Tips: How to increase Nokia N-series mobile battery life

How to increase Nokia N-series mobile battery life

Submitted by Chetan on Saturday, 4 October 200818 Comments

It was not only the iPhone whose battery had problems always(check tips to increase iPhone 3G battery life), but Nokia phone batteries also show battery drain and their problems as said by many normal users of Nokia N-series users.
And most of them tell about Nokia N70, Nokia N73 and Nokia N95 whose batteries end up faster than the other N-series mobiles. I too use a Nokia N70 but have never faced such problems, and i know why! That’s because i have used the very basic ideas to optimize and save its battery for longer time.

Some of the tips that i can share, to save the battery life of a BL-5C battery which is in most of the Nokia N-series mobiles are -

Reduce the number of open applications - Sometimes you open some applications like Music, Log, Contacts, Gallery and just hit the end button thinking that it’s closed already. But it isn’t. They run like a computer and indirectly you can say it as minimized. Hold the Menu button for more than a second and see what all applications are open. Try to have the minimum number of them open, as more apps opened just eat up your battery as more space is held by them at that particular time.

Use Nokia’s Power Saver option - Nokia gives you a default screensaver in your mobile phone which switches on your backlight to show its features etc. This is actually not needed to anyone, and it also eats up your battery without any benefit for you. Just turn this Off by activating Power Saver option On and set it with a minimum time so that the backlight turns off and your screen shows just the Date and Time.

Switch off bluetooth when not in use - Bluetooth in your mobile generally tries to automatically check for any devices, when it is on. If you are not using it then best is to switch it off so that that amount of battery is saved.

Use a single mode of network - There is an option of GSM, UTMS or Dual mode of networking when you go to Tools > Settings > Network settings. You should select any one network, not the dual mode of networking, as you are already using a GSM SIM and need just that network to connect. The other modes are battery eaters, as many suggest.

Turn Offline Mode On when not using the phone - When you are in a meeting or a movie where you would not wish to accept any calls, you would normally switch off the mobile phone. Better option is to activate the Offline Mode, which you can do by hitting the “Switch Off” button once, and then selecting the offline option. In this mode, the phone is not switched off, but there is no connection with the network and so battery is fully saved.
*** It is said that when the phone is switched off and on, then the boot system consumes more battery, so its better to use the offline mode than switching it off.***

Your favorite theme? Have it in your phone memory - Only if there is some space in it. This trick also works really well, and if people have brain, they would have done this already.
A small theme that you are using in your mobile, would be there On for all the time. And for this, the mobile system has to be connected to the memory card and receiving the info about it. Why not keep it in your phone memory and keep the 2 systems(Memory card and phone system) not connected? This would save some battery for sure.

Packet Data only when needed - The packet data connection would automatically try to connect to the network and receive the packet data also when you don’t need it, if you are still running with the default phone settings. Go to Settings > Connection > Packet Data connection and then select “Packet data connection when needed”, and this will make the phone connect for packet data when you are browsing the web, and not always.

Decrease display backlight - Reduce the brightness of the backlight whenever you are not using it for some web type work. Don’t be doing that until the low light hurts your eyes. This is not a trick, but a common tip for any mobile user, who wants to conserve some battery.

Avoid calls in low signals - When you see that the signals are too low and you still are making some calls, that would be a mistake until the call is too necessary. As a big percentage of battery is used to pull the network to a maximum to make the call better, and the battery drains faster.

If the above tips and tricks do not work well still after few days of trying them out, my suggestion would be to check whether the battery you have got is the Original battery from Nokia or not. Go to battery replacement program by Nokia and check it with your battery number. If they say it’s not, just replace it as the duplicate batteries can explode at any time.

18 Comments »

Anand said:

I am one of those who generally complaint of Nokia battery draining problem. You explained it very well. Thanks for the tips.

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- 5 October 2008 at 1:54 am

Varun said:

Great tips there chetan,
That theme tip u gave seems sensible, and also the bluetooth thing many people i see just leave their bluetooth on this really drains off the battery,
And hey can you give some tips on how to increase battery life for sony ericsson!!!
Thanks in advance,
Varun

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- 5 October 2008 at 7:13 am

Amit Bhawani said:

I think the backlit light decreasing would make out eyes strain while checking out the contacts or sms messages.

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- 5 October 2008 at 8:10 am

Chetan (author) said:

Varun,

Soon i would be posting about the Sony Ericsson battery saving tips.

Amit,

That’s why i warned everyone not to do it until it hurts your eyes. Checking contacts don’t take long time, so no problem. But things like chatting through SMS, playing games can strain your eyes in dim light.

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- 5 October 2008 at 8:16 am

Sherry said:

great tip I love to know about Sony Ericsson

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- 5 October 2008 at 3:20 pm

Guttu said:

A bit from my side.
Never charge your battery when it is half drain. Let it drain to the last bar. If battery is charged half drained then it reduces battery life and causes it to drain faster.
Disable keypad tones. you use keypad the most. And this little sound can eat battery.
Disable vibrator. That too uses more battery..

I use N72 for last 18 months and still no problems. I charge my battery once in two days.

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- 5 October 2008 at 3:48 pm

Sherry said:

thanks Guttu, i didn’t realise that at all I always charge when half drain.

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- 5 October 2008 at 6:05 pm

Amar said:

I have a big time problem with one of my spare Nokia 5300 Phone…

I am wondering if these tips would really help..

I will give it a try

Very well explained

Thanks

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- 5 October 2008 at 7:46 pm

Sherry said:

my best friend need to have her cell phone on 24 hours as she works on call. I was told her that phone just goes off by itself even thought she has charged the battery. Why is that?

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- 6 October 2008 at 4:17 am

Nokia said:

Nokia battery always create problem because it time duration is very short.

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- 6 October 2008 at 12:19 pm

Sherry said:

thanks Nokia for sharing info.

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- 6 October 2008 at 3:37 pm

Guttu said:

A typical Nokia battery life is about 400 charges. After that it’s good to replace it. Most of us charge daily. So it’s life is over after 13-14 months. And charging alternate days doubles the life.

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- 6 October 2008 at 5:50 pm

Chetan (author) said:

@Guttu: Still it depends on the usage. So if you are using the mobile more, you need frequent charging. And that’s why these optimization tips.

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- 6 October 2008 at 5:53 pm

Escoofield said: