Hi everyone, I've had my nexus 4 for about three weeks now and I think I have a problem with the battery, it just seems to be draining no matter what set up I have be it ROM or stock or any kernel, its draining whether I'm using it or not, obviously it drains quicker when I'm using it but it empties at quite a quick rate, also when I'm charging it it seems to take an age to fully charge.
I don't know if its me just being silly about the whole thing but I'm certain it shouldn't be draining this quickly.
Now I don't know if I need a replacement and if I do would the fact that I brought it off eBay matter?
I'm a bit gutted cos I sold my other phone to get this one now this one is playing up and I'm not sure I can get it replaced?
Just need some advice from you guys as what to do?
Many thanks
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I suggest buying a battery on eBay for the Nexus 4 and replace the battery currently in your phone. It shouldn't cost more than $40 USD.
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All the settings Ive tried dont work... Battery is so weak its not even funny...and no my phone is not defective but its just annoying with the battery. My N2 lasted 2 days with heavy use....how u guys cope with battery ?
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dieselfatal said:
All the settings Ive tried dont work... Battery is so weak its not even funny...and no my phone is not defective but its just annoying with the battery. My N2 lasted 2 days with heavy use....how u guys cope with battery ?
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You'll get a lot of replies from people saying they are delighted that with their battery life and claim that something is wrong with you.
From my experience with the Galaxy Nexus, I know that battery life with Android varies all over the place depending on how you use the phone and what apps you install. Install the wrong apps or get file corruption--that you can't pin down--the battery will drain just sitting there unused.
if you intend to keep the phone, I suggest getting a 12000mAH external power pack. Thanks Google for not allowing us to readily swap the battery.
Galaxy nexus 2 hour screen on time. Carried a spare battery. Nexus 4 close to 4 hours screen. I guess what I am saying is I can cope because I came from actual bad battery life.
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dieselfatal said:
All the settings Ive tried dont work... Battery is so weak its not even funny...and no my phone is not defective but its just annoying with the battery. My N2 lasted 2 days with heavy use....how u guys cope with battery ?
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My iphone 4s only lasts 8 hours with heavy use. Streaming movies, Sirius sat, games, web surfing.
This phone outlasts that so far with the same stuff.
But its terrible you should sell it.....
The battery has been so so for me. I'm hoping when a good kernel and Ron come it will be a lot better. I benefit from working in range of a outlet .
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All the settings Ive tried dont work... Battery is so weak its not even funny...and no my phone is not defective but its just annoying with the battery. My N2 lasted 2 days with heavy use....how u guys cope with battery ?
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Heavy use...2 days get real you mean you barely touched it.
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GS3 battery dominates the N4 battery even tho it has the same 2100mah size.
I guess the AMOLED >>> IPS LCD in terms of battery drainage.
Sucks! I guess the Nexus 4 battery life will be only slightly better than my One X =(
I personally love the threads where former galaxy note owners and droid razer maxx owners ***** about battery life.
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I swear guys I normally use same apps and on Note2 I was able to get day and day and half with heavy use and teo days with light use..but this N4 just drains battery like theres no tomorrow. Esp browsing internet..youtube..and other stuff that pulls a lot of data... The only way I can save battery is it i put brightness to almost zero and turn off wifi and data completely. I have all the normal stuff syncing and not often...facebook pulls data every 2 hours and other apps as well. I really love this device but WHY WHY WHY Google/LG decided to have non removable battery. I RESPECT Samsung so much more because they give you removable and decent battery and also give you SD card option which I can live without but its nice to have. I guess you get what you pay for.
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GS3 most certainly does not dominate....
Amoled is only more efficient for blacks. Every other color it displays uses more power on AMOLED vs LCD. In fact, white uses 70% more power in AMOLED displays than LCD.
Watching 1hr video on Netflix over hspa+ at full brightness today dropped my battery from 80% to 29%. My galaxy nexus with the same use would have dropped maybe half of that.
Does that sound normal?
I'll be able to check if I have a defective unit pretty soon. I have a RMA for my earpiece speaker not working, but I'm literally stuck on a charger at all times, lol. I honestly don't really care about the crappy battery life, I still love this phone!
On the plus side, it seems to charge as fast as it loses charge, lol
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All the settings Ive tried dont work... Battery is so weak its not even funny...and no my phone is not defective but its just annoying with the battery. My N2 lasted 2 days with heavy use....how u guys cope with battery ?
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Can't deal with battery?
I sincerely recommend you to Xperia S. Stylish, elegant and charming.
What was the best phone battery wise you guys used or currenly use ? Blackbery 8300 for me. I charged it once a week...NO KIDDIN
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I have owned mine since the 21st and I have noticed the battery to be on par with my S3 that is HIGHLY overclocked.... That being said, It could definitely be better! And the S3 has Verizon LTE so I don't know where all this drain is coming from... I use the same apps on all of my devices... Oh well! Time to get a good external battery...
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All the settings Ive tried dont work... Battery is so weak its not even funny...and no my phone is not defective but its just annoying with the battery. My N2 lasted 2 days with heavy use....how u guys cope with battery ?
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Getting 3.5 hours screen on time here . with sync on , GPS on , screen 75% brightness. No issues here ,battery's great !!! " tweaking battery is waste of time . try letting it die charge it while off then another hour while on then pull charger , ( if anyone replies with letting die is bad your wrong , and u can send me all the links u want your still wrong
User error. You left a phone that has a massive 3100 mah battery for one with 2100.
My battery seems to be fine, previously I had a GSM GNex with the extended battery and my N4 has done just as well based off my usage.
I remove it from the charger around 7 a.m., use it all day for text, calls, browsing, emails. When I get home at 6 I am around 35-40% so I charge it for about 45 minutes to get me through the evening and then charge all night.
This routine has gotten me through virtually every phone I have had with a few exceptions (Treo 750 and SX-66 come to mind)
4.5 hours of screen on time is my average so far. Roughly 50% better then my Galaxy Nexus. Other than GPS remaining off, I haven't done anything special to conserve battery life. Not sure if I'm the exception, and I do wish I could swap the battery, but I can't complain too much.
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For the love of god i can't understand why my Nexus 4 battery is draining while it's off! Sometimes i use my iphone 5 , and always charge the Nexus 4 in case i wanna use it,i know it's already charge. 2 days ago i let the Nexus 4 completely charge, today i power up the phone and the battery was at 14%. It happened a couple times but was always thought ah maybe i left it on or something, this time i made sure the phone was off, but battery still drains... Im on stock rom never rooted, using Nexus 7 charger... Any idea on what could be the problem?? Thx in advance!
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Maybe a bad battery?
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I mean i don't have battery problem at all when i'm using it.... It's just when the phone is not in use and off it's still drains battery like it was on... I can understand something like that happening if the phone was off for a long period of time but 2 days 14% left while off seems ridiculous!
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Try using the same cable and charger. Make sure Facebook isn't running or any apps that can drain your battery. Facebook killed my battery with no data connection
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I just sent my first Nexus 4 in for RMA on this very issue, got the replacement on Friday, did a charge cycle, charged the phone fully up whilst off, took it off the charger (the official Nexus charger btw), and let it sit for the last day, just turned it on, and it's at 60%.... W T F !!!
This is sooo totally bizarre! I can only assume that this is common to most Nexus 4 (what are the odds of me getting two bad ones - direct from Google - with the exact the same issue?), and that people just aren't noticing, as most people don't leave their phones off after fully charging, and thus just never notice, as the battery behaves perfectly normally under usual use.
I would gratefully appreciate it if people could put this to the test, so I know whether or not to RMA the second device or not....
Was the phone powered down, or just sleeping? Any programs set to auto sync? Check for wakelocks?
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Did you use the same charger with both phones?
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Yes, I know I know this question has been asked a million times on here. I have tried looking through past forums & none hold my unique problem. Just please, help you guys. OH MY GOD! My phone will not hold its charge and ive literally tried EVERTHING. I have a nexus galaxy and one night it decides to not charge after I connect to about 3 different chargers. I take it to Sprint & they tell me the port is busted so they replace it & it works fine. I charge it at home & the little battery icon says its charging but the battery itself is getting lower & lower. That makes no sense. How could it obviously say its charging but the freaking battery not charge? so I go in again & they give me a new battery. Still to no avail. I even bought a new charger and when I come home to charge it, the battery gets lower as if its not being charged. the lock screen says its charging but when I log into the phone & check the battery options on settings, it says its not. its so frustrating and I don't know what else to do. please help! is it probably something internally wrong with the phone to where I have to replace it to a whole new one?
Wrong section bud. This isn't the nexus galaxy forum, it's the nexus 4 forum.
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Time to buy a new battery?
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Time to upgrade to the Nexus 4.
Orrr buy a new battery. :thumbup:
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My Gnex is doing a great imitation of a brick. I think it may be a hardware thing. I've tried to follow instructions to get it to start, but the screen seems to be dead. I'm looking at getting another Gnex or upgrading to N4. I only got this phone in February, so I'm rather pissed this happened. No insurance and got it used off Ebay, so no warranty.
The biggest thing for me is battery life. I travel a lot, and finding an empty outlet in an airport is like finding a pot of gold sometimes! I have a giant 3850mAh battery for my Gnex. It makes it huge, but I'm more about function over form, and I like the phone a little thicker anyway. It is easier to hold. I can get 18+ hours of moderate to heavy use with this battery. How does the N4 compare in battery life. I know it won't last as long since it has a smaller battery than my behemoth, but I need at least 12 hours.
Thanks!
Rachel
For me, my use ..the Nexus 4 is perfect on battery life. And I would wait to see what the new nexus will bring before buying again. Try and score an N4 off craigslist.
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N4, and maybe one of these (I use an older 5000mah model which works great):
http://www.newtrent.com/store/android-phone-external-battery-1.html
Battery is phenomenal if you know what you're doing. Get a custom kernel going, check your background apps, and keep a brightness lower than 50% and you'll be pleasantly surprised with how well this battery can perform.
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If you want a larger battery and able to heavily use it then you should definitely get an s3/4 instead. This phone can give me 4 hours screen on time with latest cm stable, but that doesn't sound like that would be enough.
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Hello all,
I have a small query on my S4 which has just recently developed from what I can see. When my phone gets to about 20% or less, my phone just randomly switches off when I try to download an app or open an app. I am not sure if its the battery or a software issue but it is quite irritating. Has anyone experienced something similar and does anyone know if its a battery problem or not.
I dont want to buy another battery just in case it isnt that.
Cheers
VJ
Take a closer look at the Battery, if it slightly bloaded / expanded the Battery is defekt which cause exactly such problems.
If so replace the Battery under warranty!
It could be dangerous to load such a defekted Battery
It seems that some Battreys suffering by this problem even if they are only a couple of months old.
Regards
Cheers for that. I will have a look at it
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Last week my battery wasn't lasting quite as long as expected.
Friday, my S4 started shutting down randomly (particularly when installing or opening apps) and attempts to reboot itself but fails at the Samsung logo. Non of these issues arise when connected to the charger.
I checked my battery which has bulged by maybe about 1mm in the middle each side.
I ordered a replacement stock battery yesterday and will let you know how I get on.
Just seen my battery and it definitely spins when put on a flat surface. There is also a bulge so I think I will need to look at a replacement battery going that will sort it out
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New battery arrived and installed.
All the issues have been resolved, therefore I conclude the original battery is defective as I suspected.
I will now pursue a replacement under warranty.
Good luck with yours.
Just got my new battery and trying it today. Comparing both batteries and it shows my old one was damaged. It looked 'pregnant' compared to the new one. Hopefully all sorted now. Thanks everyone for their help
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Just an update. Got my new battery on my phone ansld so far so good with the battery life
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