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If iPhone can give this kind of battery life, why can't the GS3?

So I did an extensive test on my gf's new iP5. (ended up getting 8.5 hours of 'awake' time usage)
Usage: Amount of time iPhone has been awake and in use since the last full charge. The phone is awake when you’re on a call, using email, listening to music, browsing the web, or sending and receiving text messages, or during certain background tasks such as auto-checking email.
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Usage (2nd full day of usage):
- LTE on all day, BT on, no WiFi at all
- Brightness set to manual at ~ 20% brightness (still quite viewable during the day though. gotta love IPS LCD displays.)
- A few videos, use of camera, panoramic shots, heavy LTE browsing including data intensive sites like TheVerge, Engadget, other tech blogs. No gaming, and phone calls that added up to ~10 minutes total
- iP5 is equipped with a 1424 mAh battery. 8.5 hours of usage for an LTE device is tremendously awesome in my book.
- I'm a proud Verizon Galaxy Nexus owner, btw. And no, I would never replace the gnexus for the paltry 4.0 inch iP5 haha. I prefer productivity driven OS :fingers-crossed:
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aohus said:
So I did an extensive test on my gf's new iP5.
Usage:
- LTE on all day, BT on, no WiFi at all
- Brightness set to manual at ~ 20% brightness (still quite viewable during the day though. gotta love IPS LCD displays.)
- A few videos, use of camera, panoramic shots, heavy LTE browsing including data intensive sites like TheVerge, Engadget, other tech blogs.
- iP5 is equipped with a 1424 mAh battery. 8.5 hours of on-screen usage for an LTE device is tremendously awesome in my book.
- I'm a proud Verizon Galaxy Nexus owner, btw. And no, I would never replace the gnexus for the paltry 4.0 inch iP5 haha.
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I was wondering the same thing. I read am article a few days back however on how its extremely impressive that Apple has made all their components so very energy efficient. It is actually quite impressive, and JUST IMAGINE the battery life we could get if Samsung did the same!!
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It's the more advanced software in Android that sucks the life out of the battery. Also even though Android is mso much better as and OS then Apple it is a mess how it is written. It is just not battery optimize at all.
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dante501 said:
It's the more advanced software in Android that sucks the life out of the battery. Also even though Android is mso much better as and OS then Apple it is a mess how it is written. It is just not battery optimize at all.
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I'm really looking forward to the Razr HD Maxx from Googorola. If that phone can do 7 hours of on-screen usage w/ LTE on all day I will run and buy one asap lol.

Wow!! That is seriously impressive.
Is it because our S3 has more pixel to process or something?
But 8.5 hours of screentime is almost impossible in S3..even with WiFi and Data off all the time...
I know background processing in Android kinda sucks the juice out of battery..but most of the background jobs are uselss and are without user conscious...\\
Android has lots to catch up in this department

eggman89 said:
Android has lots to catch up in this department
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I think Google is aware of power consumption on Android devices, which is why I like the new Razr line.
I spoke with a Google Maps engineer and they're concerned about battery consumption usage while using that app. He is saying that they're trying to free up clutter in Google Maps.
oh and the Apple Maps was atrocious in terms of battery life. I enabled 3D viewing mode and panned around for a few minutes. I lost 5% battery life in that time period. I was NOT impressed.

eggman89 said:
Wow!! That is seriously impressive.
Is it because our S3 has more pixel to process or something?
But 8.5 hours of screentime is almost impossible in S3..even with WiFi and Data off all the time...
I know background processing in Android kinda sucks the juice out of battery..but most of the background jobs are uselss and are without user conscious...\\
Android has lots to catch up in this department
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He must have a magic iPhone that does what others can't.... None of the reviews I've read seem to mention such magical endurance, they all seem to say it will last the day (A bit better than the 4S.) with medium usage, pretty much like any other phone.
I smell an iFan...

I smell a troll......why post here when he has a nexus?

kitch9 said:
He must have a magic iPhone that does what others can't.... None of the reviews I've read seem to mention such magical endurance, they all seem to say it will last the day (A bit better than the 4S.) with medium usage, pretty much like any other phone.
I smell an iFan...
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erm, I'm not a corporate fanboy. I like gadgets period. I don't feel like I should be loyal to any particular publicly trading, multi-national corporation.
and I'm an avid user of both ecosystems. and btw I was no fan of iP4/iP4s due to the hardware design (made of all glass, lol)
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He must have a magic iPhone that does what others can't.... None of the reviews I've read seem to mention such magical endurance, they all seem to say it will last the day (A bit better than the 4S.) with medium usage, pretty much like any other phone.
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Engadget got 14 hours of usage on their AT&T LTE model.
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/18/apple-iphone-5-review/
In a day of heavy usage with LTE, GPS and WiFi all enabled, we managed 14 hours and 18 minutes before the phone succumbed to the elements.
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ihone 5 is dual core chipset
s3 have big screen than iphone and have quad core processor...btw s3 handle best on battery
and y u people compare samsung vs iphone u ..dnt like iphone then get a samung...

is 'usage' actually screen on time? Or could it be 'awake' time? just asking?
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is 'usage' actually screen on time? Or could it be 'awake' time? just asking?
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actual on-screen time, afaik. (it means 'awake' time)
i set the device so it never locks itself automatically, so the screen was on the entire day mostly.
there are caveat's however, as you can listen to music and have screen off and that will be considered as 'usage.' I made sure I did not do this during my testing.

iPhone is designed from ground up to give as good a battery life as possible and a smooth UI. It is a design philosophy. Android on the other hand is designed for realtime multitasking, battery life and UI smoothness be damned. That's why our 2100 mah SGS3 has worse battery life than a 1400 mah iPhone and the animations are patchy all over despite having a stronger CPU and GPU. There's nothing that can be done about it other than rewrite Android from scratch.

I never left my screen on without using anything?I think if you can set the gs3 to keep the screen on without using app's you can get the same
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I never left my screen on without using anything?I think if you can set the gs3 to keep the screen on without using app's you can get the same
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I didn't leave the screen on and keep it like that all day.
I used it a good amount. heavy LTE browsing, viewed some trailers, push email, facebook, and texting throughout the day sprinkled with some camera usage and actively using the panoramic feature. Did a small bit of Apple Maps but that app was garbage. Completely kills battery life.

Where is the screen on time at? That just says usage which would represent total awake time not just screen time. I have got close to 8 hours awake time before with 5 hours screen on time. Here is a screenshot of what i am trying to ask. Notice the difference in awake vs screen time.
Not tying to say that you didn't get 8 hours. Jus5 trying to figure out if we are comparing apples to apples rolleyes with the term 'usage'.
Edit: Nevermind see that you and others beat me to this question and answer.

Can't compare a Nissan GTR to a Prius.
Enough said...
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aohus said:
erm, I'm not a corporate fanboy. I like gadgets period. I don't feel like I should be loyal to any particular publicly trading, multi-national corporation.
and I'm an avid user of both ecosystems. and btw I was no fan of iP4/iP4s due to the hardware design (made of all glass, lol)
Engadget got 14 hours of usage on their AT&T LTE model.
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/18/apple-iphone-5-review/
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Yes, but Engadget reckon the S3 can last a full day with intensive use. Why should we be getting excited again?
http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/25/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-review/
I've got a few mates with the 5 and none of them are reporting biblical battery endurance, and they would because we banter about this stuff constantly so to be frank I do not even come close to believing you....

I am hearing horror stories about iphone 5 battery life. A friend of mine in Hong Kong said he was down to 10% after 5 hours use with only 2 hours screen time. He said his friend is experiencing the same thing. I did a Google search and discovered many others are getting woeful battery performance also. I rarely get less than a day with that kind of use on my SGS3.
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Publish your battery !

This is the Official Topic you to know how the new Moto X 2014 behaves in the battery department.
That's it, friends.
Publish results of your batteries!

yeah, i want see someone's review here...
phone is a beast, but....a 2300 mah battery will support it??

tasty_boy said:
yeah, i want see someone's review here...
phone is a beast, but....a 2300 mah battery will support it??
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I am almost certain that the battery of this one is the same physical battery as the original model, and like what they did with the Moto 360 watch, they just up the mAh by tuning the battery voltage. I'm already sure that the Moto G 2014 battery is the same one as the original G.
With that said, I have enough confidence in Motorola that the phone can deliver 4hours of screen on time, but I seriously doubt it can get anymore than that for medium-heavy usage.

I Just got my moto X today,i will do a full charge and see how it will handle thru the day tomorrow. I'm coming from a Xperia Z2 with a massive battery.. i was trying to use Nexus 5 again with android L, but couldn't stay with it for a full week the battery was damn short ,2 charges every day and i still ended up with a dead phone at night . So i went back to Z2 .

Galinha1 said:
I Just got my moto X today,i will do a full charge and see how it will handle thru the day tomorrow. I'm coming from a Xperia Z2 with a massive battery.. i was trying to use Nexus 5 again with android L, but couldn't stay with it for a full week the battery was damn short ,2 charges every day and i still ended up with a dead phone at night . So i went back to Z2 .
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Man if android L didn't help you on the nexus 5, I'm scared to think what's going to happen on the motox
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GSMArena did their testing. Not too promising.
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rkial said:
GSMArena did their testing. Not too promising.
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48h isn't bad. Maybe I'm misinterpreting it?
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0.0 said:
48h isn't bad. Maybe I'm misinterpreting it?
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It is't easy to replicate those numbers.
Their quality of video, their web browsing patterns. I'm guessing no background apps. not too much installed on the phone.
It's the same situation for all phones though. So the best way to judge would be to compare it to other flagships.
S4, S5, M7, M8, Z1, Z2, G2 and G3... all have better battery life. And with the exception of M7 and Z1 (pre kitkat testing) the others have significantly better endurance according to GSM Arena.
Their tests arent everything.. but the early indications aren't too positive.

rkial said:
It is't easy to replicate those numbers.
Their quality of video, their web browsing patterns. I'm guessing no background apps. not too much installed on the phone.
It's the same situation for all phones though. So the best way to judge would be to compare it to other flagships.
S4, S5, M7, M8, Z1, Z2, G2 and G3... all have better battery life. And with the exception of M7 and Z1 (pre kitkat testing) the others have significantly better endurance according to GSM Arena.
Their tests arent everything.. but the early indications aren't too positive.
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It did beat out the previous moto x. That one received 39 so hoping the new one is an improvement at least.
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rkial said:
It is't easy to replicate those numbers.
Their quality of video, their web browsing patterns. I'm guessing no background apps. not too much installed on the phone.
It's the same situation for all phones though. So the best way to judge would be to compare it to other flagships.
S4, S5, M7, M8, Z1, Z2, G2 and G3... all have better battery life. And with the exception of M7 and Z1 (pre kitkat testing) the others have significantly better endurance according to GSM Arena.
Their tests arent everything.. but the early indications aren't too positive.
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biggiestuff said:
It did beat out the previous moto x. That one received 39 so hoping the new one is an improvement at least.
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hmmm, I see. I also read KitKat is the culprit for bad battery. Users on code.google site is complaining about how on JB, battery was fine, even on 4.4.2 it was fine. But 4.4.3 and 4.4.4 is killing battery. So we better hope that Android L brings improvements to battery. According to Engadget and Ars, they both said that they saw a 30+% increase of battery on the L preview. Now that's only the preview, imagine what the final version will do!
looking at this article battery isn't good, just average: http://www.droid-life.com/2014/09/1...-new-moto-x-buy-a-turbo-charger-just-in-case/. but he did have a Moto 360 connected all the time, so that plays into it. I have a Moto 360, and I am a bit worried about battery life

0.0 said:
hmmm, I see. I also read KitKat is the culprit for bad battery. Users on code.google site is complaining about how on JB, battery was fine, even on 4.4.2 it was fine. But 4.4.3 and 4.4.4 is killing battery. So we better hope that Android L brings improvements to battery. According to Engadget and Ars, they both said that they saw a 30+% increase of battery on the L preview. Now that's only the preview, imagine what the final version will do!
looking at this article battery isn't good, just average: http://www.droid-life.com/2014/09/1...-new-moto-x-buy-a-turbo-charger-just-in-case/. but he did have a Moto 360 connected all the time, so that plays into it. I have a Moto 360, and I am a bit worried about battery life
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I already know that Motorola only aimed for average battery life on the moto x. How do I know? Because they are pushing that key fob battery accessory that matches with your moto x. It charges and also connects to your moto x to locate your keys.
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biggiestuff said:
I already know that Motorola only aimed for average battery life on the moto x. How do I know? Because they are pushing that key fob battery accessory that matches with your moto x. It charges and also connects to your moto x to locate your keys.
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maybe that was part of their scheme?? not sure
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/09/1...-new-moto-x-buy-a-turbo-charger-just-in-case/

Well PhoneArena just completed their Moto X (2013) battery test and it seems to be more or less the same as Moto X (2014), although I don't really trust their test considering they don't tell us much about it, I do think that battery life will be similar.
Only one way to know for sure, hopefully Anandtech's review comes out tomorrow like planned.

darkgoon3r96 said:
Well PhoneArena just completed their Moto X (2013) battery test and it seems to be more or less the same as Moto X (2014), although I don't really trust their test considering they don't tell us much about it, I do think that battery life will be similar.
Only one way to know for sure, hopefully Anandtech's review comes out tomorrow like planned.
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thanks for the heads up on PhoneArena comparison. i somehow missed it. here's the link if anyone wants to check it out
http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Motorola-Moto-X-2014-vs-Moto-X-2013_id3793

eksasol said:
I am almost certain that the battery of this one is the same physical battery as the original model, and like what they did with the Moto 360 watch, they just up the mAh by tuning the battery voltage. I'm already sure that the Moto G 2014 battery is the same one as the original G.
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? mAh is a measurement of capacity, completely independent of voltage. If you think of a bucket as a battery: mAh correlates to amount of water the bucket can hold, voltage as depth of water (height of bucket) and current or amps as the diameter of the hole at the bottom through which the water (electricity) flows.

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? mAh is a measurement of capacity, completely independent of voltage. If you think of a bucket as a battery: mAh correlates to amount of water the bucket can hold, voltage as depth of water (height of bucket) and current or amps as the diameter of the hole at the bottom through which the water (electricity) flows.
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Yes, but you multiple them together to get the Watt hours. They can at least play with the voltages to influence battery life.

That article is a little depressing. That's the 1st one I've seen that said the new Moto X's battery is worst than the predecessor. It's not by much but it's still depressing. The other article where the guy posts his battery screenshots are depressing as well but something is draining his battery as his battery line is not flat where he's not using it. I know the 801 should sleep better than that. Has it been confirmed Moto still has their helper cores in this phone or are they just using the Snapdragon's helper cores?

Well, the results i got so far are average , like i was expecting it to be.. I'm a heavy user, so my comparison is with other phones that i own.
The battery duration for me seems to be close to Galaxy S5, i just wake up in the mourning take the phone off the charger and start my day, reading news, emails, lots of whatsapp messaging, very few calls but with full bars calls don't use much battery, i use Bluetooth music streaming on my commute to work , WiFi on, location on high accuracy , Google now on, high brightness on the screen (85%) . and i played for about 40 minutes of gaming , 4G always on with medium signal, if i switch to 3G i get full bars and better battery life.
So far i have 33% left , 2h 45m screen on , 6h 34m on battery .. For a reference with about the same usage right now with my Xperia Z2 i would have around 57 % . And my Nexus 5 with android L preview would have 10% at the best.
I know people can squeeze much more usage from their battery , but personally i never got near what people brag what they got on posts with 6h SOT , 2 days stand by etc..
I'll update the results later, the phone is new, it's the first battery cycle so i think it will get bit better after 2 or 3 days.

Galinha1 said:
Well, the results i got so far are average , like i was expecting it to be.. I'm a heavy user, so my comparison is with other phones that i own.
The battery duration for me seems to be close to Galaxy S5, i just wake up in the mourning take the phone off the charger and start my day, reading news, emails, lots of whatsapp messaging, very few calls but with full bars calls don't use much battery, i use Bluetooth music streaming on my commute to work , WiFi on, location on high accuracy , Google now on, high brightness on the screen (85%) . and i played for about 40 minutes of gaming , 4G always on with medium signal, if i switch to 3G i get full bars and better battery life.
So far i have 33% left , 2h 45m screen on , 6h 34m on battery .. For a reference with about the same usage right now with my Xperia Z2 i would have around 57 % . And my Nexus 5 with android L preview would have 10% at the best.
I know people can squeeze much more usage from their battery , but personally i never got near what people brag what they got on posts with 6h SOT , 2 days stand by etc..
I'll update the results later, the phone is new, it's the first battery cycle so i think it will get bit better after 2 or 3 days.
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for all that you do, that isn't too bad, considering that the phone has a small battery. my Nexus 4 would have died already if I did what you were doing. I preordered mine, and I don't think I will be using it as much as you, so I should be fine

0.0 said:
for all that you do, that isn't too bad, considering that the phone has a small battery. my Nexus 4 would have died already if I did what you were doing. I preordered mine, and I don't think I will be using it as much as you, so I should be fine
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Yeah, i was gonna say that, if what i got someone thinks it's not bad, they can only do better.. On the other hand if i post my battery stats i get with my iphone 5s witch i barely touch it would be misleading , right now i have 2h 20m of usage and 1 day and 17 hours of stand by , and i have left 73% of battery life.. I think it goes in deep sleep mode or something all the time, because when it was my main phone , it lasted same as my nexus 5, a little more than half of a day . I will attach a picture of it.

Post/discuss your battery life!

We were missing a dedicated thread for discussing battery life, maybe due to the fact that not many have the phone yet.
I test LG phones and I put them through the same battery test with 3 topics, video playback, surfing and gaming at different screen brightness.
You can see the results here in Swedish, you can easily understand the numbers in the diagrams
Or you can read the whole article Google translated (turned out pretty good grammatically).
So post your battery results and discuss how to make it better (or worse)!

wargreymon89 said:
We were missing a dedicated thread for discussing battery life, maybe due to the fact that not many have the phone yet.
I test LG phones and I put them through the same battery test with 3 topics, video playback, surfing and gaming at different screen brightness.
You can see the results here in Swedish, you can easily understand the numbers in the diagrams
Or you can read the whole article Google translated (turned out pretty good grammatically).
So how do you feel about the battery life?
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this is somewhat disappointing.
thanks for the Post though OP, and i agree. i expect for the g4 threads on XDA to boom after its released on all major carriers. Ive been lurking here since day 1 (;
do you know about the stand by time? how long the battery can last when its not in use

Phurkus said:
this is somewhat disappointing.
thanks for the Post though OP, and i agree. i expect for the g4 threads on XDA to boom after its released on all major carriers. Ive been lurking here since day 1 (;
do you know about the stand by time? how long the battery can last when its not in use
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Ye, the battery time is much better than G3 if you do light usage, but as soon as you fire up some little heavier so the SoC has to work it plummets quickly.
The standby time is pretty good, several hours per %. But I did have some problem with Google Now wakelocks I think (hard to check without root), became better after uninstalling updates for Google Search and Google Play Services and then reinstalling.

wargreymon89 said:
Ye, the battery time is much better than G3 if you do light usage, but as soon as you fire up some little heavier so the SoC has to work it plummets quickly.
The standby time is pretty good, several hours per %. But I did have some problem with Google Now wakelocks I think (hard to check without root), became better after uninstalling updates for Google Search and Google Play Services and then reinstalling.
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Damn i was really hopeing for a great battery on the g4 after the announcement of the 808 chip. im coming from a ****ty droid razr m that dies quickly after a day, with terrible stand-by time. But i guess as long as the g4 battery is better than my phone, its still an upgrade

So after a a full day of my normal usage yesterday, web browsing, simpler games, some minutes of phone call. I did test that chess program in the other thread that ate like 10+% of my battery pretty quickly.
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I ended the day at like 19%, then I forgot to charge it over the night, and it was down to 11% when I woke 12 hours later (Yay weekend). Then I used it down to 3% (dont mind the 30% after charging a while). I do have something under Android-System that is using my GPS and is draining battery sometimes, not much, but still irritating. I tried turning off lots of stuff, but cant seem to find the culprit.

Where did you get a G4 in Sweden?
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Where did you get a G4 in Sweden?
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so you did you use lg g3 in the past?(or in other words what phone did you use before the g4)
and how is the battery life on the g4 compared to the phone you used to use =P
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xzfzx said:
so you did you use lg g3 in the past?(or in other words what phone did you use before the g4)
and how is the battery life on the g4 compared to the phone you used to use =P
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also intersted in hearing this. hope you can reply

xzfzx said:
so you did you use lg g3 in the past?(or in other words what phone did you use before the g4)
and how is the battery life on the g4 compared to the phone you used to use =P
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I used G3 before G4 and G2 before that. G4 is better than G3 at light work like chatting, surfing, watching video, but gaming and when it stresses the SoC it becomes worse, even worse than G3. Some days ago I had 3:45 SoT at 3% when I had used the chess app in the other thread for a while. The day after I got 5 hours and 20% left because I had done mostly chatting and browsing.
The screen is almost as power efficient as G2 (which is awesome considering QHD and larger). But SD808 eats power like a fat kid eats candy.

wargreymon89 said:
I used G3 before G4 and G2 before that. G4 is better than G3 at light work like chatting, surfing, watching video, but gaming and when it stresses the SoC it becomes worse, even worse than G3. Some days ago I had 3:45 SoT at 3% when I had used the chess app in the other thread for a while. The day after I got 5 hours and 20% left because I had done mostly chatting and browsing.
The screen is almost as power efficient as G2 (which is awesome considering QHD and larger). But SD808 eats power like a fat kid eats candy.
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worse than g3 is not somtihng that i want to hear,i hope that software update can fix this....
and because you answered, and got to play with both devices what do you think about the display brightness and outdoor use?(compared to the G3)

xzfzx said:
worse than g3 is not somtihng that i want to hear,i hope that software update can fix this....
and because you answered, and got to play with both devices what do you think about the display brightness and outdoor use?(compared to the G3)
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At 0% its much darker than G3, at 100% its pretty much same as G3, not sure where that extra 25% brightness went really. I havent had any problem seeing the screen in the sun, not that I bring it up in direct sunlight much, also since I havent gotten it to overheat and lower brightness automatically, it should be a much better experience in the sun.

Zerolemon for me then

Thank you for this thread. This is all I needed to hear.
I have suffered through sub-2-hour screen on time on the G3 for a year now. I have done everything, turning off location, even getting the phone warranty replaced once, getting the Lollipop update, factory resetting yesterday. I have uninstalled apps, left them installed and Greenified. I have done some pretty in-depth testing with Gsam, Better Battery Stats, and the stock battery usage chart. I'm rooting my G3 right now just because I am scientifically curious what in the bleeding ****ing hell is eating my battery on this phone that I wiped yesterday. Yesterday.
I'm either going to Edge up to a Droid Turbo, like my wife has, since my Droid Maxx never did this, get an S6 Edge, or even just get a dumbphone I can make calls on and charge every 3 days, then get literally a Gpad or Nexus 8 or some smallish Android tablet with LTE.
After preordering the flagship phone last year, with more RAM and better specs than everything on the market, then suffering with charge-twice-a-day battery life for a year, I think smartphones have literally failed me, and I think I'm done.

Better battery then i had on my s6

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Better battery then i had on my s6
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Seems good. What usage was that?

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Seems good. What usage was that?
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Browsing internet, watching youtube, news apps, xda app, taking some picrures, playing simple games, whatsapp and e-mail
Around 60 to 70% brightness and wifi and 4g active and used both indoors and outdoors and when outdoors wifi still active and brightness at 100%
This i got another day

Seems impressive and going against what is being told around there.

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Better battery then i had on my s6
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thats good news, do you happen to have greenify?

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thats good news, do you happen to have greenify?
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No greenify, never used it and no power save modes
Just normal use
Note 4 i get 7 to 8 hours sot
Nexus 6 4 to 5 hours
Galaxy s6 4 to 5 hours
G4 5 to 6 hours
All same use nu greenify or power save modes

Battery life with 3G Always ON, Not connected to WiFi

Hi guys,
I'm interested in purchasing Galaxy note 3. I'm an iPhone user, but I've used Android until Nexus 4. I really want to switch back because I love customizing my home screen, but I'm really afraid at the same time. The reason is that with every single Android device I had, the battery life on 3G was horrendous. Even in standby in 3G, the battery drains super quickly, and when using, it's even worse of course. It was always hard to get it last through the day with only 3G and no WiFi connection. Signal I believe was okay too, not extremely good, but also not terrible.
Could you please (with no bias) let me know what the battery life with 3G is like on this device? Hopefully with Lollipop because that's the only reason I'm switching to Android. I don't like all the android versions before Lollipop.
Thanks so much!

Hello, i use a Note 3 (SM-N900) lollipop and im always on 3G. I get max 7 to 8 hours on 3G! But it depends how you really use the phone. Im not using power saving mode. Hope it helped you.
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Hello, i use a Note 3 (SM-N900) lollipop and im always on 3G. I get max 7 to 8 hours on 3G! But it depends how you really use the phone. Im not using power saving mode. Hope it helped you.
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Hello, thanks for replying!
7-8 hours screen on time, or the phone just lasts 7-8 hours in total? If it's the latter, that's pretty short, similar to my past Android experiences.
You said depends on how I use it, but how do you use your Note 3? Are you a very heavy user?
I'm a moderate user. I need it to not run out of battery for at least 15 hours, with maybe about 5 hours screen on time. Again, on 3G. Is this possible? I don't play games. Just browsing the web, quite a few mobile data messaging, etc.

If you use the battery saving mode, it is better... but V5.0 drains battery a lot more than 4.4.
You say you don't like previous versions to 5.0... but I don't think you have tried them and they look almost the same (you can even install a launcher that makes it look exactly the same). Newer isn't always better -- at least not until a few updates lol.
Picking a phone with large battery is always good if you want longer hours.
But if you're an iP... I can't even it say it, it makes me sick lol... perhaps also look at the Sony phones. They have amazing battery life and a lot simpler in function like an ippp -- you know.

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Hi guys,
I'm interested in purchasing Galaxy note 3. I'm an iPhone user, but I've used Android until Nexus 4. I really want to switch back because I love customizing my home screen, but I'm really afraid at the same time. The reason is that with every single Android device I had, the battery life on 3G was horrendous. Even in standby in 3G, the battery drains super quickly, and when using, it's even worse of course. It was always hard to get it last through the day with only 3G and no WiFi connection. Signal I believe was okay too, not extremely good, but also not terrible.
Could you please (with no bias) let me know what the battery life with 3G is like on this device? Hopefully with Lollipop because that's the only reason I'm switching to Android. I don't like all the android versions before Lollipop.
Thanks so much!
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I can't answer about the 'always on 3G' because I use AutomateIt to switch between Data and Wifi. But you can get an extended battery that should give you much more time on - the zerolemon one is about 3X the mA/hr rating of the standard and there are others that simply replace the back on your phone so you can have a thicker battery.
But much can be done also by setting up the phone correctly - remove bloatware, check for settings that drain power, or even using something like AutomateIt to turn data off when the screen shuts off would help. Greenify is another app that can save a lot of power - it hibernates apps rather than let them keep running when you aren't using them.

Hello!
I understand where you are coming from. I have a Note 3 (Stock lollipop with root) and I am always on 3G because I travel quite often and barely bother to swtich to WiFi even when I am home. On the stock rom, I usually get about 4-hrs of screen time depending on what I am doing.
If I am downloading a lot of stuff and if I have too many apps that need updating, then the screen time drops considerably (Say 3 and a half hours). But with regular use (whatsapp, 4 email accounts all syncing, auto-updating via 3g turned on) I have never had any problems getting through the day.
Also, I have the Unified Daemon disabled. I have heard that this really chews through battery. It is used for updating weather and all, and it is not really needed. Also, on LTE however, battery drains much faster (even on standby). It has a standby life of maybe 15hrs.
If you really want great battery life, I agree with @cyberboob, they have outstanding battery life. My Xperia Z ultra lasts 3 days and then some under mild to moderate use and a week under light use. I have seen Xpera Z3 show similar resilience and they are fantastic phones to boot, not to mention waterproof. (Till you have used a waterproof phone while bathing, or near a (or in a) pool, you will never know what you are missing. Once you go water proof, you cannot simply go back!)
Hope this helps!

Thanks guys for your help! I will hold off for now and maybe look into Xperia Z3 or Z3 compact. these devices are more expensive because they are newer so i need to think about it more. again, thanks!

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Thanks guys for your help! I will hold off for now and maybe look into Xperia Z3 or Z3 compact. these devices are more expensive because they are newer so i need to think about it more. again, thanks!
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LOL - don't take this wrong, but you should probably stay with the Jobs program. Android works best for the Classical types. Apple is better for the Romantics. (read 'Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' for definitions) Long story short... you want your solutions given to you. Android users (most of them) are willing to do a bit of work to make things betterer.
It is sad for the human race that Apple keeps selling so many crippled devices... le sigh...

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LOL - don't take this wrong, but you should probably stay with the Jobs program. Android works best for the Classical types. Apple is better for the Romantics. (read 'Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' for definitions) Long story short... you want your solutions given to you. Android users (most of them) are willing to do a bit of work to make things betterer.
It is sad for the human race that Apple keeps selling so many crippled devices... le sigh...
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Well..ive had android from 2009 to 2014 and i have tons of experience flashing roms and fiddling around. But the thing is, i could never get though the day with 3G. I tried so many things i could think of but even on standby one of my phones as example drained 4 percent per 30 minutes. Probably some apps i installed but i needed all the apps. Greenify didnt help though. I tried Anker extended battery that has 400mah more with no thickness change (for T989) but still no difference. Didnt want to try crazy big batteries cause that would make the phone way too thick. Iphone has similar battery life when screen is ON But standby is much longer. I'm a light to moderate user at work so i can actually get through the day with this phone. But then again i really miss home screen customization and lollipop's flashy design looks so cool so i was looking into android again.
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I get about 5-7h screen-on time on stock with 75% brightness, no root. Disabled most bloatware. GPS & sync off. (depending on the app, 9GAG drains more than Moon+ reader, for instance.) More if I use a lower brightness.
If I watch a film (720p mkv) it lasts about 6 hours.
In deep sleep it drains about 1% per 8 hours on 4G. (3G uses even less).
Mind you, I'm on 4.4.2, and an older version at that. (feb 2014). On AMOLED black uses no battery, and Lollipop is all white. And people wonder why Lollipop drains faster?
Here's screenies of my best use. (I was reading a book, black background with grey letters.) :
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Well..ive had android from 2009 to 2014 and i have tons of experience flashing roms and fiddling around. But the thing is, i could never get though the day with 3G. I tried so many things i could think of but even on standby one of my phones as example drained 4 percent per 30 minutes. Probably some apps i installed but i needed all the apps. Greenify didnt help though. I tried Anker extended battery that has 400mah more with no thickness change (for T989) but still no difference...
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Well it seems like you have the experience to be able to use a Note. Sorry if I seemed harsh. Most Note 3 users seem fine on battery, although most also use WiFi as well as data.
Mostly it's a matter of setting up, tuning to your setup & letting it settle in. 5 hours SOT is probably a minimum but it's rare for me to get to end of day with less than 30% left.
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Note 5 Battery Life

So far Day 3 of using the device on a normal workday. (It is officially released in Singapore on 15 August 2015)
Seems pretty well optimised!
No powersaving mode, normal use at the end of a typical workday, some calls, WhatsApp, text messages, games, etc.
Using the Scroll Capture btw.

Thanks for all the screen shots - it's sad that it's only gonna be 3-4hrs of sot. My note 2on stock battery and Cm12.1 gets 6-7 sot.....
Hopefully the note 5 gets better than your initial findings.....

Adidasfreak's numbers translate to about 4 hours SOT before dead... For me that is bare minimum acceptable, as I really like to keep my phone >25% in case I need the reserve.
I'll have to wait and see others results. 4 hours SOT isn't anything to brag about though.

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Well here's mine. Much better

Even when you post battery data people still just ignore it. 50% remaining after 10 hours (3:45 SOT), averages of 17.5 hrs with 8.5 hours of SOT) is damn good by any measure.
I don't get all this negativity. OK. Maybe the SD card is real but you can't really dispute that it seems that battery life isn't something to complain about. For a group of technically adept users, I find this amazing. I swear reading all these posts is like reading transcribed rants of spoiled teenagers...

Phone Arena just did a comprehensive benchmark test on the Note 5s battery. Apparently, it really does outperform the Note 4. But by how much in real world usage, that's still debatable. At any rate I am a lot less worried about battery life on the Note 5. And, I got to play with the gold S6 Edge + and the beautiful titanium gray Note 5, today. Not as wowed as I thought I would be regarding feel, but they do look beautiful.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Galaxy-Note5-battery-life-benchmark-Outperforms-the-Note-4-despite-smaller-battery_id72735

JasonJoel said:
Adidasfreak's numbers translate to about 4 hours SOT before dead... For me that is bare minimum acceptable, as I really like to keep my phone >25% in case I need the reserve.
I'll have to wait and see others results. 4 hours SOT isn't anything to brag about though.
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Yeah, I saw his results and was a bit underwhelmed

I think the only way I'll be able to decide is to just pick one up and eat the $35 return fee if it isn't good enough.

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Where's the screen on time?
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JasonJoel said:
I think the only way I'll be able to decide is to just pick one up and eat the $35 return fee if it isn't good enough.
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This is always my approach. I look at it like a "Try It Before You Buy It" fee that's refunded if you keep it.
Last year I actually added a third line to see if I really wanted to go back to Apple (had an S4) then cancelled the third line within the 14-day window once I convinced myself I wanted it...
...of course that was a failed notion since this POS has been slowly driving me mad ever since. Yes Mr. Jobs, I ONLY want to snooze for 9 minutes. Yes Mr. Jobs, of course I would NEVER want a keyboard that changes case to match what I'm typing. Mr. Jobs! Of course I wouldn't want to have free access to all that memory you graciously allowed me to buy at rediuculous prices as if it was a USB stick... :cyclops:
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7hrs 2min 19sec

I really wish battery life was so obvious to compare, but it isnt. We are too smart here to fall for this. Battery life is extremely personal and nearly impossible to compare. "Normal day" usage... that's just funny. The best you can do is to compare consistent benchmark data.

Why don't you use a power bank in case the battery is getting low? The Note 5 battery life is not the best among others, but based on the benchmarks and users' reports, it is acceptable and not terrible.

I've never had a better battery. I hope it stays like this

Getting about the same since Monday evening. It charges freaking fast tho
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The Note 5 battery is *brand new* vs almost a year old on the Note 4. Until that is considered, these comparisons are bullsh*t.

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The Note 5 battery is *brand new* vs almost a year old on the Note 4. Until that is considered, these comparisons are bullsh*t.
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I already saw a comparison of a 1 month old Note4 vs a brand new Note5 and it was pretty much the same story.
Unless a 1 month old battery is going to be VASTLY worse than a brand new battery.
Also the Note5 SHOULD use less power than the Note4, they moved from 20nm SoC to 14nm, moved from LPDDR3 to LPDDR4 which runs at lower voltage (and faster), and the new display which is 18-23% brighter while using 20% less power.
So it really is no surprise the Note5 is getting better battery life with a smaller battery.

What about the fact that the Note 4 is running an older version of TouchWiz and an older version if Android as well? Was that considered?

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What about the fact that the Note 4 is running an older version of TouchWiz and an older version if Android as well? Was that considered?
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Of course, but since they dont have identical builds we can't really compare it at the moment. But even on the newer OS I really doubt there is anything they can do about the inferior hardware of the Note4. The newer tech in the note5 just uses less power, hence the smaller battery with similar or better battery life than the Note4.

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What about the fact that the Note 4 is running an older version of TouchWiz and an older version if Android as well? Was that considered?
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lol why bother trolling with ridiculous hypotheticals? Maybe we should pull out a Note 1 and demand a current version of TouchWiz and Android to make it a device lifespan comparison? Newer devices are built to accommodate advances in hardware as well as software so it's idiotic to demand comparisons like you're proposing. The reality is that once a new device is released the older ones lose priority for software updates and optimizations and you're rarely, if ever, going to get a true apples to apples comparison.