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Getting good battery backup [Not Rooted][Review]

Hey,
It's been 2 weeks since I got my Black 32Gig Nexus 5, I was a little bit afraid about the battery backup of N5 from reviews, every reviewer pointed out that N5 battery is downright bad but after getting my device I found out that N5 battery is NOT that bad but actually offers good backup :fingers-crossed: , the funny thing is when I charged first time and used my N5 it went down after just 5 hours with SOT of 2 hours !! but what makes me wonder is that after my first charging backup starts to increase !! I don't know why is this happening but battery backup actually increased noticeably day after day, I just don't know how this is happening may be battery is taking time to set up, I know first days we use our device with everything turned on thereby draining battery more than after getting used to but I can confirm that's not the case, backup is actually increasing. I have attached images of my current backup+settings.
Battery Status
Total time on battery : 20 Hours
Screen on time : 5 hours
Settings
Not Rooted.
Brightness: 20%(Approx.), Auto was too bright.
Location : On all the time with Battery saving mode.
WIFI: On all the time
Data: On all the time(HSPDA)
Bluetooth/NFC: Off all the time(I didn't had a chance to use it)
Google Now/ Location reporting : On
Vibration on typing(Key touch): Off (prolly most don't care about this but a big battery drainer)
Usage
30 mins of phone call
30-40 mins of web browsing with Chrome
30 mins of gaming (Temple run and NFS)
20 mins of music
Couple of photos taken
Couple of apps downloaded with playstore etc
I know battery is NOT a pro side of N5 but 20 hours is all I expect from a quad core smartphone !! also backup is really not a dealbreaker for Nexus 5.
My humble small review
Cons (That would go first)
Speaker - This is the biggest problem and a "can be deal breaker" con of N5, I never expected BOOMSOUND from this phone but current ouput is downright bad.
Camera App - Sucks big time, lot of time to focus etc but don't take me wrong image quality is NICE.
A bigger battery would have been better (Not saying current backup is bad)
Button rattling, negligible but shows production carelessness.
IR Blaster would have been nice, It's kinda asking a lot for $350 device it would have been a bigger plus since Kitkat is natively supporting it.
Pros
Everything else than cons about the phone are huge pros :angel:
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20 hours of battery life is amazing

Is battery backup the same thing as battery life?
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imneveral0ne said:
Is battery backup the same thing as battery life?
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I didn't get what you asked !!

albertpaulp said:
I didn't get what you asked !!
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He was confused with that term so am i

He's talking about battery life. Great battery stats you have posted thanks
NX5

No idea how your achieving this because I can't.
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While I haven't seen any crazy battery life from this phone I have been getting 4½ hours screen time with 20+ hours on a charge consistently. After I figured after that touch sounds were causing a bad wakelock I was having the first couple days.
So I'm perfectly happy with battery life, its an improvement over my G'Nex and that's on LTE the entire time.
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95Z28 said:
While I haven't seen any crazy battery life from this phone I have been getting 4½ hours screen time with 20+ hours on a charge consistently. After I figured after that touch sounds were causing a bad wakelock I was having the first couple days.
So I'm perfectly happy with battery life, its an improvement over my G'Nex and that's on LTE the entire time.
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So you're saying touch sounds can be a huge battery drain?

Wow never thought that the N5 can achieve 5 hours SOT!
I have a very similar phone usage, so this is a great post, thank you!
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Battery life on Galaxy Wear when using Watch Styler Themes

Hi Everyone,
Quick question on battery life implications ( if any ) when using themes developed for Watch Styler - is there an expected battery life implication, little, moderate or high (perhaps dependent on the complexity of the theme)? Or nothing at all?
I ask as I have noticed a battery life degradation recently, and I cannot seem to pin down any specific usage differential aside from recently starting to use themes for Watch Styler. Don't want to jump to any definitive conclusions.

Check this thread ---> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2659023

With stock faces I get 3 days of battery life. Using watchstyler I get 1 to 1.5 days worth of battery using the motion feature to wake the watch. If you set the gear not to wake up on motion, battery life can be as good as the stock face.

allendj81 said:
With stock faces I get 3 days of battery life. Using watchstyler I get 1 to 1.5 days worth of battery using the motion feature to wake the watch. If you set the gear not to wake up on motion, battery life can be as good as the stock face.
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I would generally agree with your estimates, based on my experience.
The only thing is that i get worse battery life with watchstyler in use with or without motion. obviously motion zaps the battery badly but for me, watchstyler also kills it too.
Around noon, with watchstyler on, I have 75% left, normally without, i would have 90%. Its very noticeable.
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Anecdotally I seem to notice better battery life when using themes rather than watch faces created from the watch styler app. wondering if anyone else has noticed this
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i didn't really use my watch much but my stats were: 16 hrs usage, drain was 100 % to 68% , so 32% battery drain in 16hours, i think i had my BT on all the time and connected to bt tethering with my nexus 5
screen ontime was like 25mins i think according to GSAM pro battery app
is that good?

cobyman7035 said:
i didn't really use my watch much but my stats were: 16 hrs usage, drain was 100 % to 68% , so 32% battery drain in 16hours, i think i had my BT on all the time and connected to bt tethering with my nexus 5
screen ontime was like 25mins i think according to GSAM pro battery app
is that good?
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Yes. For being BT PAN tethered all that time, thats good.
The question is: Did you have Watchstyler on? I would guess so, since your posting in this thread but I think it needs to be asked...

I beleive the background color of the pictures used also affects the battery. I've tested two themes and when using darker theme, the battery last longer.

ronfurro said:
Yes. For being BT PAN tethered all that time, thats good.
The question is: Did you have Watchstyler on? I would guess so, since your posting in this thread but I think it needs to be asked...
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yes im using this tag heuer ws face
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also im underclocked, maybe that helps
brightness also only at level 2
min cpu 200mhz
max 800mhz in voltage control settings
the other day i had only 5hours battery time but i tink becuse i had screen on all the time lol with that wrist flick thingy on/off
max screen on time is like 2-3hours?

cobyman7035 said:
yes im using this tag heuer ws face
also im underclocked, maybe that helps
brightness also only at level 2
min cpu 200mhz
max 800mhz in voltage control settings
the other day i had only 5hours battery time but i tink becuse i had screen on all the time lol with that wrist flick thingy on/off
max screen on time is like 2-3hours?
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Oh I hate you. Had to rub it in with the wicked Tag. watch face! Lol. Oh how I miss using watchstyler. I just use Google Now WAY too much! Its so bad, sometimes I just ask it for the time.

Wifi always on

Hello everyone i have a problem with the last update of Xperia z
Wifi always on even when i turn it off it still consume power like this picture
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The wifi if from 3 hours but in power management it seems on and eat the battery any ideas??
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ahmadzxc said:
Hello everyone i have a problem with the last update of Xperia z
Wifi always on even when i turn it off it still consume power like this picture
The wifi if from 3 hours but in power management it seems on and eat the battery any ideas??
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Read the forum rules, DO NOT POST QUESTIONS IN THE GENERAL SECTION!
To your question: Do a factory reset and see if the problem remains

St.Jimmy90 said:
Read the forum rules, DO NOT POST QUESTIONS IN THE GENERAL SECTION!
To your question: Do a factory reset and see if the problem remains
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sorry for the mistake
i tried a fresh install and a three roms and it still the same
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Go to Settings, Wifi, Advanced and deactivate the Scanning Always Available option
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Also try ...Settings..Power management and turn on Location-based WiFi ..
Good Luck !!

Felimenta97 said:
Go to Settings, Wifi, Advanced and deactivate the Scanning Always Available option
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thank you very much that solved the problem
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Onmehedson said:
Also try ...Settings..Power management and turn on Location-based WiFi ..
Good Luck !!
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Uhm, I do think that it has been proven that, that actually uses more of your battery.

Felimenta97 said:
Go to Settings, Wifi, Advanced and deactivate the Scanning Always Available option
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Same problem here, but I didnt realize before! Thanks for the solution.
Worst update from Sony ever??

Felimenta97 said:
Go to Settings, Wifi, Advanced and deactivate the Scanning Always Available option
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Same problem here, Thanks for the solution

fernando823 said:
Same problem here, but I didnt realize before! Thanks for the solution.
Worst update from Sony ever??
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This is a KitKat thing, not something by Sony. It helps a lot with Google Now, but with the tradeback of worse battery life.
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Dsteppa said:
Uhm, I do think that it has been proven that, that actually uses more of your battery.
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Ah...O.K ... I had better turn it off then and maybe my battery will last the whole week...

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Ah...O.K ... I had better turn it off then and maybe my battery will last the whole week...
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Now, that is some crazy ass battery life, but, I wonder how long does the screen been turned on? Then I'll get a clearer understanding of it ,if you don't mind .

bloodsuckingcomputer said:
Now, that is some crazy ass battery life, but, I wonder how long does the screen been turned on? Then I'll get a clearer understanding of it ,if you don't mind .
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Must be something like 10-20 minutes, lol.
Regarding "always scanning", I dont think it's something that uses alot of battery. Probably even more battery friendly than other "location" services. Just because it labels WiFi as always on, doesnt mean it uses as much battery as actually being connected to a network. Personally, I don't care for all this location nonsense so it's obviously off. Regarding the location-based wifi, it's only smart if you don't know how to toggle WiFi when leaving your house, etc.

bloodsuckingcomputer said:
Now, that is some crazy ass battery life, but, I wonder how long does the screen been turned on? Then I'll get a clearer understanding of it ,if you don't mind .
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No probs Bloodsucker !... Screen on 13% of 34 hours = 4.5 hours..This is my everyday day phone.I would consider myself to be a light-medium user , I dont play games used for voice calls ( 5-10 calls), text messages, used as a time piece (checked every 1/2 hour or so), 2 weather apps constantly updating as I move around a lot, GPS always on , bluetooth always on, maybe 1-3 youtube vids a day..screen turns of after 1 mins inactivity...
Running existenz 1.5.5 dark edition on a locked bootloader.. using Next launcher 3D and a live wallpaper...
hope that helps ..

Onmehedson said:
No probs Bloodsucker !... Screen on 13% of 34 hours = 4.5 hours..This is my everyday day phone.I would consider myself to be a light-medium user , I dont play games used for voice calls ( 5-10 calls), text messages, used as a time piece (checked every 1/2 hour or so), 2 weather apps constantly updating as I move around a lot, GPS always on , bluetooth always on, maybe 1-3 youtube vids a day..screen turns of after 1 mins inactivity...
Running existenz 1.5.5 dark edition on a locked bootloader.. using Next launcher 3D and a live wallpaper...
hope that helps ..
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The phone maxes around 5-6, MAYBE 7 (I've never come near that though), hours of screen on time in total.
The 13% means that 13% of the battery used going from 100% to 72% was from the screen.
Tap "screen" in the list of battery usage and it will tell you how long it has been on.
This one's mine... ca. 70% brightness:

Kocayine said:
The phone maxes around 5-6, MAYBE 7 (I've never come near that though), hours of screen on time in total.
The 13% means that 13% of the battery used going from 100% to 72% was from the screen.
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Thank you sir for the explanation... I thought it couldn`t be right!

V2 battery life

My replacement is not as good as my V1. It's a bit lower. I used to get close to 7 hour SOT. V2 I get about 6.
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Probably because you set it all up again and everything is settling. Don't jump the gun just yet.
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Sadly, this is what I've been getting the past few days
https://imgur.com/gallery/285sf

Oh good god people wait a week before you start crying about battery life.
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I'm very happy with my battery life.
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I don't even care right now, I've got bigger concerns. I've had several freezes across several different apps! I was looking for a thread where others have had the same issue but haven't found one yet.
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It really depends on the crap that's running in the background and some of it doesn't even show in the program list under battery usage. V2 in my case runs much more efficient than V1. Right now I'm at 78% with 1hr 40 SOT, total run time over 12 hours. But to put things into perspective right before exchange my V1 started running 6% battery usage per hour, IDLING and nothing extraordinary showed up. I would charge it before sleep and in the morning it would be like 50%. After killing everything I didn't use it went back to normal and then I exchanged it, so never figure it out which particular program was causing this, but if this happens again I won't rest until I find offending apps and out will it go.
BTW I have everything on: GPS, NFC, BT, Wifi etc.

parusia said:
I'm very happy with my battery life.
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that looks like stellar life! I get max about 3 and 1/2 hrs SOT.

Same with me I used to get 5 sot average.... now I'm struggling to get over 3 and 1/2
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I'm getting awesome battery life. I'm even running a gear s2, GPS on, Bluetooth on streamed music. Only Facebook disabled.
I do run it in mid power saving mode though but 7 hours with 19 percent left ain't bad.

This is running it down to 8%. Changed themes but it's same usage day from previous post.

While my SOT this cycle isn't much, I'm happy with the battery life.
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That's good considering you had 1 day and 14 hours of total time. My SOT was with heavy use so total time was less. I'm happy too. SOT is comparable to my old iPhone 6 Plus. Only thing is standby time on the plus was much better. That doesn't matter though because I love the features of the note 7 better so it was a trade off.

I've been getting pretty much the same as before. About 4 hours screen with 20 total.
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Sirdragonx said:
That's good considering you had 1 day and 14 hours of total time. My SOT was with heavy use so total time was less. I'm happy too. SOT is comparable to my old iPhone 6 Plus. Only thing is standby time on the plus was much better. That doesn't matter though because I love the features of the note 7 better so it was a trade off.
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Almost 1 day 15 hours actually, but yeah normally I use my phone more than I did the last day and a half. But overall the battery is outperforming any other phone I've ever owned.
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Op here. Been a week and it's getting worse. This would only give me 2.5 hour SOT
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Don't think it'll last all day since I unplugged it at night

Tried factory reset and it's a little better. 5 hour SOT. Still not as good as 6.5 hours on my V1.
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Yeah I'm not terribly impressed with the battery. My oneplus 3 gets better battery
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All we can hope for is a update that improves battery
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General Battery life experience

Hey guys,
So a month after the launch of the Galaxy S21 Ultra, what is your battery life experience? Give us your feedback and numbers.
Please mention your chipset (Exynos or Snapdragon) and post a screenshot if possible.
Personally, I'm pretty satisfied with battery life. I usually get a day and a half with around 9h of SOT. I have the Exynos model and my screen is set to 1080p with standard motion smoothness. Bluetooth is always on and I use 4G most of the time. All other settings are set to default.
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How is you Phone radio usage so low. Mine is always way higher. Does that mean the signal is bad??

Can't complain, I get around 5 hours SOT a day with 30 to 40% left in the tank.
That said, I am stuck at home all day on WiFi, so sure that will decrease when I'm out and about with location on and 4g/5g but still pretty decent.
Exynos, QHD, 120hz, active 2 connected all day, some debloating and Bixby routines to switch to 60hz for some apps, turn off location/NFC/4g at home and sync/AOD on when charging

Standby for me has been amazing.

AlexMullerSA said:
How is you Phone radio usage so low. Mine is always way higher. Does that mean the signal is bad??
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I think bad signal is definitely a factor. In my case, I stay at home most of the time (remote work) or at the office and in both locations I have a very good signal. Also my carrier doesn't support 5G yet, only 4G.
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Standby for me has been amazing.
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Ikr, even with Bluetooth on, I lose barely 3% at night.

Still on 91% I've been playing on my iPad all day so barely touched phone.

Had Exynos S21 Ultra that i didn't like the battery life of it. I had barley 4h of SoT.
I send it back to Samsung and got a Snapdragon HK version and i am getting 4.5h with the second full charging. I hope it gets better in a week or two.

Mine is amazing. Exynos. It keeps getting better.

I got the Exynos version.

Latest update made mine worse

mayaneire said:
Mine is amazing. Exynos. It keeps getting better. View attachment 5241603
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12h of SOT, that's impressive !
adamlee2012 said:
Latest update made mine worse
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Still waiting for march security update...

First day, exynos version. Happy with result

Best battery life phone ive ever had...

Goku1992 said:
Best battery life phone ive ever had...
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Those are excellent numbers!
What's your screen resolution/refresh rate ? I assume you have the Exynos model since you're in Europe?

Goku1992 said:
Best battery life phone ive ever had...
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Exynos? 60hz?

iamnotkurtcobain said:
Exynos? 60hz?
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Yes and wqhd cause full hd uses the same... But im using dark mode Samsung Internet and dont game also debloated

Goku1992 said:
Yes and wqhd cause full hd uses the same... But im using dark mode Samsung Internet and dont game also debloated
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What did you debloat? I get 2 days usage with 6+ hours sot and 120hz.

nightoooo said:
Had Exynos S21 Ultra that i didn't like the battery life of it. I had barley 4h of SoT.
I send it back to Samsung and got a Snapdragon HK version and i am getting 4.5h with the second full charging. I hope it gets better in a week or two.
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It will get better. I was like you.
Then I reset my phone and didn't use smart switch and after couple of days I am getting now around 1h SOT per 10% with bluetooth and 4d enabled. Full resolution and adaptive framerate and sometimes I switch to 96.

iamnotkurtcobain said:
What did you debloat? I get 2 days usage with 6+ hours sot and 120hz.
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I can post my list next time when im home

Please post the debloat list when you get the chance. Thanks!