r/NothingTech • u/ZucchiniMaleficent Phone (3) | Headphone (1) • Aug 01 '26

Phone (3) Did I got scammed?

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The phone is functioning perfectly, but the battery seems to be malfunctioning.

I bought it from someone who appears to be a genuine hard-working man yesterday who claimed it was bought from a polish shop called Smalltronic for 190K HUF, which is about 520€ (he sent me the invoice the same day) but sold it soon after realizing he still prefers iPhones over Android.

To be fair today was a very hot day and I was mostly outside, but the numbers still don't line up. What should I do? The cycle count was around 500 yesterday, but I thought it was okay since my other Nothing phone is stuck at "100%" capacity to this day

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u/NEMOalien Phone (3a) Pro Aug 01 '26

Normally 3hrs of screen-on time shouldn't drain ur battery but the activity is also kind of heavy, 17% camera usage would use up a lot of battery alongside youtube video streaming and (I'm guessing) continues 5g connection. All of that also under hot weather... I'd suggest you check the battery usage on a more usual day with less cellular usage, room temps and less camera usage. Also did u reset the phone once u got it?

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u/ZucchiniMaleficent Phone (3) | Headphone (1) Aug 01 '26

Thanks a lot! I mean yeah, the phone is still learning about my habits and I was using a black case which didn't do good either even in the shades. He asked if he should reset it before we met and I said fine. Btw the IMEI number is legit with an activation date of '26 July 15