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Battery Life say your experience

hello please say your experience :
Rom
kernel
Max/Min:
battery uptime
my experience:
Rom: Cronos 1.7.2
Kernel: flykernel12a
max/min: 614/176
gps: sometimes: 3g sometimes.
battery time: 25 hours

25 hours from 100% to 0%?
My restricted use: phone calls about 1.30 hr a day, about 100 sms a day, very little (20 mins max) of browsing, and ultimatejuice+juicedefender running for notifications, i get about 37 hours of use.
I ordered a Mugen 1550mAh battery, which is on its way, and waiting to test that out.
In a perfect world the Mugen battery with moderate use would last 2 days off the charger (charging every other night)

Nice topic!
Rom: Floyo 1.2.0
kernel: FlyKernel 12a
Max/Min: 652/19
battery uptime: 40-42h

petsasj said:
25 hours from 100% to 0%?
My restricted use: phone calls about 1.30 hr a day, about 100 sms a day, very little (20 mins max) of browsing, and ultimatejuice+juicedefender running for notifications, i get about 37 hours of use.
I ordered a Mugen 1550mAh battery, which is on its way, and waiting to test that out.
In a perfect world the Mugen battery with moderate use would last 2 days off the charger (charging every other night)
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what´s your rom,kernel?

petsasj said:
25 hours from 100% to 0%?
My restricted use: phone calls about 1.30 hr a day, about 100 sms a day, very little (20 mins max) of browsing, and ultimatejuice+juicedefender running for notifications, i get about 37 hours of use.
I ordered a Mugen 1550mAh battery, which is on its way, and waiting to test that out.
In a perfect world the Mugen battery with moderate use would last 2 days off the charger (charging every other night)
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I saw the review of that Mugen 1550 mAh, you just get 3 h longer battery life.
With 3200 mAh the results are 3×standard 1350 mAh battery life.

lineup said:
what´s your rom,kernel?
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Rom Floyo 1.2.0
Flykernel 12a 614/176
And concerning the Mugen Battery, well they say 3 hours but considering the wear on this already year old battery (which is about 30% less than what it used to be when i first purchased), i am expecting a 5-6 hour gain. At least, those are my hopes
edit. kernel info forgotten, twice! sorry ^^

lineup said:
hello please say your experience :
Dude, try cronosproject gingerbread.2-3 DAYS, wkd.
Rom
kernel
Max/Min:
battery uptime
my experience:
Rom: Cronos 1.7.2
Kernel: flykernel12a
max/min: 614/176
gps: sometimes: 3g sometimes.
battery time: 25 hours
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Cronosproject g-bread is like Duracell, goes on and on and on... 3 days steady use.
Hush...

spikey68 said:
Cronosproject g-bread is like Duracell, goes on and on and on... 3 days steady use.
Hush...
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yea, it's amazing. but won't run juice defender so I just turn off data updates overnight and my battery stays basically where it was until klaxon wakes me up, then I enable data updates again and go for another day.
I could use a new battery, but aside from that I get more time from this rom than any other.
gb has nice "kill the battery-eating app" management built in.

Rom: Floyo 1.2.0
Kernel: flykernel12a
max/min: 691/176
gps: Never
3g: Never
WiFi: Always
battery time: 12 hours

ROM: VillainROM 12
Kernel: Flykernel 12a
Max/Min: 614/352
GPS: Never
3G: Rarely
Wifi: Off after 15 minutes of inactivity
Battery: 18 hrs and 45 minutes with 38% left
Awake time: 9 hours and 45 minutes.
Mugen Power 1550 mAh battery.

Rom: FroydVillain 1.7.2
Kernel: Flykernel-12a
Max/min: 352-576
Radio: 63.18.55.06SU_6.35.17.03
GSM auto (PRL)
wifi: always on (sleep on screen off)
gps: off
mobile data: off (used 2 times for about 5 min)
battery: 28 hrs 35 min – 53 % left

dkelley said:
yea, it's amazing. but won't run juice defender so I just turn off data updates overnight and my battery stays basically where it was until klaxon wakes me up, then I enable data updates again and go for another day.
I could use a new battery, but aside from that I get more time from this rom than any other.
gb has nice "kill the battery-eating app" management built in.
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There seems to be a few small things that need resolving DK, but I am glad Elelinux is helping out as well now. Very different build styles but same goal. Feeyo took it down to the essentials, its very light. Just need Erasmux out of retirement now
I have 3d issues so might try reinstall as others don't get this. Fee usually finishes a new build while you download the most recent one! With Ele on board we might get 3 dl's a week!
Hush...

Cyanogenmod 6.1
Flykernel 12a
176-729mhz
No wifi, no 3g, only for maybe 20mins every day. ~1 hour of music listening.
2+ days.

Rom: Cronos 1.7.2
Kernel: Standard Cronos.
max/min: 614/176
gps: Always enabled (Remember, it only eats battery if its actually being USED)
3g: Always enabled
Wifi: Enabled if in range of wifi ive used before.
Auto sync on (juice defender and ultimate juice syncs every 30mins)
Stripped out any apps I dont use (including facebook, the new update killed my battery around 3hours faster than the old version so I uninstalled facebook altogether and use tweetdeck instead)
Aeroplane mode overnight.
Medium usage-
50 SMS a day. 30mins phonecalls. A few gmail notifications and replies. about 4hours web browsing (wifi). A few market updates. and some brief GPS usage (runkeeper or C:Geo)
Battery time:
Currently average between 36 and 39hours.
On Feeyos older 2.1 roms I used to get a full 3 days but kept it on 2g only, standard clock speed, and disabled tilt sensors.
(Edit- In case you can't tell, Im a battery snob lol. If an app is using too much battery I get rid and find an alternative I also only have 44apps installed )

Rom: Floyo 1.2.0
Kernel: flykernel12a
max/min: 614/176
gps: rarely
3g: rarely
wifi: always ON, never on sleep
use: 50ish sms/whatsapp, 1hr calls, 30min YouTube, 24/7 Tweetdeck
battery time: between 36 - 40 hrs.

Rom: EleLinux
Kernel: flykernel12a
max/min: 691/176
gps: never
3g: never
camera: sometimes
wifi: frequently
battery time: 36~48+ hours

Rom: CyanogenMod 6.1
Kernel: Flykernel12a
Max/min: 614/19
Gps: never
3g: rarely
Camera: The camera reboots my phone, so I don't use it.
Wifi: frequently
Battery time: I'm at 23h now, and got 67% left. I'll usually have to charge it every other day, but I've gotten it to last 3 days a couple of times depending on the usage.

2-4 days
Rom: FroydVillain 1.5.0 (I'm slow to update ^^)
kernel: nindroid v3.1-122-691-nologo
No data (3g), sporadic wifi at home, 30 min calls/day and 5-10 sms.
If I have long calls, play any games or use 3g data more than 2-3 hours in a day I have to recharge (yellow/orange/red battery indicator <25%?).

Update your ROM dude! The new Froyd or Floyo (my favorite), either one with the newest Flykernel, will greatly improve battery life and performance. It's worth spending the time doing it.

ROM: fusionrom update 10 (pity there's no update 11 with final cyanogen sources)
Kernel: flykernel 12a
Screen On : 352/691 Ondemand
Screen Off : 176/352 Conservative
usage: 20-30 sms a day, wifi and data when i need it, gps rarely
3 days

Battery Life & Rom Info

Just wanted to see some real battery life results and what your using to get them. Please only include relevant info. Hopefully we can all benefit from it if people add to it. Thanks in advance.
*Been messing around with a lot lately. Have been trying Eugene's test Kernels, Supercurio's, and the included with Bionix. Tested All KA modems too and have not found a good combination of speed, stability, and battery....yet.
What State are you in (for reference)?
Rom:
Kernel:
Modem:
Yes/No
OC:
Wifi Always On:
3G Always On:
Battery Manager:
How long does battery last? (Please state % and how long)

Edit
Edit: read post at bottom for updated stats

What State are you in (for reference)? Minnesota.
Rom: Bionix-v 1.2 (Thanks TW)
Kernel: KA6
Modem: Kb1
OC: Yes
Wifi Always On: No
3G Always On: Yes
Battery Manager: No
My battery life is pretty good; certainly an upgrade from stock. I leave around 8ish and usually don't arrive back until at least 5, and by then my battery is typically around 30%-40%. But I text and tweet quite a bit. And I'll occasionally unlock it just to look at the homescreen because I'm bored.
I also use the music player for my commute, which is about 15-20 minutes. (It surprises some people that I use my phone for music...why buy a new ipod when my phone can do the exact same thing? lol)

What State are you in? California
Rom:Axura 2.2.6
Kernel: Stock+Voodoo KA5(or 6) I forget
Modem:KB1
Yes/No
OC: no
Wifi Always On: only at home
3G Always On: yes
Battery Manager: none
How long does battery last?
My battery lasts on average 6-7 hour on work days. It would last much longer but i am a heavy user. By heavy user i mean I use my phone for browsing the net on 3g and downloading lots of data such as photos, dropbox, and rdc into my home pc for 5+ minutes at a time throughout the workday. There are of course the endless emails and text messaging throughout the day also which may not take a lot of data power but it does use power to have the screen on. With this kind of usage my phone gets under 10% battery after about 2hr 30min of screen on time. I see this battery life as expected given the way I use my phone. It is no worry to me though seeing as I carry 2 extra batteries with me in my pocket, though I never drain the second one under 60% before I get home.
One difference I do see is the idle drain is considerably more with voodoo enabled. This however doesnt put a dent into the way I use my phone.. I just may have to pop my second battery in a little sooner. It would be nice if this community would stop obsessing over battery life so much and just buy an exrtra battery or 2 and be done with it.

Thanks for the replies so far. Keep them coming.
What State are you in (for reference)? Pennsylvania
Rom: Bionix V 1.2
Kernel:KA7 (stock Bionix)
Modem: KA6
Yes/No
OC: No
Wifi Always On: No
3G Always On: Yes
Battery Manager: No
How long does battery last? (Please state % and how long) About 15 hours

What State are you in (IL, Chicago)
Rom: Bionix - V
Kernel: KA7
Modem:KB1
Yes/No
OC: No
Wifi Always On: No only when needed
3G Always On: No I use juice Defender so 3g turns off when phone is inactive
Battery Manager: I use the app "System" to monitor any apps that might be hitting the battery and freeze some processes with TB
I on a average day of moderate use I get 10 plus hours of battery life. It really just depends but a solid 10 hours is normally not a problem on a most days. Now if I am playing lots of games or using 3G a lot then it can be slightly less 8 to 7 hours but also on days the phone is mostly on standby I can get 15 plus hours.
Update : Phone has been off the charger for 5 hours so far today. Pandora on the way to work this morning. little web surfing, few emails.. The screen has been on for a total of 22 minutes so far today and I am at 83%..
Update 2 : Phone has been off the charger for 8 hours 39 minutes. Moderate use throughout the day. The screen has been on a total of 51m 10s today. At 66% left

What State are you in (for reference)?Dallas, Texas
Rom: Bionix V 1.2
Kernel: whatever came with Bionix
Modem: KB1
Yes/No
OC: No
Wifi Always On: No
3G Always On: Yes
Battery Manager: No
How long does battery last? (Please state % and how long)
1:18 PM right now, unplugged since 6:30 AM. Brightness on half. Used camera, left screen on for 10 min straight. Called for 1 min. A few texts. Checked xda for about 30 min. All other battery was drained in standby so i turned on Airplane mode on for 2 hours or so. 65% right now. Drops pretty fast if I use it at all.. Battery left widget says I have 13 hours left out of 20. Fully calibrated. Is this good battery?
Sent from Bionix powered vibrant! If I helped, hit the thanks button!

What State are you in (for reference)? Michigan
Rom: Bionix V 1.2
Kernel: KA7
Modem: KB1
OC: No
Wifi Always On: No
3G Always On: Yes
Battery Manager: No
Phone is unplugged for 5 1/2 hours a day, and I send a couple of emails and a few texts, and sometimes listen to some music as well. By the time I plug my phone back in, it's consistently at exactly 88% battery remaining.
Edit: Screen brightness to the minimum, Wifi always off, and GPS on. I also underclock my CPU to 800 mHz when my battery drains to 50% remaining. Battery left says that I have 13 hours remaining when my phone is unplugged in the morning.

What State are you in (for reference)? Idaho
Rom: Bionix V 1.2
Kernel: Stock
Modem: Stock
OC: No
Wifi Always On: Yes
3G Always On: Yes
Battery Manager: No (Though I do use Autokiller Memory on the aggressive preset)
My phone has been unplugged for 11 hours and my screen has been on for 30 minutes, and I have streamed music via bluetooth a2dp for 1 hour). My battery is at 71% right now. I have frozen media hub and drm services.

What State are you in (for reference)? Texas
Rom:bionix 1.2
Kernel: ka7
Modem:kb 1
OC:no
Wifi Always On: no
3G Always On:no
Battery Manager:setup, watchdog, automemory killer optimizer
How long does battery last?
70-80%(Unplug at 8 am comes home at 4pm) I text a lot, and listen to music, and play games sometimes not a lot though.
It's 7:32 here and sitting at 10% been playing 3d games and broswing webs thru WiFi.
soltheman said:
What State are you in (for reference)? Minnesota.
Rom: Bionix-v 1.2 (Thanks TW)
Kernel: KA6
Modem: Kb1
OC: Yes
Wifi Always On: No
3G Always On: Yes
Battery Manager: No
My battery life is pretty good; certainly an upgrade from stock. I leave around 8ish and usually don't arrive back until at least 5, and by then my battery is typically around 30%-40%. But I text and tweet quite a bit. And I'll occasionally unlock it just to look at the homescreen because I'm bored.
I also use the music player for my commute, which is about 15-20 minutes. (It surprises some people that I use my phone for music...why buy a new ipod when my phone can do the exact same thing? lol)
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How did u manage to over clock ka 6. I guess it was a mistake?
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My battery has been getting worse daily. I leave modems on for about 24-30 hours and have to say Im pretty sure it's Bionix V 1.2 doing the dirty work. Sounds like it too from the rest of you who submitted your stats. Some better than others but nothing like before when 20+ hours was standard for me.

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What State are you in (for reference)? CO
Rom: Bionix v1.2
Kernel: KB1
Modem: KA5
Yes/No
OC: No
Wifi Always On: at work 8 hours a day
3G Always On: yes
Battery Manager: no
How long does battery last? see attached image

Rom: Bionix-V
Kernel: 2.6.32.9 Voodoo
Modem: KA5
OC: No
Wifi Always On: Yes
3G Always On: Yes
Battery Manager: No
Typically change the battery (i have two) at 20-22 hrs, which is around 30% for me.
and currently:

Rom: Bionix 1.2
Kernel: stock kernel that came with rom plus voodoo
Modem: ka7
OC: No
Wifi Always On: No, turned off in areas without wifi signal, always on in wifi zone
3G Always On: Yes
Battery Manager: none
How long does battery last? 15-20hrs to less than 5%
P.S. I get 20-25 hours with the ka5 modem. Switched to ka7 cos I thought it had better data, just got back to ka5 and loving it. Data issues was something else not modem
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App

See: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=939193

Rom: KB1 Rooted
Kernel: KB1 + Voodoo
Modem: KB1
GPS: Always On
Wifi: Sometimes on
Usage: Moderate to heavy use. Texting, browsing the web, streaming Pandora, XDA etc...
So far am very pleased with this setup. My battery will not drain when screen is off. Probably 2-3% and hour, if that if not used. I haven't always had this though. I recently, two days ago, exchanged my first Vibrant which was bought the minute it came out because I had a feeling there was something wrong with the phone since it gave me ****ty battery life no matter what Rom/Kernel/Modem I was using. They even sent me a new battery previously to the phone exchange. So if you have crappy battery life and you bought the phone close to the day it came out, its a good chance it might be a bad one ( at least my experience). I am still in shock that I don't have to throw my phone on charge right when I get home after work. It lasts ALL DAY!

lolcopter said:
What State are you in (for reference)? CO
Rom: Bionix v1.2
Kernel: KB1
Modem: KA5
Yes/No
OC: No
Wifi Always On: at work 8 hours a day
3G Always On: yes
Battery Manager: no
How long does battery last? see attached image
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LOL is this for real? I dont know man, that seems like a extended battery pack to me

What State are you in (for reference)? California
Rom: Bionix V 1.2.1
Kernel: KB1
Modem: KB1
Yes/No
OC: No
Wifi Always On: Yes
3G Always On: Yes
Battery Manager: No
Typically on an average day of use (about 10 hours before I get to a charger) I end at 40% or so. This is with playing games, music, texting, and surfing the web throughtout the time.

jzero88 said:
LOL is this for real? I dont know man, that seems like a extended battery pack to me
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That said, I already hit my data cap for this cycle so I've only been using GSM networks most of this time
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App

lolcopter said:
That said, I already hit my data cap for this cycle so I've only been using GSM networks most of this time
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How are you so lucky to be getting such great battery life? Is it like that for you on stock?

[Q] what's with this battery issue?

1- battery drains in maximum 8-10 hrs (even with usage or without usage? WDF?)
2 - audio problems... aargh
have you had these problems or is it only me.

PurPL3 said:
1- battery drains in maximum 8-10 hrs (even with usage or without usage? WDF?)
2 - audio problems... aargh
have you had these problems or is it only me.
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which version are you using? what kind of audio issues are you facing?

jaskiratsingh said:
which version are you using? what kind of audio issues are you facing?
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i used jp2,jpf, both fail.
audio, that cracking sound while playing music, when screen is locked or sometimes even though the headphones are on...

i heard that many people have this problem.. it could be a bug of the 2.2 version..

PurPL3 said:
1- battery drains in maximum 8-10 hrs (even with usage or without usage? WDF?)
2 - audio problems... aargh
have you had these problems or is it only me.
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Using any of the custom rom viz indrod, lestatious and kyrillos will solve your problems related to battery!! i get 32 hours + battery backup!!!
2g=24hrs
music=1hr
games=sometimes
videos=30 mins
gps=2 hrs per week!!

neo1691 said:
Using any of the custom rom viz indrod, lestatious and kyrillos will solve your problems related to battery!! i get 32 hours + battery backup!!!
2g=24hrs
music=1hr
games=sometimes
videos=30 mins
gps=2 hrs per week!!
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you're lucky

Well, I both Kyrillos lestatius as much battery as I take 9 hours and hardly use the phone. However, with the ROM DESTINY giving much more use to the mobile battery lasts me 18 hours without a problem.

with kyrillos 5.0 how many times resists the battery??

amazingly, my problem is solved,
i flashed with DDJP6 (stock 2.1) and after 12 hrs (may be used for 3 hrs and standby 9 hrs), battery is still at 90%, so yeah, i am gonna stay with it for a while now

Aashik said:
amazingly, my problem is solved,
i flashed with DDJP6 (stock 2.1) and after 12 hrs (may be used for 3 hrs and standby 9 hrs), battery is still at 90%, so yeah, i am gonna stay with it for a while now
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Thats good
Acid lestitious 2.0. Fugumod 2.2

It is known that 2.1 is more stable and pulls less power.
Mine with XWJPF: 1d 5H 25m running
Display 2h 65%
Voice calls 38m 15%
Cell standby 1d 5h 25m 11%
Phone idle 1d 3h 25m 5%
Wifi 2h 35m 2%
Dialer 2m 2%
Battery level 60% 3856mV

Galaxy S II Rom Battery Reports

Phones back, but CBA testing the rest, sicking with MIUI and ICS builds
First, a description of what is going to happen in this thread. I am going to be running a wide variety of roms (see list below). Running it for one full charge on my usage.
My Usage
I would class myself as being a medium user. I rarely use games, but use the internet a lot. I check XDA, every half hour or so, email in on constant sync, checking every minute or so. WiFi and 3G are always on.
**NOTE**
I cannot guarantee the exact same usage every day, this is a rough guide. Allow 2 hours leeway on each rom.
This is only a rough guide, to see whether some rom makers claims of amazing battery life are true. I will also screenshot the battery usage to show any battery draining apps.
Rom List
Click the rom name to view the post with stats, links to the rom thread are at the top of the stats post.
---MIUI---
---Cyanogenmod---
---Dev-Null---
---Villain Rom---
---Cognition S2---
---Lite'ning---
---LeoMar75 Rom Revolution---
---Solar Flare---
---Sensation by Crysis---
---Stock KF3---
---Stock KG6---​
List will be updated as I test more, but in theory, if this forum is arranged correctly, any not in the Origional Android Development section would probably have the same battery life.
CURRENT ROM IN TESTING: Lite'ning
Summary of findings
So far I have only tested the AOSP roms, and well, whilst officially CM7 lasted the longest, it also had the lowest screen on time, and dev-null, which lasted the shortest amount of time, had the longest screen on time. In summary for these, I would say there isn't really a difference in battery.
The big comparison will be between AOSP, Samsung based and Stock. I honestly don't think I'll find any difference between any samsung based deodexed roms, origional or not. As they are going to have the exact same core to them, if after testing 3, they have simmilar battery, I will skip the others to test stock, as this is better for the comparisons. I will test them again at a later date.

MIUI​
LINK TO ROM
Battery Life
Overall Time: 1 Day 19 Hours 54 Minutes
Screen on time: 2h 12m
Android OS time: 2h
Mobile Standby time: 1 day 19 Hours
Verison: 1.8.5

Cyanogenmod​
LINK TO ROM
Battery Life
Overall Time: 1 Day 21 Hours
Screen on time: 1h 57 Minutes
Android OS time: 13 Minutes
Mobile Standby time:1 day 21 Hours
Verison: Nightly 16

Dev-Null​
LINK TO ROM
Battery Life
Overall Time: 1 Days 15 Hours 48 Minutes
Screen on time: 2 hours 23 minutes
Android OS time: 2 Hour 26 Minutes
Mobile Standby time: 1 Day 15 Hours
Verison:update-devnull-test-010811-0740-signed

Villain Rom​
LINK TO ROM
Battery Life
Overall Time:1 Day 9 Hours
Screen on time: 2h 12m
Android OS time: 2h 2m
Mobile Standby time:1 day 9 hours
Verison: 2.4.2

Cognition S2​
LINK TO ROM
Battery Life
Overall Time:1 Day 11 Hours 55m
Screen on time: 2 Hours 24m
Android OS time: 14m 16s
Mobile Standby time:1 Day 11 Hours
Verison: 1.4

Lite'ning​
LINK TO ROM
Battery Life
Overall Time:
Screen on time:
Android OS time:
Mobile Standby time:
Verison: 6.1 KH3

LeoMar75​
Battery Life: -----
Verison:

Solar Flare​
Battery Life: -----
Verison:

Sensation by Crysis​
Battery Life: -----
Verison:

Stock KF3​
Battery Life: -----
Verison:

Stock KG6​
Battery Life: -----
Verison:

interesting topic. I think what may also be useful is to display the screen on time for each rom you test as this is probably what determines battery life the most IMO.

Please repeat at least a few of the tests, so it is possible to infer the variance of your measurement process.

It looks very interesting. It will be nice to see something like this. Good Luck with testing

tshoulihane said:
Please repeat at least a few of the tests, so it is possible to infer the variance of your measurement process.
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I'm going to give miui a pretest after I've done the rest because cyanogenmod is lasting a lot longer, after 1 day 14 hours I still have 30% left
Will repeat tests once all are done
Swyped from my MIUI Galaxy S II

Look forward to this, i have tested battery life twice on Cognition 1.15 - 1.20 and 1.30, version 1.15 has the best battery life i achieved almost 29 hours, 1.20 comes in next almost 27 hours, 1.30 was disappointing i cant remember what (check the thread) but was nowhere as good as the other versions.
I have also just tested [ROM][03/08/2011][XXKG5] stock odexed + APM + NINPHETAMINE kernel 2.0.4_BLN ready by Sicopat and it has come in at an impressive enough 26 hours or thereabouts
Anyway ill keep an eye on this thread

can't wait to see all the results, very interesting topic.
Battery life is the only thing I am worried about.
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Great thread! Can't wait to see the results, although I would have made the tests without Juice Defender.
Also, what kernel are you using?

gaui said:
Great thread! Can't wait to see the results, although I would have made the tests without Juice Defender.
Also, what kernel are you using?
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I use whatever kernel is bundled with the rom. And it shouldn't effect it because it uses the same settings on all roms.
Swyped from my cm7 Galaxy S II

[Benchmark] Battle for Battery Life

First and foremost, I would like to commend all developers, software engineers, modders, tweakers, designers that contributes to the betterment of our devices. GREAT JOB to ALL of you! Keep it up! Respect and Thanks to all!
There are so many ROMs out there that we can pair with so many KERNELs while we can choose to apply different MODEMs. Whether they be Stock or Custom, one thing remains important to us is our SGS2's BATTERY LIFE.
With so many people saying different things about the battery life.. this rom/kernel ate,doubled,f'd,saved my battery, while this modem somehow gave me more juice than that one.. so i'm sticking to this/that one.. Its all getting confusing and complicated. Problem is that different people's apps/usage/definition_of_usage varies.
So here I performed benchmarks to compare battery life as I try to make other things constant. Hopefully this is a start and others would also help me here.
[CONDITIONS_01]
Modem: xxKH3
Brightness: highest
Battery: original & calibrated
Wifi ON
phone signal ON
Home screen with pure WHITE background, no other widgets.
Always ON. Awake. No screen time out
CPU clock and/or voltage: kernel's default (no OC/UV on my part)
Left it at the home screen 95-99% of the time.
juice defender free
[RESULTS] 100% until power off [updated: 09/07/2011]
Build: Lite'ning rom v6.0 xxKH1
7) SpeedMod s2 k1 T27 : 5h 41m
3) Jeffrey_SpeedFrey2.2.0 : 5h 19m
6) (stock)GT-I9100_XXKH1_original : 5h 6m (yes, the one used to remove the yellow triangle)
10) RageMod v2 T27 : 4h 58m
9) Lulz Build 14 : 4h 54m
12) JameBond Galaga 1.9.2.2 : 4h 53m
4) Jeffrey_SpeedFrey3.0.0 : 4h 33m
5) Ninphetamine 2.1.1 : 4h 31m
2) SpeedMod s2 k1 T26 : 4h 24m
1) Ninphetamine 2.0.5 : 2h 58m | 8) 2nd pass: 3h 47m
11) Ninphetamine 2.0.2
'-- w/ WHITE bg : 3h 24m
'-- w/ BLACK bg : 11h 26m (+236% more)
Build: Lite'ning rom v6.1 xxKH3
Ninphetamine 2.0.2 : 4h 33m | 4h 50m ~ 4h 41m average
SpeedMod T31 : 4h 24m | 4h 57m ~ 4h 41m average
SpeedMod T32 : 5h 3m | 4h 49m ~ 4h 56m average
RageMod v1 T27 : 4h 57m | 4h 56m ~ 4h 56m average
RageMod v2 T27
'--no UV: 4h 44m | 4h 41m ~ 4h 42m average
'--UV'ed: 4h 57m | 4h 55m ~ 4h 56m average (800mV on 200MHz..using setCPU)
[COMING SOON]
Ninphetamine 2.1.?
SpeedMod T3?
RageMod v1/2/? T27
:: MORE BENCHMARK :: Thank you very much for your efforts ot help! For the readers, the test environment beyond this post would be different. Please view their post for more info such as methods, environment, etc.
View pileot 's benchmark environment
- Build: DarkyROM2 XXKH3 Base R2
Result: KERNEL
SuperCore 1.7 : 1h 21m View post
Ninphetamine 2.1.2 : 1h 27m View post
RageMod v1 T27: 1h 25m View post
SpeedMod T27: 1h 33m View post
View abhi021 's benchmark environment
- Build: Lite'ning Rom v 6.1
Result: KERNEL
Ninphetamine 2.0.2 : 6h 20m = 41% left View post
SpeedMod T27 : 6h 20m = 44% left View post
RageMod v2 T27 : 6h 20m = 53% left View post
Ninphetamine 2.1.2 : 6h 20m = 56% left View post
Let the result do most of the talking. however that doesn't mean that a certain kernel is better. battery-wise, yes. but feature-wise I am not sure. Also, I have confirmed to myself the the biggest battery consumer is the DISPLAY!. Keep the whitebackgound up and charging via usb couldn't catch up. at least in my case.
I hope someone using other ROMs(VR, Cognition, Sensation,etc) could also share similar benchmarks.
My Tips when doing a similar benchmark.
- get a toggle to always ON ur phone. will never sleep and will not lock the screen. I used Widgetsoid.
- Don't play games. but if you really want to, play the same game on the same level/stage with the same duration of playtime.
- You can watch a movie. BUT, watch the same movie for each test.
- your device might be more app efficient than mine, doesn't matter. compare by percentage.
- target: linear slope in graph. would entail constant usage.
- use "Stablity Test" app to drain batt faster.. word of caution tho, this means your CPU will be running max speed. let your cpu rest after tests.
THANK YOU! I hope we get more info and results..

Thanks alot for this mate, we need more of these to compare as people are looking for more battery rather than speed. In my opinion I prefer speed.
I'm going to be flashing Cognition 1.50 tonight for my next theming project and I'm going to test Hellcat Kernel to see how the battery is there.
Great work.

i can give you some rough results from ROM/ROMS I HAVE USED
i have only had my sgs2 a few weeks and only really had time to test 1 ROM fully lite'ning rom with ninphetamine 2.02 and 2.05 kernals
on heavy use i was getting 26hours
i have just yesterday installed leomar revolution and altho going through the calibration process (i have calibrated , now just waiting for it to discharge so i can full charge again ) on ninphetamine 2.0.5, since calibrating 10hrs 10 mins ago with heavy use apart from the 5 hours sleep i have had im down to 20% battery which is not looking so good at the moment . after my full discharge and full charge i will be able to post more accurate , but looking at this its a huge battery drain compared to lite'ning rom . all the same settings are applied all the same sync times etc , wake locks seem to be better on leomar and everything else infact in beeterbatterystats , so i dont know why the big drain

adz63 said:
i can give you some rough results from ROM/ROMS I HAVE USED
i have only had my sgs2 a few weeks and only really had time to test 1 ROM fully lite'ning rom with ninphetamine 2.02 and 2.05 kernals
on heavy use i was getting 26hours
i have just yesterday installed leomar revolution and altho going through the calibration process (i have calibrated , now just waiting for it to discharge so i can full charge again ) on ninphetamine 2.0.5, since calibrating 10hrs 10 mins ago with heavy use apart from the 5 hours sleep i have had im down to 20% battery which is not looking so good at the moment . after my full discharge and full charge i will be able to post more accurate , but looking at this its a huge battery drain compared to lite'ning rom . all the same settings are applied all the same sync times etc , wake locks seem to be better on leomar and everything else infact in beeterbatterystats , so i dont know why the big drain
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LeoMar's ROM is fully Odexed which may cause the issues with Battery drain and he also uses a ROM Kitchen which relies heavily on his ROM which is probably why it drains like a b****.

nitrozk said:
LeoMar's ROM is fully Odexed which may cause the issues with Battery drain and he also uses a ROM Kitchen which relies heavily on his ROM which is probably why it drains like a b****.
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i think 2.6 is deodexed

what does odexed and deodexed mean whats the differences ..
i read a bit about it but dont understand

adz63 said:
what does odexed and deodexed mean whats the differences ..
i read a bit about it but dont understand
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There isn't much difference, deodexing makes your boot faster and increases speed.
Odexing is just leaving as is for compatibilty, like for example JKays Themes & EDT Tweaks you need an odexed ROM or a Semi-Odexed ROM.
It was kind of confusion to me until I learnt about it.

nitrozk said:
There isn't much difference, deodexing makes your boot faster and increases speed.
Odexing is just leaving as is for compatibilty, like for example JKays Themes & EDT Tweaks you need an odexed ROM or a Semi-Odexed ROM.
It was kind of confusion to me until I learnt about it.
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cool cheers chap

adz63 said:
cool cheers chap
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No problem It's about time my knowledge came to good use

adz63 said:
on heavy use i was getting 26hours
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heavy usage can be very subjective. can you try before going to bed to sleep the ff so we can get really see how long you battery last when compared to others.
apply a white background on an empty homescreen if possible.
disable the screen time out. i used widgetsoid app for this.
adjust to highest brightness.
then just leave it on while you sleep.
the next day while you charge your phone, you can go to battery usage, take a screeny(home+power button), then upload it here.. dont forget to include your rom and kernel used..
Thank you! the more data the better!

Great mate!

Epic thread, thnx man! Much appreciated, just switched from Ninphetamine to Speedmod thnx to this thread.

Nice to see someone do this kind of tests. Im looking forward to see some results from the new Ninphetamine kernel 2.1.0.

Well i didnt compare the kernels but im running lite'ning rom 6.1 with Ninphetamine 2.0.5 kernel, lots of sms this weekend and lowest brightness tho but 5hours and 40min screen time, I dont think thats bad at all ?

switched between cf kernel and the one which comes with lightning mod 6.1 and i dont see a big difference
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App

maybe on a heavy usage you can get that result but on stand by i got better result with ninphetamine even wifi was enabled.speedmod was consuming more power.

yeah.. on stand by of course we'll all get better results.. but I'm afraid that would take me days/weeks/ probably months to test how long battery would last on stand by.. I need to get at least 10% drop on stand by and rather take the estimates.. but again 10% drop on standby may take long..
ANYWHOO... New results added! Used Jeffrey_Speedfrey kernel

Thanks Man, that is a great info
please try It with 6.1 and give us the result if you have time

will do that after I test ninph 2.1.1 and speedfrey 3.0

Great.