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to the point where I'm thinking of returning my Galaxy Nexus. The phone is beautiful and slick but I can't deal with the battery life. I'm especially worried for when I go back to my University next week because I'm not sure if the phone would last while I'm going from class to class from 9 AM to 5 PM everyday and most rooms having low to no reception.
Before this phone I had the HTC Thunderbolt with the extended battery and it could last me the whole day while I was going from class to class and under heavy and constan usage (to the point where I never had to bother monitering it or caring about the battery). I would have auto-brightness on, GPS, Google Latitude, use Facebook app freeling, have Google+ uploading my pics as soon as they were taken, use Pulse, and be ALWAYS connected to 4G without worrying about the battery life.
Now with the Galaxy Nexus I'm forced to turn down my brightness, turn off GPS, turn off Latitude (you can see where this is going. Pretty much opposite of Thunderbolt), uninstall Facebook and disable Google+, minimize my usage, and use Wifi whenever possible to get through a few hours. I even uninstalled Google Voice today to see if that makes any difference. Really? Why am I crippling my smartphone? Why should I have to turn off 4G on a 4G phone to save battery?
I'm obviously an idiot for comparing a Thunderbolt that has an extended battery (2,750 mAh) with the Galaxy Nexus that has a normal battery (1,850 mAh). It's also my fault for trying to believe that battery technology would improve in about a year especially after the horrible battery life from the Thunderbolt; I thought that people would learn from other's mistakes. I thought that the Galaxy Nexus, Google's new and precious baby, would fix the woes from previous phones.
I've been following a ton of forums to find out if there's a fix and I've done a bunch of stuff (disable Google+, uninstall Facebook, etc) but there's barely a difference. Some people are suggesting that an update will come along to fix the battery but I'm tired of hearing that excuse. A software fix will only do so much. And 4.0.3 has been announced for a quite a while from Google. Why hasn't this phone been update to 4.0.3? Why did Google halt it from the Nexus S? Is there something that's running down the battery even more with that update? I don't want to go off topic but I just hate being kept in the dark and not understanding what is going on.
Here I am now typing this as I'm looking at my Thunderbolt while it charges. I'm planning on trying out a few ICS ROMs to see how they go. I'm just tired of second guessing myself. The Galaxy Nexus is a beautiful device, both software and hardware wise; the camera may not be the best but I love it's speed and ICS is just sleek as F. But I can't fully enjoy the phone with the mediocre battery life that I am getting.
I suggest stock 4.0.2 with ogdobber's jamesbond kernel which only has undervolt open and the gpu oc'ed. Probably need to turn off lte and stick to the CDMA. 3g CDMA isn't fast but it is passable and battery efficient.
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even if battery tech does drastically increase 1750 mah will ALWAYS still be 1750mah it may take up less space or create less heat.. Mah is a measurement of milliamperes per hour
Try Paul O'Brien's excellent MoDaCo ROM - very impressive battery life and for $9 you get access to the kitchen. There's an update due today which will fix a flaky call issue.
Alternatively, hang on for 4.0.3 which is likely to bring some decent battery life improvements and bug fixes (though wouldn't surprise me if it's out for the Galaxy S2 first). I used to get 2-3 days of heavy use from my SGS2, get one of those and wait for ICS if you want better battery.
And a last alternatively... shove one of these in your bag:
http://www.firebox.com/product/2692/Pebble-Portable-Charger
If your in places with no reception, put the thing in airplace mode or disable mobile data.
This phone gives me the best battery life vs my last 4 phones,... HTC hero, htc evo, Nexus s, and htc evo 3d...
Get an external battery. Since you are in uni I suppose you will be carrying around a bag anyway so it won't be too inconvenient to lug around. Just leave your phone charging during lunch and it should last the rest if the afternoon.
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Go into your sstem/app folder and take off apps that you don't use. EVERYTHING you don't use. if you take a trip to that folder you're gonna see a lot of **** that you didn't know was there.
Do some cleaning and you should be fine with your normal usage. Also, try to flash a kernel so you can customize the governors and allow the phone to sleep more efficiently.
Coming from a thunderbolt, you should know how horrible battery life is for ANY stock android device...
There's no need to gimp your smartphone. I fluffing hate it when people say "just disable 4g, 3g, take auto-sync off, turn brightness all the way down, and only surf the web with wifi"
WHAT? WHY THE **** DID I BUY A 4G SMARTPHONE THEN IF I'M ONLY GONNA USE IT AS JUST A PHONE?
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Also to put it in context...I'm using the epic 4g and I still have the stock 1500 mAh battery and the only time I lasted more than 4 hours on stock without having to charge was with a gngerbread leak.
But after a couple days of devs getting dirty and taking the time to clean up, your battery should last exponentially longer since people will have figured out what exactly drains the batter and how to stop it.
On the epic, it was the DRM. **** always ran in the background, then someone discovered it and about a month later it became so irrelevant since all the devs knew what code to get the drm to stfu until you needed it
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Go into your sstem/app folder and take off apps that you don't use. EVERYTHING you don't use. if you take a trip to that folder you're gonna see a lot of **** that you didn't know was there.
Do some cleaning and you should be fine with your normal usage. Also, try to flash a kernel so you can customize the governors and allow the phone to sleep more efficiently.
Coming from a thunderbolt, you should know how horrible battery life is for ANY stock android device...
There's no need to gimp your smartphone. I fluffing hate it when people say "just disable 4g, 3g, take auto-sync off, turn brightness all the way down, and only surf the web with wifi"
WHAT? WHY THE **** DID I BUY A 4G SMARTPHONE THEN IF I'M ONLY GONNA USE IT AS JUST A PHONE?
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Lol lay off the nerd 'roids. It like leaving all the lights on and air conditioning in your house and wondering why the bill is so high. It's like a lot of people are expecting their smartphone to automatically be efficient. Get a bigger gas tank if you need to run a marathon. Otherwise sprint efficiently with what you have.
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Lol lay off the nerd 'roids. It like leaving all the lights on and air conditioning in your house and wondering why the bill is so high. It's like a lot of people are expecting their smartphone to automatically be efficient. Get a bigger gas tank if you need to run a marathon. Otherwise sprint efficiently with what you have.
Sent from my Nexus in Texas.
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Hah.. fallout new Vegas Nerd Rage perk. STR to Max and screen-on drain resistance +50% when battery falls below 20%.
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(though wouldn't surprise me if it's out for the Galaxy S2 first).
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Game4set said:
to the point where I'm thinking of returning my Galaxy Nexus. The phone is beautiful and slick but I can't deal with the battery life. I'm especially worried for when I go back to my University next week because I'm not sure if the phone would last while I'm going from class to class from 9 AM to 5 PM everyday and most rooms having low to no reception.
Before this phone I had the HTC Thunderbolt with the extended battery and it could last me the whole day while I was going from class to class and under heavy and constan usage (to the point where I never had to bother monitering it or caring about the battery). I would have auto-brightness on, GPS, Google Latitude, use Facebook app freeling, have Google+ uploading my pics as soon as they were taken, use Pulse, and be ALWAYS connected to 4G without worrying about the battery life.
Now with the Galaxy Nexus I'm forced to turn down my brightness, turn off GPS, turn off Latitude (you can see where this is going. Pretty much opposite of Thunderbolt), uninstall Facebook and disable Google+, minimize my usage, and use Wifi whenever possible to get through a few hours. I even uninstalled Google Voice today to see if that makes any difference. Really? Why am I crippling my smartphone? Why should I have to turn off 4G on a 4G phone to save battery?
I'm obviously an idiot for comparing a Thunderbolt that has an extended battery (2,750 mAh) with the Galaxy Nexus that has a normal battery (1,850 mAh). It's also my fault for trying to believe that battery technology would improve in about a year especially after the horrible battery life from the Thunderbolt; I thought that people would learn from other's mistakes. I thought that the Galaxy Nexus, Google's new and precious baby, would fix the woes from previous phones.
I've been following a ton of forums to find out if there's a fix and I've done a bunch of stuff (disable Google+, uninstall Facebook, etc) but there's barely a difference. Some people are suggesting that an update will come along to fix the battery but I'm tired of hearing that excuse. A software fix will only do so much. And 4.0.3 has been announced for a quite a while from Google. Why hasn't this phone been update to 4.0.3? Why did Google halt it from the Nexus S? Is there something that's running down the battery even more with that update? I don't want to go off topic but I just hate being kept in the dark and not understanding what is going on.
Here I am now typing this as I'm looking at my Thunderbolt while it charges. I'm planning on trying out a few ICS ROMs to see how they go. I'm just tired of second guessing myself. The Galaxy Nexus is a beautiful device, both software and hardware wise; the camera may not be the best but I love it's speed and ICS is just sleek as F. But I can't fully enjoy the phone with the mediocre battery life that I am getting.
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Battery lasts me all day on the GSM version.
Folks, powering an extra radio uses extra power.
Moreover, the longer your data connection stays active, the longer your radio is active which is an even bigger drain. Since the LTE Gnexus devices are powering 2 radios (CDMA *and* LTE) simultaneously, and the second radio isn't as efficient as the standard radio that's part of the SoC package, this means that you need to ration your data usage if you want your battery to last.
Again, on the GSM version this isn't an issue because the radio is built into the SoC from the ground up, as well as it being only a single active radio at a time (GSM *or* UMTS/HSPA).
Software updates won't change that. It's a matter of physics. The LTE version may see some improvements here and there, but no software will counteract the effects of having to power 2 radios constantly.
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Lol lay off the nerd 'roids. It like leaving all the lights on and air conditioning in your house and wondering why the bill is so high. It's like a lot of people are expecting their smartphone to automatically be efficient. Get a bigger gas tank if you need to run a marathon. Otherwise sprint efficiently with what you have.
Sent from my Nexus in Texas.
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Lol its definitely not like that. Its more like buying a new eco lightbulb that you use just like your old lightbulb but your bill is $80 more. Wut? LOL
But nah my epic 4g lasts me the whole day with 4g on (no access to wifi :[ ), auto-sync for gmail (i don't use facebook so its always the first app to go), blah blah blah. The only time battery is a problem is if I'm in a no sprint zone and forget to make my phone roam. Other than that, its used as a smartphone with 3+ hours of screen on time (voodoo color allowsyou to edit the gamm values and what not so its able to sip less power for the same brightness if that makes sense)
Seriously, root your phone and if stock is your thing, just install a custom kernel. Kernels handle the voltages and frequencies andhow your phone interacts with certain things so a custom kernel will almost ALWAYS have been optimized over stock. You will probably see a muc better result if you flash a ROM and Kernel, simply because custom roms are made to work without all the extra **** running in the background that no one wants
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Originally Posted by David Horn
(though wouldn't surprise me if it's out for the Galaxy S2 first).
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Willing to stick my neck out and bet that we see 4.0.3 with all the Touchwiz toys out before the 4.0.3 update from Google.
A_Flying_Fox said:
Go into your sstem/app folder and take off apps that you don't use. EVERYTHING you don't use. if you take a trip to that folder you're gonna see a lot of **** that you didn't know was there.
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Just to clarify, make sure you KNOW what you're deleting and make backups anyway, just in case something you remove from there causes issues with another application that expects it to be there. Sure, you can remove a lot (if not most) of things from system/app without harm, but don't just go deleting random things unless you are SURE there will not be side effects.
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Willing to stick my neck out and bet that we see 4.0.3 with all the Touchwiz toys out before the 4.0.3 update from Google.
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Sorry, but that's not gonna happen...
Terminators run on Android
You can have good battery life, of course
Here is mine, all stocks, not-rooted, not-unlocked, 4.0.1, yakju.
Using EXTENDED Battery 2000 mAH, GSM version.
Stand by 2 days and 7 hours, screen on time was 3 hours and 18 minutes.
It still has about 17% battery life, which could easily translate to 1 hour or so screen on time
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copkay said:
TERRIBLE advice. Make sure you KNOW what you're deleting and make backups anyway, just in case something you remove from there causes issues with another application that expects it to be there. Sure, you can remove a lot (if not most) of things from system/app without harm, but don't just go deleting random things unless you are SURE there will not be side effects.
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Common sense dictates not to delete something if you aren't sure what it is.
I apologize for having faith in the OP's cognitive functions.
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A_Flying_Fox said:
Common sense dictates not to delete something if you aren't sure what it is.
I apologize for having faith in the OP's cognitive functions.
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Your words were to delete EVERYTHING in system/app that you don't use. I'm not trying to pick an argument here, but I just like to clarify, because what may be common sense to some people may not be to another. Not even necessarily the OP, but others that come across the thread in the future.
/worked in tech support -- common sense can never be assumed.
gogol said:
You can have good battery life, of course
Here is mine, all stocks, not-rooted, not-unlocked, 4.0.1, yakju.
Using EXTENDED Battery 2000 mAH, GSM version.
Stand by 2 days and 7 hours, screen on time was 3 hours and 18 minutes.
It still has about 17% battery life, which could easily translate to 1 hour or so screen on time
Forgot to tell, im using original gsm 1750mAh bat.
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WOW! Best iv'e seen so far! I manage to get about 3h on screen time over one day of use, but 2 days and nights with already over 3h screen and still 17% to go!! Wow i do keep gps, sync, latitude, g+ turned on at all times though and always 100% screen brightness, no facebook.. gonna delete that acc soon.. any trix you use to get that bat,life?
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How fast does everyone battery drain while using your phone? I went from 66%-48% while using my phone for 10 minute of flip board Facebook and xda. seems bad to me. Anyone else's phone do this
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My phone
You lookin' for me? I have a Chinese Army!! (-(-)-)
My experience is about 1% every 2 minutes spent with the screen on using the standard battery and connected to 3G.
kgbeezr1 said:
My experience is about 1% every 2 minutes spent with the screen on using the standard battery and connected to 3G.
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Yeah it seems really bad :/ I wish they would be a new technology of battery that it could last 6 hours screen on would be good
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I had a Rezound and swore it had the worst battery life ever...until I got this phone. I went to dinner and the extended battery was at 20%. I looked at my phone maybe 10 minutes tops during the first hour, and it died on the table. Horrible.
At least I'm not the only one. soon as verizon gets another phone I want I'm selling this thing. I know four other ppl with this phone and all their battery's suck. I mine went dead while watching YouTube with my phone connected to the wall charger
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speedfreak228 said:
At least I'm not the only one. soon as verizon gets another phone I want I'm selling this thing. I know four other ppl with this phone and all their battery's suck. I mine went dead while watching YouTube with my phone connected to the wall charger
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That's crazy never heard of that why don't you try the Droid razer maxx
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jgalan14 said:
That's crazy never heard of that why don't you try the Droid razer maxx
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i dont like the razors screen much..... i want a phablet anyway lol. i might try the droid razor max hd that is suppose to come out. my phone was at 14% so i plugged it up to the wall while continuing to watch youtube videos and next thing i know damn phone went dead
I bought the extended battery on sale with a discount for about 20 bucks. I'm carrying a spare battery in my wallet. The back of the phone is so easy to pop off and on...I'm keeping the slim form and have 4000mlh worth of juice
I'll see how long this last before I think about extended batteries or getting rid of the phone. Lol.
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I bought the extended battery on sale with a discount for about 20 bucks. I'm carrying a spare battery in my wallet. The back of the phone is so easy to pop off and on...I'm keeping the slim form and have 4000mlh worth of juice
I'll see how long this last before I think about extended batteries or getting rid of the phone. Lol.
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I get about and hour sometimes a little more with regular battery and about 2 hours worth the trexcell 3800, but the 3800 ruins the feel of the phone. Makes it a brick lol
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All those who cry about battery must be stock 4.0.2 or lower.. Why dont you guys upgrade your phones before crying like Girls about battery.. Im on AOKP M5 and franco m3, doing really good, about 3 hours screen and 18 hours overall.. I leave home at 6am and when im back at 7 pm im still at 35%
Make me think you are all ex iphone fan Boys who thinks everything will be fine out of the box.. Well let me tell you WELCOME TO ANDROID WORLD, you gotta get AT least into the unlocking / rooting / upgrading your damn phone if you want it to work good... It doesn't matter if you buy a Motorola SUPER Xxxxxx or the HTC Mega DupEr XXXXXX OR THE (PUT THE PHONE NAME HERE) if you dont like to be stuffing with your phone then ANDROID is not for you gotta get an iphone and leave android alone... ICS still need some work best thing to do its getting the updates ASAP and without all the sense / touchwiz / hell to root crap load of things.. Good luck if you Think your battery gonna do better with another phone.. Hey all the fking screen and the fking batteries out there are the same shyt(as far as you get a Gnex like screen) ... Dont you dare come here and talk bull**** gosh
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All those who cry about battery must be stock 4.0.2 or lower.. Why dont you guys upgrade your phones before crying like Girls about battery.. Im on AOKP M5 and franco m3, doing really good, about 3 hours screen and 18 hours overall.. I leave home at 6am and when im back at 7 pm im still at 35%
Make me think you are all ex iphone fan Boys who thinks everything will be fine out of the box.. Well let me tell you WELCOME TO ANDROID WORLD, you gotta get AT least into the unlocking / rooting / upgrading your damn phone if you want it to work good... It doesn't matter if you buy a Motorola SUPER Xxxxxx or the HTC Mega DupEr XXXXXX OR THE (PUT THE PHONE NAME HERE) if you dont like to be stuffing with your phone then ANDROID is not for you gotta get an iphone and leave android alone... ICS still need some work best thing to do its getting the updates ASAP and without all the sense / touchwiz / hell to root crap load of things.. Good luck if you Think your battery gonna do better with another phone.. Hey all the fking screen and the fking batteries out there are the same shyt(as far as you get a Gnex like screen) ... Dont you dare come here and talk bull**** gosh
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Dude relax I'm an android and iPhone user and rooted battery life just don compare to even my old evo 3d we're just whining dude I'm rooted on aokp with Franco kernel and I still don't get a decent battery life I have to changed my battery twice in a day so practically using 4,000-5400mah in a day
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I imagine the people getting abysmal battery life are doing it wrong. Even Verizon gnex. And especially if your plugged in just watching YouTube videos. Seriously. This phone is easy to get 3 hours on battery GSM version no matter what you're doing.
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msedek said:
All those who cry about battery must be stock 4.0.2 or lower.. Why dont you guys upgrade your phones before crying like Girls about battery.. Im on AOKP M5 and franco m3, doing really good, about 3 hours screen and 18 hours overall.. I leave home at 6am and when im back at 7 pm im still at 35%
Make me think you are all ex iphone fan Boys who thinks everything will be fine out of the box.. Well let me tell you WELCOME TO ANDROID WORLD, you gotta get AT least into the unlocking / rooting / upgrading your damn phone if you want it to work good... It doesn't matter if you buy a Motorola SUPER Xxxxxx or the HTC Mega DupEr XXXXXX OR THE (PUT THE PHONE NAME HERE) if you dont like to be stuffing with your phone then ANDROID is not for you gotta get an iphone and leave android alone... ICS still need some work best thing to do its getting the updates ASAP and without all the sense / touchwiz / hell to root crap load of things.. Good luck if you Think your battery gonna do better with another phone.. Hey all the fking screen and the fking batteries out there are the same shyt(as far as you get a Gnex like screen) ... Dont you dare come here and talk bull**** gosh
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first of all calm down!!!!!!!!!!!! i have used every OS out there and i prefer android. im using franco kernel with aokp m5 just like you. i started this thread to see if other ppl's phone does the same as mine does. i thought something was wrong with my phone. all you hear on the rom threads it GREAT battery life with 4-5 hrs of screen time and i only get 1-2. so i thought my phone battery is messing up. you must not use your phone if it last you that long. i can unplug my phone at 6am and by the time i leave work at 3 its down to around 35%, and thats mostly just standby time. the stanby drainage time is what pisses me off. just to give you a little info my iphone 4 with the ioS5 battery bug would drop to 40% by 11. jgalan suggested the Motorola because it has a 3300 battery unlike our phone.
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Dude relax I'm an android and iPhone user and rooted battery life just don compare to even my old evo 3d we're just whining dude I'm rooted on aokp with Franco kernel and I still don't get a decent battery life I have to changed my battery twice in a day so practically using 4,000-5400mah in a day
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exactly!!! my phone has to be charged twice a day to even use it.
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I imagine the people getting abysmal battery life are doing it wrong. Even Verizon gnex. And especially if your plugged in just watching YouTube videos. Seriously. This phone is easy to get 3 hours on battery GSM version no matter what you're doing.
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my phone is a verizon, never had a phone die while being charged.
here's my two cents, i switched from sprint to pre paid tmobile. I honastly believe GSM phones handle lower signal better than CDMA phones, I do not know if this is fact but it seems true to me. With my sprint phone at work(constantly one -two bars) battery would drain by lunch, on the other hand my gsm galaxy nexus( which only gets edge inside) would last the day and with moderate usage as a mp3 player.
Take my gf's sprint iphone she gets only 1x at work and her mighty iphone needed the case with the battery to get through the day, while her friends AT&T iphone rock solid
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here's my two cents, i switched from sprint to pre paid tmobile. I honastly believe GSM phones handle lower signal better than CDMA phones, I do not know if this is fact but it seems true to me. With my sprint phone at work(constantly one -two bars) battery would drain by lunch, on the other hand my gsm galaxy nexus( which only gets edge inside) would last the day and with moderate usage as a mp3 player.
Take my gf's sprint iphone she gets only 1x at work and her mighty iphone needed the case with the battery to get through the day, while her friends AT&T iphone rock solid
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Yup that's truth GSM has always shown better battery life in my test with the iphone on att and iPhone on sprint
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my phone is a verizon, never had a phone die while being charged.
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lol. thanks for letting me know? somebody else mentioned their phone is dying while charging. my phone doesn't lose charge using mhl and watching a movie. before 4.0.4 and rooting i used to lose up to 20% over 2 hours watching a movie over mhl and now it just stays constant and doesn't get uncomfortably hot.
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first of all calm down!!!!!!!!!!!! i have used every OS out there and i prefer android. im using franco kernel with aokp m5 just like you. i started this thread to see if other ppl's phone does the same as mine does. i thought something was wrong with my phone. all you hear on the rom threads it GREAT battery life with 4-5 hrs of screen time and i only get 1-2. so i thought my phone battery is messing up. you must not use your phone if it last you that long. i can unplug my phone at 6am and by the time i leave work at 3 its down to around 35%, and thats mostly just standby time. the stanby drainage time is what pisses me off. just to give you a little info my iphone 4 with the ioS5 battery bug would drop to 40% by 11. jgalan suggested the Motorola because it has a 3300 battery unlike our phone.
exactly!!! my phone has to be charged twice a day to even use it.
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Yeah and isn't it smart to just change your battery for a larger 1 or get another battery? But keep all the great things about being pure google? Lol change the best phone for any other crap just cuz the battery (wich in my case i do just like any other phone cuz I put time to get things to work) its just not the right thing to do.
In fact im draining 10% every 30 screen minutes wich its just awesome...
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Yeah and isn't it smart to just change your battery for a larger 1 or get another battery? But keep all the great things about being pure google? Lol change the best phone for any other crap just cuz the battery (wich in my case i do just like any other phone cuz I put time to get things to work) its just not the right thing to do.
In fact im draining 10% every 30 screen minutes wich its just awesome...
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I agree about the pure Google experience. my battery has gotten a little better by using the battery saver with aokp5. I have tried a lot if things to help the battery but nothing has really help. I guess the guys with 4-5 hour screen time just let the phone sit there?
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Hey all.
I've been an AT&T Hox owner since day one and I've really enjoyed this device. Battery life is insanely good, consistently getting over 24 hours usage and 5 hours on screen time. I am uprooted and on the stock rom.
I've been thinking about getting the int Hox because it seems to be getting a lot of updates and has a lot of developer support. HTC and AT&T aren't saying anything about the customs issue which is undoubtedly affecting sales. Rumors even have it that AT&T may stop selling the phone altogether. If that's true then I pretty much have a dead phone, especially since this variant is NOT the One XL int model.
I am not willing to give up the amazing battery life at the cost of benchmark scores. My phone is a tool and I need it to last a long time. What are typical battery stats of the int Hox out of the box? I also don't want to root and flash all kinds of roms until I get good battery life. Thanks for the help.
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There are plenty of threads regarding battery life. I'll be getting my International ONE X by Friday, I'll give you stats then. I'll be using it on Red Pocket (AT&T MVNO)
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What are typical battery stats of the int Hox out of the box?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1579392
I'm doing the same. I should have ordered the international One X in the first place.
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I'm doing the same. I should have ordered the international One X in the first place.
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I'm not willing to give up the good battery life though. On the int Hox it seems to vary greatly from device to device. But even on HSPA+ its not as good as the LTE model.
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I'm doing the same. I should have ordered the international One X in the first place.
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The international One X would not have LTE if used on AT&T, right?
And it would have significantly worse battery life b/c it uses Tegra 3?
Would the custom ROMs available on the international One X make the battery life equivalent to the at&t model which uses the S4?
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The international One X would not have LTE if used on AT&T, right?
And it would have significantly worse battery life b/c it uses Tegra 3?
Would the custom ROMs available on the international One X make the battery life equivalent to the at&t model which uses the S4?
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No on the LTE, but I have no idea when LTE is coming here anyway
Battery life is important, but I am not away from chargers long enough to worry about it.
I like the 32 GB of storage vs 16 and the unlocked bootloader and the development that is in place here.
I'm the other way around, I had the Tegra3 HOX 2 weeks ago because I didn't want to wait anymore, but I was waiting for the S4 version to come
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There are plenty of threads regarding battery life. I'll be getting my International ONE X by Friday, I'll give you stats then. I'll be using it on Red Pocket (AT&T MVNO)
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I have what you're going to get. battery life is awesome, and everything is good. I just dont like the 2GB data cap on redpocket, but will be switching to straight talk unlimited everything for $45. dont go with redpocket, go with straight talk
I've had my HOX international for a couple weeks but didn't stay stock long enough to tell you how your battery life would be. On ARHD 6.0.0 with faux123 002b3 kernel, I am typically seeing 15-18 hours with around 2.5hrs screen time, 2-3hrs playing MP3, 15 min fetch email on 3 accounts, 100 text, 20 min talk, and a little browsing. Meets my needs just fine and the 26gb available vs 9gb on the HOXL really makes the HOX the more prudent device to own. It's just going to get better as software updates and development continues.
The only negatives for the International version are the battery life and no LTE. For me, I don't care about the LTE, and hopefully the rom dev's can do some improvements to the battery life (especially when using the camera).
The advantages of the International version are the 32gb, the speed and it's not limited by US carriers.
However, honestly I don't think either is that much better to switch from one to the other. There are positives and negatives of both and the negatives can circumvented other ways (power packs, cloud storage, portable wifi storage (whatever that thing is called), etc.).
I do have a great idea for the power problem... make a holster that has a usb input outside with the pushpin connectors (whatever they're called) inside. You plug a power pack into the holster and put it in your pocket... then every time you holster it, it'll charge the phone. Another option would be a slightly bigger holster that has its own power pack. You'd have to do some slightly tricky curve around the bottom for the pushpins because you wouldn't want the phone screen facing out, but it looks doable.
Wow im in the same boat as you guys pretty much lol, i just ordered the international version because i was tired of the almost no dev support on the phone (one xl), plus the 16gb storage with only like 8gb usable was getting to me ...
im a bit nervous for battery life thats it, because the one xl did have amazing battery life. best ive ever seen on a phone and the reports on this tegra 3 seem conflicting.
oh well, hoping for the best!
You can always carry a 10000mah external power pack for $50.
You can't add 16gb or turn a dual-core into a quad-core.
I had the AT&T HOX and was pretty unhappy with it. The SMS bug was annoying and there were a few other things.
Since picking up the International version, I have been much happier. I don't know what it is, but it just seems better. As to battery life: I have been pleasantly surprised. My experience is that the Int version does better when idling. So, all that time it's in your pocket, it's using no juice. That's kind of nice. It means when you pull it out of your pocket, there are no surprises. It pretty much has as much juice as it had when you put it away.
With a few hours of screen time, I'm still getting around 14 hours off the charger.
My battery life is awesome. I get a full day with good usage on my part.
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Z51 said:
I have what you're going to get. battery life is awesome, and everything is good. I just dont like the 2GB data cap on redpocket, but will be switching to straight talk unlimited everything for $45. dont go with redpocket, go with straight talk
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Straight talk throttles at 2GB. Good luck getting "unlimited".
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As to battery life: I have been pleasantly surprised. My experience is that the Int version does better when idling. So, all that time it's in your pocket, it's using no juice.
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It depends on what you're running. I ran it a day with really no apps on stock and the battery seemed great. After moving to a custom rom and installing all the apps, not so much. I run a number of apps that do polling or transferring of data, which I assume is why there are always a big discrepancy in battery reports. For instance, i run touchdown which is constantly polling my work email (and I get a lot of work email), dropbox which syncs my pictures, an IM client or two (depending on what i'm doing at the time work/etc), etc. Of course, I could not run those apps and get better battery life, but then, I could also go back to using a blackberry if I want to do nothing with my phone. From what I see on the forums, this phone does seem to do better with media and 'on demand' functionality, I think its just people who run a lot of background processes that experience the battery issue. Don't get me wrong, it's not an issue with this phone in particular, but rather battery technology. I've just changed my habits from carrying a couple extra batteries to a portable battery charger. Though, the batteries were a little easier to deal with, but whatever.
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Straight talk throttles at 2GB. Good luck getting "unlimited".
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I honestly don't use the web that much. At work I'm on WiFi and also at home. Only place my data gets used is my gfs house, and even then I'm too busy to use the phone because of sexy Time purposes lol
I'd rather be throttled then cutoff like I would be with red pocket
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I just got the Samsung Galaxy S3. So far I love it..... Except for the fact it has the locked bootloader. All my Androids have had full custom roms. I just like the user experience of AOSP much better.
I am an average or below average power user. Yesterday I took my SGS3 off the charger at 6am and with above average use all day (I was setting all my email and apps up and a few video google talk chats), and was able to make it till 11pm before the device shutdown.
With the SGS3 having a locked bootloader, and not knowing if there will be a workaround to get me a AOSP rom running, I was thinking about returning this device and getting a Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
Is the battery life really as bad as I am reading?
I am north of Boston and not in a 4G market yet, and even if I was I would most likely shut 4G off for the most part.
Should I hold out in hopes of a bootloader unlock workaround for the SGS3?
Thanks for any responses.
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I'm content with the battery. One charge gets me through the day with what I do and want to do. When I'm home, I always have a charger to use so I only need the battery to last 8 hours.
I have the GSM model and I can easily do two days with a charge. In areas with bad reception this is reduced. However, I still would get 32 hours without a problem.
As long as you don't 4G whore all day, a full day is easy.
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I'm a heavy user. I average 4 to 5 hours screen on time with ease. Phone last from 6 am to 11 pm with juice left still if I cut back to 2 to 3 hours screen on time.
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I just got the Samsung Galaxy S3. So far I love it..... Except for the fact it has the locked bootloader. All my Androids have had full custom roms. I just like the user experience of AOSP much better.
I am an average or below average power user. Yesterday I took my SGS3 off the charger at 6am and with above average use all day (I was setting all my email and apps up and a few video google talk chats), and was able to make it till 11pm before the device shutdown.
With the SGS3 having a locked bootloader, and not knowing if there will be a workaround to get me a AOSP rom running, I was thinking about returning this device and getting a Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
Is the battery life really as bad as I am reading?
I am north of Boston and not in a 4G market yet, and even if I was I would most likely shut 4G off for the most part.
Should I hold out in hopes of a bootloader unlock workaround for the SGS3?
Thanks for any responses.
B
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If battery life is important to you then check out the Power Saving mode on the GS3. You can activate in Settings or in the Notification Drop-down. Among other things it downclocks both the CPU and GPU. The phone feels noticably slower in some tasks but it can really stretch out the battery if that's what you care about.
Would I get rid of an SIII for a Nexus? I don't think I would. I love my Nexus and I love the fact that I'm already running JB, but the SIII is one nice phone.
As far as battery life, just the other day I had done 12 hours and it was down to 59% on my GSM Nexus. That was probably a little bit less activity than I normally do but still fairly normal. No video calls or anything like that though. But even with that, for me I've always found that I can get great batteries and chargers from Amazon for cheap and I always carry an extra battery with me just in case. I have one in my bag (gadget freak so I have my gadgets bag), one in my car, one at work. They hold a charge for a very long time too so it's not like I have to be charging them all the time.
What I haven't been able to easily find for the GSM Nexus is spare original batteries. I could easily find those in Amazon for the CDMA one but not the GSM. I like using my NFC and the spare batteries I have do not have NFC
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If battery life is important to you then check out the Power Saving mode on the GS3. You can activate in Settings or in the Notification Drop-down. Among other things it downclocks both the CPU and GPU. The phone feels noticably slower in some tasks but it can really stretch out the battery if that's what you care about.
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He was quite asking about aosp support.. battery is his second consideration
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pickle3782 said:
I just got the Samsung Galaxy S3. So far I love it..... Except for the fact it has the locked bootloader. All my Androids have had full custom roms. I just like the user experience of AOSP much better.
I am an average or below average power user. Yesterday I took my SGS3 off the charger at 6am and with above average use all day (I was setting all my email and apps up and a few video google talk chats), and was able to make it till 11pm before the device shutdown.
With the SGS3 having a locked bootloader, and not knowing if there will be a workaround to get me a AOSP rom running, I was thinking about returning this device and getting a Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
Is the battery life really as bad as I am reading?
I am north of Boston and not in a 4G market yet, and even if I was I would most likely shut 4G off for the most part.
Should I hold out in hopes of a bootloader unlock workaround for the SGS3?
Thanks for any responses.
B
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you easily make one day. my average use is 1.5, sometimes above. i have never felt its consumption is weak or bad. if you can, get nexus. i wouldnt wait for anything software related down there in the food chain. hardware is not as important as people make it or manufacturers, who sell new devices every week, would wish it to be. google makes phones that withstand a solid 2 year run. try that with an s3. a fully unlocked and cyanogenmod supprted s3 is something else, but still, when key lime is out you'll be haunted again.
This phone has amazing battery, only the galaxy note and the blu studio 5.3(this thing lasts longer than anything) are better in my case
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I've had the phone for about 2 weeks now and the battery is not great, but it does seem to perform better after the initial couple weeks. I'm a heavy user, and I have a charger at work and home and it works for me. I love the phone and all the features so it's worth it to me; it's essentially my main computer now.
I get great battery life with this phone, even my girl too and she always has issues with battery. But we did switch from sprint to prepaid with straight tall and monthly 4g
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Well, I guess I'll be a downer. I have never been able to get over 8 hours with 2 hours screen on time, tried a few different rom and kernel combos. In my opinion keep the S3.
So long as you're talking about the GSM Galaxy Nexus, OP, the battery is praiseworthy. I bought a GNex from the play store shortly after learning that Samsung would all but abandon the GS2 with regards to future OS updates now that the GS3 is out. Battery is pretty much comparable, I'd say. I managed about 1 day and 10 hours on a charge a few days ago, with 3 hours of screen-on time or so. Some of that time was spent using turn-by-turn navigation as well. I think I put it back on the charger with 8 or 9 percent of the battery left. Friends who have the Verizon Galaxy Nexus report very different results when it comes to battery.
From what I have gathered from the OP he mentions that his SGS3 has a locked bootloader which probably means he has the Verizon version. I would think he wants comparisons to the Verizon/LTE variant of the Galaxy Nexus in terms of battery life, not the GSM version.
The reason I bring this up is that, from what I have read in the forums, the GSM GNex is far better on battery life than the LTE version so it would be an inconsistent comparison.
I've gotten 4.5+ hours of screen time with ease. Bone stock and no attempts to improve battery life at all.
On both the SGS and SGS2 AOSP ROMs (I tried many) got half the battery life that CheeseWiz got.
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I get awesome standby time, but when the screen is on... It just sucks it dry. Yup, brightness is set pretty low.
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I can get about 6-7 hours on a CDMA nexus, kinda sucks but I bought extra batteries
Just buy some extra batteries.
http://www.amazon.com/Anker-Batteri...1342019641&sr=1-1&keywords=anker+galaxy+nexus
This is correct. I forgot to mention I'm on Verizon. It has been a while since I have used a non AOSP rom...... it kind of sucks.
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Hey everyone,i
Im thinking of getting a Note 2 (coming from a S3) in the next couple of days. Im thinking this is going to be a great device as I have a Note 8 tablet and love the flexibility I have when using it for work or school. For those that still have the Note 2, do you still think its a great phone to have? Do you think that its still a good phone to get?
Some background information. Im looking to use the Spen to take notes in meetings, class and impromptu situations. I use One Note and Evernote, so it would be good to have my notes sync, and im looking for a phone that has better battery life. My current S3 is have a good day if it last more then 5 hours (usually little under 2 hours of screen time), and I heard that the battery on this phone is great. I have several emails/apps sync due to work so im sure is helping to drain my battery, but am hoping the Note 2 will be able to handle it. Im not looking for a magical battery, but if it can last at least while im at work (will be thrilled if it lasts 12 hours)..
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Sounds like it will meet your requirements. Im getting at least twice the battery life you get with your s3. The spen is cool, I rarely use it. My note 2 is about to go up for sale. Im getting a g2 or nexus5. Pm me if interested.
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I recently upgraded to the Note 2 from a Galaxy Nexus and am Loving this phone. I've used it for a couple of weeks now and have not encountered anything to change my opinion. My setup consists of the stock 4.1.2 Touchwiz rom w/Nova Launcher & LMT, stock battery, and an Imak Cowboy textured case.
Coming from the GN, I am well aware of life with a crappy battery. The stock 3100 mAh battery in my Note provides at least 6hrs of screen on time on a bad day and nearly 9hrs on a good day (strong signal and available wifi). I can typically wring out 8hrs of screen time and 16hrs total time from this 1yo battery and stock rom (unofficial 4.3 seemed slightly less efficient).
What I love most about this phone is that it's nearly perfect out of the box. There is zero lag, no matter what or how many apps I have open, the battery life is phenomenal, and the screen looks great and is the perfect size for me. I only recently flashed a 4.3 rom (Slim Bean) because I am so accustomed to running the latest, most feature packed roms on my previous nexus devices...went back to the stock 4.1.2 rom after only one day because I missed some of its features.
I was hesitant to get the Note 2 because I used nexus devices since the Nexus S and was concerned about bloatware and lack of support or custom roms. Ended up making the jump and then found out that I don't need any of the mods that I found essential for the Nexii (Nexuses?). With you coming from the S3, I think this is a no-brainer; the Note 2 is similar but bigger and far better. Also, used Note 2 prices are coming down on Swappa and Craigslist. Ebay prices are still high, but I think this is still a better bargain than the Note 3 at its current price.
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Thanks Braneless! Thats what I am hoping for. I finally found one on Swappa that I bought and should be getting it in a couple of days. Im really hoping the battery does last as none of my previous phones got great battery life no matter what I did compared to others (Roms, kernels, tweaks, etc).
Im optimistic that it will work out, thanks again.
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Thanks Braneless! Thats what I am hoping for. I finally found one on Swappa that I bought and should be getting it in a couple of days. Im really hoping the battery does last as none of my previous phones got great battery life no matter what I did compared to others (Roms, kernels, tweaks, etc).
Im optimistic that it will work out, thanks again.
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Since battery is one of your concerns I just want to throw in there since it's a used Note that it might be due to a bad battery. I have my Note since Dec and my battery does not last as long as it once did. I still get good usage out of it tho. Went from 5-6 screen on time with 3g/4g or 8 with wifi to 4 on 3g/4g and about 5 1/2-6 on wifi. It also drains faster while on idle but still outlasts my other phones (EVO LTE & GS3).
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Since battery is one of your concerns I just want to throw in there since it's a used Note that it might be due to a bad battery. I have my Note since Dec and my battery does not last as long as it once did. I still get good usage out of it tho. Went from 5-6 screen on time with 3g/4g or 8 with wifi to 4 on 3g/4g and about 5 1/2-6 on wifi. It also drains faster while on idle but still outlasts my other phones (EVO LTE & GS3).
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Thanks Ray....the one I got from Swappa had 2 Anker batteries and I after adding my programs and various accounts/syncs i got around 7 hours of usage and 3.5 screen time. This was completely stock, so i am going to test a custom kernel then possibly some custom roms and go from there
elosogrande7076 said:
Thanks Ray....the one I got from Swappa had 2 Anker batteries and I after adding my programs and various accounts/syncs i got around 7 hours of usage and 3.5 screen time. This was completely stock, so i am going to test a custom kernel then possibly some custom roms and go from there
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Oh you're good to go! Lol. Enjoy your Note buddy! I'm still lovin mine and skipping on the 3 till the note 4 comes
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Oh you're good to go! Lol. Enjoy your Note buddy! I'm still lovin mine and skipping on the 3 till the note 4 comes
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Thanks! Im going to play around with it but im still eyeing the Note 3. With my thinking of leaving sprint by next Summer, I might stick with the Note 2 or move to the Note 3 (thanks to Swappa) until I make my decision next year.