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Re: My E71 Battery Life Has Been Stellar. Do You Have Similar Results?

Ali — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:09:16 -0000

Had the phone for around two weeks and it lasts two full days. I'm sure it will last for three but I don't want it to die on me mid-day. What I'm running:

Nokia Email 24/7
MSN Messenger 2 hrs/day
Java Games 1 hr/day
Internet 30 Minutes
Calls 1-2 hrs/day

I was hoping it to last a bit longer but I guess it's because I'm running MSN when I'm not really using it as well.

Re: My E71 Battery Life Has Been Stellar. Do You Have Similar Results?

SIP — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:33:14 -0000

Same here.
It lasted me ard 3 days,with very little usage.
Couple of sms and calls.
Something wrong with it?

Re: My E71 Battery Life Has Been Stellar. Do You Have Similar Results?

Uncle Sam — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:57:26 -0000

I never get the six days battery life unless I turn off the phone. I also use the simple function mostly.

Re: My E71 Battery Life Has Been Stellar. Do You Have Similar Results?

mis — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:05:41 -0000

i have bought E71 two days before ,i had a problem in that ,my phone gets charged with in 30 min and it comes battery full,but while i use my phone its stands only 1 hr approximately and its suddenly shutdown without showing any batery details and the battery bar is full wen it gets off..Is my phone having problem or my battery ...please give me usefull tips ..

Re: My E71 Battery Life Has Been Stellar. Do You Have Similar Results?

Tim — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:16:48 -0000

Yes, by ROM I meant the firmware. From other forum members downgrading the firmware requires a trip to a Nokia service centre.

Re: My E71 Battery Life Has Been Stellar. Do You Have Similar Results?

zeleftikam — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:10:52 -0000

Yeah, my E71 gets hot from talking on it for a long time. Also if I use Google Street View for a long time, or broadcast for a half over on Qik. That heat you feel is THE POWER!!!

Re: My E71 Battery Life Has Been Stellar. Do You Have Similar Results?

Adrian — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:54:56 -0000

Tim, by ROM you mean the firmware ? I also have the latest firmware but installed it as soon as i got the phone so i don't know if it's the firmware that drains the battery ...

I'd be interested in hearing what firmware the guys that say their battery lasts them 5-6 days have, maybe the latest firmware is buggy.

By the way, is there a way to downgrade to a previous firmware ?

Re: My E71 Battery Life Has Been Stellar. Do You Have Similar Results?

Adrian — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:48:47 -0000

I think there's something wrong with my battery or my phone.
It doesn't last more than 2.5 - maximum 3 days with almost no use at all.

For example now , after 60 hrs : BT - OFF, WLAN scanning:never, screen brightness 25% , 5 -10 mins web surfing and no more than 5 minutes of phone calls it's down to 1 bar and it'll die soon.

Re: My E71 Battery Life Has Been Stellar. Do You Have Similar Results?

singsonn — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:17:01 -0000

The battery life of the E71 is amazing. I confirm the 5 days with regulars phone calls and texts, BT off and Wifi On. The only concern for me is with the mp3 player, this make my phone loose his battery very rapidly. Anyone has seen the same?

Re: My E71 Battery Life Has Been Stellar. Do You Have Similar Results?

Vinit — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:01:21 -0000

I could drain my battery in abt 5-6 hrs... The GPS sucks the life out of the battery! when on roaming and the GPS in use.. the ph barely stays on for abt 6 hrs.

Just wanted to know if it will make a difference if I keep my phone on the charger all night long? I keep hearing that the battery life depletes if you charge for too long regularly.. although I cant justify logically!

Re: My E71 Battery Life Has Been Stellar. Do You Have Similar Results?

Tim — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:20:50 -0000

Mine was fine until I updated the ROM to the latest version about a week ago. Battery life is now around half of what it was.

Re: My E71 Battery Life Has Been Stellar. Do You Have Similar Results?

Mike Macias — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:57:55 -0000

Just to update all of you.

My battery lasted into the 3rd day, with mostly the same configurations in the article. I did some extra uploading with the Shozu application, about 7-8 images with 3g turned on.

My battery started puttering out around 3pm and finally died at 5pm.

That's nearly 3 full days of heavy email use! Gotta love it.

Re: My E71 Battery Life Has Been Stellar. Do You Have Similar Results?

Mior Muhammad Zaki — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:50:39 -0000

Happen to me too, browsing the web using nokia default browser easily cause overheating.

Firmware: 110.07.127

Re: My E71 Battery Life Has Been Stellar. Do You Have Similar Results?

Lester — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:06:39 -0000

I managed to draing a full e71 battery in about 5-6 hours. At first I thought that battery is just as good as others. My use often includes tethering my laptop via bluetooth to browse over the AT&T 3G network, while making calls, and pushing work and personal email from a regular 8-5 work day. i also do A LOT of browsing on the go and have my network set to dual mode, more often on the 3g network. This is what seems to be the huge difference. i usually have to chrage every night, but one day i used gsm network the whole day and only lost 2 bars by the end of the night.,

I still love my e71 and the battery! =)

Re: My E71 Battery Life Has Been Stellar. Do You Have Similar Results?

SARM — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:56:58 -0000

My E71 has great battery life!! I hardly use my N82 because the battery life is really poor. I only take it with me when i go to parties and such and even then i usually take my E71 with me.

Re: My E71 Battery Life Has Been Stellar. Do You Have Similar Results?

yaghwin — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:54:20 -0000

E71 rocks!!..my usage per day is of
8 hours of seven push email for 4 accounts,
chatting on yahoo,gtalk n others for 8 hours,
web surfing for around an hr,
2hours to talk time,
20-30 sent/recieved text messages and i get somewhere around 2-2.5 days of batery life

Re: My E71 Battery Life Has Been Stellar. Do You Have Similar Results?

Mike Macias — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:36:36 -0000

Nice! I just got my hands on a Proporta Mobile Charger a few weeks ago, full review soon to come.

Re: My E71 Battery Life Has Been Stellar. Do You Have Similar Results?

Mike Macias — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:35:55 -0000

Settings > Phone > Network > Network Mode > GSM

When I want it turned back on I switch it back to Dual mode, like when I'm gonna be doing a lot of downloading or browsing.

Re: My E71 Battery Life Has Been Stellar. Do You Have Similar Results?

Mike Macias — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:34:04 -0000

hmmm, I haven't had these problems.

Re: My E71 Battery Life Has Been Stellar. Do You Have Similar Results?

Vitaliano Giannangeli — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:06:44 -0000

6 Months ago i was the proud owner of an e51. I was astonished with the battery life. At the same time I owned an n95.

Now I own an n82 and an e71.

I use the cell phone as a Notebook substitute: chat (Nokia, MSN and yahoo are on about all the time), e-mails (nokia email), servers remote sessions, MP3, Bluethoot file transfer (many times a day), a lot of conversations, camera use as a document scanners (few times a day), heavy use of widsets and browsing. The results are as this:

Work day:
N82 ---> needs to be recharged at noon. If not, it will go off about 3 or 4 p.m.
E71 ---> it holds up to the next day. about 10 a.m., but i have to admit that in this case i slow down some use.

The E71 has an EXCELENT battery life. Is as good as my old e51.

Re: My E71 Battery Life Has Been Stellar. Do You Have Similar Results?

Luke — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:05:37 -0000

When I first got my E71 the battery life was indeed fantastic. However, unfortunately, now the story is entirely different. Despite very low usage I am charging in the early afternoon, switching off at night and getting an empty battery in the late morning. Yesterday I made no calls, sent a dozen texts and didn't use the internet (though I run Email and Zonetag constantly) and the story is the same. I will be phoning Orange and getting a replacememnt battery - this is horrific after only a couple of months use!

Re: My E71 Battery Life Has Been Stellar. Do You Have Similar Results?

Steven — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:45:42 -0000

I have been using an E71 with multiple email configurations. I find the battery life is OK now, in fact quite good. Where it fails miserably is using Nokia's Exchange client, a working day without charging would be a rare occurence. Connecting to a PC as a modem wipes the battery out as do Jokiuspot. Seven (beta) and Three UK's version of the client gets me a whole day. The Nokia messenging client just out of beta is even easier on the battery, 2 days and that is using 3g or 3.5g all the time, intermiitent bluetooth and surfing using the handset.

Re: My E71 Battery Life Has Been Stellar. Do You Have Similar Results?

jongandhi — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:59:49 -0000

I was running on half of the last bar for 2 days. The low batt warning was constantly repeating itself but I could still sms and call during that period. The E71 is indeed an excellent piece of work. I don't regret spending my money.

Re: My E71 Battery Life Has Been Stellar. Do You Have Similar Results?

rhg — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:29:27 -0000

I always sweat running out of juice, but there's a new generation of small portable rechargeable external batteries. I got the Just Mobile Gum Pro USB battery pack thing (http://www.expansys-usa.com...... which didn't work at first until I got a Nokia USB voltage converter thingie (http://shop.nokia.co.uk/nok.... (The Gum outputs 5 volts; the E71 needs a 6 volt charge.) Anyhow, that works pretty good and it gives me basically infinite battery time now.

Re: My E71 Battery Life Has Been Stellar. Do You Have Similar Results?

Javier Oropeza — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:04:59 -0000

When i use my e71 as a modem via bluetooth for my laptop, i can usually kill the battery in 8 hours. This is with a constant 3.5g connection downloading large files (1gb+) and bluetooth on, as well as browsing the web on the phone, making an occassioanl call, and sending smss through out the day.

Mike. When you say you have ur 3g turned off unless u are using it, what do u mean? is there a way to turn it of?