Hi guys, I didn't see a thread about battery life, so I thought I'd start one to see how other people's battery life was.
I have an unrooted nexus 7 and after using it a few weeks I finally decided to see how long the battery would last before dying. I wasn't very impressed.
My battery lasted 3 days and 12 hours with 5 hours of screen on time. I didn't use it heavily or anything. Light browsing, a little bit of reading, almost no videos, no music, screen brightness at "low" setting and I even have the wifi turned off when the device is asleep! That seems pretty underwhelming to me. I am syncing 3 gmail accounts though, so maybe that is it. I'm just suprised by the 5 hours of screen time. I thought this thing was supposed to do 9 or 10 hours (that's what some of the reviews like Engadget said). No?
What is your battery life like? Is this normal?
So you got over 3 days of battery life? That seems pretty good... im a little confused when you say 9 to10 hours at the end of your post though.
.:: Nexus 7 :: ParanoidAndroid :: JB ::.
I am able to only get 6 hours off my Nexus 7. I play 1 hour of games and the rest is browsing. Sometimes I watch videos, but even without, I can't seem to get more than 6 hours on low brightness.
To people are are getting 8-10 hours, did you let your battery drop to nearly dead? I have never let mine drop below 25% except for one time. Some people reported their N7 died at 20% so I let mine reach that percentage.
alexthearmo said:
Hi guys, I didn't see a thread about battery life, so I thought I'd start one to see how other people's battery life was.
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Lol, obviously not looking hard enough
Plenty of threads about battery life, gotta love that search box!
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Lol 3.5 days with 5 hours of battery life is pretty good. The 8-9 hour estimate doesn't account for 3.5 days worth of idle drain. You can get 10 hours if you use it for 10 straight.
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Metallice said:
Lol 3.5 days with 5 hours of battery life is pretty good. The 8-9 hour estimate doesn't account for 3.5 days worth of idle drain. You can get 10 hours if you use it for 10 straight.
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+1, I too was disappointed to see that I was getting "only" 5-6 hours screen time with my 2-3 days usage.
So I dug a little deeper and found that all the 9-10 hour battery life reports was the device being used constantly over around a day.
I guess the idle time and sleep walking the device does kind of effects the battery life. Same with my phone, the beast Incredible S, in 1 day I can get 4-4.5 hours screen time, but if I stretch it over 2 days it only gives me 3 1/2
So I agree about the idle thing
Luminosité at 10%...
it's a 7" anyway(smaller battery to fit in)... can't ask for more.
I just got the octacore version yesterday, and the battery life is not very good. I basically had to charge it 2 times in 1 day with just normal usage, and on wifi. Does anybody know if the battery life will get better over time? Lets say in 1 weeks time? Because I feel like I have a faulty one, and that I can return it in 30 days.
Jason2k13 said:
I just got the octacore version yesterday, and the battery life is not very good. I basically had to charge it 2 times in 1 day with just normal usage, and on wifi. Does anybody know if the battery life will get better over time? Lets say in 1 weeks time? Because I feel like I have a faulty one, and that I can return it in 30 days.
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Battery will not be anywhere near it's optimum potential until you have fully drained and recharged the battery at least 4-5 times.
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Jason2k13 said:
I just got the octacore version yesterday, and the battery life is not very good. I basically had to charge it 2 times in 1 day with just normal usage, and on wifi. Does anybody know if the battery life will get better over time? Lets say in 1 weeks time? Because I feel like I have a faulty one, and that I can return it in 30 days.
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It should get better daily.
My first charge cycle was barely 8 hours.
Then it went to 10
Now I am up to 17 hours.
Also remember you play with a new phone more... its bound to run down fast because part of it is your getting to know the device by playing with it alot learning feeling it out.
My typical screen on is 4 to 5 hours
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ok thanks
I am seeing tons of the battery life threads, which to be honest, was expected. and I just wanted to put this in perspective for you guys. Currently, I own a Galaxy Nexus, but I am getting a Moto X within the next few days thanks to Moto's Cyber Monday (Wednesday) deal. My battery life average is about 4.5 hours with 1 hour SOT on a full charge. This is not my bad or minimum. This is my average. I spend half of my workday with my phone off and I never leave a charger behind lol.
So in summary, your battery life is still amazing to me if you get 14 hours with 3 hour SOT or anything better and I am really excited to not carry a charge cable everywhere lol
Adam7986 said:
My battery life average is about 4.5 hours with 1 hour SOT on a full charge.
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I LOLed.
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You should see Moto Gs battery life :|
I am generally happy with battery life. But every so often I will see my battery drain about 30-40% overnight. I assume it is a wifi or cellular issue as it also happened on my gs4 and nexus 4. Never happened on any of my iPhones or windows phones though. I assume android's modem software is just poorly written.
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Hey guys
I've had my Sony Xperia Z3 for just over a year now and im considering my next phone purchase. I really enticed by purchasing a S6 Edge+ HOWEVER battery life is the only thing stopping me.
The Z3 battery life easily lasts for two days without me ever worrying about the battery life. I know Lollipop has a mobile radio bug in it which would effect the edge plus but im wondering would two days use ever be possible on the Edge+? I normally get around 6 hours SOT over two days with my Z3 and don't want to be let down too much with my next phone.
I have the same situation... just came from a Z3. Got my edge+ a week ago and, tbh, batt life is way worse, but I am starting to think that I have a faulty cellphone. I am getting around 10h of batt, even after debloating it and using Pixel OFF.
otoh, there are lots of threads running right now, discussing batt life and most people say that it is pretty good.
It's been 5 nights and I complsin it drains 1% per hour.
thegios said:
It's been 5 nights and I complsin it drains 1% per hour.
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That´s exactly what I am getting. Are you using Pixel OFF?
Edit: sorry, wrong math. I am getting 10% an hour. I am getting 10h of batt per day on avg 1% an hour would be wonderland for me.
Hold on, I am talking about overnight drain, when phone is idle for 6 hours, screen off, only side clock, 4g wifi location sync on
thegios said:
Hold on, I am talking about overnight drain, when phone is idle for 6 hours, screen off, only side clock, 4g wifi location sync on
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Hmm so you basically only get a day's use of the phone on average?
It depends how I use it...
Can't tell as my usage is not regular
For sure not 10% per hour with a normal use
But I'm 90% debloated
i find it good, im not yet rooted but after i am whenever i can manage to actually do it i estimate it will be even better, but in general it's all about your usage, you'll definitely get a day out of medium/heavy usage.
do yourself a favor and buy a Aukey plus, ultra fast charging.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...2SPKLEEES7UMQ&psc=1&ref_=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl
Not good
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I also had Z3 and lasting morning to evening looks pretty much the same, on both i was getting around 5-6h SOT. But considering 2 days Z3 will also give around 5h+ SOT, but Edge+ idk maybe around 3-4h because of how much standby drains the battery.
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I also had Z3 and lasting morning to evening looks pretty much the same, on both i was getting around 5-6h SOT. But considering 2 days Z3 will also give around 5h+ SOT, but Edge+ idk maybe around 3-4h because of how much standby drains the battery.
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I think the biggest idle killer is the mobile radio bug in lollipop, as there is no KK for the S6 Edge plus, looks like im going to stick with the Z3 for now till Marshmellow comes out.
I have more than 5 hours sot and almost 2 days without charging and 19% left. I''m very satisfied. Stock and root is pretty the same.
WhatsApp, candy crush, Internet, YouTube and more of that stuff. Imo no need to worry about battery.
2 days for me too. Wifi on all the time, Screen contrast automatic, Bluetouth off all the time (I don't use it for the moment), Some settings here and there I found in various articles (like smart network off, I use the RAM tools to automatically shot-down most of the apps...)
One day
One day ( 16 hours , By night battery down to 10 %)with normal usage. SOT around 5 hours.
BT off all time. 4g around 7 hours , Rest on Wifi.
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I have more than 5 hours sot and almost 2 days without charging and 19% left. I''m very satisfied. Stock and root is pretty the same.
WhatsApp, candy crush, Internet, YouTube and more of that stuff. Imo no need to worry about battery.
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Wow really? im shocked i havent read that was possible in any reviews i've seen. Could you provide screenshots of your battery stats? If two days is realistic and easy to achieve then i may possible jump to the Edge plus boat.
Mine wont even last 6 hours without draining. Bluetooth on, 4G on, backlight on auto. What's the point in having a high tech phone if you stunt it's features? I just charge at least twice or thrice a day but admittedly, I do miss the battery life of my last phone (iphone 6 plus) coz it really could last a whole day with the same features on.
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Wow really? im shocked i havent read that was possible in any reviews i've seen. Could you provide screenshots of your battery stats? If two days is realistic and easy to achieve then i may possible jump to the Edge plus boat.
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This was stock, first charge. Drain is very low
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63297358&postcount=153
jonny68 said:
i find it good, im not yet rooted but after i am whenever i can manage to actually do it i estimate it will be even better, but in general it's all about your usage, you'll definitely get a day out of medium/heavy usage.
do yourself a favor and buy a Aukey plus, ultra fast charging.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...2SPKLEEES7UMQ&psc=1&ref_=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl
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what is the difference between the Aukey charger and the original charger that came with phone? did you also use their car fast charger?
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what is the difference between the Aukey charger and the original charger that came with phone? did you also use their car fast charger?
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the original charger isnt anywhere near as fast as charging as the Aukey is, even thge usb cable that came with the Aukey is better than the one that came with the phone.
I dont think i will ever see 2 days. I use Bluetooth all day (synced to my Gear S), GPS is always on, autobrightness, etc. I can get through one day for sure, maybe half of the next day, but thats about it. Thats not using any kind of powersaving modes either. Its as good, or better than my note 4 with NONE of the damn problems (camera and HORRIBLE GPS), so i'll take it. Plus i have quick chargers everywhere...home, car, and an extra one.
I was very nervous switching to a sealed battery and no SD card support, but the 64gb is fine and the battery charges SUPER f'in quick
I've read some reviews and most of them noted the average battery life of this nice phone.
One even said that its worse than the Nexus 5 battery life, which is hard to believe.
That's what mostly concerns me, so I would like to ask owners about their experience.
Min 5 hours screen on time.
Max 7 hours screen on time.
///TheNexus/// said:
Min 5 hours screen on time.
Max 7 hours screen on time.
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Thanks! Are you overall satisfied with its battery life?
What was your previous device?
I'm on LG G2 at the moment and I'm afraid the GM5 plus will disappoint me in that regard...
atirage said:
Thanks! Are you overall satisfied with its battery life?
What was your previous device?
I'm on LG G2 at the moment and I'm afraid the GM5 plus will disappoint me in that regard...
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My previous device is Gionee Elife E3 clone. I dont care about battery a lot. But GM 5 Plus is not bad. Google improves battery life at July patch. I'm so happy with unofficial roms. Stock / RR is stable.
But there is a problem with heat. If you play games 30 minutes it heats
I don't play games. Usually use for mail, web browsing, call and message. Before this I had, in reverse chronological order; galaxy note 3, galaxy note 2, htc one X, htc sensation and htc HD2 (android port), before that it was iphones and windows mobiles all the way back to 2004. So I have been using smartphones for the past dozen years. General rule of thumb for me is that if I can unplug it in the morning before leaving home at about 8-9 am and it lasts until about midnight when I plug it in and go to bed it is good enough battery life for me. I have found with the GM5plus that it is very often able to perform satisfactorily in regards to battery life. It gets me through the day no problem. In that regard it is much better than was the case with teh sensation, and Note 3 after the lollipop update. The note 3 could barely last until the evening after the 5.0 upgrade. This phone makes it to about 11:30-12:00 midnight with about 15-20 percent left. So I would say that even playing games and videos you should be able to get up to 4-5 hrs screen time and up to 8 hrs screen time just internet browsing. Plus there is quick(ened) charge so it does what it is supposed to do for a lot less than the (expensive) flagship models of other brands that I had bought previously.
atirage said:
Thanks! Are you overall satisfied with its battery life?
What was your previous device?
I'm on LG G2 at the moment and I'm afraid the GM5 plus will disappoint me in that regard...
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unfornately the batter drains is four hours..