I recently picked up the G2, and quickly rooted it and flashed it with the MoDaCo SENSE ROM r2, I love me some sense.
But it seems my battery life is horrible, maybe 4 hours of a little bit above normal use, maybe 5 hours of regular use. Even tried forcing just 2G for a day, to see if that helps, and same results.
Is Sense that much of a battery hog? Is my battery defective? Any other ideas about why the charge lasts so little?
Yes, Sense is a battery hog. Switch to an AOSP ROM for the best battery.
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Not sure why your getting such poor battery life with sense. I average about 34-38 hrs with sense using CPU tuner, pershoot kernel and some other minor tweaks.That is with moderate use aswell.
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That bad tho? I mean its the same phone as the DesireZ, and I have a hard time believing that a stock DesireZ only lasts 1/3 of a day.
@Utorrent76 - I haven't messed with kernels yet, maybe thats where my issues lie?
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Well, I know that most ROMs claim to have better battery life and yada, yada, yada. But which one do you believe is the winner? I have only tried Fresh other than stock and I can't complain. But for you, which one do you feel offers the best battery life performance?!
Thanks in advance...
I got great battery life in DamageControl, but I dumped that for CyanogenMod.
This may not be the exact answer you were looking for, but I've found that using an underclocking kernel I get great battery life, even with the latest cyanogen nightly. You might want to try using SetCPU if you haven't done that already.
DamageControl
DamageControl v3.2.3 using DConfig with the profile set to battery Saver. My battery last for days (moderate use).
I believe t0ast3d de1ight has the best battery
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All very subjective but I've been reading that Baked Snack is specifically geared towards battery life.
like above poasts state, rom does not matter, undervolt kernal + setcpu/phone setting settings does
cm heavy usage > 18 hours regular use 36 hours idle for days
Best I had was baked snack 9. 7 I got al most 24 hours on a charge with normal usage
Ava 2. 2v3 I. Got 18 hours
Cm6 barely 8 hours
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Doofenshmirtz said:
DamageControl v3.2.3 using DConfig with the profile set to battery Saver. My battery last for days (moderate use).
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I second this. I was using this setup before updating to official 2.2. I was getting about 5-6 hours of usage(I.e. When you're actually using your phone--Screen on browsing the web, using apps) plus around 20 hours of "Uptime" (standby, screen off).
I am getting equal or better battery life with the official 2.2 update. I am surprised I'm not seeing more people mention just how good battery life is with it.
BakedSnack with 3rd kernel did miracles for me
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I second this. I was using this setup before updating to official 2.2. I was getting about 5-6 hours of usage(I.e. When you're actually using your phone--Screen on browsing the web, using apps) plus around 20 hours of "Uptime" (standby, screen off).
I am getting equal or better battery life with the official 2.2 update. I am surprised I'm not seeing more people mention just how good battery life is with it.
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I also have been having good battery life on the official pre-release, just about on par with what I had running baked snack 9.6, which underclocked a good amount for battery life. Very pleased with the new release, I haven't had any problems going from a fresh wipe to this update.
I would bet most people haven't really noticed how good the battery life has been because they've been busy trying to restore backups, apps, and test out the camera functionality.
Best battery life I had was DC 3.2.3 with Battery config, SetCPU w/ undervoltage kernel, JuiceDefender, and Autostarts configed. Got about 26 hours moderate usage. I still get excellent battery life using the same setup on CM6, around 20-24 hours.
I'm getting great battery life with the leaked, stock 2.2
I think it is almost impossible to prove a rom has the best battery life when there are so many options/tweaks that can be done to every rom and all phones won't necessarily act the exact same.
Choose a rom based on functionality and features that appeal to you and then figure out how to obtain the battery life you want through different tweaks/usage. They all can have great battery life.
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I think it is almost impossible to prove a rom has the best battery life when there are so many options/tweaks that can be done to every rom and all phones won't necessarily act the exact same.
Choose a rom based on functionality and features that appeal to you and then figure out how to obtain the battery life you want through different tweaks/usage. They all can have great battery life.
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I believe people that have tried multiple ROMs can accurately assess which is better/worse in terms of battery life. Obviously there can be variations due to tweaks, apps, and usage, but it isn't difficult to get a sense of where you stand. I know I noticed a drastic increase coming from stock to Fresh.
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I believe people that have tried multiple ROMs can accurately assess which is better/worse in terms of battery life. Obviously there can be variations due to tweaks, apps, and usage, but it isn't difficult to get a sense of where you stand. I know I noticed a drastic increase coming from stock to Fresh.
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True, what I should have said was without testing yourself and keeping variables the same, you can't just take the word of others.
What the heck?
I noticed recently that I have battery drain, and now I noticed this in the battery stats window...anyone have a clue how this comes about? (I am using stock 2.1)
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What the heck?
I noticed recently that I have battery drain, and now I noticed this in the battery stats window...anyone have a clue how this comes about? (I am using stock 2.1)
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I have to ask.... Why the F are you still doing on 2.1? REALLY? 2.2 improves battery life 2-5x faster application speeds and much-much more!
Sorry for being blunt but common! It's FROYO!!!
I have another Evo which i put 2.2 on and I found differences in terms of battery life and speed to be marginal at best.
Also there are more posts about people losing functionality with the custom ROMs than I can count...
I had been getting around 24 hrs of use between charges until this...
only thing lost moving to froyo is 8MP cam down to 3MP cam with the custom kernel, still takes good pictures though.
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I have another Evo which i put 2.2 on and I found differences in terms of battery life and speed to be marginal at best.
Also there are more posts about people losing functionality with the custom ROMs than I can count...
I had been getting around 24 hrs of use between charges until this...
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Mine came stock with 2.1, after loaded 2.2 I noticed better application execution times out of the gate. Battery at least a full 8-10 hours of use hard core use (non-4G) 4G coverage here is not that that great so it kills the battery fast. I then opted for the 3500mah batter for the evo and no longer worry about the battery but every 3 days or so...
Hey guys, I don't care if the rom is Sense or not. I just need the best rom for battery life. Or best rom/kernal without underclocking or sacrificing speed. All input is helpful guys. Thanks
Nobody? Man is this forum dying? 4 months ago, this would be 2 pages by now.
I just got 46 hours up, 5 hours awake on rEVOlution 2.1 with the stock .17 kernel with the stock battery
I've pulled over 32 hours on Virtuous Sense with the customer Virtuous kernel. Granted I also have a Seido 1750 maH battery, well worth the investment though.
EDIT: I had approximately 15% life left at that check in also, so I could have kept going. Next time I'll take a screen shot.
im gettin pretty good life out of this combo
Skyraider 3.3.4
Chads kernel
also running superpower xda app turning off 3g on screen off
I also use the juice defender app. I'm a big fan of that.
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cavsfan256 said:
im gettin pretty good life out of this combo
Skyraider 3.3.4
Chads kernel
also running superpower xda app turning off 3g on screen off
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+1 on that.
Excellent speed and battery life. Best quadrant scores I have had with any kernel. Even more impressive since it runs at stock speed.
Also pick up a 40% charge in less than an hour.
Myn's Warm 2 point 2 with Ziggys kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=809985
This one is best for me. I don't have to put my phone on the charger most days until I go to bed. If I ever use GPS in the car, I keep my phone charging while using it, with moderate use I can get by the whole day from 6 am till I go to bed.
I run Uncommon Sense 1.1 with SetCPU and JuiceDefender; I've been able to pull off up to 35 hours between charges with the stock battery and kernel.
So, what's the deal with hd2 with nand adroid and battery life? Is it poor? I mean I still have to do a full day test I just got my hd2, but what is to expect? And there's any extended batteries that you guys could recommend
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It really depends on what build you use, the kernel it's based on and how you use your phone.
I use my phone all day with internet connection, I get about 13 hours out of a charged battery, that's with WiFi almost constantly on and using Whatsapp, Facebook and browser a lot and beside that the occasional game.
This is on Hyperdroid CM7.
With less use of the phone and turning off the WiFi connection I can get about 25 - 26 hrs on a fully charged battery. If I really try hard I can get 2 full days out of the battery (that means almost no use of WiFi and turning off the data connection as much as possible)
Mind you this battery is 1 year old and abused (quick half charges every now and then)
The battery life of the HD2 isn't the best. But with a good build and a program like SuperPower or JuiceDefender you can get pretty good results (atleast a full day of using your phone.. which to me is exactly what I want.)
I personally do not have experience with extended batteries, I'm still on my stock HD2 battery
So far on hyperdriid the battery is been not really good, is only Been maybe 2 hours without wifi and screen brightness all the way to thebottom and is already at 76% not good at all lol I will let it drain and try again tomorrow.
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Like bever86 said, it depends on which build you use. And unfortunately you can't know which rom has the lowest battery drainage without flashing and checking out yourself.
Here's some of the rom's i tested:
UltimateDroid 3.3 - was okay. I got at least a day with it.
I tried some version of MIUI which was pretty bad. It didnt last from 8am to 1pm.
WindowsPhone7 - was okay too. Pretty much the same with the UltimateDroid.
Now I'm using SENSATION XL V 2.5 stock ALL IN ONE. I just flashed it yesterday but it seems very good. I used wifi to download apps all day and it hasnt even dropped to %60.
Right now I'm with hyperdroid and dorimanx.... its awful... if I use the phone for 20 minutes idk, browsing with 3g the battery drops Maybe 15 % is alot even. With screen with minimum brightness and not overcllocked.... I don't know what to do, I don't have money for a bigger battery and I could sell the phone but nothing good is available for under 200 used. Uhmmm what to do what to do...
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I Easily get 14 hours of pretty heavy usage on hyperdroid, with an extended battery I can get 3 days.
It depends a lot on how you configure your OS, how many apps are auto-sync, signal strength and the health of your battery.
Last one can't be underestimated, your battery losses about 10% of capacity per year under the best possible conditions. In realistic usage, your battery is junk after a couple of years.
I run my phone OC'd with 3g and auto sync. Before I replaced my battery half an hour of browsing would drain about 15%, same setup new battery, the drain is about 3%.
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Hi all,
Is it just me or is every rom(WP7, Android tytung GB/ICS & gbLeo) I tried have bad battery life?
25% of battery life down after 30 minutes with 3g on.
no,its just android sucking juice out of battery as quickly as possible.
android is crap on battery life,and has crap radio software that is a big step BACKWARD from winmo 6ยท5.even with big 2800 mah muggen battery i am lucky now to get 5 hours out of mine due to me using three network and their signal here is awful if i run phone on orange i get 8-9 hours use.
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yeegf said:
Hi all,
Is it just me or is every rom(WP7, Android tytung GB/ICS & gbLeo) I tried have bad battery life?
25% of battery life down after 30 minutes with 3g on.
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Hey bud I don't experience these issues with most roms. Our HD2 sense 3.5 Rom has amazing battery life. It is the T3D sense 3.5 Rom by sundawg who is our developer. I get around 36 hours normal use. I also use juice defender and swear by it. But by all means I have tried many other roms without that issue.
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If 3G sucks in the first place, you can force Android to use only 2G. Since especially the automatic switching back and forth between both in a spot with bad reception seems to drain battery.
And I can second the assessment that Juice Defender is a good idea to keep the battery drain minimal.