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[Q] Bad Battery Life?

Is the O4X's battery life as bad as gsmarena is saying? Just a little over 4 hours of video playback and 4 hours of web browsing?

If you read the comments of the blog article on it, you will see that there is a lot of discussion over the brightness.
By comparison to the SGS3 and One X, the Optiums has a much brighter screen which will mean a lower battery life. Of course if they set all the phones to the same actual brightness (not percentage) the numbers would be different.
I am currently waiting delivery of my 4X, but after I have conditioned the battery (let the handset configure itself to the battery), I'll definitely be seeing what its capable of.

Alright thanks, I hope you'll be able to get back to this thread when you find out more.

I've had mine since friday and I think I've charged it about 3 or 4 times now and the battery life is getting better. It lasted only about 2 hours when I first charged it and started it for the first time. But I was using it constantly.
Today I started it in the morning (fully charged) before going to work and now, 10 pm, it's been on for about 16 hours and I have 40% left. Data have been on all day and I've been signed in to Google Talk all day, I've browsed the web for a total of aprox. 1 hour, used the camera, tested the GPS and been chatting with a friend on talk. So I'm pretty satisfied so far.
It's better than my O2X.

crewol said:
I've had mine since friday and I think I've charged it about 3 or 4 times now and the battery life is getting better. It lasted only about 2 hours when I first charged it and started it for the first time. But I was using it constantly.
Today I started it in the morning (fully charged) before going to work and now, 10 pm, it's been on for about 16 hours and I have 40% left. Data have been on all day and I've been signed in to Google Talk all day, I've browsed the web for a total of aprox. 1 hour, used the camera, tested the GPS and been chatting with a friend on talk. So I'm pretty satisfied so far.
It's better than my O2X.
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That's good to hear. How many hours was the screen on?

I'm not sure unfortunately. But i would say between 2-4 hours.
Edit: okay it was a little less than I thought. The. Battery usage in settings says the screen have been on for two and a half hours. And that's including the time I have used after 40%. I'm down to 25% now.

My Battery lasts after a few cycles all over two Days with medium Usage (No gaming - WA, FB, eMail)........

i ca go for 1 day, with a bit gaming and usual use.

I have slightly longer battery life on my 4X HD than on my Nexus S when using the phones in the same way (casual use). But I think there is room for improvment on the battery life with more optimized software either from LG or when we start seeing custom roms for this device.

I charged mine to 100% and just dropped 8% in 25 minutes, 20 minutes of that was driving and not using the phone, no Bluetooth or anything like that. The battery life is shocking and can't wait for extended ones to become available. Besides that I truly love this phone
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I charged mine to 100% and just dropped 8% in 25 minutes, 20 minutes of that was driving and not using the phone, no Bluetooth or anything like that. The battery life is shocking and can't wait for extended ones to become available. Besides that I truly love this phone
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How many complete charge cycles have you done?
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When I got my p880 I did 3 battery cycles, and I could only get about 8 hours of standby alone, no other use at all. I then did a factory reset and formatting of the memory card, which I hadn't done when I switched from my old SE X8. Now my p880 can easily go more than a day with some gaming, calls, browsing etc. My guess is that old android files on the memory card was the reason for the bad battery life. No expert though, maybe someone else has a better idea.
Today I tried the Chrome browser, and it really drained the battery. Something like 20% after browsing for 15 mins. Anybody else have experience with this?
Overall I'm really happy with this phone, great screen, fluid operation, good battery.

I've had battery drainage issues with the chrome browser as well. Even in stand-by the browser would drain the battery. It has only happened like two times for me in the four weeks i've had the phone, so not a biggy but still something you should be aware of, if you experience battery drainage issues
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alexp999 said:
How many complete charge cycles have you done?
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I keep topping it up as I run most of my business from my phone so need it to have lots of juice in it. Today I'm going to completely drain it so it turns off then fully charge it again and see what happens
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Battery life on 4.1.2

Hello all,
After updating I am getting less battery. I am totally stock. Anyone on the same boat? Share your thoughts.
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Well, Im happy, before around 4 hours, now 5. :thumbdown:
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Mine is better
With moderate use* I went from 18 to 22 hours. I am happy...
* My N7 is not my daily driver, my pc still is... So it sits idle more often than not...

I'm totaly happy with the battery... getting at least a day and a half with normal use.

after updating its definitely drainng fast.

No drain here. I get 10-12 hours a day with heavy use and easily a day with moderate usage. Was roughly the same before update as well.
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First of all hello everyone
Yeah I've literally only had my Nexus 7 a matter of a week but I can tell the difference between the battery per and post update. It seems go drain a lot quicker!
Any tips on how to save battery and keep it for as long as possible bar the obvious app killer etc...
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If anything, mine has got slightly better. Used to have less than 18% by 8pm, now its more like 25%. I use it pretty much all day for YouTube, Engadget, Flipboard, Tapatalk, Chrome, music and a couple of hours of games.
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happy ever after...Lowl I have same battery life here..no difference

Battery life to me is good, what sucks is the charging time, damn

Rody2k6 said:
Battery life to me is good, what sucks is the charging time, damn
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4326mAh battery, 2A charger, 2.1 hours theoretically. Realistically, 2.5-3.0 if pretty much empty.
If you're using a non standard cable or charger, who knows what the charger is actually outputting. If you're charging from your computer USB Port, that's 500mAh, so 8.6+ hours. Some random phone charger, probably 1000mAh, 4.3+ hours, etc.

The brightness of the display adds to some of the drain I notice, when possible I keep mine somewhat on the dimside, obviously if I'm in an area of bright light and it hard to see then I'll crank up the brightness.

Can't complain about battery usage.. It's amazingly energy efficient even on a stock kernel considering the horsepower this thing has.. I average 20hrs or so with moderate to heavy usage.

styckx said:
Can't complain about battery usage.. It's amazingly energy efficient even on a stock kernel considering the horsepower this thing has.. I average 20hrs or so with moderate to heavy usage.
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Check this out, if you guys still complaining
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I am very satisfied with battery life. 2 and a half days with 4,5 hours of screen on. IMHO not bad at all.

I'm getting 7.1hrs non stop. Games, movies, social apps, chats, YouTube literally non stop. :beer:
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I think battery life is pretty good

I've had really bad drains since 4.1.2. I think I've narrowed it down to an issue with Google Play. I've noticed it several times - Very good battery life, but then it will go down fast, even when sitting unused. If I check battery usage, Google Play is always number one with >50% of the use.
If I force close GP, all will be well for about a day, but eventually it happens again.

I also felt it, but only by that much...not too obvious. From full charge, after only night idle, drop 3 percent compare to last time 1 or 2 percent
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battery life
Hallo!
Same problem, battery drain is faster, with normal use 12 hours (before 17) and when charging phone it's just 99%. With factory reset same resoult. Now I try without all gps conections.
Anyone have good solution?

How often do you charge your nexus per day?

Like the title said. How often do you charge your Nexus 4 each day. Pleas take into consideration that you let your N4 run at least under 30% before charging. If you can go on without recharging your battery for more than one day please post the numbers of days.

I charge once a day. I get 12-16 hours of battery life from what I consider an average day attached are screenshots from yesterdays battery life
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Once, when I go to bed - the same as I did my SGS2.

3 times, but I just got it 2 days ago. It might be that new phone usage spike. Still, I have serious doubts that it will go to less than 2 charges per day

Cactus42 said:
Once, when I go to bed - the same as I did my SGS2.
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+1
n7'd from my n7

only at night so far
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Cactus42 said:
Once, when I go to bed - the same as I did my SGS2.
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Cactus42 said:
Once, when I go to bed - the same as I did my SGS2.
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Same - same as I have every phone in my Sig.
I chose less than 1 because so far I have not gone to bed with it at less than 30%.

crawlgsx said:
Same - same as I have every phone in my Sig.
I chose less than 1 because so far I have not gone to bed with it at less than 30%.
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Yep, same. I've even had 40 hours out of it once, but only because I was in meetings for 2 days and the screen was off for 8 hours at a time. that was fully charged to completely dead.

Really happy with the battery life so far, I was being conservative on my last phone with battery however now I've got this I don't really think about it so much.
Charge when I go to bed.
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I got my Nexus on Tuesday night and I'm only just charging it for the first time now.
I'm only a light user though.

Once - Over night
Last's all day wifi on 8hrs - BT 1hr - texting & a few calls

Depends. When I'm at home I charge once per day, but when in at work it just sits on my desk charging. I normally use the phone more at work then I do at home, so it's hard for me to tell if I could really get through a whole day work my normal usage. I have done about 12-14 hours or so with a couple hours of screen time and still had 15% left. To me, the battery has been about 25 percent better than the gnex.
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I still love my Nexus 4 and it performs well still but the battery life is now beyond dire, charging it 3 times a day.
Is it worth paying a firm to replace the battery? My thoughts are that I can just put that money towards an inevitable replacement in the near future.
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I just replaced the battery in my N4. It was simple, requiring only a small torx driver and a small Phillips, plus a pry tool. The battery was cheap on Amazon and says it is an LG battery.
The old battery would no longer charge at all.
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I still get 4h of SoT, and 10-12 hours battery time - so I am still quite happy with my N4. Unfortunately the camera really sucks (even more now) so I will replace the beloved N4 soon.

spiceweasel_aut said:
I still get 4h of SoT, and 10-12 hours battery time - so I am still quite happy with my N4. Unfortunately the camera really sucks (even more now) so I will replace the beloved N4 soon.
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Yeah, I am having intermittent camera issues, a lot of photos come out black even in good light.
It's another excuse to upgrade I guess, has been a great phone though.

I think I should try the battery swap thing, mine just cannot get more than an hour and a half of SOT no matter what combination of ROM, Kernel and Android version I try, and using it during my daily commute means I arrive at my workplace at already 60% even if I'm on extremely low screen brightness. Greenify doesn't help either because it's the actual screen on what kills it, as long as the screen is off the battery drain is negligible.
Worst part is that every single battery out there is a fake, just with a very high-quality copied sticker on it. AFAIK the only way to get a new original battery is through LG and for a price you'd be better just getting a new Moto E 3rd gen for a little bit more and call it a day.

trent999 said:
I just replaced the battery in my N4. It was simple, requiring only a small torx driver and a small Phillips, plus a pry tool. The battery was cheap on Amazon and says it is an LG battery.
The old battery would no longer charge at all.
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I have decided to give it a go, what sort of screen time is your replacement battery giving you, was the battery from an Amazon Marketplace seller?

almost all day pluged on computer lol

Battery Impression

Can your MOTO X work for you as long as they promised? If the phone actually lasts 24 hours, when you do charge it? Over night or morning at office? Share your thoughts please

freeintruth said:
Can your MOTO X work for you as long as they promised? If the phone actually lasts 24 hours, when you do charge it? Over night or morning at office? Share your thoughts please
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I sincerely think that we should wait for the official release of this phone. Some of XDA memmber should be able to get their hands on by the end of this month

Yes
Motorola is known for making amazing batteries

My second day with the phone ... Use a lot ... Same battery at the end of the day like my old razr hd
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I can easily make a full 24hrs + with moderate useage. Have had the phone since Saturday.
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So is the general consensus on battery life that it's good enough to get through a day with moderate type usage? One of the pros of active notifications is that it decreases your battery usage because you're not constantly waking up the phone to check notifications and time, right? I was kinda meh on the whole customization thing til I just went through Moto Maker and I kinda fell in love with what I designed. I know I like the size and on-screen buttons a whole lot more than the Maxx. It's just a question of whether I can sacrifice the larger battery and I know I don't need the two full days, but I don't wanna be stuck on a charger before one day is out either.

Any review online is saying it's above average battery life.

After a full charge, screen time over 3 hours with 55% battery left. I'm impressed.
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This is with moderate usage. I'll let you guys be the judge.
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I got a pretty much linear drop in battery regardless of usage yesterday. I put it on the charger after about 18 hours, but it would've made it to at least 24 had I left it off the charger. The interesting thing is that I had it hooked up to my car stereo to listen to music for a 2.5 hour drive, mostly with the screen off, and there wasn't any noticable difference in battery life. Also, I could hear stuff in the music i've never heard before, i.e. the sound is amazing.

Battery seems real good

martinezma99 said:
After a full charge, screen time over 3 hours with 55% battery left. I'm impressed.
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How are you guys getting this? I was at 20% with 3 hrs on screen time.
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Battery life is amazing.
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After almost a week of using it, I actually find the battery life is a bit annoying in a good way though. I am not a heavy user. During the day, a dozen of times of youtube+netflix during breaks, a few phone calls and sms, while outside always have gps on. At the end of the day, I have about half battery left. To charge it over the night is somewhat electricity waste. But not charging it is to leave my next day somewhat anxious. So yeah, maybe I am too greedy in hoping for two days no charging. My Nexus 4 really requires at least one charge a day and this habit has grown on me. Oh well...let's hope after JB 4.3 update, X's battery life can be prolonged a little more

For the people that have posted stats. Is your battery saver on or off?

My best battery cycle was 31 hours standby and close to four hours screen time. It died before I could take screenshots though, will try again on this battery cycle.
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The battery life has been great as long as I don't use it as a phone lol. Some reason phone calls dragon my battery super fast even more so than screen on time
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I am at one day and five hours with 31% battery left, screen time of 22% with battery saver off, most of the time I have been at home with WiFi on.
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I'm on my second day and the battery isn't that great so far. Right now I'm at 77% after 6 hours and only 30 minutes of screen time. Also Android OS is the highest battery user at 35%.

Awesome battery... Verizon's, fully charged this morning and now I'm at 13 hours later, 4h 15m screentime and still 33% left.
This is with battery saver off, brightness auto
Also used blutooth audio for 30 minutes and GPS for about 20 minutes.
Loving the battery life and not sure how I survived without active notifications.

Screen on time

It's amazing how much we actually use our phones in a given day, especially when we watch "videos"! Rate this thread to express how many hours of screen-on time you can get on the HTC 10 before depleting the battery.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!

I like this idea and I'm surprised there are no comments yet! Indoors usage I'm getting around 7 hours screen on time if I skip gaming, could get more if I didn't visit my GF place cause the reception it's crap over there, but I'm pretty happy with the current result

Wtf! I'm getting under 3 and I'm a light user. I just browse the web, open yahoo mail and do a little raiding in COC and that's it. What is your guys secret?

Getting constantly around 5 with stock settings, social networks, some gaming and camera.

I get about 4 to 5. But it's also over 24-32 hours total, and a decent amount of music streaming over bluetooth. So if I instead measured over 16 to 18 hours instead, and didn't stream over bluetooth so much, I bet I could 6+.

Mostly around 5 hours SoT.

I have been getting anywhere from 3 to 5 hours with mixed usage. I believe that the phone is still trying to balance though, I have only had it for like 4 days. Hopefully I can get to 5.5-6 after the system gets into a groove

methodz said:
Wtf! I'm getting under 3 and I'm a light user. I just browse the web, open yahoo mail and do a little raiding in COC and that's it. What is your guys secret?
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Whats your brightness? Are you on data or Wi-Fi? Is this 3 hrs of sot with over a day of usage? Are you listening to music as you use phone? Do you have an Android Wear device? Way too many variables. It is better than your previous device based on your usage.
P.S. it's always best to compare only with yourself using other devices as nobody uses a phone with the same exact settings and each little configuration adds up to such disparity. Ex: Once had my S4 die in less than 3 hours with straight benchmarking and the same device have over 12 hours of sot and like 5 days off the charger.
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Also there's 2 types of panel, could be useful to include which panel you have as I wonder if that might cause different results. My screen time is pretty rubbish, it's always the highest thing using the battery. I think I get around 3-5 hours using auto screen set with a max around 1/2 which is worse than my old M8 and is really annoying me as I struggle to get through the day.
I've got the Sharp panel.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-10/how-to/poll-panel-htc-10-main-s820-variant-t3370972

Only problem with comparing SOT is different people have different apps and habits, it's impossible to categorize everyone into light medium and heavy usage groups.
Personally I usually get around 3 - 5 hours SOT and I consider myself a light user and I am trying to get the most from my phone.
Itd be good if there was some kind of comparing table where different apps and their footprints were taken into consideration.

4 to 5 with middle brightness on automatic stock phone
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The phone is amazing!!! I'm using debloated stock Verizon firmware ( stock rom as well) rooted. I do use aggressive doze option in greenify app which is the only " battery saving" feature I have.
I use my phone quite a lot for making calls, snapchat and little bit of gaming ( world of tanks blitz for about 30 min, amazing game by the way). I couldn't be happier with the battery like and overall performance of the phone. HTC has made a good comeback!!!
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4 middle brightness on automatic

Anyone with non-stock ROMs and Kernels getting better?

today was my first full day with the 10 and i only got a little less than 2 1/2 hours of SoT (just plugged it in when it hit 10%)
i was connected to wifi almost all day, and streaming music for about an hour.
also i noticed that it lost about 10%/hr while just idling. i unplugged at around 9am and it was down to 85% at 1030 with literally zero usage.
definitely super disappointed with the battery life so far, but i'm sure it will improve over the next few days.
also this is the TMO US version.

My experience pretty awesome so far

Loving the battery on the HTC 10. Coming from a Galaxy S6 that could barely get 2 hours SoT this phone is a treat.
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As long as you keep wifi off, you can get 6+ hours of medium use across 1-1.5 days out of this phone. I got 4hrs+ SOT over a 4 day period with light usage. Only condition is wifi can't be on. With wifi ON, the phone won't last a day of light/medium use.

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As long as you keep wifi off, you can get 6+ hours of medium use across 1-1.5 days out of this phone. I got 4hrs+ SOT over a 4 day period with light usage. Only condition is wifi can't be on. With wifi ON, the phone won't last a day of light/medium use.
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Exactly that! And I still have 25% left!!!!!
By the way,i use stock Verizon firmware/ from. Rooted. xposed installed. Running greenify aggressive doze feature.
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devsk said:
As long as you keep wifi off, you can get 6+ hours of medium use across 1-1.5 days out of this phone. I got 4hrs+ SOT over a 4 day period with light usage. Only condition is wifi can't be on. With wifi ON, the phone won't last a day of light/medium use.
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Except you can look at my post right above yours and see that my WiFi was on the entire time. Not all of us are having this WiFi issue
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