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Hi,
I am thinking of making the jump from the iPhone 4S to the SGS 3 and just want some opinion in regards to the battery life.
Before I switch to iPhone 4S, I had the SGS 2 but the battery life was just poor (in my regards) and I couldn't stand it. I ended up selling it and getting the iPhone 4S due to the outstanding standby/music playback battery life.
One of the thing that bug me the most with SGS 2 was the fact that when I am using the music player (doesn't matter whether it is the stock music player or PowerAmp), it seems to drain the battery so much faster compare to the iPhone Music app even with the screen off. As I use the music player a lot when traveling to and from work, it is important that this problem is resolved in the latest SGS 3.
As for my daily usage, I use a lot of Whatsapp and couple of hours of Internet surfing and probably a couple of hours of music listening. Not much movies watching and games playing and probably will have one Google email account and one Good Mobile account for my work mail.
Do you think the SGS 3 will even last through my average day?
Thanks!
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From your description of your usage I would guess you would have about 50% of your battery left at the end of the day.
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From your description of your usage I would guess you would have about 50% of your battery left at the end of the day.
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More than that
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I unplugged my phone yesterday at 6:15am, played 5-10 minutes of Rage of Bahamut every other hour (data intensive game) listened to 6 hours of music in work, downloaded and flashed the OTA update, an hour solid browsing on the bus while listening to music, played another more of Rage of Bahamut, installed a few apps and updates over WiFi when I got home, 20 minutes of ShadowGun, about 30 texts to/from the mrs, a few phone calls and I still had about 48% at 7:00pm so you will be fine.
Tachikoma_kun said:
I unplugged my phone yesterday at 6:15am, played 5-10 minutes of Rage of Bahamut every other hour (data intensive game) listened to 6 hours of music in work, downloaded and flashed the OTA update, an hour solid browsing on the bus while listening to music, played another more of Rage of Bahamut, installed a few apps and updates over WiFi when I got home, 20 minutes of ShadowGun, about 30 texts to/from the mrs, a few phone calls and I still had about 48% at 7:00pm so you will be fine.
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Hey plz tell which rom u have?? Either its stock or custom plz tell me all details i m not getting gud battrey life from my galaxy s3.
Hi, I think you'll have about 50% of battery.
n70shan said:
Hey plz tell which rom u have?? Either its stock or custom plz tell me all details i m not getting gud battrey life from my galaxy s3.
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All stock with the recent OTA update, the problem is though, depending on your modem, signal strength, network, brightness settings, apps installed, push notifications, etc etc then battery life can vary wildly for the same phone on the same ROM.
Tachikoma_kun said:
All stock with the recent OTA update, the problem is though, depending on your modem, signal strength, network, brightness settings, apps installed, push notifications, etc etc then battery life can vary wildly for the same phone on the same ROM.
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Hey man i m on stock xle 8 pak rom brightness is auto for display as well as for browser. No push messages full signal strenght on 2g network here. No sync enabled. Little apps installed. But still not getting gud battrey life just about 8 hours of avrge use. Plz suggest any gud custom or stock rom
Synchs and background apps from my side:
Facebook every 4hrs
Weather every 3 hours
Yahoo mail
Googlemail
Whatsapp
Kaspersky
Usages:
Fantasy defense about 1.5 hours
Music about 1 hrs
Browsing 15 mins
Virus scan running (complete scan) : 20 mins ... I do this on schedule once a week.
Call
Receive : 10 min
Out going : 15 min
Screen brightness : about 25%
Internet :
5 hrs WLAN
7 hrs 2G only (I set it this way to save more battery)
Since unplug: 12 hrs
ROM :
Stock, unrooted
UMTS signal power : between 1-3 strips
Battery status : 75%
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Synchs and background apps from my side:
Facebook every 4hrs
Weather every 3 hours
Yahoo mail
Googlemail
Whatsapp
Kaspersky
Usages:
Fantasy defense about 1.5 hours
Music about 1 hrs
Browsing 15 mins
Virus scan running (complete scan) : 20 mins ... I do this on schedule once a week.
Call
Receive : 10 min
Out going : 15 min
Screen brightness : about 25%
Internet :
5 hrs WLAN
7 hrs 2G only (I set it this way to save more battery)
Since unplug: 12 hrs
ROM :
Stock, unrooted
UMTS signal power : between 1-3 strips
Battery status : 75%
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Then wtf is with my battrey. Which rom version u using?? What should i do?
Post a screenshot of your battery usage, that will help.
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how about this guys? help me understand this thing better.
tia.
100% battery 7:00am, set to max brightness always.
as seen on screenshot, 4% at 8:50pm
enabled gpu rendering
power saving mode disabled.
network set to gsm only.
fits my daily pattern of calls and texts then short wifi durations just to download games and apps at google play,music, bluetooth to send/receive files.
now at 1% 10:00pm
Set your screen to auto brightness.
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Set your screen to auto brightness.
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thanks for the reply.
and yes i would have set the screen to auto brightness if only it wasn't too dark for low light rooms etc. many peeps have noticed this too, that auto brightness in sgs3 has a lower threshold.
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Then wtf is with my battrey. Which rom version u using?? What should i do?
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ROM? Stock and unrooted German ROM.
first day usage I got 5hrs30mins screen on, auto brightness. stock. not bad I would say.
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first day usage I got 5hrs30mins screen on, auto brightness. stock. not bad I would say.
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you don't find the stock rom's autobrightness a bit too dark for unlighted rooms?
cause many of us do.
Actually I tend to find it too bright at times. That being said the main reason for your battery drain is having your screen at max brightness all the time. If you don't like auto brightness I would advise you to set it manually. There are plenty of apps that allow you to do this easily. My preference is an app called invisibright. I rarely have my screen at more than 60%. Most of the time it more likely to be at about 20%.
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I have been searching a bit but i haven't seen much.., the thing is that usually i don't use much my ray, but on the last days i noticed the battery drains faster than i thought. I'm using 2.3.4/4.0.2.A.0.42, stock & rooted.
With only "sony menu" + "call master" + "clock" + "kakaotalk" on memory it uses 5% battery per hour, that's on standby (screen off & no activity, no sync, no email), kakaotalk sends keepalive packets, but uses very low network, is that normal?
A relative of me uses a desire S (not rooted, with a ton of apps on memory), and the battery lasts a weekend, with often email updates (desire S battery is near the same, also has the same cpu&gpu).
How long lasts your battery & with which apps running on background?
There is any benefit on 4.0.4 battery wise? (cpu usage will be the same i guess, if not more.., but dunno about radio, this talking of stock roms & kernels, not custom)
Btw, checking cpu speed, seems that is a 24x Mhz when on standby, i guess is the default.
Ty!
For me my baterry lasts abou 1d and half. I am with wi fi on all the time + night. I have 162 apps and I have 150 mb free ram. I am using jjs hybrid v3. 2. Pm me if you are interested in this rom
With Aire's GB & Kernel, 2G, WiFi off, and data/sync on, 0.5% hour on standby.
Unfortunately only 6-7 hours with official 4.0.4
Depends on usage. I am using Emotr Miyav MIUI (based on gingerbread). I have underclocked my CPU to 0,6Mhz (ROM can run smoothly even with 0,4ghz). My battery lasts 2,5 days with moderate usage.
if you put it on GSM only it will last longer but your internet connection will be very slow
Settings --> Wireless & Networks --> More --> Mobile Networks --> Network Mode ---> GSM Only
now i`m on GPRS for internet reasons and it lasts me only 1 day and a half
the 2nd time i recharged it last me almost 3 days (on GSM & official Sony 4.0.4)
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I'm using jj's hibrid rom 3.1, XRay V7.3.431 kernel, wifi/ synch / data are off most of the time. I only switch them on when I need something.
Usually battery last for 4 days, with 25% approximate usage of battery per day (less than a 1%/h). And I think this is still too much. Sometime ago I tried to tweak my ray to last longer, and best I achieved was 6 days (used mostly as a phone, wi-fi from time to time)
Mine is 1d and a half with wifi on all day and night, music and playing games. i use jj's v3.2 hybrid, sirkay's kernel, no frills cpu and advance task killer.
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Mine is 1d and a half with wifi on all day and night, music and playing games. i use jj's v3.2 hybrid, sirkay's kernel, no frills cpu and advance task killer.
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And dude dont use task killers. They **** up everything. Go to settings>apps>running and kill them if you dont want them
Hi all,
received my xperia ray earlier this week. It runs stock 4.0.2.A.0.69 , kernel is 2.6.32.9-perf and the baseband 66.
Usage Pattern:
- Data Connection GPRS only, Wifi if available
- Screen Brighness arround 75%
- Email (manual Sync)
- Whats App
- Few calls
- Browsing the Internet (Dolphin HD)
- Installing apps from the playstore.
- Shoot some pics and took 10mins of hd video
- Hear music (15 to 20 mins)
That is what I've got after the initial charging.
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PS: excuse my english. pms with corrections are appreciated.
I got around 21h on it, wifi/3g/gps turn on all the time, 10-20 emails, 5-10 long calls, around 2 hours browsing/xda/appaware/feedly on wifi and 3g, snap 4-5 photo with instagram, listen to music for 30 mins, play gyro for about 30 mins, etc...
Well, it a smartphone, so I will do smart things with it, not worth having smartphone and using it like a dumbphone.
I will buy a nokia or philips if I just need sms and phone or bb if need email, they will last for a week.
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And dude dont use task killers. They **** up everything. Go to settings>apps>running and kill them if you dont want them
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okay. are you using V6 supercharge on jj's v3.2?
I get around 3 days on a full charge on Stable Cyangenmod 7.2 GINGERBEAD ROM with FXP129 Kernel running on Official Baseband .72 for Ray (without any conflicts)
Running the latest Baseband on an older ROM actually works
Followed simple stuff like
Removed Google MAPS and installed Navfree World (best offline App)
Set brightness to 25%
Only use 2G where possible
Only use Wifi when needed
Only turn on Background Data when needed
Never Sync anything unless needed
Never use App Killers or CPU/Memory otimizers - I simply use the running services menu and stop APPs from there.
Have set a few tweaks in CM7.2 and ADW Launcher by turning off a few things which has made the phone run a little smoother
Not into performance as this will eat away at the battery - I like to have the best of both worlds with a little compromise on performance
Have set the following into the builprop file - making sure that any entry that is already there is marked out with a #
pm.sleepmode=1
mot.proximity.delay=150
ro.lge.proximity.delay=25
windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec=150
wifi.supplicant_scan_interval=120
pm.sleep_mode=1
ro.ril.disable.power.collapse=0
video.accelerate.hw=1
debug.sf.hw=1
debug.performance.tuning=1
ro.telephony.call_ring.delay=0
ro.ril.fast.dormancy.rule=0
Since applying the above I only ever get about 1% drain in sleep mode for every hour
If you don't use the phone very much then 3 days is probably MAX you will ever get
If you use it like an Android phone is meant to be used to the max, then you are looking at about 1.5 days battery
Wont recommend Optimization Apps or Tweak Apps as I think they don't really work, I think the Linux Kernel does a very good job standalone!!
About a day and a half.
JJ Hybrid 3.1
Governor Smartassv2
IO scheduler SIO
screen brightness around 25%
Always on 3G
Use WiFi frequently too.
lots of music + games!
here is my phone !
ROM : RayOnyom 6.2
kernel : xray last version
using prototype optimaztion
wifi = on if i need and available
gprs = only if i need internet
brightness = auto 25%
after 2d 8h u can see i have half battery
so sorry for my bad english !
A few weeks ago I tested battery life, too.
My system:
arcatarc's superleggiera ROM
stock kernel
screen: dim or 25%, depending on location
mobile data: off
wifi: only as needed
usage: one call a day (about 2 minutes), 5 minutes wifi per day, one hour e-book reading with kindle app per day
After 4 days and half an hour, battery state was 48%. Then I aborted the test because I was in the mood for some gaming
So what's draining my battery is the 3g/hspa enabled always.. hmm.. i should try a custom kernel.
about 16 hours.. of usage... i use no frills cpu for 1.1ghz to 184 ghz . i use smartassv2 and deadline
The battery is lasting up to three days
WIFI off in standby
only GSM
display brightness 50%
CPU 134 - 1209MHz, smartassV2
read these tips: http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/34236
"Ads within Android apps found to consume 75% of the app's power."
Hey team!
I wanted to start this discussion by knowing which setup you prefer the most:
Example:
1. Havoc OS
2. Shadow Kernel
3. Magisk Modules: GPU Rendering, LKT, Universal GMS Doze
4. SOT: 8-9 Hrs (Moderate usage, Pokemon Go for 2 hours, YouTube, WhatsApp, Instagram)
5. Idle Drain: 10% in 8 hours
6. Naptime, Servicely
I believe this will help people deciding people which setup to use!
Hope we can get a lot of feedback, thank you!
Since I dont care about battery life I just use the premade rom by dev
example
HavocOS - with kernel that comes with it.
No battery saver / profile etc.
Got 6-7hr sot 30hr+- bot
without details, its miui 9.6.25 oreo
I am only getting 4 hours screen on time so I have begun to make battery saving choices on my phone and I want to share them with you.
I am using latest AOSIP ROM and just minutes ago changed to Sphinx kernel in hope of improving battery. For some reason Android system uses about 16 % of my battery.
Battery saving app choices with AMOLED screens:
Kiwi browser (night mode makes the app black and also changes the site backgrounds black. Also you can move address bar to bottom)
Vanced black youtube (can be installed via Magisk)
AOSIP completely black system theme
Business calendar (black background)
Pocket casts (black podcast player)
Change whatsapp background to black
I don't install apps like Facebook that run in the background and poll the internet constantly in hopes of saving battery.
I am coming from Xiaomi Redmi 4X with fantastic battery life so this has been a bummer.
I really like AOSIP and wouldn't want to change. Other people don't complain about it's battery so I wonder why Android system uses so much battery. I hope the new Sphinx kernel helps me.
Change to Sphinx kernel and install of Magisk module LKT with battery profile improves dramatically my battery life and I haven't seen any side effects.
73 % battery remaining after a day. Screen on time 1 hour and 45 minutes with light usage of WhatsApp and browser mainly.
Edit: 49 % remaining after 3 hours 52 minutes SOT. Very happy with the phone now!
I would like to discuss in this thread what the battery of our Xiaomi 12T Pro is like and let's share screenshots of the hours of screen on time, tips and settings to help improve the battery of this beast
I have an online shop, I use Instagram a lot, and VPN is always on and I am connected to the Internet with data
MIUI 14.0.1 GLOBAL
Amazing, best phone battery i ever used
i make about 8,5-9,5 hours screen on time on stock MIUI 14 and MIUI EU
Just added all apps (except whatsapp, gmail and telegram (messaging apps)) disabled in the background after 10 minutes of non-use (in battery options)