•
Close and exit applications that you are not using since multitasking affects the battery
performance.
•
Lower the screen display brightness level.
•
Turn off your phone or use
Airplane mode
if you are in an area with no network coverage.
Otherwise, your phone repeatedly scans for available networks, and this consumes power.
•
Use a handsfree device to listen to music. This consumes less battery power than when
you listen to music through the phone's loudspeakers.
For more information about how to maximise your battery performance, visit
.
To access the battery usage menu
1
From the Home screen, tap .
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
About phone
>
Battery use
to see which installed
applications consume the most battery power.
To add the Status switch widget to your Home screen
1
From your Home screen, press
.
2
Tap
Add
>
Widgets
.
3
Select the
Status switch
widget. You can now turn on and off your data connections
more easily.
To add the Power control widget to your Home screen
1
From your Home screen, press
.
2
Tap
Add
>
Widgets
.
3
Select the
Power Control
widget. You can now turn on and off Wi-Fi™, Bluetooth
and GPS more easily.
Battery LED status
Green
The battery is fully charged
Flashing red
The battery level is low
Orange
The battery is charging. The battery level is between low and full
To check the battery level
1
From the Home screen, tap .
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
About phone
>
Status
.
Memory
You can save content on a memory card and in the phone memory. Music, video clips and
photos are saved on the memory card while applications, contacts and messages are
saved in the phone memory.
Memory card
You may have to purchase a memory card separately.
Your phone supports a microSD™ memory card, which is used for media content. This
type of card can also be used as a portable memory card with other compatible devices.
Without a memory card you cannot use the camera, nor can you play or download music files
and video clips.
Formatting the memory card
You can format the memory card in your phone, for example, to free up memory. This
means that you erase all data on the card.
All content on the memory card gets erased when you format it. Make sure you make backups
of everything you want to save before formatting the memory card. To back up your content, you
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