Well, it finally happened.,
Phone shut off at 19% battery. For those who have lived through battery decline, how long should I expect the phone to remain viable? Time to open up my new backup PH-1? Enjoy
Posted Mar 28, 2021, 11:12 PM UTC
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Does everyone have a back up PH-1 these days?!
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It is the way
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I have even two of PH-1's for backup :-)
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I don't
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Yeah...I just now purchased a backup, not PH-1 thou. My PH-1 has become cranky and while my battery life over the last couple of years seemed ok if not overly tasked, yesterday it wouldn't power on at all (see yesterday's post Panic Mode....won't power up) and put me into panic mode. Thinking the crankiness may be battery related and along with this post has got me thinking I need to pay more attention.
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Mine will literally shut off if I even think about opening the camera if it's below 80%
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I wish I wouldn't have clicked on this. My battery drains a lot faster than it used to, but it's never shut off unless it reached 0, and that's happened only a few times.
Now, I'm paranoid my phone will start shutting off at random times. She's been fantastic for me all these years.
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Just make sure you keep her warm, that's the only issue I have with mine:)
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Mine has been doing this, recently it died at 70% at 2am in the cold at around 20F ....right after I ordered an uber. The next morning I just bought an new battery and I'll be installing it this week.
Update - new battery makes phone feel new again. Looking forward to moving from LOS 17.1 to 18 .
Also you're going to need to do the display and battery at the same time for sure.
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Since you have a backup, buy a replacement battery ($15) and do the swap. Make the primary your new backup phone. With a fresh battery the PH1 is still a great phone.
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I just replaced my screen and battery for $60 and I have never fixed a phone before. Pretty simple. Works great.
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The first time mine shut off unexpectedly (worse than maybe 2 or 3%) was about 6 months ago. It happens maybe once per week now, but I just try to keep it charged at least 30%. It usually will still go to 0% before shutting off and I haven't figured out the pattern of why it sometimes shuts down earlier. The most annoying is when I am on a call. One really good thing about the PH-1 is that you can almost immediately start to reboot after plugging it in.
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Why my essential doesn't upgrade with Android 11.....
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It's really depends from temperature - if it's cold outside it can turn off even around 40%, especially when you're trying to run any Camera app.
I remember in the cold while skiing the drain issue started 2 months into owning the phone. For cold drainage think it’s just a design flaw and not even the battery issue at that point.
Especially when you're using your PH-1 without any case. It's even turned off after laying on my bed for a night at 30% of the charge and I'm not even talking about skiing experience - an hour or so of life. Well, AccuBattery shows battery health at 58%, so...