Two different batteries in stock 16GB TP

[DizWhiz]

S29C here. 100% - 5647 boo!!!
Actual at 100% charge (on the device) says 95% - 5052

[BayAreaTreo]

Hello all. I spoke to a senior leader within the WebOS support and engineering team. He provided me with the following info:

The WebOS team did acknowledge that there are two sources of batteries for the HP TP. Many WebOS team members were unaware of this fact until we brought it to their attention. Based on my conversation it is my understanding that both batteries met the internal testing criteria thus meeting the minimum (projected) charge uptime as well as charging cycles over the life of the battery.

In a nut shell if you have one of the batteries that registered 6281 considered this a bonus because this battery actually exceeds specs while the one that registers 5647 is at spec. Regardless the performance according to the WebOS team for both batteries should be comparable. CEEJAY who ran a test on his own can attest that both TP's lasted the same amount of time under identical testing circumstances.

I feel for the WebOS team as there is obviously a internal communication nightmare going on right now (no one shared this with my I am surmising) and I appreciate the WEBOS team members reaching out to me directly and addressing this concern.

At the end of the day I believe this is a moot point because not much can be done but in reality both batteries will most likely give you the same amount of juice between charges and they will both be able to be charged (cycled) the same amount of times.

So now I am going to sit back and enjoy the two TP's that I have in hand.

Thanks Webos team, keep on truckin.......

[ceejay83]

have you done a test yourself treo?

[BayAreaTreo]

Originally Posted by ceejay

have you done a test yourself treo?

I did. The lesser capacity ran 33 minutes shorter. I need to retest to confirm.

[todd72173]

I dont believe that comment from HP team.
My second TP was a 32GB, with 5363 capacity. I can not imagine this battery lasts the same time as my other TP 32GB which has 6000+ capacity. Love my TP..only would pay $150 though..which i did!

[Touchpaddle]

I voted incorrectly... is it possible to change it?

According to Dr. Battery, all three of my
16GB Touchpads(ordered from HP.com)
are currently showing:

95%
Manufacturer 6612 mAh
Calculated Left 6281 mAh

Is this bad?

P.S. Is Dr. Battery really capable of accurate
readings from Touchpads? Isn't it designed
for webOS phones?

[BayAreaTreo]

Originally Posted by Touchpaddle

I voted incorrectly... is it possible to change it?

According to Dr. Battery, all three of my
16GB Touchpads(ordered from HP.com)
are currently showing:

95%
Manufacturer 6612 mAh
Calculated Left 6281 mAh

Is this bad?

P.S. Is Dr. Battery really capable of accurate
readings from Touchpads? Isn't it designed
for webOS phones?

No way to change the voting. To answer your question your battery is in perfect working order. You are actually right within specs. Enjoy!

[Touchpaddle]

Originally Posted by BayAreaTreo

No way to change the voting. To answer your question your battery is in perfect working order. You are actually right within specs. Enjoy!

Is there's no way to get back the missing 5% of my battery?

[BayAreaTreo]

Originally Posted by Touchpaddle

Is there's no way to get back the missing 5% of my battery?

its not missing just the way the TP reports the readings. The Battery is actually rated at 6300 your at 6281 which is spot on for the TP reporting

[Xsever]

I got my TP from OnSale last week with 3.0.2 already isntalled.

Dr. Battery reports 5647 and 100% health.

[somline]

Originally Posted by BayAreaTreo

its not missing just the way the TP reports the readings. The Battery is actually rated at 6300 your at 6281 which is spot on for the TP reporting

Thanks BayAreaTreo.
I'll post my link again about Dr.B and TouchPad readngs.
http://forums.precentral.net/hp-touc...pad-users.html

[jordypoo]

Originally Posted by rstark

Sure is a lot of *delicate* work. I once tried to replace my iPod Touch's battery. Did I forget to mention that I *tried*? Anyway, I bought a new iPod Touch as the result.

I have a full batty and it dies within 2 hours with barely using it why is that

[RumoredNow]

Originally Posted by jordypoo

I have a full batty and it dies within 2 hours with barely using it why is that

Could be a lot of reasons... Battery degradation being one.

Try running diagnostics... Open Device Info > tap the App Menu (uper left corner of screen when App is in full screen mode) > select Diagnostics and run the Power tests...

Do you have Preware? If yes...

Got Dr. Battery? I always charge with Dr. Battery open as it gives a lot of info that is useful. Is the device getting overheated when charging?

How do you charge? USB? AC? TouchStone?

Got Govnah? Open Govnah and make some observations. Is the CPU constantly running at a high rate? Is the device running hot?

Check this thread: http://forums.webosnation.com/webos-...ry-health.html

[somline]

Originally Posted by jordypoo

I have a full batty and it dies within 2 hours with barely using it why is that

Follow the advice from RumoredNow and maybe this new thread as well: another battery post