Battery Life with latest firmware (S2.002.3)???

just wanted to know what people are finding the battery life to be like using the latest firware (S2.002.3), was it not suposed to have been extended to 36hrs??

mine battery life got extended, i am not exactly sure if its 36 hrs but it is longer now

I've tested the battery life under real conditions -->

TP 4 GB
2.002.3

fully loaded the battery: nearly 2 hours

let it play, skipped the tracks, watched the EQ for some seconds, just the ordinary things you do (no videos, no pictures, no connection to a pc for extra power). Switched it on and off and noted every minute the player was on. Only mp3s, mainly constant bit rate, between 128 kbit/s till 320 kbit/s (mainly between 128 and 192 kbit/s)
After 20 hours and 3 Minutes the battery went totaly empty.

That's not too bad! The figures manufacturers give seem to be 'best case' scenarios (i.e. "guaranteed not to exceed" ). That's why they say "up to" I suppose.

DAPreview mention in their test (see http://dapreview.net/e107_plugins/co...?content.296.9 ) that a Meizu with a firmware version older than 1.009 lasted 14.5 hours in a test similar to yours, Hendrik. So there is a significant improvement with the newer version, of about 38%.

That's a very interesting test you did, by the way! Thanks!

Originally Posted by member

That's not too bad! The figures manufacturers give seem to be 'best case' scenarios (i.e. "guaranteed not to exceed" ). That's why they say "up to" I suppose.

Yeah, and they also say that's in 128kbps CBR MP3 with no buttons touched, screen turned off.

Originally Posted by member

That's a very interesting test you did, by the way! Thanks!

I just wanted to start my own thread and then there was this thread ...

Yes, I think this test procedure is way better then "let it play and stop the time"

Just a few more details: I needed 14 sessions with an average of nearly 1.5 hours each. In fact: longest play time in one session was 3 hours 55 minutes and shortest 25 minutes.

after 7 hours and 15 minutes the battery sign was at 3/4, after 11 hours and 10 minutes it fell to 1/2, after 17 hours and 50 minutes to 1/4, after 19 hours 20 minutes it was empty and the player shut down after 20 hours and 3 minutes.

The player is approximately 7-8 month old.


20 hours playtime without recharging is quite good, I like it

Thanks for doing this test!
I would believe a member of the forums and customer of the player much more than I would believe the manufacturer of the player.

I also dont get 36 hours
however, i do get over 20

still not bad at all if imo

A lot better than iPods battery time ^^

deffinitly ^^

My black Meizu M6 (8gb) is about 2.5 weeks old now and the battery only appears to last around 8 hours with each charge. I currently use the 2.003.2 firmware –isn’t this supposed to give me ~36 hours of use, or more realistically, around 20 hours? Can someone please help me out?

1. I mainly use my Meizu to listen to music, though I also look at photos and voice record once a week for a few minutes.

2. My music files are .WVA at a bit rate of 160.

3. I keep the backlight on at zero (0) for both music and photos and only rarely turn it up if I’m in direct sunlight (for a few minutes).

4. I always turn off the screen after making any adjustment.

5. I have limited the volume to 20 and only turn it up that high when I’m outside (usually about 5-12).

6. I have turned the bass boost down to 4 from the factory setting of 8 due to my already bass-heavy earphones (Sony MDR-X51LP).

7. As for Equalizer, it is on Rock.

8. I do not watch videos.

9. I almost never listen to the radio, and if I do, it’s for less than five minutes.


My 8 hour figure is based off using the Sleep Timer at 30 mins. and 1 hour intervals and then estimating the remaining time. Right now, I’m at about 6 hours of usage and the battery monitor just reached it’s last section, and from previous experience, that means I have about 2 to 2.5 hours left.

Please provide your input!

EDIT: I am using the 2.003.2 firmware, the previous entry was a typo.

The latest firmware is 2.003.2

First of all : the battery indicator is by no means a reliable measurement of remaining power. You should really write your times down and add them up for the final result.
Furthermore, I have no idea how much cpu power is needed for wma decoding. I'd advice to use mp3 at any bitrate.

Are WMA files really the culprit? I'm going to convert to mp3 and find out.

Thanks for the opinions, guys. Any one else care to contribute?

i am always near a computer most of the time and dont listen to my meizu for that long period of time in one swoop, so it doesnt affect me much.

I use custom EQ with my mp3's at volume 5, which really works great for me. the longest i have listened was 3 and half hours, which only took less than a quarter of my meizu's battery meter.

Its a very good post though coz its interesting if it maybe possible that it could depend on the music formats. Ive heard that WMA actually sounds great in comparison with bitrates to mp3, for example, 64bitrate WMA is sames as 128bitrate MP3. Then again most people dont use WMA - would be interesting why where as MP3 is pretty much universally common format.

Of course there are the new flac and ogg vorbis formats that you may wish to look at too. Both of which meizu supports playback.