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Just wondering what battery life people are getting from their N1, considering an N1 or Desire v buying another HD2 on contract but would prefer a better battery life than I got on the HD2,
Not totally related to the OP... I'm considering getting the Desire/N1 from AT&T or Verizon (if and when they get them) Using the current state-of-the-art technology in these new phones.... is it still the case that CDMA consumes more battery power than GSM?
You guys know that you can do a search right? anyway I've been on wifi all night with light usage. So far its been 12hrs and I'm at 65%.
ram130 said:
You guys know that you can do a search right? anyway I've been on wifi all night with light usage. So far its been 12hrs and I'm at 65%.
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Maybe I searched in the wrong places in the xda forum. I searched in the Imagio forum which is the only HTC world phone currently using CDMA & GSM, but there was nothing specific to the battery life of GSM vs CDMA in those threads. I also searched under the TP2. I know that the the CDMA N1 has yet to be released, so was looking for battery life information related to recent CDMA phones models which are also available in GSM... like the TP2. Maybe you found a CDMA vs GSM battery life thread that I missed, can you point me to it?
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Maybe I searched in the wrong places in the xda forum. I searched in the Imagio forum which is the only HTC world phone currently using CDMA & GSM, but there was nothing specific to the battery life of GSM vs CDMA in those threads. I also searched under the TP2. I know that the the CDMA N1 has yet to be released, so was looking for battery life information related to recent CDMA phones models which are also available in GSM... like the TP2. Maybe you found a CDMA vs GSM battery life thread that I missed, can you point me to it?
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Nope didn't see one here. Just saying to do that first. As for the CDMA I suggest you search else where because no one gonna know an answer for CDMA vs GSM in an N1 thread. You can just wait til its released, the phone ain't gonna go anywhere you know, it will be available after a month of release too.
Getting approx 48 hrs with standard use (bit of surfing, email, txt's few calls bit of music on the way into work etc).
Decent 3G coverage at work and wifi at home, phone rarely has to hunt for signal.
Phone was charged last night and is showing 89% remaining - unplugged since ~ 7am thismorning.
Screen usually sits at the lowest brightness which is fine for indoor use.
I found a HUGE difference in battery life switching chargers. Originally used the supplied USB lead via a cheapy charger adapter thingy (how techincal! - it's the ones which allow you to plug in a USB lead and charge your phone)
Now switched to the charger which came with my bluetooth headset and that's helped no end with battery life. A full charge takes MUCH longer (usually ok as its charged overnight) so that maybe something to do with it.
My battery life was awesome for the first couple days, but now its just sucks... I lost 3 percent while it was just sitting on my pocket on my drive to work.
Yesterday I played Homerun 3D for 2 hours also and went from a 100% charge to 62%.
But mine is rooted, has the baked goods rom, and an auto rotating launcher with 7 screens while the brightness is always at 100%. Yea I guess you can say I'm a power user
I leave wifi on all the time and am getting 60+ hours of life out of it before a recharge. 3g is a battery killer .. roughly 18 hours with 3g on the entire time.
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Nope didn't see one here. Just saying to do that first. As for the CDMA I suggest you search else where because no one gonna know an answer for CDMA vs GSM in an N1 thread. You can just wait til its released, the phone ain't gonna go anywhere you know, it will be available after a month of release too.
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I see... I was looking for a "General" answer given the state-of-the-art of GSM and CDMA "HTC" smartphones as it relate to battery consumption. So the question still remains... given that xda is the forum where HTC smartphones are widely discussed I believe that posting the question here was adequate. The N1 is an HTC that uses components similar to other HTC phones. You might not think so... but we'll have to disagree on that.
EDIT: Btw, the question came to mind because a NYTimes article last week states that CDMA consumes more battery life than GSM. I recall this being the case in the past, but not sure if this is the case now-a-days. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/technology/11basics.html
To update - still at ~ 40%, no overnight charge. Moderate use last night.
This question is terribly subjective to the user/location. As one person point out, WIFI is more efficient then 3g, so some people see a huge advantage here.
My building also gets HORRID service, so my phone is constantly trying to find a signal which kills any phone battery
I think one cuold easily make the general statement that no this does not have the battery life of a blackberry, but the battery life is more then adequate. You can easily tailor your use to whether a charger is near.
If i know I cant charge it, I either carry a 2nd battery or take a few steps to save life. I turn my screen down(I like full brightness), clock the CPU down to 883, you could even turn off 3g networks unless you need Data for some reason. It would not be too hard to get this thing to 48 hours with normal talking/texting/some light browsing etc..
I am very impressed with the battery life overall.
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This question is terribly subjective to the user/location. As one person point out, WIFI is more efficient then 3g, so some people see a huge advantage here.
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Let me qualify my question a bit more... Assuming that the signal strength from both CDMA and GSM sources are either at "optimal levels" or at "similar low levels" and using the "same model" state-of-the-art Smartphone... Will the battery of the Smartphone using CDMA, last longer than the same model Smartphone using GSM?
As it relates to the N1... I understand that when the N1 from Verizon comes out that folks will be able to compare the performance of its features against the performance of the same features on the t-mobile N1.
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I see... I was looking for a "General" answer given the state-of-the-art of GSM and CDMA "HTC" smartphones as it relate to battery consumption. So the question still remains... given that xda is the forum where HTC smartphones are widely discussed I believe that posting the question here was adequate. The N1 is an HTC that uses components similar to other HTC phones. You might not think so... but we'll have to disagree on that.
EDIT: Btw, the question came to mind because a NYTimes article last week states that CDMA consumes more battery life than GSM. I recall this being the case in the past, but not sure if this is the case now-a-days. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/technology/11basics.html
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I'm curious about it too. I think you should create a thread with the title instead. That way when you get an answer others searching for it can find it easy.
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Getting approx 48 hrs with standard use (bit of surfing, email, txt's few calls bit of music on the way into work etc).
Decent 3G coverage at work and wifi at home, phone rarely has to hunt for signal.
Phone was charged last night and is showing 89% remaining - unplugged since ~ 7am thismorning.
Screen usually sits at the lowest brightness which is fine for indoor use.
I found a HUGE difference in battery life switching chargers. Originally used the supplied USB lead via a cheapy charger adapter thingy (how techincal! - it's the ones which allow you to plug in a USB lead and charge your phone)
Now switched to the charger which came with my bluetooth headset and that's helped no end with battery life. A full charge takes MUCH longer (usually ok as its charged overnight) so that maybe something to do with it.
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What was the name of that bluetooth adapter? better yet what are the specs on the charger?
jz9833 said:
My battery life was awesome for the first couple days, but now its just sucks... I lost 3 percent while it was just sitting on my pocket on my drive to work.
Yesterday I played Homerun 3D for 2 hours also and went from a 100% charge to 62%.
But mine is rooted, has the baked goods rom, and an auto rotating launcher with 7 screens while the brightness is always at 100%. Yea I guess you can say I'm a power user
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I leave wifi on all the time and am getting 60+ hours of life out of it before a recharge. 3g is a battery killer .. roughly 18 hours with 3g on the entire time.
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Guys, help me out here. I hardly even pass 12hrs with light usage on 3G with automatic brightness. Man what the hell are you guys doing to get such good battery life??? Did you charge the phone on the first day without turning it on? do you charge it off?? come on, I'm so angry that I got HTC to send me a new battery which should be here shortly. So any tips can help me out here.
I use wifi at home now, get like 14hrs, but with battery tools I get 20hrs last night. But there is something obviously wrong with my phone here. So please help me out here
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To update - still at ~ 40%, no overnight charge. Moderate use last night.
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..wanna switch batteries
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I'm curious about it too. I think you should create a thread with the title instead. That way when you get an answer others searching for it can find it easy.
What was the name of that bluetooth adapter? better yet what are the specs on the charger?
Guys, help me out here. I hardly even pass 12hrs with light usage on 3G with automatic brightness. Man what the hell are you guys doing to get such good battery life??? Did you charge the phone on the first day without turning it on? do you charge it off?? come on, I'm so angry that I got HTC to send me a new battery which should be here shortly. So any tips can help me out here.
I use wifi at home now, get like 14hrs, but with battery tools I get 20hrs last night. But there is something obviously wrong with my phone here. So please help me out here
..wanna switch batteries
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my battery life is not what I would like to call great, but compared to some of these stories I guess I'm getting better than most.
The single biggest thing to help battery life is to have your phone rooted and use SetCPU to make a profile to not allow the processor to clock above 500 MHz when on standby.
Before all of you go crazy and say "OMG jz9833 I bought a 1 GHz snapdragon to run at 1 GHz" calm down. The droid runs at 600 MHz so when your screen is off why not have it run at speeds around the same as a droid? This helps.
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my battery life is not what I would like to call great, but compared to some of these stories I guess I'm getting better than most.
The single biggest thing to help battery life is to have your phone rooted and use SetCPU to make a profile to not allow the processor to clock above 500 MHz when on standby.
Before all of you go crazy and say "OMG jz9833 I bought a 1 GHz snapdragon to run at 1 GHz" calm down. The droid runs at 600 MHz so when your screen is off why not have it run at speeds around the same as a droid? This helps.
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Well im om stock so that aint gonna work for me. Thanks for the info tho. When I get root it will be the first thing to do.
curious to see what kind of battery life people are getting on average with their phones? im pretty happy with the life im getting but after reading what some other people are getting it puts mine to shame!
how many hours are you guys getting under how much load and which kernel/rom/mods do you have?
I too am interested in this.. maybe you could post your stats, I have no time atm.
My unrooted n1 battery is poor
unrooted N1, average use 3G, Wifi, some surfing, living wallpaper; about 5%/ hour -> 20 hours. Assume as acceptable, about one day of use; better than my Iphone used to be (worse than Hero 1.6 was)..
Mine is not rooted and the battery life is either less or on par with the iPhone. Only use beautiful weather widget as well as the default news one. It's relatively new so I'm hoping it improves after a few charges, definitely considering picking up another battery.
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Mine is not rooted and the battery life is either less or on par with the iPhone. Only use beautiful weather widget as well as the default news one. It's relatively new so I'm hoping it improves after a few charges, definitely considering picking up another battery.
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you don't need another battery. just tune up your N1 correctly. Use either Wifi or 3g preferably when available. Use push rather than scheduled sync. Leave brightness down to minimum, you will only need more when you are outside.
Connections & screen usage take biggest part of your battery life.
I heard also some people who by pressing *#*#4636#*#* selected "WCDMA only" as preferred network so phone doesn't try to swap to 2g when there is no 3g. Changes between networks drain battery very fast. Let's say for example while traveling by car.
As well I have to say that last generation mobile phones have to be charged once per day. I consider that normal. Come on most of us play around, surf website, take pics and upload them to facebook, etc several times along the day.
I have the UV kernel and I think it does extend battery life. The first day I had it it lasted for 18 and a half hours with a fairly normal use: GTalk, browsing, camera, market downloads, gps, etc.
I do want to mention for those who are comparing their battery life to their iPhone's that there's nothing to compare, as there's absolutely no hardware equivalences. You just can't compare a 600MHz processor to a 1000GHz one, as well as larger and better screen, 256 vs 512MB mem, etc. I'd like to see what your battery life would be on your iPhone if you could plug in htc's battery.
Definitely not saying Apple is not good on batteries, just saying to read and check stuff before you make comparisons between devices.
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I have the UV kernel and I think it does extend battery life. The first day I had it it lasted for 18 and a half hours with a fairly normal use: GTalk, browsing, camera, market downloads, gps, etc.
I do want to mention for those who are comparing their battery life to their iPhone's that there's nothing to compare, as there's absolutely no hardware equivalences. You just can't compare a 600MHz processor to a 1000GHz one, as well as larger and better screen, 256 vs 512MB mem, etc. I'd like to see what your battery life would be on your iPhone if you could plug in htc's battery.
Definitely not saying Apple is not good on batteries, just saying to read and check stuff before you make comparisons between devices.
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mmm..... i'm thinking to load some rom on my N1 but... which ones are the advantages of doing so? the mods?
St.Jimmy! said:
I have the UV kernel and I think it does extend battery life. The first day I had it it lasted for 18 and a half hours with a fairly normal use: GTalk, browsing, camera, market downloads, gps, etc.
I do want to mention for those who are comparing their battery life to their iPhone's that there's nothing to compare, as there's absolutely no hardware equivalences. You just can't compare a 600MHz processor to a 1000GHz one, as well as larger and better screen, 256 vs 512MB mem, etc. I'd like to see what your battery life would be on your iPhone if you could plug in htc's battery.
Definitely not saying Apple is not good on batteries, just saying to read and check stuff before you make comparisons between devices.
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I don't want to compare hardware/ batteries, I am aware of all the differences.. But: I DO want to have a smartphone, which -at least- can go with for a day of usual use (calls, messages, internet) -at which point the Iphone just fails..
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I don't want to compare hardware/ batteries, I am aware of all the differences.. But: I DO want to have a smartphone, which -at least- can go with for a day of usual use (calls, messages, internet) -at which point the Iphone just fails..
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then post your normal usage in mins/day for each thing and we would be able to tell you.
well i dunno i get a full days use out of my phone with maybe an hour or 2 or talk time and maybe 20 messages, syncing gmail 5 or 6 times, checking market, and a little bit of browsing. at the end of the day ill still have about 30% or so....im not complaining really but from what i hear from other people on the forums here their doing alot heavier usage and still at 70% or something. im just curious what is really making the difference, i dont have wifi, bluetooth, or sync on ever. but i keep my screen at full brightness always cause i love how the screen looks im running CM 5.5.3 and use setCPU.
I used a T-Mobile nexus one for awhile then sold it and bought an AT&T nexus one. The AT&T version is getting significantly less battery life than the T-Mobile one. I used the same AT&T service on both phones. I'm not saying it's necessarily a difference between the 2 versions, but between the 2 phones at least. I got probably 36 hrs. average on the T-Mobile version and maybe 18 hrs. average on the AT&T one.
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I used a T-Mobile nexus one for awhile then sold it and bought an AT&T nexus one. The AT&T version is getting significantly less battery life than the T-Mobile one. I used the same AT&T service on both phones. I'm not saying it's necessarily a difference between the 2 versions, but between the 2 phones at least. I got probably 36 hrs. average on the T-Mobile version and maybe 18 hrs. average on the AT&T one.
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Let the battery break in.
blastik said:
you don't need another battery. just tune up your N1 correctly. Use either Wifi or 3g preferably when available. Use push rather than scheduled sync. Leave brightness down to minimum, you will only need more when you are outside.
Connections & screen usage take biggest part of your battery life.
I heard also some people who by pressing *#*#4636#*#* selected "WCDMA only" as preferred network so phone doesn't try to swap to 2g when there is no 3g. Changes between networks drain battery very fast. Let's say for example while traveling by car.
As well I have to say that last generation mobile phones have to be charged once per day. I consider that normal. Come on most of us play around, surf website, take pics and upload them to facebook, etc several times along the day.
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Thanks for the tips. How good is auto-brightness for this phone? Would it be better to just set a low and a high profile for outside?
Stock rom. Heavy internet. 7 hours straight....
Or 3 full movies
Or all day using it normaly...
Brightness always almost all the way down, no updating widgets other than weather, no push email...
Very happy with it..
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I used a T-Mobile nexus one for awhile then sold it and bought an AT&T nexus one. The AT&T version is getting significantly less battery life than the T-Mobile one. I used the same AT&T service on both phones. I'm not saying it's necessarily a difference between the 2 versions, but between the 2 phones at least. I got probably 36 hrs. average on the T-Mobile version and maybe 18 hrs. average on the AT&T one.
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You were also probably getting significantly better battery life with the EDGE only of the tmobile one, on the ATT Network, than the now 3g enabled att nexus. You can force edge on the nexus one in the wireless settings, and switch it off if you are gonna be browsing the internet for a while, etc to try to get the most outta that battery.
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You were also probably getting significantly better battery life with the EDGE only of the tmobile one, on the ATT Network, than the now 3g enabled att nexus. You can force edge on the nexus one in the wireless settings, and switch it off if you are gonna be browsing the internet for a while, etc to try to get the most outta that battery.
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I tried edge only but didn't notice much of a difference.
Hi everybody,
i just came back from upgrading my contract and got a brand new Motorola RAZR HD XT925. Just got it and I am getting used to it. The bad part is that if you live in the US you cannot get one without a contract.
First impressions: Feels nice, I love the proportions, nice screen, incredibly light and sexy.
BAD: Hate the Telcel bloatware and the fact that I cannot use the rings widget on ADW Launcher. Wanted to use that one to at least hide it...
On some good news, the bootloader is unlockable.
I have it unlocked, with the SFR 4.0.4 ROM and JB OTA update. Everything is running really great. Got rid of the bloatware. And the best part is that battery lasts for two days with heavy use! I love this phone.
i got too the razr hd from telcel, im from mexico, but my battery doesnt last a lot, i unplugged the phone by 7am and by 10 am o 11 am i have 70% with normal usage i mean at that time im at work so i cannot use the phone that much, do you think it could a battery problem and go to see for a replacement? i have one week today with it and it doesnt last more than 7 or 8 hours with normal usage :crying:
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i got too the razr hd from telcel, im from mexico, but my battery doesnt last a lot, i unplugged the phone by 7am and by 10 am o 11 am i have 70% with normal usage i mean at that time im at work so i cannot use the phone that much, do you think it could a battery problem and go to see for a replacement? i have one week today with it and it doesnt last more than 7 or 8 hours with normal usage :crying:
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Weird, the first day I got it i went for 12 h 50 m on battery without charging once and still had 30%. I made around 1h 20m of calls and 1h 40m of display time, wifi and gps turned on all the time.
I have battery widget? reborn! and it estimates that a fully charged battery lasts 18 hours.
So if I were you, I'd wait two more days. If with similar usage to me, you get much less battery life then exchange it. Maybe your version of "normal usage" is actually quite heavy :silly:
IF you do have similar usage as me and are on stock, perhaps your problem is that you always have LTE signal and that drains battery quite fast. If so, you could set a smart action so that when you are on work location, to get to turn off mobile data, bluetooth. I would preferably set it up so that when the phone is not moving, it does that in case you always put your phone on your desk/drawer or something.
Saludos,
Gustavo
EDIT: another option is to go to settings:: wireless&networks more... :: mobile data :: select network and put to select only 3G/2G or even only 2G
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I have it unlocked, with the SFR 4.0.4 ROM and JB OTA update. Everything is running really great. Got rid of the bloatware. And the best part is that battery lasts for two days with heavy use! I love this phone.
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Did you lose the LTE and the IMEI by doing this?
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Did you lose the LTE and the IMEI by doing this?
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IMEI, yes. But I easily recovered searching on Internet.
LTE, I don't know. I guess so. I'm using CM10 now and I only can get HSDPA Plus speeds. I don't know for sure because I didn't connect to the network to notice if Telcel's ROM have the letters LTE on the status bar.
Hope this helps.
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IMEI, yes. But I easily recovered searching on Internet.
LTE, I don't know. I guess so. I'm using CM10 now and I only can get HSDPA Plus speeds. I don't know for sure because I didn't connect to the network to notice if Telcel's ROM have the letters LTE on the status bar.
Hope this helps.
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It has 4G letters. Mexican user here too!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
Hi Royalfox, Guadalajara too, if my HD is rooted, can be upgraded OTA or i have to unroot?? THX
Kamusta mga HTC One Filipino users!
I got mine from my Aunt working in Taiwan got the 32gb version since she said the 64gb is "rare" to find also mine is white ( YAY )
been using mine for 3 days been checking it very carefully for problems and stuff and from my observation no software problems or hardware problems but BATTERY DRAINS VERY FAST! I am using a 3G sim and my data is always ON average screen time is 2hrs and 58 minutes heavy use and maximum with light use is 3hrs and 45 minutes also Brightness is always FULL
I keep saying to my self the battery is "ADJUSTING" oh for most new phones it is!
Great Screen, Great design, feels nice in the hands and great grip does not fall off hands easily , has this "nice vibe to it" well what do you expect from HTC
So my fellow pinoys would get this great phone? hate or love it?
Or will you be waiting for the Xperia Z, Motorola X or Samsung S4 to come to the Philippines?
The choice is up to you!
Hello.
Only 3 hours screen time? Ang baba yata masyado.
My Note 2 can last 7-8 screen time with 3G always ON.
I am thinking of buying this phone as my secondry device for my smart sim kaso ang hina pala ng battery.
I am still waiting for the reviews of the S4 so I can't really decide yet. It all goes down to battery
What is the typical battery life / performance for Galaxy Note 4 users on this board? And what is the typical life advertised by Samsung, and featured in reviews?
I get about 13-15 hours, with 3 hours screentime on my Korean Note 4 (sm-n910k). But I thought I'd seen reviews boasting near two day usage...six-ten hours screentime.
What is going on then for me? I am BITTERLY disappointed with battery performance: The attached screenshot shows my typical day. Is this normal for you too?
In this screenshot example no calls made during the day, no GPS usage, and almost no apps beyond Gmail and Twitter. I have just a handful of additional apps installed, but the phone does however appear loaded with bloatware.
I took the device to Samsung Service Center in Seoul on the weekend (for a second time) and showed them the problem. It drained 5% from 15 mins of screentime right in front of the engineer.
After resets and reboots engineer said this was normal and that all tests showed the phone to be normal.
Or is it only normal for the Korean variant, but NOT for the international variant?
Help much appreciated!
Mine from Korea too 910L
And I haven't use 3g that day, only play some heavy graphic game 45 minutes and use wifi
Sent from my SM-N910L using XDA Free mobile app
I got both the SM-N910K an the SM-N910C at home, mostly because at first my 910K did not want to enable 4G in my country no matter what (even though it was supposed to be supported) So when we got the local 910c i got one too. It turned out that after a firmware update, my 910K started working in LTE in Brazil normally, i dont know why. But what shocked me was the terrible battery life of the K in comparison to the C. SO i swapped their batteries to see if it was a battery issue but the C kept maintaining amazing battery life. So I rooted the K, replaced the rom with a custom N910S rom that i found online (it works just fine because they are identical) and begun deleting crap that i knew was unneeded because my C didn´t have it and while i am still running some tests it would seem that the battery life of the K has been improving. There are a ton of bundled crap inside the firmware, even the custom one...so hang on to your K, once a decent custom rom comes out of it, it will be a lot better. Mind you, i also compared them a bit and the screen on the K seems better than the C when it comes to color fidelity (the C is a bit warmer), and going thru benchmarks, the K always pulls ahead by a bit. It´s almost as if it was clocked a wee bit higher. Keep digging!
N910H with N910C SweetRom v2
12-15hrs autonomy, 5h30 to 6h of screen on time. 50% WiFi, 50% HSPA+.
Disappointed a bit because I expected an improvement over Note 3 and it's not the case at all.
OP, something is wrong there try a factory reset or a custom ROM. Root and install a wakelock detector to figure out what's happening
Thanks for the feedback. What are others getting in terms of time?
Especially interested in non korean models.