The Nokia 808 PureView is a great cameraphone, and could easily replace your point and shoot or even your DSLR one your next vacation. However we demand a lot out of our modern smartphones, and they can barely get by a day on a single charge as we use our devices to surf the web, play games, listen to music and watch movies along with the normal calls and texts.
The 808 PureView has a lot to offer with a 4.0 inch touch display with Gorilla Glass protection, a 41 megapixel camera which is capable of capturing 1080p full HD video, 16GB of internal storage which can be expanded through microSD, and is powered by a 1.3 GHz processor with 512MB RAM.
Because the 808 PureView comes with a removable battery, you can also keep a spare which you can pop into your device when you need. You can also consider taking a portable charger on your trip to keep your device running.
But before you do check out the following 10 tips which will help you extend the battery life on your device before it needs to be charged.
- Wi-Fi Power Savings
One of the most power hungry features on your device is your Wi-Fi connection is probably one of the most power hungry features on your device. You can consider the drastic approach of switching off Wi-Fi, but you can also enable Wi-Fi power savings by heading over to Settings > Connectivity > Wi-Fi and selecting Options > Settings and enable Power Savings. This will essentially set your Wi-Fi radio to idle mode when it is not in use.
- - 3G Toggle
This setting may differ for some users, but constant use of cellular data can also drain your battery life. We recommend that you switch off your 3G connection when you are at home and have access to Wi-Fi. You can have an easy to access 3G toggle widget on your homescreen or make use of the notifications pane to switch your 3G connection off when it is not in use.
- - More blacks, Less white
If you generally browse website on your device, you may realize that websites with white backgrounds would generally brighten your room. Keep in mind that the OLED display on your handset uses more power to display white colors which in turn contributes to a draining battery. You could consider using darker themes like Nokia’s built-in ‘Evolve’ theme helps.
- - Low screen brightness
Sometimes is just helps you lower the screen brightness on your device, to help reduce excessive battery use. You can get access to the brightness setting by heading over to Settings > Phone > Display We are sure you will be satisfied with moving your brightness slider to around 75% and if you want to save more, even 50% should be adequate brightness.
- - Disable sat-nav
Enabling sat-nav on your device is probably the worst offender when it comes to battery life usage. Your display is on all the time, the GPS receive is continuous working to track the satellites in the sky, a data session could be running constantly (unless you have downloaded offline maps), Bluetooth maybe enabled to connect the device to the vehicles stereo system and the processor is constantly working to keep track of where you are. You could ideally drain your battery in a couple of hours.
or switch back to the homescreen and allow the display to dim and switch off as normal. The GPS and Nokia Maps voice instructions will carry on in the background.- Close the camera
The amazing camera on the 808 PureView is definitely one of the more power-hungry component on the device. It is important to close the camera app, when the camera is not in use. You can close the camera by pressing the red call-end button. Keep in mind that if you press the home or menu buttons the camera app will continue to run in the background, and requires to be closed manually. - Clean homescreen
Nokia has continued to improve their Symbian operating system and the 808 PureView has the latest version. The widgets on your homescreen are dynamic and will continue to keep you up to date, by constantly connecting to the internet. Make sure you remove the widgets you don’t need, so you don’t end up draining the battery with a cluttered homescreen. - Close unwanted apps
Symbian is one of the best multitasking operating systems capable of running up to 20 apps in the background. However not all these apps are efficient in using the power and may use data or your processor regularly. You can see a list of running apps by pressing and holding the home-screen. If you see some you need need, click the ‘x’ to close them - Battery etiquettes
It is important to take care of your current battery and you can do this by avoiding leaving your device in the full sun or outside in the snow for a long time. You should also never leave your device stored with a drained battery for a long period of time, as this will permanently damage your battery.
Ensure that you charge you battery often as you don’t need to wait until your battery is empty before charging. When you charge your device, make sure your battery is full before you disconnect, allowing it to charge as much as possible. If you follow these steps, you can ensure a long life for your battery.
- Get a battery extension
This is not really a means of saving your battery life but its on the list anyway. You can purchase a high capacity battery replacement for your device like the Mugen 3000mAh (which will require a new back) or even the 1500mAh which gives a 20% improvement over the stock battery on your device.
For more information on these power saving methods and information on how much power you can save by following them, head over to the source link below.
These are just some ways you can extend the battery life of your Nokia 808 PureView, if you have more methods you would like to share with our readers, leave us a comment below.
source – AAS