Hey I was wondering what peoples battery life looks like on the different ics roms? I've tried Joel Z's latest cm9 and aosp and my battery will be nearly dead (15%) by mid afternoon, compared to 60-70 % on my viper Rom( latest version, stock kernel) with comparable usage, if not more on my viperRom . I really think I would use ics as my daily rom if the battery life was better.
I'm wondering what kind of battery life yo!u all are getting and if you have found a setup that can get even comparable life to some of the sense roms??? I've looked around on s!ome of the different posts and haven't found anything lately about battery on these roms.
FWIW I've tried deleting the Bluetooth file that supposedly caused problems but it hasn't helped ( I think this was fixed anyways?) .
Thanks!
Some people may hate on me for saying this, but try underclocking. I eventually returned to ViperRom, but while I was on ICS I underclocked to 800Mhz. Since AOSP is so light and bloat free, it still ran very smoothly. This helped with battery somewhat, but it seems that battery isn't really ICS roms' strong point (they are alpha, after all). Hope that helps a bit.
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Some people may hate on me for saying this, but try underclocking. I eventually returned to ViperRom, but while I was on ICS I underclocked to 800Mhz. Since AOSP is so light and bloat free, it still ran very smoothly. This helped with battery somewhat, but it seems that battery isn't really ICS roms' strong point (they are alpha, after all). Hope that helps a bit.
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I agree alpha stages still have a lot of work not ment for a daily use build. More of a test .
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I miss the old AOSP roms I became accustomed to on my Nexus phones (Specifically AOKP). The last time I tried any (about 2 months ago), they couldn't begin to compare with the TW base (stock modified) roms in terms of Battery life. Well, today I about had it with my TW rom, so I was considering giving AOSP another try. Has anyone found a stable one that can still give me 6-7 hours on screen time?
All AOSP ROMs will provide about the same battery life. Pick whichever you like, CM will be similar to AOKP, Pacman, etc. The same goes for TouchWiz ROMs, they will all offer more or less the same battery life. Not sure you'll get better battery life on AOSP than TW, but no one AOSP ROM is going to significantly better than another with regards to battery life.
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All AOSP ROMs will provide about the same battery life. Pick whichever you like, CM will be similar to AOKP, Pacman, etc. The same goes for TouchWiz ROMs, they will all offer more or less the same battery life. Not sure you'll get better battery life on AOSP than TW, but no one AOSP ROM is going to significantly better than another with regards to battery life.
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My experience with the non-TW roms is that they (counter-intuitively) provided significantly worse battery life. I was hoping that was because of their relative immaturity at the time I tried them ( a few months ago). Since I am not the sort that likes to switch roms every few days, I was hoping some people had some recommendations as to which had finally improved their battery life to be on-par with the stock based roms.
They are all going to be relatively the same. As one ROM includes fixes, it propagates out to the others. IMO, CM10.1 is probably going to be the most "mature" as that is likely where most of the updates come from, but if you're looking for a bug free experience, it's likely best to stick with TW.
Carbon has same battery life for me as touch wiz ROMs. However it does use the trinity kernel. The only aosp ROM that does. I'm running it still to this day. Like it.
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My opinion probably doesn't mean much, but Carbon is my choice for AOSP. I've seen it pull about the same screen time for a battery charge as my Beans12 load. To each their own. :good:
I am looking to find a ROM that is as modern and feature-ful as possible, but *not* at the expense of random reboots, boot-loops, etc - or for that matter at the expense of battery life.
I understand that many 4.2 and 4.3 ROMs have the aforementioned issues, but before I give in and flash a 4.1 like Padawan, has anyone had a 90%+ stable experience with something more modern - and if so, how was the battery life?
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I am looking to find a ROM that is as modern and feature-ful as possible, but *not* at the expense of random reboots, boot-loops, etc - or for that matter at the expense of battery life.
I understand that many 4.2 and 4.3 ROMs have the aforementioned issues, but before I give in and flash a 4.1 like Padawan, has anyone had a 90%+ stable experience with something more modern - and if so, how was the battery life?
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I think everyone is looking for what you ask. The fact of the matter is, not all devices are created equal, even if it has the same model number attached to it. For instance I have a Galaxy Note and there are some people that swear the they have found a ROM that barely gives them issues while that very same ROM can give others nothing but. I have flashed so many 4.2 and recently several 4.3 ROM. My phone hasn't found that perfect match yet. With that said however, I hear good things about the Beanstalk 4.3 ROM. Personally I have decided to actually go way back to a 4.0.4. The CM9 Jellybean Sandwich v2.0 is faster than any other 4.1.2, 4.2 or 4.3 that I have ever tried. Give it a try. You might be pleasantly surprised.
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phnord said:
I am looking to find a ROM that is as modern and feature-ful as possible, but *not* at the expense of random reboots, boot-loops, etc - or for that matter at the expense of battery life.
I understand that many 4.2 and 4.3 ROMs have the aforementioned issues, but before I give in and flash a 4.1 like Padawan, has anyone had a 90%+ stable experience with something more modern - and if so, how was the battery life?
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So far for me, Padawan has been the most stable with decent battery life... I have just flashed Beanstalk 4.3 and it has been pretty good... A couple of reboots early on, but haven't had any issues...
The battery life hasn't been that great for me though... Trying to figure out what options I can turn off to help with the battery life...
I've read that Android 4.3 improves battery life.
Would flashing an Android 4.3 ROM such as AOKP or CM10.2 improve battery life over a Touchwiz 4.1.2 based ROM?
I'm not sure because Touchwiz ROMs are usually optimized for this certain device unlike AOSP ROMs.
I've tried many different ROMs and I've noticed that most of the time, 4.1.2 TW ROMs have better battery than 4.3 ROMs.
What's your observations?
You can achieve the same battery life on aosp compared to touchwiz. I wont recommend any kernel or rom here, since most likely it wont work the same way for you. I actually never even used touchwiz for more than 1 day. Currently im testing it though, since development on cyanogenmod for our s3 is kind of inactive. So far Im neither inpressed nor disappointed by the battery life of the tw rom. Its very similar, maybe a little worse compared to my aosp setup. Unfortunately you often need to test rom, kernel and modem until you find your best combo on aosp. Thats why many people complain about battery life
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Whoa, Did I really say that?
I remember posting in the KitKat thread daily and looking at various LG sources for the newest update. I got excited when I saw how much faster and smoother KitKat was in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UcvB4aD0KA
When I first tried KitKat I was really impressed. Maybe it was placebo. But it felt smoother and nicer. And I got Immersive mode too! Then I noticed that the battery drained faster, but I learned to accept that. Recently; I was barely able to reach 4h 30 min of SOT on kitkat. The standby times were awful, too, and without root, you have no way of checking what's eating your battery.
It all culminated with the 20D update, that rendered VOIP useless and impossible. I then decided I wanted to return to JB.
I had almost forgotten how GOOD Jelly Bean was. Sure, there's lockscreen lag, occasional scroll animation lag and no immersive mode, but apart from that, I barely notice any major drawbacks. Battery life is so much better, wakelock detectors function perfectly and VOIP works!
So for those of you who have had this thought in your mind for long, just do it. The process of going back to jelly bean took me about 5 minutes and I'm happy with my decision, at least for now.
Have you had a similar experience then please share it!
Guide for going back to JB: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432476
I bought my G2 before KK was released for it. Initially, I was only delaying the upgrade because Swiftkey wouldn't work for kitkat on the G2. I am staying on Jellybean now. Everyone I know with this phone complains of issues now after going to KK.
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I bought my G2 before KK was released for it. Initially, I was only delaying the upgrade because Swiftkey wouldn't work for kitkat on the G2. I am staying on Jellybean now. Everyone I know with this phone complains of issues now after going to KK.
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I have zero issues on kitkat. Then again im running aosp.
Jellybean was trash for the vs980 because of reboots, and sod's on aosp.
I will agree on stock jellybean I had better battery life, but if you need better than a day off charge with 5-7 hours sot, you have issues.
I'll pass.
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T-mobile D801 here, latest KK.
absolutely zero issues here. the battery life is actually better, the performance across the board is way better, the extra features are great and worth it. the only issue i was concerned with before the upgrade was the audio hiss / distortion but as it turned out D801 has never suffered from it and on latest KK the sound is as good as with JB for me.
Agree... Except the camera was unbearable!!
Still, I think it's excellent we can go back. Subscribed.
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It will be nice if we have a flashable stock jb+root and maybe latest camera mod for jb build in..
Kk aosp...
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might be nice to use kk ondemand settings on jb.. make it a bit snappier
also the advantage of using aosp browser properly is a big plus.. with webview intact
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I bought my G2 before KK was released for it. Initially, I was only delaying the upgrade because Swiftkey wouldn't work for kitkat on the G2. I am staying on Jellybean now. Everyone I know with this phone complains of issues now after going to KK.
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SwiftKey worked on Kitkat since day one. You would just get a popup that gapps stopped working once you turned the phone on but that was all.
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Jellybean was trash for the vs980 because of reboots, and sod's on aosp.
I will agree on stock jellybean I had better battery life, but if you need better than a day off charge with 5-7 hours sot, you have issues.
I'll pass.
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You are more than free to pass, but the thing is - on kitkat, I was barely able to get four hours of SOT on a regular basis. And since I'm an unrooted user, I have NO ways of checking what's draining my battery at all. Sure Jelly Bean is not flawless, but battery life is very important to me and seems more stable all around.
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T-mobile D801 here, latest KK.
absolutely zero issues here. the battery life is actually better, the performance across the board is way better, the extra features are great and worth it. the only issue i was concerned with before the upgrade was the audio hiss / distortion but as it turned out D801 has never suffered from it and on latest KK the sound is as good as with JB for me.
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My device never had the hissing problem with KitKat, and the perfomance was generally much snappier. But the international KitKat didn't seem to be refined at all, so maybe TMo did their job!
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might be nice to use kk ondemand settings on jb.. make it a bit snappier
also the advantage of using aosp browser properly is a big plus.. with webview intact
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I agree. But I actually figured that the phone runs much cooler on Jelly Bean BECAUSE the speed doesn't jump to 2.26Ghz instantly. I also think that the refined ondemand is what's taking a toll on the battery =)
JB had HORRIBLE bluetooth drivers on stock for my device in my Honda Civic. The static in the background was borderline unbearable. KK update fixed it so I'm sticking with KK. Battery life could be better though, I do agree. Something I've always noticed about all devices I've owned is that the shipping OS is always the most stable.
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JB had HORRIBLE bluetooth drivers on stock for my device in my Honda Civic. The static in the background was borderline unbearable. KK update fixed it so I'm sticking with KK. Battery life could be better though, I do agree. Something I've always noticed about all devices I've owned is that the shipping OS is always the most stable.
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Now that you remind me - I occasionally played music from my phone in my dad's car through bluetooth. I only have lossless music on my G2 (.FLAC), so the music quality of the files is generally very good. On kitkat, however, I would start hearing background noises at higher volumes. That's not a problem on Jelly Bean at all.
I guess you're right about your observation, although instead of going back to the 10A which my phone shipped with, I downgraded to 10F (a version of the software, which I never got). The only major difference I feel between 10A and 10F (and keep in mind it's over 4 months since I last used JB) is, that knock on is much faster on 10F and very comparable to KitKat. The only thing I really miss, however, is the CPU jumping up to an adequate frequency to prevent lockscreen lag.
I do agree with the fact JB had stellar battery life compared to KK, although i feel like if i go back to JB, mentally thinking i feel outdated compare to the other phones out there, but thats just me haha, i never had any lags when i first got my G2 out of the box, highly disappointed the fact KK did the opposite in terms of battery life. Honestly i cant really complain, this battery still beats all the devices ive owned or came across and tried for a few days, M7, S4 etc
I guess the kk battery is also more bad because like you guys said it is fast and smoother then the jb stock and jb stock is cooler so yh... Their kernel. Kk stock users must just use dorimanx kernel its better and safer then the stock one
Why stop there? Maybe we can get gingerbread ported over...smh
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stoney73 said:
Why stop there? Maybe we can get gingerbread ported over...smh
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I thought CupCake was way betttttter
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@OP
"I had almost forgotten how GOOD Jelly Bean was."
R u sure you meant "GOOD" and not "BAD"???
You can always go back to JB and then months later, you could say the same thing "I had almost forgotten how GOOD Kit Kat was."
C'mon, m8, move forward.
I have seen too many people eager to get the new update (that many people usually do curse mfg. for slow update) then demand to go back.
Same exact reaction with Windows OS.
I personally have no issue with KK.
Im going to 4.4.4 cm11 to see what its like and if its cack ill be going back to jb i think.