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Battery life does not seem to be an issue on the 520 plus - is that correct?

Looking to replace my 520 with a 520 plus due to battery life problems. I could only see one post on the 520 plus forum re battery life. Can i take that to mean the 520 plus battery performance is better than the 520, despite being the same battery?

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0 j_wardy over 5 years ago

same boat for me. I went to a 130 for battery life after having a 520, but missed some features. decided to just use both depending on the day and got a 520 plus. it's winter and snowy where I live so I'm mostly riding indoors without a Garmin, but I've done a couple long rides and ended with well over 50% battery. on my original 520 I couldn't even do a century. last long ride I did was 3:45 ride time and despite having a bunch of CIQ fields and a route running, I finished with nearly 65% battery left. time will tell if that sticks, but so far it's very promising.

0 AndrewA_NZ over 5 years ago

Thanks, that sounds promising. Looking for at least 10hrs life for an upcoming event.

0 csteenbe over 5 years ago

Thanks, that sounds promising. Looking for at least 10hrs life for an upcoming event.

10 hours is not a problem at all, I am getting almost the promised 15 hours out of it with the half time with navigation and always Heart Rate and PM connected. However I did not have my phone connected!

0 mcalista over 5 years ago

Just completed a 14 hour ride, with 21% battery life left at the end.

0 AndrewA_NZ over 5 years ago

That's great. I ordered a refurbished 520 in the end. If that doesn't fare better i'll get a 520 plus and sell the new 520

0 aclass over 4 years ago

I was impressed with the 520+ battery life until I connected the radar tail light. Exponentially different and currently looking for various settings to salvage battery life and still use the radar.

0 fabian over 4 years ago in reply to aclass

I found that using smart data recording interval saves some battery