[LarsW]

I can see the 7 bars on the top right, but is there a more exact status of the battery?  A % scale like I'm used to from my Sony Ericsson maybe?  From my experience, it's never linear so the last bars are usually going faster than the first ones. 

I have a 3 day old E52 that went from 4 bars to a flat battery in less than an hour. Usage was a couple pushed gmails, and one SMS. Wlan and Bluetooth off. Nokia messaging set up to sync Calendar/contacts and mail with google. Would like to see a more exact description of battery status.

And another thing ...  My phone was plugged in for 5 hours overnight. And in the morning it was only at 4 bars. Strange isnt it?  Although it had BT and WLAN on. I'll turn both off and let it charge for 8-10 hours an see what happens.

So: 

Am I impatient? 

Should I charge it for longer periods before judging? 

How long is common for a full charge from zero? And how can I see tha it's fully charged?  That isnt even described in the manual... sigh.

And is there a more exact way to measure battery status?  

regards

Lars

Message Edited by LarsW on 12-Nov-2009 09:37 PM

[imx2 · Accepted solution]

try Nokia Energy Profiler

http://www.forum.nokia.com/info/sw.nokia.com/id/324866e9-0460-4fa4-ac53-01f0c392d40f/Nokia_Energy_Pr...

i think it can be helpful for u.

[kaushalls]

I think your battery or the phone is defective, you should return it and get a replacement. While almost all nokia phones' battery indicators are not linear as you suggested, it shouldn't go from 4 bars to flat that fast! My E52 has excellent battery life and it charges from 1 bar to full in little over an hour using the supplied AC-10 charger. A brand new battery will take a few charge-discharge cycles to perform at its full potential, however, it should not affect how long it it takes for it to recharge. 

Message Edited by kaushalls on 13-Nov-2009 09:09 AM

[Captain_Jon]

The battery life on my E55 (which is basically the same as the E52 with a different keypad) is amazing, so I believe either your unit or battery is defective. No way can the battery life be that bad. My first charge allowed to use the phone for a few days with hours of WiFi and EDGE sessions, text messages, phone calls, camera and music playback.

[LarsW]

Hey, thanks everybody for tips and link!!

At least theres a good forum to share experiences.   That balances out the poor documentation a bit. 

I'll give it a week and see if this behaviour repeats itself.  

[sarathts]

I found this app good too

http://store.ovi.com/content/744FD2C895DD7218E040050A87327F92?clickSource=search

[Swordsman]

That application did just the trick for me - Thank You!

[azoz511]

turn off the GPS

 it will save the battery

[LarsW]

Hi everybody ... a quick followup.

After a couple weeks and 4-6 full charges and a bit of travelling I have a better understanding of the battery usage.

Longest charge has kept the phone running for 3 days with moderate calls and some usage of games, internet, email and messagin.  Thats okay in my book.  Wifi on, Wifi search off and GPS off.

But at home I have noticed that my phone has a hard time getting a proper signal in my bedroom. Could that cause a higher usage of battery if I kept it there overnight?  I'm talking 1-2 connection bars on my E52 in relation to the 4-5 in my living room.

I'll have to ask my new brother-inlaw. He actually works on chips that handle cellphone communication with base stations  

regards

Lars