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at the moment i've got a nexus s and am seriously considering moving on to a nexus 4, i was wondering if anybody else has made the same move as i would like to know how is the battery life on the n4 compared to the ns. i assume it will be worse but i'm hoping it isn't that much of a difference. thanks
insane youth said:
at the moment i've got a nexus s and am seriously considering moving on to a nexus 4, i was wondering if anybody else has made the same move as i would like to know how is the battery life on the n4 compared to the ns. i assume it will be worse but i'm hoping it isn't that much of a difference. thanks
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made the switch about a week ago. for me the battery life is definitely better. take note that the nexus s only had a 1500mah battery. the phone is a bit big but im quickly getting used to the size. this phone is also lag free.
thing that bothers me is that the phone gets really hot. mine hits 43 degrees celcius when playing games. im thinking of rooting to undervolt it.
The N4 is slightly more power hungry i would say but it is nothing a custom rom cant fix.
my previous device was a Nexus S. I made the switch when the S started to lag/freeze real bad and the battery started draining rapidly. I'm not one to switch devices every year but I'm glad I waited for the N4. Performance is buttery smooth, screen size is awesome, and battery life is excellent. Only minor gripe is that after rooting, it seems my phone sucks up more juice..but could be an isolated incident.
praveenmarkandu said:
made the switch about a week ago. for me the battery life is definitely better. take note that the nexus s only had a 1500mah battery. the phone is a bit big but im quickly getting used to the size. this phone is also lag free.
thing that bothers me is that the phone gets really hot. mine hits 43 degrees celcius when playing games. im thinking of rooting to undervolt it.
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43 degrees is not hot... I'm not sure if you're talking case temp or die temp but put it in perspective - the SandyBridge quad core in my desktop PC doesn't throttle 'till 97 degrees C and the ATI GPU in the same system is similar (not that I'd let them get that hot, but Intel and ATI call it 'safe') Obviously this varies from chip to chip, and a CPU running at 80 degrees C is going to make a tablet or phone pretty difficult to hold on to but I'd imagine the limits they've defined are more about protecting the user and the battery (Li-Ion batteries don't like getting hot...) than the SoC itself. Also, the power consumption of a silicon transistor is directly proportional to its temperature, voltage and switching speed. If you let the device get too hot, battery life would go south quite rapidly.
Without undervolting, the Tegra 3 in my Nexus 7 will hit 70+ under simultaneous GPU/CPU load and this is how Google/Asus/NVidia shipped it, so seriously... Don't worry. I don't have an app that can monitor temps on the N4 and neither do I want to know so I'm not about to start fishing about for thermals in sysfs, although I'm sure it's cooler with a 200mV CPU undervolt than stock
I once peered into a rack owned by a client of mine to see one of the servers with a bright red flashing light on it... I asked the guys "how long has this been happening?!" - 4 years of running under high CPU loads at 90 degrees with a ceased fan wasn't enough to kill it, I doubt much will.
ok thanks for the replies was a bit worried that the battery life would be considerable worse but you've set my mind at ease, nexus 4 here i come :good:
insane youth said:
ok thanks for the replies was a bit worried that the battery life would be considerable worse but you've set my mind at ease, nexus 4 here i come :good:
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With the right ROM and kernel, the Nexus 4 is giving me the best battery life of any Android phone I've yet owned. Admittedly, it was just light browsing and youtube-watching, but I got 7 hours screen-on through my last charge cycle... Which is double what I got out of my One X with the same kind of usage!
You won't regret it Just don't put it down on even slightly slanted glossy surfaces with no case covering it... LG appear to have invented the perpetual motion phone!
Azurael said:
With the right ROM and kernel, the Nexus 4 is giving me the best battery life of any Android phone I've yet owned. Admittedly, it was just light browsing and youtube-watching, but I got 7 hours screen-on through my last charge cycle... Which is double what I got out of my One X with the same kind of usage!
You won't regret it Just don't put it down on even slightly slanted glossy surfaces with no case covering it... LG appear to have invented the perpetual motion phone!
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Wow, still can't quite reach seven hours. Most I've had is about six and a half.
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Made the jump myself about a week ago, my Nexus S was starting to lag quite badly and reboot itself a lot. Nexus 4 is leaps and bounds better, no lag, love the screen and battery life seems a little better but not much to be honest, might try rooting and see if it makes a difference with a custom kernal. Very pleased with it overall. Only thing I dislike is the lack of a removable battery and lack of sd card slot but will have to live with it.
Apparently the battery life is terrible:
http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/21/microsoft-surface-pro-2-review/
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The W700 has better battery life than the SP2, yet the SP2 uses Haswell...
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Apparently the battery life is terrible:
http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/21/microsoft-surface-pro-2-review/
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The W700 has better battery life than the SP2, yet the SP2 uses Haswell...
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Keep in mind that they were playing a video for the duration of that test, so doing things like browsing the web will make the battery last longer. 6 hours of video playback doesn't sound terrible to me, my current tablet will hardly do 7 hours of screen on time in total of normal usage, and that's an android tablet with an ARM processor.
I'll be running a chunk of tests side by side with my existing Pro and the Pro 2 when mine gets here, if anyone wants side by side specific tests doing I will see what I can do...
I got my first full day of usage out of my new Pro 2, and I got above 10 hours of near constant use. It beat my old tablet (Which was an android tablet with a Tegra 2 ARM processor). Definitely impressed by the battery life on this thing.
Still waiting for mine to turn up, damn you, damn you all to hell...
That's one test. I've only had 1 full day with my SP2, but it's battery life is on par with the RT, which is a lot better than the SP1. I'd guess 7-8 hours for me, not running a lot of heavy processing tasks
I really wish I would have waited the two months for the Pro 2. Such huge improvements with battery life over the Pro I just bought, and all for just $100 more than I paid. I would feel a bit better had I saved more than that. Anyone want to buy a Pro 1 and a laptop so I can get the 2? LOL
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I got my first full day of usage out of my new Pro 2, and I got above 10 hours of near constant use. It beat my old tablet (Which was an android tablet with a Tegra 2 ARM processor). Definitely impressed by the battery life on this thing.
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10 hours sounds great. But was that with the screen on all the time? And if so, with what brightness settings? I've been discouraged by the reviews saying around 7 hours but I want to know the total possible screen on time on the lowest brightness with light tablet usage, i.e. no desktop apps, only modern UI IE for internet browsing. My nexus 7 2012 gives around 8h of screen on time with the lowest brightness and I'm fine with that.
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10 hours DOT.nds great. But was that with the screen on all the time? And if so, with what brightness settings? I've been discouraged by the reviews saying around 7 hours but I want to know the total possible screen on time on the lowest brightness with light tablet usage, i.e. no desktop apps, only modern UI IE for internet browsing. My nexus 7 2012 gives around 8h of screen on time with the lowest brightness and I'm fine with that.
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Somewhere around 7 to 7.5 hours SOT. Auto brightness. Mostly metro UI, but I did go into desktop mode a tiny bit
I'm confused as to why people are still quoting battery life from a device thats not even in the same ball park, yes the Nexus is a nice device, almost had one myself but at the end of the day the Surface is an i5 device with 10" screen etc, if anything it should be compared more to an ultrabook, or more accurately to 75% of an ultrabook given its physical size and the associated battery size.
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I'm confused as to why people are still quoting battery life from a device thats not even in the same ball park, yes the Nexus is a nice device, almost had one myself but at the end of the day the Surface is an i5 device with 10" screen etc, if anything it should be compared more to an ultrabook, or more accurately to 75% of an ultrabook given its physical size and the associated battery size.
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The concept of preferences and user scenarios is not some universal law. It is HIGHLY subjective. If I'd want an ultrabook I'd buy an ultrabook. I want a device that can act both as an ultrabook AND a tablet instead of having one ultrabook and one tablet. If the surface pro should be measured purely as an ultrabook then why do you think Microsoft didn't do an ultrabook? Comparing battery life is vital if you want to have a good idea of how the surface pro acts as a tablet. If you see the surface pro plain as an ultrabook, why not buy a "real" ultrabook instead?
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The concept of preferences and user scenarios is not some universal law. It is HIGHLY subjective. If I'd want an ultrabook I'd buy an ultrabook. I want a device that can act both as an ultrabook AND a tablet instead of having one ultrabook and one tablet. If the surface pro should be measured purely as an ultrabook then why do you think Microsoft didn't do an ultrabook? Comparing battery life is vital if you want to have a good idea of how the surface pro acts as a tablet. If you see the surface pro plain as an ultrabook, why not buy a "real" ultrabook instead?
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Battery life is highly subjective, yet you are comparing a 7" ARM based tablet with a 10" x86 i5 tablet.
My point about Ultrabooks was more down to the spec of Ultrabooks being more or less the same as the Surface Pro, a damned sight closer than the spec of a Nexus by a country mile...
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Battery life is highly subjective, yet you are comparing a 7" ARM based tablet with a 10" x86 i5 tablet.
My point about Ultrabooks was more down to the spec of Ultrabooks being more or less the same as the Surface Pro, a damned sight closer than the spec of a Nexus by a country mile...
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No I'm not, I'm comparing user scenarios. Specs is completely irrelevant. As I said, I want ONE device for all my needs. Is that really so confusing? Maybe you are a hardcore materialist or something but personally I'm a minimalist and I don't like to have several gadgets for different situations.
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No I'm not, I'm comparing user scenarios. Specs is completely irrelevant. As I said, I want ONE device for all my needs. Is that really so confusing? Maybe you are a hardcore materialist or something but personally I'm a minimalist and I don't like to have several gadgets for different situations.
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Spec's isnt irrelevant when you mention how much you get out of one device over another, you brought that up not me, all you needed to say was you wanted at least X figure, rather than mentioning Y hardware as that gives off the wrong impressions and suggests you are expecting something different.
As for one device, I had the RT, have the Pro now, and have the Pro2 on order, its a brilliant device in normal Pro guise, I want the Pro2 mainly for the extra RAM, the battery life to me makes no odds as I use it at home, and have a charger, I use it at work, I have a charger, I'm not out on the road long enough to worry about battery life that much although I do have a charger in the car as well.
I have completely ditched everything but my mobile phone since having the Pro, so if you are a minimalist then I dont see you having any issues, unless you are more road based than the 6+ hours a Pro2 will give you at which point a power cover, car charger or some other setup should do for your needs.
If you guys followed anandtech. Apparently the battery life is caused by firmware issues. Microsoft just pushed an update that fixed it. They did the same test and it boosted from 6 hours to 8 hours.
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If you guys followed anandtech. Apparently the battery life is caused by firmware issues. Microsoft just pushed an update that fixed it. They did the same test and it boosted from 6 hours to 8 hours.
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Now we're talking! Added anandtech to my bookmarks.
I do the occasional tour with the band I play in and some drives are longer than 6 hours. And you don't have access to power outlets at every place you stay so you might not be able to charge it every night so all the extra battery juice is welcome. And I don't trust 12V converters.
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mertzi said:
Now we're talking! Added anandtech to my bookmarks.
I do the occasional tour with the band I play in and some drives are longer than 6 hours. And you don't have access to power outlets at every place you stay so you might not be able to charge it every night so all the extra battery juice is welcome. And I don't trust 12V converters.
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microsoft are offering an official in car charger for the surface. The surface charges at 12V anyway so really all it needed was something to regulate the car electrical systems actual voltage of 13-14v down to 12. However it isnt hitting shelves until early 2014. It is listed on here though: http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-us/accessories/browse#accessories4
Well here's the drill. I'm coming from a oneplus one with outstanding battery life and Ive had the note for a day now, battery life has sucked so much, so so much and it even lags sometimes, I can literally see the percentage dropping. Every site I check rates note 5 higher for battery life than note 5, which seems odd to me, and I don't know what to do, should I get the nexus 6p or keep this phone and learn to live with it? Is the oneplus one from outer space for that battery life?
You might get some biased answers here since this is a 6p forum but I'd check the battery stats first, see what's causing that drain. Some phones require a few charges to optimize the battery too. Finally, it could just be a faulty model
I researched the Note 5 real hard between trying out an iPhone 6S+ and buying a 6P. I was coming from an S5 and the wife has a Note 3, which we both like quite a bit. Her Note is actually what got me wanting a bigger screen than my S5. But I did read a lot of complaints about the Note 5 battery life (and the glass backs cracking, even saw a display model at Best Buy with a busted back glass). And being I'm Verizon with no chance to root a Note 5, I opted for the 6P. Battery life has been very good with a few tweaks. Browse through the threads here to find what works. And you don't have to go nuts with the tweaks. For me, just running a custom Kernel, using Greenify for a few apps and not installing GasBuddy were all that was needed.
The Nexus 6P is a great device from a software point of view (= guaranteed updates, no Knox or other nasty stuff ) but not very durable from a mechanical point of view. You really have to take care when using this phone because the Aluminum body is weak and prone to warping or bending. That´s the only downside of this device..
I would say if you're looking to switch because of battery life you likely won't find find much relief by switching to the Nexus 6P. Most new high end phones are clocking in 4-6 hours of screen on time. The Oneplus One may have provided you better battery life due to the lower resolution screen, older (probably less power hungry) processor, and tweaks that were part of CyanogenMod. What kind of screen on time are you getting between the Oneplus One and Note 5?
In terms of performance, I haven't seen a single issue with the Nexus 6P, but screen on time maxes out for me around 4-5 hours. The standby time has been much improved in Marshmallow, but that update should be seen soon-ish on the Note 5.
I've found myself in the same boat, the Note is pretty damn good but there are some software issues such as the memory management, bloat and most of all 32gb not being close to enough HD space. Is the warp thing really an issue? I've not heard of anything regarding it.
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I've found myself in the same boat, the Note is pretty damn good but there are some software issues such as the memory management, bloat and most of all 32gb not being close to enough HD space. Is the warp thing really an issue? I've not heard of anything regarding it.
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Yes, it is an issue. I'd be willing to say that almost every device will suffer from it (even if the owner does not realise) mine warped after a day in a case.
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Yes, it is an issue. I'd be willing to say that almost every device will suffer from it (even if the owner does not realise) mine warped after a day in a case.
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Yes, just read through the 'bent after 2 days' thread and that certainly sound worrying. Really wanted to switch over with the annoyances of the Note lately. Is it enough to warrant not switching or something to 'live with'?
You won't notice it honestly, I just make sure I don't sit on it or anything. The phone itself is a lot better than the note 5. Worth the buy if you're careful
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Yes, just read through the 'bent after 2 days' thread and that certainly sound worrying. Really wanted to switch over with the annoyances of the Note lately. Is it enough to warrant not switching or something to 'live with'?
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If I have any kind of warping on my Nexus 6P I can't see it. The only time warping might be bothersome is if you want to use a tempered glass screen protector, as it will peel away from the display.
Regardless, if you already have a current generation high end Android, you're probaly better off waiting for the next generation. Unless you really got money to burn!
I had the Note 5 before upgrading to the 6P. I am much happier with the 6P, it's better in every way IMO with the exception of the Note 5 having a bit better camera.
I had a OPO and loved the battery life, I went to the N6 and then the N6P and wouldn't even think of any other phone at this point. If you enjoy tweaking, the 6P is the phone for you. Running Cataclysm rom + ElementalX + Pay and V4A, I get between 5-6 hours of SOT, but more importantly for me, I'm usually around 30-40% after my long work day.
I've not had a single issue with any bend or warp. I always put a tempered screen protector on and a very minimal case. I would imagine any thin, larger phone will bend if in your rear pocket if sat on, the IPhone6+ had a similar "issue".
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Regardless, if you already have a current generation high end Android, you're probaly better off waiting for the next generation. Unless you really got money to burn!
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Lucky the note still has good resale value here! Can sell it and pick up a 64gb Nexus for the same price off Gumtree.
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Yes, just read through the 'bent after 2 days' thread and that certainly sound worrying. Really wanted to switch over with the annoyances of the Note lately. Is it enough to warrant not switching or something to 'live with'?
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I don't think so, but I don't carry my phone in my pocket. I use a NiteIze belt carrier. It did make me opt for getting the phone straight from Google though, so I could get the Google Protect program on it. Cost me a little more to get it that way, but good peace of mind since all the feedback I've read about using that program has been very good.
manupa14 said:
Well here's the drill. I'm coming from a oneplus one with outstanding battery life and Ive had the note for a day now, battery life has sucked so much, so so much and it even lags sometimes, I can literally see the percentage dropping. Every site I check rates note 5 higher for battery life than note 5, which seems odd to me, and I don't know what to do, should I get the nexus 6p or keep this phone and learn to live with it? Is the oneplus one from outer space for that battery life?
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So far battery life has been excellent for me. I uploaded this for another thread but it may help answer your questions. I should mention that since the last full charge I have not been playing games or streaming video, which might have move the drop-off point up a few hours.
I am sure you can see, there are a bunch of 6P owners complaining about battery life also. My opinion is biased but my 6P seems great with all the stuffs on so far. I would recommend going a full day with location services turned off, google now fully turned off, to see how much drain there is. I came from a Note 4 and that got pretty good battery life with location services off and google now off. I manually turned the GPS on and off when I needed it. Also try removing/disabling as much Samsung and carrier bloatware as possible.
Hello,
My Nexus 6P, albeit a great phone, is starting to get a little slow and the battery life has suffered. My memory usage isn't high, around 2GB. I close all apps after using them. I haven't even used close to half of my 64GB storage.
I am a very heavy phone user, and I am having to recharge my 6P more than once every day. I cannot sustainably use max screen brightness as it drains the battery too quickly, a shame because maximum brightness on this phone is so beautiful!
From some testing, it is taking 2 minutes and 3 seconds to drop 1% in battery life at maximum screen brightness while watching YouTube. Round to two minutes, multiply by 100, and that gives you 200 minutes. 3 hours and 20 minutes.. that is silly, plus the battery drops off faster as the percentage decreases (I tested at 94%).
Realistically, I can get 2.5-3 hours on this phone at maximum brightness - is there something wrong, or is this just the phone? While writing this post in 5 minutes, I dropped another 3%...
It should be pretty obvious that a 2k screen at maximum (!) brightness can drain the battery faster.
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It should be pretty obvious that a 2k screen at maximum (!) brightness can drain the battery faster.
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Yes, but Techradar's test of a 90 minute video with adaptive brightness OFF (like me) takes battery down to 75%. That's 25% down in 1.5 hours, meaning the battery life of their test model would be 6 hours video playback, more than double what I get.
What gives?
Lower the brightness.
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Yes, but Techradar's test of a 90 minute video with adaptive brightness OFF (like me) takes battery down to 75%. That's 25% down in 1.5 hours, meaning the battery life of their test model would be 6 hours video playback, more than double what I get.
What gives?
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You're taking 1 instance of a test and multiplying it as it the variables within that instance will remain the same. Batteries drain faster the more they are used in an instance because of the heat. This type of test can be done with a flashlight. Turn it on for an extended period of time and then turn it off for a few seconds. Turn it on again and the brightness will be at max (for the batteries' capacity at the time), after about 5 seconds, the light will dim suddenly.
Same thing happens in phones. Manage your brightness.
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You're taking 1 instance of a test and multiplying it as it the variables within that instance will remain the same. Batteries drain faster the more they are used in an instance because of the heat. This type of test can be done with a flashlight. Turn it on for an extended period of time and then turn it off for a few seconds. Turn it on again and the brightness will be at max (for the batteries' capacity at the time), after about 5 seconds, the light will dim suddenly.
Same thing happens in phones. Manage your brightness.
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So essentially, this is just the battery life of the 6P?
Seems a little weird to give a phone such a beautiful display but we are unable to use it to its full extent because it won't last.
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So essentially, this is just the battery life of the 6P?
Seems a little weird to give a phone such a beautiful display but we are unable to use it to its full extent because it won't last.
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I can't say that, but I can say there's no device that we can expect to just use that way. All devices (even outside of smartphones) are like that. If it runs on a battery expect not to be able to use it to its full capabilities for an extended period of time.
Cars are the same way. If you run it at max speed all the time (if there were no laws), you'll run out of gas extremely quickly, compared to 65mph. Same concept applies here. It sucks but that's the way it is.
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The battery of this phone is poor, no doubt in that. However what I found is that my previous phone (which I had to RMA) lasted much longer than the current one. Around 1-1.5-2(barely)hr more SOT. Don't know how this could happen.
Yeah, 6P is not what I expected it to be.
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The battery of this phone is poor, no doubt in that. However what I found is that my previous phone (which I had to RMA) lasted much longer than the current one. Around 1-1.5-2(barely)hr more SOT. Don't know how this could happen.
Yeah, 6P is not what I expected it to be.
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Not saying you are wrong, but I feel like some say that about every phone. I will have to wait and see when mine gets here.
When the Note 5 came out there were so many people saying how terrible it was with battery life. Almost turned me away from getting it. Finally decided to take the plunge and guess what? It's pretty much the same as all the other phones I have had. The phone don't suck, our usage changes based on the device we have. I use my Note 5 more than I did my Note 4, battery still lasts me all day but needs to be charged about an hour after I get home. Note 4 made it until bedtime but I had a company phone to use all day.
I'm hoping the 6P can handle me all day. No pen to use so it should be fine.
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Not saying you are wrong, but I feel like some say that about every phone. I will have to wait and see when mine gets here.
When the Note 5 came out there were so many people saying how terrible it was with battery life. Almost turned me away from getting it. Finally decided to take the plunge and guess what? It's pretty much the same as all the other phones I have had. The phone don't suck, our usage changes based on the device we have. I use my Note 5 more than I did my Note 4, battery still lasts me all day but needs to be charged about an hour after I get home. Note 4 made it until bedtime but I had a company phone to use all day.
I'm hoping the 6P can handle me all day. No pen to use so it should be fine.
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I don't get why you're getting the 6P if you already have the Note 5. Like having two or more phones uh?
I got the 6P in place of the Note 5. I had a Note 4 before (it was defective I believe), it had terrible battery life (very rarely 4.5 to 5 hours SOT) and heats up to 75C very easily. Sure the 6P is cheaper, but I could've gotten the Note 5 if I wanted because this device is going to be there for at least 2 years. The thought of I can't bear anymore of TouchWiz was the only reason I got 6P. I thought the Note 5 would heat similarly and that 6P was better overall. But now I think I'm wrong, the Note 5 is a slightly better phone.
My 6P heats way too much (though not as much as my Note 4 did). Battery not upto expectation. Inconsistent camera (exposure problems). Throttling issues.
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I don't get why you're getting the 6P if you already have the Note 5. Like having two or more phones uh?
I got the 6P in place of the Note 5. I had a Note 4 before (it was defective I believe), it had terrible battery life (very rarely 4.5 to 5 hours SOT) and heats up to 75C very easily. Sure the 6P is cheaper, but I could've gotten the Note 5 if I wanted because this device is going to be there for at least 2 years. The thought of I can't bear anymore of TouchWiz was the only reason I got 6P. I thought the Note 5 would heat similarly and that 6P was better overall. But now I think I'm wrong, the Note 5 is a slightly better phone.
My 6P heats way too much (though not as much as my Note 4 did). Battery not upto expectation. Inconsistent camera (exposure problems). Throttling issues.
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I actually don't mind touchwiz especially now that they have trimmed most of the fat and you can theme it now. Sad I'll miss out on AOSP/CM on it but I guess that's what the Nexus line is for. As far as the 6P being worse than the Note 5, I think it's based on usage patterns. The Note 5 has it's own slew of issues, radio especially for me, it does tend to heat up but not as bad as some other phones. Slippery as hell OMG!!! And that all glass thing is just absolutely nightmarish! It is still a fantastic device though and I will miss it greatly.
I'm getting it because of Project Fi. It will be cheaper for my wife and I compared to what we pay now for T-Mobile. We will be saving just over $60. That's date night once a month right there, Lol. I am actually getting rid of my Note 5, and unfortunately earlier today I dropped it on the road without a case on!!!!!!!!!!!:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
I cried....no shame there....my own damn fault too.
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I actually don't mind touchwiz especially now that they have trimmed most of the fat and you can theme it now. Sad I'll miss out on AOSP/CM on it but I guess that's what the Nexus line is for. As far as the 6P being worse than the Note 5, I think it's based on usage patterns. The Note 5 has it's own slew of issues, radio especially for me, it does tend to heat up but not as bad as some other phones. Slippery as hell OMG!!! And that all glass thing is just absolutely nightmarish! It is still a fantastic device though and I will miss it greatly.
I'm getting it because of Project Fi. It will be cheaper for my wife and I compared to what we pay now for T-Mobile. We will be saving just over $60. That's date night once a month right there, Lol. I am actually getting rid of my Note 5, and unfortunately earlier today I dropped it on the road without a case on!!!!!!!!!!!:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
I cried....no shame there....my own damn fault too.
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Maaan.. You could've just used a case! :
You do know that the 6P bends very easily without a case right (I got to know after I bought the device).
So you're getting the 6P as a replacement to your Note 5? I don't get why I see many people using the 6P after the Note 5. Is the 6P actually better?
Do let me know about your thoughts when you get your phone.
I've found that since a security patch update around February that my phones battery drops so much quicker. I used to be able to get 5 hours sot. I've seen a few people post on this issue and with it being a software issue I'm becoming extremely frustrated with android. I'm ashamed to say I'm considering selling the 6p and getting an Iphone
edios123 said:
Maaan.. You could've just used a case! :
You do know that the 6P bends very easily without a case right (I got to know after I bought the device).
So you're getting the 6P as a replacement to your Note 5? I don't get why I see many people using the 6P after the Note 5. Is the 6P actually better?
Do let me know about your thoughts when you get your phone.
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Sometimes I go bare with it because I'm always "careful" lol. I plan on having a case for the 6P for sure. I'll probably go bare off and on once I get used to the device and become comfortable.
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Ritchiejoe said:
I've found that since a security patch update around February that my phones battery drops so much quicker. I used to be able to get 5 hours sot. I've seen a few people post on this issue and with it being a software issue I'm becoming extremely frustrated with android. I'm ashamed to say I'm considering selling the 6p and getting an Iphone
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No shame there. Seems like something is staying awake when it should be dozing. I'm assuming it's not rooted right?
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I used to have the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. I know how well it worked and the awesome battery life. Now we have a phone with a newer CPU, same screen resolution, almost the same battery size, and latest OS but still it doesn't even come close to battery performance. That is head scratching. I have to resort to fat battery packs just to get the same real world battery use. Why LG? What's the excuse?
I'm also coming from the Note 4, I had the phone for over a year and a half. I owned multiple batteries (the beauty of removable batteries), and over time they started to drain very quickly. I think the V20 battery is much better than the Note 4 battery, why not try getting an extra battery if one isn't doing the job for you?
are you on a custom rom?
andruyd said:
I used to have the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. I know how well it worked and the awesome battery life. Now we have a phone with a newer CPU, same screen resolution, almost the same battery size, and latest OS but still it doesn't even come close to battery performance. That is head scratching. I have to resort to fat battery packs just to get the same real world battery use. Why LG? What's the excuse?
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Well. You are disregarding a very important fact that has a huge impact on battery life. And that is the type of screen technology. Usually phones which use amoled screens have a higher expectancy to drain the battery at a slower rate thanks to the technology allowing them to light up individual pixels only when it's required. On the other hand, the v20 has ips screen which lights up the whole panel regardless of if it is needed or not. But to be honest, both types have pros and cons . One just have to put In a balance what are the most important features and capabilities you want on your phone and decide from there. If you like battery lasting way longer, then go for the note or S series. But you will have to live with the consequences too. For the ips screens, the battery tends to be one of the consequences and the sacrifice of pure black or white white many people claim. However, for me, those 2 things are worthy to be sacrificed for a phone which to be honest is pretty much the only one that has been released on 2016 with removable battery, infra red, tough body, sd card slot, easy fixable, unlocked bootloader, and at least to me, fast, reliable, and fully featured. (some of the recent phones might have some of this features but not all of then together)
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are you on a custom rom?
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No. I did play around with it before but from my experience custom rom battery life is never on par with stock. Most of the time it's worse.
Amoled has better contrast specifically when it comes to blacks, can turn off sections of its screens that produce black which can save battery.
IPS has sharper display, does a better job at producing whites but can't shut off portions of its screen.
Neither is really better than the other, it just depends on which screen you prefer.
Since I like thickening my phone with a battery pack (the thinnest is ridiculous these days I'd rather have a longer lasting battery)
Coming from a Note 3 to the v10 I much preferred the v10 display it's noticeably sharper close up.
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