How is everyone's battery life? So far mine is worse on day 2 than I ever had in my s2.
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Damn, is it overheating as well?
Nope
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Nope
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MIne had bad battery at first but i guess it settled in and im getting great battery life now. Maybe rooting and removing all that bloat had something to do with it not sure.
This sucks. I can literally just watch the battery go down. Is my battery bad?
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Lol.. do a complete wipe.. wipe everything
Umm aren't your screen shots from a custom rom that's not even out on the tmo s4?
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My battery is bad too but not as bad as yours even after I delete a whole bunch of apps I don't use ,turn off LTE (my area don't have it yet),
turn off Location scan in google map (betterbatterystats showing it checking my location every 2-5 minutes). Lets see how today goes.
Battery life has been amazing for me! I'm averaging about 13 hours of of juice from 4.5 hours of screen, in other words very heavy usage. I've been showing off to all the iPhone users at work, They now want a GS4.
I knew it. I freaking knew it was going to happen. Some arse buys a quad core "super" smartphone and then starts a thread crying about battery life. really? REALLY?!
well that's okay, i suppose. you can always post on XDA and beg for a dev to cook a kernel just for you that will miraculously give amazing battery life to your quad core super phone.
okay.... rant over. now time for a more tactful response.
IT'S A QUAD CORE SNAPDRAGON. i wouldn't get too bent out of shape on battery life. And I most certainly would not compare it to another device short of the HTC One.
Battery life is great for me. I only disabled some apps, kept most of the Samsung apps, but also disable all those Air/Smart gestures. I can go 2 days without charging with moderate use.
My battery has been alright, but I don't know why "google services" is showing such a high battery usage. I had the screen off for the last hour and google services is showing a 43 percent battery usage. That seems unusually high, no?
I did some investigating with "gsam battery monitor" and it showed that "networklocationlocator" has been causing wakelocks.
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Most people in this forum are far more tech savy when it comes to cell phones.
Post your personal tips for battery conservation. Include specific apps if you'd like.
Regards,
ab
I don't worry about battery life, brightness all the way up, sync on, widgets on every screen, Wi-Fi always on. I usually get about 14 hours
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I'm very conservative. WiFi off, data off when not using it, brightness depends, auto sync off, no battery sucking apps like facebook
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Liteflow is the one everyone should watchout i have 2x better standby time simply by deleting it and i put airplane mode everywhere i get like 1bar/signal it helps a bit also.
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The simple solutions are the best.
Extension cords in the house.
Car chargers/docks in the cars
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I get phenomenal battery life out of my S3 (stock).
I had an Epic 4G and was afraid to leave my desk because of the battery drain. With moderate usage (30-60 mins talk time, texting, chat, some web, exchange, ect) I can easily get 16-20 hours. Signal quality in your area will impact it more than anything. Also, wifi is vastly easier on the battery.
PS Facebook app SUCKS. Just bookmark the webpage and use that. Works better and doesn't ruin your phone.
Here how it looks like ! Lovin this screen on time..
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I have a whole thread with tips and tricks.
[How to] --->You Want Better Battery Life:::Read This
It is pretty extensive too.
Woodrube said:
I have a whole thread with tips and tricks.
[How to] --->You Want Better Battery Life:::Read This
It is pretty extensive too.
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Thats a great thread man! Thanks for linking to it!
You guys should definitely check it out if you haven't already. Lots of great info!:thumbup:
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shahkam said:
Liteflow is the one everyone should watchout i have 2x better standby time simply by deleting it and i put airplane mode everywhere i get like 1bar/signal it helps a bit also.
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I've never even seen liteflow on my battery usage. What makes you say liteflow kills battery?
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Awesome thread!
I am noticing that Google Chrome uses half the amount of RAM the stock Internet Brower uses.
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I've never even seen liteflow on my battery usage. What makes you say liteflow kills battery?
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I think it depends on how its configured. I've seen it eat the battery but also not use it much at all. Been a bit since I messed with it though so don't remember what settings made the difference.
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I've never even seen liteflow on my battery usage. What makes you say liteflow kills battery?
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I checked in betterbatterystats and it gave me a ton of wakelock so the phone couldnt go onto deepsleep..
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I checked in betterbatterystats and it gave me a ton of wakelock so the phone couldnt go onto deepsleep..
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i have betterbatterystats too but have no idea what the wakelocks affect and how to get rid of them.
Post a screen shot and I'll tell ya what could be happening.
You can improve battery life by switching to custom roms with less bloatware, and updating to more efficient kernels. (This is on a Rom/Kernel level)
Software wise, just figure out what apps are causing wake times and try not to use them. Basically whenever an app/widget refreshes/updates content, it may cause phone to wake (like weather/clock widgets for example).
I have been using cpusleep and it seems to have helped my battery life ... also using a custom rom without the bloatware is key for me.
my current setup is freegs3 release 6 with the latest trinity kernel...even though its overclocked my battery has been amazing and phone has worked flawless.
Im also using system tuner which has given me the ability to manage the cpu with on demand and other customizable settings
The only thing I synch is my k9 mail account
I also have frozen several samsung apps which helped...
Im now getting over 20 hours of basic use between charges...I dont use games/videos so might be a little skewed . I use this phone for business calls/internet/messaging/photos/navi...pretty basic
4500mah stock
Only 58% of battery
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I have been using Gigajoule lately by feckmu and it has given me the best battery life out of all the custom roms I have tried. Even with GPS, WIFI, and screen at full brightness I can make it through the entire day with 30-40% battery left. If your looking for a rom-based solution to your battery life, check it out!
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4500mah stock
Only 58% of battery
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That isnt impressive at all.. 2hours screen on time and 15 hours standby ? I can doo that on stock 2100mah.
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Figured I start a thread specifically for the T-Mobile variant. I will say that I'm pretty pleased with the battery life thus far. I hated having to give up the ease of some functionality just so my Samsung OG Epic 4G could make it through the day. Meaning, turning off bluetooth, live wallpaper, wifi, etc.
I feel like I haven't had to do that even though there is a battery saver mode already. I'm currently sitting at 54% and it's been a day since taking it off the charger.
I currently have all the bells and whistles going. Live wallpaper and facial recognition to unlock. S-Pen detection and the whole 9. Anyhow, just wanted to see what everyone else is getting.
I'd be happy with 6 hours screen on time
i had the galaxy s3 before the note 2 and i have noticed huge battery improvements
I was briefly reading through the manual and saw this:
Do not wait until your battery is completely depleted before
charging your device. Repeating this process of a complete
discharge and recharge can over time reduce the storage
capacity of any battery.
Pg 15
just thought I'd pass it along. I usually run my battery all the way down and let it die before recharging:
blazinazn said:
I was briefly reading through the manual and saw this:
Do not wait until your battery is completely depleted before
charging your device. Repeating this process of a complete
discharge and recharge can over time reduce the storage
capacity of any battery.
Pg 15
just thought I'd pass it along. I usually run my battery all the way down and let it die before recharging:
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dam thanks i was about to do a few full discharge and full charge again, thanks for the info.
I'm not getting great battery life yet and have had the phone for over 24 hours since I picked it up yesterday morning. Can't pinpoint wjat could be draining it.
What do you guys think?
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mmorabe said:
I'm not getting great battery life yet and have had the phone for over 24 hours since I picked it up yesterday morning. Can't pinpoint wjat could be draining it.
What do you guys think?
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My guess wouod be your cell signal. Lot of yellow in there. Weaker signal means more battery drain
Good point. At work I'm on wifi but when it's not it is on edge
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All I have to say is wow.
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All I have to say is wow.
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Total screen on time?
offdutyninja808 said:
All I have to say is wow.
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Looks like my battery life on my S3 with the Anker 4400mah battery!
Fairly light usage while I was at work. I always run power saving mode and auto dim.
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Heres my battery
Here's mine.
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Unbelievable. Its DOUBLE what I get on my note 1. This is the first time i can remember in years not changing a battery during a day.
I have had WiFi on most of the time.
I never thought I would see 14 hours.
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The battery life on this is simply amazing. I am still shocked to see how good it is. I tried everything today to run it down. Barely even used WIFI today. Basically all 4G. Screen brightness was about 50% at least all day. Never below as well. Crazy awesome battery
My battery life is insane. Ive used my phone nonstop all day and its still going. I should easily get between 8-9 hours of onscreen time.
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Im Impressed
Pretty impressive!
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Pretty impressive!
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Agreed graveghoul.. I cant kill this thing. This is near tablet like battery life.
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Agreed graveghoul.. I cant kill this thing. This is near tablet like battery life.
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Me too. 6+ hours of screen time. No screenies at this time.
Not surpriesed though. Near tablet size should equal near tablet like battery life.
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Battery life is very good compared to the previous releases. I ran for forty minutes with Bluetooth turned on while listening to tune in radio and using endomondo app. Google now turned on. I lost fifteen percent compared to losing 35% with similar usage. Very satisfied.
What do you think?
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Why would you make a thread linking to a post you made in another thread?
Bit unnecessary. To answer the question it's too early for me to thoroughly test battery life.
Bump
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thats not fantastic at all...
I would wait for at least 2 complete battery cycles to make a thread like this.
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I would wait for at least 2 complete battery cycles to make a thread like this.
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Ditto. My phone ran like a champ on a freshly flashed ROM. Then my phone realized it was born as a Verizon-Nexus mutt and had a psychological breakdown to the point of 1.75 hours of on-screen time the day after.
Twas a sad day
I'm reading my work email over the exchange service account. After upgrde to 4.2 the exchange service process eats my whole battery so I can't tell about any improvement.
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When it comes to battery life (in general, though especially true with this newest release), it's crazy how many divergent opinions you get. Some people claim to get amazing battery life (exactly what quantifies for amazing?) and some people claim the battery life is crap. This is just to remind you that unless you have a good way of measuring battery life, your measurements can be plus/minus hour(s). Someone who just leaves their phone on a black screen with no wi-fi and cell may get 10 hours of screen-on time. Someone who is watching videos with cell/wi-fi might only get 2 hours of screen-on time.
In the future, I can make two recommendations:
Always report a complete cycle (from 100% to close to 0%). This is because the battery does not discharge at a constant rate.
Always report screen on time
Average for GNexus in previous builds was 2-4 hours. I've no idea about the plus/minus, but they tend not to be under 2 and over 4 with moderate usage. I think an average of 3-3.5 hours is what most people are happy to report.
And that is really sad because my old atrix used to get over 8 hours on Wi-Fi with over twelve hours of standby time. I wish they would make this phone but with a smaller screen size. The technology used on this phone is not battery efficient at all.
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This tells us nothing....u don't show ur screen on time and uve been charging off and on..
Battery life in sleep mode is worse for me. I am losing 3% an hour with the screen off, I used to lose only 3% total overnight with the screen off not per hour. I tested this over the last 4 hours only waking the tablet up long enough to check the battery level and it has gone down by 3% each time. Nothing has changed with any apps or setting since I upgraded from 4.1.2 to 4.2. I got concerned when I noticed this morning that my battery was over 15% less then when I went to sleep. Anyone else notice this?
This is very good battery by my standards.
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This is very good battery by my standards.
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Not great by mine....and I have an LTE GNex
This is my battery life stats after using 4.2 for 2 days... Is it good?
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The screen on time is good but not much of an improvement. Also it appears you had WiFi off for most of the time.
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Last shot before my battery dies...
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50% left 23h 11m on baterry. wifi and location on all the time and 10% wasted on need for speed most wanted also. brightnes at 80% aprox. im very pleased with the baterry really maybe becouse the phone is relatively brand new and the battery still very fresh allways charging with care after discharge not on and off the charger all the time
yeah using the 4.2 factory image with trinity a4 and getting great battery life
For SGS3, out of the box, the battery life is ok, not something to write home about. Yet, if you get rid of the bloatware, freeze some applications you don't intend to use on daily basis you can end up with more than 24 hours of battery life for sure.
Check the attachment and let me know how's yours looking like. I'm curious.
Not to mention use a custom kernel, low screen brightness, turn off auto sync and try to get inverted apps.
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I get ~4 hours of screen on time on stock without really messing with anything. Rarely am I below 30% by the end of a typical day, so it works fine for me.
I get pretty good battery using both touch wiz and liquid smooth 4.2.2
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md1008 said:
I get pretty good battery using both touch wiz and liquid smooth 4.2.2
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Can you please define "pretty good battery"? That's a bit fuzzy. Do you have a picture to prove that?
From you what you see in the attachment of my initial post, I do have close to 8 hours on battery and the current level is (was) at 65%. Indeed there was some charging during the day but I don't count that because I was using the GPS location. This being a battery intensive operation, I didn't count it in.
For me its good enough but me thinks I may delete my wp8 launcher. Everyone has their own standard of what's good and bad battery life. For me I am happy of I can make our most of the day on a single charge which I can. Buy a bigger battery or a spare. Check if any applications are causing drain. Check your settings like GPS, Bluetooth, auto sync etc.
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Sorry OP, already one of these threads open. Check it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29341302
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I've got to say, battery life is pretty bad with this phone. I bought it brand new yesterday so not sure if it needs to condition itself or not but I came from a LG G2 which has a 3000mah battery, which is slightly smaller than this but battery life was far better. Granted the screen was slightly smaller but still. Is there any Roms that improve battery life but still relatively stock?
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Have you disabled all the smart scroll and air gesture stuff? Its useless and hogs battery life. Auto brightness and juicedefender and I can rock it for 2 or 3 days straight.
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antoni908 said:
Have you disabled all the smart scroll and air gesture stuff? Its useless and hogs battery life. Auto brightness and juicedefender and I can rock it for 2 or 3 days straight.
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I have NFC, GPS disabled and this.
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C-4Nati said:
I've got to say, battery life is pretty bad with this phone. I bought it brand new yesterday so not sure if it needs to condition itself or not but I came from a LG G2 which has a 3000mah battery, which is slightly smaller than this but battery life was far better. Granted the screen was slightly smaller but still. Is there any Roms that improve battery life but still relatively stock?
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How long is it lasting for you?
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Ya, this sounds bizarre.. I've found this battery to be amazing. How long is it lasting? I've had mine for less than a week and I've used it heavily everyday. I have not even had to worry about charging during the day. 24 hours no problem.
Same here. The first week it was lasting all day but with only 3 hours of screen on time. After some tweaking, I'm currently getting still 20ish hours with 5-6 hours screen on time.
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I just don't get it. A lady I know has the sprint variant and I looked at her settings and she had 15 and a half hours off the charger with 5.5 hours screen on and had gps and all the air features on as she's not tech smart so her phone was like out of the box and her brightness was up. I have a custom ROM with GPS, NFC and all the air gesture **** off with the screen at like 35% brightness and I get no where near that.
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Same here. The first week it was lasting all day but with only 3 hours of screen on time. After some tweaking, I'm currently getting still 20ish hours with 5-6 hours screen on time.
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Also what tweaks did you make? I should rephrase that I get good battery life with the screen off, it lasts all day but screen on time is horrible.
In this pics android os and google play services is destroying battery. The screen time was only like 1 hour and 15 minutes at that time.
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Also what tweaks did you make? I should rephrase that I get good battery life with the screen off, it lasts all day but screen on time is horrible.
In this pics android os and google play services is destroying battery. The screen time was only like 1 hour and 15 minutes at that time.
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I'm still stock Rooted. I'm using Greenify app to kill most apps in the background.
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I'm still stock Rooted. I'm using Greenify app to kill most apps in the background.
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I downloaded that we'll see how it works. Like I said the battery easily last 24 hours with medium to little use but it dies fast while using the screen on, I'm seeing others with everything on like GPS, NFC and al the touchwiz things with their brightness up getting far better on screen time than me with everything off and brightness dimmed
Any suggestions appreciated. Anyone try an extended battery yet ?
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Stock rooted, I was getting about 24 hours per charge with about 6-8 hours of screen time.
I just recently installed Faux123's kernel and enabled the Intelliplug and Intellithermal drivers, now I'm getting about 60 hours per charge.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2500888
trek7000 said:
Stock rooted, I was getting about 24 hours per charge with about 6-8 hours of screen time.
I just recently installed Faux123's kernel and enabled the Intelliplug and Intellithermal drivers, now I'm getting about 60 hours per charge.
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Well my actual battery just must not of been created equal with other phones because after tweaks I'm getting better battery life but only about 5 hours screen time and I have everything turned off with screen on 35% so I don't know :/. I'll check that kernel out.
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Well my actual battery just must not of been created equal with other phones because after tweaks I'm getting better battery life but only about 5 hours screen time and I have everything turned off with screen on 35% so I don't know :/. I'll check that kernel out.
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Doesnt Facebook app drain battery? Unless it's been fixed recently that right there is battery drainer.
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trek7000 said:
Stock rooted, I was getting about 24 hours per charge with about 6-8 hours of screen time.
I just recently installed Faux123's kernel and enabled the Intelliplug and Intellithermal drivers, now I'm getting about 60 hours per charge.
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60hrs!?!? That's awesome, what's your screen time look like? Could you go indepth about your settings and what rom your using to get this number. Thanks!
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Doesnt Facebook app drain battery? Unless it's been fixed recently that right there is battery drainer.
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That percabtage is from me using it though.
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That percabtage is from me using it though.
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Well if that is the case your battery life isn't terrible. 24h with 5h SOT and 24% life isn't bad at all. Its not great but it is far from terrible.
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60hrs!?!? That's awesome, what's your screen time look like? Could you go indepth about your settings and what rom your using to get this number. Thanks!
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I'm just using the stock ROM, rooted with the Kingo Root app. Installed TWRP and then Faux Kernel (hltetmo-faux123-003u)
Be warned, TWRP did trip the Knox counter to 0x1. I had to install Knox Disabler so it would stop complaining.
I was getting about 24 hours per charge, until remembered about the FauxClock app and enabled the Intelliplug driver and Intellithermal manager. About this time, I also installed Advanced Task Killer after going without it for a few years.
Screen brightness is on auto, WiFi and mobile data are both on constantly. I have not had to make many calls though, so I'm not sure how this may affect battery life...
So far, I haven't noticed any decrease in performance. Right now I've been on battery for 30 hours and I have 45% left.
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Well if that is the case your battery life isn't terrible. 24h with 5h SOT and 24% life isn't bad at all. Its not great but it is far from terrible.
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Because of adjustments... Custom ROM and kernel, Screen is at 35%, gps and all location services off, NFC off, all the phones extras like air gestures multi window etc are off, I use greenify to freeze apps and I have most Google syncs off and I'm only able to achieve this. I know a lady who knows nothing about phones and has everything/feature on the phone turned on with full brightness and gets 15.5 off charge with 5.5 screen on time by the time she's at 30%. I don't get it.
Edit- I should note I made this post while stock. Because I heard phenomenal things about this phones battery and was quite disappointed.
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Because of adjustments... Custom ROM and kernel, Screen is at 35%, gps and all location services off, NFC off, all the phones extras like air gestures multi window etc are off, I use greenify to freeze apps and I have most Google syncs off and I'm only able to achieve this. I know a lady who knows nothing about phones and has everything/feature on the phone turned on with full brightness and gets 15.5 off charge with 5.5 screen on time by the time she's at 30%. I don't get it.
Edit- I should note I made this post while stock. Because I heard phenomenal things about this phones battery and was quite disappointed.
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Signal strength and the binning of your CPU could be differentiating factor. Reading into other people's experience too much can lead to disappointment.
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