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Best rom/kernel battery life combos for hw:0003?

I am using ava z3 and caulkins modded(uv and sdfix) HTC 15 kernel.
I only get about 11-12 hours of battery life with moderate to light usage (20 mins of phone, 25 or so texts and maybe 25 minutes of total web browsing)
I see all these posts of people having battery life lasting 20+ hours...
I have setcpu drop my clock when screen is off, random advanced task killer taps, autosync off, gps off, Bluetooth off, and only use 3g all day. Anyone have any combos that I could try or possibly some tips to get my bat life higher?
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MIUI + BCblend. I'm sitting at 36 hours and still have 47% on my battery.

_MetalHead_ said:
MIUI + BCblend. I'm sitting at 36 hours and still have 47% on my battery.
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What's your display on time?

nabbed said:
What's your display on time?
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No clue, MIUI doesn't give the awake vs. uptime like a sense rom does. It was with moderate use, maybe 30-40 texts, a bit of browsing, maybe 30 minutes of mini squadron and a few short phone calls.

Myn's Warm 2.2 RLS5 with netarchy-4.3.2-cfs-nosbc-havs-more has done wonders for my evo. I use SetCPU and set the govenor to smartass, have one profile for screen off (384max, 128min smartass). I can get about 7 hours of uptime(20 hours of total up time= that averages to 21 minutes of use every hour...) with 1.5 hours of that being phone calls, about 50 texts a day, checking 3 e-mail accounts (gmail's push) and reading my hundreds of RSS feeds with NewsRob.
The only other time i got similar results was with Warm 2.2 RLS4, HTC kernel #17, and some very aggressive SetCPU profiles. and similar usage.

_MetalHead_ said:
No clue, MIUI doesn't give the awake vs. uptime like a sense rom does. It was with moderate use, maybe 30-40 texts, a bit of browsing, maybe 30 minutes of mini squadron and a few short phone calls.
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well if you look at the power usage you can click display and it'll show how long your display was on.
what brightness do you set yours at and do you use a stock battery

i have a 003 evo and i find myns rls4 & netarchy 4.2.2 less havs/no sbc the best in battery life & speed.

where do u check this 003 thing? and i have miui 1/21 zendroid kernel about 15 hours so far at 72% wifi on all day 50-60 texts and probably an hour of fb hahaha

To check what hardware go to settings-about phone-hardware info
Also, is anyone using aftermarket batteries or stock batteries for these impressive battery lives?
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randymids said:
To check what hardware go to settings-about phone-hardware info
Also, is anyone using aftermarket batteries or stock batteries for these impressive battery lives?
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im feeling pretty stupid right now haha i cant see it. Im running miui rom and i go to about phone>more info but i dont see it

Ahh in ava z3 its similar to stock where settings-about phone has software/hardware infos... I wish I could tell you how to find out because I have been getting the feeling the way hardware reacts to Rom and kernels is a big deal. My buddy has hw:004 running same Rom and kernel and gets about double the battery life
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Ok so ive been changing different kernels just to see if i can get different results. Now im using KingKlicks #12 w/ myns rls5. I use my phone alot & am just looking for SOMETHING that will help my battery life.
So the other day i was in this super retardly long useless meeting. Less than 10 texts, no internet, no apps no nothing. 4g, GPS, Wifi & bluetooth all off. Granted that isnt my regular useage (I really use my phone) but this is the best battery life i could get. (SetCpu on w/ a helluva lotta profiles)
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Whaddya think? What other kernels can use that are made for heavy usage? What else can i tweak....or am i just doomed to carrying a charger everywhere i go??

+1 for a netarchy 4.3.x kernel:
I'm on the original red battery

randymids said:
Ahh in ava z3 its similar to stock where settings-about phone has software/hardware infos... I wish I could tell you how to find out because I have been getting the feeling the way hardware reacts to Rom and kernels is a big deal. My buddy has hw:004 running same Rom and kernel and gets about double the battery life
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I've been thinking the same thing I've got a day 1 evo with hardware :v002 and some of the stock kernels worked better im currently trying the modded HTC #15 but battery life is not great with regular use
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deathsled said:
+1 for a netarchy 4.3.x kernel:
I'm on the original red battery
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3 days??? wait wait...either thats photoshop or you've got a different phone than me!!! In any event im flashing netarchy as soon as i finish typing this!!!
Do you use your phone? Like heavy useage? Or is that 3 days with absolute minamal useage?? 4g, wifi, gps & everything else off??

The question is, what is the definition of best battery life... How long the battery will last with the phone doing nothing? If so, I can get a good 4-5 days using the setup in my sig with just a minimum of texts, calls, and emails, while on wifi.
However, actual practical usage, including 3g, 4g, web, text, calls, etc. Results in a good 1-2 days of battery life. I think once a user has all the bugs (rogue apps that are causing wakelock issues) worked out, that user should focus on optimizing the system for best results for the way THEY use THEIR phone, not the way someone else uses theirs.

^^Agreed i am trying to find the best fit for the way "I" use it however suggestions are welcome. BTW you get 4-5 days 'cause you've got the extended batt. I wanna squeeze every last drop of juice out of my stock battery!! If you can help me there then by all means...please do!!!
Edit: side bar i just flashed netarchy's 4.3.2 cfs-nosbc-havs-more-universal and everythings fine but when i plug my charger in AC or USB it throws my phone into a boot loop....Any ideas?? Btw yes i am gonna find the netarchy thread and ask in there as well.

What's the best one for Myns Rls 5 ?
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gpz1100 said:
The question is, what is the definition of best battery life... How long the battery will last with the phone doing nothing? If so, I can get a good 4-5 days using the setup in my sig with just a minimum of texts, calls, and emails, while on wifi.
However, actual practical usage, including 3g, 4g, web, text, calls, etc. Results in a good 1-2 days of battery life. I think once a user has all the bugs (rogue apps that are causing wakelock issues) worked out, that user should focus on optimizing the system for best results for the way THEY use THEIR phone, not the way someone else uses theirs.
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What's the best way to find the wake lock issues, are you referring to maps, voice, or other random apps running in the background? If so what is the best way to keep these apps but put an end to the wakelock issue.
I am still running ava z3 but I flashed the netarchy 4.3.2 cfs-nosbc-havs-more this morning, downgraded my pri and nv because netarchy said to for battery issues, gave it a full charge from 0, and my battery was garbage... 5-6 hours with a moderate use. Calks modded htc 15 w/ uv and sdfix worked way better, but still can't find these magic 20 hour battery lives that I am dying for.
Reflashed the new pri, nv, and Calks modded 15 and my hunt continues, about to give myns a whirl despite liking ava z3 a lot.
How simple is myns, bloatware gone, fairly simplistic, pretty snappy and lag free? Difference between rl 4 and rl 5?
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Use the battery history function in Spareparts to see what's causing wakelock. As for ways of dealing with it, that's up to the developer.
I don't have too many apps on my phone, just the necessities. Of the main apps I use, k9 and handcent both had issues.
With k9, any time I'd receive an email (using imap), the phone would stay wake locked for 60 seconds. This may not seem like a lot, but after getting many messages throughout the day, that could add up to an hour or more. I experienced this both with fresh 3.5.0.1 and evio2 1.75. When Evio2 1.7.7 came out, I was hesitant to switch - I'm not one that flashes roms every other day just for the hell of it. I already had the phone set up and configured. Decided to give it one more shot, I installed 1.7.7 from scratch and started reinstalling apps.
Through out the process, I was very careful to monitor wakelock state. For what ever reason, k9 was no longer causing wake lock. Something in 1.7.7 changed. It wasn't kernel related because I've tried way too many kernels with similar results. So now, the only wake lock is when the program actually receives an email. Usually 1-3 seconds per email received.
Now with handcent, there is a known issue if the popup function is enabled. Anytime a text is received, with popups enabled, the phone enters a wakelock state until that text is acknowledged. This occurs even if the only popup task is to display the text, and NOT turn the screen on, or flash the led. The fix? Disable popups in handcent. I've posted on their forums, but haven't gotten any acknowledgment. I'll continue to use the program, but without this functionality.
For other programs, best bet it to try to narrow down the conditions causing wakelock and either work around them, or work with the author to try to resolve.
Any as for stand by time, I'm sure even with a standard battery, 4 days is possible if the phone is idling the whole time with data turned off, and minimal or no other usage.
As for kernels, there are other factors at play besides the kernel itself. These include the governor in use and its parameters. Two otherwise identical phones with the same kernel and governors, but different governor parameters will result in different battery life.
In the end, I chose to stick with the conservative governor.
These are the governor parameters I changed in the init.d folder
Filename: 01cpufreq_screenstate_scaling
Code:
MAX_CPU_SPEED_VDD="921600"
MIN_CPU_SPEED_VDD="245000"
#MIN_CPU_SPEED_VDD="384000" DEFAULT
#MAX_CPU_SPEED_VDD="921600" DEFAULT
CONSERVATIVE_SAMPLING_RATE="50000"
CONSERVATIVE_UP_THRESHOLD="80"
CONSERVATIVE_DOWN_THRESHOLD="55"
CONSERVATIVE_FREQ_STEP="10"
#CONSERVATIVE_UP_THRESHOLD="65" DEFAULT
#CONSERVATIVE_DOWN_THRESHOLD="35" DEFAULT
#CONSERVATIVE_FREQ_STEP="15" DEFAULT
These settings were not arrived at trivially, but were changed slightly one at a time, then tested by using the phone. I was looking for decent response/user experience. I was also trying to get the phone to utilize a larger range of cpu speeds than originally programmed into the ROM/kernel. Google the different parameters to understand what they're referring to.
Edit: I'm also using the -100mV undervolt script as opposed to -50mV that the rom originally comes with.

[Q] How far behind am I?

Hey,
I'm currently on Floyo 1.01, and I know the latest version of that is 1.20
My question is, should I upgrade to Floyo 1.2, or am I better off with:
1) Another Froyo ROM?
2) Are there any stable Gingerbread ROMs I could try instead?
I know there's lots of positives and negatives of all sorts of ROMs, so to specify exactly what I'm looking for/not:
1) Stable. This is a must, it's my only phone and must work well.
2) Fast. I know the Hero's aging, but as fast as possible.
3) Ability to overclock preferred.
4) Home screens don't matter, I use Zeam.
5) Lock screen doesn't matter, I use WidgetLocker.
Thankyou in advance for any suggestions,
-Mcintyre94.

You might wanna try "[ROM]Elelinux-7.0.0-RC4-Hero-v1.7.1 (2011-04-01)", its great... quite stable.... and updated quite regularly.

Okay, thanks. I'll have a look at that one. Out of interest, when you say it updates regularly, does that mean it updates automatically or do I need to continually re-flash updates? Not that it would affect a decision much, just interested.

You manually update by re-flashing,Although there shouldnt be any need too as its pretty much complete

You might want to stay away from the Gingerbread ROMs for the time being. A few users are still having memory and graphics bugs. Those issues are being worked on, so that may all be fixed soon.
As far as Froyo ROMs go, I can guarantee that if you upgrade to Floyo 1.2.0 you will not be disappointed. Back when I was running Froyo that was my favorite ROM. Elelinux's Speedmachine also gets good reviews, but I haven't tried that one myself.

try cronos froyo 1.8.0.... is really fast
the best gingerbread is elelinux 1.7.1

I think the best and most stable ROM at the moment is Elelinux 6.2.0 Speedmachine v2. You have to give it a try

Imperticus said:
I think the best and most stable ROM at the moment is Elelinux 6.2.0 Speedmachine v2. You have to give it a try
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it is closely matched with vr13 speedwise. now launcherpro has been recently fixed to be smooth on 2.3 it finally works well together with ele's 2.3 rom.

A long long time ago my flashacolism ended, when flashed latest Floyo + Flykernel12pre6 + Gingerbread theme. It just works. Checked also correct memory settings in LauncherPro and it is smooth&fast all the time.
Won't flash CM7 until stable release (not sure will it ever roll out for Hero)
''quite stable'' is not as far as ''stable'' ROM

From 6th of February I have used TastyGinger, superstable from day one and I am now addicted to low DPI setup, built in oc too, highly recommended!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=943720

Can you guys tell me which froyo rom has best battery life?

Dark Emotion said:
Can you guys tell me which froyo rom has best battery life?
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Well depends how you use your phone really, in standby GB is the best in general, But I would go for Cronos Froyo 1.8.0 For the best bat life. If you want Froyo

rdejager said:
Well depends how you use your phone really, in standby GB is the best in general, But I would go for Cronos Froyo 1.8.0 For the best bat life.
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Just out of curiosity how much standby life do you get from GB and which ROM? And how much from Cronos Froyo?

Yeah every phone seems to respond differently to each rom, mine seems to get best life out of Elelinux Froyo Roms and the latest GB roms

erasmux said:
Just out of curiosity how much standby life do you get from GB and which ROM? And how much from Cronos Froyo?
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Ehm standby on GB, well 1 to 3% a day with the stock battery on the CM nightly buld 35 | 2 to 3% an hour with Cronos froyo. Remeber that your rom was kinds nice, the Floyo 1.2.0 with the battery that is.
I am not a Froyo user anylonger, the battery goes way to fast on that one in general, I am a sense 2.1 user or GB, I like GB the most.
When I got home at 17.30 my battery was 50% and now it is almost 21.00 and it is still 50%
I am going to make a screen give me a few, not want to plug in my phone and reset the timer XD.
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When I got that hill down I was on IRC, MSN and I had music, browsed some sites and installed some apps ect ect
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Keep in mind that I removed some apps that always run, Like Talk, I used to remove the themechooser but Now I got the good Cyanbread and I love it, and voicedialer is gone, ehm what more.. Some android dev stuff, Spareparts ehm thats about it. I hate to much stuff on my phone, I dont use A2SD. so that may help to.
EDIT, going to try something Lets see what happens

rdejager said:
Ehm standby on GB, well 1 to 3% a day with the stock battery on the CM nightly buld 35 | 2 to 3% an hour with Cronos froyo. Remeber that your rom was kinds nice, the Floyo 1.2.0 with the battery that is.
I am not a Froyo user anylonger, the battery goes way to fast on that one in general, I am a sense 2.1 user or GB, I like GB the most.
When I got home at 17.30 my battery was 50% and now it is almost 21.00 and it is still 50%
I am going to make a screen give me a few, not want to plug in my phone and reset the timer XD.
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When I got that hill down I was on IRC, MSN and I had music, browsed some sites and installed some apps ect ect
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Keep in mind that I removed some apps that always run, Like Talk, I used to remove the themechooser but Now I got the good Cyanbread and I love it, and voicedialer is gone, ehm what more.. Some android dev stuff, Spareparts ehm thats about it. I hate to much stuff on my phone, I dont use A2SD. so that may help to.
EDIT, going to try something Lets see what happens
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hmm, I don't think you can test battery life over short periods of time such as hours. The battery meter is highly non-linear. Individual percentage really mean nothing as at times I can last hours without it dropping even 1% and then without use it may drop a few percentage in a few minutes....
The best way to test battery life is to charge it fully overnight - don't stop when it reaches 100% as it charges "over 100%". Then use it until you reach below 10% (or if you want until it totally dies ).
From Floyo 1.2.0, I had one week which I barely used the phone (wifi off the whole time, a few phone calls and some SMS). I lasted 7.5 days without recharging and reached I think something like 7% on the battery. So I guess the standby battery life on Floyo 1.2.0 is around 8-9 days.
If anyone has done similar testing with other ROMs, I'd be interested to hear there results.

erasmux said:
hmm, I don't think you can test battery life over short periods of time such as hours. The battery meter is highly non-linear. Individual percentage really mean nothing as at times I can last hours without it dropping even 1% and then without use it may drop a few percentage in a few minutes....
The best way to test battery life is to charge it fully overnight - don't stop when it reaches 100% as it charges "over 100%". Then use it until you reach below 10% (or if you want until it totally dies ).
From Floyo 1.2.0, I had one week which I barely used the phone (wifi off the whole time, a few phone calls and some SMS). I lasted 7.5 days without recharging and reached I think something like 7% on the battery. So I guess the standby battery life on Floyo 1.2.0 is around 8-9 days.
If anyone has done similar testing with other ROMs, I'd be interested to hear there results.
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Lets change the topic name, battery thoughts XD or something. Yea and I know all that but that what I said was of some old GB rom I ran a long time ago when I tested it all. Then I would last a week easely on standby when I went to the USA. Had nothing to do with my phone their anyway.
Way to expensive.

erasmux said:
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From Floyo 1.2.0, I had one week which I barely used the phone (wifi off the whole time, a few phone calls and some SMS). I lasted 7.5 days without recharging and reached I think something like 7% on the battery. So I guess the standby battery life on Floyo 1.2.0 is around 8-9 days.
If anyone has done similar testing with other ROMs, I'd be interested to hear there results.
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7-9 days? what kind of battery you got? some nuclear powerplant builtin?

riemervdzee said:
7-9 days? what kind of battery you got? some nuclear powerplant builtin?
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uuh. i'd like to have one too

Thanks for all your responses guys, I think I'll be trying out the Gingerbread Roms. If anyone gets a nuclear battery, I could do with one too - it's one of the annoyances of having a smartphone.

Show us your battery life!

It seems as though battery life is one of the most common topics among us vibrant owners. We are always looking to increase battery life, whether it be with a new rom, new kernels, or apps from the market. I wanted to start this thread for everyone to share their experiences, tricks of the trade, etc on getting the best battery life.
Post pictures, rom info, kernel info, app info, modem info, battery info etc! No pic, no proof!!!
This is the best I have been able to get with my phone with:
Bionix 1.3.1 - Stock kernel - KB1 modem - TW launcher - auto brightness off, set about 2 clicks from the left - battery calibration app used at 100% - Stock battery. Light / Light moderate usage, phone calls, texts, web searches. GPS on.
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Well, this is great battery life you got there For me 24h is the most I can squeeze from my Vibrant with Project V/Bullet 1.42 kernel, auto brightness off, moderate usage. 16h with heavy usage... It's fully charged now so I don't have pics to show it

i used around 5% with in an hour with somewhat heavy usage this is cm7 nightly 71 bali with uv

srdjav - have you tried bali uv? I heard it works really well, especially with bi-winning, but I have heard great things about it on all different types of roms

gamikzone - impressive for cm7, I have read horror stories that the battery life on it wasn't all that great...but I guess with the kernel script and bali, it's way better!

@corpsetomb
Yes, I did tried Bali... But honestly, didn't see much difference in battery life. I have tried 4 different kernel on Project V and battery life was always 16-24h, depends of the usage. With extremely heavy usage 16h... So i decided to stay with Bullet 1.42.
But I didn't try Bi-Winning ROM yet... Maybe I will give it a try
But I had very bad experience with Super_DragonMODz 1.5 kernel... For a few hours everything was ok. But in one moment I picked up a phone after doing nothing for a half an hour and it was HOT! And I could smell "burning" inside Luckily when I took battery out and let the phone cool down, it was ok

Can we see pictures not words :/
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gamikzone said:
i used around 5% with in an hour with somewhat heavy usage this is cm7 nightly 71 bali with uv
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i am on Trigger redux build 17 and bali 1.1.1, so almost same setup as you, so would like to try your UV settings, could you post them here?

Battery
Modem:KB5
Kernel:Glitch
Rom:CM7 70#
Battery:1500Mah Damaged once it hits 30% It starts to drain 2% i have 2 batterys an the second gets double to almost triple the one i am using

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Can we see pictures not words :/
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haha what is this, a courtroom?
truly, none of this matters. one big factor in battery life is application use. in order to pinpoint someones battery usage, one would have to list, in detail, their application usage. which/how many apps poll for background data/how often? is the person using an autokiller/ram optimizer? which/how many apps stay open in the background, even when killed?
The bottom line is, battery life is ultimately determined by the user. there are only so many differences, in terms of battery, between these roms and kernels. none of them will give you a SIGNIFICANT difference. this is not the fault of the devs, they are not magicians.
This is why people do not get nice responses in rom/kernel threads when they ask "how is the battery life?". Then some clown who is a very light user will say "its great! i get 20hrs per cycle!!" and then you flash it expecting ground-shaking results...only you forgot that you have 317 apps on your phone (20 of which are constantly poll/checking for background data), and you use your phone/data like a whore who youll never see again. and unfortunately, there are horrible noobs out in there who, after doing this, will actually go back into the thread and say something like "DO NOT FLASH, MY BATTERY DOESNT EVEN LAST 8 HRS!!!!"
Theres only one true way to REALLY compare battery between ROMs/kernels (and it still isnt 100%trustworthy): download a ROM, try it out for a few days at moderate usage. Then flash the one you want to compare it to. Make sure you have the SAME exact setup as the ROM before (apps, brightness, GPS on/off, background data, etc.), and try to mimmick your usage with the other one. NOW you can effectively determine, relatively, which ROM may show better battery results for everybody. and then, when someone asks "does this have good battery?" you dont just say yes; you say "yes, i have seen noticeable improvement since coming from _______ rom, i about ___hrs more per full charge "
sorry for the rant

here's my battery life with Project V.
http://s1085.photobucket.com/albums/j421/starchaser03/?action=view&current=xda.jpg

kazumahits said:
here's my battery life with Project V.
http://s1085.photobucket.com/albums/j421/starchaser03/?action=view&current=xda.jpg
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Come on man, how did you menage this? Do you have any apps install on your phone?

@TopShelf10
No worries, I welcome your input! I agree that a big factor in battery life is application use. You will see in the OP that I recommended people put in as much detail as possible along with their picture, such as what type of use, kernel, rom, etc. I would also like to hear and see comparisons between roms, that is part of what this thread is all about! To be able to compare different roms and see what helps based on usage.
Thank you for participating and your input!
Note: Do you guys think I should start a list of best battery life in the op?

I know this but anyone can say I got 24hrs show me me proof
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@kazumahits
Would you mind sharing the details on how you get this awesome battery life? Kernel, programs, light/moderate/heavy use etc?

MITurned off background data. At least 4 hours of Youtube and flashed at about 90% so....
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wtf tapatalk that's
display-30%
GPS Status-16
Standby-12
wifi-11
android system-7
gps test-5
idle-5
and other stuff
23h 23m 1s on battery with 19% left

WTH!!!!!! I wish my phone could last that long. But do you use your phone a lot? Like facebook? Music? Videos? Etc???
kazumahits said:
here's my battery life with Project V.
http://s1085.photobucket.com/albums/j421/starchaser03/?action=view&current=xda.jpg
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Trigger redux w/glitch while actually doing stuff like an hour of tetrisphere.
Suck it.
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You can manipulate the battery use stats pretty easily... at least on CM7. If I plug my phone in to charge for an hour, it doesn't reset my battery usage. Sometimes when I look at it it will say 24 hours+. Which I know is not at all accurate.
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imitebewrong said:
You can manipulate the battery use stats pretty easily... at least on CM7. If I plug my phone in to charge for an hour, it doesn't reset my battery usage. Sometimes when I look at it it will say 24 hours+. Which I know is not at all accurate.
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That happens to me on MIUI makes it hard to keep track of it
Btw my batt
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Best Battery Life Build for Sense

Well, i personally love sense. But i hate the battery life. If i tune down the CPU, it gets a little choppy with every ROM no matter what its at for sense. But i was wondering, what kernel or tweaks can i do to fix my battery life issue? I run screen brightness at 1/5.
Ive been around here for awhile and usualy just get "lower your cpu" or "change kernels" but no specific life amounts or which ones.. Aparently all the good ones wont work with sense =/

ReapersDeath said:
Well, i personally love sense. But i hate the battery life. If i tune down the CPU, it gets a little choppy with every ROM no matter what its at for sense. But i was wondering, what kernel or tweaks can i do to fix my battery life issue? I run screen brightness at 1/5.
Ive been around here for awhile and usualy just get "lower your cpu" or "change kernels" but no specific life amounts or which ones.. Aparently all the good ones wont work with sense =/
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You gunna have to search the forums a little cause I'm on my phone, but if you know how to insert init.d scripts look up kernal tweaks, umm smurf script by its self also works well, I use cfq I/o, I have my CPU freq maxed out on more lionfish, running smart ass v2 peformance tweaks, that gives you amazing peformance when you need it, and dosent take away much battery, and saves battery like crazy, when screen is off, tomorrow ill go on my comp and send you script or link if you'd like
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Ok thanks. would love to have better battery life. And im still somewhat new to this. I only know the basics of wiping and flashing and using setcpu and installing kernels =/ so i barely know what alot of these things are like smartass v2 eventhough ive heard it.

Smartass is a governor option when tuning your CPU. It runs the frequency speed in between the two choices you choose 998/384 or whatever your preference may be.
I would suggest flashing the classic rom by tommytomatoe. It gave me the best battery life on a sense ROM. NRGZ sense 3.5 ROM also lasted me awhile. Nothin will compare to Aosp tho since sense is a battery hog. Good luck
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ReapersDeath said:
Ok thanks. would love to have better battery life. And im still somewhat new to this. I only know the basics of wiping and flashing and using setcpu and installing kernels =/ so i barely know what alot of these things are like smartass v2 eventhough ive heard it.
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Look for Calne's underworld kernel in the same section as your question. It's sbc and overall excellent kernel.
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Just searched whole EVO 4G section. Theres nothing even relating to underworld of calne. Only a mention of it in someone else's post.

ReapersDeath said:
Just searched whole EVO 4G section. Theres nothing even relating to underworld of calne. Only a mention of it in someone else's post.
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This general section. A few threads below yours. It is called Saturday morning by Calne.
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ReapersDeath said:
Just searched whole EVO 4G section. Theres nothing even relating to underworld of calne. Only a mention of it in someone else's post.
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That's because the thread title is "Saturday morning" .

Captain_Throwback said:
That's because the thread title is "Saturday morning" .
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Yes, and it is really good morning
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Jeez. Idk what all that info even is lol. and i dont want to burn up my phone or melt it.. just better battery life and i cant get the kernel either unless i ask XD Whats your guys input?

ReapersDeath said:
Jeez. Idk what all that info even is lol. and i dont want to burn up my phone or melt it.. just better battery life and i cant get the kernel either unless i ask XD Whats your guys input?
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Trust me, make a step and you will love an extra juice. Again it's up to you. If you don't like it you can always flash another kernel. Just remember to wipe cache and dalvik cache.
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MikG 3.11 With anthrax kernel... Pretty good for me
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Using Anker 1700 mah batteries (a small investment), the ROM in my signature and a STOCK kernel. Idk, I was a little apprehensive about stepping backward in Sense versions, but the phone seems to like what it was designed to run and does so fast, with no hiccups and smooth.

Stock battery
Tommy tomato 006 with lithids 009 universal more kernel
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1517632
There's a lot of stuff to try for battery life. If you're looking for a miracle answer, you'll not find it. You need to try different kernels, read up on governors and what they do and so on. The link is to a script that has really sped up my EVO and I believe it has helped with battery life.
I was noticing the shots in this thread showing other's battery life but just remember, it's also what you use your phone for. High data games, surfing, Facebook, using GPS type apps will suck any battery dry. I use my phone a lot and am very happy to make it home in the evening to plug it in. Typically it can last 10 - 12 hours with about 5 - 6 hours of use. And I have tryed almost everything out there. Good luck and have a good time reading up on this stuff and trying different things. It's part of the fun of having a phone that allows you to tweak it. (Suck it, iPhone!)

tuscolavol said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1517632
There's a lot of stuff to try for battery life. If you're looking for a miracle answer, you'll not find it. You need to try different kernels, read up on governors and what they do and so on. The link is to a script that has really sped up my EVO and I believe it has helped with battery life.
I was noticing the shots in this thread showing other's battery life but just remember, it's also what you use your phone for. High data games, surfing, Facebook, using GPS type apps will suck any battery dry. I use my phone a lot and am very happy to make it home in the evening to plug it in. Typically it can last 10 - 12 hours with about 5 - 6 hours of use. And I have tryed almost everything out there. Good luck and have a good time reading up on this stuff and trying different things. It's part of the fun of having a phone that allows you to tweak it. (Suck it, iPhone!)
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you make very good points. for instance, i generally keep mobile data off because that is a killer. I also rush like crazy when i turn the screen on to get it off as quickly as possible. UV scripts do help

i get max 13 hours on the mikey rom for my evo 4g i guess its ok just has an overall horrible battery life.!

Maybe this is cheating for the purposes of this thread, BUT this guy ripped out all the Sense stuff he could and put in Go Launcher Ex, which would use less battery life.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1550526
It would look much like an AOSP ROM, so I dunno if you'd like that or not, but it has the sense stuff behind the scenes (e.g. kernel).
I got good battery life with it, but i didn't benchmark it or anything.

Best Battery ROM

OK so i installed almost every ROM on there and here is what i found.
TOP.
:good: CleanGB ---- Takes the crown, super fast battery charge in less then 45minutes the battery is full. Over a period of 8 hours in stand by(as i sleep) the battery did not drop at all.
CM9 ---- Took over 2.5 hours to charge the battery, in 8 hours it dropped 12% battery life.
CM7 --- Charged in 1.7 hours and dropped 17% battery in 8 hours.
The rest were terrible, I would not even bother.
All configuration were the same. Everything off (wifi, gps, etc)
After all i installed CleanGB again at the end. And guess what in the past 8 hours battery did not at all in standby. My phone last 3 days on the same battery charge again, with normal to moderate use.
This was the same battery same settings.
Let me know if you guys found something else.
GUI experience:
CleanGB is cool and simple, however i wish they would upgrade to Android 4
CM9 has an really cool interface but i can not tolerate the battery drain issue.
CM7 is the worst of the two, not so great GUI and bad battery life.
If you still think im crazy install CleanGB and see for yourself. CM9 just needs to focus on the battery drain.
CleanGB is more focused on the phone working as it should and they did that really well. :good:

Virgiltu said:
OK so i installed almost every ROM on there and here is what i found.
TOP.
:good: CleanGB ---- Takes the crown, super fast battery charge in less then 45minutes the battery is full. Over a period of 8 hours in stand by(as i sleep) the battery did not drop at all.
CM9 ---- Took over 2.5 hours to charge the battery, in 8 hours it dropped 12% battery life.
CM7 --- Charged in 1.7 hours and dropped 17% battery in 8 hours.
The rest were terrible, I would not even bother.
All configuration were the same. Everything off (wifi, gps, etc)
After all i installed CleanGB again at the end. And guess what in the past 8 hours battery did not at all in standby. My phone last 3 days on the same battery charge again, with normal to moderate use.
This was the same battery same settings.
Let me know if you guys found something else.
GUI experience:
CleanGB is cool and simple, however i wish they would upgrade to Android 4
CM9 has an really cool interface but i can not tolerate the battery drain issue.
CM7 is the worst of the two, not so great GUI and bad battery life.
If you still think im crazy install CleanGB and see for yourself. CM9 just needs to focus on the battery drain.
CleanGB is more focused on the phone working as it should and they did that really well. :good:
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CM10 isn't horrible, I think it's a step above CM9 honestly, Mine charges over night so i don't know how much it would drain. during a day of moderate use (texting, reading XDA and what not) I'm generally about 65% or so (If not higher)

milky1112 said:
CM10 isn't horrible, I think it's a step above CM9 honestly, Mine charges over night so i don't know how much it would drain. during a day of moderate use (texting, reading XDA and what not) I'm generally about 65% or so (If not higher)
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I will try CM10, i didt think it was available for the epic. I do like the CM9 look but i hate the batter if CM10 is better then ill be happy.
Thank you. I will report findings.

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Virgiltu said:
Let me know if you guys found something else.
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The People's ROM. It's as good as CleanGB (ran that for several months) and is based off the latest official release (FC09).
My one personal cheat is to use the CleanGB kernel with TPR, so that may be why I get fantastic battery life.
CleanGB is cool and simple, however i wish they would upgrade to Android 4
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Never going to happen. CleanGB (and TPR) are both stock TouchWiz based ROMs and it's not too likely that Sprint will offer an ICS update for the Epic.

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ROFL!!! :good:
As to the topic, I have seen it posted by a massive number of users, that CM7 had much better battery life than CM9.
In fact, the number one reason I saw posted as to why people went back to CM7, after checking out CM9, was battery life.

DCRocks said:
ROFL!!! :good:
As to the topic, I have seen it posted by a massive number of users, that CM7 had much better battery life than CM9.
In fact, the number one reason I saw posted as to why people went back to CM7, after checking out CM9, was battery life.
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This 100%

I' am on Cut & Paste Rom FC09 and this has given be best battery life as of today. I had clean GB earlier (sometime back) after which i tried all the other Roms (AOKP - ICS, MIUI - ICS, RandomRom 5.1) and then decided to try C&P and man this rocks !
I have got a battery life of 2 days with a talk time (voice call) of 4 hours and thats the best i have seen till now among all of the Roms on my phone

legendary.mtd + gps fix is just as good as cleanGB plus it has the 15 toggle mod

try AOKP, people says it has better bettery life than CM9, so you can keep the "cool interface" while saving battery lol. Me myself never bother with battery as long as it last more than 1 hours. Always carrying one of those portable charger, If the battery is low then charge it haha.

webslasher said:
try AOKP, people says it has better bettery life than CM9, so you can keep the "cool interface" while saving battery lol. Me myself never bother with battery as long as it last more than 1 hours. Always carrying one of those portable charger, If the battery is low then charge it haha.
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+1 for aokp...with the nexus modem. Typical 3 hours screen on time, over 18 hours on. Time with out signal under 4% every day. Used to be around 15% with epic modem under same conditions. Using 1800 touch battery.
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adamdelozier said:
+1 for aokp...with the nexus modem. Typical 3 hours screen on time, over 18 hours on. Time with out signal under 4% every day. Used to be around 15% with epic modem under same conditions. Using 1800 touch battery.
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Did you get gps working with the nexus modem on aokp?
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The rest are horrible..? Thats not very nice, if your looking for a battery saving ROM, you should definitely try The Peoples Rom (TPR) and if your not satisfied with thatt, try Cut&Paste Rom. Those two ROM's are awesome.
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Virgiltu said:
OK so i installed almost every ROM on there and here is what i found.
TOP.
:good: CleanGB ---- Takes the crown, super fast battery charge in less then 45minutes the battery is full. Over a period of 8 hours in stand by(as i sleep) the battery did not drop at all. :
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Your battery charges in 45mins? Does anybody elses battery charge in 45mins? I never heard of that before...
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On AOKP I enabled fast charge once, if you don't use it at all while it's on the charger I think it'll charge in 45 mins.
EDIT: here's a screenie from AOKP with fast charge enabled
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omair2005 said:
Did you get gps working with the nexus modem on aokp?
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Hmm perhaps I need to have didhiy do the kernel fix. There's a fix on the nexus s since people had the same problem. So far, I've only seen you and another person on the epic having that issue, which is odd. Talk to him though, since he fixed it somehow. His name is popssracer.
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In my personal experiences, the newest Cut & Paste ROM has AMAZING battery life. I can get over a day easily at home all day with no charge, and maybe 15-24 hours out in the world (I'm a professional touring musician, so there's times where I have NO charging source at all).
What I noticed also has equal or better battery life to TouchWiz are MIUI ROMs. If you can manage your power usage and turn off data services when you aren't using them, I could EASILY get days out of battery on 2.1.6.

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Did you get gps working with the nexus modem on aokp?
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GPS work just fine for me with AOKP M6/Crespo modem

iamterence said:
In my personal experiences, the newest Cut & Paste ROM has AMAZING battery life. I can get over a day easily at home all day with no charge, and maybe 15-24 hours out in the world (I'm a professional touring musician, so there's times where I have NO charging source at all).
What I noticed also has equal or better battery life to TouchWiz are MIUI ROMs. If you can manage your power usage and turn off data services when you aren't using them, I could EASILY get days out of battery on 2.1.6.
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I would say if you know how to manager your data when you aren't using it EVERY rom can get great battery life... even cm10...