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Battery life at 1.3ish vs 1.8?

Hey all just a quick question, obviously with the 1.8 OC on the Inspire this thing is blazing. But what is the battery life like at these OC's or even the voltage differences between stock 1 ghz 1.3 and say 1.8? I really just don't want to get the phone and OC it to keep it fast/smooth but have my battery last like 5 hours. So any insight about how much OCing affects battery life would be appreciated. Thanks!

Clienterror said:
Hey all just a quick question, obviously with the 1.8 OC on the Inspire this thing is blazing. But what is the battery life like at these OC's or even the voltage differences between stock 1 ghz 1.3 and say 1.8? I really just don't want to get the phone and OC it to keep it fast/smooth but have my battery last like 5 hours. So any insight about how much OCing affects battery life would be appreciated. Thanks!
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well overclocking will drain your battery down faster. I would install setcpu from the market and set you clock speeds really low with the screen is off. This will help save battery when the phone is not in use.

[Q] Is this okay for me to do?

First off:
Rom:
Virus rom RC1B3
Kernel:
1.8ghz bolted BFS uv kernel
if you overclock, your battery life is less. more power = more usage
so, in theory, if you underclock, less power = less usage..
when I'm at work, I barely use my phone. Maybe to text or a call here and there..
So I wanted to improve my battery life as much as I could,,, I have SetCPU and I have the minimum at 350mhz and the maximum at 650 using the smartass governor when not in use.. Since this is underclocking, the battery life has improved drastically,, though is it safe? I don't see any reason why not, just though I'd like some input on it.

Yeah, you're fine. With the Smart-Ass governor you don't really need to underclock. It's called smart-ass for a reason. It will only use as much is needed. So when your phones screen is off not running any tasks, the governor will underclock itself.

Another thing to add is if you are using SetCPU, then you really do not need to set up any profiles that would underclock the phone if you are using smartass.

[Q] OC/UV even necessary with Faux's Kernel??

Does the G2X even need a OC/UV app (SetCPU) with Faux's Kernel?

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Does the G2X even need a OC/UV app (SetCPU) with Faux's Kernel?
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Depends... If ur phone can handle uv yes.
G2X

I think what the OP was asking, is that since faux's kernal is uv by -50mV across the board already, and assuming that the user does not care about undervolting any further...or changing the clock speed at all, would he need an uv/oc app like setcpu. And the answer is no, he wouldn't.
However, even if you don't want to undervolt or overclock any further, there is still a huge benefit to setcpu...and that's in setting up profiles to underclock your phone when the screen is off, or your on a call, etc. That saves a TON of battery charge. I have mine set to run at 500/400 when the screen is off, and I can leave it on overnight for 8 hours and wake up with 95% still on the battery.

ive found on my phone that i can UVthe frequencies under 800mhz by 200-250mV , wich made me go from getting 10% drain per hour while the screen is off to like 4% per hour, with a profile set to 200-600 while screen is off, using trinity kernel
216 mhz = 750mv -250mv = 500mv
432 mhz = 800mv -250mv = 550mv
594mhz = 850mv -250mv = 600mv
everything else i got -75mv....
i guess i have a really good chip on my phone but this has made my battery life go WAY up

Undervolted kernel

Well, the only kernel that I have seen that is undervolted is Leedroid's but it's slightly undervolted.
Is there any way to undervolt the kernel without doing anything stupid? I usually keep my OC to 1.3ghz. It's just weird that I still get bad battery life despite the fact that I have done so many power saving techniques.
Maybe undervolting is the only option I have left?

Glados vs ICUP

Which one of these would offer the best battery life? It seems the ICUP kernal is over clocked to 1.3ghz and there is no deep idle either so I would think it would be more of a battery drain.
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Icup actually performs very well on my phone. I got 17h yesterday with heavy usage. Galados runs very well also. I would say try both for 2days each and see what works best for u.
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For the past week or so I've been using Glados 2.4 CFS, and tried a variety of the features (deep idle, live OC, lazy governor etc.), each having a different impact on battery life. Yesterday I just flashed eugene's Icup kernel and so far it seems to have perhaps slightly better battery life. However it's hard to say after less than a day of usage.
Keep in mind that the ICUP kernel is actually not overclocked to 1.3 GHz by default (it is actually 1 GHz, with a maximum CPU freq of 1.3). You need another app like SetCPU or NSTools to set it to 1.3 GHz. And also, the ICUP kernel apparently does have deep idle, albeit a slightly different implementation than the one made by Ezekeel (the creator of the Glados kernel).
As Esteway said above though, the best way to know for sure is to try both the kernels out yourself.