experienced user told me that Stock(AOSP 4.2.2) is better than Custom (CM10.1, AOKP...) (in terms of Battery life.)
is this true? maybe someone test?
i have Nexus 7 3G (AOKP off + franco Kernel)
It's impossible to give you a truly correct answer because there's too many variants which can make battery life differ.
As things like apps, usage, ROMs, kernels, mods, the device, tweaks and many other things can all have different effects on battery life, it really is dependant on the specific situation.
So if I was to have the 3G model (as you have), be using the same ROM and kernel combination, have all settings exactly the same, have exactly the same apps installed, use the apps for exactly the same amount of time and have the same mods/tweaks installed, we could still quite easily have our battery life last a different amount of time.
Due to that, that's why it's always best to just test them out for yourself so then you'll know exactly how your battery will perform in regards to your usage
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The ROM makes little to no difference whatsoever. Battery life is more affected by the kernel and your own individual settings.
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But some ROMs claim to have better battery life than the others (CodenameBattery, SuperCharge Series). Are they talking nonsense?
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Odp: [Q] Best Battery life. Stock or Custom?
I use stock 4.2.2 rooted in two weeks now, and the battery is very good. Try to stick to stock in one week or so.
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But some ROMs claim to have better battery life than the others (CodenameBattery, SuperCharge Series). Are they talking nonsense?
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Some could absolutely be talking nonsense but others could actually be telling the truth.
They could have certain tweaks in place that will indeed improve battery and could also have more power saving apps included. There's so many variables that without actually testing them out for yourself, there's no way of knowing whether it will have better battery life or not.
I use a custom ROM on my gnex simply for color control, but in my experience custom kernels never improve battery enough to make more than a very minimal difference. I stick to stock with my 7 for multiple reasons, one being certain EA games won't download data while using custom kernels. You'll see people claiming custom kernel's get them 9 hours display time ect... Well I've gotten that on stock depending on what I was doing with my 7. My average is usually more like 5-6 over 2-3 days as I use it more for gaming than anything.
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Like previous members have stated, it's not possible to give you a definite answer as to which gives you better battery life. When I received my N7 I rooted and installed a ROM and a kernel. Ultimately I revert back to full stock android for many reasons. One, battery life was much better on stock kernel than a custom one. I didn't need a custom ROM either. Only on my N4 would I need custom software installed because recently my mother has been using my N7 a lot so my N4 is what I use most now.
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i don't care about gpu or overclocking my device.. all i want is to unplugged the n4 form charger and go working in the morning and at night before bad to put it back in the charger - without it dieing on my before..
i had htc sensation and it last all day for me, i'm now 2 days with the nexus 4 , and after 12 hours the battery is dead.
i'm currently using Cyanogenmod 10.1 18/2/13 nightly . turn off locations, and Facebook sync. using only automatic brightness (witch my the way is very low), WiFi and gps and Bluetooth always off . 3g on.
thank you!
Usage varies across any ROM/kernel combo. No one can really say what's best, because everyone's usage varies. But, I can and will say, I'm having best battery life so far using asylum nightlies with matr1x 7.0 kernel. I have a very strict setup which I'm not getting into, but I am in no way limiting the function of this powerhouse. If that makes any sense. Currently sitting at 63% with almost 3 hours screen time. 50/50 3g/wifi and heavy use. think streaming, gaming, downloads. It would take me a very long time to describe what I do to get this battery life, but I would be willing to explain if needed.
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I recommend AOKP build mr3, and Harsh's kernel. No need to tweak anything, everything is done for you and you get great battery life. Just my experience from it.
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I'm using paranoidandriod with Franco kernel. I get great battery life all the time every time. Download the kernel and leave the settings as is and let it do it's thing.
Note: This has been asked too many times. You can search up the old ones and you'll pretty much get the same answers that it all depends on what you do. Battery life is subjective. It depends on the user. If someone only uses their phone for calls and text they will get awesome battery life. If another person has the same setup as the first they did play lots of game and play videos and such, battery life would not be so great. Thus, both users will tell you different answers.
Just try them out and see for yourself.
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I'm using paranoidandriod with Franco kernel. I get great battery life all the time every time. Download the kernel and leave the settings as is and let it do it's thing.
Note: This has been asked too many times. You can search up the old ones and you'll pretty much get the same answers that it all depends on what you do. Battery life is subjective. It depends on the user. If someone only uses their phone for calls and text they will get awesome battery life. If another person has the same setup as the first they did play lots of game and play videos and such, battery life would not be so great. Thus, both users will tell you different answers.
Just try them out and see for yourself.
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Thats why xda did the sugestions on opening topics, and yes, it did apper, but not on our device..
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Hi Im an user from nexus 4 since 2 months ago .
since the first day i rooted and change my rom.
i used to use cyanogenmod 10.1 RC2 + Franco Kernel M2 or 134 these days.
when i updated the franco kernel my battery began to drain too much even when the phone was idle. so my battery died in less than 10 h!!!
so i come back with CM kernel and right now my battery is during like 1 day!
im thinking in use rasbean + trinity kernel but i dont know if i should to use faux, semaphore or other one.
i just want my phone to use social apps,calls and i wanna take care of my battery.
what do you recommend me?
Thank You!
Use whatever you like. Find what's best for you.
Threads like this get shut down by mods.
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You won't get a proper answer to this because the question is completely subjective and experiences vary from user to user. It's the same as asking someone what the best colour is, there simply isn't any correct answer. I'm sure if 10 different people replied you'd receive at least 4 different suggestions.
I too was trying to only get the best battery solution for a couple of months. I ended up using PA with stock PA kernel because the performance was much more efficient, with improved battery life over stock.
okay thanks guys!
In all honesty I used to drive myself crazy with this question, then I realized that there are simply to many variables that are constantly changing from day to day. Now a days I just rock out and charge when I need too.....call me weird lol
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So I got a Nexus 4 last week, and I couldn't be happier. Coming from the Galaxy Nexus, this phone is essentially everything I loved about the Samsung, but on steroids. I was a HUGE crack-flasher with my Samsung, but the fluidity of the stock Nexus 4 is impeccable. Which brings me to my question --
I'm getting around 3.5 hours screen on time if only on HSPA+, and 4.5 hours if on mostly WiFi. Would the battery life be improved significantly if I flashed, say, Franco's Milestone-2? Or is it generally not a big difference if you flash a custom kernel on a stock ROM?
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So I got a Nexus 4 last week, and I couldn't be happier. Coming from the Galaxy Nexus, this phone is essentially everything I loved about the Samsung, but on steroids. I was a HUGE crack-flasher with my Samsung, but the fluidity of the stock Nexus 4 is impeccable. Which brings me to my question --
I'm getting around 3.5 hours screen on time if only on HSPA+, and 4.5 hours if on mostly WiFi. Would the battery life be improved significantly if I flashed, say, Franco's Milestone-2? Or is it generally not a big difference if you flash a custom kernel on a stock ROM?
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It depends on your usage. Personally I get the same amount of screen time on a custom ROM or on stock ROM with Franco.kernel. You also have to manage your apps according as well and having a good signal is an important to a longer battery life as well. Doing light tasks will increase screen time as well. Gaming will deplete the battery by a lot. So it really just depends on your usage.
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It depends on your usage. Personally I get the same amount of screen time on a custom ROM or on stock ROM with Franco.kernel. You also have to manage your apps according as well and having a good signal is an important to a longer battery life as well. Doing light tasks will increase screen time as well. Gaming will deplete the battery by a lot. So it really just depends on your usage.
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I appreciate the response. Question for you: does fluidity remain just as beautifully magnificent if using Franco's?
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stock with franco is my current set up. i ALWAYS end up going back to stock because i find it alot more fluid out of the box state than any custom rom.
battery life for me theres a marginal bump up. but i keep the kernel as is no tweaking besides color calibration.
and of course that part depends on many variables in your particular situation. apps,managing apps, how much you use the phone etc.
i am no app hoarder just the basic essential apps that get my through the day.
i can honestly say this is my perfect set up for my N4. Stock with root and francos nightly kernel color tweaked
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stock with franco is my current set up. i ALWAYS end up going back to stock because i find it alot more fluid out of the box state than any custom rom.
battery life for me theres a marginal bump up. but i keep the kernel as is no tweaking besides color calibration.
and of course that part depends on many variables in your particular situation. apps,managing apps, how much you use the phone etc.
i am no app hoarder just the basic essential apps that get my through the day.
i can honestly say this is my perfect set up for my N4. Stock with root and francos nightly kernel color tweaked
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And you've noticed improved battery life, personally?
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And you've noticed improved battery life, personally?
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yes i notice a difference in my battery life. nothing big but i can tell you theres a difference and every little ounce of juice helps im the type of person who always reups over night and im usually at around 35% by 10pm after a full day of use
I prefer bricked (note my signature) but Franco's is nice, probably the most popular one out there for either N4 or N7.
help ?
Sorry if this is a bit out of context, but Since I have less than 10 posts, I am unable to comment on the most suitable thread. Searched Q&A and other threads as suggested, found conflicting replies.
My problem: Flashed stock ROM on my Nexus 4,(jwr66y) but am unable to move past the boot screen ("android") while flashing franco's kernel for nexus 4 OSAP from franco's thread regarding the same.
Tried the boot image from franco's post as well as the boot image from the occam jwr66y post. Does not move past the boot screen. Help?!
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Sorry if this is a bit out of context, but Since I have less than 10 posts, I am unable to comment on the most suitable thread. Searched Q&A and other threads as suggested, found conflicting replies.
My problem: Flashed stock ROM on my Nexus 4,(jwr66y) but am unable to move past the boot screen ("android") while flashing franco's kernel for nexus 4 OSAP from franco's thread regarding the same.
Tried the boot image from franco's post as well as the boot image from the occam jwr66y post. Does not move past the boot screen. Help?!
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Clear the caches in recovery and reboot.
Lyxdeslic said:
So I got a Nexus 4 last week, and I couldn't be happier. Coming from the Galaxy Nexus, this phone is essentially everything I loved about the Samsung, but on steroids. I was a HUGE crack-flasher with my Samsung, but the fluidity of the stock Nexus 4 is impeccable. Which brings me to my question --
I'm getting around 3.5 hours screen on time if only on HSPA+, and 4.5 hours if on mostly WiFi. Would the battery life be improved significantly if I flashed, say, Franco's Milestone-2? Or is it generally not a big difference if you flash a custom kernel on a stock ROM?
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Offtopic:
"Galaxy Nexus but on steroids." well said my friend!
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gee2012 said:
Clear the caches in recovery and reboot.
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Did that before flashing anyway. And after restoring stock system.img and several times in between.. dalvik and cache both.
Might have to download a toolkit to install it.. Don't know if it will make a difference or not
Tried the milestone boot.img also. Does not even move past "Google" in this case..
I've used about 5 or 6 different roms for my HTC One and right now I'm using SentinelRom for android 4.2.2 and I seem to be getting almost double the battery life then from the other roms. Which I love. Anybody have any input on this? Here's a screenshot. I've got 15+hrs on this charge and I still have 27% left. And I've used my phone pretty heavily.
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I've used about 5 or 6 different roms for my HTC One and right now I'm using SentinelRom for android 4.2.2 and I seem to be getting almost double the battery life then from the other roms. Which I love. Anybody have any input on this? Here's a screenshot. I've got 15+hrs on this charge and I still have 27% left. And I've used my phone pretty heavily.
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I didn't believed that sense based roms were superior than each other on battery or performance basis since htc one x days. But sentinel rom actually gave me a significant boost on battery life on all of my devices. (Nexus 7, HTC One, Nexus 4)
So I'm going to agree with you on this.
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I didn't believed that sense based roms were superior than each other on battery or performance basis since htc one x days. But sentinel rom actually gave me a significant boost on battery life on all of my devices. (Nexus 7, HTC One, Nexus 4)
So I'm going to agree with you on this.
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Ya. Not sure how exactly they tweak it to get better battery life but I'm happy... The cool thing too is the maker of the Rom takes suggestions from people and implaments them into the roms if he can.
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Graphics bars of use and screen on time, or didn't happen
SLver said:
Graphics bars of use and screen on time, or didn't happen
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that screen on could be very good (maybe 5 hours?) you need to use Gsam Battery monitor to get the on screen time...
I recommend RGUI.
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I believe that it's not really dependent solely on the ROM but there are a lot of factors like usage, brightness and other things that either give you a good or a bad battery life. I have used the stock ROM, Android Revolution HD, and Trickdroid, and I got about the same battery life from both ARHD and Trickdroid (I didn't really keep the stock ROM except for a day or two so I wouldn't know). It's sort of hard to track the usage exactly in order to compare between two ROMs, because I for one use my phone differently every day, depending on how much browsing I do, how many phone calls I get or make, how many dropped signals, the brightness level depending on the lighting condition, and such. I must say, though, that I am extremely happy with the battery life I get from Trickdroid but I cannot say that it gives me a better battery life than ARHD, for instance, because that would merely an unimportant opinion that is not based on facts.
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I believe that it's not really dependent solely on the ROM but there are a lot of factors like usage, brightness and other things that either give you a good or a bad battery life. I have used the stock ROM, Android Revolution HD, and Trickdroid, and I got about the same battery life from both ARHD and Trickdroid (I didn't really keep the stock ROM except for a day or two so I wouldn't know). It's sort of hard to track the usage exactly in order to compare between two ROMs, because I for one use my phone differently every day, depending on how much browsing I do, how many phone calls I get or make, how many dropped signals, the brightness level depending on the lighting condition, and such. I must say, though, that I am extremely happy with the battery life I get from Trickdroid but I cannot say that it gives me a better battery life than ARHD, for instance, because that would merely an unimportant opinion that is not based on facts.
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I tried to run a full day similar to that of those with trickdroid, ARHD and RGUI. And I just feel like the battery lasted a little longer on this Rom. I'm not sure if these developers can tweak software to change how long the battery last or not? But it does seem like there is a deference. I guess I should run it for a week or so on each Rom to get a true test. All I know is I love this phone and a longer lasting battery makes me happy as I can use the phone longer
On a side note. I am getting pretty slow speeds on speedtest with LTE. I'm getting 2 to 3 bars? Anyone know what that's about?? I'm only getting like 1.5mbps down and same up??
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that screen on could be very good (maybe 5 hours?) you need to use Gsam Battery monitor to get the on screen time...
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Ok. I'll try that
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Been using RGUI for couple days now and it has provided me with the best battery life.
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I'm using Trickdroid 7.5 with greenify and wife power saver. I know I have a considerable wakelocks. I have to look for audio in and out wakelock.
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I tried to run a full day similar to that of those with trickdroid, ARHD and RGUI. And I just feel like the battery lasted a little longer on this Rom.
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Little longer or double? In the OP you said nearly double.
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Little longer or double? In the OP you said nearly double.
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I would say nearly double. I was getting only 7-8 hours with other Roms. And its close to 16 hours with this rom
Am using
HTC one M7_U, S-ON,
TWRP 2.6.3.3,ARHD 40.3, Xposed Installer 2.4.1,sense 5 toolbox 2.5.
i am having a great battery life
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Which has better battery life stock JB or Paranoid Android with Franco Kernel?
Try it yourself, every user has different usages..
But using Franco will improve your battery
The above post is a bit contradictory but it's right in saying that the experience varies from user to user. Some say that the stock ROM and kernel give the best battery life, others prefer different kernels. For me they all seem good enough to get through the day so it doesn't matter too much.
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