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So, I'm fairly certain it's a well-established fact that the constant switching from 4G to 3G drains a lot of battery on our phones since 4G isn't a widespread service yet. I have also heard that 4G is a more efficient antenna and if you have a constant 4G connection, the battery life isn't impacted much. I was wondering how much of this is true- I live in Atlanta, which was one of the first cities to get Verizon's LTE service, and as a result, I have a sold 3-4 bar signal of 4G at all times. I go to school downtown, work in the metro area, and live in the metro area. Since I got the phone, I've just left it on CDMA, as the speeds are fine for me and I typically get 30 hours or so of battery life with data and sync on (and WiFi, when available). Would switching to 4G change that number drastically?
Thanks!
Also, a side question: I leave GPS turned on as that only polls when an application calls for it, but I've left Google's Location Services off. Is there a real need to leave that on? With GPS only, I tend to get an immediate reading with wonderful accuracy.
I'm calling bs. Please post a screenshot of your battery life of 30+ with gps and 3g all day.
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I'm calling bs. Please post a screenshot of your battery life of 30+ with gps and 3g all day.
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I'd be happy to post a screenshot the next time I run my phone down. As I said, GPS doesn't drain your battery at all unless you're using Maps constantly, so that isn't really a major factor for me. Also, I DO have the extended battery.
Also, I can't help but note how this doesn't really relate to the content of the thread at all.
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I'm calling bs. Please post a screenshot of your battery life of 30+ with gps and 3g all day.
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Not at all what the topic was about but it's easily possible. I've gotten 30 hours on 3G no problem. Right now I'm at 20% after 20 hours with moderately heavy usage. Close to 4 hours of screen on time.
As for the topic, best way to find out is to try it. Couldn't tell you for certain one way or the other.
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Not at all what the topic was about but it's easily possible. I've gotten 30 hours on 3G no problem. Right now I'm at 20% after 20 hours with moderately heavy usage. Close to 4 hours of screen on time.
As for the topic, best way to find out is to try it. Couldn't tell you for certain one way or the other.
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Right, I suppose that would be the easiest approach. I just fear starting my day out on 4G and then realizing that my battery is shot when I really need it. Though, I could always just turn data off if I see my battery draining super quick.
Coming from AT&T and a carrier branded GSII (i777) followed by an international note (N7000), I'm evaluating Verizon and the galaxy note. If the service is better, I'll jump from AT&T... otherwise, I'll go back to AT&T and my note.
However, this isn't about the service - but about the phone. I understand that some of this stuff might be CDMA/LTE specific (hence the reason for the title)
The biggest thing I see as an issue with this phone (so far) is the (stock) battery life. It completely sucks. 6% battery drain an hour with the screen on only 3 minutes? That's beyond horrible. I don't have anything loaded on here thats a "known" wakelock issue (such as skype, facebook, etc.) As a matter of fact, it's configured (mostly) the same as my GSII and GNote, so it's easy to notice the horrid battery drain. In the same 1 hour period, syncing the exact same exchange server (push email) account, but with 10 minutes display on time, the gnote drained 1%. (I realize that the note has a much larger battery [and display to drain it], but it's useful to compare anyway.)
If I actually use the gnote (display on), the battery drops much faster. With actual light usage (such as for reading email), I get about 6-8 hours of battery life total. If I use it heavily, I'll be recharging so often I might as well hard wire to a wall outlet.
I'm using the AOKP (m4) firmware - first with the kernel it comes with, and I installed the latest STABLE "lean" kernel last night hoping to resolve the battery drain (so far, it's not.)
BetterBatteryStats isn't showing me anything unusual other than a "modem_usb_suspend_block" kernel wakelock (5 min of 1 hour)
Is this what verizon galaxy nexus users typically deal with? Is the battery life on this device really THAT horrible?
Did I miss a "FABQ" (frequently asked battery questions) thread somewhere? Surely the "google experience" isn't only a quickie...
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Gary
Battery drain while off should be between 1-5% per hour (From what I have noticed). Try enabling AOKP battery saver which will drop from 4G to 3G while the screen is off which should help with the screen off battery.
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disable LTE, and you'll watch your battery life double.
Or just return the Verizon version and buy the GSM version instead.
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Battery drain while off should be between 1-5% per hour (From what I have noticed). Try enabling AOKP battery saver which will drop from 4G to 3G while the screen is off which should help with the screen off battery.
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Drain should be 1-5/hr with 4G enabled or disabled?
I'm kind of in shock at the battery drain on this thing. I'm pretty fluent with android devices, and I generally avoid any of the normal battery blackholes (such as social networking, skype, etc) I also know how to PROPERLY configure exchange so it doesn't drain battery/data. (make sure the IP number of the exchange server doesn't change when switching to/from internal wifi networks.)
However, this is my first experience with using a verizon android device - and first with LTE. My SGSII (GSM) could get 2days on a charge (2%/hr was normal when not on wifi.) and the Note (international version) could go for 3 days on a single charge.
With the LTE GNexus, 6%/hr drain with nearly no usage would give me about 15 hours of usage before 10% turn off. If I actually want to read my email messages or make a phone call (it IS a phone, you know), I might drop to less than 12 hours. I can't imagine that this is normal - or that google, verizon and samsung would endorse something like that.
(Okay, maybe samsung would... they seem to be going downhill lately.)
Surely I'm doing something wrong and the phone doesn't suck this badly. (I really hope I'm doing something wrong, as it will completely destroy my opinion of google if a "google experience" is a phone that lasts only 15 hours/charge when just left in standby.)
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the problem with battery life is LTE... its a double edged sword: you get insane speeds at the cost of battery life. every CDMA phone takes a huge hit when LTE is enabled which i think is the reason that apple has been reluctant to release an LTE enabled iphone thus far until the tech matures. im using a GSM gnex (i9250) and i can use the phone all day and still be over 30-40% at the end of the day
even with franco kernel 121 on my miui gn, i still need to charge 3 times a day... this is android.
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even with franco kernel 121 on my miui gn, i still need to charge 3 times a day... this is android.
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its not android, its LTE.. as you can see both of you are on verizon
my older HTC sensation actually got over 2 days of constant use easily (dual core snapdragon running ICS) since it was GSM.. my galaxy nexus while not getting 2 days, easily gets 1 day no problem on GSM
AFAIK there is no LTE iphone which is why you see on average the insane battery life on those devices
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the problem with battery life is LTE... its a double edged sword: you get insane speeds at the cost of battery life. every CDMA phone takes a huge hit when LTE is enabled which i think is the reason that apple has been reluctant to release an LTE enabled iphone thus far until the tech matures. im using a GSM gnex (i9250) and i can use the phone all day and still be over 30-40% at the end of the day
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I've made the change mentioned in another reply (turn off LTE when the screen turns off.) I'm charging the phone back up and will see how things go then.
With both wifi and LTE disabled, I won't be happy with drain higher than 2%/hr (assuming the screen stays off and I don't get a massive influx of email.)
For the person who said that's just the android is, you are VERY wrong. As I mentioned earlier, I'd get 2 days on a AT&T branded galaxy SII (i777) and I get 3 days on my galaxy note (international version.)
I don't know, it has to be something with your apps or your signal. I mean, 6% is fairly high in my opinion, even on LTE. I never turn LTE off unless I'm out of town (which is hardly ever). I usually get anywhere between a total of 15-20 hours of total time, and 2-3 hours of screen-on time. This is with auto brightness enabled, no GPS, no BT, just LTE. All my notifications are push as well. Make sure your signal is always a light yellow-green color (in the battery settings menu), otherwise that will definitely be the big battery eater. May I suggest trying different radios, or flashing a 4.0.4 rom? I think the new radios/4.0.4 roms have substantially increased my total and screen on time.
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I've made the change mentioned in another reply (turn off LTE when the screen turns off.) I'm charging the phone back up and will see how things go then.
With both wifi and LTE disabled, I won't be happy with drain higher than 2%/hr (assuming the screen stays off and I don't get a massive influx of email.)
For the person who said that's just the android is, you are VERY wrong. As I mentioned earlier, I'd get 2 days on a AT&T branded galaxy SII (i777) and I get 3 days on my galaxy note (international version.)
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Definitely not just Android as my girlfriend on her Droid 2 with 2.3.3 easily get's a days use out of her phone with tons of Facebook/Twitter/Etc (On Stock Motoblur/Rooted).
Llama
If you use llama to configure auto actions for areas and screen off time, I get a whole day out the the lte version. Like 6am to 1 am.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5rZWJhYi5MbGFtYSJd
I have LTE Galaxy nexus and I get 1 day 20 hours of battery life normally. About 3-4 hours of screen on time. I am using AOKP Beta 31 and have all syncing off. I have a weather widget that syncs every 2 hrs.
He I use JuiceDefender ...
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I have LTE Galaxy nexus and I get 1 day 20 hours of battery life normally. About 3-4 hours of screen on time. I am using AOKP Beta 31 and have all syncing off. I have a weather widget that syncs every 2 hrs.
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What size battery?
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theherodrownd said:
I have LTE Galaxy nexus and I get 1 day 20 hours of battery life normally. About 3-4 hours of screen on time. I am using AOKP Beta 31 and have all syncing off. I have a weather widget that syncs every 2 hrs.
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Which kernel are you using? Which radios?
I just updated my radios to use the 4.0.2 for CDMA and 4.0.3 for LTE. Not sure if that will help battery life, but my LTE d/l speeds jumped from about 6mbps to 24mbps (as reported by the speedtest.net app.)
Gary
kbohinski said:
If you use llama to configure auto actions for areas and screen off time, I get a whole day out the the lte version. Like 6am to 1 am.
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I'm very familiar with llama, but I hope you realize that your message is kind of useless with more information. Perhaps if you tell us what types of auto actions you are configuring...
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garyd9 said:
Which kernel are you using? Which radios?
I just updated my radios to use the 4.0.2 for CDMA and 4.0.3 for LTE. Not sure if that will help battery life, but my LTE d/l speeds jumped from about 6mbps to 24mbps (as reported by the speedtest.net app.)
Gary
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Imoseyon lean kernel 3.1.0 (I have used JameBond Kernel with similar results). I have the stock 4.0.4 radios (I515 V.FA02). Stock battery.
I also keep my screen brightness pretty low.
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I don't know, it has to be something with your apps or your signal. I mean, 6% is fairly high in my opinion, even on LTE. I never turn LTE off unless I'm out of town (which is hardly ever). I usually get anywhere between a total of 15-20 hours of total time, and 2-3 hours of screen-on time. This is with auto brightness enabled, no GPS, no BT, just LTE. All my notifications are push as well. Make sure your signal is always a light yellow-green color (in the battery settings menu), otherwise that will definitely be the big battery eater. May I suggest trying different radios, or flashing a 4.0.4 rom? I think the new radios/4.0.4 roms have substantially increased my total and screen on time.
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No reason to turn your GPS off. It only gets used when needed so will not hurt you battery.
On lte with everything else disabled, sync disabled, cm9 with lean kernel 3.1.0exp1, I get just about a day of usage with about 2 .5 hours of screen life, I think it is possible o get decent battery life on lte.
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removing the "my verizon" app (and the associated "data usage" widget) seems to have helped the battery a bit. Now at about 4%/hr on LTE with BT/Wifi off, GPS on (but unused.) Perhaps changing the LTE radio to 4.0.3 also helped. Using that same "lean" kernel that seems to be popular in this thread... whatever he has flagged as "stable" as of this post.
The only thing that runs beyond exchange syncing is beautiful widgets (home screen with hourly weather and time.) No other widgets, weather turned off in AOKP.
Take care
Gary
Hey guys...im thinking of buying this awesome phone but there is one concern which is the battery life of this phone, i have searched many places, read many reviews, all were mixed. So i decided to open a thread here and ask the actual users of this phone about the battery.
please report how many hours you get wth a single charge and what activities you perform..
im not a very heavy user, but use my wifi from time to time, dont use 3g at ALL, one hour of games. mostly browsing stuff, checking mails,twitter,gplus,news and all.
sorry for making a new thread for this
Thanks in advance
You can't measure battery like that, each user has a unique way of using their phone.
With the usage you describe it will last you until you're back at a charger, at least 12 hrs with 2-3 hrs screen time.
I would consider myself a heavy user. I watch about an hour of video every day via YouTube and have wifi and data always enabled. I do have to say I run a custom rom and kernel and that has significantly improved battery life since I bought it. I usually finish a days use with about 20-40% before charging again. It's hard to say since everyone uses their phones very differently, but compared to other android phones I have owned this is by no means a battery whore (any more).
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Battery life for me is worse than any Android device I've ever owned (see my signature), by far, even with the same amount of usage.
Best ever was my UV/UC Nexus One. I miss that metallic masterpiece.
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I would consider myself a heavy user. I watch about an hour of video every day via YouTube and have wifi and data always enabled. I do have to say I run a custom rom and kernel and that has significantly improved battery life since I bought it. I usually finish a days use with about 20-40% before charging again. It's hard to say since everyone uses their phones very differently, but compared to other android phones I have owned this is by no means a battery whore (any more).
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What are you using. Iv installed a few roms and kernels and my battery is still horrible. With little use too! Im in school all day where I get a perfect 4g signal. Yet the phone still drains battery.
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You can't measure battery like that, each user has a unique way of using their phone.
With the usage you describe it will last you until you're back at a charger, at least 12 hrs with 2-3 hrs screen time.
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i know we cant measure the battery life like that, and its not my first android devices, i have used htc wildfire, and gakaxy i9003.
i was asking compared to others is the battery satisfying ?
You're looking at 3-4 hours of screen on time per day on average.
I've had it last for almost 3 days (very minimal use) or 6 hours (very heavy use, 5hrs 16mins screen on time)
Depends how you use it.
And to ryjabo, the battery life in this is better than the nexus s. Definitely.
The GSM version gets very good battery, especially if you are not a heavy user. The Verizon sprint version gets bad battery. I go 8 hours and have 70% left with 1 hour display time. This phone idles very very well. On wifi all day is even better.
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What are you using. Iv installed a few roms and kernels and my battery is still horrible. With little use too! Im in school all day where I get a perfect 4g signal. Yet the phone still drains battery.
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Well for starters I have a gsm phone, not lte and I'm sure that helps a lot with battery. Apart from that I'm on cm9s latest build with Francos latest nightly.
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I have the Google Play GSM version, rooted but with no special power tweaks. Yesterday I didn't use it very heavily (< 1 hour screen on), and last night I had 82% remaining after 16.5 hours. That was with wi-fi on all day. It definitely seems like the screen is the most power-hungry component, and it typically accounts for about 50% of my battery usage.
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Battery life for me is worse than any Android device I've ever owned (see my signature), by far, even with the same amount of usage.
Best ever was my UV/UC Nexus One. I miss that metallic masterpiece.
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Worse than the EPIC 4G??????? Wow.
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moizsami said:
Hey guys...im thinking of buying this awesome phone but there is one concern which is the battery life of this phone, i have searched many places, read many reviews, all were mixed. So i decided to open a thread here and ask the actual users of this phone about the battery.
please report how many hours you get wth a single charge and what activities you perform..
im not a very heavy user, but use my wifi from time to time, dont use 3g at ALL, one hour of games. mostly browsing stuff, checking mails,twitter,gplus,news and all.
sorry for making a new thread for this
Thanks in advance
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You should expect mixed reviews for this phone. This phone targets developers. Developers know all the intricates of a device and benchmark it against other hardware.
The Gnex is on par with the Photon 4G and has a better battery life than the EPIC 4G. (for me). I stick to stock roms and only change the kernel.
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What are you using. Iv installed a few roms and kernels and my battery is still horrible. With little use too! Im in school all day where I get a perfect 4g signal. Yet the phone still drains battery.
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Yeah the fact that you're even connected to 4g all day is probably why your battery life sucks. I always stay on 3g when im not on WiFi unless i need to download something or do some browsing or what not.
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If this its not good /great i dont know what it is
Galaxy Nexus AOKP m5 Franco kernel m3
I might be buying one of these bad boys. And i have a couple of questions.
1. How is the GPS on this device? Does it lock on pretty quick? Also im talking about stock, not with any tweaks or anything added.
2. How about signal? Does it get good signal? Like if T-Mobiles map says it has excelent 3g coverage will i get that inside a building?
3. Hows the camera? I heard it was the best and looking at pics taken from it it looks pretty spectacular. But nothing speaks more then users opinions
EDIT: missed one 4. Under moderate use, texting throughout the day, hows the battery life? Also hows it with heavy use?
Thanks guys for your time!
Battery sucks with any use, GPS locks on pretty quick(15 sec or so)
The camera is great, by far the best I have seen on a cell phone and just as good as our point and shoot.
I always have good signal on T-Mobile
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Battery sucks with any use, GPS locks on pretty quick(15 sec or so)
The camera is great, by far the best I have seen on a cell phone and just as good as our point and shoot.
I always have good signal on T-Mobile
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Thanks! I figured battery life wouldnt be too good considering its using the Super Amoled + display. I was planning on buying an extended battery anyhow. About how long does it last? Like from what time do you unplug it till it reaches zero?
I personally believe the battery to be fairly standard, but definitely not horrible. I keep my display brightness at probably 75% and it lasts me ALL day and usually needs charging at around 10. Definitely manageable, and this is heavy to moderate use; ALOT of texting, maybe 30 minutes of gameplay, live wallpaper, wifi on for about half the time, AND this is on AOKP ICS ROM so battery life would be considerably better on a stock ROM or even one that allows under-clocking. Hope this helped!
Honestly I think battery on life on stock is great well at least for me....with modetate to heavy use...that including alot of Web browsing, text, calls....it last me a good solid 12 hrs. best battery life I've had on any smart phone I've owned. This phone is just amazing in every aspect the only phone I think that is better than this is the HTC one X. obviously using GPS and stuff is going to drain it more so it depends on how u use it..
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elesbb said:
I might be buying one of these bad boys. And i have a couple of questions.
1. How is the GPS on this device? Does it lock on pretty quick? Also im talking about stock, not with any tweaks or anything added.
2. How about signal? Does it get good signal? Like if T-Mobiles map says it has excelent 3g coverage will i get that inside a building?
3. Hows the camera? I heard it was the best and looking at pics taken from it it looks pretty spectacular. But nothing speaks more then users opinions
EDIT: missed one 4. Under moderate use, texting throughout the day, hows the battery life? Also hows it with heavy use?
Thanks guys for your time!
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The GPS on this phone has never failed me.
As far as signal. If its good near you then you will be fine. I get 4G in my apartment and do over 20 mbps dl speeds inside.
I think the Camera is better than my wifes Sensation..
I am a moderate to heavy user. I mean Texts, Calls maybe a game lots of web with usually over 2.5 hours of screen on time and on stock I was doing 13 or 14 hours..
Rooted, under clocked, and undervolted I have went over 20 hours.
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The GPS on this phone has never failed me.
As far as signal. If its good near you then you will be fine. I get 4G in my apartment and do over 20 mbps dl speeds inside.
I think the Camera is better than my wifes Sensation..
I am a moderate to heavy user. I mean Texts, Calls maybe a game lots of web with usually over 2.5 hours of screen on time and on stock I was doing 13 or 14 hours..
Rooted, under clocked, and undervolted I have went over 20 hours.
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Thats impressive! 20 hours! Woah! thanks for that i'll def consider making a profile in setCPU or tasker or even make my own apk which will under clock and undervolt when i want it
I have a second question though, what is the difference between the Samsung Galaxy S II (T-Mobile SGH-T989) and the Samsung Galaxy S II X (SGH-T989D)
I've seen screenshots of people getting 5 hours of screen-on time. Is anyone here getting that? If you are, please post screenshots below of your setup, and be VERY specific on what you are running, and how you are doing it. Please share the knowledge. Oh, and please don't bother posting if you're using an extended battery.
I'm running Liquid Smooth 1.4 and the (supposed) 3800 mAh Trexcell battery that I bought for $20 on Amazon.
With the standard battery the most screen-on time I ever got was 2:30 hrs. Now I get 3:30-4:00 hrs of on-screen time. Not quite double, but an improvement.
Frankly I don't know how anyone is managing 4 hours of screen-on time with the stock battery.
As an addendum: Even when I was running stock, I was getting equal-to or worse values for screen-on time.
95% of the people getting 4-5 hours of screen on time are on the GSM version. 2-3 hours is typical for Sprint and Verizon users.
Setups don't make a huge difference. What makes the difference is usage while the screen is on.
Depending on the usage, i can get 4 hours screen time on stock 1750mAh battery.
Just occasionally surfing the web using WiFi, no 3G connection, occasionally pressing the power button to check the time and 30% brightness.
I use AOKP + Franco (both latest), and always get around 3h - 3.5h. Half the time I'm using wifi, and I never use data. I don't have cell service 25% of the time, and usually have weak cell service.
Most of them are on wifi... like me I can get 5hrs of display time over wifi but only about 3hrs on my terrible 3G speeds and connection.
With the stock battery.
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When I was running AOKP build 36 with Franco Kernel 166 I was able to get 3:55 with the stock battery. I did underclock to 1036MHz with some slight undervolting. I never use WiFi and my data is only on when my screen is on. I also played games for about an hour and a half.
Now I'm on AOKP build 38 with Franco's Milestone 4, and I usually average 2-3 hours of screen on time.
Unless the spring and verizon versions are so wildly different, I'm going to ask for screenshot proof if this. I bet you're mistaking "awake" time for screen-on time.
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Unless the spring and verizon versions are so wildly different, I'm going to ask for screenshot proof if this. I bet you're mistaking "awake" time for screen-on time.
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They are wildly different. They use different cellular technology.
But you just said at the top of the thread that Spring and Verizon have comparable times, now they are wildly different? They are both CDMA. In the case above its WiFi only.
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Unless the spring and verizon versions are so wildly different, I'm going to ask for screenshot proof if this. I bet you're mistaking "awake" time for screen-on time.
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No problem...
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But you just said at the top of the thread that Spring and Verizon have comparable times, now they are wildly different? They are both CDMA. In the case above its WiFi only.
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I thought you were talking about Sprint/Verizon and the GSM model, that is my fault.
BUT, Verizon has LTE for the majority of people, which will suck the battery dry faster than EVDO Rev A on Sprint.
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I thought you were talking about Sprint/Verizon and the GSM model, that is my fault.
BUT, Verizon has LTE for the majority of people, which will suck the battery dry faster than EVDO Rev A on Sprint.
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I concur... usually if you have good LTE speeds and connection.. your battery life will be better same goes for 3G... i've seen people with full bars on 3G pull almost 4hours with the stock battery, yet with a 1-2 bar connection and a .50mbps speed... i can almost get 3 hours. I would assume that LTE would be less of a battery drain unless you have terrible connection to it.
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I concur... usually if you have good LTE speeds and connection.. your battery life will be better same goes for 3G... i've seen people with full bars on 3G pull almost 4hours with the stock battery, yet with a 1-2 bar connection and a .50mbps speed... i can almost get 3 hours. I would assume that LTE would be less of a battery drain unless you have terrible connection to it.
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LTE is more of a battery drain than EVDO I believe. Unless you have full signal. All the time.
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LTE is more of a battery drain than EVDO I believe. Unless you have full signal. All the time.
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hmm doesnt make sense, i figure the faster speeds would help... then it wouldnt have to struggle to pull something up through, lets say the web browser. I mean if you have 1bar of LTE then yeah thats gunna drain faster or similar to 3G. But 3-4 would be optimal.... i assume im terribly wrong but.. these are just my thoughts and assumptions
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hmm doesnt make sense, i figure the faster speeds would help... then it wouldnt have to struggle to pull something up through, lets say the web browser. I mean if you have 1bar of LTE then yeah thats gunna drain faster or similar to 3G. But 3-4 would be optimal.... i assume im terribly wrong but.. these are just my thoughts and assumptions
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In terms of data transfer, sure but I believe just getting and holding onto an LTE signal, especially for a CDMA-based phone causes a lot of the problems.
HOW!!!!! What are you running, what apps you have, etc.
Like I said over all wifi. Skanwich and Samurai Kernel. I don't have anything that syncs. I dont use any "battery" apps and this is just Xda and various other games and YouTube... it just doesn't show up... for some reason. Also its undervolted but stock frequencies. Using the on demand governor.
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LTE is more of a battery drain than EVDO I believe. Unless you have full signal. All the time.
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I can vouch for this. When I am at home I drain battery as slow as EvDo when on LTE. But I have a better signal than most people out there.
Whatcha running?