On Wifi, my battery life is fine. It takes a couple hours to fall off the 100% mark. At work my battery will fall 8-10% within a couple hours. This only seems to be since going from ZV4 to ZV6. At 1st I thought is was the trade off for better performance, but I don't think that's the case now. Greenify doesn't seem make a difference outside of my home wifi. My gsam battery app shows android system is the main culprit after screen. Could it be the ZV6 radio to blame?
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On Wifi, my battery life is fine. It takes a couple hours to fall off the 100% mark. At work my battery will fall 8-10% within a couple hours. This only seems to be since going from ZV4 to ZV6. At 1st I thought is was the trade off for better performance, but I don't think that's the case now. Greenify doesn't seem make a difference outside of my home wifi. My gsam battery app shows android system is the main culprit after screen. Could it be the ZV6 radio to blame?
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I average about 5.5hr of screen on time with mild to heavy usage (ZV6), which on this high power screen I think is pretty great. This is with me barely ever being on wifi since I'm hardly ever at home to use it being due to my profession as a field insurance adjuster. And I use my phone literally all day long whether its emails, phone calls, texts, or surfing for general information. So, Im not sure what you are considering "bad" as far as battery, but I am not complaining at all.
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I average about 5.5hr of screen on time with mild to heavy usage (ZV6), which on this high power screen I think is pretty great. This is with me barely ever being on wifi since I'm hardly ever at home to use it being due to my profession as a field insurance adjuster. And I use my phone literally all day long whether its emails, phone calls, texts, or surfing for general information. So, Im not sure what you are considering "bad" as far as battery, but I am not complaining at all.
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Right, mine used to have pretty amazing battery life too. Now, not so much. I have decent 4g at work, so my phone doesn't have to shop for a signal. On wifi, business as usual.
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I know clearing battery stats has been dismissed as voodoo by the TWRP devs, but it seems to have helped a lot. I'll keep watching and make sure no placebo in effect.
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Usually, charge the phone up to 100%, run it down to about 10% charge it back up and it usually has to learn how the ROM runs.
But glad you got it working.
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For some reason see the first wakelocks thats a huge number is it normal???
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I know clearing battery stats has been dismissed as voodoo by the TWRP devs, but it seems to have helped a lot. I'll keep watching and make sure no placebo in effect.
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It's not the devs here who say it's voodoo, it's Google: http://www.androidcentral.com/wiping-battery-stats-doesnt-improve-battery-life-says-google-engineer
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It's not the devs here who say it's voodoo, it's Google: http://www.androidcentral.com/wiping-battery-stats-doesnt-improve-battery-life-says-google-engineer
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If I recall it used to be an option in TWRP and Clockwork. Never knew why they took it out. In my case, clearing stats seems to have worked. That was a good read you provided with interesting comments.
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Just wanted to show my battery life after i got a new battery sent to me from Motorola, I knew it was the battery and not my phone
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Nice..how did u get them to send u a battery?
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Nice..how did u get them to send u a battery?
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i just called them up, my phone was still in warranty, so i had one free replacement, just give support a call, let them know your having battery issues and you should be able to get one
Yep, this phone rules. Love the fact that it works so good as a PHONE too, the way they all should. Motorola has it down. My best since the latest update was over 40 hours, with a few hours worth of phone calls.
Wow that's awesome. Now did you do anything else special like turning off data etc.
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What were you getting before?
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Wow that's awesome. Now did you do anything else special like turning off data etc.
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I use custom data saver mode set to turn off data automatically after 15 min all day and night. That way I don't have to bother switching data on and off manually. Plus, it comes on very fast when I turn the screen on. I do keep BT and WIFI off when not in use, brightness at 25%. I also use the built in task killer to auto kill a few apps that want to keep running, like Facebook. I'm locked, but rooted running stock rom, and I used battery calibrator app after the update which helped. Although, before the update I was getting pretty much the same battery life.
And with me, believe it or not, I have the brightness all the way down, (you'd be surprised how bright the screen still is!!!!!) That's my only real secret to even better battery life
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I did the same thing with moto, except i was getting great battery life to begin with. I just wanted a second battery.
One thing that I don't get though is why the phone always wakes up on it's own. My heroc and Evo 3D didn't do that, with the same apps installed. It kinda concerns me.
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One thing that I don't get though is why the phone always wakes up on it's own. My heroc and Evo 3D didn't do that, with the same apps installed. It kinda concerns me.
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Just wanted to post new battery settings:
- Running Skinny ROM, unlocked, rooted
- Actually stopped overclocking the phone - max is 1000 Mhz
- Undervolt @ -75mV
- Juice Defender - Customized Settings (wondering if Aggressive is better)
- I did go through two nights on Airplane mode 14hrs
- Alarm I hear is what causes the phone to be "awake" at night...
Well, I'd say it's been pretty impressive...though I didn't text much and wasn't on too many phone calls, I'd say 24 hours of use w/ 10% left isn't too shabby. I could have probably gotten another couple of hours.
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I use custom data saver mode set to turn off data automatically after 15 min all day and night. That way I don't have to bother switching data on and off manually. Plus, it comes on very fast when I turn the screen on. I do keep BT and WIFI off when not in use, brightness at 25%. I also use the built in task killer to auto kill a few apps that want to keep running, like Facebook. I'm locked, but rooted running stock rom, and I used battery calibrator app after the update which helped. Although, before the update I was getting pretty much the same battery life.
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Can you tell me the name of the application?
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Battery calibrator...check in market
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ok so i hate to start another battery thread but i'm a little confused...this is my first android phone and to me my battery won't even last 12 hours...i feel that's pretty low....i've read stuff about wakelocks and stuff but how do i find out how to stop them? here are my specs.... i'm rooted with UnNamed and siyah kernel....heres some screen shots taken when battery was at 3%....maybe you guys can help??
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ok so i hate to start another battery thread but i'm a little confused...this is my first android phone and to me my battery won't even last 12 hours...i feel that's pretty low....i've read stuff about wakelocks and stuff but how do i find out how to stop them? here are my specs.... i'm rooted with UnNamed and siyah kernel....heres some screen shots taken when battery was at 3%....maybe you guys can help??
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How much screen on time did you have? how long has it been since you flashed your current set up?
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sorry forgot that shot....i rooted and flashed on either Sunday or Monday this week.....now i do use bluetooth for work so i'm thinking that kills the battery big time....
That is kind of good battery life considering you got almost four hours of screen on time. If your really worried then you should get one of the 3500 mah batteries. I have this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21589969. This battery gets me through at least a day and a half of heavy usage, and it works great for the price.
yeah i wasn't sure...i always keep reading about people getting 1.5-2 days on a battery...it's a new toy so hopefully when the excitement wears off that screen won't be on so much
That's exactly what will happen. You have new phone syndrome. I did too, when I first got my Galaxy S2. Except that I, unlike you, was running stock unrooted, and my battery life was more like 8 hours. I'm now running stock rooted with Entropy's kernel, plus I don't use my phone as much, and I get between 15 and 20 hours.
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Yeah...with almost 4 hours screen on, and mostly on cell data (assumption based on your 2.x hours of wifi on) that isn't too horrible. Your total awake time is about an hour more than screen on, so assuming you had phone calls, music playing, or some other screen off background task to account for some of that, you're doing pretty good...
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LOL so I'm guessing the best way to really conserve battery is to keep the screen off. Just outta curiousity (which I will test tonight after full charge) what is an acceptable drop rate when phone is fully asleep for say 8 hours or so. Like what 1-2% an hour?
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LOL so I'm guessing the best way to really conserve battery is to keep the screen off. Just outta curiousity (which I will test tonight after full charge) what is an acceptable drop rate when phone is fully asleep for say 8 hours or so. Like what 1-2% an hour?
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I think the best I have seen reported is 0.5% per hour. Mine on wifi has been as good as about 0.8% per hour, but usually a little over 1%.
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LOL so I'm guessing the best way to really conserve battery is to keep the screen off. Just outta curiousity (which I will test tonight after full charge) what is an acceptable drop rate when phone is fully asleep for say 8 hours or so. Like what 1-2% an hour?
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2%/hour idle drain I consider bad - that's why I haven't released a kernel since 1/2/2012 - I have a power management regression that pushes drain to a bit over 2%/hour when connected to wifi.
I strive for 0.5%/hour and get very close to that frequently when in a good signal area. In a weak signal area (like at my desk at work), it's around 1%/hour.
4.5%/hour or so is the idle drain you'll get if the phone is unable to enter deep sleep.
My rate of battery loss is insane. I can sometimes lose more than 14% an hour while using it. That's with cm7 and the extended/fat battery! Is this normal for heavy use or is there something inherently wrong with my phone.
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what apps and hardware (bluetooth, etc) are you using? what is your birightness set at? are you using 4G?
No bluetooth. Mostly baconreader for reddit. 4g strangely makes no difference. Normally it is off, but I have found that the angle of descent is not impacted by switching. Brightness always sub 40%
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Something else has to be running. I get better than that with stock battery and heavy use.
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Here is today.
Keep in mind that this is with the 2750mA battery
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Is that an antivirus in the first screen?
My brightness (in a profile) is set to 15% and I run that 24/7 unless I'm outside making a phone call or something to see the screen . . .
Could be the antivirus. Have you tried battery calibration by nema? (In market) I'm running infected and using the same battery (OEM right?) And I get about 5% drain an hour with 4g on and screen on about half the time. Sometimes more or less depending on usage.
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Is that an antivirus in the first screen?
My brightness (in a profile) is set to 15% and I run that 24/7 unless I'm outside making a phone call or something to see the screen . . .
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Where? The shield? If so, that's juicedefender
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Could be the antivirus. Have you tried battery calibration by nema? (In market) I'm running infected and using the same battery (OEM right?) And I get about 5% drain an hour with 4g on and screen on about half the time. Sometimes more or less depending on usage.
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Doesn't that just clear the batterystats file on the Sd card? That doesn't affect use unfortunately.
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I could be wrong, but isnt juicedefender an app constantly running? Have you tested your battery without that app?
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First off thanks, I now feel better about my battery life. in my opinion battery life depends on a lot of things. Juice defender didn't seem to play well with my phone. I only turn on wifi when I need it. Also I would charge to phone to 100% and reboot into recovery and clear the battery stats. Not sure if any of that would help, but it can't hurt to try.
I've noticed a bit more accurate readings when resetting battery stats, which is why I suggested it.
Otherwise, you could try a complete backup of all your apps and trying a different rom?
My battery lasts about 14 hrs with regular to heavy use. 11 hrs on the fat battery seems like its way too low. Have you rooted and unclocked?
I would unistall juice defender. You can set up the phone just as well without it and have one less app running (which uses battery)
I have an avg of about 12 hrs fully cycle since i bought my phone over a year ago. I have to make sure that all the setting (i.e. GPS off, wifi off, screen turned all the way down) are always correct to push anything past the 12 hr mark.
Your best bet is do like the rest of us and make sure you have a charger always ready if you are ALWAYS using it.
Is anyone else finding it extremely difficult to get through the day without struggling to keep your SIII alive? I thought the battery life was supposed to be superior to its predecessors? I'm a first time Android user but I did not think I would have to lower my brightness all the way and constantly monitor my devices battery life.
do you have some dumbass apps draining your battery?
i found my culprit and it's Friendcaster without even turn the notification on
get Badass battery monitor to find it or just use the one in setting
I'm finding the battery life is great, and lasts a whole day with no problems
It really depends on what do on your phone.
Try posting a screenshot of your battery stats. Android has an inbuilt monitor with each app and its usage being displayed. Easy method to spot a drain.
I just downloaded that in addition to my other app but there doesn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary that seems to be killing my battery. Most of it is coming from my screen but I keep at it 25% brightness the whole time. Super odd
I usually get around 16 hours of standby and at least 4 hours or more of screen time.
You should try Watchdog Task Manager. It will be able to tell you if an app is running and using more processes than it should. Also I've never used badass battery stats, but better battery stats will tell you if anything is holding a wakelock. It is free for XDA members so you don't have to buy it on the market. Just search for it
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I'm finding the battery life is great, and lasts a whole day with no problems
It really depends on what do on your phone.
Try posting a screenshot of your battery stats. Android has an inbuilt monitor with each app and its usage being displayed. Easy method to spot a drain.
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Where exactly would I find this inbuilt monitor?
Settings/Battery Is what I was refering to. The other two recommended apps are probably more detailed.
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On saturday I drove for 4 hours streaming music via bluetooth to my car. Used navigation for about 40 minutes with the screen on the whole time. Took a few calls, sent a few sms's. Read a few forums using data. Got home that night with about 40% left. That'll do me.
Maybe I'm just freaking out about the whole battery situation? I just expected it to be a lot longer and a lot better. I constantly worry if I'll be able to make past 10PM when I start my day at 7AM.
On wifi with little to no voice signal that cuts out frequently, I might get seven hours of screen on time today D:
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Yeah i found it average and could just get through a day. Ended up installing lightweight rom and lasts a day no problem.
Get Better Battery Stats and have a look at what the Wakelocks are like http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
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Maybe I'm just freaking out about the whole battery situation? I just expected it to be a lot longer and a lot better. I constantly worry if I'll be able to make past 10PM when I start my day at 7AM.
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You should be fine, i start my day at 5am and still have 40% at 8pm.
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I'm getting huge drain from Cell Standby.
It'll lose 30% overnight. I keep checking for a software update. It's got to be the modem.
I'm holding off on rooting and custom ROMS until I know for sure this is fixable in firmware.
My phone's on LE6 and is from Thailand.
I see that you have poor signal reception
maybe that's why
last time I went underground, just 5 mins of standby it took away 10% of my battery
when it searches for signal it drains a lot
you could also try to disable auto search for network
go to setting>more settings > network operators and select it manually
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On wifi with little to no voice signal that cuts out frequently, I might get seven hours of screen on time today D:
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An update, I did not want to drain fully to 0 but I got six hours and forty minutes of screen time yesterday and I think I could have hit seven if I drained fully.
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i get 48% on cell standby... my phone lasts around 4-5 hours... anyone got any ideas what i can do to increase my battery further??
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Get Better Battery Stats and have a look at what the Wakelocks are like http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
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Super idea ) i've done that today. All seemed good. 2,5 % awake is fine
Ok so this is going to be a generic question
I'm thinking of buying droid DNA/ butterfly whatever it's called
Just wanted to know how's the battery life?
I'm a heavy user
So how long does it last under heavy usage?
Please share your experiences
Cuz I don't want to waste money on something that doesn't even last a few hours
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I am what I consider a moderate user, I have got anywhere from 8-13 hours to a charge.
Awake time 2-4 was playing mp3's in my truck. Something I also did with my T-bolt all the time. I see people on other boards saying they stream music for 4-6 hours over wi-fi and still are getting more life than I am.
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Hi, the battery holds up quite nicely even with the little 2020 battery. I can easily get at least 9-12 hours of moderate but mostly heavy use from the phone. The battery LIFE compares mostly to the S3 with this battery LIFE being slightly better from my tests.
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Moderate to heavy user: Get about 13-14 hours on a full charge with about 3-4 hours on screen time. Almost identical battery life to my S3 using stock Rom's as a basis for comparison.
This is what I see on a light day. Heavy usage is about 12-14 hours.
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Been receiving OK battery life in the past few days using the ROM called super charged sense. You gotta try it out!
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Good battery life!
Have the DNA for almost 2 weeks now, extremely happy with the battery...I was actually impressed with it...It is the first smartphone that actually last me a whole day...
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kirti_grewal said:
Ok so this is going to be a generic question
I'm thinking of buying droid DNA/ butterfly whatever it's called
Just wanted to know how's the battery life?
I'm a heavy user
So how long does it last under heavy usage?
Please share your experiences
Cuz I don't want to waste money on something that doesn't even last a few hours
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My battery life isnt too bad. i unplug from home at 6:30 AM, i use maps and turn by turn navigation quite often, and normally stream a half hour show for lunch, and text and talk here n there. my battery on average lasts until about 3 PM before getting to about 5%
I am a fairly heavy user and I see between 10-13 hours out of a full charge.
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I use it and battery life is not good. It also depend on your app, and how you use it.
yeah same here, i get at least solid 8 hours, and that is constant kik'ing, texting, facebook, youtube, games. this phone is by far the best i ever had.
I closed the thread as there is enough feedback in here to answer the OP's question. However, and let this be a warning to all of you...
IF a thread is created in Q&A WITH a question, NO ONE, and I mean NO ONE has the right to say a word about anything other than replying to the question.