Razr battery suddenly won't last longer than 6 hours

[aquaticempress]

After the latest update (about 2 weeks ago) my 3 month old Razr won't last longer than 6 hours on a full charge. This is 6 hours with minimal use...a few texts, checking email...stuff like that. I went to Verizon and they did a factory reset, but that made no difference. My phone is stock and I have very few apps installed. Previous to the update my phone would go 12+ hours and still have 40-50%. Verizon has offered a "refurb", and I don't want that. I got this phone just before Christmas and paid $300. I don't think I should have to get someone elses reject phone as a replacement.

So...my question is, is anyone else having the same experience? Does anyone have any suggestions, other than the refurb? Is it possible that the battery has gone bad?

[yaterml]

Yes, the biggest three things draining my battery are evbridge, suspend, and the android OS itself.

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[huskur]

Do you have any battery monitoring apps on your phone? Also check the your running apps. Something is draining the battery.

The D4 had the same issue for me. If i can't go from when i wake up in the morning until i go to bed at night without charging i don't want the phone. Looking for power all the time sucks.

[aquaticempress]

Verizon guy put ZDbox on my phone so I can use task killer. I have battery widget and it says display is using 60% of battery. I am at work and rarely use my phone during the day. I had not installed any new apps prior to the battery taking a poo. Also, I am in a 3G only area and set my phone for only 3G...so that is not an issue

[yaterml]

I understand, I am having that exact same issue. The evbridge and suspend processes are related to use of the Webtop App i.e. a Lapdock or HD Station Car Dock. The Android OS just started recently for me. If you restart the phone after using your dock it will help to minimize the drain on the battery via the evbridge and suspend processes. As for the OS I don't have a clue but I hope the ICS update will fix these issues for my RAZR MAXX

[FoxKat]

I suspect the meter is reporting remaining power incorrectly. I suggest if you haven't done so, to power off the phone and do a full saturation charge to 100% with power off. Then use until it warns of low battery (15%), then charge with power off again. There is no reason why a phone that is just sitting should go through a full battery in 6 hours, so I suspect the metering is out of kilter with the actual battery capacity and the routine above will put things back in order.


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[aquaticempress]

Thanks for the info. I tried this a week or two ago and there was no change, but gave it a shot again last night. We will see how the day goes. I did another factory reset yesterday afternoon and have not added a single app to my phone. I will monitor it for the next couple of days and see what happens.

[Natey2]

Battery... isn't that why they released a RAZR MAXX? My contract is almost up for renewal, and I'm considering the MAXX, unless something more appealing comes up.

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[aquaticempress]

Thanks for your suggestion. I have done this several times and there has been no difference in my battery performance. Any other thoughts?

[aquaticempress]

Natey2, the things that is really puzzling me is that this issue literally happened overnight. I had 10 weeks of no issues at all, and then after the last update and the market changing to the play store my battery went to crap...