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Low battery life

Hello,
Since I bought my cell (about 1 year ago) I've been experiencing low battery life. I've used different roms, tried about almost everything to decrease battery consumption (2g, no wi-fi, etc) but it still lasts about max 8h (moderate usage). While using continously it lasts max 2-3h. So is this normal, what could I possibly do about it or should I just buy a new battery?
Currently running Nova Hd RC 21-39 with Supernova pre RC-3 kernel.
~XrevelationX
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No that's no where near normal. Could you get a screen shot the battery usage ?
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Not sure if you ment those stats, just tell me if it are not the right stats.
Translation:
Signal mobile network
Wi-fi
Turned on
Screen on
Charging
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Other stats are:
Screen - 92% (on automatic though) Wi-fi - 7%
Mobile stand-by - 3%
Yes, it makes 102% kinda weird ^^
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don't sorry about screen percentage, its heaps inaccurate.
Could you install system panel from the market and tell me what the cpu's are doing on idle?
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Nothing really special, it varies tho sometimes it goes to max instantly and drops back within 2s
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same issue here..
running nova hd RC22-41..

I'm pretty sure the battery if screwed. You can pick one up off eBay for a steal.
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Your cpu is at 50% all the time, how is that nothing special?
Install os monitor and check whats using the cpu.
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XrevelationX said:
Nothing really special, it varies tho sometimes it goes to max instantly and drops back within 2s
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Wait. When you say drops back? What does it drop back to?
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Short answer yes i did and it helps a nit
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Looked at OS monitor and only thing that consumed cpu is android system (5%) and system (2%)
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I'm running CM7.2 RC1
Worked fine for a while and now th phone looses 10% per hour (idle). Checked OS monitor and System panel but there is nothing eating CPU or something that shouldn't run.
Only thing that changed between the two phone states (fine / annoying as hell) is some experimenting with GetRIL. So I re-installed the RIL (v20l) that worked fine before but it didn't help.
Also I have two batteries. The original LG and the Andida, both give crappy results. Think I'm going to try to go back to the stock ROM, see if it helps.

i just did that. having two batteries will probably confuse the calibration unless u calibrated them the same way. either way, from what im guessing, not fully discharging the batt will mess the readings as 1 constant battery ?

According to my earlier measurements the Andida is also about 1500 mAh in real life. So it shouldn't differ much. From what I read clearing the battery stats doesn't do much, said some Google developer. I'm back to v20r now and it looks much better.
40% in 7 hours, before it was 10% per hour idle.
Today it was even better, ~30% in 8 hours. This looks more like I was used to.
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Is this normal battery drain?

Hey guys I get good battery when the screen is off. But whenever I use it, it seems like it drops pretty rapidly.
What do you think?
Cm 10 preview 4
Hydracore kernel
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barretp said:
Hey guys I get good battery when the screen is off. But whenever I use it, it seems like it drops pretty rapidly.
What do you think?
Cm 10 preview 4
Hydracore kernel
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Depends on what you did during that period.. If the processor was running at MAX frequency the entire time, yes thus might be normal.. Also as I notice from the screenshot, the screen is always in in that time frame.. So you deduce from this
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barretp said:
Hey guys I get good battery when the screen is off. But whenever I use it, it seems like it drops pretty rapidly.
What do you think?
Cm 10 preview 4
Hydracore kernel
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No. It's broken. You should send it to me.

Hi,
Thats an abnormal drain. Try restarting your phone and seeing if the problem persists. Also note that the ROM you are using is still under testing and not a finished product so might experience some difficulties. Consider shifting to a more stable ROM if problem persists.
Having said that, battery drain will depend quite a lot on what apps you have running in the background and your settings.
Best way to analyse the situation is by installing an app called 'Better battery stats'. Its by a XDA member and if i'm not mistaken he offers it on XDA as free download. Try to see what is causing partial wakelocks and kernel wakelocks (your phone should be on deep sleep mode for the majority of time). Try to see what MHz is your processor running at (it shouldnt be in the 1400 range for too long unless you are playing some heavy duty games)
Also try to search for threads on 'wakelocks' on XDA to get more details on this subject.
I have experienced close to 10% drop in 1.5 hr in stock ROMs and around 15% in five hours on CleanNote ROM in idle states with lots of background apps disabled.

How much battery time?

So two days ago i bought a s3mini and how it looks, feels and works... i'm loving it..
however, battery time seems to suck... today i'm at 43% after 8 hours.... meaning it won't make it till I go to bed (still another 8 hours).
Wifi has been turned off all day, my screen, It's a black background without any icons... screen brightness on 30%.
Is this device known to have a short battery life? or did i just have bad luck?

Idk. Is autosync off?
I get 20h on heavy usage. (Games, calls, yt videos) Wifi always on, autosync off.
Brightness 20-30%
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Based on usage i get this:
4-5 days: only calls and messages
2-3 days: light gaming and internet usage
1-2: days: medium to heavy internet and games usage

ppero196 said:
Idk. Is autosync off?
I get 20h on heavy usage. (Games, calls, yt videos) Wifi always on, autosync off.
Brightness 20-30%
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damn your phone is super :/ my s3 mini doesnt even stay 2 days without using :/ it looses about 20% while iam sleeping (6-7 hours) with 2G enabled only
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When i bought this phone, battery life was horrible.Then i rooted my phone and installed SetCPU and discovered that my phone was running in performance mode which meant that processor was using both cores at 1000 mhz non stop - even in standby.Then i installed a custom rom and GoldenKernel and started using pegasus governour with 1000 mhz max cpu clock and 200 mhz min.Since then, my battery can last up tu 24 hours with medium usage (WiFi or 3G always on, Auto Sync, high brightness, 2-3 hours of screen time).I currently have about 20% of battery and i unplugged 14 hours ago, but i streamed a whole HD episode of GoT ( 1 hour of heavy cpu/internet usage, 1.3 GB file).

If your phone is rooted, try Greenify. It will hibernate apps during sleep to save battery usage. Get more info on their xda forum.

You can find Greenify here ;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2155737
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Buy an extended battery.

nik511 said:
Based on usage i get this:
4-5 days: only calls and messages
2-3 days: light gaming and internet usage
1-2: days: medium to heavy internet and games usage
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You are joking right?
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Battery
12 hrs medium/heavy usage
*no games, internet only :good:

ofc not. I have customized the stock rom my self. Removed all bloatware, I don't even have google (voice) search installed. All the animations as well. Huge difference in battery usage.

nik511 said:
ofc not. I have customized the stock rom my self. Removed all bloatware, I don't even have google (voice) search installed. All the animations as well. Huge difference in battery usage.
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Well good to know.
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I get about 14 hours of usage just Web surfing and texting
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This is from a friend his S3 Mini...
Normal usage.. all stock. No disabled apps, only in power saving mode.

Almost 4 days and still have 30% battery:

omg how do you keep it for 4 days mine cant go even one day :S

Only few calls and messages and bit gaming every day my phone lasts for 4 days... I'm not using any apps not even the powersave mode. I have just removed a ton of stock rom bloatware and rooted it my self.

Thow did you do it teach me pls
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If u just doing calls and messages and dont use any other apps why bought this phone thats mean u dont need a smart phone haha
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Is this normal for our phone? I've been suffering from fast battery draining for some times.
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sozaiihang said:
Is this normal for our phone? I've been suffering from fast battery draining for some times.
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I don't think so, my battery lasts about 2 Days.

sozaiihang said:
Is this normal for our phone? I've been suffering from fast battery draining for some times.
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Gizmo648 said:
I don't think so, my battery lasts about 2 Days.
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obviously it's due to ROM i think? one is Sense 4.0 and another is Sense 4.1 though..
mine (viper ROM 2.5.3) with really heavy usage(screen never off), battery last for around 6-7hours..

What's your screen time, it looks like its behaving normally cause you've got a lot of screen on/offs and it wakes at the same time
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i'new sorry for my bad english.
when i buy my incredible S (4.0.4 ice cream sandwish) last week my baterry last like 10 hours with normal use (msn, calls, 3g data, wifi, etc) i install super task killer and i discover that a lot of apps were runing in backgorund,
i try this and work for me, because now my baterry last one day
try this:
settings/developer options
when you see menu apps check the option destroy every activity as soon as the users leaves it
in the option Background proces limit i put at most 4 proceses. i hope this help you guys a lot.
when i make this chances my baterry life increase a lot, now i openn super task killer and i see only four procees are runing.

What Rom Are You Using |?

Best ROM for battery life w/o sacrificing stability and performance

Title says it all: Best ROM for battery life w/o sacrificing stability and performance
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Stock ROM and arrrrghh's kernel. I drain the battery a lot, but it lasts me 10h oc'd to 1.8
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I've haven't tried any other custom roms beside CM 10.1.3 stable: no bloatware, better than stock battery life, and tons of customization. I wouldn't want to try anything else.
Update#1: I've been experiencing frequent reboots through out the day. Seems to happen randomly or before and after being plug in to charge.
Update#2: Too many crashes/reboots on the CM10.1.3 stable. I couldn't take it anymore so I flash CM10.2..latest nightly. Amazing! No reboots, far stable than 10.1. Gonna stick with 10.2 for a week or two then try custom roms as ProBam and Carbon.
Update#3: So 10.2 does crash and restarts. It will happen while it is plugged in "Charging". GAPPS would crash i noticed. wth

HoloBlur, Carbon, or CyanogenMod hands down.
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4.2 ROMs (especially AOKP): +++battery, -stability.
4.3 ROMs (LiquidSmooth 2.10, Carbon): -battery, +stability.
There is no golden middle choice. However, 4.3 roms provide much more features and the battery life is compared to stock (but still worse), so, not a bad choice to try.

Tried all everything you guys have said and I've come to the conclusion that either my battery is defective or this phone just sucks when it comes to battery life regardless or ROM or kernel. Thanks anyways
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What kind of Battery life are you getting? I get anywhere from 6-8 hours with heavy use to 16 hours with light use... Stock battery btw

One time I was playing gangstar Vegas on medium settings with lowest brightness for like 30min and the battery went all the way down to 25%. I started out with 100%. Also even on standby the battery goes down like 15% with WiFi and everything off and airplane mode on. I just don't get it. It pisses me off. The battery lasts me like let's say 8hrs with VERY VERY low usage. Like I'm talking like only maybe 25-50min screen time at like 25 percent brightness.
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The Android Attorney said:
One time I was playing gangstar Vegas on medium settings with lowest brightness for like 30min and the battery went all the way down to 25%. I started out with 100%. Also even on standby the battery goes down like 15% with WiFi and everything off and airplane mode on. I just don't get it. It pisses me off. The battery lasts me like let's say 8hrs with VERY VERY low usage. Like I'm talking like only maybe 25-50min screen time at like 25 percent brightness.
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Sounds like you need the MAXX battery mod. My battery will last in excess of 30 hours on one charge. The battery isn't that cheap, but imo, it was totally worth it.
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Best Rom
in my opinion, holoblur 0.9 tuned edition or x 0.9 Pure performance edition, are the most stable and less battery consumption, the other roms left out of the ADH standard features like HDMI mirror. The other functions that handle the other ROMS are esthetic and user support that we like to be playing with our phones giving better appearance.

Hey guys. So went back to stock 4.1.1 and its been great. I'm using the stock kernel. I'll get the maxx battery soon or on black Friday but overall in terms of battery life, stock has it.
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The Android Attorney said:
Hey guys. So went back to stock 4.1.1 and its been great. I'm using the stock kernel. I'll get the maxx battery soon or on black Friday but overall in terms of battery life, stock has it.
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So you're not running rocking the "HoloBlur-X ROM PurePerformance™ Edition" anymore?

There is no best ROM/Kernel, try them all and see which "best" suits you.
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