Can we start collecting some stats. Can people post what battery percentage they lose every 30 minutes or an hour of just browing websites on wifi and/or 3G and specify which one, and also average screen brightness during this time. I know this tablet using superAmoled will have less battery life than if you watched movies, but there should be some standard of web browsing.
I use about 20% battery life, just on wifi, brighness at max of 30%, battery stats showing no abnormal activity in the background.
[edit] on ICS 2nd stage. using Chrome browser.
About 13% per hour here. This is a P6800, using wifi only (radio turned off), in an area with low wifi signal (2 bars). Minimum brightness, CM10, default JellyBean browser.
(EDIT: 20% in 1.5h, so 13-14% per hour)
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About 13% per hour here. This is a P6800, using wifi only (radio turned off), in an area with low wifi signal (2 bars). Minimum brightness, CM10, default JellyBean browser.
(EDIT: 20% in 1.5h, so 13-14% per hour)
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I think this is an accurate SGT 7.7 battery test http://blog.gsmarena.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-7-7-battery-test-results-are-ready-does-well/
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I think this is an accurate SGT 7.7 battery test http://blog.gsmarena.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-7-7-battery-test-results-are-ready-does-well/
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i did read that yesterday while scouring the web for web-browsing results for the SGT 7.7, which is why I was hoping we could all share our experiences, since I know myself, and it sounds like others, are not getting 7 hours of straight web browsing. Me I am getting 5. Starting to think it is a hardware defect and to contact Samsung, but wanting some more data also.
That's a bit worse than what I'm getting on CM10. Quite impressive, I'd think Samsung would tune their ROM better than what the community could do in a couple of months.
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i did read that yesterday while scouring the web for web-browsing results for the SGT 7.7, which is why I was hoping we could all share our experiences, since I know myself, and it sounds like others, are not getting 7 hours of straight web browsing. Me I am getting 5. Starting to think it is a hardware defect and to contact Samsung, but wanting some more data also.
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Screen shot you battery usage and post. Maybe there is an app we can see causing your drain. If your screen isn't drawing 70%+ there may be an app running out of hand.
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With wifi and auto brightness, max is 5 hours screen up time. How they get 7 hours? @@
well I switch from chrome to opera and battery life is much better in initial usage. 16 percent battery in an hour in 15 minutes. auto brightness in a dim indoor setting. tablet temp is also not going over 100 where with chrome that was normal. Will test for a few days.
end of one full battery session only using opera mobile to browse.
with 37% left I had the screen on for 4.25 hours, auto brightness indoors, most of which was browsing. while browsing i also downloaded 2 HD movies from google play on wifi as well as updated about 10 apps and downloaded a couple more. after watching 1:35 minutes of an HD movie at about 80% brightness, the battery only went down to 26% from the 37% which is what i am used to for this tablet for video, it's amazing due to the lack of pure whites and a lot of dark colors including the black bars. browsed the web another 20 minutes, only lost a few more percent. put it on the charger at 22% and will pick it up again tomorrow.
also regardless of what browser i use, my tablet is a standby machine. with the screen off i may lose a percent every few hours.
during the screen on time my temp went over 100 degrees only while downloading movies and browsing. and it only went to 102. just browsing with chrome the tablet would get to 107.
will test again tomorrow and see if the trend continues or if this was an anomaly. if i get three days in a row with this kind of battery life, i am uninstalling chrome and sticking with opera for now.
This is my stats after almost 5 hours on 3g. Activities includes Web browsing, music streaming etc.
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using stock honeycomb 3.2, I also have the ics update but I won't do it
1 hour for 10% how much I will get? do the math ^_^
and now after 4 hours of continuous usage, still 60%
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well it's been some days since i stopped using chrome and tested out numerous other browsers. here are my results.
using chrome my tab would get quite warm and lose close to 20% an hour browsing on 20-50% brightness. the stock browser wasn't much better.
i have tried opera, maxthon, boat and xscope. maxthon is just not good layout wise on a tablet. maxthon tablet is quite nice with an awesome and fast night mode that turns text into white, the background into medium gray and still shows all the pictures in full color - which is amazing for a samoled screen not having to produce all these white backgrounds. however it FC's a lot and you can see that in the comments. keep an eye on this browser as it is being developed.
xscope just doesn't have a nice enough interface for me on a tablet. boat also got my tablet warm.
so opera mobile. my battery life has gone up extensively since i started using this. with heavy heavy browsing i am getting between 7-8 hours battery life. with steady browsing mixed in with other things like using pulse, taptu, play store i am getting 8 hours+.
i monitor my temps and they stay much much cooler, like 7-10 degrees and often more. with chrome or stock i would notice the left side of the tablet getting warm quickly.
i am running the stock ICS stage 2 ROM, rooted. standby time is amazing, i will not lose more than a percent of battery every few hours. i used to keep GPS on and do quite well standby but in better battery stats i noticed MAPS having wakelock time for many minutes while on standby even with settings set so it shouldnt. so i just turn GPS off until i need it. other than that, nothing special.
for those with lower battery life on wifi browsing, try opera for a few days. let us know what your results are.
well it's been a week since I switched browsers. i have to say it's like having a brand new 7.7
chrome is uninstalled. the stock internet is never used. i ended up testing the maxthon tab browser and opera. the last 4 days just exclusively opera mobile.
i don't think the maxthon tab browser is ready for prime time even with an update in the last week. keeping an eye on it.
opera mobile has been the best option, though it has some features i feel need tweaking and others that are better, it is still a nice browser. it also creates far lower temps, lower cpu usage and far better battery life with my tab. 2 hours more per charge at least than chrome or stock.
i hope this helps some people out who are having battery issues in regards to standard internet browsing. if you encounter simliar success, please post.
I don't lose a single percentage in battery when I sleep at night after the ICS update. That's 6-8hrs of sleep. Is that normal? I am happy about it though, but is it normal?
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I don't lose a single percentage in battery when I sleep at night after the ICS update. That's 6-8hrs of sleep. Is that normal? I am happy about it though, but is it normal?
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Nice. I thought my Tab was kind of 'over-sleeping'. Haha. Thanks!
Here's my battery usage... Currently at 9% after a full days use with about 2hrs+ surfing on 3g, 2hrs of satnav and a few texts and calls. Pretty impressive i think. I am using Dolphin browser which for me blows all the rest away. Good on battery, great gestures and fast.
Here's mine. I was listening music for about two hours while browsing
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At the moment it seems like I'm getting around 5 minutes per percent (around 8 hours of constant use). The weird thing is that seems to be the case across all use, I get the same results from web browsing as I do reading comics in airplane mode.
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I get pretty incredible standby though with set cpu. I'll go to work and come back after eight hours or more with one or two percent gone.
Yeah the standby life is amazing
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set cpu app helped me get amazing stand by times. i mean i lose 1% every 24 hours propably.
during normal use, i get average 4-6 hours. surfing youtube, downloading, playing games. usually 5 is about right. People who say they get 8-10 hours heavy use are on one.
I would agree with 4-6 hours with constant use such as reading or twitter browsing. I previously had a Nook Color with CM7 on it and got about the same. Standby is amazing I almost never turn it off.
After about an hour of surfing or playing a game I lose about 20% so about 5 hours. But when watching videos I get around 7 or 8 hours
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What screen settings do you use?
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set cpu app helped me get amazing stand by times. i mean i lose 1% every 24 hours propably.
during normal use, i get average 4-6 hours. surfing youtube, downloading, playing games. usually 5 is about right. People who say they get 8-10 hours heavy use are on one.
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This sounds awesome I just got 48 hrs on included 4--5 hrs of use. Down to 2% ... wifi is set to go off with screen (after 1 min) not. Sure wat else to change
Hmmm. I was hoping that rooting/SetCPU/screen settings could get me closer to 8 hours of life, but that's not the case. I'll probably just sell the Iconia since the battery life is my main reason for owning a tablet, and in this case it isn't that much better than my laptop.
Run time.
52 hrs. %79 & moderate use. Never shut it off & still testing. Want to see how long it can go until I reach %30.
not trying to be an ass, but what are you guys using your tabs for? i run taboonay rom with thor kernel and good to very good battery life. I use my tablet all day long at work for e-mails, pdf viewing, gaming when i shouldn't be, and playing around on the internet. I wake up at 5 am everyday unplug my tab and start the day. With said usage i can go from 6ish AM till almost midnight and still have 20-30 something percent battery left. I wouldn't say i use it hard core, but i put it work. Just charge it while your asleep and it should last all day. Now on the occasion i watch movies on it it does drain the battery like a bastard but i can still get 5-7 hours of non stop movie watching on it. I really can't complain about the iconias battery at all. If you expect this thing to run like Carl Louis all day long without plugging it in you're in lala land. Theres alot of threads on how to get rid of cell usage drain, and look at whats killing your battery it may be an app or something you did settings wise to drain it faster.
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Completely agree, I got mine on Saturday and apart from the initial charge it's only been plugged in twice. Used on and off throughout the day on Sunday, most of Monday evening, all Tuesday evening and all Wednesday evening, playing games and on the web with a bit of youtube and playing around. First time charged at 35% on Monday evening, second time yesterday at about 11pm as it was down to 10%. I think that's pretty damn good myself. It's on OTA 3.1 and Rooted
As for comparing to netbooks, have a look at the size of the battery in a Netbook compared to the Iconia. Of course they're going to last similar amounts of time - The Iconia has a smaller battery but has less to power versus the netbooks larger battery with more devices to power.
I'm at 67% after about 27 hours with about 2 hours of actual use. I guess that's ok. I flashed the Minimalist rom on Tuesday so I probably haven't given the battery enough time to break in. Sorry for being a *****, I'm just impatient >.<
I was kind of afraid if it would last me through a day of classes when college starts back, but I think I'll be ok.
I was getting around 5 days total with 1 to 2 hours display usage before the update to 3.1. Now it only goes 2 days when on standby with less than an hour of usage. Going to download SetCPU and try that. I have not changed anything (widgets) since before the update, so I have no idea what's eating up the battery.
Does anyone use there tablet in this post?Lol
I use my tab all-day long and I usually have 20% by the end of the day.
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I use my tablet about 4 hours a day
I have to charge every 2 days
I charge during 2H30 arround.
Mine has been doing pretty well lately. I guess flashing roms took its toll
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setcpu settings?
I'm using SetCPU as well, but getting no where near what you say. I left it on sleep last night and it drained 15% - same as before.
But, maybe I'm not using it right. I enabled the "screen off" profile and dropped the speed.
What are you doing/setting to get that standby time?
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set cpu app helped me get amazing stand by times. i mean i lose 1% every 24 hours propably.
during normal use, i get average 4-6 hours. surfing youtube, downloading, playing games. usually 5 is about right. People who say they get 8-10 hours heavy use are on one.
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Ok, I activated a couple more profiles including "time", temp, low battery. Low battery definitely turned on and I saw the change in the icon on the bottom right. I think the "screen off" is not turning on - basically can't see it when the screen is really off . But, it's definitely draining the same amount of battery.
Am I doing something wrong?
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Ok, I activated a couple more profiles including "time", temp, low battery. Low battery definitely turned on and I saw the change in the icon on the bottom right. I think the "screen off" is not turning on - basically can't see it when the screen is really off . But, it's definitely draining the same amount of battery.
Am I doing something wrong?
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SetCPU didn't help mine either. Tried a few different profiles. I thought the one that would help the most is Screen Off, I set it max and min to 216mhz. No difference in battery drain overnight.
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I updated "cleanly" as per my previous post,
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Looks good!
What is your brightness setting?
More info about your settings please?
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Auto mainly but i adjust sometimes upwards, as ICS auto brightness can be a bit too dark for me sometimes.
I turn wifi, gps off when im not using it, NFC is off if that makes a difference. 3g is on always. Nothing special, I just "use it" as I normally would.
I think 2 days and 8 hours is pretty good going?
Stock battery?
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Stock battery?
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yes absolutely, nothing custom at all. bought from carphone warehouse in uk, i9020T
I don't get it, I get 14 hours if I'm lucky...
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I don't get it, I get 14 hours if I'm lucky...
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No idea feel free to ask me specific questions!
what apps have you used in this 2+ day period?? games? streaming video? web-browsing? These are the most common uses and they are also the biggest battery killers. I'm sure if I had my phone in airplane mode & barely used it at all I could get better battery life than that. Please give us more details on the specific apps, etc. you ran in this period (to the best of your memory, of course )
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what apps have you used in this 2+ day period?? games? streaming video? web-browsing? These are the most common uses and they are also the biggest battery killers. I'm sure if I had my phone in airplane mode & barely used it at all I could get better battery life than that. Please give us more details on the specific apps, etc. you ran in this period (to the best of your memory, of course )
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Hmm probably only an hours worth of "apparatus" - game, good couple of hours on google reader, facebook etc. no more than an hour on the phone.
my "normal" usage really; not trying to be overly conservative, but also not constantly on. certainly nothing to suggest that I'm getting any worse battery life than I did on 2.3.x
Next time you get this kind of usage from a full charge down to zero let us know your screen on time please.
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Battery life stats don't mean much if you don't really use the phone for those 2 days. I'm at 16hours with 66percent left.
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Here's mine. A day and half. Similar battery performance with GB even though that Android OS is way too high (higher than Screen)
Yes; that Android OS' looks like a statistic and therefore has a 87.8% chance of being made up on the spot (like that one!).
This is a sample of my battery life and quite unusual for me; Mobile Standby is the highest because I spent five or so hours in an area with very poor coverage, when it could get a signal it was 2G.
Wifi is on when I know I have a hotspot I can use. AutoSync off unless I need it. Bluetooth wasn't used. Screen brightness mostly at the minimum with some time at Auto. Latitude constantly running in automatic update.
Screen on time was 2 hours, 30 minutes and that included approximately 20 minutes of Google Maps (not Navigation).
The biggest difference I've made on my device is to log out of Google+. My use is mostly checking two Gmail accounts, browsing the web, using DropBox / Documents-to-Go, texting, some photography.
Disabling Latitude's AutoUpdate stops the device from waking up with the screen off (all those little blue ticks on the use bar) and makes a big difference to battery life when I'm on the move.
How can you guys take screenshot on stock?
Hold down power and vol. down simultaneously for a second or two for a screenshot.
Also, nice battery life. I've been running about a day with ~50% left, 2 hours of screen time and somewhere around 30 - 45mins gaming. WiFi on all day and calls/texting was minimal.
Have a look https://plus.google.com/u/0/105051985738280261832/posts/FV3LVtdVxPT More insight regarding Android OS from google engineer.
I am running stock 4.0.3 ICS and battery lasts only 10-11 hours.(Data Disabled, Occasional Wifi Use, Brightness reduced to minimum.).
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I am running stock 4.0.3 ICS and battery lasts only 10-11 hours.(Data Disabled, Occasional Wifi Use, Brightness reduced to minimum.).
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What's your screen on time during the ten hours?
I would like yo know what browser do you guys use? I tried stock, dolphin and opera. I feel like dolphin and stock use more battery than opera mobile. On dolphin and stock 3mins of browsing is 1%. And on opera is 4-5 minutes but I think the performance is not as good as the other two. I am aware of the battery life post but my tab is fine apart from browsing (it even use more battery than screen)
Just my 2 cents...I think it would primarily depend on what your browsing to. Any highly intensive websites with graphic heavy flash content will burn the battery quickly. I would recommend using an ad blocker and consider disabling automatic image loading if you really want to extend battery life. I have just been using the stock browser so far and it seems fine to me. I find the battery lasting so long in comparison to other tabs I have tried I'm not too concerned with squeezing out every % at this point.
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Just my 2 cents...I think it would primarily depend on what your browsing to. Any highly intensive websites with graphic heavy flash content will burn the battery quickly. I would recommend using an ad blocker and consider disabling automatic image loading if you really want to extend battery life. I have just been using the stock browser so far and it seems fine to me. I find the battery lasting so long in comparison to other tabs I have tried I'm not too concerned with squeezing out every % at this point.
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coz my primary use is internet that is y I wana squeeze every sing % lol. the battery for watching movies is great but I am shock about the battery use in web surfing.
To add to what kflanegan stated: it all depends on how much you use your browser. I don't use mine much while I'm out running errands. Most of my usage is @ home, on my WiFi connection. As such, I keep everything enabled. Battery life is good, and I'm averaging 8.5 hours of continuous screen on time, before the "battery low" message pops up. If anything, where you set your browser brightness level will determine your battery life. I keep mine at 50%, which is a good balance. I will crank it up to 100%, depending on ambient lighting conditions.
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To add to what kflanegan stated: it all depends on how much you use your browser. I don't use mine much while I'm out running errands. Most of my usage is @ home, on my WiFi connection. As such, I keep everything enabled. Battery life is good, and I'm averaging 8.5 hours of continuous screen on time, before the "battery low" message pops up. If anything, where you set your browser brightness level will determine your battery life. I keep mine at 50%, which is a good balance. I will crank it up to 100%, depending on ambient lighting conditions.
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Mine is wifi only so I only us wifi as well and I always set my brightness to 10-20% as i found the screen is very bright come to other tablet.. I think my battery might have a problem
Hanks for the reply
Something really freaky just happened to me... wen the battery is at 8% it goin down to 1%in 7 mins. When I charge it for 2minutes it goes up to 16%. I think I shud send it back
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Something really freaky just happened to me... wen the battery is at 8% it goin down to 1%in 7 mins. When I charge it for 2minutes it goes up to 16%. I think I shud send it back
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This happens alot to samsung devices.
read some review and one said it can last 6:28 on 4g browsing. and i get less than that with wifi browsing=.=.
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http://www.laptopmag.com/review/tablets/samsung-galaxy-tab-7-7-verizon-wireless.aspx
I'm using Dolphin for pad and the brightness set on 40% or a little more. I surf a lot, mostly on WiFi and i have atleast 8 hours on the batt.
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I'm using Dolphin for pad and the brightness set on 40% or a little more. I surf a lot, mostly on WiFi and i have atleast 8 hours on the batt.
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thx for the reply . i get 12 hours one time but that also count the time when i am sleeping lol. can i just ask if u surf for an hour how many % will it drop?
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I use the standard browser and get pretty good performance, overscreen is decent also
Yesterday we had a day grey in grey and I started my morning as usual with my SGN 10.1
Emailing, Newspaper reading, some drafting for my next lectures, updating apps and then I found some really funny cabaret streams .......
Well, my Note was constantly on and streaming YouTube and some other sources
What shall I tell You: just in time I went to bed it was down to 5%
14 hrs !
No other tab can beat THAT :laugh:
I found a quick way of gaining 5 hours battery per day: I bought my 5 yr old son a Galaxy Tab 2 (early xmas present). Now my note 10.1 lasts me all day, every day It even works with my phone, a Note 2
My note 10.1 has so far been running for 23 hours and 10 minutes and has 26% battery remaining. It's definitely on a par with my previous tablet, an ipad 3 :good:
Last week, took mine off the charger Sunday morning and didn't put it back till Friday night. I didn't use it much, just about 4 hours of screen time. Total time on battery was 134 hours 27 minutes. Still had 55% of the battery left. That standby time if phenomenal.
yeah my last charge was 5 hours 40 mins screen on time and more than 13 days standby. Battery was at 34%. It uses next to no power on standby, absolutely amazing.
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I use my Note 10.1 on two day cycles. I am in college and take all my notes with it. I can use the tablet as much as I want and I get two days of battery out of it.
I agree. I'm coming from Asus Transformer Infinity and SGN 10.1's battery is beyond belief. It seems like it's running on nuclear energy. Amazing for such a light tablet.
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I agree. I'm coming from Asus Transformer Infinity and SGN 10.1's battery is beyond belief. It seems like it's running on nuclear energy. Amazing for such a light tablet.
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tbh, it feels as though it runs down a bit quicker than my old transformer prime tf201...
idk though
My best:
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guys why my screen always say it uses 75/80% when i look at battery usage ?
it makes my battery drain very fast
The amount of time your screen is on is the usage percentage shown eg if you tablet is on for 10 hours and out of that u were using it for 8 hours then the percentage would be 80
Screen is the biggest battery eater which is the case with any device so it effects your battery life the most
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The amount of time your screen is on is the usage percentage shown eg if you tablet is on for 10 hours and out of that u were using it for 8 hours then the percentage would be 80
Screen is the biggest battery eater which is the case with any device so it effects your battery life the most
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thank you samir for fast respond :good:
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The amount of time your screen is on is the usage percentage shown eg if you tablet is on for 10 hours and out of that u were using it for 8 hours then the percentage would be 80
Screen is the biggest battery eater which is the case with any device so it effects your battery life the most
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I think its what percentage of your battery it has used, not the screen uptime vs total uptime
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I got mine yesterday and charged it, hardly did anything with it except download and play a game for less than 10 minutes and have a little doodle with sketchbook pro then left it on standby over night then did a little browsing this morning.
Found the wifi to be slow and sluggish and wouldn't even show all images even though my broadband is 100mb speed.
The battery lasted 13 hours, don't know how long it would last if I'd actually used it a bit more cause it seemed to go down pretty fast even on wifi bout the same life as my s3.
Hardly call that phenomenal.
I'm really disappointed to be honest after reading all the reviews.
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I got mine yesterday and charged it, hardly did anything with it except download and play a game for less than 10 minutes and have a little doodle with sketchbook pro then left it on standby over night then did a little browsing this morning.
Found the wifi to be slow and sluggish and wouldn't even show all images even though my broadband is 100mb speed.
The battery lasted 13 hours, don't know how long it would last if I'd actually used it a bit more cause it seemed to go down pretty fast even on wifi bout the same life as my s3.
Hardly call that phenomenal.
I'm really disappointed to be honest after reading all the reviews.
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Somethings up with your device maybe........ive tested mine a few times, constant use, thats, from 100% untill the 5% warning, mostly browser and youtube......5min break here, 5min break there...........on average 10h MINIMUM of CONSTANT use.........if your dropping 13h without much use, then somethings up with your device and might be worth asking in the q&a thread for help
Are you using full brightness?
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Somethings up with your device maybe........ive tested mine a few times, constant use, thats, from 100% untill the 5% warning, mostly browser and youtube......5min break here, 5min break there...........on average 10h MINIMUM of CONSTANT use.........if your dropping 13h without much use, then somethings up with your device and might be worth asking in the q&a thread for help
Are you using full brightness?
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Probably just needed a full charge as I only charged it from half way as it came half charged and if that doesn't work I'll do a full discharge and if that doesn't work I'll send it back
Full brightness is too high for me and auto is too low so had it at less than half way.
Only really got it so could use it to take out with me and do some paintings but was worried about it switching off that's why not happy.
Thanks for your reply, really like this tablet and it really is what I thought it would be but if it hasn't got the battery then it's not good.
I'll see how it goes.
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Make sure you set WiFi to turn off when the screen is off.
Odd though that the WiFi was slow. It makes me think something is wrong with the WiFi itself that's causing problems.
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Probably just needed a full charge as I only charged it from half way as it came half charged and if that doesn't work I'll do a full discharge and if that doesn't work I'll send it back
Full brightness is too high for me and auto is too low so had it at less than half way.
Only really got it so could use it to take out with me and do some paintings but was worried about it switching off that's why not happy.
Thanks for your reply, really like this tablet and it really is what I thought it would be but if it hasn't got the battery then it's not good.
I'll see how it goes.
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Personally, I've noticed that the s-pen digitiser, when it is switched on, drains a considerable amount of energy. So do not expect extreme battery life if you use a lot the s-pen. Anyway, do check that the energy saving option under "Options - S Pen" is ticked. This way the digitiser will be off when the stylus is in its receptacle. This will save a good amount of battery when you're not using the pen (provided you insert it in its receptacle). Of course, this setting will have no effect whatsoever while you're using the pen.
In any case, a tablet like this is full of features and components that are potential battery killers, so how long the battery lasts, it's really up to how the owner uses it, and not only how much. For instance, I may be surfing the internet and checking emails all day long without using the pen, and consider it heavy use. How long will the battery last in such case? 15 hours? Ok.
Now, a seemingly opposite case could be this: I may have the tablet constantly standing by, but with the pen off its receptacle. Since I have never used the tablet, I have full right to swear that my usage of the tablet is extremely light. Well, only because I've left the pen out of its receptacle, my battery will run flat in just about 13 hours or so. And what's more confusing, is that if I go checking the battery stats, I will see no trace of the pen being the responsible for such a high drain, so I probably will end up getting the (wrong) idea that the battery life of this tablet is extremely poor.
Another case, among the many, is when the tablet tries to sync using the 3G connection, but gets no answer from the network because of problems of the mobile operator network (server not responding). This causes the 3G radio to remain constantly on and drain the battery very fast. Again, it is very difficult to understand the reason for such a quick discharge. Such an issue happens in certain areas of my city with Vodafone, for instance. When I go to that areas, I have to take care to switch off 3G data connection, or else my battery will be empty in a matter of a few hours.
IMHO the problem is, that android os is very incomplete when it comes to providing information for analysing power consumption, and this has always been the cause of big confusion and frustration.
JuniorGG said:
Personally, I've noticed that the s-pen digitiser, when it is switched on, drains a considerable amount of energy. So do not expect extreme battery life if you use a lot the s-pen. Anyway, do check that the energy saving option under "Options - S Pen" is ticked. This way the digitiser will be off when the stylus is in its receptacle. This will save a good amount of battery when you're not using the pen (provided you insert it in its receptacle). Of course, this setting will have no effect whatsoever while you're using the pen.
In any case, a tablet like this is full of features and components that are potential battery killers, so how long the battery lasts, it's really up to how the owner uses it, and not only how much. For instance, I may be surfing the internet and checking emails all day long without using the pen, and consider it heavy use. How long will the battery last in such case? 15 hours? Ok.
Now, a seemingly opposite case could be this: I may have the tablet constantly standing by, but with the pen off its receptacle. Since I have never used the tablet, I have full right to swear that my usage of the tablet is extremely light. Well, only because I've left the pen out of its receptacle, my battery will run flat in just about 13 hours or so. And what's more confusing, is that if I go checking the battery stats, I will see no trace of the pen being the responsible for such a high drain, so I probably will end up getting the (wrong) idea that the battery life of this tablet is extremely poor.
Another case, among the many, is when the tablet tries to sync using the 3G connection, but gets no answer from the network because of problems of the mobile operator network (server not responding). This causes the 3G radio to remain constantly on and drain the battery very fast. Again, it is very difficult to understand the reason for such a quick discharge. Such an issue happens in certain areas of my city with Vodafone, for instance. When I go to that areas, I have to take care to switch off 3G data connection, or else my battery will be empty in a matter of a few hours.
IMHO the problem is, that android os is very incomplete when it comes to providing information for analysing power consumption, and this has always been the cause of big confusion and frustration.
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Ah think that was it thanks had the battery saving in pen unticked, wasn't sure whether to tick it or not.
I only have the wifi as got 3g on my phone so don't need it.
Main purpose bought it for was the pen but now have that ticked when not using it should make a difference
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What's the battery life of this tablet like?
I have a job that involves 8+ hours away from the office.
I really like the spen functionality the tablet provides as well as the multitasking potential it offers.
I don't really need to know how many hours of watching movies or playing games this tablet will sustain.
I want to know what battery life is like if I will be primarily using this tablet for web browsing and reading PDFs, typing up notes using word processing apps, non stop 8+ hours a day at let's say at 40 to 50% percent brightness.
Does this tablet at minimum beat the ipad 4 in terms of web browsing/reading PDFs battery life?
What would it take to completely drain the battery life of the tablet if one were to only use it for web browsing?
Can anyone post their experiences to ease the worries of a wary buyer that want's to know what their getting for such a pricey tablet.
I'm getting a average of 7 to 8 hours of screen on time out of my note10.1 2014.
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i get 9-11hrs, but i always have my brightness set at 25% or lower.
With average usage I'm getting around 8 hrs also. With heavy use (video calling and games) I get around 5hrs.
Everyday is different, unless you do the same thing everyday at the same time for the same amount of time. But with all the piddly things I've had issues with on this tablet the battery REALLY impresses me, and I'm a real heavy user (IE, Sketching, Games, YouTube, Web Surfing etc.) But I also keep my auto brightness on (I know, I hate it too) and common sense, if you don't need the Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, turn it off, although I never do and have been really impressed so far with the battery. pound for pound awesome tablet.
I have yet to have this thing die on me. After using it heavy all day, the lowest I've seen the battery before plugging it in is about 18% and my day starts at 8 (8-5 Work Day - Moderate to Above Average Use) and ends anywhere between 11pm to 2am with 6 o'clock till I go to bed HEAVY HEAVY use, especially since I'm new to tablets and still playing with this one a lot. It never leaves my hands basically.
Hope this helps.
you rarely need to exceed 40% brightness on this thing. this is the first thing i've used that i found to strain my eyes when at 100%. 25-40% works 90% of the time.
As far as iPad comparsison goes, supposedly it has slightly worse battery life. I think phonearena or something gave iPad 9 hours and this device a little over 8. Battery life isn't a concern. You should be able to get through the day without a hitch.
So it seems that the consensus is that the tablet will definitely last a full day's use assuming a typical 9-5 workday using it for browsing purposes.
The battery life averages about 8 hours or so at around 40 percent brightness at continuous use.
Can anyone with the previous generation note comment on how the 2014 model compares to the older model?
I get the impression that it's about the same. Although it has a slightly larger battery, the increased power draw from the higher resolution screen makes it average out to around the same average battery life for things to power the things we do more frequently - that is, browsing, reading, and typing notes, with the occasional movie here and there.
I currently own a galaxy tab 2. I can verify that at about 40 percent brightness, i'd also get around 8 hours or so of mixed use. If I'm strictly using it for a heavy web browsing session, the battery only lasts about 6 hours.
This is me being very conservative with my estimates.
I get the impression that this note 10.1 2014 does a bit better in that regard huh?
8 hours browsing?
Also owned the 2012 note 10.1 and indeed battery life is the same.
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I was just in an 8-hour class where I used S-Note extensively. (From 8:30a to 4:30p.) I took around 20 pages of notes. When I wasn't actively taking notes, I was experimenting with the features of S-Note and the tablet in general since it's pretty new to me, as well as browsing the web, Facebook, etc. When the class started my battery was at 83% (I didn't plug it in until very late last night and didn't turn it off while it charged, so it wasn't fully charged when I left home this morning). As of now, over 45 minutes after the class, my battery is at 53%. My screen brightness has been around 25% all day which was plenty bright in a brightly lit room.
We did have a half-hour lunch, and a couple breaks during which the screen was off. But, not too shabby, if you ask me.