whats the best rom for long battery life ive tired a few and seem to only get about 10hours
bandit250 said:
whats the best rom for long battery life ive tired a few and seem to only get about 10hours
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Well, it depends of the usage you give to the phone. For me, with energyrom oct 28 2.1 rom, my battery last for about 6 days but i use the phone very little time, only about 2h of conversation, 20m GPS, 20m wi-fi and 30 sms in the entire week.
From my experience ROMs from onkolog have the best battery life.
Threads like these are generally frowned upon by XDA as they create endless long threads as most people will have different views and loyalties to certain roms/chefs. For these reasons I will close this thread.
However, generally speaking wm6.1, manila 2.1 & lite roms should out perform wm6.5, manila 2.5 & heavy roms in battery life.
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I've just noticed that my battery isn't lasting as long as it used to..i got my tilt in october '08 so its relatively new. anyway, i remember the battery would run 3-4 days minimum with some usage before needing to be recharged.
i'm currently running athineos (wm6.5 - fresh install) and i noticed that after about 30 minutes of being unplugged, it is already down to 97 percent battery. is my battery going out? or could it be that the radio version installed isn't that great with the battery (running 1.71). if so, i will try to flash some other radios tonight
edit: actually, i take that back, it appears to remain stable at 97% for an hour now
I have the same problem with Athineos 6.5?
Did you find any solution for this?
the kaiser is designed to run on WM6.0 and WM6.1 the chefs over at the ROM developing did a great job of making WM6.5 ROMs but the battery won't last as long because WM6.5 is a lot more memory/processor/power intensive as well as TF3D. my kaiser's battery lasted about a day with TF3D but now after I made my own WM6.1 ROM with only HTC Home my battery has lasted 2 1/2 days. count yourself lucky for your battery lasting so long. It is about time for the battery to begin running down after you got it. It typically takes 3-6 months
And also ive seen different radios have different effects on battery life to.
xxx_mosh said:
And also ive seen different radios have different effects on battery life to.
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Yea, i'm using 1.70.19 right now and it seems to last much longer. its been 3 hours now and it has only lost 3 percent of the battery.. sitll using AthineOS 6.5
oh just to add, i was on Hyperdragon III (WM6.1) before this with the 1.65 and 1.71 radio when i had the bad battery life. it seems like 1.70.19 is working alot better!
I'm using the 6.1 stock rom. I made a call for 25 min and sent 4 text messages and my battery life dropped from 100% to 82%..Does my battery have issues?
himalayasplaya said:
I'm using the 6.1 stock rom. I made a call for 25 min and sent 4 text messages and my battery life dropped from 100% to 82%..Does my battery have issues?
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Thats probably a reason why your battery dropped so fast. although it shouldn't drop that fast
r34p3rex said:
I've just noticed that my battery isn't lasting as long as it used to..i got my tilt in october '08 so its relatively new. anyway, i remember the battery would run 3-4 days minimum with some usage before needing to be recharged.
i'm currently running athineos (wm6.5 - fresh install) and i noticed that after about 30 minutes of being unplugged, it is already down to 97 percent battery. is my battery going out? or could it be that the radio version installed isn't that great with the battery (running 1.71). if so, i will try to flash some other radios tonight
edit: actually, i take that back, it appears to remain stable at 97% for an hour now
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Make sure your brightness is 25%, that helps alot
I'm having a battery problem also!
I just use my phone for calling and calendar/agenda.
I can't get it last for one complete day, at the end of the day he disconnets due low battery. I have my bright at 50% and still have this problem.
How can i optimize my phone, and/or check if there is any application installed consuming high battery?
Thanks!
I remember that in some old Dutty WM6.1 firmware battery lived about 2-2.5 days.
In the latest WM6.5 (R10, R11) firmware the battery does not hold even 12 hours.
For example, on the old firmware by night, I lost about 2%, and about 15% on the new one.
Which WM6.5 firmware is the most energy saving? (not necessarily the Duttys one)
Sorry for my English.
I thing you've got some problems, because I am using R10 Rom and haven't noticed any problems with battery saving.
may be, but nevertheless, if you compare different ROM, you can always choose more energy efficient, so interested in the experience of flashing maniacs
Well, I am certainly not a flashing whore (I only change ROMS once a month or so), but I definitely noticed a huge difference in battery life between Miri's and Energy. That is, on my HD Miri had a much better battery life, whereas Energy drains it a lot faster. A friend of mine mentioned this might be a Radio issue, but I didn't have time to flash during the last few weeks.
i think onkylog (spelling) roms are most energy saving as they are lightweight. check them out....
in b4 fallen spartan locks this thread for rom comparing and tells you to test for yourself.....
Thanks guys, I will try Miri and Onkolog ROMs.
just choose a lightweight rom (topix, dutty etc) and close 3g/HDXXX. and stay away from energy rom lol
6.5 roms use beta builds which naturally use more power perhaps due in part to debugging code. Use 6.1 (eg topix, leo's, dutty 4.1)
indeed had some experience with the energy roms, the latest I used drained my battery in 12 hours, and I'm quite sure it's not a radio issue, I'm currently using Miri's 6.1 based rom.
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don't get me wrong, its not a spoiler I love the energy roms, and really appreciate the work done, and I might presume that 6.5 is still somehow wrong...
lightweight roms are not always power saving..onkolog's full have so much better life than his s.lites
imranmaz said:
i think onkylog (spelling) roms are most energy saving as they are lightweight. check them out....
in b4 fallen spartan locks this thread for rom comparing and tells you to test for yourself.....
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Well guessed
IMHO best way to tell which roms are best for battery life are to read up on them and most importantly try them.
But just for info, the general rule is that due to enhancements of roms including graphics etc on latest builds, stock roms are best on battery, followed by wm6.1 and then wm6.5. This is a general rule and some roms are an exception. Basically as rom development improves the battery consumption increases....but the actual battery remains the same.
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I just flashed the energy roms, but it seems the power drain is 2 much, and I had to charge in office or the battery can't last 1 day, is there a rom which drains less power?
Topix, Cloudy, Lotus...
alan331 said:
I just flashed the energy roms, but it seems the power drain is 2 much, and I had to charge in office or the battery can't last 1 day, is there a rom which drains less power?
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Hi there,
I'm currently using Miniterror's Ravage Full and i'm quite stunned by how little power is being used. I charge my phone every night religiously but after 17 hours, with 3G active, permanent internet connection, auto Facebook/Twitter/Weather/Stocks/email downloads it was at 62%. That includes text messaging, Garmin, video recording and phone calls. I honestly thought the battery meter was false.
Try it, it's incredible!
... blackSTONEhenge™v4.2 ...
Its not true about NRG ROMs because all depends from the Build and Manila im using 21898 build Manila 2.1 Sense and with Normal take.. shooting pictures, some WiFi usage and watchin videos i have always minimum 4 days battery sometimes even more.
tsalta said:
Its not true about NRG ROMs because all depends from the Build and Manila im using 21898 build Manila 2.1 Sense and with Normal take.. shooting pictures, some WiFi usage and watchin videos i have always minimum 4 days battery sometimes even more.
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I agree, with normal usage , the phoenix version does last atleast 3 days.....( then again it also depends upon how old ur phone battery is , battery recharge efficiency decreases with time anyways ).
Nxpx said:
I agree, with normal usage , the phoenix version does last atleast 3 days.....( then again it also depends upon how old ur phone battery is , battery recharge efficiency decreases with time anyways ).
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My phone is maybe the one of the Oldest one here i buy my Blackstone imideately when was out on the market and there was very hard to find it so i buy 2 Blackstones and wait around 10 days they to arrive because they was not still avalible. Like i say this mean its more than 2 years old i use it non stop everyday and my batt with Super usage 3-4 days is normal.. of course with diferent ROM`s ones when i try diferen ROM i had around 24 hrs only battery lol for this reason from long time i use only Phoenix
I'm using NRG's latest Sense 2.5 WM6.5 build and battery life is nothing short of stunning.
Best battery life of all the ROMs I've used.
[ROM][WM6.5/6.5.x][21896/23548][WWE][UC] Clean ROM v5.0/4.0
try v5.0 with SPB mobile shell 3.5.3
best performance and battery life
tsalta said:
My phone is maybe the one of the Oldest one here i buy my Blackstone imideately when was out on the market and there was very hard to find it so i buy 2 Blackstones and wait around 10 days they to arrive because they was not still avalible. Like i say this mean its more than 2 years old i use it non stop everyday and my batt with Super usage 3-4 days is normal.. of course with diferent ROM`s ones when i try diferen ROM i had around 24 hrs only battery lol for this reason from long time i use only Phoenix
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please, send us the link to download this ROM!
i need that!!!
From the responses its obvious that all roms drain or don't drain as much or less as each other...
Energy always has his roms setup from fresh with 3G on and backlight on full not auto adjusted, turn these two off and you get a significant improvement on battery life.
Then you have to give the rom well over 24 hours chance before testing the battery drain, also most of our Touch HD's unless you have a new replacement battery are going to start suffering battery degrade in one way or the other...
Answer is no roms are better or worse than each other...
Hve a look at:
http://www.nuerom.com/BlogEngine/
I run my HD for nearly a week without charge. dunno why microsoft didn't include such utility.
look for this one: nueDynamicClock
alan331 said:
I just flashed the energy roms, but it seems the power drain is 2 much, and I had to charge in office or the battery can't last 1 day, is there a rom which drains less power?
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KWBR WM6.1
Lasts 4 days with me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=460640
tasty_boy said:
please, send us the link to download this ROM!
i need that!!!
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NRG ROMs with Sense 2.1 Are called PHOENIX 2 but now because the original Phoenix Thread is closed you can find this ROM in nergy Series.
The best builds and bug free are 21XXX now i use the Build from my signature and is super ROM that have only ONE BUG you cannot add new contact from the Manila DIALER but this is not a big problem for me for this reason i still use this BUILD also if you want Without any BUG i can tell you witch Build of that ROM is really free of Bugs.
Energy.BLACKSTONE.21891.Phoenix2_04.Feb.2010 this ROM is free of bugs the diference with my ROM 21898 30 March is that i like more tha lates Dialer who had the COntact image always on the center of the screen and in 30march Build are coocked the latest APP like Opera 10 and so on..
If its not problem for you this bug that you cannot add new contact from the dialer then with sure you need to flash with 21898 30 March build sense 2.1
I run Energy, I used Phoenix in the past but now I have Leo installed and the battery life is good. With Manila 2.1 interface and Win 21891 battery lasts longer, but I run manila 2.5 and Win 23554 and it still lasts a couple of days without recharging (I use 3G, check e-mail for 4 different accounts, use TomTom...).
Hope this helps in your choice.
Hi farkah, what does nueDynamicClock do? I read the descripsion but it doen't mention anything about battery usage. Did you install that nueDynamicClock and get your HTC HD run for 7 days straight?
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Hi farkah, what does nueDynamicClock do? I read the descripsion but it doen't mention anything about battery usage. Did you install that nueDynamicClock and get your HTC HD run for 7 days straight?
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Unbelievable!!!
I've tried...
set the clock speed to 380 Mhz, so let's see the difference...
that's a nice app!!!!!
congrats!
so you mean that App is sto set the speed of the clock? so you mean using a lower speed clock will eventually reduce the battery usage? Could you please report back when you have testd your theory tasty_boy?
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so you mean that App is sto set the speed of the clock? so you mean using a lower speed clock will eventually reduce the battery usage? Could you please report back when you have testd your theory tasty_boy?
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i think you misunderstood
that program is used to set the processor speed
a lower processor speed means less power consumption
Hey guys,
I've been wondering around for a while, and I've pretty much read every single FAQ and major ROM development threads...
But I was wondering if anybody found a "best" ROM for battery!
I've tried a few, and found that Cognition seems to drain the battery pretty quickly... Phoenix 4.5 seemed to last quite a while, but the new 5.2 seems to drain it quite quick now again!
I don't really care if my phone's slow in some parts, but I'd really like it if I could extend the battery even by a little bit... I work 8 hours a day, and my phone has no battery after I finish work (which seems extremely absurd).
I've also tried to do the battery hints and tips in: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=806211 with no luck...
If anybody can give me a yell on the ROM they found which lasts the longest... It would be pretty awesome!
TIA!
P.S. Also, if somebody can just give me a quick run down on the difference between ROMs/Kernels/Modems? I'm just curious, and would like to know more!
Im using ParagonRC6.0 And Im getting great battery life and i use my phone alot. I get a day and half off a full charge with a lot of use. If i use it moderate then i can get 2 full days. Just let your battery recalibrate for a couple of days to improve battery life
Ive been on Cog4 (didnt change anything) and under normal use (maybe 1-2 phone calls a day, no more than 5 mins long, 15-30 txts, and iMobster stuff) i get around 24-36 hours. Overnite while sleeping (7-8 hours) i lose about 5-10%.
While on Serendipity 5.7 (with suckerpunch kernel and jk4 modem) i get 20-30hours. And overnite i lose 10-15%.
Precision 3.5 gave me the best battery life I have ever had. I was able to go over 25 hours on a single charge with heavy use nearly all day.
Edit: I haven't used Torch yet for a full day, but I will be testing the single charge on this ROM as well and posting my results once my Captivate get's to a about %5 battery.
The ROMs that have best battery life are precision 3.5 or Merx rom (which is based off Precision)...the slim ROMs usually run very low memory which is a lot less stressful on your battery...Right now I'm running Supernova 2.3 and I can go 12-15 hours before my battery is completely dead and I'm a moderate to heavy user (facebook, XDA, youtube, etc.)
Thanks a lot guys, I'll try Paragon first... And also Precision! So many ROMs to try :3
Does Kernels/Modems do anything for battery life? I have no idea how these work though... If someone can explain it, that'd be rad!
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Thanks a lot guys, I'll try Paragon first... And also Precision! So many ROMs to try :3
Does Kernels/Modems do anything for battery life? I have no idea how these work though... If someone can explain it, that'd be rad!
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If anything, I believe that the kernel and modem are the most important aspect of battery life. I wouldn't know too much about it, so maybe someone else can elaborate.
I found a thread with the battery life for different captivate roms, but they are all old versions of the roms . Can we update that thread with the latest gingerbread roms? Or maybe people can write a comment on this thread saying what rom they got the best battery life with? I am not in my house for around 13 hours a day on weekdays, and I use my phone extensively, so i rely heavily on my battery life getting me through my day and that is why I would like to know what rom, gingerbread preferably, has the greatest battery life. Thanks!
Its completely irrelevant as your battery life will differ from anyone elses...
Threads like this are generally discouraged as they nearly always result in petty squabbling.