorola G4 plus, some of the Moto gestures are smashing, used the double chop motion to switch on the torch a hell of a lot, really handy feature. They tend to run near stock Android too so are quite good for software updates.
https://landroverexplore.co.uk/
This is a great 'phone. The battery case adds significant power and boosts gps.
This is a great 'phone. The battery case adds significant power and boosts gps.
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