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[Q] ROM with little battery drain ?

What ROM should i use for little battery drain ?

3 days with 20% right now using froyobread. Normal use, WWW little gamING calls and sms. With floyo i got the same
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I have the WIFI connection problem with the FroyoBread, i mean i can't connect to wireless networks...but i will sacrifice if the ROM is not draining so much battery.

Mine has some issue in floyobread v12 battery drain...but over all its a best custom rom that i try from many others...but if can make it very less drain in battery it would be 100%..

please update info with last roms...which is best battery drain rom at the moment? gingerDXv15, GingerXperiav007 or gingerCyBorgv003?are froyo-based roms cheaper on battery than gingerbread-based roms?

i'm using fxp rom with their oc'ed kernel and i lost only 4% in cca 14 hours

which one is fxp?

I used gingercyborg yesterday so far the battery is good but some bugs i encounter. Today im using gingerdx v15 is installed the module of dx. I used smart ass gov.. so far i have problem in battery draining.
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chemicalbuz said:
which one is fxp?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=973753
it's cyanogenmod port by FreeXperia Team

Battery life on custom roms

Hey guys im keen to know your experiences with the various custom roms out there.. I have flashed villianrom today as my first custom along with various kernals but have had constant drain issues..
Looking at my battery awake stats it seems as if it never sleeps :-(
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JAG131990 said:
Hey guys im keen to know your experiences with the various custom roms out there.. I have flashed villianrom today as my first custom along with various kernals but have had constant drain issues..
Looking at my battery awake stats it seems as if it never sleeps :-(
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Screenshots showing battery usage and more importantly screen on time.

I don't have Villian ROM but from reading the comments on thst thread this is one of the best as regards battery drain so im amazed you experience high drain.
I run Cognition and am happy with this.

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You can see it just gettin eaten away screen off doesnt stop drain note the awake vs.screentime i have tried 4 kernals to no avail
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Put on watchdog and let it run in the back ground and see if it's any app or widget misbehaving.

Thanks trying now
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Just read in another thread that having motion sensor enabled causes this.
In my case ... Absolutely confirmed!
Very weird
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JAG131990 said:
Just read in another thread that having motion sensor enabled causes this.
In my case ... Absolutely confirmed!
Very weird
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That is very very weird!!

I was on Villain too,1.4 to be exact...drains as well,now on Litening 2.2,after resetting batt stats,best so far screen on time almost 5 hours, using mostly wifi..but with 3G,I get around 4hr 30mins...I usually leave my wifi on all the time at home,and switch on data only when I leave...

literom 2.2 doubled my battery life (no exageration) coming from stock rom. impressive.

Bus Driver said:
I was on Villain too,1.4 to be exact...drains as well,now on Litening 2.2,after resetting batt stats,best so far screen on time almost 5 hours, using mostly wifi..but with 3G,I get around 4hr 30mins...I usually leave my wifi on all the time at home,and switch on data only when I leave...
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That sounds really poor performance..
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Some extended idling:
Cognition 1.13 with CF KG1 Kernel, Phone undervolted as in screenshot + GPU @ 750mV for both states.
Android OS still taking 1h15m CPU time in that screenshot, which, in my experience in this case is I *think* because of Skype running all the time there. Also Trillian connected to multiple services running constantly with Wifi.

I'm using Cognition 1.15 with modified 1.4 ninmphetamine kernel, very good battery life so far! (probably the best compared to villainrom and litening rom for me)

Having fixed my awake issue my battery life is reasonable but i expected betted with villainrom + nenphetamine custom + undervolt.
We need to guage some good comparisons id like to get an extended idle test dont know if i can leave my phone for that long. LOL
Btw How did you undervolt gpu?
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I would stay away from these newer kernels like Nephetamine until they actually mature. I alslo tried some other custom kernels and they kinda drained the battery way more. So I'm sticking to a plain kernel like CF for the moment. Also seems better to stick to the normal ondemand governor.
Undervolting GPU via Tegrak Ultimate, it's worth it imho, especially since I basically shaved off 25% voltage without any issues.

JAG131990 said:
That sounds really poor performance..
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How many hours are you getting if 4:30 and 5 hours screen display on time is poor performance? Please enlighten me...

I too flashed Villain rom (KF2) 2 days back and after flashing I get more battery drain compared to KF2 stock rom. android os is consuming 60% of battery.
BTW How can i see that graph thats shown above? is there any app for that

galaxyII said:
I too flashed Villain rom (KF2) 2 days back and after flashing I get more battery drain compared to KF2 stock rom. android os is consuming 60% of battery.
BTW How can i see that graph thats shown above? is there any app for that
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Just tap on the grey part,where it states the hours and minutes on battery, the graph will be expanded and shown...

I will post screenshots i took this morning 9 hours standby wifi off, background data off, auto sync off, everything else on, stock rom KF3, no freezing of anything
the result?
1%!! loss over 8.5 hours

best rom for battery life

what's the best rom for battery life for vibrant?

ZenDroid, Bi-Winning, Trigger.

Bi-Winning with BaliUV is working wonders for me on the battery life.

CM7 with neo 9 v5 the battery life and speed is just amazing

gamikzone said:
CM7 with neo 9 v5 the battery life and speed is just amazing
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where do you get this neo kernel

gamikzone said:
CM7 with neo 9 v5 the battery life and speed is just amazing
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Wow idk about all that froyo an Tw gingerbread is the way to go
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mik0bil0g said:
Bi-Winning with BaliUV is working wonders for me on the battery life.
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The same here, just swtched to Bali 1.2 1.2GHz two weeks ago. Overclocked but undervolted using 3500mah battery. It lasts for 36h light, and 14h heavy usage..
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Just about any of the major Froyo ROMs with a UV kernel (Bali, Overstock or Trigger UV versions) will give great battery life. Even the 2.2.1 versions (though I'm not sure what advantage that .1 gives)..
However, don't believe anyone when they say you can get "great" battery life on CM7 or ported GB Roms. It just ain't so. Yes, there have been improvements on those Roms, but you'll still get half the life of a Froyo ROM or worse no matter what you do. Stick with Froyo if battery matters at all to you.

thank you. i'll check those roms you guys recommended.
now i'm on biffmod 1.3
i like the look of it.

lotherius said:
Just about any of the major Froyo ROMs with a UV kernel (Bali, Overstock or Trigger UV versions) will give great battery life. Even the 2.2.1 versions (though I'm not sure what advantage that .1 gives)..
However, don't believe anyone when they say you can get "great" battery life on CM7 or ported GB Roms. It just ain't so. Yes, there have been improvements on those Roms, but you'll still get half the life of a Froyo ROM or worse no matter what you do. Stick with Froyo if battery matters at all to you.
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Absolutely wright, tried most 2.3.# roms and battery life is awful. Stick to froyo till official 2.3 release..
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thank you once again.

Stock KB5 + Immortality 2.1 Kernel
Phone has been unpluged for 26 hours but still have 54% left with moderate use [About 20 phone calls (3 to 5 minutes each), a few texting and emailing, 3 to 4 hours of web browsing, an hour or so on Navigation]

nbhnohome said:
Stock KB5 + Immortality 2.1 Kernel
Phone has been unpluged for 26 hours but still have 54% left with moderate use [About 20 phone calls (3 to 5 minutes each), a few texting and emailing, 3 to 4 hours of web browsing, an hour or so on Navigation]
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That's the joke of the day...muuuhahaha...3-4 hours web browsing, that's sick...You have to have 50 000mah battery, just stop posting bs...
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Hahahahaha maybe standby time not touching the phone at all.
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vabeachfc3s said:
Hahahahaha maybe standby time not touching the phone at all.
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That's the joke of the day...muuuhahaha...3-4 hours web browsing, that's sick...You have to have 50 000mah battery, just stop posting bs...
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Try it. Because Xda is now full of **** like u guys, lot of great devs have left.

nbhnohome said:
Try it. Because Xda is now full of **** like u guys, lot of great devs have left.
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Be careful who are you calling **** kido!!! I've tried most of the roms, kernels and modems out there and telling me that you have over 50% left after more than 24h usage with 3-4h internet browsing and 1h gps navigation sounds like a joke. I've been playing with my Vibrant a year and I know how much you can really get from the device.
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Cat fight
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Currently on Nextgen V2 with Immortality. Currently giving me 5 hrs GPS active, screen on with wifi on.
I've been able to replicate such life with other TW ROMS like 1.3.2_test and TARD with Bali 1.8.8 UV.
I haven't had much the same success with the Dragonmodz and Overstock UV kernels.
The Bali and Immortality kernels are the ones for me for now.

interesting discussion. apart from the samll fight.
i'll check this out and hope to get to a rom with good battery life.

user900 said:
interesting discussion. apart from the samll fight.
i'll check this out and hope to get to a rom with good battery life.
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If you try Immortality 2.2 Kernel, use setCPU to undervolt. My set up is below (just a Reference since every CPU has different capability).
Stock KB5 with Immortality 2.2 Kernel
Max Freq: 800Mhz
Cpu Governor: Conservative
800Mhz || -100mV
400Mhz || -125mV
200Mhz || -150mV
100Mhz || -350mV
Phone runs smoothly and no Sleep of Death. The Back Cover stays COOL when doing web browsing, youtube, or playing game (Avatar SD Version does make the back cover warm up a little bit, just a little bit). No more burning up while charging. Battery life is Phenomenon.

[Q] ROM with best battery life (defy)?

Hi there... So guys what is the best ROM for the best battery backup you have used?
P.S post it with your overclocked/undervolted values too ..
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CM7 02.01.2011 nightly had great battery life for me and no bugs. Very solid in opposite of two later nightlys.
As for undervolting.. i think that it won't give you much more from lowering screen backlight or disabling data transfer when not needed.

Wajkiui 2.1.20 is great for me atm, aswell as being fast, the battery lasts for ages on mine.

3ddyz said:
Wajkiui 2.1.20 is great for me atm, aswell as being fast, the battery lasts for ages on mine.
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+ 1 WajkIUI

I tried wajkiui and honestly speaking the battery wasn't quite good enough for me but the performance was pretty decent ... How about Ms2Ginger?
I've heard that it has a great battery backup?
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I tried most of the roms. I think Ms2ginger 2.1 is best for battery backup. Works great. No bugs.

Ms2Ginger had the best battery life I've ever seen . But hey its stock based. ... . Once you get used to wiui, its hard to shift to any other rom ;D

Wiui 2.2.3

wiui 1.12.16 here. better than wiui 2.x.x as far as battery life is concerned.
edit: i don't like ms2ginger.

sos42 said:
Wiui 2.2.3
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Heard its battery life's not good

evolution1g said:
I tried wajkiui and honestly speaking the battery wasn't quite good enough for me but the performance was pretty decent ... How about Ms2Ginger?
I've heard that it has a great battery backup?
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+1 : My wiui 2.1.20.1 was also very bad in terms of backup .. So I undervolted & underclocked it . Vsel values are : 300/22 - 600/36 - 900/52 ..it greatly improved the backup but introduced a slight lag in the performance.. so I think this ROM needs to be operated at higher CPU values .. else would produce lag..
Whats your experience with it..
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taruntyagi1981 said:
+1 : My wiui 2.1.20.1 was also very bad in terms of backup .. So I undervolted & underclocked it . Vsel values are : 300/22 - 600/36 - 900/52 ..it greatly improved the backup but introduced a slight lag in the performance.. so I think this ROM needs to be operated at higher CPU values .. else would produce lag..
Whats your experience with it..
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MS2G 2.1 was excellent in terms of battery backup ..!!

I've tried most of the custom roms available and I can't get my defy to work for more than 24-25 hours of battery life ...and I've seen posts which claims their defy can stay for 2-3 days without charging :/
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evolution1g said:
I've tried most of the custom roms available and I can't get my defy to work for more than 24-25 hours of battery life ...and I've seen posts which claims their defy can stay for 2-3 days without charging :/
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lol it depends on how you use your phone use it like a ' phone 'and you happily get 2 to 3 days
Use it like a ' smartphone' and even 24 hours seem good
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=34ooufs&s=5
When I used defy as a phone

well, i DO get roughly 5 days with my defy on stock Foryo. but on the other hand i have it undervolted and use it VERY little. some sms a day, a little phoning, some use of bluetooth in my car and in the evening a little internet surfing (about half an hour a day ...).
my personal record is 6 days, but there was a weekend in beetween, when the phone was just idling almost all days long ...
just the last days, i did some gaming and drained the battery in almost one day ...

try white rabbit, i am testing it at this moment and battery is quiete good.
I'm listening to music almost 5 hours day, i phon about 1-2 hours and i send lots of sms about 30-50 per day...
Also use internet and wlan quiete often... lasts about one day in, lets say heavy usage ;-)

Well I use wifi for most of a time ... let's say 4-5 hrs .. mobile data 2G for about 3-4 hrs.. no music .. calls for like 15-20 minutes .. SMS .. not much but yeah whatsapp a Lott.. so . I guess 24 hrs is pretty much what you will get for such usage?
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I'm using cm7 v 2.3.7 and i usually get 2 days out of it with 5 hrs of Pandora texts here and there few calls a moderate use of 3g with surfing the web.. oced at 1000 mhz vsel at 48
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Jlin92 said:
I'm using cm7 v 2.3.7 and i usually get 2 days out of it with 5 hrs of Pandora texts here and there few calls a moderate use of 3g with surfing the web.. oced at 1000 mhz vsel at 48
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I've never touched 2 days of usage without charging lol
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evolution1g said:
I've never touched 2 days of usage without charging lol
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what Rom do you use?

esok44 said:
what Rom do you use?
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I have tried many... cm7, wajkui, miui, ms2ginger and currently I am on the latest cm9 nightly .. and the best battery efficient rom was ms2ginger 2.1 ... I used to get almost 30-35 hrs of battery backup
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Post your Battery Stats

♦Battery Stats Zone♦
post your battery stats screenshot here
also mention the rom you are using and if any specific kernel settings
•••note••• do mention if you have oc or uc your device

here are my battery stats
great battery life with cm11 nightly with no kernel installed

Well, this thread should gain support,
I don't know why people are'nt giving a !#@$$,
I'll post mine tomorrow, freshly flashed plus on laptop plus deadly sleepy plus a entry test to take....

eatsleep said:
Well, this thread should gain support,
I don't know why people are'nt giving a !#@$$,
I'll post mine tomorrow, freshly flashed plus on laptop plus deadly sleepy plus a entry test to take....
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right mate
i will also post my battery stats of my rom :silly:

^ arent u being bugged by that after call battery drain bug in cm 11 or as a matter of fact IN ALL AOSP based roms ?

qamartheone said:
^ arent u being bugged by that after call battery drain bug in cm 11 or as a matter of fact IN ALL AOSP based roms ?
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if a bug is there in cm11 ,it will be in all aosp roms
as all aosp roms are built from cyanogen source

^ lol no offence bro..but i think u didnt get me !

qamartheone said:
^ lol no offence bro..but i think u didnt get me !
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lol my bad
please clarify your question

Neat rom with boeffla kernel 5.1 stable...
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lol,
Your usage is quite less compared to mine, i have to charge mine twice a day under MY normal usage no matter what I day....
Still stats building up (someone plugged in the charger while i was asleep ! , Now, one more day......)

everyone has their own usage
a battery may last longer for some user whereas will be shorter for other users

SanketN8 said:
here are my battery stats
great battery life with cm11 nightly with no kernel installed
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Your screenshot is beautiful. How can cell standby be so high? Amazing, I've never had even decent battery on cm11.

jinosong said:
Your screenshot is beautiful. How can cell standby be so high? Amazing, I've never had even decent battery on cm11.
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i rarely use 3g but i always use my wifi at night time
and the one thing that improved my battery life was disabling the fast dormancy
and i will post a screenshot of my battery with my rom which is even higher than of cm11

kunal1540 said:
Neat rom with boeffla kernel 5.1 stable...
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beautiful battery stats man! i also am running neat rom 6.4 with boeffla kernel but 5.2 test version.

Stock NA5 with boeffla 5.1 stable and using andi's profile
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Stock NA5 with boeffla 5.1 stable and using andi's profile
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hello, what is andi's profile and how different is it from the default profile? that battery life is amazing.

jambalaugi said:
hello, what is andi's profile and how different is it from the default profile? that battery life is amazing.
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andi profile means he is referring to the boeffla kernel created by andi
he is using the kernel profile which andi uses

Mine usage with NeatRom NA5, Boeffla Kernel 5.1 andi's profile. Stock battery.

Here is mine
Android revolution HD 40.0 with seeder tweak only and the stock kernel which comes with it
Now, i will try Googy Max, any recommendations?

now this is my battery life on moderate usage using wifi,games,watching videos and calling
Rom - HyperSonic rom
kernel - boeffla with all default settings