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So just got my Galaxy Nexus on Verizon and already unlocked running stock 4.0.4 rooted. I got the extended battery (2100) and I am still kind of disappointed in battery life. I mean, even on 3G all day yesterday it lasted maybe 9 hrs. I have turned off a lot of background apps but still hasn't helped much.
Any suggestions on good rom's/kernels for the best battery life without having to sacrifice too much on the performance side?
Figure it out man.
Everyone (literally) is going to say something different here.
I'll vote Immoseon's 2.3.0 stable with stock clocks but dropped the vsels down by 100 personally.
Next guy will vote franco's.
Next guy will say popcorn.
^This man speaks the truth.
The problem with statements like "X kernal is best for all situations" is that it CANNOT be true. Kernal's will give you varying battery life depending on what you use them for. Since only you know what you do with your phone, you'll have to do some trial and error to figure out which one works best for you.
I, for example, browse fb, read some ebooks, and browse the internet randomly, I've found Franco's Kernal works best for me.
Perhaps a heavy gamer may be that to be untrue. Perhaps someone who takes lots of video/photos do not agree. But for my purposes, I am satisfied.
GL!
If the next vote is for popcorn I'll feel like a wizard
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If the next vote is for popcorn I'll feel like a wizard
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I am voting for popcorn so you can be a wizard
Lol yeah, another one of the "best kernel for blah blah" collection...
Adding my agreement to try them out and see. I like imoysen, but that is based on my usage.
One thing I will recommend is fully charge your phone before installing a new kernel, then wipe your dalvick and battery stats after installing. Then let it drain till it dies and fully recharge it in one go. Then evaluate your battery performance. It will give you a more accurate view of how it will perform. giving your phone a few days to settle into a kernel always helps, imo.
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^This man speaks the truth.
The problem with statements like "X kernal is best for all situations" is that it CANNOT be true. Kernal's will give you varying battery life depending on what you use them for. Since only you know what you do with your phone, you'll have to do some trial and error to figure out which one works best for you.
I, for example, browse fb, read some ebooks, and browse the internet randomly, I've found Franco's Kernal works best for me.
Perhaps a heavy gamer may be that to be untrue. Perhaps someone who takes lots of video/photos do not agree. But for my purposes, I am satisfied.
GL!
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Hi. Can you give us some definite figures and how much better battery life you're getting (percentage or hours). I'm a new gnex owner and although I will definitely root my gnex eventually, I'm currently reading through all the threads regarding battery life.
I'm a moderate user myself - using it mostly as an e-reader with the occassional gaming, browsing, call and text. Right now I'm getting the following performance:
15% remaining at 13 hrs
4 to 4.5 hours display time
Like most users, my main concern when I root will be battery life.
Wiping battery stats does not improve battery life.
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Jamesbond kernel , core and iva undervolted, no cpu undervolt, aokp35, 50% brightness.
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Jamesbond kernel , core and iva undervolted, no cpu undervolt, aokp35, 50% brightness.
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Thanks! Just the figures I'm looking for.
Hello,
My main criterion in deciding which of the many custom ROMs to go with is amount of battery life improvement I will have.
I see that the AHRD rom is the most popular, but does it also have the best battery life?
Or will the battery life improvements only occur when the source code is released and the One X runs on an ICS Kernel? I am under the impression that for some strange reason, the One X is running on a gingerbread kernel.
Thanks
This should properbly be in the Q&A section.
But anyway if you want great batterylife you should try Cyanogenmod. Those are the most basic ICS roms. Without any Sense gimmicks to suck the power.
That coupled with the Franco kernel should give you good battery life.
At the moment I'm using insertcoin with bricked kernel. And i have about 30% left at the end of the day. And I'm a fairly heavy user. So I find that to be acceptable.
And sorry if my spelling or grammer sucks, I'm from Denmark, so English is not my first language
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Charmeleon Rom giving me 24 hours battery life with auto brightness on.
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Charmeleon Rom giving me 24 hours battery life with auto brightness on.
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ARHD gives me 57h battery life with autobrightness on The question is how much screen on time you get
And one more question, where are the mods to move that thread to Q/A section
6 hours of on screen time.
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6 hours of on screen time.
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what kernel do u use? Oo
muamers said:
ARHD gives me 57h battery life with autobrightness on The question is how much screen on time you get
And one more question, where are the mods to move that thread to Q/A section
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What kernel are you using?
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What kernel are you using?
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Using stock kernel for now (signature) ... will give a try faux kernel after the next official release.
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what kernel do u use? Oo
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Franco r9
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Virtually everything that is asked on this board is a question. In fact, the majority of people who visit this board come to get a question answered. So the distinction is odd to me. People ask questions within threads that have declarative sentence titles all the time.
So if I had said "AHRD ROM gives insane battery life" then I guess it belongs in the general forum. Then if someone replies that Chameleon does even better as post #2, and I reply, why is it so much better as post #3. Then I have asked a question. My point is that in every thread there are questions, whether it's post #1 or post #3 seems like an arbitrary distinction. The fact that the Q&A section is not growing very quickly suggests confusion, since I still believe that if you analyzed the content of each post, and dare I say the overarching purpose of the board, is to ask questions. Newbies also see that he Q&A section isn't nearly as well frequented, so they post in the general section.
I think that the Q&A forum and the FAQ overlap in purpose. Anyway, just my 2 cents.
Thank you though for the answers to my question. I had expected, given the Anandtech review, that the One X would have comparable battery life to the iphone 4. However, I am finding this to be anything but the case, and I recently installed AHRD (wiped battery stats, etc). When trying to run down the battery (max brightness at 550 nits and surfing over 3g), I'm dead in 2 hours. My 2 yr-old iphone 4,with a peak brightness of about 500 nits, lasts approximately twice as long under identical conditions. I am finding the One X no better than the HTC Amaze, which has notoriously poor battery life. On the positive side, the One X's battery life is not as bad as the original EVO 4G, and the One X's standby battery drain is extremely low. I shudder to think what the battery life would be like if I had a US version which has LTE.
I have not noticed any improvements with any custom ROM thus far, but it's possible that using the screen at 75% brightness is basically such a determining factor that any gains in battery life are imperceptible to me. If someone can confirm that it is possible to drain the battery if you surfed at max brightness for 3 hours continuously and that that's just the state of phones today, then I can accept that. I just want to make sure that my phone is behaving normally and that any battery tweaks, cpu undervolting, wont' make a huge difference.
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Virtually everything that is asked on this board is a question. In fact, the majority of people who visit this board come to get a question answered. So the distinction is odd to me. People ask questions within threads that have declarative sentence titles all the time.
So if I had said "AHRD ROM gives insane battery life" then I guess it belongs in the general forum. Then if someone replies that Chameleon does even better as post #2, and I reply, why is it so much better as post #3. Then I have asked a question. My point is that in every thread there are questions, whether it's post #1 or post #3 seems like an arbitrary distinction. The fact that the Q&A section is not growing very quickly suggests confusion, since I still believe that if you analyzed the content of each post, and dare I say the overarching purpose of the board, is to ask questions. Newbies also see that he Q&A section isn't nearly as well frequented, so they post in the general section.
I think that the Q&A forum and the FAQ overlap in purpose. Anyway, just my 2 cents.
Thank you though for the answers to my question. I had expected, given the Anandtech review, that the One X would have comparable battery life to the iphone 4. However, I am finding this to be anything but the case, and I recently installed AHRD (wiped battery stats, etc). When trying to run down the battery (max brightness at 550 nits and surfing over 3g), I'm dead in 2 hours. My 2 yr-old iphone 4,with a peak brightness of about 500 nits, lasts approximately twice as long under identical conditions. I am finding the One X no better than the HTC Amaze, which has notoriously poor battery life. On the positive side, the One X's battery life is not as bad as the original EVO 4G, and the One X's standby battery drain is extremely low. I shudder to think what the battery life would be like if I had a US version which has LTE.
I have not noticed any improvements with any custom ROM thus far, but it's possible that using the screen at 75% brightness is basically such a determining factor that any gains in battery life are imperceptible to me. If someone can confirm that it is possible to drain the battery if you surfed at max brightness for 3 hours continuously and that that's just the state of phones today, then I can accept that. I just want to make sure that my phone is behaving normally and that any battery tweaks, cpu undervolting, wont' make a huge difference.
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None of the custom ROMs change anything to do with battery consumption. A custom kernel could help, however I have tried them all and none of them make any appreciable difference.
Browsing over 3G seems to kill battery fast, I have never been able to get more than 3 hours screen time, and most of the time it is 2 or 2 and a half hours.
Hi thanks alot for the reply. I was thought that custom ROMs were supposed to improve battery life (one of the major reasons, if not the major reason, to install a custom ROM). In fact, in most of the intros for ROMs, they say something like "excellent battery life".
But you're saying that it is at the kernel level where improvements in battery life are made?
I agree with your conclusions--each custom ROM is about the same regarding battery life, and it is possible to surf and kill the phone in 3 hours of screen time, if I want my max brightness glory and over 3g.
Hi Guys, If you don't mind please post up detailed information about your phone configuration that lead up to your awesome battery life.
Screenshots too please.
Thank you!
This is mine.......
Phone configuration:
Omega 9.1 ROM
Perseus 29.1 Kernel
Mobile data - GSM/WCDMA AUTO
Vibration Haptic Feedback turned off
Brightness Level Auto(lowest)
All Sync Turned off
GPS/Automatic Location off
Notification lights off
Usage: Moderate
Instagram
Facebook
Texting (A lot of WhatsApp)
Gmail
Flipboard
Watching Videos
Occasional Calls
And I know theres another post that has more views that shows people posting up their battery stats.
What i want is details, not just numbers. Would definitely help a lot of users out there with everyones input.
Once again, Thanks!!
Could help if u switch it to gsm only when u don't need to surf net and 3g only when u need the Internet. It drains battery when it keeps switching
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That is pretty nice, but i the first day i got the phone i had like 8,5hours on disolay dunno what was the whole time on battery, notification led on, brightness off (lowest) - this might be the main reason, gps off, always data or wifi on (i need to be connected with the world ) stock 4.1.1
Now i am using auto brightness and i get like 6-7 hours on display, sometimes 8, and everything is the same except that brightness is set to automatic, still i get full day everytime, sometimes even 1,5 day which i hate bcoz charginh in the middle of the day is nasty when you are busy with all the tasks that you get during day. All in all best battery life so far as in device, i just dont get it why somebody wouldnt want this phone with that battery life, if note III will have better life im pretty sure u will survive 2 days with heavy usage
EDIT: sometimes im working with my brother and he has galaxy nexus, we were both playing with the phones during the day and i had 56% left, he had 9% and i had more time on display, he had to charge it 3 times that day, i plugged it when i was going to sleep
I just sold
Y GNex. Hopefully will get Note 2 tomorrow
Battery life on Gnex sucks big time
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Here my battery stat...just fb and msg..
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Here my battery stat...just fb and msg..
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Hi, can you please let us know what rom, kernel and your phone configuration?
My battery life fluctuate around 3 to 4 hours on screen. Saw some of the users have 9 hours. Dont have any idea how to get that actually
There's an entire duplicate of this thread just a few posts away.
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I would love to help you, but help yourself first: ask a better question
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EDIT: Just saw main thread. Posted there.
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There's an entire duplicate of this thread just a few posts away.
I know. But its nothing in detail. It just shows numbers. The reason for my post is for users to contribute their detailed configuration for their phones such as ROMS, Kernels etc, that lead up to their battery life. Its all about the details.
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Kojisan said:
spycedtx said:
There's an entire duplicate of this thread just a few posts away.
I know. But its nothing in detail. It just shows numbers. The reason for my post is for users to contribute their detailed configuration for their phones such as ROMS, Kernels etc, that lead up to their battery life. Its all about the details.
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All of which is useless in the end. My usage habits and app installs will impact battery life differently than yours no matter how "exact" our settings are at an exact moment.
Can we please move beyond this silly notion of some holy grail of configuration? Use your phone! Ignore quadrant scores and whether I get 9hrs and you get 10.5 hrs. Those numbers will never be consistent, nor should they matter. If you're getting 2hrs of battery life, then maybe you have an issue worth solving.
If there were a singular combination that made everything run on platinum and 50000 hrs of screen time, trust me: we would know about it.
I plead to everyone: stop with the quest for "best". It isn't going to happen. Find what's best for you.
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spycedtx said:
Kojisan said:
All of which is useless in the end. My usage habits and app installs will impact battery life differently than yours no matter how "exact" our settings are at an exact moment.
Can we please move beyond this silly notion of some holy grail of configuration? Use your phone! Ignore quadrant scores and whether I get 9hrs and you get 10.5 hrs. Those numbers will never be consistent, nor should they matter. If you're getting 2hrs of battery life, then maybe you have an issue worth solving.
If there were a singular combination that made everything run on platinum and 50000 hrs of screen time, trust me: we would know about it.
I plead to everyone: stop with the quest for "best". It isn't going to happen. Find what's best for you.
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Part of the quest for best is the journey and trials along the way. I think we are gonna carry on.
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omega rom v9. 1 kalgas theme
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note 2 vattery life scottrom clean rom 4.0.5
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Running 4.1.2 clean ROM 4.0.5 with a 1.92ghz mod and custom modem I usually get about 15-30 hours depending on screen on time. I can safely stream google music all day to my Bluetooth about 6 hours and only drain 15-20% turning WiFi and GPS off helps a lot. Also set sync to off. Here is a screen shot after a 10 hour work day
R: Galaxy Note 2 Battery life
Running wanamlite 2.5 (stock deodexed ubdll3), auto brightness, perseus kernel with overclock and undervolt. 6 hours of screen time, 1 hour of calls, 2 days of usage.
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N7100
Stock 4.1.2 XDLL1
Nova Launcher
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Beans 7 perseus kernel with oc/uv
7 hours or so screen time.
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Hello here is my battery status 1d 8h 20% wifi and 80% wifi off and 26% battery left
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Hi guys!
I own Note2 till January but I never had good battery life! I dont know where is a problem. Can I have bad battery? My phone is rooted because on stock rom is my battery life worse.
Now Iam running Hurricane rom, bloatware I removed immediately, I used kernel mod for better battery performance but I cant get more than 3-4hours of screen time. I dont play any games, just browse the internet, mostly I am connected on wifi, sometimes Facebook or Messenger, nothing more. Please help me. Thanks
Can anyone comment on battery life for the new release of jelly bam? I have been getting 50+ hours and over 7 hrs of screen on out of my gorilla gadgets extended battery and I don't want to lose that performance. I would post this in the jellybam thread in the dev section, but I have fewer than ten posts and I can't. Thanks for your input.
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Can anyone comment on battery life for the new release of jelly bam? I have been getting 50+ hours and over 7 hrs of screen on out of my gorilla gadgets extended battery and I don't want to lose that performance. I would post this in the jellybam thread in the dev section, but I have fewer than ten posts and I can't. Thanks for your input.
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Usually, battery life only gets better. Also, not many people have your extended battery so it's gonna be very hard to compare.
I'm currently using 4.0 with stock kernel and i'm getting good battery, life the same as before.
I guess I should have asked how is the battery life as compared to the previous version(s) of the rom.
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I guess I should have asked how is the battery life as compared to the previous version(s) of the rom.
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I've actually found the battery to be a lot worse for me for the time being. I was getting killer battery life but now it's beyond awful. I don't necessarily think it's 4.0's fault, but i have something definitely going rogue and draining and can't seem to pin it on anything in particular. My two biggest drainers according to GSAM are "Android System" and "Kernel (Android OS)", so that's why I don't think it's a particular app or anything. This is since updating to 4.0.
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I've actually found the battery to be a lot worse for me for the time being. I was getting killer battery life but now it's beyond awful. I don't necessarily think it's 4.0's fault, but i have something definitely going rogue and draining and can't seem to pin it on anything in particular. My two biggest drainers according to GSAM are "Android System" and "Kernel (Android OS)", so that's why I don't think it's a particular app or anything. This is since updating to 4.0.
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Thanks for the reply. I'm gonna roll with this version bc I haven't seen anything in the new One that I can't live without and the battery life is kicking.
Just curious
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I run AOSP Rom, SuperNexus, and my battery life is fine. It all depends on how you use your phone, what apps you have, signal strength.
No two phones are alike.
Imo, TW has better battery life. Less bugs, official support =better battery life.
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Battery life depends on the user in the end, I've gotten over 24 hours on both. Greenify and DS Battery Saver will help a lot.
I've always had better battery life on TW than I have AOSP.
I run only aosp roms and get 15 to 18hrs especially after lightening zap kernel I have ds battery saver set to aggressive and Greenify (thanks bilgerryan, hadn't heard of it till I saw you post about it a few weeks back), last few days I have had over 3.5hrs screen on, granted I run my screen as dim as it will go. On stock battery
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Overall, tw roms have been better for me in regards to battery life. That being said, given the time to let things settle and tweak they both can be great. If you want some suggestions a to what has been the best for me, drop me a pm and I'll name names. I don't want to turn this thread into a fanboy fiasco.
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I have to say there is no correct answer. I never got more than 22 hours on a stock rom. One of the AOSP ROMs I flashed netted me 30+ hours. The next flash topped at 9 hours.
I think the battery life on stock ROMs is more consistent. With AOSP you get whatever you get.
Some AOSP roms are really good about battery life. I seriously have two that I like and one gets me about 8-9 hours while the other 14-16 for the same usage. It really, really depends on a lot of factors and I can say for sure, the rom is one of them.