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My battery readings are really off. There are times when the battery increases in percentage without being on the charger. Is this normal?
I calibrated the battery (oem) but this continues.
Mines been doing that... really more interestingly I found something about using the wrong charger throws your cycle off? What charger do you use? I use my old BB charger since it has a wayyyy longer cord
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I've only used the OEM charger the last few days but it still happens. I'm glad I'm not the only one that has this issue.
Mine has been pretty bad as well. I think you're actually doing a bit better than me, considering your high screen on time.
Some ROM, kernel, and modem info may be helpful to see if there's a common factor contributing to the big drop in battery
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The picture was with Calk 2.0.0, one of the EK02 kernels and the EG31 modem. I'm on EK02 today and my battery looks like it's headed the same way. Dropped to 68% from about six hours of sleeping.
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The picture was with Calk 2.0.0, one of the EK02 kernels and the EG31 modem. I'm on EK02 today and my battery looks like it's headed the same way. Dropped to 68% from about six hours of sleeping.
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I've noticed mine always seems to drop quite a bit while I'm asleep if I don't charge it overnight. Which is strange because during the day I keep it connected to either WiFi or 4G pretty much all day and I can get at least 15 hours out of it there but 7 hours of sleep at night and my phone decides to give up on battery life.
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The picture was with Calk 2.0.0, one of the EK02 kernels and the EG31 modem. I'm on EK02 today and my battery looks like it's headed the same way. Dropped to 68% from about six hours of sleeping.
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I had to do battery calibration 4 times after changing to EK02 modem but my signal strength is much better. My battery was dropping to 96% as soon as I unplugged it. Have you tried the Battery Calibration app by Ne'ma?
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I'm on Calk's 2.0 with EK02 kernel and EG30 modem and am having great battery life...odd. Doubt that the modem would make that much of a difference.
Currently at 26 1/2 hours w/ no plug-ins, 29% battery left, with moderate use (awake and screen on times comparable to the screenshot you posted).
All that app does is remove the battery stat file, which is proven to do less than nothing on the E4GT. I'll try some normal calibrations, though; I'm also going to try the Zedomax kernel and see if that makes a difference.
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All that app does is remove the battery stat file, which is proven to do less than nothing on the E4GT. I'll try some normal calibrations, though; I'm also going to try the Zedomax kernel and see if that makes a difference.
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I have heard that the app does nothing as well. I only suggested it because after I changed modems when my phone charged to full and I unplugged it, it dropped to 96% immediately until I used that a couple of times. Now, everything is great like it was previously. Maybe I was just getting inaccurate reading
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here are some weirod ones from my frist e4gt
With really heavy usage.
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With really heavy usage.
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That's not heavy usage lls
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i've experienced sudden drops in battery level after a reboot, going from 50% to 20%. the phone is unrooted, just got it last week. when there are no sudden drops, the battery life has been good, 12 hours with moderate/heavy use (wifi with streaming internet radio, email, web browsing, gaming), much higher with some down time.
is there a fix for this?
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Or is this a bad unit?
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Oh yea this is totally stock only 3 days old
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I was getting life like that until I upgraded my ROM to Calkulin's 2.0. Heres a screen shot.
BlStboy your battery life is normal for sure. Im am totally obsessed you could say with battery life. I was getting 5+ hours on stock rom with stock kernel and then tried out star burst and it went to 3 1/2 average. On caulkin's its the same but with much better performance and reliability. Idk why stock gave me such good life. But i know i. Like caulkin's the best because his is a bit smoother over stock and allows more tweeks. Ill upload my current this. Minute battery screenie's for you buddy. One sec
Here are the pics i promised. Almost exactly the same as yours. ICS should increase battery life some i imagine as its all hardware accelerates and new OS's always provide better battery tweaks. Hope thia helps, if it does dont mind hittinf the thanks button
EDIT- the only reason it shows my battery life at 24% is because i stuck my gf's battery in because my battery was at 4% and i didnt want it to die while i uploaded the pictures to you
im currently on 35hours and at 18%. i am runnning Calkulin's 2.0 (not bare) and ek02 modem. also right after installing 2.0 i charged my battery with wall charger to 100%, then quickly plugged into my PC until it said 100%. then i pulled the battery out for 100 seconds then rebooted. i am currently still on that cycle.
Thanks for the replys guys as soon as I get my jig im installing culkin 2.0 :-D I wanted to wait for an official ota so I wont get stuck like the eg31
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BlStboy your battery life is normal for sure. Im am totally obsessed you could say with battery life. I was getting 5+ hours on stock rom with stock kernel and then tried out star burst and it went to 3 1/2 average. On caulkin's its the same but with much better performance and reliability. Idk why stock gave me such good life. But i know i. Like caulkin's the best because his is a bit smoother over stock and allows more tweeks. Ill upload my current this. Minute battery screenie's for you buddy. One sec
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5+ hours? I watch netflix with 30% brightness for 6 hours and then my phone dies. But i get at least 14-18 hours out of my phone with heavy usage. Blazing ROM EG31 Modem.
Wipe battery stats and calibrate.
It's a good day when I get over 12 hours w/ ~2-3 hours of screen on time (calk's rom). Quite disappointing, but better than the 6-8 hours I used to get on stock before calibration.
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I've only had the phone for about 2 days now. With just a few short calls and quite heavy wifi use (customizing!), I think I got around 5-6 hours? I could be wrong though..
I've honestly been getting different results fairly regularly. I spent about two weeks on Calkulin's 1.5a, and during that time I had days where I would go twenty-six hours before getting to 10%; today, I'm at just under five hours and sititng at 73%. I cannot get consistency from it.
Hey everyone. I was wondering if I can get some tips or advice. I been losing about 3% every half hour. Running on jugs 5.0, faux u kernal. Brightness set to about 20%, and autosync off.
I just installed eugenes stock aosp launcher, and trying to keep everything minimal for battery life.
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Hey everyone. I was wondering if I can get some tips or advice. I been losing about 3% every half hour. Running on jugs 5.0, faux u kernal. Brightness set to about 20%, and autosync off.
I just installed eugenes stock aosp launcher, and trying to keep everything minimal for battery life.
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Is this a newly flashed ROM? Almost all ROMs battery lives are atrocious upon flashing..give it a couple days and it should improve alot
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Hey everyone. I was wondering if I can get some tips or advice. I been losing about 3% every half hour. Running on jugs 5.0, faux u kernal. Brightness set to about 20%, and autosync off.
I just installed eugenes stock aosp launcher, and trying to keep everything minimal for battery life.
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Well the best kernel for battery and flawless performance for me is Eugene's streamline.Give it a try.
FROM A GALAXY BETTER THAN YOURS.
3% in half an hr is nothing. all usage is subjective and based on each individual users habits with their device.
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Not a new rom. Been faithful with juggs ever since it came out. But have been trying a few kernals on the way and alway went back to fauxs. My usage has been moderate to light with little screen on time, and just a little web browsing and emails. Although I did just add a few widgets to my home screens. I've just noticed this sudden increase in power consumption after eugenes stock gb launcher.
Please don't make me go back to tw
Edit: 39% left with 1 hr, 40 mins of screen on time. Total of 4 hrs, 43 mins so far
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3% half hour is 16 hours? Problem?
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You might have an app that is draining your battery. Check your battery usage and see if there is an app causing it.
Google and download betterbatterystats to see if a rogue app is making your phone not sleep. If there are none, then you are not having any battery issues.
My battery life drops 30% every half hour....
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3% half hour is 16 hours? Problem?
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Shoot I wish I had that. Mine is about 9 or 10 hours with semi heavy usage
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You guys need to try the new UCLA port. I'm at 1 day 10 hours with 27% battery left.. Screen on time is at 3 hours so far. Auto sync, 4g data, and everything else has been constantly running the entire time. I don't turn anything off. I use my phone for the same things every day, and have never got over 15 hours. This ROM is insane.
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You might have an app that is draining your battery. Check your battery usage and see if there is an app causing it.
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This. Download better battery stats from the market and see if you have any wakelocks or services thatvare draining your battery. Im running darksides with eugenes streamline kernel underclocked at 1.35 and undervolted globally by 50 mv and im at this on ~50% brughtness:
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Just curious to see what everyones battery usage is like. I'll post mine tonight after my battery drains down
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Just curious to see what everyones battery usage is like. I'll post mine tonight after my battery drains down
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I charged it up during the day yesterday, but then hammered it syncing my emails, sms messages and other things.
So, last night was my first real charge. I took it off the charger at 6am this morning, and right now, at just a few minutes less than 5 hours, I'm at 83% with 70% use being cell standby.
I'm sticking with HSPA+ today, because I know that will drain the battery more than WiFi (at least that was the case on my Atrix) and I'm trying to get a feel for the battery life when away from WiFi.
Now, full disclosure, my phone has 6 email accounts setup for push. An Exchange account, two Gmail accounts and three Imap idle accounts using k9 mail. Still, I would say it's burning battery at a little higher rate than my Atrix with those same six push email accounts.
5 hours and down to 40%.
:-(
I'm seeing a significant increase in battery life whith the s3 over the s2
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I'm a bit of a light user, but a little heavier than average given new phone.
7.5 hrs @ 57%.
I'll post screens when I can.
5 Hours, 45%, screen on 2 hr, 12 min.
Interesting thing: I have a Pandora Widget on my screen, have not used it at all, and 13% of my power, and show son for 22 min.
9.5 hrs @ 29%.
I am using the default juicedefender profile.
Cell standby hogs the battery more than other phones like US One X with same SoC. I think kernel devs can work on this since this is not normal.
To get a good idea on battery life, everyone needs to show their screen on time as it should be the biggest drain.
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This is on power save mode.
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^^ I had power saving off for the first 3 hours of the day, and screen was set to 1/4 brightness. I changed screen to auto brightness, disabled wifi network scanning/notification, turned on power saving mode (all options), and it's been like that since about 3 hours into the day. I've done some driving with Slacker Radio streaming via bluetooth to my Jeep.
Seems like cellular standby eats juice. I am in an LTE area.
is the a way to turn off LTE?
This is mine so far, don't really run any battery saving appsetc. Cell standby is a bit too much.
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Heavy usage today including a 30 minute trip in the car using gps and lte im at 42% right now
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420SYN said:
is the a way to turn off LTE?
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this.
op said he just ran on hspa+ so there must be a simple way to do it
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this.
op said he just ran on hspa+ so there must be a simple way to do it
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I haven't seen a way to switch. The person in question is probably in a market without LTE like I am and is stuck on HSPA+
so battery life is wayy better on the exynos...
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I went to work yesterday at 4:30pm and showed people my phone all day as well as had the screen on the entire time for my lunch. Got home at 11:45pm and my battery was at 91%. This is on LTE the entire time also. My Nexus was usually at 60-70% by the time I got home.
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I went to work yesterday at 4:30pm and showed people my phone all day as well as had the screen on the entire time for my lunch. Got home at 11:45pm and my battery was at 91%. This is on LTE the entire time also. My Nexus was usually at 60-70% by the time I got home.
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are you rooted? cause 91% left and you had it on for about 7 hours??? that's damn good. where you running any apps?
Does it take awhile for this battery to settle in? It's just been 2.5 hours since my first charge and I'm already down to 90%. All I did was send a few texts and receive a couple of short calls. Can't remember if I experienced this on other phones but after hearing about how great the S3's battery life is, I'm a little disappointed.
I think it's great. It's a lot better than my Epic 4g Touch, that's for sure.
And 10% per 2.5 hours is pretty good IMO.. That's 2.5 * 10 = 25 hours of battery. That's pretty sick lol.
Just remember to turn off wifi/bluetooth when not in use, and turn off LTE if it's not active in your area (so the phone doesn't keep searching for the 4G signal).
Yeah, wait for it to settle. This phone definitely has the best battery out of everything I've owned...and I've had a few phones, believe me lol
How is your signal? Have you been in an area with wifi? Radio signal has been the biggest issue for me...
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How is your signal? Have you been in an area with wifi? Radio signal has been the biggest issue for me...
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I've been on wifi the whole time.
I sometimes get more than 2 days on a charge. I try not to use phone while charging, causes inefficient charging(supposedly).
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I must be doing something very wrong. I really got horrible battery life in my phone and I only got 4 apps installed: xda, rage of bahamut, Facebook, and power amp. The ones that can be on sync I turn it off. I'm currently running on CM10 but was on stock for about 3 weeks and blazer for about 2 weeks. All with similar battery life. 2 hrs of screen on time with 13 hrs on battery. On my epic touch I could do 5 hrs of screen on with 24hr battery and evo lte 7 hrs of screen on and 18+ on battery. I've already switched batteries so I know its not a defective one. I got no email syncing and brightness is always set on lowest unless I'm outside its at 50%. I will try to post a picture of better battery stats, CPU spy, and see if anyone can help me figure out what I can do to improve it. Really disliking battery life right now and hope it will get better
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I personally just went 26 hours with 3 hours screen on time in CM10. That's way better than my Evo 4G could do, so I'm extremely happy with my battery life by comparison. This phone has been awesome for me.
Edit: That time includes leaving Wifi and mobile data enabled at all times, with data mode set to CDMA/LTE. I also left everything syncing like normal.
Coming from a EVO LTE so far my battery life been unimpressive. Loving the phone, but not digging the battery.
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Not bad for me. Moderate to heavy usage.
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seems much better than my og evo running anthrax
This phone is right on par with my iPhone 4's battery (which is a beast). If you think this battery is underwhelming, you obviously haven't had the original Evo 4G lol
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Hey All,
I hope someone here can help me out. I am on stock rooted JB and the batter drains extremely fast for the first 20%. In about an hour I am down to about 75-80% left. Then it slows down. Also when I unplug the charger the battery immediately looses 5%. I might have to go back to Ginger Bread because this update is so buggy.
I m having the same issue.
Was having 2-days battery life with ICS.
Update to JB with new TMobile radio. Battery lift drop so fast. Only for 1-day. Same usage. Now back to ICS. Still cant get 2-days battery life. Any one has the same problem?
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I switched back to Ginger bread. JB has nice features but its too buggy and everything crashed even after a factory reset and debloat.
It will take a couple of days (a week maybe) until the phone settles down into its own. Until that time you will see very random battery stats. It has happened to me on every new OS I have ever flashed. Several reboots followed by a ten minute "no touch" helps me. Meaning boot the phone, let it sit for ten minutes, reboot the phone, let it sit for another ten minutes, etc. After about four reboots like this my battery becomes more stable and predictable.
Same problem. My battery drop so much. I used deep sleep battery saver but seem cant help more.
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Sounds like you guys might have have some rogue apps but also it does take a little time for the ROM to settle in
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I froze or uninstalled everything there is to freeze and uninstall. The only thing that syncs is the email every 30 min. Thats it. I am a light user and on GB I get 3 days of battery life on a single charge. After this update I cant get half a day. I never heard of ROM that needs to settle, is it like a new puppy or something
Damn that's crazy I've never seen 2 days
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On GB for 12 hours with 70% left. I have been using the phone quite heavily today. I can usually get about 3 days out of it with light use an only email sync.
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Yeah that's wild but I prefer having the latest and greatest I can deal with at least getting a day out of my battery ha I have 4 spare batteries always fully charged ready to go
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On GB for 12 hours with 70% left. I have been using the phone quite heavily today. I can usually get about 3 days out of it with light use an only email sync.
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You used the phone quite heavily? You barely have any screen on time. That is not heavy at all.
What the stats don't show is that my screen was on for at least 2 hours that morning while I was trying to restore GB from backups. It took at least 5 attempts to get it to work properly.
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Damn that's crazy I've never seen 2 days
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+1 to that! 3 days is crazy!
megaforcer: Can you please post screenshots with battery lasting 3 days?
Also, what GB ROM are you using for that kind of life?