now I know there are many software out there that measures battery life, but non of them works very well on wizard
so Im thinking about making a program that runs on background and quickly drain the battery
we can then time the battery drain and post it on xda developers to compair
this way we can have a good measurement of how healthy the battery really is, and can have a good measurement on how much battery does todays plug-in or oampclock really consume
OR if anyone knows a good way to measure battery life, please tell me.
My major concern is battery.
What do you think about this 1350 battery on this big, large screen... we will have the same problem of the diamond?? Will we reach to dinner??
Its a good question and one that will be difficult to answer until we get to use it, but if I had to guess I would say it will not be strong enough, but again it would depend on how you use the device. HSDPA and push email can really tax the battery add to that music and videos and of course web surfing and you would need a huge battery to last the day. I think with all these devices battery life will always be a problem.
its actually quite a easy question to answer, the HD will suck more power, it will drain a battery with "average" usage around two hours quicker than the Touch Pro, this by an large is due to the fact that the screen is around 30% larger, which obviously means that its backlight will be larger, the rest of the hardware is essentially the same, its going to suck.
Cracking phone i agree, but there is physically no way it will be better than a Pro, and will infact be significantly worse due to 30% more power usage on the screen alone.
extended battery will more than likely be a must, even if its just for emergencies
anyone know if its the SAME battery as the pro?
The PRO is Mah 1340...
dazza9075 said:
its actually quite a easy question to answer, the HD will suck more power, it will drain a battery with "average" usage around two hours quicker than the Touch Pro, this by an large is due to the fact that the screen is around 30% larger, which obviously means that its backlight will be larger, the rest of the hardware is essentially the same, its going to suck.
Cracking phone i agree, but there is physically no way it will be better than a Pro, and will infact be significantly worse due to 30% more power usage on the screen alone.
extended battery will more than likely be a must, even if its just for emergencies
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actually, noone can say that at the moment. the kind of battery used in a device doesn't say how long it will be able to operate (ofcourse, a more powerfull battery is always stronger). Software is very very importand. just look at the diamond. it has a better or equal battery than some other phones with same kind of specs. but still drains battery life like nothing.
improving the software can make a huge differents and it could even be possible that the battery life of the HD is better than that of the Touch pro.
Oh, before i forget. some german reviews allready stated, that the battery life seems to be quiet good and that they were pretty surprised when they found out that the screen light doesn't need much power.
the 1340 refers to the maximum amount of power available on one charge, in this case its the same as the touch pro, doesnt matter what type of battery it is, (although admitidly some batteries are designed for high current, some for low current high duration)
anyhow, the average current draw is specified by HTC, so yes software tweaks can helps this but its important to note that it wont be an average if you do, as features will be disabled or reduced in performance.
its also important to not that those stame tweaks that have helped the Pro would be the same tweaks used on teh HD since its essentially the same phone, but applying the tweaks to BOTH phones will still give you a significant difference against the HD, and that difference will be for the most part the increase in power consumption needed to power a 30% larger screen.
The only way the HD can be better than the Pro or equal at the very least is if it has a bigger battery
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the 1340 refers to the maximum amount of power available on one charge, in this case its the same as the touch pro, doesnt matter what type of battery it is, (although admitidly some batteries are designed for high current, some for low current high duration)
anyhow, the average current draw is specified by HTC, so yes software tweaks can helps this but its important to note that it wont be an average if you do, as features will be disabled or reduced in performance.
its also important to not that those stame tweaks that have helped the Pro would be the same tweaks used on teh HD since its essentially the same phone, but applying the tweaks to BOTH phones will still give you a significant difference against the HD, and that difference will be for the most part the increase in power consumption needed to power a 30% larger screen.
The only way the HD can be better than the Pro or equal at the very least is if it has a bigger battery
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Hmmm i'm not sure if you guys are missing the point. sure the display takes a good bit of power but its the processor thats the juicy bit. HTC have said that they have spent a fair amount of time tweaking the processor in the HD to make it more efficient. Sure its the same processor as the touch pro but different firmware software etc. Only time wil tell but its unlikely they're going to ruin a superb device by using underspec componants.
if they have changed the CPU then you maybe right, there is nothing to have stopped them i suppose, but i would still imagin that the back light is the most significant power drawing function bar some wireless connections that is.
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the 1340 refers to the maximum amount of power available on one charge, in this case its the same as the touch pro, doesnt matter what type of battery it is, (although admitidly some batteries are designed for high current, some for low current high duration)
anyhow, the average current draw is specified by HTC, so yes software tweaks can helps this but its important to note that it wont be an average if you do, as features will be disabled or reduced in performance.
its also important to not that those stame tweaks that have helped the Pro would be the same tweaks used on teh HD since its essentially the same phone, but applying the tweaks to BOTH phones will still give you a significant difference against the HD, and that difference will be for the most part the increase in power consumption needed to power a 30% larger screen.
The only way the HD can be better than the Pro or equal at the very least is if it has a bigger battery
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you are right, but on the other hand we don't know what changes have been made on the software. Like Touchflow3d beeing much faster than before, even if its the same specs. You cand take a 900 battery and it cann run longer than a 1340 battery if you do it right with the software. Ofcourse, we can compare the HD to the Diamond or the touch pro, as they have got the same OS and the same Interface. But tweaks in this siystem can reduce the power consumption allot, and i am not talking about thos tweak we, as users can do. The easiest way to find out will be to compare the standby times for example. when the display is off. Or when tweaks to the chips are made which enhace the battery life when connected to UMTS or other things. (such tweaks happpend to many phones, and sometimes meant an increase of around 50-60 percent of battery life!!) Its true that a bigger screen normaly means hiigher power consumption, but most of the power drained comes from the backlight. And even here you can do much.
I hope the things reviewers and testers said so far were right. like the backlight surprisingly using just a glimps of power and the good battery life. they also stated that HTC made improvements to their chipset and thats one of the reasons why its faster and even runs longer with UMTS than with GSM
Could be that its not, but i hope for the best.
ps: on the other hand, i have got an Lg Viewty here. It is a phone, which is said to have a pretty bad battery life, lasting for less than two days with normal usage, and less with heavy one. Strangely i get a battery life of around a week on normal usage and 3 days with heavy use. (normal means: checking mails at least 2 -3 times a day with HSDPA, doing quick surfing on the net and writing around 5 sms a day and answering call and so on..)
does any one have a fix for the battery life problems with the 2.2 update? my incredible is having horrible battery life and i dont know how to fix it can someone help me? i am not rooted
I wouldn't say my Droid Incredible's battery life got any worse after the 2.2 update, but being on the stock battery and refusing to bump charge leaves me wanting more battery life in general.
I've had a TON of success using SetCPU for underclocking. I'm seeing a massive increase in battery life, and the performance is still quite good. I know you said you're not rooted, but Unrevoked's one-click root for the Incredible is completely worth it. It's dead simple, barely takes any time, and I didn't lose a thing. (SetCPU requires root)
For what it's worth, I find 691Mhz max to be a great speed for the Incredible. I've gotten huge battery savings using it, along with using the profile function to turn it down to 460 max when the screen is off.
Also, keeping an eye on your display brightness can help big-time. The setting that automatic brightness selects for the Incredible will make sure you keep saying "wow, this phone has a great screen!" but it won't do you any favors when it comes to battery life. Keeping around a few widgets (like Tasker tasks, if you have that installed) to help you lower the brightness quickly can really help, as long as you're willing to squint at your screen a little.
I would like people to write here their best battery life experience with different kernels and settings. Thought it may be helpful for people. Maybe even screens of battery status and use.
My best kernel for battery was speedmod k13A which lasted a full day for me which I struggle with despite little use. Any help would be appreciated.
Galaxy S - no point in writing rom or kernel constantly changing!
Hi. Im using an HTC One M8 Internation Version clocked at 2.5ghz
This thread is to know if current users of the M8 toggles the power saver ON by default or OFF and do not use it at all.
This thread aims to discuss what are the difference between the two especially the options within the power saver (conserve cpu usage, lower brightness, vibration feedback, and sleep mode)
But as for some using Greenify + Amplify, this power saver might not be needed anymore. What I am concerned now is the "conserve cpu usage" function of the power saver. Does it greatly affect the battery life when the screen is ON? Using max power all the time does affect our SOT?
Thanks for responses in advance. Good day!
Well first thing first... I know if you are running a custom kernel the power saving cpu conserve didn't do anything for me... The kernel runs at its own max speed and everything.
I haven't checked how it affected the stock kernel
I did some tests when I first got it.
The saver limits your CPU at 1.2 GHz. This is the biggest save except the brightness but it doesn't translate into too much battery use. At most you go from let's say 10% per hour of screen time to around 13%.
If you really need the battery I say stick with the extreme version.
Used the power saver at the beginning. The phones battery life wasnt that much better, on the other hand the performance didnt get worse either. I dont believe that it really helps that much, ...
if you don't really like your battery life, you cand consider changing your rom.. some of them have huge improvement in battery life
When I was on stock when I bought the phone used, I tried power saver and it did help battery life a bit but I never measured it. Performance drop was barely noticeable either though. I ended up just using it at night in case it helped deep sleep. Now I'm using VoIP for phone and text so there really is no deep sleep anymore on my phone with that stuff running and data always on, however I still get through a day no matter what rom or settings.