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OK, I know there are numerous threads about battery drain etc etc but this is something slightly different,
Look at my sig for what i am running.
Basicly, I can get around two days of battery use out of my HD2 which i am happy with but i have noticed that the past few weeks i have been out at a cirtain night club and noticed when in this night club the battery drain is rediculous, in just 6 hours my batter went from 100% to 7%. Its happed that last few times ive been there, does anyone know why this may be?
In locations with lower signal quality (reception) radio is pumping more juice (battery) into GSM module to achieve better signal quality. My bed room has all 4 walls made out of reinforced concrete and if I take my HD2 with me to bedroom, in the morning I have 10% less battery compared to situation where I left it in living room which was better signal reception (big windows=more signal bars).
Basement location are also known as locations were mobile phones are struggling to achieve decent signal quality.
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In locations with lower signal quality (reception) radio is pumping more juice (battery) into GSM module to achieve better signal quality. My bed room has all 4 walls made out of reinforced concrete and if I take my HD2 with me to bedroom, in the morning I have 10% less battery compared to situation where I left it in living room which was better signal reception (big windows=more signal bars).
Basement location are also known as locations were mobile phones are struggling to achieve decent signal quality.
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thats exactly what someone said to me earlier, it makes sence now i've heard it in that aspect.
Thanks for the reply.
I read something about how if the phone is set up for 3g, and there is a solid signal, it takes less juice than if its in gsm mode. But if there is a weak 3g signal, it takes more juice trying to find a better 3g signal. and so in those situations, its better to put it in gsm mode and keep it with a better G or edge signal.
Or something along them lines!! you may want to your phone in gsm mode when you go clubbing, see if it helps
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I read something about how if the phone is set up for 3g, and there is a solid signal, it takes less juice than if its in gsm mode. But if there is a weak 3g signal, it takes more juice trying to find a better 3g signal. and so in those situations, its better to put it in gsm mode and keep it with a better G or edge signal.
Or something along them lines!! you may want to your phone in gsm mode when you go clubbing, see if it helps
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im on it tonight, so i wil give it go.
cheers
+1 yea i agree just change the band settings to gsm this way the phone doesnt keep trying to connect to a poor 3g setting this will eat the battery like u said
Also if you have bluetooth on constantly in a club location you will get the vast majority of other phones in the place trying to make a connection irrespective of whether you are discoverable or not
still a larger than usual drain but changing the setting was cirtainly noticable.
thanks
I think you will have to experience some sort of drain regardless as there is limited signal in a nightclub, you cant really avoid that. I guess since its dark, you can put the birghtness of the screen all the way down, as said earlier, make sure bluetooth is off, erm, disable data connections?
Also, have you given your battery a full discharge, then recharge? You can get a much better battery life once you do that
Is it just me or is it getting old with everyone CLAIMING "best battery life" when you usually end up with the same or worse than a stock HTC kernel?
I have tried NetArchy, KingKilck, and a few others only to have my phone die in the same amount of time or even sooner. Why is this? Well what you all don't do is take into account the MANY different variables that affect battery life.
The thing that tanks my battery the fastest is the fact that I work in places with low (10-30%) signal. This kills the battery because it is constantly searching for a signal and talking with the cell tower. I am willing to bet most people that have bad battery life are in low coverage areas. I simply have learned to put my phone into airplane mode and have people text me on Google Voice as I still have a WiFi connection. WiFi uses FAR less power then the cell radio in low signal areas and you can still maintain connections if you have everything setup right.
I am NOT in any way bashing the work and effort that has been put into these kernels but with the latest HTC kernels having unlocked FPS and great battery life why would I want to even mess with a custom kernel? The only reason I could see is for overclocking. I wouldn't even run one for underclocking as I have found this to NOT be an effective way to prolong battery.
Just thought this needed to be said. What I have said here also applies to collin_ph tweak. There have been many reports of the "tweak" killing the battery even faster and I have verified this.
Mostly true, but I think it really depend on what rom, and kernel you are using, plus your signal strengh.
I've flashed very often since the day I got the phone to get maximum battery life out of it, and netarchy's usually worked for me.
I've also tried stock/default that came with Myns 2.2, and best combination that worked for me are Myn's 2.2 and Netarchy's 4.2 cfs havs smartass more agressive kernel.
there are too many kernels out there and you just have to find a working combo that works for YOU at the end of the day buddy.
Oh and I totally agree with you on this thread that it does get annoying/frustrating to see these threads, and you decide to go with it, and it turns out to be a crap.
I've tried a lot of things and never really gotten better battery life than stock, but I have gotten about the same with better performance, which is good enough for me.
The only thing that really improved battery life for me was butchering the phone - turning off background data and auto-sync and using JuiceDefender (disable mobile data when the screen is off, turn it on for 1 minute every 15 mins). But I decided I prefer using my smartphone as a smartphone.
I've come to accept it. My average battery life on weekdays is 8-10 hours. I wish it were 12-14, but I can live with it. When I stay at home on weekends, where I have Wifi and good cell signal strength, I generally get 20-30 hours with moderate use.
I live with plugging my phone in at work, and I got some of tuttoit's cheap batteries off eBay. It works well enough for me.
Anytime you flash a custom kernel you have to give your cpu time to adjust to the new stuff included (havs,bfs,cfs,voltage...etc..)your battery life gets better days after using these new kernels not immediately after flashing...
i have flashed myn's 2.2 and using setcpu to underclock when in black out mode and using titanium backup to "freeze" apps that somehow start themselves. my batt life has gotten way better than what it was on stock os and settings. ive also tried to do the *#*#4636#*#* and cant get into testing mode to change from gsm to cdma but im willing to bet its on cdma anyway.
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The thing that tanks my battery the fastest is the fact that I work in places with low (10-30%) signal. This kills the battery because it is constantly searching for a signal and talking with the cell tower. I am willing to bet most people that have bad battery life are in low coverage areas. I simply have learned to put my phone into airplane mode and have people text me on Google Voice as I still have a WiFi connection. WiFi uses FAR less power then the cell radio in low signal areas and you can still maintain connections if you have everything setup right.
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You can use Roam Control to force roaming in those areas, if they have good signal strength with another carrier.
It's the same power usage as in good signal strength Sprint areas.
im still trying to find the reason for my battery drain, i get an ok battery life with heavy use, but even at idle it varies, the other day battery stated 80% all day long, i ran it down as best as i could and got it to read 10% at 4:30 in the morning, i set it to charge, wake up, unplug it, go back to sleep, wake up only a few hours later to see that my battery reads 60%, im sure that nothing out of the ordinary was running, i cant seem to figure it out, and i have done 3 hard resets to try and find out whats draining the battery, seeing how it varies and is seemingly random at times, im starting to think it may be the radio
I would highly suggest buying a extended battery. I have complained about the battery since day one. Got the extended battery at sprint for $54. I went 8 full hours.. I mean 8 FULL hours hard usage. I turned the screen off 3 times. Wanted to see how the life would be since I used to be on my for for aboutt 3 hours and it die.. today tturned on phone at 9. Its almost two.. 93%.. I did have my brightness all the way up yesterday and overclocked at 113 on interactive.. tomorrow ill turn everything on and run it hard again.. ill turn my airwave off also. I will get worse reception than u would at work.. -115 to -120.. I hit -125 already but I heard -120 is no service..
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Sorry but I like my evo to stay thin. X)
Same here.. but the extra thickness isn't really much a bother to me as much as charging and carrying 2 extra batteries. 6 hours now and at 75%.. I love it.. and glad I got it. Just hope when I get a different phone I can use my extending for it. Like I had tp2 and same batteries as the evo..
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Battery life on 3G is utterly terrible. I lost about 45% battery in around 45 mins. 1% per min. Its shockingly bad. Especially when battery on WiFi is so decent. Is there anything I can do to get better battery? With 3g? I'm currently on PA 3+ latest build and Faux kernel (eco mode plus under clocked)
Thanks in advance!
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Try motley kernel. I get about 1.5 hrs on 3g browsing with that kernel once the battery hits 50%. It has the best battery life out of all the kernels I have tried.
Franco kernel seems to do wonderful things for my battery life on 3g.
How strong is your 3g reception? If it's poor signal I think it's going to drain battery quickly regardless of anything else you do. I get very good battery life at work where I have full bars, but if I try to stay on 3g at home when I only have 1 bar, battery drains much faster.
I get 1hr SOT per 25% battery, settings below
I'm on PA3 using their contrasty kernel. 3g battery life is fine.
Ignore the posts above stating to flash another kernel because that isn't the problem.
1. Ensure your phone is deep sleeping. No wakelocks. Use CPU Spy & BetterBatteryStats (google it, you can find a free version for XDA users)
If there are wakelocks:
- Uninstall the app causing the wakelock
2. Change refresh intervals on apps to a larger interval.
3. Using apps like Facebook? Disable GPS. Facebook likes to use GPS even though it shouldn't be using it as location is off etc etc.
...... Also what halluc said, what is your 3G reception like? The poorer reception you have, the more battery your phone will consume.
If you don't have any wakelocks, then you just live in a really poor reception area and need better reception for better battery life. Talk to your carrier and try and improve reception or take your service somewhere else that will provide better reception.
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Ignore the posts above stating to flash another kernel because that isn't the problem.
1. Ensure your phone is deep sleeping. No wakelocks. Use CPU Spy & BetterBatteryStats (google it, you can find a free version for XDA users)
If there are wakelocks:
- Uninstall the app causing the wakelock
2. Change refresh intervals on apps to a larger interval.
3. Using apps like Facebook? Disable GPS. Facebook likes to use GPS even though it shouldn't be using it as location is off etc etc.
...... Also what halluc said, what is your 3G reception like? The poorer reception you have, the more battery your phone will consume.
If you don't have any wakelocks, then you just live in a really poor reception area and need better reception for better battery life. Talk to your carrier and try and improve reception or take your service somewhere else that will provide better reception.
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Il check out BBS tomorrow and see if theres any wakelocks. I already have refresh on low though. And my GPS is already off
Well, my signal is OK. I use wifi all the time at home so i dont worry about signal at home. The main times i use my phone on 3G is for about an hour a day on the bus. The signal is different all the way through the bus rides. I also check it alot aswell throughout the day. Reading emails, texts etc.
I've had this phone for around week (off craigslist so it's been broken in) and I can't seem to get any sort of good battery life from this device. I mean yeah it's ok, max I've gotten is 2.5 hours sot with 10-12 hr standby.
This screen is from today so far. I'm already down to 40% and not even at 2 hrs sot yet. What's going on? I've tried Franco's kernel, fauxs kernel, and now I'm on matr1x kernel. (all with undervolting) I've tried carbon, stock, and now I'm on rasenjb.
I don't think I'll ever get to these 5 and 6 hour sot times with a day and a half of standby everyone is getting.. I bought this device because of how good the battery life I saw everyone was getting and it's been a big disappointment so far. I've tried almost everything and that's why I made this thread. Does anyone have any suggestions?
That's because everyone liked to install custom kernels, underclock, never use their phone like a normal phone and then claim 5 hours SOT which is total BS.
Expect 10-12 hours with 3 hours SOT, that's normal. I've gotten way better than that but only when connected to Wifi and almost no actual phone calls. Anytime you're on the cellular network expect 10-12 hours tops
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That's because everyone liked to install custom kernels, underclock, never use their phone like a normal phone and then claim 5 hours SOT which is total BS.
Expect 10-12 hours with 3 hours SOT, that's normal. I've gotten way better than that but only when connected to Wifi and almost no actual phone calls. Anytime you're on the cellular network expect 10-12 hours tops
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I've seen a lot of screen shots with 4hrs + though. I guess it's only achievable on WiFi. I'm on HSPA+ for 8 hours of the day and then I come home and there's WiFi. So I'm guessing data is draining my battery throughout the day like a hog. Maybe I'll try out that screen off 2G mod that I saw. Thanks for your input!
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6 hours+ sot easy....
google now off
low brightness
nfc etc off (go through all settings and turn all unecessary crap off)
double check settings/google/accountname.gmail .. make sure music sync is off/unticked
use wifi only or 2g if you must (set 2g only anyway even when on wifi, stops the phone switching towers all the time)
use custom kernel and undervolt (optional) ..most come standard with a bit of undevolt already
don't have lots of apps syncing all the time.. facebook ect
use aosp browser or similar and not chrome
don't use live wallpapers
don't play heavy games , use mostly for messaging and browsing
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6 hours+ sot easy....
google now off
low brightness
nfc etc off (go through all settings and turn all unecessary crap off)
double check settings/google/accountname.gmail .. make sure music sync is off/unticked
use wifi only or 2g if you must (set 2g only anyway even when on wifi, stops the phone switching towers all the time)
use custom kernel and undervolt (optional) ..most come standard with a bit of undevolt already
don't have lots of apps syncing all the time.. facebook ect
use aosp browser or similar and not chrome
don't use live wallpapers
don't play heavy games , use mostly for messaging and browsing
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Might as well buy a Nokia 1611 then
Might have to see how PA is on battery life..
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That's because everyone liked to install custom kernels, underclock, never use their phone like a normal phone and then claim 5 hours SOT which is total BS.
Expect 10-12 hours with 3 hours SOT, that's normal. I've gotten way better than that but only when connected to Wifi and almost no actual phone calls. Anytime you're on the cellular network expect 10-12 hours tops
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Don't be hating because you are in a poor signal area. I get 6hrs sot on wifi and at least 4hrs on hspa+. If you are in an area that is a weaker signal, like 3g and edge with only one bar, sot will be less. I am stock rooted, including kernel. If a person doesn't use the phone the battery will last a long time, but the sot will also be low. For example, 24hrs of battery life with only one hour of sot pretty much means the phone was just laying there and barely used. On the other hand, 10hrs of battery life with 5hrs of screen time means the phone was used much and faired good. Apart from sot, cell signal is the biggest battery drainer. When I go to my sis-in-laws, which is a very weak area, my battery steadily drains with my phone just in my pocket. *edit* I should also note, when at home on wifi, I'm also on my Microcell, so I always have a strong signal.
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I usually get between 2.5 and 3.5 hours screen on time. Sometimes better, sometimes worse. You can use better battery stats to diagnose and try to kill unnecessary wakelocks. And yes you can under clock and sacrifice functionality, but rest assured 5-6 hours sot is not typical, even if some people can achieve it on a regular basis.
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Don't be hating because you are in a poor signal area. I get 6hrs sot on wifi and at least 4hrs on hspa+. If you are in an area that is a weaker signal, like 3g and edge with only one bar, sot will be less. I am stock rooted, including kernel. If a person doesn't use the phone the battery will last a long time, but the sot will also be low. For example, 24hrs of battery life with only one hour of sot pretty much means the phone was just laying there and barely used. On the other hand, 10hrs of battery life with 5hrs of screen time means the phone was used much and faired good. Apart from sot, cell signal is the biggest battery drainer. When I go to my sis-in-laws, which is a very weak area, my battery steadily drains with my phone just in my pocket. *edit* I should also note, when at home on wifi, I'm also on my Microcell, so I always have a strong signal.
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Nobody's hating. But somebody IS lying.
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Nobody's hating. But somebody IS lying.
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Are you referring to me? Lying about what? You don't think I can get 6hrs sot on wifi and my microcell. You don't think I can get 4hrs sot on mobile data cellular signal? Those figures are fairly common and I have posted screen shots before. Or maybe you don't believe that a poor signal will drain battery more? Do some research. http://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?p=2817363
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Signal
Yeah! Its true. Poor signal make your phone drain more battery.
If in your carrier the 2G signal is better than 3G. Set the phone to use only 2G network. (GSM)
Put this in the phone app: *#*#4636#*#* and see the difference.
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Are you referring to me? Lying about what? You don't think I can get 6hrs sot on wifi and my microcell. You don't think I can get 4hrs sot on mobile data cellular signal? Those figures are fairly common and I have posted screen shots before. Or maybe you don't believe that a poor signal will drain battery more? Do some research. http://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?p=2817363
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You're not talking about real world usage. Nobody uses their phone like that. It's people like you that come into threads where regular users with genuine concerns and questions get ridiculed by some guy who has his "phone" set up like some friggin science project talking about 5-6 hours SOT.
Google Search: Nexus 4 poor battery life
About 12,600,000 results (0.19 seconds)
Google Search: Galaxy S3 poor battery life
About 6,310,000 results(0.24 seconds)
^that's half of the results and the S3 has been out way longer with millions more users/owners
Obviously the Nexus 4 has a sub-par battery for today's standards. Case closed.
I answered his question with real life facts, and you're in here spinning fairy tales feeding a delusion that he can go about using his phone like a normal person and get 5-6 hours SOT.
So yeah, you're lying IMO.
Having a poor signal doesn't cut SOT by 4 hours.
Yes, I forget, I'm not using my phone in the real world when I'm working on my science project. Lol. Sorry buddy, but I did unlock my bootloader and root in order to transfer app data from my previous phone, but I am running the stock rom, even odexed version, and stock kernel. I have syncing, nfc, wifi, and gps always enabled. The only thing I don't keep on is Google Now because I don't use it. If you bothered to look closely at the screen shots, you would see the constant strong signal due to my Microcell. When on a weaker cellular signal, it cuts into my sot. I use a Microcell because without it, I get a really crummy signal, so I know firsthand what battery drain is like. And as I stated, on cellular only, I get 4-5hrs screen time, worse if I'm in a really poor location. Idk where you get this 4hr difference from.
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I usually get around 3.5 - 4 on Franco m2 and carbon Rom browsing the internet on WiFi. No other weird settings, all sync on. It's closer to about 3 doing the same on mobile data. Playing games will toast my battery. I'm still plenty satisfied with my battery life.
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I usually get around 3.5 - 4 on Franco m2 and carbon Rom browsing the internet on WiFi. No other weird settings, all sync on. It's closer to about 3 doing the same on mobile data. Playing games will toast my battery. I'm still plenty satisfied with my battery life.
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Also, watch your background apps, Facebook and Google maps have caused battery drain for some people.
username8611 said:
I usually get around 3.5 - 4 on Franco m2 and carbon Rom browsing the internet on WiFi. No other weird settings, all sync on. It's closer to about 3 doing the same on mobile data. Playing games will toast my battery. I'm still plenty satisfied with my battery life.
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Also, watch your background apps, Facebook and Google maps have caused battery drain for some people.
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I uninstalled facebook. Also Google maps, Google search and most of the other common battery drainers are on greenify. I've come to the conclusion that my mobile data radio is the biggest drainer. Would upgrading my radio offer a more efficient battery life? (I've never upgraded a radio on any of my devices before)
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I uninstalled facebook. Also Google maps, Google search and most of the other common battery drainers are on greenify. I've come to the conclusion that my mobile data radio is the biggest drainer. Would upgrading my radio offer a more efficient battery life? (I've never upgraded a radio on any of my devices before)
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It probably is low signal strength killing your battery, I should have thrown in the fact that 90% of the time I have full signal. Flashing a radio is no biggie, just dont be stupid about it and kill power halfway through the flash. No need to wipe anything either. I think i saw some recovery flashable ones around here, but i like to use fastboot whenever possible. .48 is the latest official radio, with .54 coming from an international white n4. I'm on .48 and holding off until .54 becomes official before deciding to test it out, since .48 is golden for me. Test all of them, older doesnt mean worse and some people have better luck with the older radios.
It may not be relevant to your experience, but I was disappointed initially in N4's battery life too. Even after dialing down most automatic syncing, being very conservative with screen brightness, and other standard measures.
I installed wake lock detector. In my case, Dropbox was at the top of the list, with an inordinate # of system wake ups.
Turned out a copy of Dropbox on another machine on the same network was, with the 'LAN Sync' option enabled by default, sending out gobs of wake-on-lan packets and was waking up the N4 very often; something that would happen even without Dropbox on the N4, presumably.
Disabling Dropbox's LAN sync seemed to bump my battery life ~20-30%.
Google told me 10 - 12 hours continuous useage. I haven't had anything like that from mine.
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It probably is low signal strength killing your battery, I should have thrown in the fact that 90% of the time I have full signal. Flashing a radio is no biggie, just dont be stupid about it and kill power halfway through the flash. No need to wipe anything either. I think i saw some recovery flashable ones around here, but i like to use fastboot whenever possible. .48 is the latest official radio, with .54 coming from an international white n4. I'm on .48 and holding off until .54 becomes official before deciding to test it out, since .48 is golden for me. Test all of them, older doesnt mean worse and some people have better luck with the older radios.
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Thanks for the info! How do I check which radio version I have?
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Why are you fairies arguing?
I got my n4 yesterday and battery seems decent. I was listening to spotify while driving and spent about 1.5 hours in the gym listening to it as well. Also throughout the day was messaging, Facebook, twitter etc. Not heavily, but every once in a while. I'm satisfied.
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Hi guys,
I've had my nexus 4 for a bit less than a year now, and I really am not satisfied with the battery life, both standby and even so when using, ON MOBILE DATA. Battery life on Wifi seems not too bad, but on mobile data, whether the signal is high or low, the battery just goes down super quickly. Everything else about this phone is still rocking so nicely, so I was considering switching phone just for battery life. But I thought maybe I should consider asking here first, and also maybe trying battery pack too. But before I spend my money on a battery pack, do you guys know how to have noticeably longer battery life on nexus 4 WHILE DATA IS ON?
Thanks!
i get 4.5-5h screen on time constantly, with only mobile data, lte. battery life all depends on how you personally use the phone, how you set it up, what apps you use, and, very importantly, the quality of your phone/data signal. that phone/data signal can make a huge impact on battery life. anyways, using hspa+, i get around 4h sot. on lte i get closer to 5h sot.
Look at things that make your phone work more than it has to.
Do you need to report your location to Google to have them prompt you about a nearby business that wants a portion of your paycheck? (or maybe it's allowance). If not turn off location reporting. How bright do you have your screen? Do you have auto brightness enabled?
Google is your friend. Make use of their search tools and do some of the tips they talk about. No matter what you do, mobile data will chew your phone alive if you do not have a good signal.
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i get 4.5-5h screen on time constantly, with only mobile data, lte. battery life all depends on how you personally use the phone, how you set it up, what apps you use, and, very importantly, the quality of your phone/data signal. that phone/data signal can make a huge impact on battery life. anyways, using hspa+, i get around 4h sot. on lte i get closer to 5h sot.
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What Kernel Settings are you using? Thanks
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What Kernel Settings are you using? Thanks
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ondemand/deadline, brightness around 20%, lte with a great data/phone connection, a rom with a minimal amount of features and a kernel with very little amount of features.
simms22 said:
i get 4.5-5h screen on time constantly, with only mobile data, lte. battery life all depends on how you personally use the phone, how you set it up, what apps you use, and, very importantly, the quality of your phone/data signal. that phone/data signal can make a huge impact on battery life. anyways, using hspa+, i get around 4h sot. on lte i get closer to 5h sot.
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Thanks for letting me know. How about standby time? For me, on standby with 3g on (not lte), probably 1% drop for every 5 to 10 minutes. not really sure 100% cause I never measured it. But for ex, on the road, if I check my battery life often, I can see the percentage drop super quickly. When using it, it plummets almost. lol
Does Nova launcher drain battery by any chance? I've been using nova launcher for a long time, but after I installed it for my sister on her pretty old GS2 last time, she told me she thinks Nova launcher is draining her phones battery. I'm not sure what other apps I have may drain battery. FB, and messaging apps definitely makes my phone wake lock more frequently, but I definitely need to get notification from messaging apps, so I can't greenify them. Same for apps like Wunderlist, where I need to receive reminder because they are important.
I just tried a battery saver app but it doesn't really help much..it's much different from when I first got my nexus 4 about an year ago. Back then, I don't know what I had installed but my standby time was extremely good on Wifi at least, MUCH better than my old GS2. But now it's as bad as that.
Do you use any battery saver app? any suggestions?
BTW, the max I get with a mix of 3G and wifi is about 2 hours. No games btw. Just web, google now, play store, app interaction, google plus, etc.
ph37rd said:
Look at things that make your phone work more than it has to.
Do you need to report your location to Google to have them prompt you about a nearby business that wants a portion of your paycheck? (or maybe it's allowance). If not turn off location reporting. How bright do you have your screen? Do you have auto brightness enabled?
Google is your friend. Make use of their search tools and do some of the tips they talk about. No matter what you do, mobile data will chew your phone alive if you do not have a good signal.
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I've searched google a lot before, and they tell me battery saving tips, saving apps, etc that I am already familiar with. I've been using Android since cupcake. But they don't help much because some settings, I need the features, so I can't turn off, and apps they suggested, I tried them before, and I tried again today, but this battery saver app I used (had very good rating and high num of downloads) didn't work as expected. For ex. I tell it to manage both my wifi and data, and when I turn off screen at home with wifi on, it should turn off wifi and ALSO turn off 3g, but it only turns off wifi and it keeps 3g on, which will make my battery life actually worse. I tried with other settings, and it's not as helpful as I thought. Maybe some other battery saver apps are better?