I've had the Note through GB, ICS Stunner and now official ICS rom....
Stunner was definitely better for battery than the official ICS rom.
I unplug my phone at 6.30am and put it to charge every night around midnight, with battery usually nagging me to charge it - about 10% or so...
My question is that normal? I use my phone normally, the odd facebook and twitter time, a bit of note taking, internet etc...
is 17/18 hours as good as it's going to get?!
yes 18 hours is good, consider the size of the screen etc and how you use it
Mine dies in 9 hours with Wi-Fi on and Auto Sync on. Is that normal?
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Mine dies in 9 hours with Wi-Fi on and Auto Sync on. Is that normal?
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I would say yes. WI-Fi on means constant power consumption. Auto Sync on means even more power consumption. Wy do you leave them on? You can synch when you need to and switch Wi-Fi on when it's necessary.
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Mine is always on wifi and last about 2 days... ^^''
Stunner averages at 16-17 hours, and most people get 17-18 hours if you look at the stunner thread. The best battery life was on stock GB though, 40+ hours for me (light use)
I would think so too with GB...thats what I'm currently running. =)
Measuring total uptime (from charge to charge) doesn't make much sense IMO,
because we all have different usage habits.
Screen on time, however, is a different story.
Anything less than 4 hours of screen on time is bad in my book.
I'm running the german ICS now and after a few tweaks (autokiller) .. i get 2 days of power :d thats with wifi off at work and at Night .. an hour of playing games.. half an hour of voice Calls and some music listening + web browsing. I'm a happy man
@chasmodo: i do listen to music lots with the screen off so screentime is not an absolute measurement of usage either ...
Cpu states However is a very good representation of usage .. minutes 1400mhz..200mhz..Deep sleep ...
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Im using LPY rom and for me thet battery time has actually improved compared to official GB. I keep wifi on 24/7 and 2g mode / powers saving, gps off, so on avarage use of around 8h daily, i get more than 24h in one charge.
Yeah since I've done the flight mode and battery pull my up time is amazing! Been on 9 hours now and lost 30% of charge. Very happy with it..
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17 hrs so far and battery at 65%. Auto sync, wifi, gps, BT on. Too lazy to turn that stuff off.
Nothing special just stock ICS.
i can only get 16-20h tops... with texting, some calls, gaming and wifi :/ but i've only made 4 charges to the battery yet, so hope that life time will grow up.
using it for about 10h now, and bat @ 55% runing 4.0.3 german ICS
I get more than a day with moderate use. Lots of wifi, FB, a bit of browsing and gaming, some music, a lot of texting and whatsapp, a few calls and just playing around scrolling between homescreens and stuff. Pretty good to me!
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I find I get on average 16-20 hrs with good use. It really depends on the screen on time as it sucks up most of the power. White especially uses up the most power on these screens. When I check battery stats I usually average about 3-4 hours of screen on time and most of that is web browsing and checking email. Your mileage may vary if you've got background processes
At idle, I lose about 1% per hour (sometimes less if i disable wifi/data/gps/sync). So theoretically I could get over 4 days in idle. With the display on constantly I would guess it would use 15-20% per hour. If you're playing a cpu intensive 3d game you can probably double that or more!
I found cpuspy really helpful in diagnosing battery issues. I was suffering from the deep sleep problem when I moved to ICS LPY (the sounds off/airplane mode/reboot fixed it). The cpu never went to sleep so was eating up at least 5-8% per hour. It might not sound much but if I forgot to recharge the phone at night I would end up with a dead phone in the morning!
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sujal said:
I get more than a day with moderate use. Lots of wifi, FB, a bit of browsing and gaming, some music, a lot of texting and whatsapp, a few calls and just playing around scrolling between homescreens and stuff. Pretty good to me!
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Those are still good numbers but from those pics your posted, where the graph goes up it looks like it was charged partially at least twice. Connecting it to any usb will charge it. The battery hours display only resets when it has been fully charged.
Over 24 hours
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seraph011 said:
Mine is always on wifi and last about 2 days... ^^''
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2 days with your screen off all the time. ROFL!!
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How does your battery last with continuous use(apps surfing)? Mine lasts about 2-2.5 hours. Is that about right?
That's horrible xD with continuous use I get like 5 hours if I use it to just send texts and surf the web a little and make a few calls I get 20 hours
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Yeah.. i can do quite a bit of gaming, chatting, surfing, downloading and at the very worst i get 5 hours out of it
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With continuous surfing, I get about 2.5 hrs from my nook color too. Runs Nightly 35, dalingrin's OC kernel @ 1.1GHz. Been noticing battery life decreasing since nightly 29 or around when madcat released his kernel with the video fix. (not putting the blame on either, just using as a reference point in time)
When I check batt stats, it says the display is 80% of the power consumption. I have brightness down to whatever CM7 default is (about 33% I think) so I dunno what's up with that...
Oh well, it's not like I can remember what stock was like anyhow, so I don't have anything to make me feel bad
About 4 hours of continuous movies.
About 5 hours surfing.
About 6 playing games with wifi off.
Standby is days.
someone explain sod and what we should expect in cm7 vs froyo, please. i'm going to bed.
I charge mine ~every 2 nights.
I use it 2-3 hours a day. Mostly browsing internet/flash.
I got used to using Setting Profiles Lite in stock Eclair, so I gave it a shot here.. I really don't need the wifi on all the time, so I set it up the way I did before, when the screen goes off, so does wifi. Screen on, wifi back on.
Battery is about .8%/hr, CM7 RC4.
I have changed my firmware from 10F to 10H as I heard that it is much better. I rooted it and then reset it to factory settings and I deleted some of the bloatware. I used LG gearbox and set the CPU speed to 1000mhz on two cores and used this guide. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2048315
In additions, I installed fast dormancy toggle from here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2021248
I charged my battery full to 100% and then unplugged it left it unattended while I went to sleep, wifi and auto sync was switched on and gps,location . My screen display is set to automatic. After 10hours 51 mins I lost 10% so it dropped from 100% to 90% I did not use any screen at that time as I was asleep. After that amount of time I used the phone went on youtube for around 30 mins as it says screen time 35 mins and so the battery dropped to 77%. I browsed the internet a bit further and still carried on youtube after another 20 mins (56 mins) the battery dropped to 68%. When the battery had dropped to 59% I roughly had around 1 hour 20 mins on automatic screen display settings but at this stage, as I used the phone more, the android system had went to the top. Sometimes when I just browse my phone, and just go on facebook and check email the battery % can drop very quickly like 1% every 3 mins, is this normal. I hardly use the screen that much. On the iphone 5 if you use the screen for like 5-6 hours browsing, playing games etc the battery would just drop to only 50%. Some people in this forum are saying that they are only loosing 10% per day, and per sleep they are only loosing like 3% if not then 0%. Is my battery normal running normal?
With stock kernel its normal.
What do you mean by stock kernal?
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What do you mean by stock kernal?
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It's the kernel released by LG, so it's the original kernel...
"Stock kernel" means it's the standart kernel you have on your device from the beginning...
...sent with my LG Optimus 4X HD...
oryt but how cone i only get 3-4 hours of screen time on moderate usage? is that normal?
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I have changed my firmware from 10F to 10H as I heard that it is much better. I rooted it and then reset it to factory settings and I deleted some of the bloatware.........................
................................................................ Is my battery normal running normal?
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Looks normal to me.
Don't forget that using wi-fi, and specialy on youtube "drain" some battery. Not only
because of screen quality but also the amount of data that you "download", specialy
if you select best quality videos on your settings.
Facebook is kind of a drainer too, specialy if you have notifications ON, update for 30min. and location service ON too (activates GPS)...
I can tell you that could be better but also that could be worse... depends of what you need to be running in background or not.
What apps you need or not.
Don't believe on everything that people says... some had deleted almost all the apps, others say the battery lasts for days but, the phone spend 90% of the battery life in deep sleep...
O4X have some nice features, like high quality screen and all that cost something, that something is battery
A weak network signal or several signals, that make the phone change or look for signal constantly, also contributes for battery drain...
But your battery life looks pretty normal to me
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I have seen before those result and now I ask myself that is my n7000 can 12 hours 47 minutes screen on really???
Today, my phone screen on time is 2 hours and battery 25%. How can the testers do that, even with 3g???
Battery life varies tremendously between ROMs, settings, apps installed and running, and usage profiles. Don't take these comparisons so seriously. Anyway, 12 hours of screen on seems a bit exagerated to me. If you feel your battery is draining fast, check:
1) Is your ROM and kernel a battery drainer? Check the forums.
2) Install an app like Better Battery Stats and check if your phone is going to deep sleep, and if there are too many kernel wakelocks. It could indicate a kernel bug (old ROMs) or a misbehaved app.
3) Install an app like Juice Defender to save some battery, reduce the brightness to minimum etc.
2 to 4 hours of screen on time is more common, but 12 hours is too much for note.
Maybe it is standby time?
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I think so
12hr 3G talk time .. hahah .. that is a joke ... did not happen to me a single time through all my cycles of of ROM's since its purchase.
3 - 4 hrs continuous 3G talk time and your phone battery icon is just about to turn Red
you can get a very long screen on time if you set a pureblack picture and have all radios off lol
Odp: [Q] About battery life test and reality...
The longest screen on time I've had was during battery comparison - 7:40 of continuous video playback with minimal brightness and in plane mode. I guess it could get a,bit better for book reading or some similar low-current activity.
Please rate your screen on time to the nearest half hour.
If you respond to the poll, please reply as well so more can see it.
If you have abnormally hi/low times please post your thoughts on why.
I'm going to take this chance to recommend you use Firefox instead of Chrome for internet browsing. Not sure why but Chrome just uses a lot of power. I frequently see 30% ratings on the battery usage stats screen.
Switching to Firefox and unless I go above 6 or so tabs I'm almost always ~half Chrome's power usage. So, 15-20% max usually.
conclusion:
75% of users get >3.5h screen on time.
3.5 hours with Dalvik.
Switched to ART Saturday night and first day on Sunday and again today was pushing 4 hours SOT, so a slight improvement. Have to wait and see if it improves over time as I have not had any FC's with any of the apps I use so I'll keep running ART to see if that helps.
Google Now is on, screen set at 10% (auto way too aggressive), Location set to Mode - Battery Saving (I know if I switched to Device Only that could help, but then Google Now location based cards don't work) so leaving it on for now.
This is pretty hard to reply on just because I never let my phone get down to 1% to have a gauge of SOT. Do I partake in the poll if I'm at 40% at the end of my day with 2h54min SOT?
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This is pretty hard to reply on just because I never let my phone get down to 1% to have a gauge of SOT. Do I partake in the poll if I'm at 40% at the end of my day with 2h54min SOT?
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I would extrapolate, you probably get 4h being pessimistic. Your battery stats might be off.
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I would extrapolate, you probably get 4h being pessimistic. Your battery stats might be off.
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bump for more poll results! please vote!
While I'm curious where this goes I urge ppl. not to take results as reference as user patterns differ wildly. Syncing, Now!, BT, data on/off, 2G or 3G or LTE, GPS or network location, apps, brightness, sleep time all can make a difference in SoT.
I noticed that I'm getting more battery drain when I set location to battery saving mode. I noticed when I was on battery saving mode that it was causing Google services to run much longer.
I have all connections on. Bluetooth, push services, exact location, location reporting, Google now, screen brightness on auto. I get roughly 3-4 hrs of SOT.
Running cataclysm and Franco r13
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5 hours give or take a half an hour. Can do six.
4hr SOT if I use until battery hits ~5%.
Often getting 2hr SOT at about 50% remaining.
50% wifi, 45% lte, 5% airplaneMode, bluetooth/nfc always on, auto-brightness on, data sync on
Location reporting on (battery saving mode), GNow off
using dalvik, stock rom, stock kernel
6 hours franco r13
Best is seven and a half hours. But that was a bit of a best possible conditions environment and screen was at manual 20% brightness.
Faux kernel.
I get an average of 5 hours with my phone.
what are you all getting without Faux123's 002 kernel?
I'm on 003 with underclocking wow big difference in drain.
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4hr SOT if I use until battery hits ~5%.
Often getting 2hr SOT at about 50% remaining.
50% wifi, 45% lte, 5% airplaneMode, bluetooth/nfc always on, auto-brightness on, data sync on
Location reporting on (battery saving mode), GNow off
using dalvik, stock rom, stock kernel
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thanks.
I Always have LTE off unless i'm tethering, HSPA+ is fast enough for phone use. Screen is always below 50%, google now off, location at battery saving. all sync is set to off/manual. wifi/bt almost always on. I do about 1.5 hours of a2dp streaming per day.
With all of those conditions I have seen 4-4.5 hours over a 2 day discharge cycle. I could probably get another hour if I used my phone over the course of 1 day instead of 2.
3.5 hours average per day/charge with an hour of games. 4.5 hours with no games.
Wifi+Data, 30% brightness Google Now on, most Google sync off, GPS: battery saving.
5.5-6.5 hours on mobile moderate use and every sensor on. Only change is manual 25-30% brightness. This phone is multiples brighter than anything I've used. If it had lower minimums I would keep in on auto. The n7 is the same way.
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5.5-6.5 hours on mobile moderate use and every sensor on. Only change is manual 25-30% brightness. This phone is multiples brighter than anything I've used. If it had lower minimums I would keep in on auto. The n7 is the same way.
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Lux is quite good at managing auto brightness, you can set a lower average. Not sure if it's compatible with 4.4 just yet.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vitocassisi.luxlite
These results are pretty encouraging imo. I'll be coming from an HTC Rezound that usually gets around 2 hrs of SOT, so it looks like this will most likely be an improvement according to the poll. I'd love an extra hour to an hour and a half of SOT compared to what I usually get
Consider this a bump I guess, since I can't actually vote yet. Just getting more and more excited cause I just got my shipping notification today.
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well, my iphone 5 lasted 5 days while playing skyrim 31.
Hellow I'm a happy owner of the xperia z for 10 days, but I'm facing fast battery drain when using the phone. When Im just browsing the phone, battery goes down 1% percent every 3~4 minutes... When gaming battery drops 2-3 % every 5 minutes. I need some help, I didnt charge the phone the first time for 8 hours, but i read it is not necessary. I'm rooted, 4.3 jb, doom kernel v21. I have deleted some of the bloatware and i don't have WiFi and data on all the time. Also media server sometimes goes up to 21% in battery usage.
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Hellow I'm a happy owner of the xperia z for 10 days, but I'm facing fast battery drain when using the phone. When Im just browsing the phone, battery goes down 1% percent every 3~4 minutes... When gaming battery drops 2-3 % every 5 minutes. I need some help, I didnt charge the phone the first time for 8 hours, but i read it is not necessary. I'm rooted, 4.3 jb, doom kernel v21. I have deleted some of the bloatware and i don't have WiFi and data on all the time. Also media server sometimes goes up to 21% in battery usage.
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That battery drainage seems normal to me. Playing games needs alot of battery. Battery usage depends on several things, how high is the screen brightness etc.. To your media server: are you listening to music with your phone? Or watching videos? All this is done by media server.
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That battery drainage seems normal to me. Playing games needs alot of battery. Battery usage depends on several things, how high is the screen brightness etc.. To your media server: are you listening to music with your phone? Or watching videos? All this is done by media server.
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Some people are reporting 5 hours on screen time. If I game for one hour, i can barely get 3 hours on screen time. My usage is 30 minutes Web, music. For about one hour and a half, gaming 1 hour tops, and some browsing the phone.
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Some people are reporting 5 hours on screen time. If I game for one hour, i can barely get 3 hours on screen time. My usage is 30 minutes Web, music. For about one hour and a half, gaming 1 hour tops, and some browsing the phone.
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Stop gaming and you'll see that you will get 5 hours... Playing is what drains your battery that fast
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Stop gaming and you'll see that you will get 5 hours... Playing is what drains your battery that fast
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Without gaming, only with Music, some browsing the phone and the Web, I barely get 4 hours on screen time, for example, battery has gone down 6% from my last reply.
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Without gaming, only with Music, some browsing the phone and the Web, I barely get 4 hours on screen time, for example, battery has gone down 6% from my last reply.
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Are you using mobile data or wifi? Mobile data needs more battery than wifi. Also what is your screen brightness?
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Are you using mobile data or wifi? Mobile data needs more battery than wifi. Also what is your screen brightness?
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Right now my screen brightness is set to 0 and I'm using only WiFi, nfc is on though. I have set the phone to only GSM, data is off.from my last reply i ve lost 2 percent
Umm how old is your battery? Are there background apps running?
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Umm how old is your battery? Are there background apps running?
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Most times i close some, and.the phone is new.
1% every 3 minutes or so is not excessive drain. If you do the calculations, then that works out to 300 minutes to fully drain the battery, or 5 hours.
As the phone is new, it will take a few charge cycles for the battery to reach full capacity anyway, so see what the battery life is doing in a week or so.
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1% every 3 minutes or so is not excessive drain. If you do the calculations, then that works out to 300 minutes to fully drain the battery, or 5 hours.
As the phone is new, it will take a few charge cycles for the battery to reach full capacity anyway, so see what the battery life is doing in a week or so.
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As i know is not good to totally drain the battery. For example, i was talking to the phone and had wifi on right now, and my. Battery has gone down 14% in the last thirty minutes. My on screen time is at almost 2 hours, without gaming, and my. Battery level is at 43%
Edit i set screen brightness to 35%, my battery level is 41%. Sometines phone draws 1% every 2 and half minutes.
Yes, I know you shouldn't completely drain the battery. Total screen time calculations should be based on the full capacity though, or I could say I only get 1 hour screen on because I always recharge the battery at 80%! (I don't. It's an example).
Using the phone in different ways will drain the battery faster than others. The battery usage you described in your first post is not unusually high and will probably improve after a few charge cycles.
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Yes, I know you shouldn't completely drain the battery. Total screen time calculations should be based on the full capacity though, or I could say I only get 1 hour screen on because I always recharge the battery at 80%! (I don't. It's an example).
Using the phone in different ways will drain the battery faster than others. The battery usage you described in your first post is not unusually high and will probably improve after a few charge cycles.
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Okay, let's hope battery improves. Thanks for the info. No what I really wait for its kit kat official >