It's amazing how much we actually use our phones in a given day, especially when we watch "videos"! Rate this thread to express how many hours of screen-on time you can get on the LG Nexus 5X before depleting the battery.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
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It's amazing how much we actually use our phones in a given day, especially when we watch "videos"! Rate this thread to express how many hours of screen-on time you can get on the LG Nexus 5X before depleting the battery.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
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Well as i remember, the SOT was always bad on Nexus devices, is it still that bad in this one?
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Well as i remember, the SOT was always bad on Nexus devices, is it still that bad in this one?
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Typically 3-5 hours SoT over 1-2 days with this device.
http://imgur.com/a/xjSTe
I usually get 3.5 hours(4 if I'm REALLY lucky) over maybe 12-14 hours off the charger.
Excellent!
About 3 to 3.5 hours of screen on time under normal use.
less if I'm using it less and phone spent more time on standby / idling.
I get 4h00 pretty consistently. High accuracy. OK Google off. Location History on.
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Typically 3-5 hours SoT over 1-2 days with this device.
http://imgur.com/a/xjSTe
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http://www.xda-developers.com/sot-battery-meter-xdatv/
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http://www.xda-developers.com/sot-battery-meter-xdatv/
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This is a thread regarding Screen on time, asking what people's screen on time is lol. But thanks, I guess.
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This is a thread regarding Screen on time, asking what people's screen on time is lol. But thanks, I guess.
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Im just reposting it, so, some people don't judge only by SOT.
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Im just reposting it, so, some people don't judge only by SOT.
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You replied directly to me which would indicate that you're trying to let me know about that, as opposed to a general reply which would be directed at the thread. I'm well aware of the implications of screen time and its inaccuracy as a "be all end all" measurement for battery life.
I provided much more information than just SoT though. I indicated over 1-2 days and also provided detailed screenshots of one of my results. That's about as much battery information that I could possibly provide so I'm not sure what more you were hoping to find. Maybe some official stats from professionally tested battery reviews could be helpful as well. Please do let me know what else we can add here to provide a clearer picture of 5x battery life.
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http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_nexus_5x_battery_test_results-blog-15120.php
http://anandtech.com/show/9742/the-google-nexus-5x-review/5
Excellent!
I've been getting way more then 3.5 hours of sot but I don't game on my phone or watch full movies. Just YouTube clips here and there. Syncs off Bluetooth off screen brightness down to about 25. I'm getting 7 plus hours sot.
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illcat2000 said:
I've been getting way more then 3.5 hours of sot but I don't game on my phone or watch full movies. Just YouTube clips here and there. Syncs off Bluetooth off screen brightness down to about 25. I'm getting 7 plus hours sot.
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And you're phone is hardly a smartphone.....Jesus. What DO you do with it.
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You replied directly to me which would indicate that you're trying to let me know about that, as opposed to a general reply which would be directed at the thread. I'm well aware of the implications of screen time and its inaccuracy as a "be all end all" measurement for battery life.
I provided much more information than just SoT though. I indicated over 1-2 days and also provided detailed screenshots of one of my results. That's about as much battery information that I could possibly provide so I'm not sure what more you were hoping to find. Maybe some official stats from professionally tested battery reviews could be helpful as well. Please do let me know what else we can add here to provide a clearer picture of 5x battery life.
http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_nexus_5x_battery_test_results-blog-15120.php
http://anandtech.com/show/9742/the-google-nexus-5x-review/5
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Honestly, you are on wrong thread... this is all about SOT, not battery life or how to mesuare battery life. talk about SOT are simply like
result 1:
while i just usage on my phone, just normal FB, social chat, hang out gps's apps without gaming(50% of my usage are under wifi zone), i manage to get 3.5H(3H 30M) sot in 1 cycle charge.
result 2:
i do play games like CoC and alpha 8(or some sort of heavy games?) and i just manage to get 2.5H SOT, data only(no use of wifi, note that under wifi condition will have lower battery drain in standby).
talking about SOT are just mainly giving idea to reader how this phone last in 1 cycle battery charge. because everyone are using their phone different way, but SOT can giving such similar result over user.
its not about battery life(there is another thread for battery life). But thanks for the info too...
I typically get about 3 hours of SoT. That doesn't include any video which allows you to rack up a ton of screen on time. I try to charge my phone when I go to bed at night but if I don't I can usually get through almost a second day with it. I am still super annoyed they didn't include wireless charging or an easy way to add it in this phone.
Code124Y said:
Honestly, you are on wrong thread... this is all about SOT, not battery life or how to mesuare battery life. talk about SOT are simply like
result 1:
while i just usage on my phone, just normal FB, social chat, hang out gps's apps without gaming(50% of my usage are under wifi zone), i manage to get 3.5H(3H 30M) sot in 1 cycle charge.
result 2:
i do play games like CoC and alpha 8(or some sort of heavy games?) and i just manage to get 2.5H SOT, data only(no use of wifi, note that under wifi condition will have lower battery drain in standby).
talking about SOT are just mainly giving idea to reader how this phone last in 1 cycle battery charge. because everyone are using their phone different way, but SOT can giving such similar result over user.
its not about battery life(there is another thread for battery life). But thanks for the info too...
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That was my follow up post to a gentleman who wanted more detailed information. My initial post was purely SoT related:
bblzd said:
Typically 3-5 hours SoT over 1-2 days with this device.
http://imgur.com/a/xjSTe
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Staying on topic: 5+ hours SoT over 24 hours using only 3g/H+ mobile data.
http://imgur.com/a/E6Icw
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That was my follow up post to a gentleman who wanted more detailed information. My initial post was purely SoT related:
Staying on topic: 5+ hours SoT over 24 hours using only 3g/H+ mobile data.
http://imgur.com/a/E6Icw
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well, im suprise by it can stand/last for 5H sot on 3G/data...
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well, im suprise by it can stand/last for 5H sot on 3G/data...
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Only with very strong signal. Otherwise it can be as low as 2 hours SoT with the same usage and weak signal such as in my work building.
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Only with very strong signal. Otherwise it can be as low as 2 hours SoT with the same usage and weak signal such as in my work building.
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Ugh. That's what I get with my Nexus 5. I was hoping this would be a good improvement. I also have a very weak signal at work. Like I work in a Faraday cage.
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Ive got GN for 4 days use, a screen is hot and battery life is only less than 1 day normal use.
Is your Note have a same? Pls share, worry if need to replace a new Note
vuvan said:
Ive got GN for 4 days use, a screen is hot and battery life is only less than 1 day normal use.
Is your Note have a same? Pls share, worry if need to replace a new Note
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I'm not getting nearly the battery life that others are claiming.
I just calibrated my battery this time, so we'll see how it goes.
Please post a screen shot of your 'settings -> about phone -> battery usage' and click on display and tell us the 'time on' numbers.
I have about 2 hours of 'time on' time, and I've gone through a third of my battery. And I have very conservative screen settings. I don't see any way I could get the reported 9 hours of video time that Engadget reported.
I'm not complaining though - on my mytouch 4g, I could get probably 3-4 hours of screen time on a battery. Considering how powerful this phone is, and the size/resolution of the screen...... No real complaints.
- Frank
P.S. Can you imagine a hyperion extended battery? The stock mytouch 4g battery is 1400, and the hyperion extended is 3500. So a hyperion extended battery for the note would be ..... 6250 mah??!?!? [email protected] What we need is an ibm 'slice' type of battery - that wouldn't add much thickness.
ChodTheWacko said:
I'm not getting nearly the battery life that others are claiming.
I just calibrated my battery this time, so we'll see how it goes.
Please post a screen shot of your 'settings -> about phone -> battery usage' and click on display and tell us the 'time on' numbers.
I have about 2 hours of 'time on' time, and I've gone through a third of my battery. And I have very conservative screen settings. I don't see any way I could get the reported 9 hours of video time that Engadget reported.
I'm not complaining though - on my mytouch 4g, I could get probably 3-4 hours of screen time on a battery. Considering how powerful this phone is, and the size/resolution of the screen...... No real complaints.
- Frank
P.S. Can you imagine a hyperion extended battery? The stock mytouch 4g battery is 1400, and the hyperion extended is 3500. So a hyperion extended battery for the note would be ..... 6250 mah??!?!? [email protected] What we need is an ibm 'slice' type of battery - that wouldn't add much thickness.
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That is too bad, I am looking forward to the phone but was really looking forward to a good day of heavy use in...
Well, I'm getting a good days use from mine with battery still left at the end of the day. And it's pretty heavy use at the moment too.
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Battery Life is one of my top priorities, which is why this phone seems to be amazing. I would like to hear from more users about this..
I can't wait until ICS & devs start making ROMs & kernel for the Note. I think then, we will see the Note truly shine.
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Battery Life is one of my top priorities, which is why this phone seems to be amazing. I would like to hear from more users about this..
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What kind of battery life test would satisfy you then?
For instance:
I have used a variety of phones over the last 6 months (BB Torch 9800, Torch 9810, BB Bold 9700, Bold 9900, Galaxy 7" Tab P1000, HTC WP7 Mozart) and none of these devices can deal with my pattern of usage every day without at LEAST 2 full depletions and recharges of the battery.
I'm looking to the Note to be the first phone that can last a day, or at LEAST a day with only one recharge.
Engadget reckoned they got 9 hours of video playback on one charge. I do hope that this is indicative of the notes performance...
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What kind of battery life test would satisfy you then?
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I am a heavy user. The only battery test I want is if the batter has juice left in it when you are ready to go to bed. I have a 4G Infuse, the POS would die in 6 hours. So lame.
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After one day:
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Your post doesn't tell how the battery life is good. The part that consume the most of the juice is the display and I can see from your post that the screen of your Note was awake just for a little time...
So, trying a browsing and video experience would give us a better idea
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I can tell you right now just by looking at the screenshot you have something keeping your phone awake. No way in the world is Android OS supposed to be that high. Figure out what it is and you'll definitely see better battery life. 90% positive it's an app you installed.
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That's a known ROM/kernel bug in Gingerbread, with AOS taking up so much time. It will be fixed in custom ROMs - though who knows if Samsung will fix theirs ??
Battery tip, if you have NO SIM card in, "cell standby" will tear through your battery in no time. Put it in airplane mode, then enable wifi FTW.
I'm having the same problem. Really frustrating. Needing a recharge every 12 hours or so. And I'm not a heavy user :-/
Dear all,
Today I change a animate wallpaper to static, the result is good, my battery level after same hour, same use is much better.
Before, I full charge at nigh, start use the phone from 7am, web, email at cafe to 8am, have some phone call, email, and web again from 9pm to 11pm.
With animated wallpaper, at 11pm battery is 0, but today, its still at 50%, its good!
vuvan said:
Dear all,
Today I change a animate wallpaper to static, the result is good, my battery level after same hour, same use is much better.
Before, I full charge at nigh, start use the phone from 7am, web, email at cafe to 8am, have some phone call, email, and web again from 9pm to 11pm.
With animated wallpaper, at 11pm battery is 0, but today, its still at 50%, its good!
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Animated wallpapers are battery death unless they are pseudo animations like that melting droid wallpaper which is effectively a giant battery meter. It's like playing a movie constantly.
When judging battery life, you should take in account that if you just have bought the device, you maybe are using it more than you will in the future. (I said maybe, don't jump at me )
I did... And I got 12 hrs or something.... I think that I will manage a good day with it in the future.
Of course the largest consumer of juice will be the screen... So, use a low brightness whenever you can.
And, I bought Juice Defender + from the Market, this seems a good investment and works fine on the Note. (Free version does too)
http://www.juicedefender.com/
I can live with a data connection that just every 15 minutes goes on to check mail etc.
(although some people complain when they don't hear from me within a minute )
Gede said:
When judging battery life, you should take in account that if you just have bought the device, you maybe are using it more than you will in the future. (I said maybe, don't jump at me )
I did... And I got 12 hrs or something.... I think that I will manage a good day with it in the future.
Of course the largest consumer of juice will be the screen... So, use a low brightness whenever you can.
And, I bought Juice Defender + from the Market, this seems a good investment and works fine on the Note. (Free version does too)
http://www.juicedefender.com/
I can live with a data connection that just every 15 minutes goes on to check mail etc.
(although some people complain when they don't hear from me within a minute )
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No push email!?
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No push email!?
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Still push email. But just pushing it every 15 minutes only..... (because of Juice Defender)
I don't mind. Life is fast enough as it is, they can miss me for 15 minutes
You may want to see this:
http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-galaxy-note-review-04193076/
Use find on the web page tool to skip to appropriate section: "Phone and Battery"
Hello
I want to buy in the near future this interesting smartphone and I am interested about the battery life on the device.
So If some of you already have this phone please make a short battery life review.
Thank you
d0ct0ru said:
Hello
I want to buy in the near future this interesting smartphone and I am interested about the battery life on the device.
So If some of you already have this phone please make a short battery life review.
Thank you
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salut,
for me battery life is very little, it's the worst battery ever for me and i had a lot of phones, i have to charge it 2 times a day, and that is with moderate usage - 3G but data connected only when needed, 30 min voice calls, 10 sms, 20 mails, 30 min facebook+ twiter, the phone gets extremely hot even during basic tasks than bothers me even more that ****ty battery life....
lupu666ro said:
salut,
for me battery life is very little, it's the worst battery ever for me and i had a lot of phones, i have to charge it 2 times a day, and that is with moderate usage - 3G but data connected only when needed, 30 min voice calls, 10 sms, 20 mails, 30 min facebook+ twiter, the phone gets extremely hot even during basic tasks than bothers me even more that ****ty battery life....
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how many cycles did u put the battery through?
@lupu666ro
I would look if there is a problem with the battery.
Still love the phone and it's 2150 mAh
lupu666ro said:
salut,
for me battery life is very little, it's the worst battery ever for me and i had a lot of phones, i have to charge it 2 times a day, and that is with moderate usage - 3G but data connected only when needed, 30 min voice calls, 10 sms, 20 mails, 30 min facebook+ twiter, the phone gets extremely hot even during basic tasks than bothers me even more that ****ty battery life....
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...not true, mine lasts about tow days steady with (once per hour) synchronization of 6 email accounts (one of them exchange), about 10 sms, some 30min talk, 10min stocks and 30min on the web. 4 weeks in use now.
@ lupu666ro
Interesting point of view
@ ducatisto
Thanks for sharing your opinion about the phone
Still I want more opinions about the battery life on this phone.
Probably I will buy this phone anyway just to test the quad core cpu.
I hope to notice a small diference betwen my current phone (LG-P940) and the P880.
lupu666ro said:
salut,
for me battery life is very little, it's the worst battery ever for me and i had a lot of phones, i have to charge it 2 times a day, and that is with moderate usage - 3G but data connected only when needed, 30 min voice calls, 10 sms, 20 mails, 30 min facebook+ twiter, the phone gets extremely hot even during basic tasks than bothers me even more that ****ty battery life....
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This is totally bull****! From the owner and personal experience I can assure you that his 20-25 hours of activity makes them without any problem. Even with moderate use!
I will say the battery seems to be like all other smartphones.
I don't see a problem because I'm used to charge it once a day..
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1) please test antutu tester battery
2) play video 720p in standart player (brightness 50%)
PAIIITET said:
1) please test antutu tester battery
2) play video 720p in standart player (brightness 50%)
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Using a fixed brightness is pointless if you want to compare across devices. What is 50% on some devices might be 70% on others.
The only way to truly compare would be to use a brightness meter on a reference image to set brightnesses the same on two devices.
It has already been said that the Optimus 4X is much brighter than most LCDs, and I'd be inclined to agree, it really helps for sunlight legibility.
Low battery life
I experience the same problem. I am a heavy user of the phone so the screen is on often.
My experience is too much comparable with my previous phone, the sony xperia x10 which has a battery issue.
My phone becomes also very hot while charging. I never experienced this with a phone so much as with this one.
I will factory reset the phone and perform a battery test. I will keep you posted.
Have you updated your phone ?
The v10b update is supposed to fix the battery and heat issues.
I am on version v10b and after like 10 charging cycles i must conclude that battery life suks
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I am on version v10b and after like 10 charging cycles i must conclude that battery life suks
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Same here, I find my battery life disappointing to say the least..
Hendrickson said:
Same here, I find my battery life disappointing to say the least..
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I get bout a day with light use with wifi on and 3g enabled. Do have quite a bit of heat on heavy uses and charging though.
Thanks for your help!
I have v10b and I tested it with antutu tester in different kind of situations.
In all situations the back and front (glass) got really warm. Nice in the winter but not if it cost my battery
I have the testresults attached.
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Battery life is as bad as my previous ip4S, just managed to last one day after 4 charging cycles It gets a bit warm when surfing the internet and during charging. My version is V10c.
Update your phone. The battery life is improved with v10d firmware.
""Update your phone. The battery life is improved with v10d firmware. "
Not for me unfortunly, the v10d update doesn't fix the battery issue.
Not for me unfortunly, the v10d update doesn't fix the battery issue.
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have you wiped the device before/after the update, i did booth, wiped before and after the update, will check battery live
after a few full loads, but overnight i lose around 12% with data (GSM) and wifi on (wifi on only when charging or screen on)
in 9 hours...
i think we can only get better results if we get root and custom kernels / roms .....
I still need to download GSAM, but I've noticed this over the last couple days. I also have the Gear 2 Neo but I don't think it's causing the battery drain...
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A lot of different variables to consider here...same old battery life complaint. Answer, it depends on the operator.
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Same
I have the same issue here. The phone had about 30% battery before I went to sleep... Woke up with 1%.
40% is used by Android OS
20% by the Android system
7% by the Screen
The last 2 days mine has been decent, today has been terrible with really high Android System usage.
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A lot of different variables to consider here...same old battery life complaint. Answer, it depends on the operator.
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I should have been more specific, but this is with what I would call "general use". No video watching, gaming, streaming, which, IMO are the real battery killers. It doesn't seem right that you would lose 33% of the battery in that amount of time from a full overnight charge.
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I should have been more specific, but this is with what I would call "general use". No video watching, gaming, streaming, which, IMO are the real battery killers. It doesn't seem right that you would lose 33% of the battery in that amount of time from a full overnight charge.
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All true, but was your bluetooth connected? Wifi signal, cell signal, all the regular shizzle... How does it look for 4 hours of general use with the Gear disconnected?
I'm not asking to be a ****, I'm actually very curious cause I'm looking at getting one
-n
Android System is definitely higher than on my S4, but I don't think it's actually drain, something has to use that 24 of the 100%. I'm getting very good life with about 6 hours screen-on.
That said, it would be good to know exactly what's behind it being so high.
I've also noticed more wakeclocks than normal. I thought it was Google Now but I disabled background data for it and it didn't seem to change anything.
We've gotta get root so we can really fine tune things.
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diehardbattery said:
I still need to download GSAM, but I've noticed this over the last couple days. I also have the Gear 2 Neo but I don't think it's causing the battery drain...
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Strange i think its something youre doing. I power use all day from 530 am to 10 pm and i still have 25% before bed
I'm getting incredible battery life out of my S5 so far. Yesterday I checked last night and was at 33%, that's with being off the charger almost 14 hours (like 14hr 51min something like that), on screen time of 4 hours browsing with multiple tabs etc (no games), email, about 30 minutes of phone calls, couple text, and streaming music at the gym for an hour. Today I'm at 72% @ 8hr 31min off charger with streaming music about 2 hours (truck and gym), 45min on screen time, only a couple quick calls. I have GPS etc on, only thing I changed and I always do with Android, is set wifi to stay on in sleep only when plugged in, not sure if they fixed wifi bug Android has always had causing tons of wakelocks in sleep mode.
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Strange i think its something youre doing. I power use all day from 530 am to 10 pm and i still have 25% before bed
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I'm not sure what I could be doing that drains the battery that much, but I'm not ruling out the watch either... Besides if it was something I'm doing, wouldn't that reflect in the battery usage?
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I'm not sure what I could be doing that drains the battery that much, but I'm not ruling out the watch either... Besides if it was something I'm doing, wouldn't that reflect in the battery usage?
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Download better battery stats to see where itrs coming from
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Download better battery stats to see where itrs coming from
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I've got gsam... or would better battery stats be... better?
nizbot said:
All true, but was your bluetooth connected? Wifi signal, cell signal, all the regular shizzle... How does it look for 4 hours of general use with the Gear disconnected?
I'm not asking to be a ****, I'm actually very curious cause I'm looking at getting one
-n
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Well, the gear 2 is connected all the time... But I had the first gear and that wasn't an issue. I'll have to see in the morning if it makes a difference. I'm on wifi 99% of the time. I have a Tab Pro 12.2 that's on wifi all the time and that thing is only down to like.. 70% after 2 days of light usage with a bluetooth keyboard connected. The battery seemed great a couple days ago and I haven't changed anything... I've actually done more.. used Google Navigation mostly...
I've had gsam on for the last 2 hours or so... am I going crazy or is this normal?
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I've had gsam on for the last 2 hours or so... am I going crazy or is this normal?
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Give it a charge cycle at least.
However, I just noticed something that is really REAALLY messing with my head. I was just looking at my battery stats again and my phone is telling me it's been on battery for 4 hours 51m. It's 4pm here and i've been unplugged since 6am this morning. My earlier post show's 5 hours even! What gives??? The phone has rebooted once today manually. I just restarted again and can confirm that GSAM resets to zero (whatever), but the issue that's really messing with me is that the system battery and uptime shows 4 hours. WTF?! I'm seriously confused.
Something is fishy here...
I'm gonna let the battery drain completely this time...
Well I've had awesome life since I got the phone last Thursday, like I posted on the 1st page, except for last night. Did nothing different from before, no new apps or anything, I disabled sammy and at&t stuff earlier but the phone was fine after that. I went to bed and it was at 34% and woke up 7-8 hours later to a dead phone. No clue what could have caused that as the past week drain even in standby mode was phenomenal, have to install BBS.
Other night I went to bed and it only drained like 5% in the same time
I fully discharged the battery and it seems better now. But when I plugged back in, I noticed that the app called IM+ was running in the background in push mode... I'm not sure if that was causing the problem but it is much better now over the last couple of days
I had a horrible wakelock today, Directv geniego was running for 6.5 hours. Battery life has been great up till today.
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Hey all. I just got my s6 active via insurance upgrade about 5 days ago.. I expected more battery from what I read... I unplugged it this morning at 525 and by 625 I was at 92%. Is this normal? The battery screen doesn't add up to the battery % lost. I'm just trying to figure out how everyone is getting this great battery. Is it possible they sent me a referbed with a used battery? Many days/weeks of running the phone will it take in order for the battery to even out?
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Hey all. I just got my s6 active via insurance upgrade about 5 days ago.. I expected more battery from what I read... I unplugged it this morning at 525 and by 625 I was at 92%. Is this normal? The battery screen doesn't add up to the battery % lost. I'm just trying to figure out how everyone is getting this great battery. Is it possible they sent me a referbed with a used battery? Many days/weeks of running the phone will it take in order for the battery to even out?
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Seems like your phone doesn't go into deep sleep. There is a rogue app that is probably causing your phone not going into deep sleep. Find the app cure the problem.
Yes it does take many cycles for the battery to reach optimal battery life
Nothing keeping it alive.... Cpu sleep time is the majority of the time. I do use my phone heavily. But i get about the same life as I did with my s5 active..
Same here. I "upgraded" from a 6S on the premise of much better battery life and waterproof without the need of a LifeProof case.
So far I'm getting about the same, maybe less life out of it than my iPhone. I've been out of the Android game for almost 2 years, what can I do to fix this?
Based on battery tests and whatnot, I should be losing around 6-7% per hour, instead of the 10-12% I'm losing now, about on par with an iPhone with half the battery size.
Any help is appreciated.
EDIT: Noob mistake, forgot to mention I'm on the forced 5.1.1 version.
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Same here. I "upgraded" from a 6S on the premise of much better battery life and waterproof without the need of a LifeProof case.
So far I'm getting about the same, maybe less life out of it than my iPhone. I've been out of the Android game for almost 2 years, what can I do to fix this?
Based on battery tests and whatnot, I should be losing around 6-7% per hour, instead of the 10-12% I'm losing now, about on par with an iPhone with half the battery size.
Any help is appreciated.
EDIT: Noob mistake, forgot to mention I'm on the forced 5.1.1 version.
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The 5.1.1 version was a battery hog for me too. Before it, i would make it til bedtime with about 30-40% battery of moderate usage. During the 5.1.1 upgrade i was at 40-50% before lunch! Had to charge twice daily. Now with Marshmallow, i'm back up to all day battery. Even lately being a heavy user, it'll generally last all day. I might be at 5% by bedtime, but it'll last all day.
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The 5.1.1 version was a battery hog for me too. Before it, i would make it til bedtime with about 30-40% battery of moderate usage. During the 5.1.1 upgrade i was at 40-50% before lunch! Had to charge twice daily. Now with Marshmallow, i'm back up to all day battery. Even lately being a heavy user, it'll generally last all day. I might be at 5% by bedtime, but it'll last all day.
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How much SOT do you get?
I lose about 6% per hour if I watch videos on wifi, however I lose 1% every 6-7 minutes if I'm using my phone for anything else.
What system process is killing the battery? There's no reason I shouldn't get over 12 hours of SOT from daily usage.
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One process that I have noticed in the past that will crush your battery is the Microsoft exchange server..
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That's what I'm talking about. I used to freeze basically all non vanilla processes back in the G2 days with Titanium Backup, how can I freeze the Exchange server? It doesn't show up under "Applications" in settings.
Currently on 6.0.1.
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How much SOT do you get?
I lose about 6% per hour if I watch videos on wifi, however I lose 1% every 6-7 minutes if I'm using my phone for anything else.
What system process is killing the battery? There's no reason I shouldn't get over 12 hours of SOT from daily usage.
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I don't know how to say this without sounding condescending, i don't mean to, but you're insane if you think you should get anywhere near 12 hours SOT. Let alone "no reason I shouldn't get over 12 hours of SOT". I doubt I could get 12 hours SOT with 2 batteries.
I average 5-6 hours SOT which i think is actually pretty awesome, (And that's with the dark theme). I honestly don't count battery percentages and compare videos to surfing/browsing. I just know that i can use my phone all day and I don't have to charge it until bedtime.
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I average 5-6 hours SOT which i think is actually pretty awesome, (And that's with the dark theme).... I just know that i can use my phone all day and I don't have to charge it until bedtime.
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Their web browsing test is a more realistic expectation, which is why I said 12. They got 16 hours, which I don't doubt, but this phone draining comparably to a 4+ year old HTC? Not at all impressed.
I have screenshots where I tested their results vs actual daily usage and they were very close for every phone.
But no worries, I'm glad you're satisfied with your phone's performance.
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Their web browsing test is a more realistic expectation, which is why I said 12. They got 16 hours, which I don't doubt, but this phone draining comparably to a 4+ year old HTC? Not at all impressed.
I have screenshots where I tested their results vs actual daily usage and they were very close for every phone.
But no worries, I'm glad you're satisfied with your phone's performance.
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What web browsing test are you refering to? I'd like to run the same test and see what i get. Almost nobody gets over 6 hours....
http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...-how-much-screen-time-you-getting-charge.html
A few new phones have come out with massive batteries, but still not 12 hours SOT. One guy with a 10Ah zerolemon on his note 4 was able to get 16 hours (unverified), but that's the best i've ever heard.
http://blog.gsmarena.com/samsung-galaxy-s6-active-battery-life-test/
The One X, S3, LG G2, and iPhone 6 & 6S web browsing results were great representations of what I could expect as far as smartphone battery goes. I've had more phones than I can count, but those were the ones I kept the longest and remember the results off the top of my head.
I can find my old One X SOT screenshots to further prove my point.
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http://blog.gsmarena.com/samsung-galaxy-s6-active-battery-life-test/
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This makes no sense to me. In their test, the battery lasted longer playing videos, than web surfing? Something is off here. I've never seen a phone have more than 6 hours SOT, ever (with the exception of extended batteries). Maybe if the phone was in extreme battery saver mode and the screen was at the lowest setting possible, and it was only on 3g, it might be possible to get 6 hours. I'm not calling you a liar, or the article you posted a lie, i just have to believe something else is going on. If i was to get 12+ hours of SOT, for me, that would be equivlent to the phone lasting me all work week.
I hope you get your battery life figured out, but i have to believe we're on different pages here about something. There was an update pushed out this morning, maybe it will help a little.
Not getting this "awesome" battery life??
Yes, this is due to less CPU usage and videos/movies are not almost entirely white.
I looped a couple of YouTube movies and left the S6 Active running all night at 50% brightness with only wifi on. I woke up, 8 or so hours of SOT, and the battery has 59% left. This leads me to believe it's a system app, more than likely a Samsung one, since all of my other Android phones don't have this issue.
I'll post up actual pictures when I get home, I'm back on my iPhone.
You haven't been here long, which is fine, but trust me when I say that there's something draining the battery. A G2 with a 3000mAh battery lasted over 9 hours consistently with data on, the S6A should have no problem matching that.
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Hello I have recently purchased an used S6 active gsm unlockrd with android 5.1. This is my first day with it I still don't know about the battery stats anyway I would like to know if I will get improvement in marshmallow. What are the advantages. Also since at the s6 and s6 edge the marshmallow update improved the camera speed. I would like to know if it will improve also the camera speed. Thanks
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Yes, this is due to less CPU usage and videos/movies are not almost entirely white.
I looped a couple of YouTube movies and left the S6 Active running all night at 50% battery life with only wifi on. I woke up, 8 or so hours of SOT, and the battery has 59% left. This leads me to believe it's a system app, more than likely a Samsung one, since all of my other Android phones don't have this issue.
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You haven't been here long, which is fine, but trust me when I say that there's something draining the battery. A G2 with a 3000mAh battery lasted over 9 hours consistently with data on, the S6A should have no problem matching that.
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Hmmm, maybe i'm just considering real world use instead of ideal conditions. Kinda like how i'm supposed to get 35 mpg in my car, but actually only get about 26-27.
When i was on 5.1.1 and had insane battery drainage, all of my research and testing said it was kernel related. I just stuck it out and waited for marshmallow, and now my battery is back to acceptable to me.
Keep us updated if you figure it out, even though i'm relatively happy with my battery life, i'm always happy to get more.
P.S. I've actually been here longer than you, so i'm not sure if that was directed at me. You are way more active and most likely way more software savvy than i am, but i've been here a long time.
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That's really impressive.
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Yeah he gained 9% battery by leaving his phone on all night, lol. I kid, maybe i'm just reading it wrong.
"left running all night at 50% battery life....... I woke up, and the battery has 59% left"
Not getting this "awesome" battery life??
I meant brightness, too many ideas at once haha. I'm posting actual pictures in a second, and will keep the phone running while I'm at work.
It has to do with a Samsung "feature", I've turned off most of them from settings. Next will be disabling packages.
It sucks that we don't have root, it seems like an AOSP Rom would net us the battery life that we should get.
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I purchased a 4xl and it simply does not give me the battery life I need. I had hoped for at least close to my Oneplus 6 but it goes down Fast, even at idle.
I am returning it. And found a 3XL refurb.
What will I miss, and will the battery life be better?
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I purchased a 4xl and it simply does not give me the battery life I need. I had hoped for at least close to my Oneplus 6 but it goes down Fast, even at idle.
I am returning it. And found a 3XL refurb.
What will I miss, and will the battery life be better?
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You'll miss not having a notch that's for sure. As far as battery life goes, who knows until you try it out
Some of these threads are ridiculous.
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Some of these threads are ridiculous.
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And, please explain what is ridiculous about wanting to know, from ANYONE who knows, of the practical battery life of the 3XL versus 4xl? Anyone with common sense would understand that a person who used a 3XL and then upgraded to a 4xl would have approximately the same usage patterns, and therefore would KNOW the answer.
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And, please explain what is ridiculous about wanting to know, from ANYONE who knows, of the practical battery life of the 3XL versus 4xl? Anyone with common sense would understand that a person who used a 3XL and then upgraded to a 4xl would have approximately the same usage patterns, and therefore would KNOW the answer.
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Cause everyone has different usage, signal strength, apps etc. That's why. Battery life depends on many different factors.
Get a Moto G7 Power if you want crazy battery life
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Cause everyone has different usage, signal strength, apps etc. That's why. Battery life depends on many different factors.
Get a Moto G7 Power if you want crazy battery life
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And so someone who had established usage patterns on a 3XL then moved to a 4xl wouldnt have an extremely similar if not identical average usage pattern? Huh., I think otherwise.
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And so someone who had established usage patterns on a 3XL then moved to a 4xl wouldnt have an extremely similar if not identical average usage pattern? Huh., I think otherwise.
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Okay. So far today I have 6 hours and 7 minutes of SOT with 29% battery left. I'll easily hit 8 hrs. So why aren't you getting the same as me? Is 8 hours good enough for you? If so, keep the P4XL.
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Okay. So far today I have 6 hours and 7 minutes of SOT with 29% battery left. I'll easily hit 8 hrs. So why aren't you getting the same as me? Is 8 hours good enough for you? If so, keep the P4XL.
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WOW...I am not getting anything close to that. 20% drain in 1.5 hrs while idle. Yes, I have options enabled but to me, why have a full featured ph if one can’t use the features. I may try disabling motion. I did turn off most notifications.
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WOW...I am not getting anything close to that. 20% drain in 1.5 hrs while idle. Yes, I have options enabled but to me, why have a full featured ph if one can’t use the features. I may try disabling motion. I did turn off most notifications.
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I disabled AOD cause it's pointless for me and Reach to wake and lift to wake. I use tap to wake only. Everything else is on.
Didn't make 8 hrs cause bed is calling me lol. Night
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I don't understand everyone's issue with batt life. Getting 5 hrs sot with 100% brightness. Its such bs. I almost passed on this phone because of of it. Thank god I bought one.
I have everything turned on including forced 90hz refresh. I easily get 6.5-7.5 sot.
Everyone's usage is different and that's why you're getting roasted for a question nobody can answer.
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I have everything turned on including forced 90hz refresh. I easily get 6.5-7.5 sot.
Everyone's usage is different and that's why you're getting roasted for a question nobody can answer.
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Amen
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I upgraded from the 3XL to the 4XL with virtually no change in how I use it, and from my experience, I get roughly 30%-40% more screen on time with the 4XL than I did with the 3XL.
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I upgraded from the 3XL to the 4XL with virtually no change in how I use it, and from my experience, I get roughly 30%-40% more screen on time with the 4XL than I did with the 3XL.
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Finally! A real answer! Thank you!
I really don’t understand those that simply repeat themselves about usage is different. A FACT is, especially for enthusiasts that upgrade frequently, once we establish ph usage habits they are unlikely to drastically change just because we change phones.
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Finally! A real answer! Thank you!
I really don’t understand those that simply repeat themselves about usage is different. A FACT is, especially for enthusiasts that upgrade frequently, once we establish ph usage habits they are unlikely to drastically change just because we change phones.
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So with that one answer it looks like you'll get worse battery with the 3XL?
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And what if someone posts they had better battery life on the P3XL? Then what?
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And what if someone posts they had better battery life on the P3XL? Then what?
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Well, Did you?
One of my points pertaining to the non-helpful answers is that anyone that really examines enthusiasts/business owners/other users who upgrade every year, they will find that usage patterns are extremely similar. If a person had a Pixel 3XL last year and purchases a 4 xl this year, there has been plenty of time to look at an average and arrive at a conclusion. But instead of direct answers (only one so far), I get this “every user battery experience is different” without an answer to the original post; this is useless as tits on a boar hog. Everyone should know that all users are different in battery usage - that is a given and should not even need to be said.. But it defies logic to think that usage patterns, in an average, are drastically different from say last year.
I would love to hear from more actual users who have something to contribute..
For me, things are looking up a bit. I did something I never usually do. Instead of turning off the charger when the phone hits 100%, I left it on a Qi charger overnight. Today, I have 3hrs 20 min of screen on time with multiple email and message check-ins. And one 30 min call and another 10 min call. And I was at 49% at 5 PM.. This is MUCH better. I did turn off the AOD as well. But my opinion is I should not have had to turn off anything to still have this much usage with reserve to finish the evening.
This thread is useless as tits on a hog too. Good luck.