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Galaxy Nexus GSM battery life THREAD

My battery life is HORRIBLE!!!!
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I get at least double that on mine. Have you done a full discharge cycle? I'm on my 3 cycle and I seem to be averaging about 8 hours of normal usage.
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Games, music and facebook. You were using your phone heavily. What did you expect? There is no nuclear battery.
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Here you go
Battery life
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1386883
My biggest gripe with this phone: Battery Life
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1370668
Impressive battery life
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1374286

Hey guys, I have a question...its kinda off-topic and...dumb. The GSM version is the "normal" Nexus or the 4G LTE Nexus?
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3hrs 30min of screen on time, and your phone was awake like 90% of the battery cycle. That's pretty much normal...
You were actively heavily using your phone for hours at a time. What the hell did you expect?

I have no complaints. On this charge I did a bunch of reading with Aldiko, playing with Maps and Earth, and some Flick Golf and a bunch of text messages. I don't think I had a single phone call. Screen on time was just over 3 hours. At this rate I could get an entire 24 hours on a single charge.

Chris95X8 said:
Hey guys, I have a question...its kinda off-topic and...dumb. The GSM version is the "normal" Nexus or the 4G LTE Nexus?
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GSM is the normal. LTE version is always mentioned as LTE Nexus.

nikosrs4 said:
GSM is the normal. LTE version is always mentioned as LTE Nexus.
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Think you quoted the wrong person

it takes me 1.5 hour for a complete charge, thats weird...

yungboss22 said:
it takes me 1.5 hour for a complete charge, thats weird...
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Very strange ..... takes me around 45-50mins
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Mine's the best I've had on an Android phone, my Optimus 3D used to last around 8 hours, my desire around 10, my G1 around 18 (this shows how I use it and what I have running).
The GN lasts around 24 hours, in fact, since I got it around 3 weeks ago I've only been in the red twice.
I went out for my sons 2nd birthday 2 weeks ago, from 10AM until 3PM I was filming a LOT (including using the light when indoors) as well as taking photos. by 4PM it was still at 50%
and I'm loving how quick it charges!

Also, takes me around 1-1.5 hours to full charge...but I am not using the bundled adapter though...
The battery is definitely way way way better than the Optimus 3D.

yungboss22 said:
it takes me 1.5 hour for a complete charge, thats weird...
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1.5 hours seems to be normal! take me that long from about 10% to 100% via AC

My last phone took me 2-3 hour for a FULL CHARGE. I think my GN cannot be charged completely.
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1.5 hours seems to be normal! take me that long from about 10% to 100% via AC
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I'd say the battery life is pretty normal and standard for an android phone. Nothing commendable but not horrible either. It serves the purpose as it should.
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battery life is not great but nit too bad I think mines getting better the more it charged
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The battery life is epic for how big the screen is. Amoled at that.
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I've been reading this thread and I have the same issue on my Sensation (but I am also running a early alpha of 4.0). Last night it took me 2 hours to fully charge my battery, so there is a possibility that it is the software and not the Nexus itself.
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Tone503773 said:
I've been reading this thread and I have the same issue on my Sensation (but I am also running a early alpha of 4.0). Last night it took me 2 hours to fully charge my battery, so there is a possibility that it is the software and not the Nexus itself.
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I think these batteries have fuel gauge chips so it shouldnt be software.
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Longest Uptime

41.875 days. Just rebooted for the first time after the messaging app stopped working. Haven't really had any other slow downs or anything like that. I'd consider this to be very stable.
Previously my longest uptime with my Droid Eris was about 4.1875 hours.
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Cheyse said:
41.875 days. Just rebooted for the first time after the messaging app stopped working. Haven't really had any other slow downs or anything like that. I'd consider this to be very stable.
Previously my longest uptime with my Droid Eris was about 4.1875 hours.
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That's pretty darn good!!
With my Droid 1 and Droid Bionic I got in the habit of rebooting every day or so just because it seemed to make them run better. On my Galaxy Nexus I don't have to do that, but not because the phone's OS is so stable. What gets me is the frequent updates of roms, kernels and such. I am constantly flashing something new.
Yours has to be some sort of record - I would think.

Wow, I usually have an uptime of 1-2 days as I keep flashing new ROMs and kernels frequently. But it's great to see that the Galaxy is stable enough to last for 6 weeks.
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Mine went 1017 hours. I only rebooted because I figured it needed a nap
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My friend hasn't rebooted since November 28 haha
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The longest I've gone is 10 days. Not by choice it just decides its had enough and does a reboot then its fine. Its probably all the crap I have installed and what not.
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The longest I've gone is 10 days. Not by choice it just decides its had enough and does a reboot then its fine. Its probably all the crap I have installed and what not.
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Mine does the same. Think it is because of a memory leak in system_server that takes about 10 days to reach critical levels. Or it is just a coincidence.

The Galaxy S from my girlfriend isn't rebooted since July or so. Running CM7.
I have to reboot often because of flashing new things. I have ODR.
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I've had people tell me "My phone sucks, the apps keep crashing, I should have bought an iPhone"....long behold they hadn't turned off there phone in a year and a half. Simple reboot. Really should be in the manual some where "REBOOT ONCE IN A LIFETIME"
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until this time, my uptime is 44 days 6 hours 6 minutes and 3 seconds
have a screenshot but the forum don't allow me to link since i have less than 8 posts.
anyway, it is a true story

Maximum 2 days for me I think. Because of freezing touch screen, randomly reboots and some days I need restart to get any connection. A really awful phone this Nexus! I hope the 4.0.4 fix these problems, if it will not... I will need to choose a different phone, this it's not reliable enough.
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b0ris_ said:
Maximum 2 days for me I think. Because of freezing touch screen, randomly reboots and some days I need restart to get any connection. A really awful phone this Nexus! I hope the 4.0.4 fix these problems, if it will not... I will need to choose a different phone, this it's not reliable enough.
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Nice troll job.

hahahha
mine never rebooted by himself since i have him (like 1 month and a half).

just checked mine because i haven't rebooted in ages and its uptime is 757 hours still running great too i will see how long i can get out of it before i have to reboot

joshnichols189 said:
My friend hasn't rebooted since November 28 haha
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My friend still hasn't rebooted since November 28.. sigh

joshnichols189 said:
My friend still hasn't rebooted since November 28.. sigh
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Get a screenshot.
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mobilehavoc said:
Get a screenshot.
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Will do when I go home.

2 weeks for me.
Sometimes it reboots randomly when I'm sliding down the notification area.

I'm crackflasher, so max few days when i had sgs
Now with nexus, i flash something almost every day.

You could actually do a hot reboot and the up time will not reset.
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[Q] Best rom for battery life E4GT

Hi im looking for the best rom with the best battery life. i had one a while back i was on battery for 15 hours and still had half a battery left i took a screen shot and i was actually using my phone too! open to any suggestions just wanna see how long i can get this baby to last

The stock el29 rom.

Calks el29 not stock :O
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what are you two getting as far as battery life

Blazer 4.0 or 4.1 rom. EL29 or FC24 Modem is Bo$$ for battery life.
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FYI.. everyone has a different experience with modems.. one person may be best with el29 another may be best with FDwhatever, and as far as roms go your probably going to hear alot of blazer, and calks.. battery life also depends on stuff in your phone.. like apps and settings.. 3g, wakelocks, background data, wifi.. all that kinda **** will vary your battery life..
you probably already know this, but just pointing it out.. trying to help out around here. =)
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soccerboarder43 said:
what are you two getting as far as battery life
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Two days on charge, almost 3 or 4 hours of on screen time.

I've gotten the best battery life absolutely hands down on codename YMMV

I just went to calks e4gt 3.0 first time ive been on gingerbread since i got the phone bc as soon as i got it i went to ics lol. very smooth. calk always does amazing work. ill let you guys know how i end up and yea i usually dont mess with profiles seeing as how it already has a battery saver script but i usually roll with 3g off all day unless i wanna surf the internet a little bit then ill turn it on check fb..etc then turn it off drastic increase from having it on all day

I'm using blended ROM from from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20166744 so far I've had excellent battery life.
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soccerboarder43 said:
Hi im looking for the best rom with the best battery life. i had one a while back i was on battery for 15 hours and still had half a battery left i took a screen shot and i was actually using my phone too! open to any suggestions just wanna see how long i can get this baby to last
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definitely the blazer ICS rom. bigtime battery life. not even too bad when using 4g.

CM9 has my vote!
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bleyten said:
CM9 has my vote! View attachment 1307009
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Wow that's nice. I could probably get that too if I uninstalled tapatalk and angry birds lol.
And I'm running cm9 too (shabbypenguin8-06). Lasted 16 hours before it died today with 3 hours screen time. Not too shabby imho (pun completely intended lol)
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Think I've already cast my vote hehe. 1 hr 34 min screen on so far

Battery Dropping way way too fast? One more thing to check!

This tip is not rom specific and specifically for people where battery is dropping super duper fast on any rom. I'm talking like a percent every few seconds or so. This happened to me and I tried all the stuff I had read about like, dimming display, shutting off sync, disabling led's, disabling sounds, disabling haptic etc...
With all the apps that are normally discussed for sharing and vieweing battery life, there wasn't an app that was able to show me my current cpu usage level (that I knew about). I found a free one by searching: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eolwral.osmonitor&hl=en
and the second I launched it I saw, unfortunately, that ChompSMS (my go to program for years) was the culprit. Apparently it didn't play nice for whatever reason on my first CM9 Beta1 fresh install.
I uninstalled it and cpu went back to normal etc... now I'm on GoSMS... boo : )
Anyways, hope this helps someone who has the uber mega battery drainage and doesn't know why as I was stumped for a while until I used that app.

If youve been in possession of the phone for more that 8months the best thing to do is buy a new battery for the phone.
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Thanks I may check that one out later.

daniel4653 said:
If youve been in possession of the phone for more that 8months the best thing to do is buy a new battery for the phone.
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Agreed. Had my E4GT for a year now and my stock 1800mah battery just popped a couple of days ago. I think it had been going south for the past few months, cuz right now I'm using my old OG Epic's 1500mah battery and the battery life is better than ever! Dunno why the OG Epic's battery is working so well (considering it's a year older and been passed around the family a few times) but hopefully, my replacement 1800mah will be even better whenever it gets here...

daniel4653 said:
If youve been in possession of the phone for more that 8months the best thing to do is buy a new battery for the phone.
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I agree! Look at the battery and see if it's bulging. Just replaced mine, you'll notice a definite difference
in thickness if you hold a new and bad battery!
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Try handsent sms it plays nice on tw based roms and I like it better than go. I just disable pop ups I'm not a fan.
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I've had my E4GT for just about a year. In the past month I've noticed some odd behavior work apps and the radios. Random reboots, LOS, sluggish response and other weirdness. The first thumb was snapped early August, the second 2 just this past weekend.
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Sorry for the duplicate pics, the Airave does that sometimes.
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Yeah buying a new battery is probably the best thing to do. My battery started dying on me about ten months after I got my E4GT and got a new OEM battery and its back to 15-16 hours
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Where are people buying their new batteries?
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chuhsi said:
Where are people buying their new batteries?
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Amazon is a good place.. That's where I got mine.. Great prices as well
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MiguelHogue said:
Amazon is a good place.. That's where I got mine.. Great prices as well
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I picked up an Anker 1800mHa battery + charger from Amazon.com and I'm very happy with it. The new battery seems slightly better than my OEM, but I don't think by much. Anyway, I picked up the Anker specifically identified for the E4GT for around $10 (and charger for $10). There are combo deals for other phones that I think are 100% compatible with the E4GT, but I didn't risk it. If you can be confident in what's compatible, you should be able to get 2 batteries + charger for $20.
Please don't rub my nose in it if you get that deal.

Kernel controls and battery life issues.

For the last few months Ive been using the thread located here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1599025 while this does great help to my phone I still have a hard time keeping a decent charge. Lately Ive found that It takes an incredibly long time to charge however, it seems less time for it to go dead. What am I doing wrong?

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just try to wipe battery stats in cwm recovery
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kizakiyuria said:
just try to wipe battery stats in cwm recovery
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did that but its still not making a difference.

Weapondrift said:
For the last few months Ive been using the thread located here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1599025 while this does great help to my phone I still have a hard time keeping a decent charge. Lately Ive found that It takes an incredibly long time to charge however, it seems less time for it to go dead. What am I doing wrong?
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hows your usage? post your battery stats and screen on time from tbe phones main settings, battery.

Now this is just standby time...this is including minimal usage
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Screen on time sir.
And screw the 4G. The max screen on time i see for people using 4G is 2h+, a GSM gnex can normally achieve 3h-4h+.

kizakiyuria said:
just try to wipe battery stats in cwm recovery
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wiping the battery stats mean nothing. this has been proven.

kizakiyuria said:
just try to wipe battery stats in cwm recovery
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All this does is wipe the battery stats in Android, nothing to do with the battery, the battery have it's own meter..

So...getting back on topic, what should I do
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Uninstall Lightflow if you have it!
I found out that it caused a lot of wakelocks and since I uninstalled it (my led doesn't work anymore of course :/) my screentime went from 2h to at least 3h!
Install Better Battery Stats to see what causes your phone to drain battery! "Paid" version free here at XDA
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-=Beavis=- said:
Uninstall Lightflow if you have it!
I found out that it caused a lot of wakelocks and since I uninstalled it (my led doesn't work anymore of course :/) my screentime went from 2h to at least 3h!
Install Better Battery Stats to see what causes your phone to drain battery! "Paid" version free here at XDA
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He is right. I stopped using it and have a lot less wakes now.
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-=Beavis=- said:
Uninstall Lightflow if you have it!
I found out that it caused a lot of wakelocks and since I uninstalled it (my led doesn't work anymore of course :/) my screentime went from 2h to at least 3h!
Install Better Battery Stats to see what causes your phone to drain battery! "Paid" version free here at XDA
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Lightflow is a part of CND, so unfortunately I can't uninstall it
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