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Best rom for battery life ?

Which one is better ?
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There is no real answer for this. Everybody has different results. For better battery focus more on the kernel. Try one for a few days, then another and compare performance. Keep going until you find what best fits your needs. Remember there is no overall best, but rather best for you.
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Kernel, is more important for battery life, than just the ROM, plus your settings and apps make a huge difference too.
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I've tried CM, Minco, Xylon, PA, the best I get is CM with franco kernel of course.

calanizzle said:
I've tried CM, Minco, Xylon, PA, the best I get is CM with franco kernel of course.
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Which CM ? Official Nightly, or something like SlimBEAM ?
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Which CM ? Official Nightly, or something like SlimBEAM ?
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Official nightly usually is more cutting edge, but the M builds are more stable and would probably have better battery life.
Third Party Cyanogenmod, like SlimBean will most likely have lower battery life due to adding additional features, but like the other individuals said the kernel is more important than the ROM itself. A ROM can only be as efficient as the kernel itself.

hhairplane said:
Official nightly usually is more cutting edge, but the M builds are more stable and would probably have better battery life.
Third Party Cyanogenmod, like SlimBean will most likely have lower battery life due to adding additional features, but like the other individuals said the kernel is more important than the ROM itself. A ROM can only be as efficient as the kernel itself.
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More features does not equal less battery life..
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[Q] Android 4.3 battery drain?

Hi, i been noticing some battery drain after updating to 4.3 does anyone has this problem ?

Me too.

Yep me too....:thumbdown:
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Hoppy063 said:
Yep me too....:thumbdown:
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Hoppy063 said:
Yep me too....:thumbdown:
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Odd, mine seems to be a lot better battery wise since 4.3... You might want to use BetterBatteryStats to pinpoint the cause (maybe some wakelocks etc.)

Flash a custom kernel.

Yes, me too, battery seems worse than in 4.2.2. Or is it just because that I use it more now i.e. to restore apps etc?

Really? Oh no!!
I'm still waiting on my ota update
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dalanik said:
Yes, me too, battery seems worse than in 4.2.2. Or is it just because that I use it more now i.e. to restore apps etc?
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Im gonna go back to 4.1.2 because it has the best battery life which 4.2.2 and 4.3 doesnt have

me too. Really hoped android 4.3 fixed this problem ;(

been having this battery drain problem ever since 4.2.2
Do you guys have this drain problem in IDLE mode? because I do..
rough estimate, it drains like 7 to 8% in one hour when my device is in SLEEP mode..

But to all this, what apps or services seems to be draining the battery?
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I don't know what your talk in about, I'm getting better battery life than I ever did before. I'm UV by 25 running faux kernel (u21), and clean ROM. I just removed all the gapps I don't use, and don't run anything that needs background syncing. Did you guys do clean installs(full flash via fastboot)?
I also turned off daydream which I am suspicious of, yet I have no proof that it does anything

megabiteg said:
But to all this, what apps or services seems to be draining the battery?
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Thats the problem, I hard factory resetted several times and leave it alone with no new apps
installed before.. disabled NFC, my mobile connection.. and still it drains like a leaky hose in idle mode..
some friendly ppl here suggested installing greenify and betterbatterystats and stuff..
but it doesnt really help me pinpoint whats doing the draining.. maybe because I am not sure what I am looking at..
end result, i even flashed (nearly bricked my nexus on several occasions too) and still the drain is there..
I thought my battery is dying or something.. but my nexus is barely 6 months old.. and battery status shows it as GOOD..
so yea, I am stumped..

Yeap.
I am having the same problem with the battery, the battery is spent very quickly, I have less applications installed and lately I have not used the phone to see if it was me and nothing. It may be because manually install the OTA?

Does the rule of waiting a few days/recharge cycles to get a true sense of the battery not apply to Nexus devices like it does to Samsung devices?

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Does the rule of waiting a few days/recharge cycles to get a true sense of the battery not apply to Nexus devices like it does to Samsung devices?
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The initial battery drain after flashing can be attributed to apps conducting their first sync and the kernel "settling." This only takes a matter of hours at best. After that, one can get a fairly accurate idea of how their battery is being tasked.
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i used to get horrible battery drain until I disabled google now.

I'm also experiencing severe battery drain after taking the 4.3 update on my stock, unrooted Nexus 7. It's been 3 days and no improvement.
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I too face same problem, and the App sucking most of the battery is "Kernel (Android OS)", second one is "Launcher", "Phone" and "Android System".
Any suggestions solutions found for this battery issue?

[Q] Nexus 4 Android 4.3 battery life ??

Hello guys i know thats my first thread in xda and that tread maybe looks noobish to you but i wanted to ask how is your Battery life with the OTA 4.3 update on nexus 4 i personaly installed
the update with fastboot and factory image as soon as it got realesed and until then i havent charged it yet.I ve seen some vids on yt surfed the
net and played some nfs most wanted by the way the battery status now is at 10% So how is yours ?

Was on OTA update til acouple minutes and from what I could tell, I felt my battery life last longer compared to stock 4.2.2 and slightly less than Franco's
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One of these days, someone will make a phone and everyone will rejoice at the satisfactory battery, the good screen, the awesome camera, the no-lagginess, the perfectly tuned speaker.... Ad infinitum....
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technaudio said:
One of these days, someone will make a phone and everyone will rejoice at the satisfactory battery, the good screen, the awesome camera, the no-lagginess, the perfectly tuned speaker.... Ad infinitum....
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Ubuntu phone.
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Battery life sucked after the update. Reflashed to 4.2.2 after about 48 hours.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2378455

This is what I'm getting on 4.3
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iStayHigh said:
This is what I'm getting on 4.3
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That is outstanding. But how in the world is it possible that you have a "screen on" state without being awake?
I have been fighting battery issues for so long now, I'd really like to get to something as good as what you get...

i get 5 hours on heavy use until i hit 10 % well my setup is in my signature on light use i am sure i can stretch it to 6 hours with brightness on auto and wifi is on most of the time

battery life is never going to be better for me unless i uv. the previous setup, i used cm 10.1.2 stable with matr1x kernel. i uv and set the max cpu to 1350. it was really really good. i can use the phone from 8am to 9pm.
now currently using aosp 4.3, the default setup battery life has improved a bit compared to 4.2.2 stock, but after semaphore kernel installed and uv a bit, even with max cpu at default which is 1.5ghz, battery life has been really great.
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For gods shake thats outstanding
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I've terrible battery usage after 4.3 update. I never had any issues before but now I get 20 to 30 percent drop during the night when before it was under 10 in the same scenario.
Android os Showing 6h usage...
Any help on sorting this out highly appreciated.

Battery life has increased a lot for me.
No heavy usage, I know. But still awesome compared to the stats I had when I bought my nexus 4

Deathmaker192 said:
Battery life has increased a lot for me.
No heavy usage, I know. But still awesome compared to the stats I had when I bought my nexus 4
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Custom rom?
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Custom rom?
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Everything stock.
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For me is the same. No increase of battery life after 4.3 update.
Also i'm on stock from the first day when i bought my phone.

yulasinio said:
I've terrible battery usage after 4.3 update. I never had any issues before but now I get 20 to 30 percent drop during the night when before it was under 10 in the same scenario.
Android os Showing 6h usage...
Any help on sorting this out highly appreciated.
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Just out of curiosity, are in you the US/North America?
I had the same issue of losing tons of battery to the OS overnight. I reflashed to an older version of the modem. Most of the people I have seen so far with these symptoms have been in France and India. Must be something about the cell services and how they interact with the phone.

@Calebz: I'm in Ireland.
I've restarted the phone since and the battery usage is back to normal, will see for how long.

Maybe you can look at this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2385843
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Buying a Nexus 4, What should I know?

Buying a Nexus 4 after sticking with the Samsung Vibrant for so long. Anything I should know about the Nexus before making this upgrade?

You should be the one telling us what you want to know, hehe.
Get the 16gb variant as it doesn't have a micro SD slot and I find 8gb is not sufficient.
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Sometimes the battery life SUXX
Today i got 2h 40m screen on time with some 3G and some Wi-Fi.
On wi-fi only i get 5hours max with custom kernel, under-clock to 1.2ghz and under-voltage.

Just get the Nexus 5. The N4 is almost 2 years old.

No SD card slot, its pure android; don't expect fancy ui design. Not a lot of customization like touchwiz or sense; its simple.
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i2k13 said:
Sometimes the battery life SUXX
Today i got 2h 40m screen on time with some 3G and some Wi-Fi.
On wi-fi only i get 5hours max with custom kernel, under-clock to 1.2ghz and under-voltage.
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Wait really? This is making me very hesitant, as I already hate my battery life. Is this with a ROM or stock?

wkenworthy10 said:
Wait really? This is making me very hesitant, as I already hate my battery life. Is this with a ROM or stock?
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Stock rom 4.4.2, Xposed module and franco kernel r204

If you don't want to get a cover I recommend getting a screen protector for the front and back. This phone is awfully slippery.

I personally have great battery life from my Nexus 4. Stock, Xposed and Franco just like the previous poster. Had a vibrant long ago. If you're upgrading, you will be very happy. Of course, price would be the only reason to take a Nexus 4 over the 5, but you won't be disappointed with either.
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The Sound on N4 is really bad for me, really quiet so first thing to do is to install a sound mod and enjoy
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mikeman8484 said:
The Sound on N4 is really bad for me, really quiet so first thing to do is to install a sound mod and enjoy
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Audio mods is a must for N4. And for battery life it isn't perfect, but still pretty good. I've usually get 3 days with 2.5 SoT (moderate usage).

Just sharing my thoughts between Nexus 4 and Galaxy Nexus... I'll still prefer the battery life and screen of the Nexus 4..... But the fact that my Nexus 4 had approximity sensor is really unnerving sometimes.

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Wait really? This is making me very hesitant, as I already hate my battery life. Is this with a ROM or stock?
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I get 5 hours on screen time
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still using my Nexus 4

Hi there, I am still using my Nexus 4 and it is doing real fine. I am using android 5.1.1.
I would like to know what is the best Rom qua performance at this moment.
My Nexus is a little slow.
remco48 - netherlands

remco48 said:
Hi there, I am still using my Nexus 4 and it is doing real fine. I am using android 5.1.1.
I would like to know what is the best Rom qua performance at this moment.
My Nexus is a little slow.
remco48 - netherlands
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I am using AOSP 6.0.1 by AndDisa and I find that for my usage, it has the best battery and minimal lags.

tnsmani said:
I am using AOSP 6.0.1 by AndDisa and I find that for my usage, it has the best battery and minimal lags.
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Hello, could you be more specific about the how to?
Thanks!

remco48 said:
Hello, could you be more specific about the how to?
Thanks!
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Sorry, I should have been asleep. My reply related to the N 7 and not the N 4. For N 4, I use the Official LOS 15.1. No additional mods whatsoever. Both devices still use the battery that came with the devices. The N 4 is my standby and not a daily driver. I also use it as my navigator occasionally. For that usage, it has the best battery and absolutely no lags at all. I had used the stock ROM as well as some custom ROMs before.
I would blindly recommend the Official LOS 15.1 for the N 4 atleast.