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You can see some things in the BattClock area:
4.0g means "4 giorni", that is four days of battery life since last battery swap
[email protected] means 195 minutes of "CPU time", since last battery swap
143£ means 143 minutes of display time since last battery swap
Alas, I have no easy way to track phonecall time since battery swap, if someone knows a registry keys that does that I'd appreciate (there's none under HKLM\System\Uptime).
Some facts: I own a total of 4 batteries for this device, the one currently inside the phone is the original one that came with it, the other three are chinese clones which stand on their own feet not bad at all.
I run the batteries to at least 10%, never lower than 5%, before swapping them with the next one (I have them numbered) to even the cycles.
In this run I had a normal work routine use: probably total 30 minutes of calls, regular use of calendar, database, phonebook, data transfer and synchs with PC, some pictures, under 1hour of manga reading, today I've been playing around with new ringtones, alarm every morning, phone and radio always on.
Display backlight is set to the minimum necessary to comfortably read the screen, I use Lumos, and I am during almost all the time inside a building.
So even if I pay attention to reduce battery drain the most, I still "use" it all the time.
As a comparison, in continuous video playback I get about 4hrs of Frasier episodes, listening with headphones.
What's the best you've got form this device?
I can sqeeze 3 days, but its down to 3-4% thats with txting internet playing games
how do you get it to show mA ?
as said in first post, I use battclock
@OrionCarl
not bad with that kind of usage I rarely connect to the internet
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as said in first post, I use battclock
@OrionCarl
not bad with that kind of usage I rarely connect to the internet
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yeah, im happy with that!dont understand how people can only last a day!
I have to connect, cant go without my weather updates!
hah!
Well I cannot manage to get rid of sense, because without it there would be no way to have a quicklinks set like CHT's. Otherwise I'd save 60MB worth of ram, and some battery drain as well
Hi,
Ciao,
whit your stock Rom and Radio, how long did your battery?
con la tua Rom originale, quanto durava la batteria?
Thanks
Grazie
You mean the original stock rom? It's been ages that I started using AxLor roms, and the original rom was on when I was still learning to use this phone, so I did a lot more things than I do now and drained more power. As far as I can remember anyway, should have been 2 days. Newer radios improved the battery life notably, 2.12 and especially 2.14
LOL we've got three aliens living on mars
well u shouldn't be using an HD2
My thoughts exactly
Anyway I'm running fine this time as well, with my second battery, the first chinese I bought.
I have 39% battery left, and 2.9days runtime on my back, so it's another 4day-er for me
That fourth option was actually a troll-trap, since achieving more than 4days (on a normal 1230mAh battery that is) is impossible unless leaving the phone in standby is almost all you do... and in that case owning an HD2 is a waste of money
My battery can hold my HD2 on his feets for 4-5 days.
This was a whole different story before!
I got my HD2 from my brother, the reason why he gave it to me was because he hated it because of the worst battery life.
He had to charge it every single day.
When I got it from him, I had the same problem.
I charged it in the night, and in the begin of the evening, I had to charge it again, when I didn't even used it so much!
Later I bricked my HTC HD2 (not with upset ofc) with the HSPL things.
It went for repair, and when I got it back... the battery lives for 4-5 days.
Of course it depends on the use ofcourse, but right now, I update my weather and Twitter every 2-3 hours, and I txt sometimes, and sometimes a call, and I use my camera time to time.
With this use... it can live for like 4 days.
And if I would use it even less, then it would live for 5 days, maybe more...
I don't know what they did with the HD2 at the repair, but I know they did an awesome job!
And no... they didn't gave me other batteries, ccoz they werent sended to repair either.
In my opinion, the low battery life for the other people, is a hardware problem, somewhere in the motherboard maybe? a battery leak.
It's also not a battery problem.
You might as well turn off your phone. I dont see the point in having a smartphone where you use it like a dumbphone. If that's the case, just sell your HD2 and get a Nokia 6230...those could last for weeks.
I get about 50hrs (2days) of heavy usage out of my HD2. That's good enough for me.
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yeah, im happy with that!dont understand how people can only last a day!
I have to connect, cant go without my weather updates!
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we actually use our phones....
lude219 said:
You might as well turn off your phone. I dont see the point in having a smartphone where you use it like a dumbphone. If that's the case, just sell your HD2 and get a Nokia 6230...those could last for weeks.
I get about 50hrs (2days) of heavy usage out of my HD2. That's good enough for me.
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yeah, I don't buy that either. With heavy usage you are not going to get 2 days. Just my screen being on (50% brightness) watching tv shows I can get about 4 hours. Considering that is about 300mah, that sounds right. That is heavy usage, screen on, video playing, or internet or game playing. Unless you put your screen at 20% brightness, which once again, begs the question, what is the point of having a smartphone if you turn it so far down you can barely see the screen?
I have a charger in the car, 2 chargers stashed at work, several at home. I have yet to buy a second battery like I did with my tp2, but if I ever decided I needed more juice, that would be the plan.
For those whose battery life is over 24hrs, I'd be interesting in seeing their usage stats. For example, battclock will provide times for how long the screen is on and how long the phone is idle for.
Those numbers would be useful to go along with the battery life to accurately show just how much the phone is used.
I agree as in buying the HD2 means you plan to give some sense (pardon the pun, it's not intended ) to all its power, and not using it just as you would do with a low end Nokia.
Anyway that doesn't mean you plan to use all that power constantly. I do watch TV shows on my phone, that's when I'm on the public means, and 4hrs is the best I can get. I also do read manga, and the big screen helps. Yet even if I'm not stressing the snapdragon, I find useful the good camera, the GPS, the big screen, the possibility to check my mail without needing a PC, even if I don't do all those things everyday.
On a side note, before the HD2, I was using a dualsim phone (which did just the phone), a coolpix camera, and an ipaq. With all these things inside the same device now, I get to 4 days, while I couldn't get 4 days out of my dualsim alone before.
In reply to @joshoon, I think that they just upgraded the radio firmware..., for me chaging radios has gone a long way battery-wise in the past
ephestione said:
I agree as in buying the HD2 means you plan to give some sense (pardon the pun, it's not intended ) to all its power, and not using it just as you would do with a low end Nokia.
Anyway that doesn't mean you plan to use all that power constantly. I do watch TV shows on my phone, that's when I'm on the public means, and 4hrs is the best I can get. I also do read manga, and the big screen helps. Yet even if I'm not stressing the snapdragon, I find useful the good camera, the GPS, the big screen, the possibility to check my mail without needing a PC, even if I don't do all those things everyday.
On a side note, before the HD2, I was using a dualsim phone (which did just the phone), a coolpix camera, and an ipaq. With all these things inside the same device now, I get to 4 days, while I couldn't get 4 days out of my dualsim alone before.
In reply to @joshoon, I think that they just upgraded the radio firmware..., for me chaging radios has gone a long way battery-wise in the past
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I putten the same radio on it again.
And few days ago I updated my ROM with the new ROM upgrade from HTC, so the radio either.
And still got awesome battery life.
And if someone wants to see numbers... sure, just explain me what program I need and what to do exacly, and I show u guys.
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I putten the same radio on it again.
And few days ago I updated my ROM with the new ROM upgrade from HTC, so the radio either.
And still got awesome battery life.
And if someone wants to see numbers... sure, just explain me what program I need and what to do exacly, and I show u guys.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=612083
add the timers from the registry keys HKLM\system\uptime, they are the ones ending in Session (clock, cpu and screen), value in seconds, set a divider to get the value in minutes/hours/days
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=612083
add the timers from the registry keys HKLM\system\uptime, they are the ones ending in Session (clock, cpu and screen), value in seconds, set a divider to get the value in minutes/hours/days
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Heyz,
My battery is now on %12 after a few days (only had it one time on USB to put some music on it for 5-10 min).
I usually charge my HD2 when it's 10%, but on 10% it can live for one more day either.
Clock: 126717 (probably 12m, 65h, 61d?
CPU: 1999 (probably 19m, 9h, 9d?)
Screen is not there btw.
I used my phone pretty often last days.
But it wasnt 61 days?
that's in seconds, silly
Divide by 60 for minutes, by 3600 for hours, and by 86400 for days, which mean you had almost 1.5 days.
"Clock" is time since last reboot
"ClockSession" is since last battery change... so if you never swap batteries like I do but just charge it, you should avoid rebooting the device before charging, or there is no way to accurately measure battery life.
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that's in seconds, silly :d
divide by 60 for minutes, by 3600 for hours, and by 86400 for days, which mean you had almost 1.5 days.
"clock" is time since last reboot
"clocksession" is since last battery change... So if you never swap batteries like i do but just charge it, you should avoid rebooting the device before charging, or there is no way to accurately measure battery life.
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Im charging my hd2 right now, so how can I show you guys about my battery life now?
Related
Because...
I want to drop them and sell my Evo.
I can't deal with the battery life on this phone anymore, no matter which ROM I use, and how much I tweak SetCPU and/or JuiceDefender...
It's a great phone, but I am going to settle for a little less but allow my phone to last more than 1.5 days (at best, with minimal usage)
If somebody could let me know I would appreciate it dearly..thank you
Mike
I have no idea when they will change their TOS again but I'll gladly give you $100 for your evo..
Who could possibly know if/when Sprint would change their TOS?
Battery life is great on the Evo. I charge my phone every 35 hours or so.
Battery life isn't great on the Evo, don't be that guy.
But, any modern smartphone isn't going to last 1.5 days with heavy usage, except maybe a blackberry.
If your only complaint is battery life, sell your evo and buy a bold or something.
Battery life is the same across all smart phones, not sprint and their last change was earlier this year, you won't c one anytime soon. Get a bb
Sent from my Evo beeesshh
Ha, I'm gonna get that Nokia N8.
http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=2725
And I didn't expect to get flamed in this thread, so quit acting tough on the internet
Bielinsk said:
Who could possibly know if/when Sprint would change their TOS?
Battery life is great on the Evo. I charge my phone every 35 hours or so.
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35 hours??
You do know your EVO has internet capabilities.. right? (you must not be using them if you're getting 35 hours! )
But yeah, I use the crap out of my phone and I average 20 - 24 hours..
I have never heard someone complain about a smart phone only lasting a day and a half. You seriously can't charge while you sleep?
I mean get any phone you want, I could care less, but man, you are strange.
nebenezer said:
35 hours??
You do know your EVO has internet capabilities.. right? (you must not be using them if you're getting 35 hours! )
But yeah, I use the crap out of my phone and I average 20 - 24 hours..
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What Rom are you using?
mikeDCMDVA said:
Ha, I'm gonna get that Nokia N8.
http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=2725
And I didn't expect to get flamed in this thread, so quit acting tough on the internet
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Who's flaming you? Looks like everyone is being pretty civilized so far.. man if you think this is flaming you should look up the "WTF WIFI?!?!" thread, or the "is CM6 overrated?" thread, although I think the second one got deleted already.
tomp517 said:
What Rom are you using?
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CM6 Final with the kernel that comes with it.
nebenezer said:
CM6 Final with the kernel that comes with it.
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It's not final, it's 'stable'
There would be a very disappointed community if CM became 'final'
Fresh 3.2.0 with the standard kernel.
This was with some general facebook, browsing, texting, talking etc. I would say moderate to heavy use. 7 hours of use out of a single charge is pretty damn stellar I would say.
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It's not final, it's 'stable'
There would be a very disappointed community if CM became 'final'
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Actually, it is final..
It's CM6.0.0 final. The next release will be (presumably) 6.0.1
Bielinsk said:
Fresh 3.2.0 with the standard kernel.
This was with some general facebook, browsing, texting, talking etc. I would say moderate to heavy use. 7 hours of use out of a single charge is pretty damn stellar I would say.
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ok, that's impressive.. 29 on, 7 awake.. nice
I'm still curious if you realize your phone connects to the internet though.. (and I hope you have a sense of humor)
I'm not aware of any modern smart phone with a fast processor, touch screen, multiple wireless radios, etc. that can last through a day of heavy use. Not iPhone, Evo, Galaxy, etc. Like any mobile device, you learn to manage power. When I am out and about on my laptop and not using wifi, I turn it off. I lower the screen brightness, etc. When I need to use it, I turn it on. Leaving everything and anything turned on is like leaving all the lights on in your house while staying in a single room at a time--wasteful of power.
I keep a charger by my bedside and one at my desk. I charge my phone overnight and with regular use (checking emails and texts as they come in, maybe some light web browsing on the can, etc) I am usually around 40-50% when I get home after work. If I am using it a lot or end up someplace with poor reception like a basement or a control room that is surrounded by ducts and wiring, I will either turn off data or use the charger at my desk to top off at some point during the day.
I have yet to have any problems with this since it's a workflow that evolved from my personal uses and needs. Yours may be different. Maybe you drive a lot and use GPS or music streaming. If so, get a car charger. If you are away from all outlets and not in a car for large parts of the day, maybe grab a spare battery off ebay. At least you have the option. Some smart phones don't even let you swap the battery in emergencies if you want to. I've found Evo pretty much on par with other phones with similar hardware. Just turn off radios not in use and keep chargers or MicroUSB cables in convenient places like nightstand, desk, car.
7 hours out of a single charge sucks, my iphone 3G got 1-2 days on average with heavy usage, but I didn't want to be an Apple fanboy anymore, so I went HTC, and HTC batteries SUCKKKKKK
Anyways, I hope Sprint changes terms soon so I can PEACE OUT
neodorian said:
I'm not aware of any modern smart phone with a fast processor, touch screen, multiple wireless radios, etc. that can last through a day of heavy use. Not iPhone, Evo, Galaxy, etc. Like any mobile device, you learn to manage power. When I am out and about on my laptop and not using wifi, I turn it off. I lower the screen brightness, etc. When I need to use it, I turn it on. Leaving everything and anything turned on is like leaving all the lights on in your house while staying in a single room at a time--wasteful of power.
I keep a charger by my bedside and one at my desk. I charge my phone overnight and with regular use (checking emails and texts as they come in, maybe some light web browsing on the can, etc) I am usually around 40-50% when I get home after work. If I am using it a lot or end up someplace with poor reception like a basement or a control room that is surrounded by ducts and wiring, I will either turn off data or use the charger at my desk to top off at some point during the day.
I have yet to have any problems with this since it's a workflow that evolved from my personal uses and needs. Yours may be different. Maybe you drive a lot and use GPS or music streaming. If so, get a car charger. If you are away from all outlets and not in a car for large parts of the day, maybe grab a spare battery off ebay. At least you have the option. Some smart phones don't even let you swap the battery in emergencies if you want to. I've found Evo pretty much on par with other phones with similar hardware. Just turn off radios not in use and keep chargers or MicroUSB cables in convenient places like nightstand, desk, car.
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Thanks for the most positive response here
The extra battery is something I have not yet done, but I do have my charger with me and one in the car....just feels like it stinks having a phone that has died much faster than any of the rest
mikeDCMDVA said:
Anyways, I hope Sprint changes terms soon so I can PEACE OUT
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Yeah, me too..
mikeDCMDVA said:
Ha, I'm gonna get that Nokia N8.
http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=2725
And I didn't expect to get flamed in this thread, so quit acting tough on the internet
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That's a huge leap in between
"Talk: 5.8 hours max. (348 minutes)
Standby: 408 hours max. (17 days)
1200 mAh "
DirtyShroomz said:
That's a huge leap in between
"Talk: 5.8 hours max. (348 minutes)
Standby: 408 hours max. (17 days)
1200 mAh "
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I still got love for Nokia, never did me wrong..
I am sick of poor performance of my EVO's battery. I am not able to use the phones full capability for sake of battery exhaustion fear. My Evo last for 6-7 hour a day for very light(almost no) use.
I juice up 6-7 Hours by:
1) Disabled background data in setting
2) Use Juice Defender
3) Uninstalled useless app from Sprint via Titanium Backup (this proves I am rooted)
4) Refrain my self to use phone for long voice call (less than 30 minutes a day)
5) Refrain my self to use applications. (Forget about Data hoggers like Netflix and other I use skyfire or Dolphin browser to read newspapers.)
6) Scheduled my Emails to sync once a day
The points 4,5 and 6 really pisses me off. If I can use my phone as a phone at the end of the day then what is the purpose of having a cell phone??
Anyways I am not using my EVO and Sprint's 4G to full potential in fear of battery. iPhone will mostly not offer me most of the things so I will be saving most of the battery at-least for a day and be able to talk more.(What most of the iphone users are claiming with coming of iOS5)
Switching to iPhone the biggest thing I have to lose is flash. I was thinking 4G network but again I am not using 4G most of the time in fear of saving battery.
In a phone these 3 features will fulfill my appetite:
1) Able to make calls
2) Use web browser
3) Use Navigation
It would be great to know what ROM and kernel you are using.
Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=712990
Let's keep in mind, the Evo's core is old and big.
It is an early 2009 core, in fact.
The newer cores, say in the Evo 3D, are half the size and much more efficient on the power consumption.
sounds like your phone isn't sleeping. what rom/kernel you running?
get spare parts app and see what's causing your wake lock
I used to have an iphone and never really got a good battery life out of it either, maybe a full 8hrs with normal usuage. Have u ever considered an extended battery? 2700mah's are relatively cheap on the internet. I have one and with heavy usage I can barely get it to drop below 50% on most days
lol with your "light" usage i could easily make it through two days. Something must be wrong.
I make it a whole day with sync on, background data on, push email, no juice defender, reading xda for a while, bunch of texts, and a little bit of calls.
+1 on using spare parts to find out what.
Using nav will eat your battery... no doubt about that. I will on the Iphone as well though.
I am completely stock right now and don't have my Trident Electra shipped in yet, so stock battery. I leave background data on, sync mail and other apps hourly, use Pandora and Dolphin HD regularly, Google Maps as needed, don't talk a lot but text and GMail constantly, and I have no problem getting through 10 to 12 hours without charging. Not as good as my old BlackBerry, but not horrible considering the huge screen and multiple uses. And being uprooted right now, all I use are Startup Manager and Advanced Task Killer with low security and crazy autokill on. Your screen must be awake constantly for some reason, I would look in to that.
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yashmathur08 said:
I am sick of poor performance of my EVO's battery. I am not able to use the phones full capability for sake of battery exhaustion fear. My Evo last for 6-7 hour a day for very light(almost no) use.
I juice up 6-7 Hours by:
1) Disabled background data in setting
2) Use Juice Defender
3) Uninstalled useless app from Sprint via Titanium Backup (this proves I am rooted)
4) Refrain my self to use phone for long voice call (less than 30 minutes a day)
5) Refrain my self to use applications. (Forget about Data hoggers like Netflix and other I use skyfire or Dolphin browser to read newspapers.)
6) Scheduled my Emails to sync once a day
The points 4,5 and 6 really pisses me off. If I can use my phone as a phone at the end of the day then what is the purpose of having a cell phone??
Anyways I am not using my EVO and Sprint's 4G to full potential in fear of battery. iPhone will mostly not offer me most of the things so I will be saving most of the battery at-least for a day and be able to talk more.(What most of the iphone users are claiming with coming of iOS5)
Switching to iPhone the biggest thing I have to lose is flash. I was thinking 4G network but again I am not using 4G most of the time in fear of saving battery.
In a phone these 3 features will fulfill my appetite:
1) Able to make calls
2) Use web browser
3) Use Navigation
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With your light use I can get almost 2 full days. You need to give us more info on your setup. Switching to the iPhone would be a downgrade.
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aimbdd said:
lol with your "light" usage i could easily make it through two days. Something must be wrong.
+1 on using spare parts to find out what.
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Agreed, my phone (and battery) are over a year old and I would still get over a day of use with your usage. If you are considering going iPhone for battery alone but prefer Android OS, I would say no as there are other options to try first. However, if there are other reasons you want to go iPhone such as you prefer iOS or some other factor, then yes, you should switch.
OP, definitely post up what ROM/kernel you are running. I have a mod for AOSP kernels that helps battery life even more, so I'd be happy to get you a good setup
For me personally, an external battery charger fixed all my battery problems. Before I got mine, I swear I would unplug my Evo and by the time I hit my door it was showing 95%. As soon as I got the external, even on a completely stock Evo I got almost an hour of light use before it dropped at all. Since the gingerbread update though, battery use is simply amazing. I can work a 9 hour day and with light use I go home with 65-70% battery left.
dkarmann said:
For me personally, an external battery charger fixed all my battery problems. Before I got mine, I swear I would unplug my Evo and by the time I hit my door it was showing 95%. As soon as I got the external, even on a completely stock Evo I got almost an hour of light use before it dropped at all. Since the gingerbread update though, battery use is simply amazing. I can work a 9 hour day and with light use I go home with 65-70% battery left.
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I agree. I charge my battery in an external charger, that takes it to 100%.
Phone has been off charger for 10 hours now, with texting, surfing, few phone calls, and some games and I am at 71%
Even if I didn't use an external charger, worst case now I would be at 61%.
Something is wrong with your phone, or you have ****ty service where you are.
No way... that would be a reason to switch from an iPhone.
My iPhone friends are always cording up to recharge. I just reach into my fifth pocket to take out my spare battery, pop back cover and depleted battery out, replace with the fresh and power up. I never have to ever hover around a corded phone afraid to miss a call.
Don't understand how people would purchase a portable electronic device that you can't change the battery. To me that is unacceptable. I was able to do that in the sixties, why can't I do that now.
That is why these battery threads, at least to me, are superfluous.
Of course, YMMV. You all carry on about the battery work a rounds. Just letting you know there might be another way.
liverstealerJobs said:
Don't understand how people would purchase a portable electronic device that you can't change the battery. To me that is unacceptable. I was able to do that in the sixties, why can't I do that now.
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Honestly the reasoning, knowing Apple, is likely because they can control what battery you use, if you cannot remove it.
Preventing aftermarket batteries.
Stupid? Yeah.
Typical Apple? Yeah.
I wouldn't doubt I'm right.
1. Try a different kernel and/or ROM
2. Get an extended battery if you feel you need it. ( iPhone your stuck with the stock battery no matter what)
Problem solved.
Would Foghorn' Leghorn make a really bad narrator?
On topic: The iPhones battery starts to lose charge after about 7-8 months and its $75 to have it replaced. Battery life is definitely better but at least with HTC you can replace your own batteries; for a very small fee might I add.
Someone has a new avi lol.
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No apple dude, the top one is sick.
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NewZJ said:
foghorn would make a great narrator
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yashmathur08 said:
I am sick of poor performance of my EVO's battery. I am not able to use the phones full capability for sake of battery exhaustion fear. My Evo last for 6-7 hour a day for very light(almost no) use.
I juice up 6-7 Hours by:
1) Disabled background data in setting
2) Use Juice Defender
3) Uninstalled useless app from Sprint via Titanium Backup (this proves I am rooted)
4) Refrain my self to use phone for long voice call (less than 30 minutes a day)
5) Refrain my self to use applications. (Forget about Data hoggers like Netflix and other I use skyfire or Dolphin browser to read newspapers.)
6) Scheduled my Emails to sync once a day
The points 4,5 and 6 really pisses me off. If I can use my phone as a phone at the end of the day then what is the purpose of having a cell phone??
Anyways I am not using my EVO and Sprint's 4G to full potential in fear of battery. iPhone will mostly not offer me most of the things so I will be saving most of the battery at-least for a day and be able to talk more.(What most of the iphone users are claiming with coming of iOS5)
Switching to iPhone the biggest thing I have to lose is flash. I was thinking 4G network but again I am not using 4G most of the time in fear of saving battery.
In a phone these 3 features will fulfill my appetite:
1) Able to make calls
2) Use web browser
3) Use Navigation
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THATS EXACTLY HOW I FEEL. I gave in to buying the extended battery from best buy for 70 bucks. And finally my battery lasts all day. I'm running decks x I think with tiamat 4.0.4 and viperboys mod and I used to not make a day without the extended battery. When u buy a phone it should last a day without extra money spent... so I'm either waiting for iPhone to come to sprint, nexus 3 if it has good battery life, or the photon 4g. Maybe even the sgs2. Engadget also reviewed the evo 3d, and said the battery might be worst than the evo 4g.
So i'll cut to the chase, Battery has been ok with stock rom, after freezing the **** out of some apps, BUT, with VillainRom the phone is working perfect + battery life is amazing.
What is amazing?
53 Hours and 30 minutes since full charge.
I did charge it in the car for very short periods while using GPS and screen on full brightness.
How was the phone configured?
- Wifi/3G Data on at all times
- Push GMAIL and What'sapp
- Screen Brightness on full and the "Adjust screen power" option ticket off.
- Lookout installed and running in background.
- Bluetooth always on, not always connected though.
- 3 Hours of display usage
- 1.5 Hours of calls
- Some gaming, browsing etc.
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Thats really good but i couldn't get anywhere near that, not even without using the phone. I average no more than 10 hours.
Well done mate i wish i could manage it myself.
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Screen Brightness on full and the "Adjust screen power" option ticket off.
- Lookout installed and running in background.
- Bluetooth always on, not always connected though.
- 3 Hours of display usage
- 1.5 Hours of calls
- Some gaming, browsing etc.
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Screen brightness full???no way..in ur dreams boy..
only 3 hours you used ur phone out of 53??well that says it..in sleep all the time..
and the "ups" in ur screenshot show charging..
anyways let it sleep in peace..
I'm addicted to gaming on this thing, unfortunately that chews through the battery
so many "charging" peaks lol
isnt that the guy who posted the same thing 1 day ago ? XD
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so many "charging" peaks lol
isnt that the guy who posted the same thing 1 day ago ? XD
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This one?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1142540
Anyway still don't understand what's good about this battery stats ...
@sumeshd,
You know, I don't get money from Samsung or anyone else for posting this? Why would I lie? Anyway, believe what you what, I really don't care that much.
I'll just say again, brightness is @ FULL.
3 Hours, is not ONLY, that's my usage, and you don't have to like it or not.
@bilboa1,
If I wanted, I can charge the phone almost 24/7 I got a charger my car, at home, at work, and even a portable solar one.
The charging peaks you see are mainly USB file transfers for a few minutes, and the long ones are around 30 minutes while driving with GPS + Screen at full brightness.
So the consumption on those moments is rather high, which means the battery isn't charging all that much.
@Mittaa,
You take a 4.3" Smartphone that does everything, and get 53 hours out of it, it's not enough??
if the little charging peaks were not there i'd still get around 46 hours from the phone, is that not enough???
Anyway the information I posted was to help people who are trying to choose a ROM, chose this one, or other people who are having battery problems have a reference.
eitama dont bother posting let this thread die please .
Two reasons one you will find certain users insist you have poor gps yellow screen bad battery life etc . Not worth bothering with if you are happy with your phone .
Reason two is a bit selfish as posting VR great battery life means we are going to get hundreds of numptys posting in VR rom thread who wont read and cannot follow instructions .
jje
JJEgan said:
eitama dont bother posting let this thread die please .
Two reasons one you will find certain users insist you have poor gps yellow screen bad battery life etc . Not worth bothering with if you are happy with your phone .
Reason two is a bit selfish as posting VR great battery life means we are going to get hundreds of numptys posting in VR rom thread who wont read and cannot follow instructions .
jje
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I hear ya buddy, but if iv'e helped even 5 people choose Villain and get good results, then I've done my job
I'm tempted to swap over
Having a superb battery life with VR 1.4...just over 10 hours with more than 6 hours screen on time..in a crappy signal area..this is a 100% increase compared to my desire HD with same pattern of usage..
Brightness in auto/ gps when needed/ bluetooth when needed/ wifi when needed/ auto sync & bckgnd sync enable..
Heavy use includes
Whatsapp
Instant messaging
Ebook reading
Music
Browsing
Gmail push email
And some phone calls texting etc etc..
Seriously im loving this phone
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iznee said:
Having a superb battery life with VR 1.4...just over 10 hours with more than 6 hours screen on time..in a crappy signal area..this is a 100% increase compared to my desire HD with same pattern of usage..
Brightness in auto/ gps when needed/ bluetooth when needed/ wifi when needed/ auto sync & bckgnd sync enable..
Heavy use includes
Whatsapp
Instant messaging
Ebook reading
Music
Browsing
Gmail push email
And some phone calls texting etc etc..
Seriously im loving this phone
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Nice to hear that your happy with your phone ... i'm happy too
I also understand that this is way better than your old desire HD (same for me moving from my old HTC Touch HD)
But I can't understand what this have to do with "whatever Vanilla Rom" ...
Lots of people can get this kind of battery live using stock unmodified, non rooted SGS2!
It could be very usefull if someone made a exact compare between two SGS2 running different ROMs.
First same configuration (screen brightness, auto update, widgets etc) then full charge.
Then 15 min GPS (same route), 15 min browsing WIFI (same websites), 15 min gaming (same game), 15 min talking (same person (sorry bad joke)).
Al together 1 hour of heavy identical usage.
Finally screenshots of battery stats and post here on XDA so we all can clap our hands for the best bettery saving ROM of the week
Well I tried to drain the battery on vr playing games etc to calibrate, and struggled, like noonski did.
I could drain stock rom with ease, but can't do it nearly as easily on vr.
The general consensus from reliable members like nobnut and jje seems to concur with it being better
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well as I said I have tried all the roms..
I have tried vr4..for many days..it gave me 9+ hrs..
good u r supporting vr but not good that u r filling threads with "anything"
this is my battery with batista70 rom..and I m happiest with it..
PS: note the screen wake time bfor commenting..(its awake most of the time bcoz my heavy txting and use)..
and I am on 3g/h network with data active all the time..
this is the best I could get till now(with my usage)
no hard feelings..
People seem to be getting time between charges that vary wildly, but for me the biggest indication of battery life is obviously 'display on' time, and this seems to be roughly the same for the vast majority. Best I've seen so far is 4 hours, and that was mainly 3G/HSPDA browsing. My most recent however was slightly over 2 hours with VR 1.4, and again that was mainly browsing with data.
So while a screenie showing over 2 days may look impressive, it's how much actual use the user got that's important. The post above that showed over 6 hours was certainly impressive, but how much 3G browsing was done? How many 3D games played? GPS? etc etc
<shamed> - sorry for long post!!!
@ OP - you had a few minutes under 3hrs of charging. That is in excess of a full charge of the battery! And a total screen of a a few hours.. Nothing impressive at all. Saying you had on GPS and screen on full brightness negates the charging is just silly. It is usage, and usage is what we're interested in.
@ mittaa + Zedwings: Completely agree with both. Even display on (IMO the most accurate comparison) is a long way from the full truth for comparison in testing and a very fixed test environment would be needed to test a pattern of usage. I started to think about this like mitaa suggests (and when you do, you realise it is virtually impossible to co-ordinate without resetting back to factory) and there are still variables.
And anyway, it's kind of irrelevant at that point. You wouldn't consider doing it unless you're battery life is not meeting your hopes or needs. but your usage is your usage and you'll be happy or not.
Unless you are prepared to compromise on screen time, game playing, widgets, sync settings, live wallpaper etc, then what does it matter? You must find the balance between battery life and customisation that YOU can live with.
Personally, I do this by running my phone in 'full fat' mode. All radios on (this inc. GPS), synch on full, screen set to about 75% (no auto), the widgets I want, high spec live wallpaper (like Galaxies!) that make my £500 phone look like a £500 phone. I settle into my daily usage pattern, charging whenever I need to charge. This is why I bought my phone, not to immediately turn everything off and play the 'longest, littlest' game!
After about two weeks and this has settled into a fairly regular pattern, I start to switch off the things that mean least to me, one by one, day by day until after a numbers of days I find the balance that I can live with.
Personally I start with turning into perm 2G mode as I have wi-fi almost everywhere I go and I live in an area where 2G and 3G is on the cusp. This is extremely draining to batteries (I deal with none phone GSM equipment every day where battery life is key) and I know signal stregnth on the band you're using, constantly cylcing between band (and the variance in antenna power) is the single biggest thing to affect battery life asside from screen. It may not reflect this in stats, but trust me on this... If I lived and worked in a strong signal area, it would drop a few places down the list, extra call quality is nice as well as data.
For those of you living and working in London for example, but mostly out and away from Wi-fi, then consider leaving 3G on, and turning Wi-fi off.
Wi-fi scanning for networks constantly is another big drain.I have noticed this about Android, it allows you background apps to work leaner than the iPhone in power consumption when you have lots of widgets and synch etc. However the iPhone actually uses GSM to perform background tasks when the phone is off (shutting down wi-fi radio which reconnects as soon as you unlock the screen). This means that if you're out and away from a friendly hotspot all day, battery is less affected than an android.
Anyway, sorry for the long post, but hope you all have luck in finding your 'sweet spot' in usage / customisation.
Peter
ZedWings said:
People seem to be getting time between charges that vary wildly, but for me the biggest indication of battery life is obviously 'display on' time, and this seems to be roughly the same for the vast majority. Best I've seen so far is 4 hours, and that was mainly 3G/HSPDA browsing. My most recent however was slightly over 2 hours with VR 1.4, and again that was mainly browsing with data.
So while a screenie showing over 2 days may look impressive, it's how much actual use the user got that's important. The post above that showed over 6 hours was certainly impressive, but how much 3G browsing was done? How many 3D games played? GPS? etc etc
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the 3g data was on all the time and I browsed xda or dolphin or market etc..overall aprox 3 hrs of browsing out of 15..and more than 4 hrs screen was on..in auto brightness..(I wont fool any1 saying full brightness )wifi tether was done for 20 mins or so..and 2 hrs of phone calls and msging like crazzzzyyyy..hence 15+hrs battery..and I m v happy..thnx to snakes for batista70 rom
sumeshd said:
the 3g data was on all the time and I browsed xda or dolphin or market etc..overall aprox 3 hrs of browsing out of 15..and more than 4 hrs screen was on..in auto brightness..(I wont fool any1 saying full brightness )wifi tether was done for 20 mins or so..and 2 hrs of phone calls and msging like crazzzzyyyy..hence 15+hrs battery..and I m v happy..thnx to snakes for batista70 rom
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Well, that's good. Recently I got a total of 16 hours including 57minutes screen on time.
3h screen time on is nothing, on 2-3 days it's called very light usage.
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I got 56 minutes screen on time from my last full charge. Using VR 1.4.
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I've had my S3 for a week now, and it is amazing and awesome, exceeding all my expectations. I keep all my settings maxed, because when I show it off to people, I want them to see the amazing colors at full brightness.
But the battery doesn't last more than a day, just like any phone.
So if you are a power user like me, plan on spending another $25 and order a battery now, you will need it.
I predict a temporary shortage, like there is with NFC tags now.
Does it last a whole day when power using though???
That is all I want is a phone that can make it 16-20 hours with whatever usage I throw at it!
If I heavy use my DroidX I will not make it until the end of day...even if I just end up on the phone for over an hour that day...and I am FAR from a power user!
I have no issues charging it every night...but I do have issues having to charge a phone twice a day.
Nope, this phone has battery issues, big time.
Came from the SGS2X same as tmo's SGS2 Hercules, this SGS3 has serious issues, my carrier gave me a new battery yesterday to try and resolve the issue.
Case in point, yesterday before I swapped the battery, was charged to 100%, got an incoming call, was on the phone for 15 seconds, put the phone down, no apps in use, memory clear. 30 minutes later, I left home, phone in pocket, after 10 minutes, unlocked phone, was at 93%, I went to the store to get a new battery, something isn't right.
Did a full wipe on the phone after I got the new battery, going to test the next 3 days, my carrier said if it's not resolved in 3 days they'll give me a new phone.
As a side note, my roommate has the SGS3, we picked them up from the same carrier on the same day, his does not have this issue at all, both phones configured the same.
stumanroo said:
Does it last a whole day when power using though???
That is all I want is a phone that can make it 16-20 hours with whatever usage I throw at it!
If I heavy use my DroidX I will not make it until the end of day...even if I just end up on the phone for over an hour that day...and I am FAR from a power user!
I have no issues charging it every night...but I do have issues having to charge a phone twice a day.
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Not for anything but I've yet to see any modern smartphone last for 20 hours of heavy usage without needing to be charged. Even my iphone 3GS which had very good battery life wouldn't last that long.
nitra said:
Nope, this phone has battery issues, big time.
Came from the SGS2X same as tmo's SGS2 Hercules, this SGS3 has serious issues, my carrier gave me a new battery yesterday to try and resolve the issue.
Case in point, yesterday before I swapped the battery, was charged to 100%, got an incoming call, was on the phone for 15 seconds, put the phone down, no apps in use, memory clear. 30 minutes later, I left home, phone in pocket, after 10 minutes, unlocked phone, was at 93%, I went to the store to get a new battery, something isn't right.
Did a full wipe on the phone after I got the new battery, going to test the next 3 days, my carrier said if it's not resolved in 3 days they'll give me a new phone.
As a side note, my roommate has the SGS3, we picked them up from the same carrier on the same day, his does not have this issue at all, both phones configured the same.
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Yeah that's not right. I've been listening to music and using xda for forty minutes and I'm at 99%
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No, its not going to last 16 to 20 hours using it like a power user. Absolutely not. If you are taking pictures, surfing the web, playing games, connecting on and off wifi as you travel around the city, you'll need more battery, somehow.
I took it to Seattle's Pride parade last week, and took hundreds of pictures and a few videos. I even uploaded one video over mobile network (which took like 15 minutes) When I got home about 6 hours later the battery was at 15%, which is amazing, considering.
My wife is thinking about getting one, and I'm sure it would last 20 hours in her hands, and of course she would tease me about it, too.
BonesHopkins said:
Not for anything but I've yet to see any modern smartphone last for 20 hours of heavy usage without needing to be charged. Even my iphone 3GS which had very good battery life wouldn't last that long.
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Well I use the term "Anything I throw at it" loosely...as I a not a "Power" user I am not likely to be gaming ALL day or Streaming ALL day...but I functionally use my phone through out the day...and if I have to be on the phone 2 -3 hours that day...I need the phone to make it until bed time at least for me.
With my DroidX I make it through almost every 16-20 hour day...unless my daughter steals it and plays Temple Run or I spend a load of time browsing the web while bored and not at home.
Nitro...It does sound like that phone has a serious issue though!
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No, its not going to last 16 to 20 hours using it like a power user. Absolutely not. If you are taking pictures, surfing the web, playing games, connecting on and off wifi as you travel around the city, you'll need more battery, somehow.
I took it to Seattle's Pride parade last week, and took hundreds of pictures and a few videos. I even uploaded one video over mobile network (which took like 15 minutes) When I got home about 6 hours later the battery was at 15%, which is amazing, considering.
My wife is thinking about getting one, and I'm sure it would last 20 hours in her hands, and of course she would tease me about it, too.
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Yeah in a sense like that I can understand! I wouldn't expect it to make it through all that...especially the 15 minute upload if it wasn't done via Wifi!
I guess my point is when I read reviews on phones anywhere on the net I have major issues with people marking something down due to battery issues...even if it has better battery life than any other phone! Not saying this one does...cause I don't even have it in my hands yet...but just in general.
I can't have this phone be worse than the DroidX is all I care about...and if I go by ratings alone...there aren't many better standby phones out there...which should mean I should be fine.
the only problem with this phone and battery use, is that its so awesome, you'll be using it so much
so plan now, and be ready
the battery is great, and large, as will be your enjoyment
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Yeah in a sense like that I can understand! I wouldn't expect it to make it through all that...especially the 15 minute upload if it wasn't done via Wifi!
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yeah, I told my wife that the next time we go to a parade, we need to find a place near a Starbucks, for the free wifi
here's 1080P video samples from my S III from that parade http://www.youtube.com/beakerzor
(sorry in advance for my poor photography skills)
Ugh, adding an extra battery now. -_____-
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Beakerzor said:
the only problem with this phone and battery use, is that its so awesome, you'll be using it so much
so plan now, and be ready
the battery is great, and large, as will be your enjoyment
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I am fully expecting the first few weeks (the honeymoon period) to have battery issues...it is after that on a basic work day is what I am worried about.
I have used a smartphone for the last 4 years...so I understand normal battery usage and when I know I will need more juice. Some days like that parade that was listed are days I prepare to have extra juice around...just the normal days is my concern.
But yeah I am going to use and abuse this ***** for a good month straight I am sure!
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Beakerzor said:
here's 1080P video samples from my S III from that parade http://www.youtube.com/beakerzor
(sorry in advance for my poor photography skills)
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Always great seeing a booty shorts video!
(sure hoping those girls were over 18 so I don't get in trouble )
I get pretty good battery life
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My battery does pretty good too. I still got the external charger/battery combo though. I don't feel right without one. I had 3 batteries for the gs2 and feel like I need the same for this. If something pops up, I have 2 fully charged batteries most of the time and just grab them and go.
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My battery does pretty good too. I still got the external charger/battery combo though. I don't feel right without one. I had 3 batteries for the gs2 and feel like I need the same for this. If something pops up, I have 2 fully charged batteries most of the time and just grab them and go.
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I currently have 2 unused sgs3 batteries sitting on my end table. Of course, they are unused because the damn things are 1 mm too big. Stupid chinese vendors...
Not a bad idea... Put a spare battery in the glove box or something. May come in handy.
But yeah i want a phons to last 16-20 hours. Screen time for me maxes out at about 2.5 hours for me in a day. So far the phone has done pretty well.
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My battery does pretty good too. I still got the external charger/battery combo though. I don't feel right without one. I had 3 batteries for the gs2 and feel like I need the same for this. If something pops up, I have 2 fully charged batteries most of the time and just grab them and go.
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Which charger/battery combo did you get?
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Which charger/battery combo did you get?
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I got the oem one from AT&T. I'll get a separate spare battery from one of the US carriers when they sell them separately.
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I currently have 2 unused sgs3 batteries sitting on my end table. Of course, they are unused because the damn things are 1 mm too big. Stupid chinese vendors...
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That's why I only buy from places like a carrier.
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I got the oem one from AT&T. I'll get a separate spare battery from one of the US carriers when they sell them separately.
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Ok. I've been looking at the Chinese ones from ebay and the prices are tempting but the possibility of them being low quality counterfeits makes me a little nervous.
I ordered this
http://www.thecellguru.com/Products/71619
its not on back order, like the one on Amazon is
Pretty good battery life here, 21 hours with 5 hours of screen time, 5 hours!
Hi guys,
I'm interested in purchasing Galaxy note 3. I'm an iPhone user, but I've used Android until Nexus 4. I really want to switch back because I love customizing my home screen, but I'm really afraid at the same time. The reason is that with every single Android device I had, the battery life on 3G was horrendous. Even in standby in 3G, the battery drains super quickly, and when using, it's even worse of course. It was always hard to get it last through the day with only 3G and no WiFi connection. Signal I believe was okay too, not extremely good, but also not terrible.
Could you please (with no bias) let me know what the battery life with 3G is like on this device? Hopefully with Lollipop because that's the only reason I'm switching to Android. I don't like all the android versions before Lollipop.
Thanks so much!
Hello, i use a Note 3 (SM-N900) lollipop and im always on 3G. I get max 7 to 8 hours on 3G! But it depends how you really use the phone. Im not using power saving mode. Hope it helped you.
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Hello, i use a Note 3 (SM-N900) lollipop and im always on 3G. I get max 7 to 8 hours on 3G! But it depends how you really use the phone. Im not using power saving mode. Hope it helped you.
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Hello, thanks for replying!
7-8 hours screen on time, or the phone just lasts 7-8 hours in total? If it's the latter, that's pretty short, similar to my past Android experiences.
You said depends on how I use it, but how do you use your Note 3? Are you a very heavy user?
I'm a moderate user. I need it to not run out of battery for at least 15 hours, with maybe about 5 hours screen on time. Again, on 3G. Is this possible? I don't play games. Just browsing the web, quite a few mobile data messaging, etc.
If you use the battery saving mode, it is better... but V5.0 drains battery a lot more than 4.4.
You say you don't like previous versions to 5.0... but I don't think you have tried them and they look almost the same (you can even install a launcher that makes it look exactly the same). Newer isn't always better -- at least not until a few updates lol.
Picking a phone with large battery is always good if you want longer hours.
But if you're an iP... I can't even it say it, it makes me sick lol... perhaps also look at the Sony phones. They have amazing battery life and a lot simpler in function like an ippp -- you know.
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Hi guys,
I'm interested in purchasing Galaxy note 3. I'm an iPhone user, but I've used Android until Nexus 4. I really want to switch back because I love customizing my home screen, but I'm really afraid at the same time. The reason is that with every single Android device I had, the battery life on 3G was horrendous. Even in standby in 3G, the battery drains super quickly, and when using, it's even worse of course. It was always hard to get it last through the day with only 3G and no WiFi connection. Signal I believe was okay too, not extremely good, but also not terrible.
Could you please (with no bias) let me know what the battery life with 3G is like on this device? Hopefully with Lollipop because that's the only reason I'm switching to Android. I don't like all the android versions before Lollipop.
Thanks so much!
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I can't answer about the 'always on 3G' because I use AutomateIt to switch between Data and Wifi. But you can get an extended battery that should give you much more time on - the zerolemon one is about 3X the mA/hr rating of the standard and there are others that simply replace the back on your phone so you can have a thicker battery.
But much can be done also by setting up the phone correctly - remove bloatware, check for settings that drain power, or even using something like AutomateIt to turn data off when the screen shuts off would help. Greenify is another app that can save a lot of power - it hibernates apps rather than let them keep running when you aren't using them.
Hello!
I understand where you are coming from. I have a Note 3 (Stock lollipop with root) and I am always on 3G because I travel quite often and barely bother to swtich to WiFi even when I am home. On the stock rom, I usually get about 4-hrs of screen time depending on what I am doing.
If I am downloading a lot of stuff and if I have too many apps that need updating, then the screen time drops considerably (Say 3 and a half hours). But with regular use (whatsapp, 4 email accounts all syncing, auto-updating via 3g turned on) I have never had any problems getting through the day.
Also, I have the Unified Daemon disabled. I have heard that this really chews through battery. It is used for updating weather and all, and it is not really needed. Also, on LTE however, battery drains much faster (even on standby). It has a standby life of maybe 15hrs.
If you really want great battery life, I agree with @cyberboob, they have outstanding battery life. My Xperia Z ultra lasts 3 days and then some under mild to moderate use and a week under light use. I have seen Xpera Z3 show similar resilience and they are fantastic phones to boot, not to mention waterproof. (Till you have used a waterproof phone while bathing, or near a (or in a) pool, you will never know what you are missing. Once you go water proof, you cannot simply go back!)
Hope this helps!
Thanks guys for your help! I will hold off for now and maybe look into Xperia Z3 or Z3 compact. these devices are more expensive because they are newer so i need to think about it more. again, thanks!
sw6lee said:
Thanks guys for your help! I will hold off for now and maybe look into Xperia Z3 or Z3 compact. these devices are more expensive because they are newer so i need to think about it more. again, thanks!
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LOL - don't take this wrong, but you should probably stay with the Jobs program. Android works best for the Classical types. Apple is better for the Romantics. (read 'Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' for definitions) Long story short... you want your solutions given to you. Android users (most of them) are willing to do a bit of work to make things betterer.
It is sad for the human race that Apple keeps selling so many crippled devices... le sigh...
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LOL - don't take this wrong, but you should probably stay with the Jobs program. Android works best for the Classical types. Apple is better for the Romantics. (read 'Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' for definitions) Long story short... you want your solutions given to you. Android users (most of them) are willing to do a bit of work to make things betterer.
It is sad for the human race that Apple keeps selling so many crippled devices... le sigh...
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Well..ive had android from 2009 to 2014 and i have tons of experience flashing roms and fiddling around. But the thing is, i could never get though the day with 3G. I tried so many things i could think of but even on standby one of my phones as example drained 4 percent per 30 minutes. Probably some apps i installed but i needed all the apps. Greenify didnt help though. I tried Anker extended battery that has 400mah more with no thickness change (for T989) but still no difference. Didnt want to try crazy big batteries cause that would make the phone way too thick. Iphone has similar battery life when screen is ON But standby is much longer. I'm a light to moderate user at work so i can actually get through the day with this phone. But then again i really miss home screen customization and lollipop's flashy design looks so cool so i was looking into android again.
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I get about 5-7h screen-on time on stock with 75% brightness, no root. Disabled most bloatware. GPS & sync off. (depending on the app, 9GAG drains more than Moon+ reader, for instance.) More if I use a lower brightness.
If I watch a film (720p mkv) it lasts about 6 hours.
In deep sleep it drains about 1% per 8 hours on 4G. (3G uses even less).
Mind you, I'm on 4.4.2, and an older version at that. (feb 2014). On AMOLED black uses no battery, and Lollipop is all white. And people wonder why Lollipop drains faster?
Here's screenies of my best use. (I was reading a book, black background with grey letters.) :
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sw6lee said:
Well..ive had android from 2009 to 2014 and i have tons of experience flashing roms and fiddling around. But the thing is, i could never get though the day with 3G. I tried so many things i could think of but even on standby one of my phones as example drained 4 percent per 30 minutes. Probably some apps i installed but i needed all the apps. Greenify didnt help though. I tried Anker extended battery that has 400mah more with no thickness change (for T989) but still no difference...
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Well it seems like you have the experience to be able to use a Note. Sorry if I seemed harsh. Most Note 3 users seem fine on battery, although most also use WiFi as well as data.
Mostly it's a matter of setting up, tuning to your setup & letting it settle in. 5 hours SOT is probably a minimum but it's rare for me to get to end of day with less than 30% left.
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