I've been using my Nexus 4 since December of 2012, and I loved it. I have had only a few issues with it along the way (mostly due to bad flashes or something caused by me) but the phone's battery has just been killing me lately. I can't even get 6 hours of standby time before it dies on me. I have tried L but it really hasn't impressed me UI-wise, but battery life has improved slightly. In addition, performance has degraded significantly even with a small overclock (which was performed after I had battery issues with my phone). My question is, is it worth investing in a new battery or just sell it now and buy a new phone?
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I'm considering buying Nexus 4 and after reading various reviews and user opinions my only concern is - how is the battery life?
Some are saying it's great, others are saying it's crap... See me confused.
I've got no intention of using it for watching movies or heavy gaming, but would still like it to last me at least whole day without charging (24 hrs).
Currently, my SGS2 lasts from 1,5-2 days without charging (I'm using JuiceDefender).
Can anyone comment on the subject, especially compared to SGS2?
I had a galaxy s2 before the nexus. Compared to my s2 the nexus pisses through power mainly on WiFi and surfing the web. Location services and google now use battery a lot too + overnight i loose more power compared to thr s2. I'm hoping its software related and Google improve battery in updates to JB.
I don't believe those who say the battery is great for one minute.
Pretty damn good so far for me my SGS2 would be dead in half the time, even with the screen off!
People with bad battery life are just watching porn on their phones..
myorks1127 said:
People with bad battery life are just watching porn on their phones..
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Who watches porn on a small screen vs a huge monitor? :silly:
Depending on the apps you use, battery drain can be a huge downer for this phone. I use eBuddies for aim chats at work and that thing drains through, so does GChat. Navigation apps such as Google Maps or Navigon also burn battery like there's no tomorrow.
So the question of battery life really is dependent on your daily needs. The difference with other phones is that some have removable batteries.
Expect to invest in a mobile recharger, or to have spare charge cables always on hand with this phone.
I don't do much with my N4 during the day and came over from an SGS2. SGS2 by far outperforms the N4 on battery life from my experiences.
It seems the N4 has fantastic idle battery drain. I let it sit a full 7 hours over night and lost 3% battery, but it seems when you're actually using the phone, the battery is middle of the road. I'd say its still better than my S2 and as good, or slightly better than my S3. :good:
Currently using both my s3 (daily driver for 6months prior) and nexus 4 while waiting for buyers to show up for the s3. Both running aokp with custom kernels and huge undervolts. My s3 as experienced for the past 6months can easily last through a full day's (12hrs) usage, running consistently more then 5 hours screen on time with 10+% batt to spare.
Given the massive hardware and software evolutions in the n4, was expecting it to outdo or at least match the batt life of the s3, of which it shares a similar battery capacity with. Much to my horror, it can barely last 75% of the s3's batt life, even after using faux's amazing kernel/app combo to uv by 150mv. I find myself scrambling for the charger outside home for the first time in ages, halfway through my work day when screen on time has barely even reached 3hrs.
I find this utterly unacceptable given how on paper everything about the nexus 4 points to a more battery friendly device:
28nm next gen snapdragon vs 32nm last gen exynos
IPS LCD is more power efficient then AMOLED esp with the common white backgrounds while surfing net
Latest qualcomm 3g/baseband chip built on power-sipping 28nm tech
android 4.2 pure google developed OS + open/documented cpu libraries vs closed source code relying on inefficient blobs
no microsd to power and constantly read from for n4 (might not be a pronounced effect though)
Kindly post your batt life experiences with the n4 and if you concur with my observations, else i'm afraid i just got bad set or a faulty battery.
I am sorry to say this but your title is stupid like you know for sure that the battery in the N4 is bad. Then after your ranting you ask people what their battery life is to see if you have a bad battery. If you saw the other threads people's battery can last up to 1 day and few hours, just depends on how you use it. I usually get 20 hours with normal use which is more than enough battery life for me. It took a while until I got my battery life to be good. It did suck before hahaha
Sounds to me like you didn't do your research.
A lot of people are having issues with undervolting on the Nexus 4. You should go back to stock on it and just let it be. It's perfectly fine all by itself. I get solid 18-24hr charge cycles with similar screen on time to what youre talking about.
The great thing about this phone is that we're able to change basically anything we want to.......but just because we can, it doesnt mean we should.
I've read on phandroid.com that Google is working on a patch that they will release for the nexus 4 that should be fixing the battery issue. Just hang on until this patch is released.
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I'm getting pretty good battery life using faux's kernel.
Almost 10 hours off the charger and almost 5 hours on screen with a mixture of WiFi and hspa.
Hi guys, i'm experiencing an high battery drain by like 2 weeks; i had the resurrection rom when the battery gradually started to lower the percentage really fast. I tried using all apps I could to improve battery but it was all useless. I restored stock rom and the problem is still here. At this point the battery itself should be the problem, right ?(but it's not that old, a year or so)
Replace your battery, it is probably damaged or wasted ( life cycle )
Yeppers. Or try to reflash the stock once more, and use it after 1 or 2 full charges. But dont install anything.
I once bought an extra battery, official samsung (i think), it doesn't have nfc. And it drains like crazy. It has also gotten a lot thicker, i can rock it back and forward on a flat surface. Meanwhile the battery that came with the phone still works like a charm. My phone is approximately 1 year old. Do you still have the original one, or is it another one? either way i also recommend to replace your battery, but watch out for the really cheap ones! (mine was around $6)
Has anyone tried to replace their batteries yet to see if they will get better battery life? I've had this phone since April or may and the battery life is just getting worse. Tried many factory resets and other fixes and they didn't do anything.
April is a very short period of time for replacing a battery, escepially for a high-end phone like a S7 Edge. It's probably your settings or apps, that are causing a battery drain.
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April is a very short period of time for replacing a battery, escepially for a high-end phone like a S7 Edge. It's probably your settings or apps, that are causing a battery drain.
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Yeah that's what i was thinking too. Is there any other way to find out what's draining my battery without root?
Batteries dont die that fast, its definitely an app. These batteries usually last over a year before you start noticing degradation, unless its been through heavy abuse.
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Batteries dont die that fast, its definitely an app. These batteries usually last over a year before you start noticing degradation, unless its been through heavy abuse.
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Yeah that's why it's been so weird that I've been experiencing such terrible battery life especially after factory resetting. My android system is also not really high on my list anymore so I'm not sure if there's a problem with that.
Also didn't realize I posted this in the general s7 edge forum. I have a sd820 s7e.
I bought this phone from a friend, he warned me the battery life is horrible and that hes replaced it twice already.
Factory reset after purchase, wasnt too bad, ive seen worse. This week though it started what I feared. Today lost 40% battery while at work, never touched it once, no apps running, restarted before leaving the house. I even kept the sensor covered so no 2nd screen, but 6 hours of not being used, not even a call or text, I pick it up and see 60% remaining...
I'll buy a new phone before i buy 10 batteries.
Suggestions much appreciated!
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I bought this phone from a friend, he warned me the battery life is horrible and that hes replaced it twice already.
Factory reset after purchase, wasnt too bad, ive seen worse. This week though it started what I feared. Today lost 40% battery while at work, never touched it once, no apps running, restarted before leaving the house. I even kept the sensor covered so no 2nd screen, but 6 hours of not being used, not even a call or text, I pick it up and see 60% remaining...
I'll buy a new phone before i buy 10 batteries.
Suggestions much appreciated!
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Root if possible and use a custom kernel, should help battery life significantly
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Replace the battery! Look through the battery threads in the "accessories" section for suggestions.
My V20 has terrible battery life also, sadly. Now I am using the Mi Max 3 which I only have to plug in once a week. I bought a spare OEM battery for my V20 and the battery never charged. I love the V20 for it's camera and the quad DAC. I can't use it as a daily driver tho due to battery going flat rather rapidly and it can't be rooted to test kernels.
I had terrible battery life and thought it was one of my batteries as i have 2, but it turns out that its the software i was running oreo but downgraded to Android 7 and the battery life is fantastic. I have tried custom roms but they are missing camera and fm radio apps which i use. Hopefully if we get Android pie it will have a better battery life.