Which do you think is better in performance and battery life? ICS or JB? The reason I ask is because when I had ICS a year and a half ago, I noticed better battery than JB. So I'm thinking that with KitKat along the way that maybe it'll inherit the same battery drain as JB. What do you think?
This is truly something that varies between devices, users, application use, kernel use etc ---- and usage of said devices in real world scenarios.
"best" is a subjective term and so individualized that there really isn't one definitive answer.
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So I am thinking that JB Roms are still in development and won't have good battery. Is there any good battery roms on ICS?
Also are there any gingerbread roms?
You would be thinking right seeing as jb just came out. Just search and see what people are commenting on, battery wise
DO YOU JELLY?
Can i have a ICS rom and a JB rom running on Boot Manager or do they have to be the same?
I also want to know the answer to this question.
There is no best battery ROM. each ROM behave differently. they will give good battery for some, and bad for others.
what do you reccomend?
It's really less about the ROM, and more about the kernel you use...whether you undervolt or underclock or not, how you set up your apps, and how you use your phone. I'm using mROM at the moment, with Franco's kernel, undervolted. I just swapped kernels today, so I can't speak to the battery life just yet.
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+1 on the kernel being important for battery life.
I chose AOKP for its high customization. Lots of ROMs are as smooth, or even maybe a little smoother than AOKP, but many are just way too bare bones for me. I find AOKP to be the best package for my style, allows for nav bar control, notification control and toggles for phone features in the notication tray and many many more things. Plus, on the market there are many AOKP theme apps like Kiwi Cobalt or Purple Kush that make your phone look saaaa-weeeeeet.
And I always run Trinity kernels on my Nexus for battery life. Not sure why, but they seem to give my phone the best life. I haven't had luck with franco or other kernels in that aspect. But every phone and setup is different.
The combo I am running is the best I have found for a perfect balance between great speed and really good battery life on my phone.
Just remember to do backups. :good: The most important thing I can recommend, especially if new to flashing/custom-ing like myself.
mattwilkinson11 said:
So I am thinking that JB Roms are still in development and won't have good battery. Is there any good battery roms on ICS?
Also are there any gingerbread roms?
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I have NEVER tried this Rom.
But the Redemption Rom is supposed to be fast and have amazing battery life.
The catch is ZERO features. Just Stock. But that is why it's so fast apparently and have amazing battery.
Maybe u get to the Softkeys bar, I dunno.
Jellybean ROMs are smashing ICS in terms of battery life on the Nexus, and I think it may be a result of better RAM management. If you're just not ready to take the plunge on JB (source based ROMs are out now btw), and want a mix of customization, and battery life, CM9 may be the way to go. As for Gingerbread... hmmm... I doubt there are any ROMs available for the Nexus, and it sounds like a harsh, Benjamin Button type thing to do to such a great phone, lol.
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Here's my take on what really effects battery life:
As long as you have a ROM that doesn't malfunction and keep the phone active when it shouldn't be, all ROMs should get around the same battery life. If they don't, it's probably because you don't know about the difference in their settings - one might simply be using a more aggressive CPU governor. Even if you have a ROM that does absolutely nothing as much as possible, you are the cause of battery drain. I've tried all sorts of ROMs, and in the end, I'm the one causing battery drain. Whether it be me being sloppy and accidentally allowing too many background settings for apps, or me using more battery intensive features, I'm the one draining the battery in the end. From my experience, Stock, Liquid ICS, CM9, AOKP, Jelly Bean, Jelly Bean AOSP, any kernel you want to try, the user has the most affect on the battery life. Try adjusting your habits to improve battery life. I'm a heavy, heavy user (Sometimes with unlimited amperage from a 2.1amp charger, my phone still will die while charging.) I'm also in the Army, and when I know I will be in the field without power for extended periods of time, I change how I interact with my phone. Maybe don't overclock, even underclock/undervolt, use a more strict governor, even disable a CPU core, change Android settings to not allow ANY background apps, always turn off 4G and syncing, of course turn off BT and WiFi when not needed. I change from a user who can barely make it through the day to a user that can make it almost two. If you want something to give you better battery life without changing your habits, go buy a bigger battery or a newer phone.
Trinity 307 kernel all the way!!! Add in its conservative governor option and your conserving a lot of battery. Not to mention the kernel runs at a very low temp so your device will last well beyond the end of your 2yr contract plus it comes with a stock color mod thing that makes your gnex look amazing IMO.
I would post this on the actual topic, but it won't let me. Apparently I'm too new.
Anyway, I'm running GedeROM right now, and looking to upgrade to the latest Jelly Bean ROM. Link here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1765288
So what's the battery life like on the JB ROM? It's over clocked to 1.2Ghz which I assume would hurt the battery life a bit. Is it at least as good as the stock?
What kind of battery life for e-reading with the wifi on/off?
The battery life is not as good as the stock or even ICS [in my opinion]. But, the loss in battery life is not significant enough to stop you from migrating to JB.
unfortunately, i can't give you any numbers, but from personal experience ill tell you: go for jb. it is just awesome how they improved the handling/smoothness. i did not expect this to work that well on a "low-end" device like the kindle fire, but it surely does.
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The battery life is not as good as the stock or even ICS [in my opinion]. But, the loss in battery life is not significant enough to stop you from migrating to JB.
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Thats interesting, I never thought about it using more battery life, thanks!
Better than ICS here. Three day standby so far.
Pretty much what the title says.
Preferably, I'd like to stick with Touchwiz because I like it, but if the TW UI bogs it down then I don't mind suggestions for of other ROMs. All I really care about is battery life (and maybe performance when I run heavy games from Gameloft, for example.)
johnafer said:
Pretty much what the title says.
Preferably, I'd like to stick with Touchwiz because I like it, but if the TW UI bogs it down then I don't mind suggestions for of other ROMs. All I really care about is battery life (and maybe performance when I run heavy games from Gameloft, for example.)
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To be able to get accurate results you will just have to try them out to see for yourself. It kind of sucks. But its just a reality. Our devices perform so much differently from each other when it comes to kernels that one might be able to run ktoonsez's kernel but the next guy can't. It a sad thing that all devices are not created equally. Same thing goes for ROMs. Probably not the answer you're looking for. But its just a fact.
It would be nice to have a list of how long batteries last on different rom types for different people. The premise is easy enough, but I would like to mention that I don't want to know, "What ROM is Best". Simply thought it would be nice to know what rom types have better battery life since that is the largest factor in flashing a rom (for me at least).
So, I have flashed multiple roms and have found that AOKP and AOSP have horrible battery lives on GB, but seem to last much longer on ICS and JB.
On the other hand, I see that Sense has great battery lives, but only as far as Sense 1.0.
I would also like to know why it is this way? What is it about GB, ICS, JB, AOSP, AOKP, and Sense that determines battery life.
If everyone that posts would mention what rom TYPE (eg., ICS, AOSP, AOKP, etc.) you are using, your battery life, any tweaks or mods you're using, and if you have an extended battery or not.
Hopefully this brings some clarity as to why our phones act the way they do, and how to improve battery life.
Thanks everyone.
NeedToMod said:
It would be nice to have a list of how long batteries last on different rom types for different people. The premise is easy enough, but I would like to mention that I don't want to know, "What ROM is Best". Simply thought it would be nice to know what rom types have better battery life since that is the largest factor in flashing a rom (for me at least).
So, I have flashed multiple roms and have found that AOKP and AOSP have horrible battery lives on GB, but seem to last much longer on ICS and JB.
On the other hand, I see that Sense has great battery lives, but only as far as Sense 1.0.
I would also like to know why it is this way? What is it about GB, ICS, JB, AOSP, AOKP, and Sense that determines battery life.
If everyone that posts would mention what rom TYPE (eg., ICS, AOSP, AOKP, etc.) you are using, your battery life, any tweaks or mods you're using, and if you have an extended battery or not.
Hopefully this brings some clarity as to why our phones act the way they do, and how to improve battery life.
Thanks everyone.
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Well.. it depends on the phone too ya know. Like guy 1 might have great batt life on gb soap and guy 2 may not.
But personally, I have great batt life with legendary 1.2. I can go about 15-18 hours with light to moderate usage
Heres a thread I started about batt life.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1817328
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Oh, my bad. Wish our posts could be merged. We both had the same basic idea. I just didn't think about the screenshots. Great minds think alike.
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Currently I am on HO!NO!'s Full Throttle V9 (CM9 base) with a slight undervolt, an OC at 1.78Ghz, brightness on lowest, and LTE off. There is not a huge difference in battery life between HSPA+ and EDGE. The idle battery drain is about ~1%/hour which is pretty fair.
I've heard some people say they've gotten very good results on CM10.1 with Wind Kernel and I was was hoping that people could share what their setup is as far as achieving the battery life I've read about in some ROM threads. I feel outdated rocking CM9, when CM10.1 has alot of nice features I'd like to get in on.
imo the rom in my sig, but i haven't tested every one
for battery?
ICS: Liquid Nitro and HO!NO!'s v20f are probably the best, then HO!NO! CM9.
JB: I have no idea! Right now I'm running CM10.1M2+Wind, but it still drains too fast when in use, especially while using data/wifi, but it's getting better with incremental versions. I didn't have much luck with the CM10 variants I tried, but I might go back and try Quattrimus again.
Looks like my suspicions are confirmed so far, that no JB ROM can touch ICS as far as battery life goes. I have no clue why this is, although I know that 4.2.2 is much better than 4.1. However, as big of an improvement as 4.2.2 is over 4.1, it still doesn't come close to ICS battery life.
Technocian said:
Looks like my suspicions are confirmed so far, that no JB ROM can touch ICS as far as battery life goes. I have no clue why this is, although I know that 4.2.2 is much better than 4.1. However, as big of an improvement as 4.2.2 is over 4.1, it still doesn't come close to ICS battery life.
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Screen off I can get 4.2.2 sleeping like a baby.
It's when the screen is on and data is being transferred that it becomes a bit of a hog.
Even so, I can usually get through a day of use without charging.