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Question for anyone who actually uses an extended battery in their Rezound (if you don't use one, please don't respond) ...
... Since the phone's heat tends to come from the battery, do you know if your phone is running cooler (due to the increased space / higher capacity so less pull on a draining battery / etc) than it was when you were running the standard battery with the standard back?
... Also, is your signal any better or worse?
Thanks
jdmba said:
Question for anyone who actually uses an extended battery in their Rezound (if you don't use one, please don't respond) ...
... Since the phone's heat tends to come from the battery, do you know if your phone is running cooler (due to the increased space / higher capacity so less pull on a draining battery / etc) than it was when you were running the standard battery with the standard back?
... Also, is your signal any better or worse?
Thanks
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Hi,
I have two Rezounds, they both use to overheat doing simple things like playing local mp3s. While playing netflix it will overheat so much it will turn itself off.
At one point one phone got so hot I had to wait few minutes before I was able to turn it back on.
After having both of them replaced by vz, I got extended batteries for both. So far both new phones seem to work better with no overheat issues.
I was able to get the batteries 50% off. This was offer by vz without me asking.
hope this help.
Ummm
hw6515 said:
Hi,
I have two Rezounds, they both use to overheat doing simple things like playing local mp3s. While playing netflix it will overheat so much it will turn itself off.
At one point one phone got so hot I had to wait few minutes before I was able to turn it back on.
After having both of them replaced by vz, I got extended batteries for both. So far both new phones seem to work better with no overheat issues.
I was able to get the batteries 50% off. This was offer by vz without me asking.
hope this help.
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While I definitely thank you for the reply, I don't think it does help. You said you had 2 phones which overheated, you returned them to Verizon and 2 new ones that don't, and oh, you put extended batteries on them Would love to have known if your OLD phones stopped overheating with the extended batteries, but that ship has sailed.
SO the question remains. Can anyone who moved to the extended batteries please advise if your phone ran cooler and/or had a better signal?
Thanks
Not sure about the signal, but the Rezound with an extended overheats less because of the exhaust port, and more room for the heat to dissipate.
exhaust port?
i think that's the external speaker. same grill on the standard battery cover.
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I was just going to let that go. Of course it is a speaker hole
I guess no one who actually owns an extended battery is able to answer. <sigh>
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I was just going to let that go. Of course it is a speaker hole
I guess no one who actually owns an extended battery is able to answer. <sigh>
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wow, I was going to answer, but with that attitude, why bother? You gave people 6 hours on a weekend to answer your question....
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I'll answer this even with the OP's attitude, to help others that might want to know.
I tested my rezound last week to see how hot it would go. I wanted to try and push it to the max and see if it would overheat. I've had overheating htc phones before (hd2) and it is something of a known issue with htc phones.
To test I used the following settings:
1. Brightness to 100%
2. Wifi off, 4g on, getting 2 bars of 4g with signal strength around -80
3. Phone on the stock wall charger and cable
I opened onlive (new streaming gaming app) and let it play for about 20 minutes. Basicly, I chose to view someone else playing and let it stream. Picked a game that looked pretty graphicly involved (saints row?, not up on all the new games).
After 20 minutes, checked the battery temp. On the stock battery, I hit 117. Once I closed out onlive, it immediately started dropping.
Using the extended battery with a case:
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/...ryDetails&archetypeId=12854&accessoryId=48044
I hit 115 running onlive. So unless you have a bad battery, I don't think the extended vs the stock will make a difference in your temperature.
I'm guessing that running hot has a lot to do with signal strength on 4g.
nrfitchett4 said:
I tested my rezound last week to see how hot it would go. I wanted to try and push it to the max and see if it would overheat. I've had overheating htc phones before (hd2) and it is something of a known issue with htc phones.
To test I used the following settings:
1. Brightness to 100%
2. Wifi off, 4g on, getting 2 bars of 4g with signal strength around -80
3. Phone on the stock wall charger and cable
I opened onlive (new streaming gaming app) and let it play for about 20 minutes. Basicly, I chose to view someone else playing and let it stream. Picked a game that looked pretty graphicly involved (saints row?, not up on all the new games).
After 20 minutes, checked the battery temp. On the stock battery, I hit 117. Once I closed out onlive, it immediately started dropping.
Using the extended battery with a case:
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/...ryDetails&archetypeId=12854&accessoryId=48044
I hit 115 running onlive. So unless you have a bad battery, I don't think the extended vs the stock will make a difference in your temperature.
I'm guessing that running hot has a lot to do with signal strength on 4g.
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For Science!
I switched to AT&T last week from T-Mobile to get the Note. Overall the AT&T service has been good and the Note is great! My only concern is battery drain in no signal areas.
Specifically, I went to a movie last weekend and the theater was in the basement and there was no signal. At the start of the movie I had about 95% battery but by the end my battery was dead. I'm guessing the battery drained because it was constantly searching for a signal.
Is this common for the Galaxy Note? Is it common for AT&T? I ask because my t-mobile phones never did this. I've been to this theater many times, always had no signal, never had any battery drain on any t-mobile phones (sensation, galaxy s 4g, hd2, my-touch).
FWIW, my Note was completely stock but was rooted. I've since flashed UCLE2 and noticed the same drain in low or no signal areas. I'm sure I'll get suggestions to turn airplane mode on, or something like that. While I appreciate those suggestions I'm trying to determine if this is common to the phone or AT&T. I don't think I should have to switch off data/radio anytime the signal is low for fear of my battery draining in 2 hours.
Thanks!
While the battery does drain more with no signal, due to scanning for a network, as long as there is a signal it should be comparable to full service. That's a constant signal mind you if it goes in and out it is scanning.
I work downtown in a brick building surrounded by high rises, i get 1 bar in my office, my battery lasts me an entire work day.
What I did, spend the money on extended battery
Yeah I know you think 2500 mAH should be pretty good, but isn't, just spend the money on extended battery. Am at 26 hours, with fairly hard use, on Mugen 5400 mAH and have 15% remaining. Does add some depth to it, but that is the price, daughter ordered me case that fits over extended battery can't wait till it gets here. If you are interested can post pics once the case is here so you have idea on overall look.
Would no signal cause that much more drain? In the theater there was no signal. I couldnt browse or make a call. If memory serves there was a circle with a line through it where the 4g symbol would normally be. Still seems like an excessive amount of drain.
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Would no signal cause that much more drain? In the theater there was no signal. I couldnt browse or make a call. If memory serves there was a circle with a line through it where the 4g symbol would normally be. Still seems like an excessive amount of drain.
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Oh yeah, if it is constantly looking for signal, will suck a battery down in no time. Job has me go to places in the mid-west, my supervisor and I just know to put in airplane mode or turn off in certain places or we will have bricks due to quick battery drain.
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Oh yeah, if it is constantly looking for signal, will suck a battery down in no time. Job has me go to places in the mid-west, my supervisor and I just know to put in airplane mode or turn off in certain places or we will have bricks due to quick battery drain.
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Interesting. Is this something unique to AT&T's service? I never had this occur with tmous. Maybe I'm just lazy but having to track if I have a signal all the time for fear of my battery draining that fast doesn't seem right.
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Interesting. Is this something unique to AT&T's service? I never had this occur with tmous. Maybe I'm just lazy but having to track if I have a signal all the time for fear of my battery draining that fast doesn't seem right.
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Not unique to AT&T, but once you figure out where you get no signal it becomes automatic reflex to go into airplane mode or turn off. Would assume since AT&Ts network coverage is larger than Tmobile would not occur as much.
just got one for me and bro.
i got no signal half a day during work and it keep searching for it.
by time i finished, lost about 5-10% most.
OutCastedSheep said:
just got one for me and bro.
i got no signal half a day during work and it keep searching for it.
by time i finished, lost about 5-10% most.
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Wow. Big difference from what I saw. I think I'll need to go back to the theater now that I'm running UCLE2. I'll install CurrentWidget and see what is going on.
Maybe it was a fluke...hopefully cause I love this phone!
I'm planning a trip to DC this weekend and will be away from wall outlets whenever not in my hotel room. I was looking into extended batteries and the stock HTC one seems to be my best option. At $25 off of Amazon with door included, I can't complain about the price. The only drawback seems to be reports of 4g and phone call reception going down the drain due to poor antennas in the battery cover.
What say you?
I haven't had any connection issues with the HTC extended battery. Although I can't compare it to the little one because it's never been in my Rez.
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I didn't notice any real difference between the stock and extended backs, other than the battery life that is. If you're doubting it, bring both with you and swap batteries and backs as needed. Plus you'll have 2 batteries.
No issues here with reception using stock extended battery and cover. I have most app updating no more than once per hour and off charger all day, I'm still at 70% when I get home from work. Worth every penny imho.
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Personally, I think I get worse reception with the standard battery door.
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I'm planning a trip to DC this weekend and will be away from wall outlets whenever not in my hotel room. I was looking into extended batteries and the stock HTC one seems to be my best option. At $25 off of Amazon with door included, I can't complain about the price. The only drawback seems to be reports of 4g and phone call reception going down the drain due to poor antennas in the battery cover.
What say you?
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The issues with 4G reception I have seen seem to be only with some aftermarket extended battery doors. The HTC ones are fine. Id stick with OEM doors. Just my .02ยข
I have an oem one and the signal does get finicky, It likes to flicker between 3g and 4g in areas where my stock would get 4g the whole time. I think it may just be getting a little dusty on the connections though
I have both the OEM extended battery, with the HTC extended back, and the Hyperion battery, with its own back.
The OEM back is fine, reception with the OEM extended battery is just as good as on stock. The Hyperion back is completely useless. Fortunately, the Hyperion fits in the device with the OEM extended back.
Haven't noticed a single difference after 3 weeks with the extended, though it was immediately concerning to me when I saw the backplate of the extended battery vs the stock backplate. Ran stock battery for about 8 months prior to getting it, and my fears were without reason. No difference noticed.
kirbfucius said:
I'm planning a trip to DC this weekend and will be away from wall outlets whenever not in my hotel room. I was looking into extended batteries and the stock HTC one seems to be my best option. At $25 off of Amazon with door included, I can't complain about the price. The only drawback seems to be reports of 4g and phone call reception going down the drain due to poor antennas in the battery cover.
What say you?
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i get better reception with my extended battery door on...
I have several stock and extended batteries, and have been in a handful of cities using both.
The only reception issues I ever encountered were in hot summer weather when broadcasting from Ustream for hours, the phone will heat up pretty good, and have trouble staying connected.
But you provably won't be livestreaming hours in the sun so, yer all good.
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Most of the people that I've known pretty good personally that have gotten them have commented they had a better fit and thus better connection and signal strength with the extended battery door than they did with the stock one. Nobody out of the 10 or so guys I trust has let me know of a loss in network signal, and if it was their they would, because the reason we talk so often is troubleshooting problems they come across or testing new software.
First to start out the reception at my house sucks. So I am always tweaking my phones to cope with the low signal. On my g3 before my little mod my signal was 1x and -106 to no service at all. Then I thought maybe my battery was emitting emf that interfered with the signal a little bit. So I filled the battery compartment with tin foil. Just enough to fill the battery compartment (leaving about 1/2 inch beneath the battery pins) and raise the battery a little. My signal after is -95 1x I have 3g and it is -86 and to my surprise when I first turned my phone on I had 4g which I have never seen in my house before. This is a mod every vzw g3 owner should at least try. If you do I I'm in need of thanks
I have a case on my phone that has a piece of aluminum trip around the edge and some people have complained that it decreases the signal. I don't have a problem with that b/c I don't usually have trouble with a weak signal or dropouts unless I'm driving down Interstate and that's only a couple times a month.
Aluminum can help or destroy signal you just need to know where to put it... Take your signal readings before and after if you try it. As big of a boost I seen it would not surprise me if it closed your dead zone gaps
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First to start out the reception at my house sucks. So I am always tweaking my phones to cope with the low signal. On my g3 before my little mod my signal was 1x and -106 to no service at all. Then I thought maybe my battery was emitting emf that interfered with the signal a little bit. So I filled the battery compartment with tin foil. Just enough to fill the battery compartment (leaving about 1/2 inch beneath the battery pins) and raise the battery a little. My signal after is -95 1x I have 3g and it is -86 and to my surprise when I first turned my phone on I had 4g which I have never seen in my house before. This is a mod every vzw g3 owner should at least try. If you do I I'm in need of thanks
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Seems like it worked for me. I taped the foil down with scotch tape really good because I do a lot of battery swapping. I also have poor reception in my house and signal increased 5-8 dBm. Able to load webpages on 3G now in the basement, still very slow but def improvement. Thanks for posting
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Seems like it worked for me. I taped the foil down with scotch tape really good because I do a lot of battery swapping. I also have poor reception in my house and signal increased 5-8 dBm. Able to load webpages on 3G now in the basement, still very slow but def improvement. Thanks for posting
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Any time... You may be able to tweak the placement of it more. I think the cdma antenna is on the bottom lte on top and evdo on the side... The key is to make the interference that the phone naturally makes bounce away from theses antennas (it obviously works) lol I'm surprised lg didn't make sure of this to begin with. Just for the record my phone is now able to make calls anywhere in my house.. Was never able to do that (even with my droid bionic:laugh
Casey Walt said:
First to start out the reception at my house sucks. So I am always tweaking my phones to cope with the low signal. On my g3 before my little mod my signal was 1x and -106 to no service at all. Then I thought maybe my battery was emitting emf that interfered with the signal a little bit. So I filled the battery compartment with tin foil. Just enough to fill the battery compartment (leaving about 1/2 inch beneath the battery pins) and raise the battery a little. My signal after is -95 1x I have 3g and it is -86 and to my surprise when I first turned my phone on I had 4g which I have never seen in my house before. This is a mod every vzw g3 owner should at least try. If you do I I'm in need of thanks
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Pics?
Edit: I have 4G but my signal says -102.
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jco897j said:
Pics?
Edit: I have 4G but my signal says -102.
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Good remember that number also take your cdma (1x) readings also... then try my mod and report back.. im working on pics i just need the old tablet to charge enough to turn on lol
Pics
didn't feel like taking the rest of my case off but the important part is there....
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didn't feel like taking the rest of my case off but the important part is there....
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I'll try this out when I get a hold of some foil. I noticed the G3 gas a bad antenna. In my apt with my gs4 on HSPA+/ATT I get about 89-94dbm. With my G3 on the same network I get about 102dbm.
daniel4653 said:
I'll try this out when I get a hold of some foil. I noticed the G3 gas a bad antenna. In my apt with my gs4 on HSPA+/ATT I get about 89-94dbm. With my G3 on the same network I get about 102dbm.
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I know the att version has very bad signal problems. Do you have it or the Verizon version? Because if you have the Verizon version the antennas wouldn't be properly tuned anyway and could explain why it's so bad also
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I know the att version has very bad signal problems. Do you have it or the Verizon version? Because if you have the Verizon version the antennas wouldn't be properly tuned anyway and could explain why it's so bad also
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Sorry forgot to clarify that. I have the Verizon version on ATTs network.
I tried this and it has no effect. That is to be expected because the battery is encased in metal and therefore already shielded.
Yep, battery is already shielded. Your results if anything are just an anomaly .
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I tried this and it has no effect. That is to be expected because the battery is encased in metal and therefore already shielded.
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Yep, battery is already shielded. Your results if anything are just an anomaly .
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You guys must be doing something wrong then because I am seeing differencees and somebody else said they did to. where are you guys located? I know I am on vzw 800mhz network maybe you guys are on 1900mhz... And it doesn't affect it as much
I tried this just now, using LTE Discovery paid version to monitor the signals. LTE strength on Verizon Band4 was unchanged at around -100dBm, and the SignalToNoise ratio was either the same or maybe a bit worse.
Thinking maybe the 1xRTT signal might have been the one affected, I checked that too, but again there was no change.
All this on a Verizon tower about 0.8mile away.
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I tried this just now, using LTE Discovery paid version to monitor the signals. LTE strength on Verizon Band4 was unchanged at around -100dBm, and the SignalToNoise ratio was either the same or maybe a bit worse.
Thinking maybe the 1xRTT signal might have been the one affected, I checked that too, but again there was no change.
All this on a Verizon tower about 0.8mile away.
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Did you raise the battery a little because I know this had the biggest afftect but just puting tinfoil in and slightly wrapping the sides it around helped a little I'll try again and take more accurate readings to see what happens
The battery is already shielded by a metal casing, unless you are using a cheap knock-off battery, there's no technical reason that foil would make any difference in that area. And I did try it in a low signal area, -105 db on LTE before and after. -101 db on 1x before -102 after, within the margin of error.
I attempted this as well. I first watched my signal for a while to figure out a rough average as we'll as a typical range from the same position within my house. I performed the mod and the typical position was 1-2 worse, but it stayed within the range. I suspect the "gains" a few found are likely within your typical fluctuations as well and you may have noticed during a good period.
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Did you raise the battery a little because I know this had the biggest afftect but just puting tinfoil in and slightly wrapping the sides it around helped a little I'll try again and take more accurate readings to see what happens
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How did you raise the battery,I have the zero lemon as well,and my signal drops when I use it as opposed to stock. I'm willing to try anything for better signal...thanks
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My results
Here is what I found- I folded the aluminum 3 times and cut it to be a little shorter than the battery. I tried it from my office (which gets a pretty good signal anyways) 2 times with the foil and 2 times without. I got 86dBM originally, 76dBM with the foil (which made me think the foil was working) but on the second try I got 85dBM without and 87dBM with the foil. My gut tells me the first time was a fluke. Still I plan to try it at home to see if I can tweak out a bit more signal.
Do battery cases exist in the nexus 6 world?
I've searched a lot and couldn't find any.
I've really had it with the battery life of this phone, a battery case would save me from going back a 6 plus.
Tons of way to optimize battery, most people get a couple days worth and you probably could too with a simple Google search. There's no battery cases for this phone, it's too big and too niche.
Oh, and going back to a 6 plus? Lmao that's like saying "there's something wrong with my Ferrari, if I can't fix it I'm getting a Hyundai"
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Tons of way to optimize battery, most people get a couple days worth and you probably could too with a simple Google search. There's no battery cases for this phone, it's too big and too niche.
Oh, and going back to a 6 plus? Lmao that's like saying "there's something wrong with my Ferrari, if I can't fix it I'm getting a Hyundai"
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Thats in the eye of the beholder
Battery life when you use the phone is pretty bad IMO. It drops pretty fast once it gets below 50%. I highly doubt mods and tweeks will get you the battery life of the 6+, maybe closer to the note 4
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Tons of way to optimize battery, most people get a couple days worth and you probably could too with a simple Google search. There's no battery cases for this phone, it's too big and too niche.
Oh, and going back to a 6 plus? Lmao that's like saying "there's something wrong with my Ferrari, if I can't fix it I'm getting a Hyundai"
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LOL @ nexus 6 as a Ferrari and the 6+ Hyundai. Get off your high horse sir.
I've been to the battery life thread in general. You're talking like there's some magic fix to make this phone match the 6+'s battery life, there isn't. I'm a very heavy user and I accept this phone's battery is average at best, that's why I was looking for a battery case.
LordGrahf said:
LOL @ nexus 6 as a Ferrari and the 6+ Hyundai. Get off your high horse sir.
I've been to the battery life thread in general. You're talking like there's some magic fix to make this phone match the 6+'s battery life, there isn't. I'm a very heavy user and I accept this phone's battery is average at best, that's why I was looking for a battery case.
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Lol stfu with the high horse stuff, you know you're trolling hard when you bring up an iPhone as your only other option on an Android development forum. As for the battery life, do a little research and educate yourself on how to manage efficiency, you can easily get more battery life than the typical 6+
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Lol stfu with the high horse stuff, you know you're trolling hard when you bring up an iPhone as your only other option on an Android development forum. As for the battery life, do a little research and educate yourself on how to manage efficiency, you can easily get more battery life than the typical 6+
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So let me get this, someone references the 6+, and yur reaction is getting your panties all bunched up haha. My apologies, didn't mean to hurt your feelings there
The nexus 6 has obvious battery shortcomings that are well documented in the general section, one thread has over 200 pages of complaints. If you're such a guru why don't you go there and share your 'optimizations' so we all can benefit from it? Do they include turning off the phone? Lol
Anyways I got what I needed from this thread, no battery cases available. Thanks everyone.
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So let me get this, someone references the 6+, and yur reaction is getting your panties all bunched up haha. My apologies, didn't mean to hurt your feelings there
The nexus 6 has obvious battery shortcomings that are well documented in the general section, one thread has over 200 pages of complaints. If you're such a guru why don't you go there and share your 'optimizations' so we all can benefit from it? Do they include turning off the phone? Lol
Anyways I got what I needed from this thread, no battery cases available. Thanks everyone.
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Nah I'm still calm but I guess it is on me for feeding you trolls. That thread has a bunch of people with great battery life as well because they know how google works. As I said, you should try reading it.
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Or the beer holder...
LordGrahf said:
So let me get this, someone references the 6+, and yur reaction is getting your panties all bunched up haha. My apologies, didn't mean to hurt your feelings there
The nexus 6 has obvious battery shortcomings that are well documented in the general section, one thread has over 200 pages of complaints. If you're such a guru why don't you go there and share your 'optimizations' so we all can benefit from it? Do they include turning off the phone? Lol
Anyways I got what I needed from this thread, no battery cases available. Thanks everyone.
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if you think battery life is bad with this device, then i dont recommend trying a LG G3 or LG G Flex 2, they have horrible battery life, like maybe 2 hours screen on time if your lucky. the G2 had the best IMO. so coming to the Nexus 6 was a pleasant surprise when i get around 4-5 hours of SOT
I'm pretty content with that battery life. Google made changes in 5.1 kernel to improve it some more by turning off a Qualcomm "feature" and just having the 4 cores on all the time. My wife has the 6+ with a mophie case. I personally don't see much difference in battery life between the 2 phones. We both come home from work with about the same amount of battery left. Mine is a little less when I have yo go to a part of the hospital that gets poor reception. I've never thought to myself. OMG I need to bring my cable to work. Just the other day I forgot to charge my phone over night and had 43% left. Plugged it into a 2.1 amp charger while I got ready for work. Hooked it up to my turbo charger in the car and voila. 90% by the time I made it to work 30 minutes later.
I get that the battery life can be piss poor. I haven't done any "optimizations". You can try rooting and installing Franco kernel or some other kernel if you want to give it a shot though. I feel like battery cases are for those worried about battery life while going camping or something. I would just turn on power save mode at that point.
Uhhh really want a battery case, and please don't tell me I don't need it, its my personal opinion.
Same here. I need a battery case, badly. Will get tomorrow a Nexus 6, atm using Note 3 with Zerolemon 10,000mAh battery. I guess I have to build my own, where are those 3D printers...
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Agreed. It's so frustrating to be told that optimization can solve the problem from someone who probably lives under a cell tower and has never needed a 10,000mAh battery. Out here on the fringe, bouncing in and out of service on the farm, my 9,000 mAh on my G3 barely got me through the day. I don't want to have to find a charger at noon or 8 pm, I want a phone that works from 6 am until 10 pm when I get home. I've made huge improvements with optimization, but no tweaking is going to get my N6 past noon on the farm, so don't say that we're silly or unreasonable when we want to duct tape a car battery to our phones to get through the day.
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Agreed. It's so frustrating to be told that optimization can solve the problem from someone who probably lives under a cell tower and has never needed a 10,000mAh battery. Out here on the fringe, bouncing in and out of service on the farm, my 9,000 mAh on my G3 barely got me through the day. I don't want to have to find a charger at noon or 8 pm, I want a phone that works from 6 am until 10 pm when I get home. I've made huge improvements with optimization, but no tweaking is going to get my N6 past noon on the farm, so don't say that we're silly or unreasonable when we want to duct tape a car battery to our phones to get through the day.
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I just ordered a Anker 10,000mAh external battery and I will glue it to the phone protective cover. Let's see how it will work, the battery is smaller than the phone so it will only add some thickness and of course, weight.
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Agreed. It's so frustrating to be told that optimization can solve the problem from someone who probably lives under a cell tower and has never needed a 10,000mAh battery. Out here on the fringe, bouncing in and out of service on the farm, my 9,000 mAh on my G3 barely got me through the day. I don't want to have to find a charger at noon or 8 pm, I want a phone that works from 6 am until 10 pm when I get home. I've made huge improvements with optimization, but no tweaking is going to get my N6 past noon on the farm, so don't say that we're silly or unreasonable when we want to duct tape a car battery to our phones to get through the day.
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Sounds like you should stick to phones with a removable battery. Why would you get a phone with a 3220mah embedded battery when the ZL on your G3 wasn't enough? Even if a company did come out with a battery case, which isn't happening, it would never be anywhere near as big as that.
joshm.1219 said:
Sounds like you should stick to phones with a removable battery. Why would you get a phone with a 3220mah embedded battery when the ZL on your G3 wasn't enough? Even if a company did come out with a battery case, which isn't happening, it would never be anywhere near as big as that.
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As someone who is eagerly waiting battery case I agree, if a G3 battery with ZL extended case is not sufficient neither will a battery case. Battery cases charge significantly slower than charging them through the wall. I had one for my m8 and Nexus 5.
md1008 said:
As someone who is eagerly waiting battery case I agree, if a G3 battery with ZL extended case is not sufficient neither will a battery case. Battery cases charge significantly slower than charging them through the wall. I had one for my m8 and Nexus 5.
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Not to mention you lose 30% of the capacity of the case just through the inefficiencies of USB charging. So he would need a ~7500mah battery case to really have a comparable capacity overall. Which has never been made before for any phone with an embedded battery AFAIK.
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Not to mention you lose 30% of the capacity of the case just through the inefficiencies of USB charging. So he would need a ~7500mah battery case to really have a comparable capacity overall. Which has never been made before for any phone with an embedded battery AFAIK.
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He said that he gets crap service, which does impact battery life. Perhaps looking into another carrier. Verizon and At&t tend to have better coverage. If the price is a deterrent then he should look into an MNVO and probably stick with the g3
I don't understand how people aren't able to get through a day on a single charge (unplugging around 8am) when I'm able to do it with ease working 8-10hrs while my phone is constantly searching and jumping between no signal and poor 3g/LTE. Having Wi-Fi helps but I'm able to get through the day without it while at work. It was no different with the Note 2, original Moto X, and G3 over the past 2 years.
If you're on the fringe of service areas, perhaps consider a range extender? If you get poor reception where you spend most of your time on a daily basis, perhaps consider a different carrier? It's unfair to complain about battery life because all phones will suffer if you're usually in areas where your carrier doesn't provide good coverage. Other than that, consider a different phone that better suits your needs (i.e. removable batteries) as suggested above or invest in a portable charger. I rarely ever need to use my portable charger but I always have it with me. With larger capacities in slimmer form factors at lower prices, there really is no excuse for a power user to not have one.