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have been noticing this for the past few weeks with this phone......while browsing the interent my battery drains fast and i mean 10% in say 5-10 Minutes
its fine for phone calls....and ok for just everything else...but wether it be the stock or dolphin HD the phone will get pretty hot and go threw battery like its nothing
any others with a similar issue?
Don't know if this has anything to do with it but I noticed keeping my brightness on 'auto' doesn't seem to help the battery, in fact it just seems to make it worse. 50% is fine, or drag it down as far as you can tolerate. This screen is amazingly visible even with the backlight down really low, even in sunlight.
I actually noticed this today (I do not normally use my browser) on the phone much since I have no need to do so yet today I was bored and just wanted to goof around and noticed the same behavior.
I haven't used Dolphin in many phones, and the stock brower feels odd. I usually stick to Opera Mobile (or mini, whichever one recompresses via OperaTurbo) and haven't noticed this. Plus nothing scrolls as smooth as Opera.
Opera doesn't have built-in flash support. Maybe the flash is murdering your battery? It's been a concern in the past, I wouldn't be surprised.
This is true when browsing it drains the battery most. Has anybody tried using another browser and has the same drainage?its 3g radio or something else
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The stock browser has its own brightness control independent from system brightness. Might want to try lowering that a bit. But yes, overall battery life on this phone is not good at all, hence I went back to my Nexus.
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daneurysm said:
I haven't used Dolphin in many phones, and the stock brower feels odd. I usually stick to Opera Mobile (or mini, whichever one recompresses via OperaTurbo) and haven't noticed this. Plus nothing scrolls as smooth as Opera.
Opera doesn't have built-in flash support. Maybe the flash is murdering your battery? It's been a concern in the past, I wouldn't be surprised.
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Has nothing to do with Flash. Just the way amoled screens are. If it's not a solid black background it's using a lot of juice.
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I am LOVING this phone but this is a bit ridiculous.
I was browsing xda and various other forums on wifi @ 30% brightness for 1.5hr tops.
Seems like the browser is draining way too much juice, I have the GSM 1750mah version all stock.
Try force stopping the Browser then temporarily disabling it. Install Opera or Dolphin and browse for awhile.
Looks normal to me. If all you did with your phone was read XDA via the browser with the screen on as much as it looks like it was on, then yeah, you're gonna get like 5 hours of battery life with the majority of that battery life being occupied by the screen and the browser.
Why were you not using the app to surf the forums? Not that it should matter too much but it does make a difference. And yes that is normal for screen on for 3 hours straight and using network the whole time. Also, changing the browser isn't going to magically fix your battery woes. Finally, watch how many tabs you have open, just checked my browser and had about 13 tabs open since yesterday.
Also not to mention, you're using the browser where you're seeing a lot of whites.
Whites on AMOLED screens use more power than blacks.
Try investing into XDA Premium ($0.99) and set it to black. It'll help.
Can you guys recommend a rom with good battery life
I'm just wondering if there's any known methods to increase the battery life without sacrificing performance. I know the basic stuff like turning off Gps, Wifi, Data, etc. when not needed but is there anything else I can do to prolong the battery life? I'm currently running the wanam lite rom with trininty's alpha 7b kernel. A couple of people reported great battery life with this combo but I'm only getting a little bit better than stock battery life.
What exactly is a little bit better than stock? How many hours are you getting?
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What exactly is a little bit better than stock? How many hours are you getting?
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Well with moderate use ( 3-4 hours of web browsing, playing games, etc.) on stock I get about 9 hours and with this rom and kernel I get roughly 9 and half.
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Well with moderate use ( 3-4 hours of web browsing, playing games, etc.) on stock I get about 9 hours and with this rom and kernel I get roughly 9 and half.
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I get the same too, kind of hate it :/ I don't understand what drain so much when the phone is not in use, I always wonder why stand by time is so bad in my phone, I get much better battery life rooted but I'm stock right now, I got tired of flashing roms and I hate to wipe every time I flashed so I prefer stock to stop doing that
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jgalan14 said:
I get the same too, kind of hate it :/ I don't understand what drain so much when the phone is not in use, I always wonder why stand by time is so bad in my phone, I get much better battery life rooted but I'm stock right now, I got tired of flashing roms and I hate to wipe every time I flashed so I prefer stock to stop doing that
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Yeah, The rom is based off of stock H2 and is supposed to have some battery tweaks to make it last longer. All of the people said battery was good using this combo and 1 person said it's been 1 day 16 minutes, and they had 26% left but they didn't post the usage.
Ok this is with the stock rom. Heavy usage by my means any way. It was on the charger for a few mins here and there. But really not enough to show real battery increase.
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The best way to determine battery life (not I played a game for a little, surfed the web over 4G, called some, texted all day) is to take a screenshot of your Screen On time, and overall time since charging. Otherwise, your statements are pointless.
If u have a rooted device u should try the highonandriod Rom it dies have better battery life than stock
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The best way to determine battery life (not I played a game for a little, surfed the web over 4G, called some, texted all day) is to take a screenshot of your Screen On time, and overall time since charging. Otherwise, your statements are pointless.
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Well the purpose of this thread wasn't to solve an issue with my battery life or determine my exact amount battery life, but rather to find out if there are any tricks to improve battery life. So there's no reason for me to post any screens of my battery stats because it's irrelevant to the thread, I was just wondering if anyone knew any tricks or tips they use to improve their battery life.
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If u have a rooted device u should try the highonandriod Rom it dies have better battery life than stock
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I'm very happy with Wanam Lite for now, it's so far the smoothest stock rom I've flashed and I'm eagerly awaiting the next update, so I don't really plan on flashing anything else for now. Thanks for the suggestion though, I'll definitely give it a shot when I'm looking for another rom to flash.
Disable auto synchronize. Thats the key.
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Well with moderate use ( 3-4 hours of web browsing, playing games, etc.) on stock I get about 9 hours and with this rom and kernel I get roughly 9 and half.
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I'm on Verizon but I use synergy with imoseyons kernel and could get 5bhours browsing but I played fifa pretty much all day lol. Lte all day.
Via my Google Galaxy S3 with AOKP Butter
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Well the purpose of this thread wasn't to solve an issue with my battery life or determine my exact amount battery life, but rather to find out if there are any tricks to improve battery life. So there's no reason for me to post any screens of my battery stats because it's irrelevant to the thread, I was just wondering if anyone knew any tricks or tips they use to improve their battery life.
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Don't use the phone. The screen will almost always be your biggest power draw. Screen-on time is relevant because if you have the screen on for three or four hours you aren't going to see battery life that is any better.
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Don't use the phone. The screen will almost always be your biggest power draw. Screen-on time is relevant because if you have the screen on for three or four hours you aren't going to see battery life that is any better.
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Your right, it is relevant when comparing, but I'm not comparing anything here just looking for tips and tricks. I looked at battery stats when I compared the stock battery to the rom battery and recorded both stats on heavy use. If you want statistics, I got 9h 38m of battery use, internet and netflix took up 31% battery consumption, games took up 23%, phone calls and texting took up 12%, and the other 34% is basically screen off time. These were the stats from when I tested it on the Wanam Lite rom. I'm not confused as to why it only lasts about 9 and a half, hours as you can see I was constantly on the phone when I was testing it.
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Your right, it is relevant when comparing, but I'm not comparing anything here just looking for tips and tricks. I looked at battery stats when I compared the stock battery to the rom battery and recorded both stats on heavy use. If you want statistics, I got 9h 38m of battery use, internet and netflix took up 31% battery consumption, games took up 23%, phone calls and texting took up 12%, and the other 34% is basically screen off time. These were the stats from when I tested it on the Wanam Lite rom. I'm not confused as to why it only lasts about 9 and a half, hours as you can see I was constantly on the phone when I was testing it.
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Well not only were you watching a video (I assume, instead of just browsing) Netflix, you were streaming. That probably did a number on your battery. I know I cannot stream Netflix for very long if I want my phone to last through the day. Also games, things that will ramp up the processor, etc while using the screen will tax your battery more than usual.
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I'm just wondering if there's any known methods to increase the battery life without sacrificing performance. I know the basic stuff like turning off Gps, Wifi, Data, etc. when not needed but is there anything else I can do to prolong the battery life? I'm currently running the wanam lite rom with trininty's alpha 7b kernel. A couple of people reported great battery life with this combo but I'm only getting a little bit better than stock battery life.
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Some may not like my answer because it removes some bells and whistles, but I suggest turning off all the motion features. Just my two cents. Battery life was better and I found most of the motion features unnecessary.
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Don't use the phone. The screen will almost always be your biggest power draw. Screen-on time is relevant because if you have the screen on for three or four hours you aren't going to see battery life that is any better.
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"Dont use the phone" ....LMAO!!
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Well not only were you watching a video (I assume, instead of just browsing) Netflix, you were streaming. That probably did a number on your battery. I know I cannot stream Netflix for very long if I want my phone to last through the day. Also games, things that will ramp up the processor, etc while using the screen will tax your battery more than usual.
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Yeah, this isn't my everyday use, nor would I do this if I was trying to maximize my battery life. This was purely for testing the battery life on heavy usage and I found that it was only a little bit better when compared to stock. I'm in no way complaining, I think Wanam has done a amazing job with the rom. The stability is great, speed is comparable to JB roms, and battery is a lot better. Unless used heavily as shown above, then it's only slightly better then stock which is kind of odd but makes sense. I was just wondering what all a person could do to maximize their battery life, that's all.
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Some may not like my answer because it removes some bells and whistles, but I suggest turning off all the motion features. Just my two cents. Battery life was better and I found most of the motion features unnecessary.
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Thanks for the tip! I'll definitely try this since I don't use most of the motion features either.
lazarat said:
"Dont use the phone" ....LMAO!!
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Once again, thanks for the useless post. It's called sarcasm. Too bad your skull is too thick to pick up on it.
theboss23 said:
Yeah, this isn't my everyday use, nor would I do this if I was trying to maximize my battery life. This was purely for testing the battery life on heavy usage and I found that it was only a little bit better when compared to stock. I'm in no way complaining, I think Wanam has done a amazing job with the rom. The stability is great, speed is comparable to JB roms, and battery is a lot better. Unless used heavily as shown above, then it's only slightly better then stock which is kind of odd but makes sense. I just was wondering what all a person could do to maximize their battery life, that's all.
Thanks for the tip! I'll definitely try this since I don't use most of the motion features either.
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No worries! If you have trouble with idle battery drain, something like Juice Defender will help a lot if you're going to have the phone idle for extended periods of time. Other than that, all I can think of is underclocking (I run at 1350), and sometimes overclocking your min-CPU speed can help as well. The thought behind this is is that the CPU will be able to finish tasks faster, even if slightly, and then be able to go back into deep sleep. I know a lot of people on the Galaxy Nexus forums run 700min, 1000max because of this.
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sometimes overclocking your min-CPU speed can help as well. The thought behind this is is that the CPU will be able to finish tasks faster, even if slightly, and then be able to go back into deep sleep. I know a lot of people on the Galaxy Nexus forums run 700min, 1000max because of this.
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Thanks, I actually didn't know that, I also heard undervolting can increase battery life and reduce the battery/phone heating up but someone said that it can it will have a major effect on the CPU, not sure if it's true or not.
Does anyone know which device has a better battery life? I'm having hard like deciding which one to buy and I care about battery life the most in a phone. So if anyone knows please reply!
After owning them, I can say Note 2 has, say 15-20% better battery backup than iPhone 5.
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Does anyone know which device has a better battery life? I'm having hard like deciding which one to buy and I care about battery life the most in a phone. So if anyone knows please reply!
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I can't speak to the iphone 5, but the Galaxy Note 2 is by far the best battery life mobile device I have ever used.
Unplugged when I wake up around 730-8am, Pandora in the shower and while I get dressed, gps/google maps/pandora on the way to work, web browsing, downloading, some games during the day, pandora and sometimes gps at lunch, browsing, downloading in the afternoon, gps, google maps and pandora on the way home, it's always above 50% when I get home around 6-7pm. Just as a test I left Pandora running when I got home once and didn't plug it in, by midnight I still had 20%+ battery left.
This thing is a BEAST on battery life. I cannot imagine the iphone 5 with much smaller battery being better.... possible maybe, but not likely.
Hahaaj this is some kind of joke?
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Sounds like it has a decent battery life. Thanks for your input guys.
dzontra11 said:
Hahaaj this is some kind of joke?
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If it was a joke I'm sure it's far less funnier than the way you look. Why don't you keep your comments to yourself if you got nothing better to say k?
Note2 has the best battery life among all the smart phones I have used so far. Best by a mile.
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I can't speak to the iphone 5, but the Galaxy Note 2 is by far the best battery life mobile device I have ever used.
Unplugged when I wake up around 730-8am, Pandora in the shower and while I get dressed, gps/google maps/pandora on the way to work, web browsing, downloading, some games during the day, pandora and sometimes gps at lunch, browsing, downloading in the afternoon, gps, google maps and pandora on the way home, it's always above 50% when I get home around 6-7pm. Just as a test I left Pandora running when I got home once and didn't plug it in, by midnight I still had 20%+ battery left.
This thing is a BEAST on battery life. I cannot imagine the iphone 5 with much smaller battery being better.... possible maybe, but not likely.
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im curious, but why so much gps if you know where your going? traffic updates?
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im curious, but why so much gps if you know where your going? traffic updates?
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My guess is that GPS is needed when outside to ensure that phone is trackable in case it is lost/stolen.
For smartphones, Note 2 battery life is only second to RAZR MAXX, which has a 3300mah battery and a smaller screen.
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Iphone 4 bttery 1400mah
Iphone 4s battery 1450mah
Iphone 5 battery 1450 mah with larger scrren and afaster processor
So apple has increased the size and functionality of the phone and given somewhat the same battery power
Our phone note 2 has a 3100 mah battery and would beat the ip5 hands down
I was on ip4 and the battery was wery good my friends 4s battery draind like hell and he switched to ip4 again ans the same reasonhe didnot buy aiphone 5 cause the battery is same asthe 4s wt abigger screen and 4g on idont think the baterrys gonna last
The only reaso i changed frm s2 to note is fr battery life and i am gettin 3 times more battery than my s2 andd abouttwice as much than the iphone 4 which is by date the best iphone in tems of speed and battery life
So i can say buy note2 or a iphone4 if u want agood battery life
I am happy to hv switched over to note 2
iOS is much lighter and well optimized than Android, so it doesn't actually mean 1450 mAh battery of iPhone 5 will give a bad backup or something.
I really am enjoying the iPhone 5 battery backup, getting almost 2 days out of it. But as I said, Note 2 gives little better backup, at least 20% I would say.
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In Iphone is you get is an app drawer. There are no home screen, widgets, and the dozens of other features available in android. In an Iphone, when you put an app in the background, it pauses the app, as opposed to android, which keep the app running in the background. Does that make it lighter than android? Sure, but I don't know if I'd call crippled functionality and giving users the bare minimum as "optimized", but whatever floats your boat.
Works about as long, if not longer than my G1 with extended battery.
with moderate use the battery runs to 75-80% Leaving it on all night I barely lost any battery. It was ready for day 2.
After heavy use it was at 50% by midnight(from 9am)
It's all to do with individual usage. Different hardware and different operating systems make it impossible to compare.
Surely iOS vs Android would be more of a deciding factor?
The Note ii battery is excellent.
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In Iphone is you get is an app drawer. There are no home screen, widgets, and the dozens of other features available in android. In an Iphone, when you put an app in the background, it pauses the app, as opposed to android, which keep the app running in the background. Does that make it lighter than android? Sure, but I don't know if I'd call crippled functionality and giving users the bare minimum as "optimized", but whatever floats your boat.
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True but on the other hand you don't need battery monitoring cpu apps like andeoid which can cause problems from pos apps thats cause wakelocks like ebay etc.one thing I like about iPhone is the single push notification service which runs which handles all push traffic and doesn't rely on phone having multiple data connections open to random foreign servers, google should do something similar.. There are some good points of iPhone that google should steal as apple does itself, PNS is one of them. But I'm not going to turn this into an apple debate.
Those with note 2, with heavy usage did u ever have to charge it twice a day? Heavy usage as in watching lots of YouTube videos, browsing the web, texting, using a bit of GPS and such
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I am sure Note2 better than iphone5....
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iOS is much lighter and well optimized than Android, so it doesn't actually mean 1450 mAh battery of iPhone 5 will give a bad backup or something.
I really am enjoying the iPhone 5 battery backup, getting almost 2 days out of it. But as I said, Note 2 gives little better backup, at least 20% I would say.
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That's the same reason an Escalade will have a bigger gas tank than a Yaris, even though the latter is "lighter".
I've seen some discussions with mentions of 5+ hours of SOT, while I'm getting just over 3 and low battery warnings. Looking at the usage nothing stands out to me as unusual consumption, so how come some of you are getting far better?
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I've seen some discussions with mentions of 5+ hours of SOT, while I'm getting just over 3 and low battery warnings. Looking at the usage nothing stands out to me as unusual consumption, so how come some of you are getting far better?
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Do you use the Facebook app? That's one of the worst apps ever made. It's a battery killer. You can use the browser and setup notifications instead. I've read of that helping. I've never used that app mostly because I don't use Facebook at all. I leave everything on with adaptive screen set to half on slider. I can have my phone off the charger for 48hrs and get close to 8hrs screen time. My usage is mostly reading news, web browsing and XDA. I don't take a lot of photos and I always have wifi access about %99 of the time. If you have low cell service or use LTE a lot your battery will drain quickly too. There are many variables though with apps and usage. Apps really are the biggest problem for most people. Facebook being on the top of that list. IMO. If I can get a full days use off the charger. That's good enough for me. The Pixel battery is the best I have used. Better than my 6P which lasted me all day as well.
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Do you use the Facebook app? That's one of the worst apps ever made. It's a battery killer. You can use the browser and setup notifications instead. I've read of that helping. I've never used that app mostly because I don't use Facebook at all. I leave everything on with adaptive screen set to half on slider. I can have my phone off the charger for 48hrs and get close to 8hrs screen time. My usage is mostly reading news, web browsing and XDA. I don't take a lot of photos and I always have wifi access about %99 of the time. If you have low cell service or use LTE a lot your battery will drain quickly too. There are many variables though with apps and usage. Apps really are the biggest problem for most people. Facebook being on the top of that list. IMO. If I can get a full days use off the charger. That's good enough for me. The Pixel battery is the best I have used. Better than my 6P which lasted me all day as well.
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Yeah, use both Facebook and Facebook Messenger...
Carry a watch.. Saves battery
I too use facebook/messenger but I still get 4-5 hours screen on time. Somethings that help, custom kernels/ root+Naptime/greenify. If you have wifi calling, turn on airplane with wifi. Turn off auto brightness/NFC/Bluetooth though I use those except NFC. I hear too if you can ditch chrome and use another browser it helps a lot, I however like having my bookmarks and all.
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Gizmoe said:
Do you use the Facebook app? That's one of the worst apps ever made. It's a battery killer. You can use the browser and setup notifications instead. I've read of that helping. I've never used that app mostly because I don't use Facebook at all. I leave everything on with adaptive screen set to half on slider. I can have my phone off the charger for 48hrs and get close to 8hrs screen time. My usage is mostly reading news, web browsing and XDA. I don't take a lot of photos and I always have wifi access about %99 of the time. If you have low cell service or use LTE a lot your battery will drain quickly too. There are many variables though with apps and usage. Apps really are the biggest problem for most people. Facebook being on the top of that list. IMO. If I can get a full days use off the charger. That's good enough for me. The Pixel battery is the best I have used. Better than my 6P which lasted me all day as well.
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That's not true. I have Facebook and messenger installed on my phone and with normal usage, I can last a full day with at least 20% left
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That's not true. I have Facebook and messenger installed on my phone and with normal usage, I can last a full day with at least 20% left
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Read the op and look at the pics. This is a discussion about SOT. Not whether you get through the day or not. It looks like the OP gets through a day just fine. I'm not just making up Facebook's issues. It's well documented as has affected every version of Android/iOS and every device. Just search Facebook app battery drain online and see how much info there is. It's definitely an issue. I can get through 2 days with this phone without charging. If I used Facebook it would be one day. There is definitely a noticeable difference. But as I said, if you can get through the day just fine before you charge it. Then it's not really an issue. Unless you are away from a charger for days at a time.