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[Q] Measured desire battery performance

My desire is now 22months old. I've upgraded to BCM ICS. Stable enough to be pretty sure it'll reach a polished and reliable state over the coming months.
I've trialed ICS and it's great but the battery life often leaves me with a dead phone when out for the day.(highly annoying). This starts to hamper my use of the phone because i'm mindful of it running down.
My dilema is whether to upgrade my handset. I want the newer functionality of ICS and if I can get acceptable battery performance out of Desire I'll keep it for another year or so. I have just extended contract for another 24months sim only - got a great deal.
I'm trying to work out if a new battery will bring a decent (ie 30%+) improvement to the battery life.
There are plently of anecdotal threads about battery life such as this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1478267&highlight=replace+battery
Many people on this thread are claiming 2 days+ use which i have never seen. In fact using say just using navigation will flatten battery from 100% in around 1.5 hours.
But these threads are irrelevant since there are too many varibables ie usage and network.
3 Questions:
1. So i've tried the AnTutu tester and scored 391. Anyone else used this - please post your score, age of phone and max CPU speed?
2. If you are aware of a more popular battery testing util which has lots of stats for desire users please let me know
3. Has anyone replaced battery stock with stock and used some testing software to compare performance? What did you find?

I just replaced my two year old battery with a new HTC battery. And even on the first charge I got at least one hour more screen time. So if you're gonna stick with your desire its definitely a good idea to get a new battery.
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Thanks. I guess i'd be interested to know if you measured the battery vs the old one with an app so i could compare. (my old battery may be in much better condition than you old one so replacing may not improve things much.
Where did you buy your official one?

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Anyone?

Thinking of buying HTC One X

Hey,
I'm thinking of buying this phone, and was wondering if there was anything else about it that I needed to know from a user point of view (apart from WiFi hardware issues)?
Many Thanks,
Kanay

The phone is very nice, both in looks in and in speed and performance.
But, if you are a type of person that uses the phone a lot, then you should know that the battery life isn't the best. It's not bad, but you will have to charge it twice a day if you play a lot of games.
Otherwise it's a brilliant phone with very nice support from talented developers and chefs..

Search! We have plenty of threads like this.

Buying HTC ONE X
kanay2000 said:
Hey,
I'm thinking of buying this phone, and was wondering if there was anything else about it that I needed to know from a user point of view (apart from WiFi hardware issues)?
Many Thanks,
Kanay
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HTC ONE X , very Good Camera and Beat Sound , But battery drain fast and Overheat around camera area,also after play game for 5 to 10 minute become hot ,if u want to install custom font the only thing is u have to root or unlock bootloader, if u can accept is ok , service center is very bad in SG, i already done one to one for 4 time , that is really bad , but after last one to one is stable , compare with S3 camera and sound is better than S3, but any way i like HTC one X ,

buy it1, is awesome!!!

You should probably buy the AT&T one, since the S4 is faster than the Tegra 3

You need to know that hox is best cell phone in earth. You will love it.
Htc One X Venom ViperX Rom & faux123 b004b7 Kernel

I'm also wondering if I should I get the HOX. How much screen time do you guys get? I currently get 6 hrs of screen time with my atrix so I was wondering if you guys get more with the HOX.

Atrix_Owner said:
I'm also wondering if I should I get the HOX. How much screen time do you guys get? I currently get 6 hrs of screen time with my atrix so I was wondering if you guys get more with the HOX.
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3-4 hours. Check one of the many battery threads.

Atrix_Owner said:
I'm also wondering if I should I get the HOX. How much screen time do you guys get? I currently get 6 hrs of screen time with my atrix so I was wondering if you guys get more with the HOX.
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With stock unrooted, I get 4h screen and 18h standby. With custom I get 5h. Remember its a massive screen and I have the brightness pretty high.
I think its the best phone right now. If you absolutely need swappable battery and microsd get Samsung s3. But its ugly, the screen sucks and it doesn't sound som good.
I tried both and went for the HOX.

how to assure that i wont have the screen flickering issue and the wifi hardware problem before buying it? i looked into the local shops and all of the have SH/HT 25 models. in the store how can i check the screen flickering or whether the set has wifi hardware issue. please help. in deep dilemma.

When I got my phone new, the battery was flat.
After 3.5 months, the soft buttons died,
When I picked it up after repair, battery was flat.
You might find it hard.
There is a thread with instructions for checking in store, in General section, I think.

Best phone I've had this year. It's difficult to judge the wifi problem in store or on early days as it could occur at anytime. The flickering screen issues have been fixed with the 1.2.9 kernel and I've not experienced any flickering since.
Most of the newer batches should be fine but the odd one can have QC issues.
Your in the UK as well we have rules which allow us to return an item back within 7 days and you get a full refund. So if you get a dud device your eligible for a refund or replacement depending where you are thinking of buying it from. Amazon give you 30 days which is excellent.
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2

The phone is amazing. It is fast and beautiful and it has a lot of people making custom roms and features for it. The only thing you should be careful with is the screen, it get's scratched somewhat easy. You should buy a screen protector and apply it on the phone as soon as you buy it.

Battery life is killing me

Hi all, I bought my brand new original HTC One X 3 days ago and it got the newest android version for it, JB. But there is a big problem and it is the battery, it's just horrible to see such a awesome phone with a battery life like that. Does anyone know which things I can do to have a better battery life? I already have the almost lowest brightness, no live wallpaper and no antivirus on the phone. I also use the official energi saving function that comes with jelly bean but it doesn't even make the battery better at all, not even a little bit. Please help!!!

Tomb_Raider_Legend said:
Hi all, I bought my brand new original HTC One X 3 days ago and it got the newest android version for it, JB. But there is a big problem and it is the battery, it's just horrible to see such a awesome phone with a battery life like that. Does anyone know which things I can do to have a better battery life? I already have the almost lowest brightness, no live wallpaper and no antivirus on the phone. I also use the official energi saving function that comes with jelly bean but it doesn't even make the battery better at all, not even a little bit. Please help!!!
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You will find your phones battery life will improve, mine wasn't that good for the first few days.
When ever i get a new phone i always charge it over night & then when its off charge leave it till it bleeps to be put back on charge, do that for the first few times as i find it gives the best life.
Mine is very good now
https://www.dropbox.com/s/flsunfck4qbr42l/Screenshot_2012-12-23-21-43-11.png

Tomb_Raider_Legend said:
Hi all, I bought my brand new original HTC One X 3 days ago and it got the newest android version for it, JB. But there is a big problem and it is the battery, it's just horrible to see such a awesome phone with a battery life like that. Does anyone know which things I can do to have a better battery life? I already have the almost lowest brightness, no live wallpaper and no antivirus on the phone. I also use the official energi saving function that comes with jelly bean but it doesn't even make the battery better at all, not even a little bit. Please help!!!
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can u say how long your on screen time or general battery life is? but at the first few times/days/weeks it's really bad but after few charge cycles it will bet better because the battery has to improve itself with the information the phone gives, you know? wait and charge and after a week or so it will be really better...

Or if you just disable google now you will be good. If you disable google maps aswell your battery life will be perfect. Something is wrong with those two
That issue is just with jelly bean
Sent from my HTC One X

tadas_max said:
Or if you just disable google now you will be good. If you disable google maps aswell your battery life will be perfect. Something is wrong with those two
That issue is just with jelly bean
Sent from my HTC One X
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yup that's also right ^^

one sitvokin
It says 4H 56M on the battery but when I fully charge it and use it for 3 houres (games, music and wifi surf) and almost the whole battery is gone so I have to charge it again
And how do I disable those google things?

Tomb_Raider_Legend said:
It says 4H 56M on the battery but when I fully charge it and use it for 3 houres (games, music and wifi surf) and almost the whole battery is gone so I have to charge it again
And how do I disable those google things?
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if you play more then 1 hour or so then that's not so bad because if you play a game or two only from full charge you can reache 2- 2,5 hours...with games like THD games or other which make a lil bit more heat or so ....and if you play only games like solitaire for this time or so ...then that's really not normal...you know that in the hox are 4 cores and 8 gpu cores, and therefore the battery isn't like in a phone with 2,500 or more mAh because our has only 1,800 mAh ...if yo uwant to disable it press long home button and then you can press the menu button and there will be settings in that you can disable google now and for the other google things just go in settings then apps and then all apps and there you can click on any app ! but don't deactivate system apps! and if you click on them there will be a button deactivate and yes press it and it is disabled

I usually play Dead Space but not for more than 20 minutes because the phone heats up like hell -.- And I disabled google now hope the battery will be a little bit better, but any more ideas how I can get better battery life please

With my HOX, I found having brightness at 60% or less made the biggest impact. Also, disabling wifi when not needed made a huge difference. Decrease the time between auto syncs, and also check for wakelocks. Might have an app waking the phone a lot.
But I do understand where you are coming from. The battery life was killing me also, so I bought a Note 2 as a primary phone and now use the HOX as a music player for which it is outstanding haha

the first time the battery is always bad ._. just wait some days or so and it will be better...and look with betterbatterystats which wakelocks you have then you can see which apps might make the battery life also more worse...

Thank you very much I will try them, the battery seems to be a little bit better when I turned Google Now off

i have the AT&T HTC ONE XL (L For LTE)
has the Dual Core Snapdragon and i say the battery is better lasting than ones with out the Dual Core CPUs

markjcc said:
i have the AT&T HTC ONE XL (L For LTE)
has the Dual Core Snapdragon and i say the battery is better lasting than ones with out the Dual Core CPUs
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Pretty obvious, isn't it? Plus the Snapdragon S4 Krait has a better manufacturing process (I think 32nm) compared to Tegra 3's 40nm process, so it's more efficient and less power hungry.
Sent from my Desire HD using xda premium

To sum up. You want good battery go back to keypad £20 Nokia or Alcatel phones.
Smartphones will be pants for years to come
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With normal usage... Talk, wifi, handset Bluetooth... I only put my hox to charge wen it gow out of power. And my batery goes between 2 and 3 days. without gaming just regular usage...
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arknailed7754 said:
To sum up. You want good battery go back to keypad £20 Nokia or Alcatel phones.
Smartphones will be pants for years to come
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Not true. Look at the RAZR Maxx. If Motorola can put such a huge battery in a thin phone, there's no reason other manufacturers can't. Also, it was definitely possible to put a bugger battery in the One X, but HTC just didn't do it. They instead released One X+ sometime later and claimed better battery life as a 'feature'. That's just wrong, and very similar Motorola releasing the RAZR, and then the RAZR Maxx soon after. The phone should have had that battery since the start. The only reason I can find with Motorola is that the RAZR is slightly thinner for those who want it that way. But the One X and One X+ have 0 design difference.
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My point was in comparison to old phones.it'll be a long time before we get as good batrery life as on old phones. Reason being smArt phones just do to much nowadays..many forgetting it's actual purpose
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Just don't forget that the T3 is a pretty "old" chip, it needs a lot of power.
Nevertheless, I think the One X isn't that bad regarding battery life. It will drain quickly if you start gaming, but you should expect that. It's no gaming device, it's still a smartphone. Of course you can play your games every now and then but if you expect you can game with that thing for hours without getting it to heat up or charge it in the meantime, you put your money on the wrong device

Hi guys.
I cannot disable Google Now. In my Settings there is nothing like that?
Stock ICS ROM.
Help pls. Thnx a lot.

xsardax said:
Hi guys.
I cannot disable Google Now. In my Settings there is nothing like that?
Stock ICS ROM.
Help pls. Thnx a lot.
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There's no Google Now in ICS.
Sent from my faster than SGS3 HOX.

[Q] HOX+ battery for a simple HOX (Q is in between the lines :)

Hi,
I have a bricked HOX and i took to gsm service.
After a long period of time, tomorrow i go to my working phone.
Now, i want to replace the battery to the better hox+ battery for the better battery life.
Here is my question: Where can i buy a HOX+ battery?

You could ask one of the cervice centers or check ebay.
Sent from my One X

And here some more general info
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1981909

[Q] Should My Battery Go Down This Fast ???

Hi,
Yesterday I bought an HTC One X and over-night it was charging and when I took it of charge at 11.30an to go out to my nearest costa to meet some friends. I was just surfing the internet, facebook and answering a few texts. Come 1.45pm my battery was down at 19%. Im just wondering if it should go down that quickly. I know One Xs have 1800maH batteries which is bad as I was used to a Note II but sadly had to sell it.
The phone is very nice, screen is great but battery lets it down. Any ideas ????
Thank god Costa had charging sockets haha!
Thanks

if you bought the device brand new then it's unusual, if it's used, unlocked and running some custom rom and kernel (which, when you ask a question like that you have to specify in your OP) then it's likely that you need to flash a different kernel. On another note there could be a hardware issue, battery or cpu, does it get hot or laggy?

My battery today all on 3G. Brightness Dim. Insercoin. Can't complain.
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Hi,
My phone is used but only 6 months old and I contacted HTC and they said a cache partition to reset it or something so will give that a try.
Thanks Guys

Here is a couple of things I'd do and you'll be able to see exactly whats happening.
First:
Download an app called "Wake Lock Detector" from the playstore. HERE
Second:
Download BetterBatteryStats HERE
Have some normal use for a day or two, let it settle etc, then at the end of the day CHECK BOTH apps and see what comes on top.
You'll be able to see which apps / services are draining battery, if it is apps using a lot then remove them unless important.
If apps don't seem to add up to the amount your using, it could be a battery or your voltage limits.
Hope this helps.