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I've looked through the custom roms listed and theres not a whole lot of information given. I'm currently using Wolf_Xperia_4.0.0 and the battery life is kinda horrid.
I prefer Froyo or Gingerbread and want use of my camera. Can anybody help me out with a name or a link?
see if u want gud battery life then go for this Rom with stock kernel ...the battery life is pretty gud as i have experienced !!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1259028
check if it works out for u ..the camera is same as the Stock one only
Thank me if i helped u
I've had good battery life with WB 4.0.4c and so far doing okay with WB 5.0.0, but honestly since everyone's usage is different it's probably better to experiment with different roms rather than have someone tell you which one is best.
I had pretty decent battery life on WB 4.0.4c until I unlocked my boot loader. I used to get two or three days out of it, but this reduced to just six hours. I'm on WB 5.0.0 now and have re-locked my boot loader. Battery life is good. There are most deffinitely issues related to having your boot loader unlocked so if you have unlocked it then I would seriously consider locking it again if you value your battery life.
Thanks guys, going to look into the one linked. What is the WB one you mentioned?
My aunt is a waitress at a busy restaraunt... she gets up and works 8 busy hours (so not on her phone every 5 seconds, maybe checks texts twice a day?) and she gets home below 50% each day. That's pretty horrible.
WB is Wolfbreak's rom. To follow up to my previous post the issue effecting me was the fact that with an unlocked bootloader my phone was not going into deepsleep which was a known issue. This was fixed in DooMLoRD's DooMKernel v05. I have now unlocked my bootloader again and using that kernel along with WB v5. Battery life is good again. I've lost 12% in the past 16 hours. You may also wish to consider calibrating your battery which basically involves charging it to 100%, resetting your battery stats and charging again from 88% and repeating that process a few times. There is a thread about it somewhere. Sorry can't post links right now as I don't have enough posts. Hope this info helps the OP or anyone else with battery issues.
Wolfbreak's rom can be found in the XPERIA X10 Android Development forum. It's a popular thread, can't miss it.
Also to add on, if battery life is a concern, have you tried adjusting the settings? Perhaps turning down the brightness, changing wifi sleep policy, turning off syncing, etc. I would also definitely look into undervolting.
When I updated my Neo V to official ICS .562 firmware, battery was draining tremendously even when in sleep-mode. I left it one night and noticed the battery drain was about 20% in 8hrs.
After trying different kernel for ICS (viz. Stock, Nightelf ICS RC2 & Shardul_Seth kernel) there was hardly any improvement in the battery drain issue.
Due to this I was thinking to switch back to GB 2.3.4 where battery drain was pretty much less.
Before doing that I thought of changing the baseband for testing the battery drain issue. I used the baseband 64 of 4.0.2.A.0.62 version and my battery drain was improved a lot better.
I am currently using Shardul_seth kernel which is based on the Stock kernel only. But it will sure work on Stock and Nightelf kernel also. Please share if it works for you guys.
Steps to follow:
1. Download baseband 64 (based on .62 firmware)
a. Link 1
b. Link 22. Download Flashtool (Only if you don’t have one)
a. Link to download flashtool3. Flash the baseband file onto your phone using the flashtool.
Thanks to Shardul_seth and Night-Elf for providing the kernel for ICS.
You can visit their original thread to download the kernels.
a. Shardul_seth kernel's original threada. Night-elf ICS kernel's original thread
Thanks to aimcr7, I thought of changing the baseband for battery drain issue. (You posted solution for GB using the same concept of changing the baseband and kernel)
If you want to thank me just press thanks button.
Happy flashing.
Use it with your own risk.
Yes its better!
There is definitely a huge improvement in battery life with stock ICS with 64 base band. I kinda arrived at the same solution by accident...but when i did arrive...I thought i let it remain for a few days and see. And yes you are right vinod, its definitely better.
The only difference is that I used Sirkay's ICS 1.1 kernel and I am yet to see the famous ICS lag.. which was the case when i updated the phone to stock ICS with stock kernel. I hope more users will try out Sirkays' kernel...It looks good..plus you can oc to 1.5 to 1.6 ghz with no crashes or FCs.
I'm loving the Neo V ICS experience...the way it is meant to be. Thanks vinodgajaria for confirming that baseband 64 is better on battery and for your instructions. Other users please post your results too.
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There is definitely a huge improvement in battery life with stock ICS with 64 base band. I kinda arrived at the same solution by accident...but when i did arrive...I thought i let it remain for a few days and see. And yes you are right vinod, its definitely better.
The only difference is that I used Sirkay's ICS 1.1 kernel and I am yet to see the famous ICS lag.. which was the case when i updated the phone to stock ICS with stock kernel. I hope more users will try out Sirkays' kernel...It looks good..plus you can oc to 1.5 to 1.6 ghz with no crashes or FCs.
I'm loving the Neo V ICS experience...the way it is meant to be. Thanks vinodgajaria for confirming that baseband 64 is better on battery and for your instructions. Other users please post your results too.
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Works this for locked bl and official ICS and is there any fc with it like wifi and is it laggy in scrolling between screens ?
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will it work in locked bootloader? sorry for my stupid question
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Works this for locked bl and official ICS and is there any fc with it like wifi and is it laggy in scrolling between screens ?
Sent from my Neo V with supercharged ICS ^^
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I am on official ICS but a different kernel..XNeo1.1 by sirkay.. but the original post mentions it would work for stock kernel too. And since I am on unlocked bootloader (TP method, DRM and Track Id available), I cant really give a response to the locked bootloader query but I wouldnt think that is a problem. I think I have seen some threads dedicated for baseband flashing and they discuss the bootloader issue there. However, to answer your other query, I havent come across any lag in scrolling in between screens or any fc with wifi.. but do keep in mind I have overclocked to 1.5ghz and I'm using Sirkay's ICS kernel and I used a completely different method to get to this combo..that is official ICS, Baseband 64 and XNeo 1.1 kernel.
Sorry for side tracking the real issue...The battery backup is awesome..No more drain. 15 hours straight on 3g network with auto sync on..background data, brightness 30 % or less, liberal use of youtube..tune in radio, heavy use of what's app with video and image uploading, no browsing though..atleast not enough to count..and good use of the music player... and I have a fiancé , so logically add to the stats a good number of lengthy calls as well. Cut to the chase the phone was always in use! Current battery level at 38 % and discharging..This should be the baseband working as kernel shouldnt ideally be doing anything to increase battery life..instead with overclocking it would be adding onto the battery drain. However governors are there just for that.
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I am on official ICS but a different kernel..XNeo1.1 by sirkay.. but the original post mentions it would work for stock kernel too. And since I am on unlocked bootloader (TP method, DRM and Track Id available), I cant really give a response to the locked bootloader query but I wouldnt think that is a problem. I think I have seen some threads dedicated for baseband flashing and they discuss the bootloader issue there. However, to answer your other query, I havent come across any lag in scrolling in between screens or any fc with wifi.. but do keep in mind I have overclocked to 1.5ghz and I'm using Sirkay's ICS kernel and I used a completely different method to get to this combo..that is official ICS, Baseband 64 and XNeo 1.1 kernel.
Sorry for side tracking the real issue...The battery backup is awesome..No more drain. 15 hours straight on 3g network with auto sync on..background data, brightness 30 % or less, liberal use of youtube..tune in radio, heavy use of what's app with video and image uploading, no browsing though..atleast not enough to count..and good use of the music player... and I have a fiancé , so logically add to the stats a good number of lengthy calls as well. Cut to the chase the phone was always in use! Current battery level at 38 % and discharging..This should be the baseband working as kernel shouldnt ideally be doing anything to increase battery life..instead with overclocking it would be adding onto the battery drain. However governors are there just for that.
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Alright thanks for your reply, but 1 more question, does it have effect on supercharger?
Sent from my Neo V with supercharged ICS ^^
Now everything is going good on ICS. But still sometimes music player and games lag a lot. I am missing the game playing like I did when on GB.
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Thanks Vinod, you saved me from lot of trouble and reflashing stuff etc,
I was frustrated by the poor battery life, but Now after downgrading the basebad to 64, the magic is back
Cheers
Thanks a lot for the thread.
Can you tell the steps to flash. Because I did it now battery life is even worse. From 85 - 73% in mere 20 min. Bad thing about this is I haven't touch the phone.
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After flashing this base band. It got even worse. I'm not sure I've done the flashing right.!!! Could u pls tell the steps for that. Because my battery percentage is gone from 86-73% in mere 20 min without using it.
My baseband is given like this.
8x55a-AAABQO-AZM-203028D-64.
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Shiva_win said:
After flashing this base band. It got even worse. I'm not sure I've done the flashing right.!!! Could u pls tell the steps for that. Because my battery percentage is gone from 86-73% in mere 20 min without using it.
My baseband is given like this.
8x55a-AAABQO-AZM-203028D-64.
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You flashed correctly. I don't know, this worked for me and other people. Which kernel you are using.?
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battery low
my kernel is 2.6.32.9-perf
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the baseband work on mt15 ?
Seems like i'm facing the same problem as Shiva_win. I'm using shardul_seth kernel. Not sure i spelt it right. I dont record how bad the drain but it's certainly obvious. Does it really have something to do with kernels? Which kernel is most recommended?
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Even in my case, though I use night-elf RC2, the drain issue has not let me go..
But, on the brighter side, I have better (much better) WiFi reception now
done flashing my neo v... we'll see the result tomorrow excited much....
baseband 64 & 70 drains your battery cause of its always searching for a best quality signal. Try baseband 56 (.42 firmware), that is the most battery friendly baseband everrr!
baseband 56 can flash it into ICS ?
scare if it get more worse
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baseband 56 can flash it into ICS ?
scare if it get more worse
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Yes you can. I'm using it.
I have serious problem with my Xperia S battery.
My battery runs over very fast and when Im charging my phone and I play a game the same time. I am thinkng of rooting it just to make my battery last longer but since Im new here and I haven't attended to root a phone yet I would be glad if you could answer some of my questions like:
1) Would rooting affect my battery life?
2) What risks do I take?
3) Any other suggestion?
I have tried many apps in the past like advanced task killer (which auto kills every app when screen is off), I deactivated Contacts and installed exDialer and I have reduced my screen's brightness to about 20%. Im desperate because Im leaving in holidays and if my phone continues like this it will probably be a pain in the *bip*
*My search on extended batteries was pointless since XS's battery can't be removed except you unscrew some screws. (not sure about that phrase)
Thanks for time and sorry for any mistake I possibly made!
1. No, but installing custom ROM's may increase battery life.
2. Bricking it, but the rooting procedures for XS is pretty simple.
3. Yeah.
Go to settings -> battery. Whats using most battery?
I also recommend you installing "GO Power Master" from play. With this app, you can see what hardware AND app using battery! Very nice app.
Then close the apps that may eating your battery.
And every widgets on the home screen and in the top statusbar also draines battery. Also make sure autosync is off if u want to save battery.
Good luck!
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leave wifi ON
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leave wifi ON
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why ? wifi decreases battery level extremely !?
Wifi cannot increase your battery life...
I'd suggest rooting the phone that way you can uninstall system-apps and uninstall bloatware. Alternatively try stopping unnecessary apps running under options-> Apps. Playing games will greatly reduce your battery life... If I play final fantasy 3 for two hours I'll lose 40-50% battery life! Rooting it's fairly simple... Of course there is always a risk. Ensure you have full battery if you choose to root...
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As I said it's the first time I will attemp to root a phone so is there any tutorial on how to do it on my XS? What ROM would you suggest for better battery life?
*Running on the latest 4.0.4
offtopic: Should we (the XS users) wait for JellyBean?
If you dont want want to root you can always try juice defender works really well for me!
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*Running on the latest 4.0.4
offtopic: Should we (the XS users) wait for JellyBean?
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did u flashed it or you downloaded from pc companion?
i think prety much we are the best sony's handset so far (exept acro s),so a jb update will come out (but we will have to wait a bit......sony is really slow with updates,imagine that i still dont have official ics and its F*CKING AUGUST!!!!)
also when you have rooted your device try freezing the "com.sonyerricson.awake" it drains a lot of battery as i've heard
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why ? wifi decreases battery level extremely !?
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Not on ics with xperia s. Leaving wifi on decreases the wakelocks and allows the phone to go to deep sleep
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Use Battery calibration maybe ?
i gonna test that
Hi guys! I am new here, and glad to be a part of this big community.
Recently i bought a new Samsung Galaxy S III. The phone was running stock ICS 4.0.4.
Because i am really stupid, and like to make all my gadgets "better", i installed Jelly Bean 4.1.1 Polonia, from Sammobile.
The problem is... THE BATTERY, IT'S HORRIBLE! 3-5% over night discharge, with 30% light, no Wi-Fi, no Sync, only H+.
In a little game, like Doodle Jump, Jetpack Joyride or Jumping Slime, 15 minutes of gameplay and 3-4% battery is gone.
I have the Clockworkmod recovery installed, and i did a full charge and wipe battery stats... the battery got better, but no like on ICS.
What should i do... i would like to install ICS back, but i see that it's kind of laggy, and doesn't got manny features.
I don't like to install a Custom ROM, like Ressurection Remix, AOKP and stuff like that...
Furthermore, on the curent Jelly Bean i was had installed Siyah Kernel and i undervolted my CPU with -50mV, and still no improvement.
What should i do? Back to ICS? The battery life was great in games/aplications...
Thx for any reply!
Cheers!
no, no, no, no, NO!! Best rom threads arent allowed and are not looked upon lightly! Roms are entirely based on personal preference....flash a few and see which ones offer the best battery life FOR YOU!! And its not unusual for games and mobile data to use battery. Its inevitable really dude....
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Welcome btw
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No... the thing is, i want a RECOMMANDATION, for the best stock ROM. On this forum there are many Galaxy S III users... what is the best ROM for their devices?
For me, the best ROM, was ICS 4.0.4, and i hadn't got any major battery drain like this. But i want to hear some opinions on this subject.
And no more useless reflashing... i am afraid that my NAND will be corupt. I flashed my phone like 5 times in a week, trying to establish the best ROM.
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Hi guys! I am new here, and glad to be a part of this big community.
Recently i bought a new Samsung Galaxy S III. The phone was running stock ICS 4.0.4.
Because i am really stupid, and like to make all my gadgets "better", i installed Jelly Bean 4.1.1 Polonia, from Sammobile.
The problem is... THE BATTERY, IT'S HORRIBLE! 3-5% over night discharge, with 30% light, no Wi-Fi, no Sync, only H+.
In a little game, like Doodle Jump, Jetpack Joyride or Jumping Slime, 15 minutes of gameplay and 3-4% battery is gone.
I have the Clockworkmod recovery installed, and i did a full charge and wipe battery stats... the battery got better, but no like on ICS.
What should i do... i would like to install ICS back, but i see that it's kind of laggy, and doesn't got manny features.
I don't like to install a Custom ROM, like Ressurection Remix, AOKP and stuff like that...
Furthermore, on the curent Jelly Bean i was had installed Siyah Kernel and i undervolted my CPU with -50mV, and still no improvement.
What should i do? Back to ICS? The battery life was great in games/aplications...
Thx for any reply!
Cheers!
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install the app better battery stats, and charge your phone up then leave it to idle for a couple of hours then report back with screen shots of kernel wakelock, and partial wakelock
Apart from that Google now causes some extra drain due to using location services.check what you are syncing (I suggest getting rid of the whole Samsung account/backup set up and disabling Google back up
3-5% isn't really that bad, neither is 3-4 % in 15 minutes of gameplay, considering normal screen on drain is approx 10%/hour
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No... the thing is, i want a RECOMMANDATION, for the best stock ROM. On this forum there are many Galaxy S III users... what is the best ROM for their devices?
For me, the best ROM, was ICS 4.0.4, and i hadn't got any major battery drain like this. But i want to hear some opinions on this subject.
And no more useless reflashing... i am afraid that my NAND will be corupt. I flashed my phone like 5 times in a week, trying to establish the best ROM.
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You said it yourself "trying to establish the best rom" their is no best rom....what gives you huge performance in terms of battery might suck for someone else....every device is different. And if you flashed your device 5 times in a week then my nand must be screwed because ive tried every galaxy S3 rom. It takes more than you think to damage your nand dude
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Ok... i will install ICS back.
The JB battery really sucks. Only 5 minute call and checking some emails and 7% gone.
I think the battery is exactly the same..i was getting 6hrs screen on time on 4.0.4 and im still getting 6 hrs on dlib and its much faster
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InsertCoin is best.
It haves stock (stable) kernel, full debloat (~100 mb more ram), alot of optional user tweaks, and many behind the scenes mods for maximum smoothness and perfomance
If only people could understand that what's best for Person A, might not suit Person B at all. It's a matter of one's own preference and it's imperative to try roms out yourself.
sigh.... I'm just going to paste my response from one of the many other best rom threads
These best rom threads are getting out of hand...
What's the best rom for me might be the worst for you.. It's subjective.
It's like asking who's the hottest girl in the world, or which sports car is the nicest.. It all depends on the person being asked and if you ask in a forum you will be a different answer from everyone.
The only way to find out the best rom for YOU is to try them all until you find the one that's "best" for you and your needs..
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Hello,
I'm running 2.3.6 now and I wonder if I switch to 2.3.4 will I have less battery drain? Are there any functional lacks on 2.3.4 comparing to 2.3.6? However, I use GO Launcher on rooted phone.
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Well next time please do post questiona in the general sub forum Anyway I think it is better to just update to 4.1.2 since you are rooted anyway. I get better battery life and signal on 4.1.2 compared to 2.3. My choice of a rooted stocked based rom would be NeatROM Lite by Sale :good:
I agree. Generally, upgrading rather than downgrading will increase performance so I would just go wit a higher version. Also, if you feel you have an unnatural battery drain, there are other options except switching versions to handle that. Maybe it is one of your apps that causes the battery drain. Other possibilites are sync cycles or kernel. If you switch to another kernel that might help your problems better than switching ROMs (although switching ROMs is always recommended, just for the fun of it )
gulypi which
I don't know if I am doing something wrong, but I just flashed NeatRom 5.0 and the battery life is terrible.
From my point of view, 2.3.4 stock with speedmod kernel was the best with my s2. I had battery life for 2 days. With latest roms I have battery life for max. 24h. I always did a clean install with factory reset. Don´t know why the battery life is so bad with my phone.
But now I ll give it another try. I will format the whole phone and try sentinel rom again which i liked most
NeatRom 5.0 killed my battery also. Trying 4.9 for now as I jumped from 4.6. If it's buggy I will switch back to 4.6
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Media scanner fix for battery problem on neat ROM should fix this. Also Apollo kernel is great mix with any stick Sammy ROM.
I don't know why flash modded kernels (at least if you are about to have better battery life, not other mods)? I have plain stock GB 2.3.6 XWKL1 (DDKL1) and just use Go Power Master, Set Cpu and calibrated battery.
At first when I went back from ICS to GB battery lasted for 14hrs. I charged battery fully on and battery "learned" new system and went up to 23hrs. Then I calibrated battery: fully discharge till phone went off, again started, playing till off again and again till it won't on. Then without turning it on I charged battery fully, unplugged charger, waited till battery went to 99% and plug in charger again till 100%, and again. I was using WiFi over half time of usage, flight mode at nights, play wit phone settings, installing apps, browse internet a little, use as phone as usual, listen a music a little, browse photos, etc, and battery lasted for 39hrs on stock battery which previous owner using for last two years and he didn't care about healthy battery usage. I got Samsung Extension Pack with 2000mAh Battery and flat back panel but it waits for new S2 I bought yesterday. I will put new battery after ROM flash and get all restored to state I have now, then I calibrate that bigger battery for new phone.
But anyway, question was if someone was playing with 2.3.4 and 2.3.6 stock ROM's in order to achieve better battery performance? I read somewhere that guy had over 4 days on stock battery and 2.3.4 GB. So I wonder if I switch to 2.3.4, which may be probably less demanding system than 2.3.6, will I get more time on one charging? I don't care about how it may or not look like cause I use GO Launcher anyways, but does it have same stuff and functionality as 2.3.6?
The problem with comparing your phones battery life is that it's depending on too many variables. You can't just say 'My phone lasted 30 hours with this and that usage', because everybody is using it differently. If you really want to test it, flash both versions yourself and try.
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Media scanner fix for battery problem on neat ROM should fix this. Also Apollo kernel is great mix with any stick Sammy ROM.
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Can't find "media scanner fix" in the market. Any chance of a link.
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In addition to Donnie's very good point, you're asking about 2yr+ old firmware. Do you realise how few people on a site like this are actually running firmware that old ? You'd probably find a fair number of 'ordinary phone users' out there who are still running GB because they may not be technologically au fait enough to do an OTA update.
At the end of the day, changing firmware to squeeze every last drop of battery life becomes a game of diminishing returns in that you can spend a lot of time to get that last tenth of a % of use out of every charge. You have to ask yourself is it really worth it, or is it worth simply enjoying your phone & chucking it on charge every night (or if you really chew through battery, getting a spare).
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In addition to Donnie's very good point, you're asking about 2yr+ old firmware. Do you realise how few people on a site like this are actually running firmware that old ? You'd probably find a fair number of 'ordinary phone users' out there who are still running GB because they may not be technologically au fait enough to do an OTA update.
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Well, the thing is I don't understand why people update their phones and then complain about battery life if 2.3.6 works fine from what I observe here and there.?
As per Donnie's post, there's too many variables involved to say 'This Android version will definitely give you better battery life than that version'. Personally, I get better battery life out of JB roms than I ever did out of GB or ICS roms, not that I got poor battery life out of either of those though. And the reason for that is I worked at it.
There's no magic simple A-B-C to better battery life, regardless of what rom/kernel/Android version you're running, you have to experiment & try stuff out to find out what works with the way you use the phone/have it setup.
People who complain about battery life & attempt to pin it on the particular Android version they're running tend to have a really poor understanding of 'how it all works', because it isn't that simple as I've said.
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Well, the thing is I don't understand why people update their phones and then complain about battery life if 2.3.6 works fine from what I observe here and there.?
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People can also update their phones because of other reasons than battery life. ICS was the best for me with battery usage, but after JB downgrading isn't an option for me as I would miss to many new features and other additional functions.
The choice is yours to make. If you are satisfied now, I would stick to 2.3.6 if I where you. If you are curious about other versions -newer or older- try those