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?
Sent from a mobile gadget.
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Im a LG Ambassador, so we get phones to test and spread our experience about them
wargreymon89 said:
Im a LG Ambassador, so we get phones to test and spread our experience about them
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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
thank you...
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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
thank you...
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also intersted in hearing this. hope you can reply
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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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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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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)
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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)
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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
D_Magic said:
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
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I know there have already been a million reviews of this device, but in case anybody wants a million and one, here's my 2 cents. If not, carry on.
This is my first Nexus device, coming from SGS2 and before that the original HTC EVO. I'm on T-Mobile USA.
After one week with the Nexus 4 my verdict so far is: good with potential to become great. Here are a few quick thoughts in pro/con format:
PROS:
- Super fast and fluid, I've noticed no lag whatsoever. Haven't played any 3D games yet though
- The N4 is definitely a sexy device and feels great in the hand
- I do like the smoothness of the glass and the curved screen edges.
- Painless unlocking / rooting
- Best phone for the price, by far
- Love having a notification light again, hallelujah
CONS:
- Have to say I am a little disappointed in the screen. It's not terrible but I guess I've been spoiled by the saturated screen of my SGS2. The N4 was just.....underwhelming. Sharpness is fine but the first thing I noticed is how dull the colors seemed compared to my SGS2. I'm sure I'll get used to it but I'm not able to call it an "upgrade".
- Surprised at the bugginess of Jelly Bean, I'd say I get one random reboot per day, maybe two. There are also other random oddities such as the bluetooth toggle not working properly, force closes, etc.
- I've had trouble with connectivity/connection speeds on both WiFi and cellular data, if I can't get them resolved it may end up being a dealbreaker.
- Battery is....meh so far. I've done all the recommended tips of disabling/removing this & that, and I generally make it through my day of low to moderate usage, barely. I have yet to have screen time of more than 2-2.5 hours. If I upped my usage by even just a bit I'd need a top-off during the day.
- The device seems quick to warm up. Even when I'm doing something like light web browsing it's surprising to feel the device warm up in my hands.
- Gotta admit there are a couple of niceties I miss about Touchwiz such as the quick toggles in the notification drop down.
- Given the numerous reports of glass breakage / scratches makes me super careful about handling my headset. Almost paranoid, really. Luckily I have no visible wear so far but it would be nice to not have to worry so much about this. I do like my phones naked though so I'm probably asking for trouble.
- Some of my apps are buggy with 4.2, guess that's the price you pay for being on the cutting edge.
- Ringer / notifications are really, really, really quiet when the phone is laying flat on my desk.
- I'm not a huge fan of the growing amount of "Google Bloatware". One reason I like having a Nexus device is to not have to deal with all the carrier installed apps / services. But I dislike having to disable Google Magazines, Google Plus, location stuff, Google Talk, etc. etc. Maybe if the battery was at least up to the task of supporting all these things I wouldn't mind as much.
Admittedly most of the above "gripes" are minor, but it's surprising because on my old SGS2 I didn't really have any gripes at all. If I can clean up a few of the above items I'll be very, very happy. Overall I think I'll like the N4 better than my SGS2, but it's far from the landslide I thought it would be.
I really don't get this random reboot issue. I can honestly say I haven't had it reboot once and if had it for over a week ...
And for me the battery life is great ...
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Also about the heat ... I'm hearing a lot of talk that the voltages are set very high on stock and lowering them has helped the heat and not caused instability.. So may be worth checking it out
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I really don't get this random reboot issue. I can honestly say I haven't had it reboot once and if had it for over a week ...
And for me the battery life is great ...
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Haven't decided yet if getting a good battery is just a lottery or if it comes down to usage habits. Probably some of both. As for rebooting I just got another one upon uninstalling HD Widgets. Clicked uninstall and *poof* there it went
Strange ... Could it be a rouge app ? Iv got 30-40 apps installed and not had a reboot ... Its really strange ...
And yea totally. Its probably down to my usage . I do a lot of browsing and xda
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Haven't decided yet if getting a good battery is just a lottery or if it comes down do usage habits. Probably some of both. As for rebooting I just got another one upon uninstalling HD Widgets. Clicked uninstall and *poof*
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my battery life was terrible during the first week; I was so disappointed. After two weeks the battery life has improved so much that I easily get 4hrs of screen time. When on idle it only drops 3%/hour
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my battery life was terrible during the first week; I was so disappointed. After two weeks the battery life has improved so much that I easily get 4hrs of screen time. When on idle it only drops 3%/hour
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Have a hard time believing it will get better but I'll cross my fingers. I have heard multiple reports of this, so maybe there's hope.
I have just now ticked over to 4 hours screen on time .. 15% left
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italia0101 said:
I have just now ticked over to 4 hours screen on time .. 15% left
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So jealous.... :crying:
I'm at 56% battery remaining with a screen time of 54 minutes, won't even break 2 hours on this charge.
hfuizo said:
So jealous.... :crying:
I'm at 56% battery remaining with a screen time of 54 minutes, won't even break 2 hours on this charge.
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Damn that does suck ... You doing alot of gaming and stuff like that
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italia0101 said:
Damn that does suck ... You doing alot of gaming and stuff like that
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No gaming at all, today some light web browsing, 20 minutes of podcasts, a few texts, and a couple minutes of phone calls, that's it.
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When on idle it only drops 3%/hour
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You say that as if it's good. Many phones will drop 3% in 10 hours on idle.. 3% per hour while sleeping is downright bad dood.
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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 .
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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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GSMArena did their testing. Not too promising.
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48h isn't bad. Maybe I'm misinterpreting it?
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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.
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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.
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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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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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.
sw6lee said:
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!
sw6lee said:
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?
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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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I purchased the phone a week ago. Updated everything, and using 6.0.1 stock rom. My usage is exactly the same, as well as the apps I use, (Firefox, soundcloud,messenger,tapatalk) that I had on my moto e 2nd gen.
With moto e:
3h consistent sot or a bit more
12h daily usage
With moto x play:
4/4:30h SOT Max (cannot get more)
10/12h usage (cannot get more)
I don't know what's wrong and I think my phone is faulty. Yes, the battery does not last forever, but I am having almost similar results as the moto e? Wtf? No root on both. Also, the phone is so slow while browsing certain sites, especially with Firefox? Flash videos and heavy pictures are a ***** to load and the browser even stalls.
Would you guys return the phone in this case? I don't have much choice with wind currently, and I am looking at other phones but don't like much stuff.
I bought a G2 t-mobile on eBay and the seller ****ed me up, stating it was new, when it was refurbished. Would love to find a decent one, fast, but the battery is probably going to have to be swapped?
Also.... The note 4... Still worth it? Just find it big, but the endurance rating on gsmarena is awesome.
Please guys... Give me some guidance here. I have my head on a daze
Buy a portable battery if you plan to keep your phone in hands for a whole day.
First of all, sorry you are feel disappointed in your battery life as i assume you bought the phone for the battery life. Second, gsmarena's endurance rating should not be used as a reference in my opinion. Go through their testing methodology and you will understand why. NOW,
What is your typical usage? Which apps do you use the most and if gps is on? 4g data? screen brightness?
You say you updated everything, what was on it when you got it? 5.x? 6.0? If so, you probably want to do a factory reset, this seems to cure a lot of battery and performance woes after an Android update.
It was the 5.0 something... That is something I could try, but I don't have much hope. It just guzzles to battery.. It's absolutely retarded.
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It was the 5.0 something... That is something I could try, but I don't have much hope. It just guzzles to battery.. It's absolutely retarded.
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It's worth a shot, it sounds like you don't have much to lose anyway at this point.
You could take it to Wind; I suspect a factory reset is the first thing they'll do too.
Good luck! If you do a reset please post your results.
I'm rooted and using a customer rom, so I can't really comment on your battery usage
As for your browser comment, I noticed that chrome and firefox are pigs on 6.0.1. I don't know why, but sluggish as hell for everything, even my home media server, local connection through chrome takes >2min. just to load the landing page, something that usually comes up immediately.
I installed CM Browser and the experience is night and day.
Try a different browser.
Well... The factory reset I could do that easily, but I mean... The phone is new. There is no reason we should be doing this with a phone with such great battery. It should last hours.... I had a G2 before, and got 8 hours sot right out of the box
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I'm rooted and using a customer rom, so I can't really comment on your battery usage
As for your browser comment, I noticed that chrome and firefox are pigs on 6.0.1. I don't know why, but sluggish as hell for everything, even my home media server, local connection through chrome takes >2min. just to load the landing page, something that usually comes up immediately.
I installed CM Browser and the experience is night and day.
Try a different browser.
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I guess that's why look at the maximum usage... It's crazy on chrome
Uninstall messenger
I would love too, but I really need it. Still haven't hard reseted it
Ev0luti0n_ said:
I would love too, but I really need it. Still haven't hard reseted it
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You are on 3g and Bluetooth is on too. The fb messenger too is working everytime.
Mostly it's because of 3g. Your signal is so low. Most of battery is going in maintaining the connection.
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Ev0luti0n_ said:
I purchased the phone a week ago. Updated everything, and using 6.0.1 stock rom. My usage is exactly the same, as well as the apps I use, (Firefox, soundcloud,messenger,tapatalk) that I had on my moto e 2nd gen.
With moto e:
3h consistent sot or a bit more
12h daily usage
With moto x play:
4/4:30h SOT Max (cannot get more)
10/12h usage (cannot get more)
I don't know what's wrong and I think my phone is faulty. Yes, the battery does not last forever, but I am having almost similar results as the moto e? Wtf? No root on both. Also, the phone is so slow while browsing certain sites, especially with Firefox? Flash videos and heavy pictures are a ***** to load and the browser even stalls.
Would you guys return the phone in this case? I don't have much choice with wind currently, and I am looking at other phones but don't like much stuff.
I bought a G2 t-mobile on eBay and the seller ****ed me up, stating it was new, when it was refurbished. Would love to find a decent one, fast, but the battery is probably going to have to be swapped?
Also.... The note 4... Still worth it? Just find it big, but the endurance rating on gsmarena is awesome.
Please guys... Give me some guidance here. I have my head on a daze
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Habit browser, uninstall fb messenger, bookmark fb on habit and use it for messaging. You're getting getting 1+ hours screen time over your last device? And the problem is? I would love that on a stock device without root... Root it and get yourself 3 more hours sot... Or live with what you have and be happy.
Zdeuce2 now with golden rays of sunshine
Thank you guys for your answers. Zdeuce: the moto e is 2600mah +/-, and moto x play is 3630mah.... Abysmal difference between the two... Just thought it would do so much more, given the "slow" processor and huge battery. I was expecting at least 8 hours SOT.... Stock!
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Thank you guys for your answers. Zdeuce: the moto e is 2600mah +/-, and moto x play is 3630mah.... Abysmal difference between the two... Just thought it would do so much more, given the "slow" processor and huge battery. I was expecting at least 8 hours SOT.... Stock!
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Yes it would be slow but it's an upgrade over the Moto e processor and the huge battery is powering a huge high resolution screen too.
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I would wait for three to dour days. Delete all battery saver or ram saving apps. Facebook. Almost all mobiles need few days to settle in.
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I hope I can be able to post proper screenshots of the battery this weekend. It just feels that something is wrong. Either my expectations or the phone. And then there is another thing. Don't you guys think the automatically brightness control is way too high 90% of the times? Super bright, to me. The moto e was perfect in that regard.
Adaptive brightness is the first thing I turn off when I get a new phone. I don't like it and my eyes have adjusted to a consistent brightness over time. Try disabling Adaptive brightness and location if you are not navigating. That should ease up on the drain.
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I hope I can be able to post proper screenshots of the battery this weekend. It just feels that something is wrong. Either my expectations or the phone. And then there is another thing. Don't you guys think the automatically brightness control is way too high 90% of the times? Super bright, to me. The moto e was perfect in that regard.
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The adaptive brightness and playing games is your problem. Try to keep your brightness around 50% or lower and your sot will be much more. Also you can disable apps you dont use (google sheets,maps,chrome,google+)or greenify them if you wanna keep using them. If this doesn't help i should do a factory reset to be sure its not a bug.
Finally got my LG G6 T-Mobile USA yesterday 3/23/2017. Was really excited waiting to get my hands on it since there was no models to view even at the store. All we had were Youtube video's of reviews given to people by LG for free.
My initial impression out of the box was WOW, what a sweet looking device with the glass back, and all around hot look. But once powering it up I was blown back of how narrow the screen was compared to my 5.5" G4. It took a day to get use to this somewhat smaller screen though it suppose to be a 5.7". Aside from that is where it gets good.
LG's 7.0 UI is freaken amazing. You have to use it to appreciate it. I've always been an LG UI fanboy, but this is a whole new level of awesomeness.
Next is finally out of the box wireless charging. No more cheap Chinese sticker mod to use like on my G4. It works flawlessly on my wireless charger. A nice big notification comes on screen when wireless charging starts.
Love also the camera app as it goes in and out of regular mode and wide angle mode on the fly.
There's more to write, but just wanted to put a few notes here of what I though on day 2 of using the G6.
I got it unlocked already really easily. Look in the development section on how to do it.
Any TWRP dev around? Please help us get this to our device please, please, please!!! )))
Edit.....
After a week of usage I decided to return it as I could'nt get used to the smaller narrow screen size. Getting the S8+
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@MicroMod777, How's your battery life so far?
For me I was 58% by the end of the day with 2 hours 45 minutes SOT.
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@MicroMod777, How's your battery life so far?
For me I was 58% by the end of the day with 2 hours 45 minutes SOT.
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It was really good. Doesn't drain as fast as my G4 did. I have a bad habit of plugging in my phones when they hit 90% at work. lol
Btw, loving this bigger vibrate feedback when typing.
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It was really good. Doesn't drain as fast as my G4 did. I have a bad habit of plugging in my phones when they hit 90% at work. lol
Btw, loving this bigger vibrate feedback when typing.
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Nice. Well, make sure to do a full battery drain and recharge to calibrate. I did that and my battery reading improves.
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Nice. Well, make sure to do a full battery drain and recharge to calibrate. I did that and my battery reading improves.
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I though the newer battery technology didn't need that anymore like back in the day. Could be wrong.
Btw, its day 3 now and I've gotten use to the narrower 5.7" display. I also noticed that reading Google News articles seemed loaded up with tons of more news clips when scrolling down. Maybe they just updated the app? lol
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I though the newer battery technology didn't need that anymore like back in the day. Could be wrong.
Btw, its day 3 now and I've gotten use to the narrower 5.7" display. I also noticed that reading Google News articles seemed loaded up with tons of more news clips when scrolling down. Maybe they just updated the app? lol
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As far as the battery technology, yes, they say that, but because the Android OS still needs to calibrate itself, so the battery is not going to calibrate so much, but the Android OS would need that, just like the cache process.
I changed my text size to small, kind of like a smaller dpi and I get tons more stuff on the screen. I am getting used to it that it feels like my OnePlus 3t is awkward.
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As far as the battery technology, yes, they say that, but because the Android OS still needs to calibrate itself, so the battery is not going to calibrate so much, but the Android OS would need that, just like the cache process.
I changed my text size to small, kind of like a smaller dpi and I get tons more stuff on the screen. I am getting used to it that it feels like my OnePlus 3t is awkward.
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Ahh that makes sense. I'll see if I can break my bad habbit today of plugging it in at 90%.
Btw, finally no wifi issues like I had on my G4. Everything loads fast with no lag.
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@MicroMod777, How's your battery life so far?
For me I was 58% by the end of the day with 2 hours 45 minutes SOT.
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Hah - I don't even think I got 3 hours sot total. I am pretty let down by the battery life so far, especially in a world with the mate 9 and mi mix doing 7 hours without breaking a sweat.
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Hah - I don't even think I got 3 hours sot total. I am pretty let down by the battery life so far, especially in a world with the mate 9 and mi mix doing 7 hours without breaking a sweat.
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Interesting. What I can tell you is that it depends on a lot of things from cellular network, wifi, running apps , and usage generally. I think this phone has 3300 mAh which is not bad compared to most phones. I agree that the software needs to be optimized. I am waiting for root and I'll do greenify and see stuff. With my usage, I'll probably get like 5 hours SOT
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Interesting. What I can tell you is that it depends on a lot of things from cellular network, wifi, running apps , and usage generally. I think this phone has 3300 mAh which is not bad compared to most phones. I agree that the software needs to be optimized. I am waiting for root and I'll do greenify and see stuff. With my usage, I'll probably get like 5 hours SOT
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Indeed it does, but the way I use my phone isn't changing. I got 7-8 hours easy on the mate, but 2 on the Nexus 6p. What build are you on?
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Indeed it does, but the way I use my phone isn't changing. I got 7-8 hours easy on the mate, but 2 on the Nexus 6p. What build are you on?
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As far as the build, I am stock out of the box. Disabled updates so I didn't take any ota as of yet. not sure if there is even an update! What about you!
i got mine yesterday the 24th of march.
the battery life is good, i used it since i got it without charging it for about 3 for hours downloading apps setting everything up and wasnt draining fast.
i dont really like the front camera, the color is just not to good in my own opinion. back camera is good i like it, no problem.
it does feel narrow comparing it to my g3 yes i upgraded from g3.
i like the features, like fingerprint, etc.
screen look crisp. good, yes.
so thats my day and a half review for now..
Wireless charging
Does the tmobile ver of the lg g6 use a new type of wireless charger? or will my QI charger from my Nexus 5 still work with it?
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Does the tmobile ver of the lg g6 use a new type of wireless charger? or will my QI charger from my Nexus 5 still work with it?
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As far as I'm aware any qi with charger will work but none will do fast charging.
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Awesome!
I like the wireless charging because you don’t have to fuss with plug unplug just set it down like normal and it just charges. Mind you with the proper ROM and kernel you can get faster charging [at least on my N5].
Thank you
I've never actually liked LG UI, but I have to say, I really like it this time around. Its just overall very clean looking. It may seem that way to me seeing as I came from an S7 edge and even on Nougat, it was so sloooooow.
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As far as I'm aware any qi with charger will work but none will do fast charging.
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My fast charger that I used with my Note 7 works. Fast charging and all.
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My fast charger that I used with my Note 7 works. Fast charging and all.
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Do you have the samsung branded fast charger? The stand or the puck? Ive got a Satachi from Microcenter that does fast charging for the S7 but not the LG. It tells me also to put the phone vertical for faster charging but its a puck so thats not possible.
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Do you have the samsung branded fast charger? The stand or the puck? Ive got a Satachi from Microcenter that does fast charging for the S7 but not the LG. It tells me also to put the phone vertical for faster charging but its a puck so thats not possible.
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I have the puck
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I have the puck
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Thank you, guess I'm headed to Best Buy.
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