Music battery consumption - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So ive been using my devices to listen to music since ive got my first android device and since i can remember this drains the battery almost as fast as leaving the screen on all the time.
On average my battery can do about 5 hours from 100% to empty and i think this is really bad. And this without doing anything else and screen off.
So any explanations why this is consuming so much juice?
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I have done 9-10 hours of music off my phone. I get less if I am streaming music.
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NEXUS 7 32GB STOCK
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T-MOBIL LG G2X (LG-P999)
STOCK (ROOTED)
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I had the o2x p990 and there is no way you get that music time unless you habe some kind of miracle battery. My o2x had max of 5-6 hours
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Battery life thread

Hello I was just curious as to how long other androids last in terms of battery life as it comes stock (stock battery rom/kernel can be custom) I have an epic 4g and get about 10 hours average of high usage. I want to know which brands care the most about how long their phones last on a days charge.
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One time on miui rom for evo I got 4 days
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Wow that's impressive. Mines lucky to make it from sunrise to sunset but I'm still hoping an AOSP rom like miui or cm7 could change that.
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I usually get around a day and a half on my cm7 optimus s. With heavy use I can still get through the day
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Wow apparently lg cares about battery life.
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i get around 12 hours with 1 1/2 hours gaming, 1 hour browsing over 3g and 45 minutes call time, all of the time only 3g and with wifi off. I have a Motorola atrix

Battery life?

Hi,
I was comparing battery life to my desire s. I know there are different specs and the galaxy s 3 needs a bigger battery for the screen etc but I charged the desire s to a 100% and took it of charge. It took around 10 minutes for that percentage to drop to 99% while using the phone and considering it has a smaller battery. On the galaxy s 3 when I take it off charge it goes straight from 100 to 99 and while using the phone for the same time 10 minutes the battery has decreased dramatically to about 94.
I am on RGUI rom with siyah kernel
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No day is considered complete without at least one new topic about battery issues or low RAM.
Please let me stress that the forum search has no issues and works fairly well... one needs to use it tough.
Li-Ion packs don't like being fully charged or fully discharged, so the phone's integrated charger only goes to 99% and keeps it there on trickle charge which will significantly extend the phone's average battery life.
It doesn't matter tough if your phone goes from 100% to 99% instantly or stays at 100% for 10 minutes; the overall capacity (from fully charged to power-off) is the only relevant factor. And that one should be better
Thanks for the info but I see my desire s battery better though
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S3 miles better than my desire
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Read
http://blogs.which.co.uk/technology/smartphones/which-smartphone-has-the-best-battery-life/
U say ur desire had better batterylife. Did u have 3g or wifi on on both? My galaxy s2 lasted 4 days with 64 orosent left. Almost no screen on time and 3g and wifi off. It wasn't better than s3 when using it the same way.
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These threads... SMH.
Ram, battery life and "will a internationalz rom and kernel works forz amerika S3???"
Every day they are plastered all over xda.
Pisses me right off.
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nodstuff clock down a few steps =)
Stress isn't good for the heart
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nodstuff clock down a few steps =)
Stress isn't good for the heart
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I'm calm, I just remembered that this is the internet, its supposed to be annoying.
That and I just hit the bong....
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This is one of those face palm moments.
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Post yout battery Screenshot!

Hi guys, tomorrow DX arrives to my home, so please, upload your battery screenshot! How long your battery lives?
Don't have screenshot, but with a lot of use, rebooting, flashing roms and backing up, it still survives the whole day, started using my DX from the start of the day with the use I just said, now It's about 65%, so battery life is great
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I have heard that the battery in this phone is so so so good, and im impatient to get it!
Tomorrow, or pherphaps on wednesday, i can speak about it! Meanwhile i I can only hope to see your screenshots!
Cheer up guys!
Can 7 share me unlocked dx price in us
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Like MaartenXDA already mentioned even with heavy usage (like screen on for 3,5 hours, see screenshot) you will be able to make it through the day. The batterylife imho is a pro for the DX.
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basafre said:
Hi guys, tomorrow DX arrives to my home, so please, upload your battery screenshot! How long your battery lives?
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Here you go. A complete standard battery review http://blog.gsmarena.com/its-the-htc-desire-x-in-our-battery-test-here-go-the-results/
Hi!!
New screwnshots!!
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This phone battery is quite amazing! I can get around 4 hours screen on with wifi on all day.
warlord234 said:
This phone battery is quite amazing! I can get around 4 hours screen on with wifi on all day.
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Well lucky me I guess. I turned on my wifi all the time but managed to get the whole day or more.
I never turned off my wifi except if I'm going outside.
Without whatsapp installed, my battery life lasts 2x longer.
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w1040 said:
Well lucky me I guess. I turned on my wifi all the time but managed to get the whole day or more.
I never turned off my wifi except if I'm going outside.
Without whatsapp installed, my battery life lasts 2x longer.
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Exactly same here. All day WiFi on and every hour or less checking xda etc. Disabling only when going out. From morning to night still about 50% (no gaming ofc) and when outside I listening music
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Battery are really good. Even with running ics which is power/performance hungry.
Imagine if des x running jelly bean. Probably double the battery life of running ics
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on and off wifi usage, viber, 9gag, few calls and still i got 18% on single charge running for 2days and 4hours. after that it went upto 2days 10hrs at 4% at which i put to charge again.
i m not using any apps to get more battery. my theory is if you keep the ram cleaned with the provided task manager in between, you can get some more. as for display brightness it keep in manual mode, cos when you have to keep the sensor running and the screen suddenly gaining brightness on and off it will take some juice outta of your battery. plus not much of a gamer on mobile.
Something went wrong.
Flashing ROMs, testing mods, testing ROMs, wiping, backup-ing, recovering, 15 minutes in fastboot. A lot of use, WiFi always on.
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AW: Post yout battery Screenshot!
battery life is ok but not amazing
standby of this phone is pretty amazing
Must say battery of the DX is quite amazing.
According to the pics i have seen there can be much more squeezed out of the battery.
Running a beta of Elegancia (far from ready) with a tweaked kernel and battery improvement inside the rom...
Charged it before sleep and didn't shut it down, I usualy shut it down to save battery when asleep, pretty good stand by, only lasts 5 hours when using.
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My legit and the best battery life so far. Usage: downloaded a lot of games total 400+mb ish, whatsapp a lot, gaming for 1 hour, music for 2 hours, 15 mins browsing the web, I just preferred to browse on my pc anyway, and standby deepsleep for 12 hours.
I'm still impressed.
Oh also I froze all the apps that prevents deepsleep such as google+ and google maps.
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JuiceDefender on Note 2

Anyone else using it? I've used it since OG Droid, and it's always the first app installed on any phone I get. It claims to be giving me 2.01x battery life, and with any other phone I believed it but I'm seeing people post 2 days no charge and I get about 1.25 days with very heavy use, unless I'm at work (12hr shifts 4 days a week). Thoughts? Some people claim it's junk, and I'm not so sure with a battery as big as ours we need it, or if there is a better alternative? I mean we already have a Battery Saving Mode...
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I'm using it,I think if you configure it with the right settings it can save you a good amount of battery.
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I personally don't think it's needed on this phone because how long the battery already lasts and I like my smartphone to stay smart. But on my lg spectrum I used deep sleep battery saver, it was pretty good.
Also on a side note time up isn't as important as screen time. I could get days if I didn't use the phone, but if you are always on it 12 hours is pretty good
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I think battery saving apps are obsolete now because phone's are becoming more battery efficient and batteries are becoming larger (Mah). I don't see any need for a battery saving app anymore especially with this phone. Just uninstall it and some more RAM
I use deep sleep battery pro. very easy to set up
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no need
I use to use that app with my gnex and evo 4g but, I leave 4g on and gps and still after 14 hours have 50% battery left... this phone is a ogre!!!
speedfreak228 said:
I use deep sleep battery pro. very easy to set up
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Me too. Not sure how much it saves but with my set up it seems to...
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I also have battery widget reborn and it says that i average 1 day and 7 hours battery. Idk how accurate it is... The battery app seems to help out a tremendous bit
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Beans 6 rom with persus kernel profile g5. I usually get 4.5-5.5 hrs screen time
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I installed juice when I first got the phone and stopped running it because I feel like already get such great battery life there's no need for it. Im running beans rom woth stock kernel and getting 20 hours woth around 4 and a half to 5 hours of screen time with 4g on all day. I never use wifi
Doin' big thangs from my Note Deuce
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I use deep sleep battery pro. very easy to set up
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Saw your profile picture. Posting in here to say nice evo! Miss mine.
Anyway how are you guys getting so much battery life Im only getting about 12 hours until Im at 38 percent?
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importunerdj said:
Saw your profile picture. Posting in here to say nice evo! Miss mine.
Anyway how are you guys getting so much battery life Im only getting about 12 hours until Im at 38 percent?
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Thanks! I had a red evolution x that I sold that was well modded. I still miss that car lol. I use deep sleep battery saver with the profile set to balanced.
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I'm currently at 32% since last charge. I'm at one day 3 hours, with five hours of screen time. I use one power guard.
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HTC One Battery

I have to say this battery is killing me. Anyone else seeing heavy battery drain?
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Coming from a One x, I have to say no. I've been very pleased with the battery so far.
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enzosly said:
I have to say this battery is killing me. Anyone else seeing heavy battery drain?
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Let it break in
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Nope. Actually it's been really good.
Im always on power save
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Been using this since full charge watching directv, plex, vevo, YouTube and battery seems decent. Still no match with my buddy's Note 2. But acceptable.
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I had some issues with my battery when I got it. Turns out the stock clock/weather thing on the lock screen couldn't get a lock on my position (just kept saying "current location"), and would run GPS for 10 seconds whenever I unlocked my phone. After fiddling with GPS and the weather settings themselves for awhile to no avail, I said F it and just let it happen. Eventually it got a lock and since then battery life has been fine.
Battery is fine for me
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Battery been great. Way better than the s3. Just wished I could still view screen on time
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Battery has been surprisingly good after the first day. Unplugged over 10 hours with about two hours screen time and at 60%.
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WiFi Performance mode kills mine fast.
just returned a Note 2 and although its not right up there with it, its still pretty good.
I have been incredibly happy with the battery life. It's solid and wonderful.
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Battery has it's ups and downs for me....like today I had less the 6 hours off the charger and got like 2.5 on screen time and battery was down below 30%...haven't been able to get over 13 hours on a charge with moderate usuage....turned off lte which helped some but not a lot
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Going to mess around with settings. It could be that I'm spoiled with my note 2.
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It has a non removable battery. How do we swap the battery if it dies?
miketamm said:
It has a non removable battery. How do we swap the battery if it dies?
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Buy a new phone.
I started this morning around 75% and got to 8% in about 8 hours of heavy usage. I must have sent a few hundred texts today along with a bunch of snapchats, took a bunch of pictures, web browsing, some Navigation use, an hour or so of Skyping, and a whole bunch of other stuff. Battery saver was on, but I had data running all day, Wifi and LTE per the situation. It actually said that Messaging was the main battery hog at 32%.
What I've taken from it is that if you're going to be using the phone heavily, it doesn't hurt to have a charger.
Where do you guys see how much screen time is used? I don't see it with sense
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Weird, my battery just went from 8% to 32% from being on the charger for a few minutes.
I guess it's not calibrated very accurately yet.

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