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Old 01-05-2014, 13:15
Grouty
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Just got this phone around end of March to replace an old D500, all going great, until now.

Suddenly, the battery seems to not be able to hold its charge, i popped it on charge last night, took it off around 7pm, and when i got up this morning, it had a critically low battery message on the screen, as was down to only 3%.

Nothing is turned on on it (internet etc...), apart from the weather App (Accu), its main use is just text messages, and ive never done any changes to it either, its just started happening, so not sure if it could be the actual battery itself thats the problem.

I thought it drained pretty quick a couple of days ago, but wasn't sure, so now its confirmed, only sent about 3 text messages since it was charged, so can't be that, and before this started happening, it was holding its charge for days on end, it also seems to fully charge fine also.

Ive just tried fully powering it off (as read that can sometimes sort it), so will see how it goes after its fully charged again, so just wondering if anyones got any other ideas, or it does indeed sound like it could be the battery.
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Old 01-05-2014, 13:31
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Had a simular problem with a xperia phone i had and basically it was a dead cell in the battery so popped new battery in and normal service was resumed
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Old 01-05-2014, 14:25
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Had a simular problem with a xperia phone i had and basically it was a dead cell in the battery so popped new battery in and normal service was resumed
Yeah, think i'll try giving a new battery a go then, as they are pretty cheap for these phones now from looking, thanks
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Old 01-05-2014, 18:46
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Just a bit of an update.

Forgot to mention that when id fully powered it off, i also took the battery out and gave the connectors a bit of a rub, as well as the ones on the actual phone, before id powered it back up.

Was fully charged just after 2pm, and at the moment (4+ hrs later), its on 96% charged, even after a bit of use, so its looking pretty good.

Im still going to get another battery though seen as they are pretty cheap, just in case it happens again, and also be handy as a spare.
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