Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro Prime Battery Drain

kcyw on 05/12/2016 - 12:03

Got this phone in September. It was fine at first but lately battery cannot even last 24 hours on standby and it often heats up doing nothing or just charging. I was in Hong Kong last week and it could last 3-4 days on standby but after I got back to Melbourne, battery drain is worse than ever. It is the same firmware in Hong Kong and Melbourne so is it the network/frequency? Anyone else experiencing similar problem?

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  • 2jzzzz on 05/12/2016 - 12:09

    Did you get the one with band 28, maybe it's searching for better reception with it lacking a frequency it wants.

    • kcyw on 05/12/2016 - 12:16

      No I don't think it has band 28 but I got it through ozbargain with lots of other people so just wondering if it's a common issue.

  • dan0909 on 05/12/2016 - 12:41
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    Try updating firmware (or changing the ROM). The first small update I received after purchasing the phone started to drain battery faster & phone getting hotter than usual, within a few days a big (800-900mb) firmware update came through which fixed all issues. Hope it helps.

    • kcyw on 05/12/2016 - 20:30

      Ok, I will try doing that. Thanks.

  • akd on 05/12/2016 - 12:51

    I also had similar experience like dan0909. Try updating firmware.
    I also had issue with YouTube which was crashing all the time after first update. I reinstalled it and after second software update it was fixed. Xiaomi phones works on hit and trial method and bit of luck.

  • ESEMCE on 05/12/2016 - 13:24
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    Sounds like a malfunctioning app. Is there anything specific draining battery?
    Battery stats are pretty decent on Android.
    If it's not a malfunctioning app, it could be some malfunctioning hardware!

    • kcyw on 05/12/2016 - 20:28

      Most of the battery use is by Android System and Android. But I don't get why it was fine in HK a week ago and now it's draining crazy.

      • ESEMCE on 06/12/2016 - 07:43

        Google Services Update borked maybe?

        I presume you have restarted it?

        Your final thing to do is to do a Factory Reset.

  • mckennal on 05/12/2016 - 13:34

    You could try rebooting the phone. Sometimes the system malfunctions (like bluetooth/radio/etc) and grabs a wakelock and doesn't remove it, a reboot resolves it until it happens again. I have this happen on my Redmi Note 2 and Mi 4 around once every few weeks (with recent firmware).

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