Battery better on 4g or wifi? - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989

So I'm using the jugernaught 5.0 from with the streamline kernal. Basically I'm using streamline because I wanted to save battery but i noticed something weird on 4g I'm only getting about 18 hours max with a galaxy nexus battery with wifi on I get around 30 hours. I thought wifi drained more battery. Also this is with about 3 hours of screen time. I've done several test. So firstly does wifi use less battery secondly what a the best kernal for gb right now?
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Wifi always gets better battery. Just don't leave it on if you're not using it. I prefer darkside
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4G is only used when it's needed. Wifi auto scans at intervals wasting battery if you leave it on all day. Wifi is better while in use.
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I already answered you, pay attention

Wifi definitely improves battery life, if you turn your radio off that is or use wifi calling.
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I already answered you, pay attention
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I refreshed on my phone and the answers wasn't there chill.
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Lost 30% battery over night

Hi. I had 80% battery when I went to bed. But now, when i woke up there's only 50% left? I have posted some pics and it seems like the Wi-Fi is eating everything! Is this normal? I'm using apex and frencos kernel. Tried with the apex kernel and same battery lost.
thanks in advance
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jullejul said:
Hi. I had 80% battery when I went to bed. But now, when i woke up there's only 50% left? I have posted some pics and it seems like the Wi-Fi is eating everything! Is this normal? I'm using apex and frencos kernel. Tried with the apex kernel and same battery lost.
thanks in advance
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your phone is awake a lot without the screen on. Check for rogue apps.
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danielvc said:
your phone is awake a lot without the screen on. Check for rogue apps.
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okay. But is there any program that shows what's on and how Mich battery is use? I know that enhanced email is syncing every 5 minutes. But how much can that take?
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jullejul said:
okay. But is there any program that shows what's on and how Mich battery is use? I know that enhanced email is syncing every 5 minutes. But how much can that take?
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Syncing every 5 minutes will be pretty hard on the battery
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Also those random lines of GPS usage is weird if you were sleeping. I would suggest turning the GPS radio off when you aren't using it.
Is it LTE or GSM
Wow, your awake time looks like mine during the day.
Bisazz said:
Also those random lines of GPS usage is weird if you were sleeping. I would suggest turning the GPS radio off when you aren't using it.
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Okay. Will turn off GPS.
Rem3Dy said:
Syncing every 5 minutes will be pretty hard on the battery
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:-/ bad because I need to sync every 5 minutes. But I will turn off auto sync on nights.
Meets34 said:
Is it LTE or GSM
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GSM
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Phone was having nightmares.. give it a break
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Battery life terrible on AOKP

I know it isn't a complete ROM yet, but my battery life drops about 1% every 30 seconds with the screen on, and 1% every 2 minutes with the screen off. A lot of people are saying that their battery improved, however mine is a lot worse. Does anyone have any battery saving tips for AOKP? If so, thanks.
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Scoutamis said:
I know it isn't a complete ROM yet, but my battery life drops about 1% every 30 seconds with the screen on, and 1% every 2 minutes with the screen off. A lot of people are saying that their battery improved, however mine is a lot worse. Does anyone have any battery saving tips for AOKP? If so, thanks.
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Try this..http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
This has helped me a lot. Read thru the thread for tips.
Governor is set on performance move to on demand and underclock to 1.3 best battery life to date
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bbobarino said:
Governor is set on performance move to on demand and underclock to 1.3 best battery life to date
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Alright I'll reflash it later and do that and get back to you thanks
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Scoutamis said:
I know it isn't a complete ROM yet, but my battery life drops about 1% every 30 seconds with the screen on, and 1% every 2 minutes with the screen off. A lot of people are saying that their battery improved, however mine is a lot worse. Does anyone have any battery saving tips for AOKP? If so, thanks.
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I hadthe same issue but I flashed the TMobile modem and it solved it I was on blaze modem it was sucking my battery dry but that was a fix for me juss saying
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Set it to turn of 4g when the screen is off.. phone lasted over 16 hours
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peppersu812 said:
I hadthe same issue but I flashed the TMobile modem and it solved it I was on blaze modem it was sucking my battery dry but that was a fix for me juss saying
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Sorry for the nooby question...but is a modem the same thing as a radio? Lol i tend to stay away from flashing radios and stuff like that because there's alot of people complaining about bricking their devices. Thanks for the help
Not sure how people are bricking there devices just by flashing a radio...but ya ey are the same thing.
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Not sure how people are bricking there devices just by flashing a radio...but ya ey are the same thing.
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Ok yea i dont know...i thought i remembered that happening somewhere but i guess not...anyway ill try that in a bit thanks!
To me you would think you just wouldn't have any service if you just flashed a radio that is different but it's just like flashing a rom like galaxy note rom on our device. It wouldn't play nice it isn't compatible so there for its a hard brick then you got yourself a nice looking paperweight lol
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Same here bro...I feel your pain....
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Locksmith81 said:
Same here bro...I feel your pain....
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Are u saying that's bad??!?!! I don't even get half of that on stock!
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mbernusg said:
Set it to turn of 4g when the screen is off.. phone lasted over 16 hours
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I searched for this, is this only possible using juice defender or is there another way? Thanks
afbengochea said:
I searched for this, is this only possible using juice defender or is there another way? Thanks
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It's a setting in rom control
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Scoutamis said:
Are u saying that's bad??!?!! I don't even get half of that on stock!
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Obviously sarcasm
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Laazyboy said:
Obviously sarcasm
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Yea I figured...I wish my battery was that good
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Scoutamis said:
Yea I figured...I wish my battery was that good
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Same time as the ss above
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Locksmith81 said:
Same time as the ss above
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Seriously, wtf are you doing?
Best I can get is 10-12up with 3 1/2-4hr screen...
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JaZart said:
Seriously, wtf are you doing?
Best I can get is 10-12up with 3 1/2-4hr screen...
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Nothing special...no JD, all on 4g, sync is always on, and on stock battery. I have another stock battery the gnex extended on standby. I use an external battery charger and just rotate my batteries. That I believe has helped me.
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JaZart said:
Seriously, wtf are you doing?
Best I can get is 10-12up with 3 1/2-4hr screen...
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Exactly, Those stats dont post the actual usage in any meaningful form. If it really wanted to give real info it would tell you how much cpu time those processes used.

Is this considered good battery life?

I'm a heavy user and I got this today with Darthstalker + Lean Kernel. Dying now at 4:30. Is this the best I can get with a stock battery? Using half brightness btw, streamed a soccer game, constantly texting, tweeting, Facebook, xda, listening to music, Internet browsing, etc. Thanks for any feedback I can get
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About 4 hours is what I get too. I stream video with the screen on all day long. I also have 6 batteries and 2 external battery charger for that phone.
On my Note 2 with the same usage I get about 5+ hours.
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whatsitsnamenow said:
About 4 hours is what I get too. I stream video with the screen on all day long. I also have 6 batteries and 2 external battery charger for that phone.
On my Note 2 with the same usage I get about 5+ hours.
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Yeah I really want a note 2, no one is willing to trade even with a good amount of cash.
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Have you cycled the battery yet. Did 3 fill charges and drain to about 20%? I had the same problem and nlw my drain is good. Different rom and kernel though
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I get the same with lean and version X I think it'd best unless me and you are the unlucky ones with bad batteries lok
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The battery life is actually pretty good already. I use all my phone pretty much the same way (streaming videos). My previous phones never even made it to the 4 hour mark.
Htc evo 4g = 2.5 hrs
Motorola photon = 3.4 hrs
Galaxy S2 = 3.2 hrs
iPhone 4s = 3.? hrs
Htc evo Lte = 3.5 hrs
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is that all on wifi or 4g? if wifi i think it can be a bit better. i can consistently get 4 hours of screen time, streaming and what not.
tdotdot said:
is that all on wifi or 4g? if wifi i think it can be a bit better. i can consistently get 4 hours of screen time, streaming and what not.
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Mixed, mostly wifi though. I'm thinking an extended battery anyone have any recommendations?
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nyyankees1237 said:
Mixed, mostly wifi though. I'm thinking an extended battery anyone have any recommendations?
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i'd say it's "ok" battery life in that case.
tdotdot said:
i'd say it's "ok" battery life in that case.
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How would I go about improving it?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1969741
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I don't even know what good battery life is.. Any thing is better than the hd7 I use to have. You'd lose a Chung for plaiyin angry birds (their only game) for 3 mins.. So your lif looks good to me.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1969741
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Tried most of that all already doesn't help with heavy users.
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Its not bad. I usually get around 14 hours with around 4 hours screen time with about an hour of music
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falcons2 said:
Its not bad. I usually get around 14 hours with around 4 hours screen time with about an hour of music
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I can pull about 2 and 1/2 hours with 14 hours but that's with non - constant use. If I use the phone constantly it'll end up with what I posted about 6 hours with maybe half of that with the screen being on.
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No that's horrible battery life. I easily get five hours screen on time.
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Crisisx1 said:
No that's horrible battery life. I easily get five hours screen on time.
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Is that from a nexus 4? If so why are you posting on s3 forums lol if not then how the heck are you getting that life?
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I know he has a nexus 4 available to him so i think it is considering there is no reason for him to have a Nexus 4 build prop
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I know he has a nexus 4 available to him so i think it is considering there is no reason for him to have a Nexus 4 build prop
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Yeah I could care less about nexus 4 battery life as I don't have one.
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You can't compare to other people's usage like this because you stream videos. For example I told you earlier I get about 4 hours of runtime on my Galaxy s3 with a lot of video streaming. If I use my Galaxy s3 sporadically I get times like these.
Your runtimes are normal if you stream videos.
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Battery life...

Okay I've been reading reviews on people getting 20 hours on battery with the same usage as I am, but my battery dies around 12-15 hours which I think is pretty good. Well I'll post up screenies to show you guys. Just checking if my battery life is normal before jumping ahead and buying a new battery.
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I'm getting about that with about 6 hours of audio play mixed in.
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Oh okay. Thats good to know. I play music about the same amount.
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May I ask how battery life is on AOSP roms, like cm?
So what's the overall way to increase battery without disabling the awesome features of this phone? I read in this thread to over charge for an hour or two, but in another thread it says not to over charge the battery... I'm confused
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I'd like to know all of your settings, I wish my battery life was that good!
joshua.justice said:
I'd like to know all of your settings, I wish my battery life was that good!
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+1 I would like to know too
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kevinrubio1 said:
So what's the overall way to increase battery without disabling the awesome features of this phone? I read in this thread to over charge for an hour or two, but in another thread it says not to over charge the battery... I'm confused
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It all depends on how you use your phone. If you have a bunch of apps synching, terrible reception, and the screen on the brightest setting all the time you most likely won't get good battery life. I'm more than happy coming from the Nexus 4 though. That phone had horrendous battery life.
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nbeebe24 said:
It all depends on how you use your phone. If you have a bunch of apps synching, terrible reception, and the screen on the brightest setting all the time you most likely won't get good battery life. I'm more than happy coming from the Nexus 4 though. That phone had horrendous battery life.
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I could get a full days use with my nexus 4 and only use like 40% tasker can work wonders. I'm going to try to it on my s 4 when I let the battery settle from all my changing apps and flashing
joshua.justice said:
I could get a full days use with my nexus 4 and only use like 40% tasker can work wonders. I'm going to try to it on my s 4 when I let the battery settle from all my changing apps and flashing
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Interesting... I use my phone A LOT though and the S4 has impressed me since day one. My nexus dies in a little over a day with no use at all.
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nbeebe24 said:
Interesting... I use my phone A LOT though and the S4 has impressed me since day one. My nexus dies in a little over a day with no use at all.
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I just set up my galaxy s 4 to do the same, I'll try it for a few days. I just use tasker to set it to turn off internet unless I have an app open which requires it.
You can set it to turn on internet and sync at intervals too.
I didnt really change anything. Shut off all features. Brightness like 25%. But I did underclock to 1.3ghz. Which stilll ran really smooth.
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My brother and I have the same phones, the s4 and his battery is better. I don't understand why! We have the same exact settings, but his is black and mine is white
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Ive notice that some apps like google maps kills battery too. Even if youre not running it. So check if your running applications.
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PestiferouSx said:
Ive notice that some apps like google maps kills battery too. Even if youre not running it. So check if your running applications.
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I just disabled google maps, I'm testing the battery out today
kevinrubio1 said:
I just disabled google maps, I'm testing the battery out today
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Alright. Now the waiting game.
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PestiferouSx said:
Alright. Now the waiting game.
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The battery, somewhat, got better!
But I'm installing a kernel in a few to see if that helps!
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kevinrubio1 said:
The battery, somewhat, got better!
But I'm installing a kernel in a few to see if that helps!
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Try ktoonez kernel and set it on koonzservative.
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Also are you on stock and fully bloated?
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Just do what I do. I use an old car battery and I soldered leads into the back of the phone. Sure, my arms get tired and people stare at me in Wal-Mart... but I NEVER run out of battery. :laugh: :good:

Terrible Battery Life :(

I think I got a dud because my battery life is sucking real bad. I had G2 for over a week and I have to say, the battery on G2 blows Note 3 out of the water which bums me out. I mean 7% in 35 minutes is simply unacceptable. Anyone else having similar problems? Should I take it back to the T-Mobile store and ask for a replacement? Any help will be appreciated. Thanks
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umair239 said:
I think I got a dud because my battery life is sucking real bad. I had G2 for over a week and I have to say, the battery on G2 blows Note 3 out of the water which bums me out. I mean 7% in 35 minutes is simply unacceptable. Anyone else having similar problems? Should I take it back to the T-Mobile store and ask for a replacement? Any help will be appreciated. Thanks
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Let the battery settle in.. or u can just wait for external batteries to come out
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Turn off WiFi scanning in advanced WiFi settings.
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abalosmusic said:
Let the battery settle in.. or u can just wait for external batteries to come out
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Okay, I'll wait. It's the first day may be that's why.
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Turn off WiFi scanning in advanced WiFi settings.
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Thanks bud, that's one of the first few things I took care of and the battery stats are with Wifi scanning disabled
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So far my battery is really good.
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I guess I'll replace it tomorrow. I am also not happy with the wifi signal strength. It's hardly one bar. I am getting convinced that I got a defective one.
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Can anyone else post their stats so I can at least compare. Please!
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Hey buddy I work for tmobile... we are told to let the battery die completely and then charge all the way up to 100 and then unplug.
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My battery life seems good so far. I'm still on the pre charge. Got about 3 hours phone call 2 hours screen on. And 18% left. Haven't done my first charge yet.
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lennie said:
My battery life seems good so far. I'm still on the pre charge. Got about 3 hours phone call 2 hours screen on. And 18% left. Haven't done my first charge yet.
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Okay, I'll try that before replacing the device. Thank you.
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umair239 said:
Okay, I'll try that before replacing the device. Thank you.
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usually when you get a new battery you're supposed to condition it. but anyways, I usually turn off wifi, gps, disable pen detection when in holster
Here is another picture showing 3% drop in battery juice with only 17 minutes of usage. This is freaking embarrassing
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Let the plucking battery cycle a couple of times. I'm sorry but youse sound like a bunch of whinny brats. It takes time for the battery to reach peak performance.
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Is that with 17 minutes of screen on time? If so, ur battery is fine. Ur on pave for over 7 hours of screen time.
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3% in 17 minutes of screen time is not bad at all
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3% in 17 minutes of screen time is not bad at all
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Yeah these screenshots without on-screen time are useless.
Even 10 minutes of on screen time for 3% is pretty good - that's on track for 5.5 hours of on-screen time.
What u talking about batt is breast since I got my phone I got it 45% out of the box. And it's still running good so far
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What u talking about batt is breast since I got my phone I got it 45% out of the box. And it's still running good so far
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