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[question] About different radio and android builds/Battery.

Hello everyone.
The answer to my question can probably be found by scrolling trough hundreds of topics and posts, I guess this is a reasonable topic anyway since it’s a issue that will be the main reason for many users about when or if they can start using android on their hd2 as the main OS.
Thanks to everyone who contribute and good job!
I would very much like to start using android on daily base, but for me the battery has only lasted a couple of hours.
I’ve seen people claim to have up to 10 hours of battery with moderate calls and radio usage.
Please post your experience about power consume with your android build and radio rom.

I'm getting about 7 to 8 hours before it's dead. so wish i could get more

I went to sleep with 80% battery. 10hours later I awoke with 0%.
However, I did forget to turn off Background Data, so that could explain the huge drain.

Either use SET-CPU, or what I use, JuiceDefender, This app (combined with the UltimateJuice Add-on) Gives me 2.5 X longer batterylife... It has a widget which actually shows you how much longer your battery will lasts. It also has schedule Data activation or Disconnection. And much more options, i really love it!!!
It is basically the same as SetCPU only with far more options and not as complicated!
hope this helps
My device lasts for about 24 hours, with periods of 15-30min excessive use..

I'm getting surprisingly good battery on my HD2 running Froyo V1 by darkstone, my radio is: 2.12.50.02_2 and I'm running Energyrom
I get about 1 days worth of battery on average use (about 30-40 mins of calls, 2.5-3 hours of wifi, 1 hour of gaming)
Yesterday I had wifi on for 5.5 straight hours downloading games and then playing the, in these 5.5 hours my battery dropped 50%.
Today I'm trying an overclocking widget that I set to have the processor running at 200Mhz while screen is off, and running between 200Mhz and 1Ghz when screen is on, I'll see if that helps with the battery.

MMAwarrior said:
Either use SET-CPU, or what I use, JuiceDefender, This app (combined with the UltimateJuice Add-on) Gives me 2.5 X longer batterylife... It has a widget which actually shows you how much longer your battery will lasts. It also has schedule Data activation or Disconnection. And much more options, i really love it!!!
It is basically the same as SetCPU only with far more options and not as complicated!
hope this helps
My device lasts for about 24 hours, with periods of 15-30min excessive use..
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What he said. I'm also getting about 2x times the 'normal' battery usage.
@MMAwarrior: na-aper

vivalamoza said:
I'm getting surprisingly good battery on my HD2 running Froyo V1 by darkstone, my radio is: 2.12.50.02_2 and I'm running Energyrom
I get about 1 days worth of battery on average use (about 30-40 mins of calls, 2.5-3 hours of wifi, 1 hour of gaming)
Yesterday I had wifi on for 5.5 straight hours downloading games and then playing the, in these 5.5 hours my battery dropped 50%.
Today I'm trying an overclocking widget that I set to have the processor running at 200Mhz while screen is off, and running between 200Mhz and 1Ghz when screen is on, I'll see if that helps with the battery.
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yet my HD2 running Froyo V1 by darkstone and radio is: 2.12.50.02_2, I'm running Energyrom too,and it die so quickly......

maseo said:
What he said. I'm also getting about 2x times the 'normal' battery usage.
@MMAwarrior: na-aper
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I'm just a lil' faster maseo! Knowledge is key!

[Q] Battery

Been trying alot of builds recently trying to get reliable gps (+ compass) and decent battery life. I really like MDJ's desire HD build nice gps + nav and best of all loving the new sense interface. But as with a few other builds i have tried recently battery drainage has gone through the roof.
To compare to darkstones desire hd build i get 3-8 mA in standby and i can get around 18-22 hours out of the phone. But most of the recent builds i am only managing 8-10 hours max.
I have tried shubcraft 2.0, the latest hyperdroid, the latest MDJ evo and of course MDJ's latest desire hd. All of which have increased significantly in battery drainage. But when i switch back to an older build battery drainage falls in line again.
Is there something i can do to sort it out? As i see a lot of people report decent battery life whereas my observations are totally the opposite.

longobongo said:
Been trying alot of builds recently trying to get reliable gps (+ compass) and decent battery life. I really like MDJ's desire HD build nice gps + nav and best of all loving the new sense interface. But as with a few other builds i have tried recently battery drainage has gone through the roof.
To compare to darkstones desire hd build i get 3-8 mA in standby and i can get around 18-22 hours out of the phone. But most of the recent builds i am only managing 8-10 hours max.
I have tried shubcraft 2.0, the latest hyperdroid, the latest MDJ evo and of course MDJ's latest desire hd. All of which have increased significantly in battery drainage. But when i switch back to an older build battery drainage falls in line again.
Is there something i can do to sort it out? As i see a lot of people report decent battery life whereas my observations are totally the opposite.
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You need to wipe your battery stats. Look here for a guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=827762

mastajest said:
You need to wipe your battery stats. Look here for a guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=827762
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ok doing that now thanks for the info. that still wont stop the unusually high battery usage tho, i mean just for comparison, darkstones desire hd build uses just as much battery when at the home screen idling (with my settings) as the newer mdj desire hd build does when in standby ~100-120 mA

Couldn't we just use someone elses battery bin file, then?

longobongo said:
ok doing that now thanks for the info. that still wont stop the unusually high battery usage tho, i mean just for comparison, darkstones desire hd build uses just as much battery when at the home screen idling (with my settings) as the newer mdj desire hd build does when in standby ~100-120 mA
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I've used that build before (MDJ DesireHd with Hastarin 7.6 if I remember correctly) and my drainage was only about 6ma on standby. Something is not right with your drainage in the slightest. Shubcraft2.0 DropMode is 7-9ma for me in standby and I used to get a good 16-20 hours out of both builds with moderate use through the day.

Reno_79 said:
I've used that build before (MDJ DesireHd with Hastarin 7.6 if I remember correctly) and my drainage was only about 6ma on standby. Something is not right with your drainage in the slightest. Shubcraft2.0 DropMode is 7-9ma for me in standby and I used to get a good 16-20 hours out of both builds with moderate use through the day.
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what is your setup?
im using 2.08 hspl
2.15.50.14 radio
and omega v17.3 wwe

Tips or What is in your opinion the best rom for battery life for the HD2?

I have searched around the forum but cant find any recent discussions on what is the best HD2 rom, i recently used CoreDroidGBX and i find the battery life to be pretty good on that (Lasts me till end of day with light use (Light use being screen on about 2-3 hours out of that day) End of day being 7:00 Unplugged Low bat around 5-6:00) But i see about 300-500 mA useage when im actually doing anything on my phone(But just like 2-3mA when its off and i disable data)
So i keep experimenting with different roms and i am wondering what you guys have experienced the best battery life with on your HD2's.
Also i have to manually toggle off data, is there a app to auto do it, like automatically whenever the screen is turned off? I had my phone on battery nearly 24hours (Although i was on my laptop and only used it for like 20 mins of phone calls and a few texts) but still a real full day was awesome

deadant2 said:
I have searched around the forum but cant find any recent discussions on what is the best HD2 rom, i recently used CoreDroidGBX and i find the battery life to be pretty good on that (Lasts me till end of day with light use (Light use being screen on about 2-3 hours out of that day) End of day being 7:00 Unplugged Low bat around 5-6:00) But i see about 300-500 mA useage when im actually doing anything on my phone(But just like 2-3mA when its off and i disable data)
So i keep experimenting with different roms and i am wondering what you guys have experienced the best battery life with on your HD2's.
Also i have to manually toggle off data, is there a app to auto do it, like automatically whenever the screen is turned off? I had my phone on battery nearly 24hours (Although i was on my laptop and only used it for like 20 mins of phone calls and a few texts) but still a real full day was awesome
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Coredroidgbx? There is a Coredroid series by Sergio and a hyperdroidgbx by Pongster. Both get rave reviews for battery. I run hyperdroid and I get 18 hours of normal use no problem. If you consider watching YouTube and flash video all day normal there is no rom that will last doing that.
Do you prefer a sense or a non sense build? GB or Froyo? CM7 or ASOP?
Sent from my HD2 using XDA App

deadant2 said:
I have searched around the forum but cant find any recent discussions on what is the best HD2 rom, i recently used CoreDroidGBX and i find the battery life to be pretty good on that (Lasts me till end of day with light use (Light use being screen on about 2-3 hours out of that day) End of day being 7:00 Unplugged Low bat around 5-6:00) But i see about 300-500 mA useage when im actually doing anything on my phone(But just like 2-3mA when its off and i disable data)
So i keep experimenting with different roms and i am wondering what you guys have experienced the best battery life with on your HD2's.
Also i have to manually toggle off data, is there a app to auto do it, like automatically whenever the screen is turned off? I had my phone on battery nearly 24hours (Although i was on my laptop and only used it for like 20 mins of phone calls and a few texts) but still a real full day was awesome
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I would say u need to check some nand built on your own as different phone respond differently to rom built. hyperdroidgbx and rafroid hd 4 are good option to move ahead and check

+1 agree.
Thoese are my favorites too.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

tried using CoreDroidGBX before also..
smooth... but battery is almost the same as other builds..

In my opinion the best battery life was in unofficial nightly CM7 by charsingh (1-3mA in standby). But due to some issues i had to switch to Typhoon CM, battery drain is notably higher (6-10mA standby) but for me it is the best ROM ever.
I think that the functionality of the ROM is litle bit more important than small diferences in battery drain.

Motoman234's Moto-MyTouch4G v3.3
Nand build and the best I've tried so far. I can get 2 days with light use (text and moderate calls) and a full day with fairly heavy use ie: web for 1-3 hrs and 1-2 hrs of various games along with calls and texting. I call my family on the east coast frequently and a 2 1/2 hour call is not unusual, loose maybe 20 to 25percent on the call depending on my signal. Great rom, a chef that responds and helps, again nand build. totally functional for me no issues flashed 4 different phones to it so far! .
I as a rule, leave wifi on always and use bluetooth, location, and background data only as needed. Blue tooth and background data will suck the juice right out! Still, if I forget and leave those on I can still get a full 10 hr day out of a single charge, provided i dont spend hrs surfing.

+1 for Cyanogen Mod 7. I tried a lot of DesHD builds but CM7 has the longest battery life by far for me. One charge lasts me about two days with light use. With all DesHD builds i never made it past 24 hours. Usually even less than that.
Furthermore CM7 is just beautiful, especially with cyanbreadX

i'm on rafdroid 4.0 and unplugged this morning at 8 am and the time now is 5:30 and i'm at 60% with moderate use and wifi off.
i will say though that if i play bubble blast 2 that thing sucks the battery like nothing and i'm not sure why. it's amost 1% battery per min i can feel the phone get hot from use.

Running cm7 unoficcial right now and seem to be getting good batter life, but I have seen it actually use 700mA (srsly) when just charging ..
But can idle forever. But lost 15% in an hour during lunch...
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I just put HyperDroidGBXv7 on my phone a couple days ago and its been great on battery life so far. I unplugged my phone about a 12hrs ago and its at 74%, averaging about 3-4ma on standby. No classes today, so I've only used it lightly today for some quick wifi browsing, short gaming (Angry Birds), and about 30 texts.

Ok been trying cm7 and for some reason when actually using my phone I seem to get a steady 535mA battery useage, any suggestions on fixing this?
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Anybody know why my actually using my phone usage is so darn high? I just flashed to the stock rom, reinstalled magldr + Clockwork and im about to flash android again.
Doubt that will help but i need battery life..

deadant2 said:
Anybody know why my actually using my phone usage is so darn high? I just flashed to the stock rom, reinstalled magldr + Clockwork and im about to flash android again.
Doubt that will help but i need battery life..
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Hyperdroidgbx v9. There really is no comparison to this rom. Be amazed.
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I'm using IamGPC's Pure Gingerbread, although hard to get since he moved his updates from XDA, but I have -2MA in standby. It's a 2.3.3. clean Android version.

[Q] Which NAND build has the longest battery life?

Which NAND Build has the longest battery life in your experience?
A friend of mine told me DorimanX has an up to 5 days life in standby. Is that true?

DigitalWabbit said:
Which NAND Build has the longest battery life in your experience?
A friend of mine told me DorimanX has an up to 5 days life in standby. Is that true?
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only if the phone isnt used at all
most roms with moderate use will last 24 hours or under

Richy99 said:
only if the phone isnt used at all
most roms with moderate use will last 24 hours or under
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That's true
Android is less efficient that wm, though smoother (web browser)

I checked app call Battery Dr. It says that my phone has idle time of 311 Hrs at 89% battery. That's amost 13 days.... lol
Ive learned to use battery saver app which I think you can find many threads in here. It prolong my usage to more than 12 hrs which i'm very glad.
I'm using NDT MIUI.

DigitalWabbit said:
Which NAND Build has the longest battery life in your experience?
A friend of mine told me DorimanX has an up to 5 days life in standby. Is that true?
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The experience of each ROM varies with each user. There is no ROM which has a definitive best battery life. All ROMs now tend to have pretty good battery lives. In airplane mode, the battery drain is about 1%/2hrs (no use) and with phone on its slightly under 1%/hour. Most things turned on now don't affect battery drain too much (eg. with wifi and bluetooth my battery drain is 5-7mA, it's normally 4).

Agree. I've tried out many roms, and they all have very similar battery life. MOst will last about a day with moderate use.
Sense roms have very slightly higher battery drain, but sill last about a day. (And they are much prettier...!)

The old Hyperdroid ROM have great battery life

I can easily get over 30 hours moderate use with tytung's nexus hd2 ROM (clk)
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[Q] Battery Life

I use my HTC HD2 a lot, so the battery drains quite quickly. I'm currently using android 2.3.5 on Hyperdroid CM7.
The battery life is decent, but I can sometimes barely get through one day with only texting and web browsing.
For those who have used both android and 7 mango, can you please compare the battery lives? I'm thinking of making the switch if it means that I can get more usage.

Xeroday said:
I use my HTC HD2 a lot, so the battery drains quite quickly. I'm currently using android 2.3.5 on Hyperdroid CM7.
The battery life is decent, but I can sometimes barely get through one day with only texting and web browsing.
For those who have used both android and 7 mango, can you please compare the battery lives? I'm thinking of making the switch if it means that I can get more usage.
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I guess it's NAND Android? For me, WM 6.5 had always the best battery life but with the camera trick I get slightly better battery life in WP7 mango than in Android...
Atm I'm on WP7 mango (yuki/xbmod bttf) and I can get easily through a day (texting, surfing over wifi and some gaming)...

WM 6.5 was the best, but WP7 with old radio (2.12 without T) is near the WM 6.5 autonomy.
Android in 2.2, 2.3.2, CM7, ... was everytime to drainy to have a daily use. Just good enough to play whan plugged to a charger.

What rom do you suggest I use for best battery life?

Hmm, I'm using the Back To The Future Rom updated to mango including the cleanup (that one made the battery life slightly better)
I have 5mAh drain (after battery trick) when in standby and with moderate use it lasts 2 days. With heavy usage easily one day...

I started out with a HTC Touch Pro. Batt. life was okay
Then I got a Milestone (1): Batterylife was ... okay (1 day)
Then I got a Milestone 2 : Batterylife was similar to MS1 (about 1 day)
THEN I got an HTC HD2 and went for MIUI directly. Battery Life was okay also about 1 day. Then I started using SetCPU wich extended my BattLife ENORMOUSLY. I go from about 6 in the morning until about 12 in the night by HEAVY useage (BT almost all the time, PushMail, FB Chat, WIFI running, listening to music via AD2P all the time).
Then I got bored and decided to mess up my life - so I installed WP7. Took me 3 days to install and get unlocked. Don't misunderstand me: I love the OS. I think WP7 is great in means of style and usability. But besides BT-problems, and Market quality, I went back to MIUI mainly because of one thing: THE BATTERY. With BT running and WiFi on, worst days only got me 5 hours of battery time. Totally unacceptable.
As soon as BatteryLife is improved, I will go back to WP7!

I installed CM7 2.3.5 and Mango 7720, Mango has better battery life than CM7.

matball said:
I installed CM7 2.3.5 and Mango 7720, Mango has better battery life than CM7.
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Even with SetCPU runnning?

i have usually gotten better battery life out of the miui NAND builds than mango but I'm sure if its because i'm usually playing games on mango than i am on android

I'm having such a different experience with battery life. Mango was an awful drain. Camera trick (if I did it correctly) didn't do anything for me and it seemed impossible to gain a full charge while WP7 was running. Had to boot into Magldr to get a full charge. Just wasn't worth it for 6-8 hours with very light use.
Enter CM7 Gingerbread 2.3.6 NAND. Good to decent battery life.
If I could get Mango to perform the way all of you are getting it to, I'd love to switch back. I'm really learning to like Android, as I understand more about how it works, but I'd enjoy more of the WP7 experience.

So that's what I'm doing: record one second video in the camera ("camera trick")
And remember to do it after every reboot of the phone...
To get a full charge, try to use the battery indicator level fix:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=933751
(You don't have to do this all the time... just once)
Try it, enjoy it

Found out that part of my battery drain issue was my SD card. Though my Kingston 8GB class 2 "seemed" to be working fine, I realized the strain it was putting on WP7 after I upgraded to a PNY 16GB class 4. It's much faster now and the drain is much lower. turning off wi-fi helps too.

The only solution that worked for me amongst all the options (based on my experience)
1. Tried the camera trick - NOT WORKED
2. Followed the steps below - NOT WORKED
* Boot the phone to MAGLDR
* Select "Reset" option from the menu
* Phone reboots normally
3. Hard reset the phone - NOT WORKED
4. Charge the phone in magldr USB storage option - NOT WORKED
5. Finally, flashed the 2.12 radio, did the camera trick (not sure if its relevant). The battery life has improved dramatically. It lasts more than 24 hours and still running (26% left) - WORKED.
Follow the thread below to download the 2.12 radio
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=930578