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battery thread

Can people post pics of their daily or standard battery usage/life. Both cdma/lte and hspa+ versions? And also set up please
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i just bought a 2100 mah battery will test it tomorrow all day and will post pics

flameinthefire said:
i just bought a 2100 mah battery will test it tomorrow all day and will post pics
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Thanks! Excited haha i was thinkin about getting one for my mom haha she has nexus and i got the epic 4g touch
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PinnerProxy said:
Can people post pics of their daily or standard battery usage/life. Both cdma/lte and hspa+ versions? And also set up please
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SOOOOOOO MANY THREADS about this already. 20+ pages of people posting battery life and usage screenshots man.

GSM stock rom/battery: everything off except data, averaging 3 hrs 15 min screen-on time with almost no phone calls over a 12 hour period.

mike2518 said:
GSM stock rom/battery: everything off except data, averaging 3 hrs 15 min screen-on time with almost no phone calls over a 12 hour period.
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lte? or gsm

flameinthefire said:
lte? or gsm
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Says GSM in the sentence you quoted, bro.

martonikaj said:
Says GSM in the sentence you quoted, bro.
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we are dealing with robots now. the equivalent of isheep.

martonikaj said:
Says GSM in the sentence you quoted, bro.
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lol my bad i didn't see that
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even with the extended battery the battery life of my gn is horrible

People, when replying ***PLEASE*** post your screen-on time time also. Giving any battery info is totally irrelevant unless we also know how long your screen was up, since its the main drainer.

How is the battery life?

Hi...i wanna know how the battery life in this phone. Kinda thinking of buying this... its between this phone or htc evo 3d
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use the search function...

Stock battery is definitely underwhelming. Though saying that, this is the best phone I have ever used. The fluidity and smothness of Ice Cream Sandwich makes the phone not even feel like an Android almost.
I don't know if you're planning on rooting, but if you are, this is THE phone to get. Tons of different customizations which will make the battery life on the phone go from 6 hours to 19 hrs and higher depending on the amount of use. Hope this helped.

I've had it for about three weeks and had the 3d. The gnex to me has better everything by using both and feels better. I get 8-14 hours depending on my use this is with the GSM model.
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blockbusta said:
use the search function...
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Geez...its not that hard to reply....
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I must be in a weird boat because I don't have any problems with battery life like other people. I charge for about 8 hours a night and when I go to plug it in at the end of the day after about 16 hours off the charger I usually have around 40-60% left.
That's "normal" use though. Some texts and emails, some browsing, 30-45 mins of "Words with Friends", maybe some YouTube videos, a couple 5-10 min calls. Even right now after 7 hours off charger I'm at 80% with 26 mins of screen on. And yes, that's stock everything with 4G on and connected (even in the office where it's always going between some and no signal) and Wi-Fi.
If you are the type to use your phone as a gaming/media device like many of the people who complain about battery life, yes, it probably does suck a bit getting 2-4 hours between charges. But that's a lot to ask of such a tiny battery when you are using it non-stop.

maliceomalice said:
Geez...its not that hard to reply....
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thing is you'll get WAY more info just searching. People have been talking/complaining about battery life for 4 months now.

maliceomalice said:
Geez...its not that hard to reply....
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considering there are pages of battery threads... its not that hard to use search.

If you are doing a search you want good and bad when I searched I only ever saw bad post on battery because if there's a problem got to tell the world why if its good no one will post
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Battery is pretty awful compared to my last phone: iPhone 4.
But, the problem is solved if you purchase a couple of more batteries and an external battery charger. I just carry a battery with me and keep one in my backpack.

Only had the phone for a week. I find the battery much better than my previous captivate.
These were taken last night before plugging it in.
I'm very impressed. Not a lot of talk time on my phone during the work week though.
Joe-
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[Q][VZN]GN vs GS3 battery life

I've given my GN to my son so I could take the new GS3. I have to tell you that I'm pretty shocked that the GS3 routinely (stock or rooted and unlocked bootloader) gets about 24-30 hours of battery life with 4 hours of screen time.
having the same sie battery (2100), why the hell can't we get the same kind of battery life out of the GN? Aren't these 2 phones supposed to be close cousins if not siblings? Any ROM/kernel combo out there that can achieve this good of bettry life? currently on BAMF.

It's the Krait S4 chipset. Much smaller and therefore much more efficient.

Yeah, the Sammy improved on the weaknesses of the gnex w/ the s3, but the s3 has ics. Ics seemed to have better battery life. Jb seems to be more of a battery hog no matter which rom you have. Maybe when jb radios are released battery life might be a little better, but I just got 4 1/2 hrs screen time on codename's rom the other day. If I would have seen this post then, I would have posted a screenie...

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Yeah, the Sammy improved on the weaknesses of the gnex w/ the s3, but the s3 has ics. Ics seemed to have better battery life. Jb seems to be more of a battery hog no matter which rom you have. Maybe when jb radios are released battery life might be a little better, but I just got 4 1/2 hrs screen time on codename's rom the other day. If I would have seen this post then, I would have posted a screenie...
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I'm running JB CM10 and battery seems as good if not better. Will do a measure tomorrow and post. I'll try codename now.

GSM nexus is where its at. I just did 41 hours on battery with 4½ display time with my stock 1750 battery. Rasbean/Trinity stock voltage/clock speed.
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95Z28 said:
GSM nexus is where its at. I just did 41 hours on battery with 4½ display time with my stock 1750 battery. Rasbean/Trinity stock voltage/clock speed.
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NO NO NO, GSM Nexus you are talking about does not have any meaningful LTE technology. If I turn off 4G and go with 3G, I get the same battery life. Where it's at is the GS3 running Unlocked Bootloader and CM10 :laugh:

loveubuntu said:
NO NO NO, GSM Nexus you are talking about does not have any meaningful LTE technology. If I turn off 4G and go with 3G, I get the same battery life. Where it's at is the GS3 running Unlocked Bootloader and CM10 :laugh:
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LTE technology is overpriced and overrated. As long as my GSM nexus with unlocked bootloader and rasbean can do everything my buddies GS3 can do I'll stick with GSM Google phones.
Personal preference
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Try downloading a 200mb rom. Once you have LTE speed, you never go back. Don't knock it until you've had it for a few months. With LTE toggle I can get what you have, I just don't want to.
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Yeah, the Sammy improved on the weaknesses of the gnex w/ the s3, but the s3 has ics. Ics seemed to have better battery life. Jb seems to be more of a battery hog no matter which rom you have. Maybe when jb radios are released battery life might be a little better, but I just got 4 1/2 hrs screen time on codename's rom the other day. If I would have seen this post then, I would have posted a screenie...
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ICS still had terrible battery life on the GNEX. Not much difference between JB. On the 2100mAh battery I averaged 2 hours on screen time with LTE on using ICS and JB. Battery life is terrible on this thing.
Looking at the S3 battery life on LTE, basically we got screwed.

[email protected] said:
ICS still had terrible battery life on the GNEX. Not much difference between JB. On the 2100mAh battery I averaged 2 hours on screen time with LTE on using ICS and JB. Battery life is terrible on this thing.
Looking at the S3 battery life on LTE, basically we got screwed.
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It can't all be the processor, is it? We should be able to get some of the stuff from the S3 ported here to get at least some of the benefits, no?

loveubuntu said:
Try downloading a 200mb rom. Once you have LTE speed, you never go back. Don't knock it until you've had it for a few months. With LTE toggle I can get what you have, I just don't want to.
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Try asking verizon for unlimited talk, text and web. Once your monthly cell phone bill is $45 a month, youll never go back.
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Toad858 said:
Try asking verizon for unlimited talk, text and web. Once your monthly cell phone bill is $45 a month, youll never go back.
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No one is arguing that the Big red is evil and is quite expensive. But they have the best signal, coverage, and speed. No one argues that. If you have a 4g LTE phone, why would you be running anything less? It's a silly argument.
I use google voice for texting, have 1400 min of anytime minutes for 3 phones with 10 friends and family numbers, and unlimited data for all three. My bill icluding taxes and fees is $212 a month. That's pretty reasonable compared to others. The problem, you can't get it as a new customer.

SGH-I317m LTE Note 2 Battery stats!

Ok I'm sure many of you wondering on battery stats for the LTE note 2 for Rogers/At&t so thought I'd share! Just to point out, there is still 40% discharge left to go :laugh::good:
This is on stock rooted also btw

Screen on time?

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Screen on time?
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I think this is what you like to see correct?
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alright. this is what i was looking for. thaaank you. you just made my day. i was worried that LTE would eat up the 3100mah like a kid eating ice cream. what kind of ON TIME did u do? heavy use? like internet browsing? youtube? pandora? were you on wifi? cause thats totally different story.
edit: saw the 3rd pic. and 17hrs wifi. hmmm can you maybe do a only LTE battery drain test?

simpl3lang said:
alright. this is what i was looking for. thaaank you. you just made my day. i was worried that LTE would eat up the 3100mah like a kid eating ice cream. what kind of ON TIME did u do? heavy use? like internet browsing? youtube? pandora? were you on wifi? cause thats totally different story.
edit: saw the 3rd pic. and 17hrs wifi. hmmm can you maybe do a only LTE battery drain test?
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I had maybe in total 7.5hrs on time played a game, checking emails constantly, wifi toggle always on. More on than off. LTE drain? How can I do that, be great to try
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turilo said:
I had maybe in total uhrs on time played a game, checking emails constantly, wifi toggle always on. More on than off. LTE drain? How can I do that, be great to try
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maybe without using wifi. all day just using at&t data

simpl3lang said:
maybe without using wifi. all day just using at&t data
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think hes on rogers judging by the LTE icon he has, heres a thread for LTE Gnotes with battery life stats http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1959891 Seems like 5-6hrs on screen time for LTE and 6-10? for non lte. pretty crazy difference, but heck thats still double my Gnote 1 battery life which gets me.

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think hes on rogers judging by the LTE icon he has, heres a thread for LTE Gnotes with battery life stats http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1959891 Seems like 5-6hrs on screen time for LTE and 6-10? for non lte. pretty crazy difference, but heck thats still double my Gnote 1 battery life which gets me.
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my stats look better than most of those with non lte lol i got total of 1day 7hrs and 6hrs on screen time

turilo said:
my stats look better than most of those with non lte lol i got total of 1day 7hrs and 6hrs on screen time
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Wifi........

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Wifi........
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ah i see ill try only lte next

So this is with LTE ON the whole time right?
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jon3sh said:
So this is with LTE ON the whole time right?
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i had my wifi on always also, ill do one today wifi off :good:

turilo said:
i had my wifi on always also, ill do one today wifi off :good:
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Its really good if thats what you get from LTE on the whole time im not gonna worry about wifi since wifi uses less than Lte.
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Guys I could use some help my Note lost 30% battery in hours on standby. Checked the stats and Dropbox seems to be the culprit. Anyone ever seen this? This is not a case of Dropbox uploading photos over wifi, I havent taken any. DO I need to remove Dropbox? It will suck if I have too but 30% in hours on standby is brutal!

turilo said:
my stats look better than most of those with non lte lol i got total of 1day 7hrs and 6hrs on screen time
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I'm sitting at 1D 15 hrs with 5 hours 48 minutes screen time with 24% remaining right now. 65% LTE and rest on WiFi.

mr mystery said:
Guys I could use some help my Note lost 30% battery in hours on standby. Checked the stats and Dropbox seems to be the culprit. Anyone ever seen this? This is not a case of Dropbox uploading photos over wifi, I havent taken any. Do I need to remove Dropbox? It will suck if I have too but 30% in hours on standby is brutal!
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Anyone?

The battery life is really good on my ATT l317, I work 12 hour shifts, and I play with my phone almost the entire time, playing music (not constantly), videos (not constantly), surfing the internet on wifi, downloading apps, and just navigating my phone, and I still have 40 percent battery life when I get off work, enough juice where I can listen to Tunein Radio on my 40min ride home.

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Anyone?
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Have you tried to unistall it and reinstall it just to see if it fixes whatever is going on with that app. i always delete because i have a Box account that i think is better than Drop Box.

the2rrell said:
Have you tried to unistall it and reinstall it just to see if it fixes whatever is going on with that app. i always delete because i have a Box account that i think is better than Drop Box.
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I have box too, my problem is dropbox had more support of other apps. I need dropbox. I turned off instant photo upload I will see if that helps or not.
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mr mystery said:
I have box too, my problem is dropbox had more support of other apps. I need dropbox. I turned off instant photo upload I will see if that helps or not.
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Wow this is pretty interesting. I would love it if you kept us updated. For those getting all these hours of on-screen time, what do you generally use auto-brightness or have it maxed out?
I'm just getting more and more excited to receive my Note 2!
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2-2.5 hour battery life...

OK I have the Verizon gnex and not using 4G WiFi only, casual use results in about 2 hours screen on time. Usually I have to charge 3-5 times to make it through the day. Im on stock everything and I don't see how my battery sucks so bad
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IRX120 said:
OK I have the Verizon gnex and not using 4G WiFi only, casual use results in about 2 hours screen on time. Usually I have to charge 3-5 times to make it through the day. Im on stock everything and I don't see how my battery sucks so bad
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The GNex is notorious for how quickly the battery drains while the screen is on. There's nothing you can do, realistically, on stock, to fix this...custom ROM users usually have some tricks to increase battery life.
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It could be the fact that there is very poor signal, based on the screen shot.. So it constantly searching for it
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you have poor phone signal (3g/CDMA) and the phone is constantly looking for it.
i see nothing wrong with the phone, nor anything you can do other than use airplane mode and connect to a wifi signal.

Zepius said:
you have poor phone signal (3g/CDMA) and the phone is constantly looking for it.
i see nothing wrong with the phone, nor anything you can do other than use airplane mode and connect to a wifi signal.
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I use this phone as a media device only so I'll try airplane mode. My phones out off contract expired so I'm surprised Verizon still even sends it any signal.
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Battery seems about the same as mine, with screen on the most I can get is 4 hours and in idle if you use greenify on things that have lots of wakelocks like Facebook you could save some more battery.
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IRX120 said:
I use this phone as a media device only so I'll try airplane mode. My phones out off contract expired so I'm surprised Verizon still even sends it any signal.
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It's not so much Verizon sending you signal, it's the phone trying to get a signal
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I confirm this behavior when my gnex is constantly trying to get a signal.

There might be an issue with surface flinger, I've never seen it under battery stats. Radio signal is crap here, what I can't seem to figure out is why don't you use airplane mode ever since your contract was terminated.
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There might be an issue with surface flinger, I've never seen it under battery stats. Radio signal is crap here, what I can't seem to figure out is why don't you use airplane mode ever since your contract was terminated.
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I do usually, I was just done a factory reset
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IRX120 said:
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having the device oc'ed also decreases battery life

beekay201 said:
having the device oc'ed also decreases battery life
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I know, Im not over clocked anymore, just forgot to change my signature
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IRX120 said:
I know, Im not over clocked anymore, just forgot to change my signature
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For battery life you could even try a mild underclock. This is will may or not help, depending on what kind of apps (and processor usage) you run on the background.

It's definitely the signal because I experience it first hand when I go back and forth to visit my parent's house. They have atrocious signal reception (One bar for 3G) and battery drains around 3% a minute. It's a lot different when I'm at my place with full 4G signal because I can get 4+ hours on screen time.
It's unfortunate one of Google's flagship phones was designed poorly in signal/battery efficiency. Oh well, what can you do.

DroidOnRoids said:
It's definitely the signal because I experience it first hand when I go back and forth to visit my parent's house. They have atrocious signal reception (One bar for 3G) and battery drains around 3% a minute. It's a lot different when I'm at my place with full 4G signal because I can get 4+ hours on screen time.
It's unfortunate one of Google's flagship phones was designed poorly in signal/battery efficiency. Oh well, what can you do.
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Yeah, I got the nexus 4, and it has only slightly better battery life, I usually charge my gnex and nexus 4 2 tines a day each
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IRX120 said:
Yeah, I got the nexus 4, and it has only slightly better battery life, I usually charge my gnex and nexus 4 2 tines a day each
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At least with the Gnex, you can put in an extended battery if desired. You're SOL with the Nexus 4.

Idk, I don't have battery issues. Using the 2100mAh battery.
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mulhiny said:
Idk, I don't have battery issues. Using the 2100mAh battery. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
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Cool story bro, that helps

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Cool story bro, that helps
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Sorry..guess my point is that, to me, the OP might simply have a defunct battery. I do nothing special with my phone to increase battery life. No greenify, underclocking, etc..2 email accounts syncing along with weather and a few other apps. If he's using simply as a media device maybe a new battery is all it needs.
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mulhiny said:
Sorry..guess my point is that, to me, the OP might simply have a defunct battery. I do nothing special with my phone to increase battery life. No greenify, underclocking, etc..2 email accounts syncing along with weather and a few other apps. If he's using simply as a media device maybe a new battery is all it needs.
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I did a factory flash on my gnex and have airplane mode on with under volt @1.5ghz and my battery seems to be getting around 3 and a half hours screen now
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