Might be a silly question, but what is everyone's battery life when playing games? I find that my battery is terrible when playing a decent amount of games, which makes sense, but from what everyone else seems to be pointing too, and hour of a game shouldn't obliterate the battery.
Anyone have any ideas?
for me it drains 3 to 4 times faster, when i am gaming compare to when i am doing more basic task. But that is expected.
Hey when i play nba 2k14 i lose 1% of
Every minute of gameplay
I'm using SetCPU to under clock my cpu when gaming so, it doesn't drain battery as much and doesn't get as hot as usual. And strangely I don't really see performance drop in most game's at 1,5GHz, it's like they using more cpu power than they really need.
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hello. i have a huge dillema. i was using my touch hd to browse a few webpages for 5 min. next thing i knew i had loss 10% battery. have any of you experienced such a huge battery drain before? o.o
crazililazn said:
hello. i have a huge dillema. i was using my touch hd to browse a few webpages for 5 min. next thing i knew i had loss 10% battery. have any of you experienced such a huge battery drain before? o.o
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Having wifi/bluetooth/GPS etc all cause bad battery drain and can cause drain like you described depending on which rom you have installed and which apps you have on your device. Also disabling 'incoming beams' in settings also helps improve battery.
Do a search for 'battery' and you will find numerous threads on battery drain and causes.
Also check to make sure you have no apps running in the background which may add to your drain.
thank you fallen spartan. responding to your post, i am using dutty 3.3 xt rom and it absolutely kills battery, even listen to music for an hour already drains 20% if i actually use my phone to watch a 60 min of videos, 2 hours of music, and play 5-10 min of teeter, my phone does not even last the day. not even close to it. i cant really find an answer looking at other threads cuz they r way worse than my issue. but still for a high-end device like this to have this low of battery life frustrates the hell out of me
crazililazn said:
thank you fallen spartan. responding to your post, i am using dutty 3.3 xt rom and it absolutely kills battery, even listen to music for an hour already drains 20% if i actually use my phone to watch a 60 min of videos, 2 hours of music, and play 5-10 min of teeter, my phone does not even last the day. not even close to it. i cant really find an answer looking at other threads cuz they r way worse than my issue. but still for a high-end device like this to have this low of battery life frustrates the hell out of me
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Craz,
Well, the thing is, battery technology is the slowest improving tech compared to every other hardware piece in mobile technology. There are definitely much better forms of battery technology, but there is still a while before it even reaches us consumers.
Cheers.
crazililazn said:
thank you fallen spartan. responding to your post, i am using dutty 3.3 xt rom and it absolutely kills battery, even listen to music for an hour already drains 20% if i actually use my phone to watch a 60 min of videos, 2 hours of music, and play 5-10 min of teeter, my phone does not even last the day. not even close to it. i cant really find an answer looking at other threads cuz they r way worse than my issue. but still for a high-end device like this to have this low of battery life frustrates the hell out of me
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WIFI drains battery fast unless you select best battery mode (maximum power save) and got it mostly idle, messenger or light websurfing doesnt drain the battery has fast has streaming music or downloading some files. The drain caused by heavy wifi use also harms to much the device thus reducing his life and mostly killing the battery much faster. It's just the way things work, don't blame the device for it because it's the same on all devices.
PoisonWolf said:
Craz,
Well, the thing is, battery technology is the slowest improving tech compared to every other hardware piece in mobile technology. There are definitely much better forms of battery technology, but there is still a while before it even reaches us consumers.
Cheers.
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Don't blame battery technology, wifi wastes to much power in form of heat and most of the time they are using to much power than they need to send the signals, they should be more energy efficient.
I'm no battery stat guy, but could someone tell me if this is considered good battery life.
How long was your display on? You can check by tapping "Display" on that screen.
What level brightness was the screen? Did you use 4g? How long were you on the phone for? You can check by tapping "Voice Calls". Were you doing anything particularly battery intensive?
Looks good to me. Like the user above said see what your screen on time was.
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musclehead84 said:
Looks good to me. Like the user above said see what your screen on time was.
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Sreen time was 2 hours!!
Looks alright to me.
shook187 said:
Sreen time was 2 hours!!
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Its not absurdly short, but you could probably be getting a little better battery life. Now let me just clarify that I have ABSOLUTELY no idea what you were using your phone for or how you have it setup so you may be getting spectacular battery life for your specific setup.
Yeah it seems just a little short to me too. I usually average about 3 hours of screen on time with 12 hours of usage throughout the day. About 30% brightness.
A lot of the battery depends on background data, auto-sync, fetching widgets, coverage area, gps usage, gaming, etc etc. So much to account for that the image doesn't tell us.
I'm just trying to have an idea where I'm at compared to most. I just brought juice defender ultimate, so I'm starting to tweak things.
on Bonsai, I can get 3 and half hours screen on before it goes dead playing games.
With 2 hours on, minimal games, regular stuff, on Bonsai I could pull 24 hours probably.
If you are rooted get a voltage and cpu control. for normal web browsing use and talking on phone etc 600mhz at 1150mv is perfectly fine maybe even lower (even tethering). you should also have the cpu throttler tweaked to stay as low as possible.
when you need flash video running or something intensive you should be able to run the phone at 1200 25mv below factory ^^ (does not apply to games)
My downfall was overheating issues so I spent the last day testing things to do with power so I can use it plugged in without getting to hot
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I am going to find the min usage and see whats possible at what speeds/ power without having bad performance
That's about what I average on stock Gingerbread. I've gotten up to 40 hours (weekend, hardly any use at all) on this phone but also have gotten as little as 3 hours (probably a stuck app I couldn't find).
No juice defenders, task killers, etc.
I have to say it, the battery life on my tab stinks.
Regardless of Rom or clock speed I am lucky if I get 4 and a half to 5 hours! Pretty much constant use.
Is this normal?
Anyone got any ideas how to improve this?
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MJ-12
Are you streaming something for 4-5 hrs? If not, Check your running apps. You should be getting better than this. I get right around 8 hrs or internet, email and such. It does drop while playing games though.
Since you're rooted, I'd also wipe battery stats and fully charge to see if that improves it.
Yeah that's not normal at all. I usually get at LEAST 10 hours of battery life with pretty heavy use.
I get 10-12 hours with heavy jse....so thats not at all normal....r u overclocked?
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Benn flashing a lot? Sometimes it takes a bit of use to get good batt life. This was the case with my phone.
I'm looking for other peoples battery stats. Seems like a lot of people say the battery life is "Great" but I have no idea what that means lol.
I'm getting about 5 hours of screen on time from a full charge. Here's my typical usage:
-Brightness set to the minimum
-Wifi only on while screen is on (I toggle it with the widget)
-No bluetooth or GPS enabled
-I play games like Dead Trigger, Gears & Guts and use the internet browser.
Anyone else's battery usage similar to mine? Or would you think my battery is defective?
I just upgraded from the Sony Tablet S and I'd typically get 7 hours of screen on time with the same usage.
Let me know what you think!
Thanks
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I'm looking for other peoples battery stats. Seems like a lot of people say the battery life is "Great" but I have no idea what that means lol.
I'm getting about 5 hours of screen on time from a full charge. Here's my typical usage:
-Brightness set to the minimum
-Wifi only on while screen is on (I toggle it with the widget)
-No bluetooth or GPS enabled
-I play games like Dead Trigger, Gears & Guts and use the internet browser.
Anyone else's battery usage similar to mine? Or would you think my battery is defective?
I just upgraded from the Sony Tablet S and I'd typically get 7 hours of screen on time with the same usage.
Let me know what you think!
Thanks
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i have basically the same usage habits as you. i use my n7 with 25% brightness and i can get about 10 hours of constant gaming and browsing with wifi on. it might be your device i think.
redundant409 said:
i have basically the same usage habits as you. i use my n7 with 25% brightness and i can get about 10 hours of constant gaming and browsing with wifi on. it might be your device i think.
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Hmm, I don't quite believe that. You must be exaggerating, or not talking about screen on time from the battery menu.
I finally found a good site that broke down lots of battery tests. Seems like my battery is totally normal. They said that for 100% 3D gaming use, the battery lasts for 4 hours. With no 3D gaming, the battery lasts for about 10 hours. My screen on time of 5 hours with 90% 3D gaming seems to fall exactly in line with that.
If you are playing games, obviously the battery life will be significantly reduced. The really great battery stats are generaly just web browsing and video, often with custom kernels. For what you say that you are doing, I would say that your numbers are about right
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Same results here - 4 hours gaming, 10 hours browsing, and maybe days reading books.
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Playing Candy Crush for 22 hours straight can take its toll on your battery (and your marriage). Rate this thread to express how the Moto G7 Power's battery performs under heavy use. A higher rating indicates that it lasts a long time even when playing games, streaming video and audio, and doing other CPU-intensive activities.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
I am sorry in advance not trying to insult or anything when it comes to battery life of any smartphones in general
But under heavy usage. How long can this phone last?
I'll be travelling soon so i need the longest battery possible
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If anyone is kind enough to conduct one test on this device
There is an app called "photorealism benchmark 2018" (very heavy GPU infinite test)
If someone can download this free and let the phone run from 100% > 0% with around 30% brightness on WIFI and see
I doubt it can last more than 5 hours of screen on time running this app
Hey. I think I will soon upload my experience with light and heavy day to day usage. But if you like to know a bit more about the battery life, maybe this could already help you:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g7-power/review/screen-time-t3898163/page2
Only Playing 3D games/Running 3d Graphic counts
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Hey. I think I will soon upload my experience with light and heavy day to day usage. But if you like to know a bit more about the battery life, maybe this could already help you:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g7-power/review/screen-time-t3898163/page2
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Thanks so much for replying.
I really love to see someone with 5000 mAh battery would do continuous hours test of running any 3D graphic app
like
1: Running 3D benchmark app from 100% > 0% with 40% of brightness and everything on
2: Playing / grinding levels in RPG/MMORPG games
3: Playing games continuously 100% > 0% with 40% brightness and everything on
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FOR ME FAKE SOT is watching YOUTUBE/SURFING WEBSITE/PLAYING LOCAL VIDEOS (OFFLINE MODE)
thienthancongtu said:
Thanks so much for replying.
I really love to see someone with 5000 mAh battery would do continuous hours test of running any 3D graphic app
like
1: Running 3D benchmark app from 100% > 0% with 40% of brightness and everything on
2: Playing / grinding levels in RPG/MMORPG games
3: Playing games continuously 100% > 0% with 40% brightness and everything on
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FOR ME FAKE SOT is watching YOUTUBE/SURFING WEBSITE/PLAYING LOCAL VIDEOS (OFFLINE MODE)
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Well I don't know if I will do some all day long 3d Benchmarks. And I don't think it would suit my needs in daily usage to be honest. I can only give info about the stuff I do with my phone day in and day out. But I will try to get some benchmarking out of your suggestions. But don't expect all too much ? I will do some heavy usage in terms of social apps, media apps, software usage, streaming and gps/ wifi/ data.
Only Playing 3D games/Running 3d Graphic counts
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Well I don't know if I will do some all day long 3d Benchmarks. And I don't think it would suit my needs in daily usage to be honest. I can only give info about the stuff I do with my phone day in and day out. But I will try to get some benchmarking out of your suggestions. But don't expect all too much I will do some heavy usage in terms of social apps, media apps, software usage, streaming and gps/ wifi/ data.
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Thanks for taking your time and report in advance.
You do not have to run benchmarks just leave screen on with some 3D application on (motion 3D app that runs till battery dies)
Heavy usage in terms of social apps wifi can last you like 8-10hrs easily with 5000 mAh
(but everything else is on AS WELL AS 3D app) >> 5-6 hrs max of REAL SOT
thienthancongtu said:
Thanks for taking your time and report in advance.
You do not have to run benchmarks just leave screen on with some 3D application on (motion 3D app that runs till battery dies)
Heavy usage in terms of social apps wifi can last you like 8-10hrs easily with 5000 mAh
(but everything else is on AS WELL AS 3D app) >> 5-6 hrs max of REAL SOT
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Ok. I think I can do that. In terms of SOT i think the 720p display is also an advantage in terms of battery life. I will try to test with video and 3d application. Do you maybe have something in mind to use?
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Ok. I think I can do that. In terms of SOT i think the 720p display is also an advantage in terms of battery life. I will try to test with video and 3d application. Do you maybe have something in mind to use?
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There are 2 major benchmark tests for free on GOOGLE PLAY
1: Photorealism 2018
2: A bit less power consumption Seascape
(im pretty sure photorealism 2018) will eat this 5000 mAh in about 5-6 hours from 100% > 0% with everything else is on (Sync,40% brightness, Wifi, LTE etc...)
Some people do battery drain with wifi only etc.. i think thats bit off
I prefer to test battery with all options TURNED ON (50% brightness, autosync, lte, cellular, gps)
Then i do battery drain with super heavy 3D tasks
(In this case, i call it under REAL HEAVY ENDURANCE)
1: Photorealism 2018
2: A bit less power consumption Seascape
Sorry i didn't reply that long. I had some health issues. But i'll take those as indicator.
How good is heavy multitasking on this? Several apps open, a lot of browsing on Chrome, frequent WhatsApp/Viber and social media scrolling and camera snaps every now and then?
Moto = dog**** USB ports?
The USB port in my last Moto G(6) went out in about 4 months. I assumed it was a fluke, but 3 months in on the g7, its already 96% gone. VERY specific and random angles will charge but nothing else. Tried different cords, cleaning port, etc (both on this and the g6), doesnt matter. My only conclusion is that Moto uses cheap garbage on one of the most essential parts of the phone. Can anyone confirm this? Im sure I use my USB more than than the common person (Android development) but **** is 3 months a JOKE
Heavy usage experience - IMHO
I have used the Redmi Note 4S, Mi Max 2, Redmi Note 8T and Motorola G7 Power. My typical day is dealing with lots of email, web browsing, whatsapp, wechat some facebook and all the banking software. Mi Max 2 has been my choice of phone for a long time even though it barely carry me through the day. I start normally at 6am and finishes around 9pm. Since using Motorola G7 Power, 95% of the time it will still have power left after 9pm.... normally 20% battery or more. I just wish it has a nicer camera but it is fine with ample lighting. Even the Mi Max 2 will be exhausted 90% of the time before 9pm. As for the Redmi Note 8T, it barely last past 6pm and the even less with Note 4S. If you are a no nonsense worker that is not a gamer, this phone is like a workhorse. Let me know if you have any other questions.
GSM arena has a battery test comparison. Moto G7 Power, is close to the top. I'm very impressed with the battery life. It's the main reason I bought the phone.
https://www.gsmarena.com/battery-test.php3
For general uses like web browsing, banking, simple gaming, etc.,. This phone is PERFECT!
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Don't know how it stacks up to the competition but when picking this phone from the Visible lineup it stood out on the factor of battery life alone.
I give it 5 stars because it has delivered as advertised. Approximately 3 days of battery life... And when I put it on its out of box charger the thing jumps at least 20 percent in an our or less time.
It's totally true... I don't have to feel afraid this thing is going to die on me. I just leave my charger in my room and plug it in (about a fifth of the time I used to think to charge my old phone). Normally I get a bit more conscious about it around 30 percent.
It's 1 am here... And I left my house at 5 pm yesterday. It was at 52 percent and now it's at 38. I've been streaming music, using Google maps... Making the occasional call. And browsing the web on it for the last hour.
I honestly think this phone would remain ready to ring for about a week if left entirely alone.
It's absurd and a great advantage in the notion of the need for a phone that isn't a pain in the @$$.
G7 Power - Battery
Bought mine 2 days ago so can not elaborate on USB-C robustness and overall reliability.
Below my experience so far:
Very bright screen, easy work on it outdoors even in sunny days (wish I could attach pics), if remember well, top brightness is ~630 candelas. IMHO one of the brightest LCD screens esp for a phone that sells for 160$ +Tax.
When got mine, I charged it to 100% before powering up.
After that decided to fully discharge it to give charge controller some data.
Biggest problem was discharging it, took forever:
I was playing YT videos at full brightness in full screen and in windowed mode to make sure it is not going into standby while also texting, updating system and apps and having hotspot running on it (Mobile signal strenght was at ab 50-70%)
It took ab 9hrs (test was going on for ab 10+ but few times forgot to return on time to click on YT button to continue video playback so it went into sleep).
Phone shut down after reaching 1% of battery capacity
Recharging was done on USB-C 60W charger from my Chromebook instead of stock 15W,
phone entered turbo charge state without any issues or overheating:
After 15 min of charging - batt charge level 22%
after 2 hrs of charging - batt charge level 95%
Last 5% took about 30 min as I am sure charger was in a slow charge for safety.
I was performing full charge-discharge curve to train the battery controller so in real life I guess phone will go into charging at ab: 10-15% and be off the charger at 90% as the extra few percent makes no difference while unnecessarily extend charging time and stress on the lithium cell.
So I estimate total charging time in daily use scenario will be ab 90min every 2-3 days (in my case, no gaming no binge YT watching etc).
IMHO a very good workhorse for a heavy duty daily use (but not for gaming or advanced photography, video shooting) at very low price!
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thienthancongtu said:
Thanks so much for replying.
I really love to see someone with 5000 mAh battery would do continuous hours test of running any 3D graphic app
like
1: Running 3D benchmark app from 100% > 0% with 40% of brightness and everything on
2: Playing / grinding levels in RPG/MMORPG games
3: Playing games continuously 100% > 0% with 40% brightness and everything on
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FOR ME FAKE SOT is watching YOUTUBE/SURFING WEBSITE/PLAYING LOCAL VIDEOS (OFFLINE MODE)
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For me you are either a troll trying to make people put thermal damage on their phones or a real gaming addict that needs a high end gaming rig not a smartphone - mobile devices of any kind are not for hardcore 100% duty cycle gaming, video editing etc.
BTW G7 Power sell for 160$, pocket change, buy one and run on it any crazy and destructive tests you dream about.