Hello, i would like to get everyones opinion on which ROM you guys think is better for Droid Charge Thanks
Humble Froyo... Battery Life is awesome
The "best ROM" for one person might not be the best for another, which is why the only way to figure out which one's right for you is to start flashing and stick with what you personally like.
I'd recommend starting with GummyCharged, as it's what Humble is based on and IMO is a bit more polished.
Also, keep in mind that the kernel, not the ROM, is what really affects your battery life. The only time the ROM would come into play is if it came with a misbehaving app or doesn't properly go into deep sleep (and none of the ROMs here have either problem).
The reason Humble's battery life is good is because it comes with imnuts' kernel, which is undervolted to use less power. If you flash that same kernel on any other ROM (Gummy's ODIN package even comes with it), your battery life will be just about the same.
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since the s=off came out lots are flashing custom roms...well how is the battery life holding up...is one rom worse than another one?
calimove said:
since the s=off came out lots are flashing custom roms...well how is the battery life holding up...is one rom worse than another one?
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just a heads up you might get flamed for this one. searching is the way to go.
s-off opens a world to custom roms, devs strive to bring the community roms that have improved battery life and performance, thats the goal. almost any custom rom you flash will have better battery life than stock hands down. All custom roms r sense based as of now, but as soon as ASOP roms start popping up ASOP will be the way to go for better battery life.
Flash a custom rom give the battery a good discharge then full recharge. Wipe battery stats and give it a charge or too. You'll see an increase
Flashing ROMS 101 always calibrate your battery when you flash a new ROM app is free in the market...
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nema.batterycalibration&feature=search_result
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s-off opens a world to custom roms, devs strive to bring the community roms that have improved battery life and performance, thats the goal. almost any custom rom you flash will have better battery life than stock hands down. All custom roms r sense based as of now, but as soon as ASOP roms start popping up ASOP will be the way to go for better battery life.
Flash a custom rom give the battery a good discharge then full recharge. Wipe battery stats and give it a charge or too. You'll see an increase
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I understand what you are saying but i am looking for reports back on the different roms. In my past experience i didn't see better battery...I saw worse. My last phone was a MT4G and i rooted that one and did the custom rom thing...I know people are wanting to unleash the power this phone is capable of but i would think it would be at the expense of battery life. I dont know squat so it may not be a side effect but just wanting to see how each rom is holding up in the real world
no. using your phone is killing your battery life. and potentially your social life
Well I am going back to stock for good (atleast for now). I have been with android for about two months coming from 3 years of iphone. I didnt mind the iphone, but wanted to be able to do some customization to it.
I have played the ROM swapping game since day 4 of having the android. Tried several versions from 4.04 to superlite gingerbreads. The thing is, people always say they get better battery life etc etc... but I have yet to see it.
I keep data, wifi, GPS off when not in use and all notifications off. I love the android dont get me wrong, but when it comes to battery life, the iphone kills this phone. But, in defense of the skyrocket, it has a much bigger screen which I am sure contributes to large battery uses. I have found that the stock version tends to give me better battery life.. so stock it is for me.
I don't really see the additional benefits that custom roms offer over stock for the battery life, despite how often the developers update their custom roms and peddle that they save battery. But the additional features that come with custom roms are indeed nice.
Still, should outlast the iPhone 4S any day. I get over a day's worth sometimes if I'm not doing heavy usage.
If you haven't tried MHX's Superlite 3.1, I recommend it. Using it on GB, I got fantastic battery life.
But understand this, ROMs do have only minimal effects on battery life, the level of debloating being the big thing. Kernels will have a bigger effect when used correctly with good CPU management.
But the biggest effect on battery life is you and the apps you install. You need to watch like a hawk with BetteryBatteryStats and CPU Spy to see what's really going on. See what apps are killing your battery and why. Eliminate the problems and you will be set.
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If you haven't tried MHX's Superlite 3.1, I recommend it. Using it on GB, I got fantastic battery life.
But understand this, ROMs do have only minimal effects on battery life, the level of debloating being the big thing. Kernels will have a bigger effect when used correctly with good CPU management.
But the biggest effect on battery life is you and the apps you install. You need to watch like a hawk with BetteryBatteryStats and CPU Spy to see what's really going on. See what apps are killing your battery and why. Eliminate the problems and you will be set.
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I’m with you.
I can get outstanding battery life with the stock rom and exceptional life with a custom rom with wifi on GPS on Ect.... I never seem to have a problem.
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Thanks for telling us?
Another worthless noob post as far as battery life he clearly never learned how to rtfm
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Yea... it's like im sorry you couldnt figure out whats eating your battery... but do you really think everyone on here just uses custom roms regardless of horrible battery?
OP, your aruguments might apply for the iphone 4, but no way it does for the 4S. This would be like comparing the original galaxy s. The 727 is a powerful phone and lte is a *****. When i'm on Wifi, i can easily have a 30h battery life, but as soon as i'm on 4G or Lte, battery life is a *****. Its life and until they make some kind of super capacity compact battery, it will be the reality of a decent smartphone.
On the other side, i also reverted from ICS leaked roms to stock GB, unfortunately, stock has always been the best choice for me, much stabler than any rom
Cm9 ftw
CM9 Skyrocket
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Well I am going back to stock for good (atleast for now). I have been with android for about two months coming from 3 years of iphone. I didnt mind the iphone, but wanted to be able to do some customization to it.
I have played the ROM swapping game since day 4 of having the android. Tried several versions from 4.04 to superlite gingerbreads. The thing is, people always say they get better battery life etc etc... but I have yet to see it.
I keep data, wifi, GPS off when not in use and all notifications off. I love the android dont get me wrong, but when it comes to battery life, the iphone kills this phone. But, in defense of the skyrocket, it has a much bigger screen which I am sure contributes to large battery uses. I have found that the stock version tends to give me better battery life.. so stock it is for me.
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Yo try faux kernel with stock gingerbread and if you don't get better battery life then somethings wrong with your phone. I've gotten up to 4 hours screen time on with it. I also froze a bunch of bloatware.
Dude again my aokp I had over 8 hrs screen on
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You guys just don't know how to make the proper tweaks to save battery, that's all. It's just lack of knowledge, you'll get the hang of it eventually.
nitrocraze said:
Well I am going back to stock for good (atleast for now). I have been with android for about two months coming from 3 years of iphone. I didnt mind the iphone, but wanted to be able to do some customization to it.
I have played the ROM swapping game since day 4 of having the android. Tried several versions from 4.04 to superlite gingerbreads. The thing is, people always say they get better battery life etc etc... but I have yet to see it.
I keep data, wifi, GPS off when not in use and all notifications off. I love the android dont get me wrong, but when it comes to battery life, the iphone kills this phone. But, in defense of the skyrocket, it has a much bigger screen which I am sure contributes to large battery uses. I have found that the stock version tends to give me better battery life.. so stock it is for me.
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And you felt the need to post this why?
What do you guys consider the best ROM on battery life. I would prefer AOSP/De-Sensed, but anything will do. I need a rom with great battery!
Thanks,
Jordan
Hi Jordan,
I have tried a few ROM's and finally settled on InsertCoin. I have used 1.91 and 2.00 and both are stable and have a good battery life
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1546731
Have a try if u like.
Regards,
Zer0
I've had decent results with CM7 and now 9, the latter seemingly better than the former. Also get some Anker batt's.
It's still not great, although I can last about a day and a half.
There is a similar thread like this going on.
ARHD beats any other ROM for my phone.
Every phone is different. I suggest you just try them.
CM9 for instance gives me crap battery, while for others it will give great batterylife.
Also, experiment with Kernels and CPU mods as well to bring batterylife further.
I've experienced several roms I've tried, beats by grogg , vicitorious , ordroid, insert coin, and elegenceia. I must say Elegenciea had thé very best battery life.
I turn off un needed sync, turn off vibrations feedback, turn off led notifications, turn off keyboard feedback vibration, and after flashing a new Rom, charge to 100% with the device plugged in go to recovery, wipe battery stats, unplug . All these little things make a big different in battery life. Hope I've helped some !
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Ill tell you one thing every rom you'll try there is none one better then the other for battery life your fooling yourself thinking a rom has better battery life then another...
It just depends how you use your phone ...
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I don't want this to turn into a "my ROM is better" thread by any means... but as a newer ROM flasher, I was wondering how much difference a different ROM would have on battery life? I'm lucky to make it 8 hours on my Skyrocket right now even idling... and while I like the ROM I'm on now (Embryo), it's almost unusable as a device this way for me.
Thoughts?
ROMs definitely have an effect on your battery life, as they govern what's running in the background and how the system operates. Some ROMs are optimized for battery life, and some are optimized for performance. The OP and ROM thread will usually tell you which is which.
That said, if you're only getting 8 hours of battery life on Embryo 5, there's something else going on. Check the link in my signature for information on hunting down and wiping out wakelocks, and consider underclocking/undervolting and changing the governor.
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I don't want this to turn into a "my ROM is better" thread by any means... but as a newer ROM flasher, I was wondering how much difference a different ROM would have on battery life? I'm lucky to make it 8 hours on my Skyrocket right now even idling... and while I like the ROM I'm on now (Embryo), it's almost unusable as a device this way for me.
Thoughts?
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you should check out the battery life help thread as it has almost every possible detail of enhance your phone battery performance. when im running embryo i always get around 22 hr with 2 hrs on screen so there something your missing. and every rom with have different battery performance not all because of the tweaks and rom enhancers but because of the user. a person who is surfing the web all day with little phone and text will easily drain battery. but a person who mainly running music social browsing talk text can easily get longer battery life.
No offense man but if embryo's rom is considered "unusable" then use another rom
Hey I'm looking for the closest to stock ROM with the best battery life. Im not sure if i should stay stock and rooted (6.0.1) and go with franco kernel or switch to CM 13 (CAF?)...or something else even.
Id say my usage is about average, minimal usage while working, probably less than an hour talk time per day. Maybe 1-2 hours of screen on using various apps (browser, light games, news apps). Generally i make it through a day with about 20-25% left before i goto bed and plug it in to charge every night.
However when i do make more use of it the battery seems to deplete pretty fast. Ideally i would just like better battery life, its the primary reason i havent upgraded the phone yet. I dont need a faster phone, i need one that gets significantly better battery life.
Any recommendations would be great. Thanks
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Your mileage will vary greatly depending on usage and what apps you use.
I have personally found that a good kernel is the key to good battery life. I'm a fan of Cataclysm and ElementalX personally.
Best battery life is with stock rom + stock kernel. Before i used custom kernels, but over a week now i have used stock rom with stock kernel and i must say that i get better battery life than before with customs. IMO.