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Can someone tell me why me battery life is so crap on HTC sensation. I'm using evo 3d battery which is 1730 mah.but what's annoying is that my brightness is set to auto and 15 second to turn the screen off but still my display is using more than 90%.
Please help me because everything is turned off and only wifi is on.
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what rom/kernel ru using? did u recently flash the rom? try to turn off auto brightness that should help u save alot of battery in my opinion this has worked with me

Seems that something is keeping your phone Awake.
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Shery4life said:
Can someone tell me why me battery life is so crap on HTC sensation. I'm using evo 3d battery which is 1730 mah.but what's annoying is that my brightness is set to auto and 15 second to turn the screen off but still my display is using more than 90%.
Please help me because everything is turned off and only wifi is on.
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Turn off auto and use manual brightness settings, and then see what the usage is.

Ace42 said:
Turn off auto and use manual brightness settings, and then see what the usage is.
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And change back to the Sensation battery, it's actually better than the 3Ds. The Evo guys are using the Sensation battery and getting about 2hrs more in back to back tests. Be happy you don't have a 3D. When I had mine, I got 2hrs hard use with 4G and 4hrs with 3g. I get 8hrs with my Sensation overclocked.
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Well for starters, your screen was on for almost 2 hours straight and your signal wasn't very good for most of that. I can assume that since your screen was on for 2 hours straight you must have been using it or the screen would not have been on that long. Streaming a 2 hour movie on a not so great connection will eat your battery up almost completely, especially if you are using full brightness. Android phones in general are battery eaters. My Sensation battery life is actually a lot better than my Vibrant was so I'm happy. Buy a couple batteries on Ebay for 15 bucks or use Juice Defender. I use my phone pretty heavily and can make it through the day. I can get over 24 hours using Juice Defender.

Did You wipe battery stats after change battery?
Also tell us which ROM and Kernel You use now. I'm sure that 3/4 ROM's here are useless. I have ROM from new leak and have 0 issues, also with battery.

I got two Anker 1900mAh batteries and they made a reasonable improvement to my use.
Typically with full sync and okish signal I got about 1h40m of screen on time with about 14 hours off charger.
With Anker under the same daily use its between 2h to 3h screen on in the same period.
Also that means I now have three batteries.
Sorry to say but having owned a Motorola Milestone, Galaxy S, Nexus S and now Sensation I can simply say that the battery life on Android is crap in general for heavy users.
My girl has an iPhone 3G and 4, the screen on time is often over 6 hours which I put down to intimate development of software and hardware.
I am choosing flexibility over longevity for now.
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It's the kernel that's in the version of the ROM you have.
Flash 3.6.5 XE and it'll fix the problem.
Also having Wifi on and using it for 2 hours straight will drain your battery.

sromer said:
It's the kernel that's in the version of the ROM you have.
Flash 3.6.5 XE and it'll fix the problem.
Also having Wifi on and using it for 2 hours straight will drain your battery.
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WiFi uses less battery than a data connection, just fyi. WiFi does not cause drain.

Sdobron said:
WiFi uses less battery than a data connection, just fyi. WiFi does not cause drain.
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Everything causes drain

gamikzone said:
what rom/kernel ru using? did u recently flash the rom? try to turn off auto brightness that should help u save alot of battery in my opinion this has worked with me
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yes i have just recently changed the rom

Ace42 said:
Turn off auto and use manual brightness settings, and then see what the usage is.
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i have put the brightness to the lowest and i have alos kept the time to 15 second and still my battery died today after 3 hour of usage and i had to use the original battery and that lasted my 2 hours and even though have two battery still i cant make it through the day

Shery4life said:
i have put the brightness to the lowest and i have alos kept the time to 15 second and still my battery died today after 3 hour of usage and i had to use the original battery and that lasted my 2 hours and even though have two battery still i cant make it through the day
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Did you calibrate or change radios recently? You could have a defective battery(s) or maybe the kernel is causing excessive drain.

I noticed this issue too when I was using Sense-based ROMs before I switched to a CM7-based rom.
Been off battery for 9 hours and 9 minutes with 77% left - I've never seen battery life this great and I don't think I see myself going back to Sense any time soon for my HTC Sensation 4G.

I was very disapointed with how fast the stock HTC Sensation battery drained even with normal use, just like you.
I took the advise from some here and got the Anker battery from Ebay for 10.00.
The best thing I ever did.
WOW! Did it improve the battery life on the Sensation.
Now I do not have to worry about the battery draining down fast on me.
With the Anker battery, my phone lasts all day and into the night .

Buy an anker battery
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i have just recently bought the evo3d battery the only reason i did not buy anker is because for some thick reason i didnt wanted to buy the anker battery beside i bought the legit evo3d battery which works for sensation. i dont want to buy anker battery for time begin because i dont think i need three battery beside yesterday i just installed 3.6.5 and for time being the battery lasted me very good and if the battery give me 12 hours everyday than ill stick with these two batteries

3.6.5 is using battery more effecient than 3.6.4 did thanks to a member who told me to install 3.6.5

Shery4life said:
Can someone tell me why me battery life is so crap on HTC sensation. I'm using evo 3d battery which is 1730 mah.but what's annoying is that my brightness is set to auto and 15 second to turn the screen off but still my display is using more than 90%.
Please help me because everything is turned off and only wifi is on.
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Probably it's time to try this! extended battery can be a solution.

Maximum screen on time

I have an original sensation and since buying it have struggled to contain battery life as I am a heavy user.
Typically I travel for an hour and a half each way to work. It's an ideal time to catch up on mail, twitter, browsing etc.
I have been looking into the drain on the battery and discovered that;
80% of battery drain is attributed to running the display
32 minutes of the display being on equates to 40% of the battery
Best case, I would only get ~100 minutes screen on time.
From what I have read this is done to the display type in the Sensation. Is this correct?
I have tried switching the brightness way down (15%) and switching background colors to blacks.
Is there any fix for this or have I simply bought the wrong phone?
I nearly went for the S2 but preferred the clarity of the Sensation display...
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You have the same problem as me there isn't much we can do about it. Is a smart phone it will drain battery like mad when used no matter if it's moderate or heavy because if u ure it moderate it still lol my battery very fast
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The question is I suppose, Does the screen type on the Sensation deliver poorer battery performance than other handsets?
Would I get more 'screen on' time by switching to an S2 or Galaxy Nexus?

I get around 3-3.5 hours screen on time on a heavy use day. That equates to about 10 hours off the charger, so just enough to keep be going til i get home.
I usually just set the brightness to auto, but if I know I'm going to be reading/browsing a lot I turn the brightness down to about 30%
I'm currently running stock rooted because the sense 3.5 roms were too buggy.
No complaints about battery here.
Maybe you could upload a battery usage graph screenshot?

Here are some.....
Cheers

Wow! That is some impressive drain.
Have you got any programs that might be causing the drain? Your phone seems to be awake a lot even when the screen is off.
Try BetterBatteryStats to see what apps are waking your phone and causing drain:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
that thread explains how to use it and where to download
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aidanbree said:
I have tried switching the brightness way down (15%) and switching background colors to blacks.
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The screen is not AMOLED, its an LCD so black backgrounds are not beneficial, if anything white/light uses less power as the LCD does not have to use power to black out the (always on) backlight.

I'm running Virtuous Sensation rom, OC at 1.5g, been my phone has been off the charger 7÷hours, made 2 long phone calls, been been browsing web and I'm here for around 3 hours now, and my battery is around 60%. I love this rom, fast, stable, and excellent battery life.
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Another thing you might try, charge to full, boot into recovery, clear battery stats, discharge completely, and then complete charge with no interruption. This should recalibrate the battery for better life.
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I myself get about 7 hours out of it since I'm a heavy user
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I know I don't belong here
On wifi I get 4 hours 30 minutes browsing internet (screen on time)
3g is more like 3 hours 20/30 minutes due to living in Australia where mobile coverage sucks phone has to work hard to hold 1 bar 3g.
Solid gaming and that means no breaks, 2 hours.
Unfortunately battery tech wont ger better for some years so our only option is to buy 5 cheap batteries off eBay and cart them around
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Ironically im getting great battery life on cm7
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Make sure your brightness isn't to high. It will drain extremely fast with high brightness. I keep mine on 0% for inside and will up it up some when I go outside.
I bought the Anker extended battery for $15. Here are a couple screen shots of my usage...
I didnt charge it at all for that entire time. On the graph where it says the battery went up about 5% is from rebooting it.

Sensation XE Battery appauling

Bought the sensation XE a couple of days ago. The only think I keep about is the battery.
I have two HTC batteries and I have been using them simultaneously (taking one out put next in, other goes on charge etc)
I am going through two full charges a day and am on the third battery.
This is crazy, is it me? What am I doing wrong? Might me ICS..?

What settings are you using on your phone? (auto brightness, background data..etc...) And what is your usage rate? Are you using stock or custom ROM?
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What apps do you have installed and what accounts on sync?

It usually take a while for the battery to reach it's full capacity. Give it like a week, then judge the battery.

my battery was horrible! I finally put Anker battery in ,rooted, got custom Rom, now its excellent! Very happy! Can go all day without charge!
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Mind posting a picture of your batt stats? And how many hours of screen time you have. Here are some tips..
1. Use manual brightness. I usually use 10-50% only. The lower your brightness the less power you consume.
2. Disable auto sync. Disable push notifications unless really needed.
3. Disable led lights and vibrations for keyboard and soft keys.
4. Use mobile data only when you need to. If not, turn it off.
5. You can try juicedefender. Works for some, doesn't work for me.
6. Don't use live wallpapers.
7. Run a custom rom and kernel. I'm using virtuous inquisition 4.0.2 with sebastionFM 1.4.1 kernel. It's fast smooth yet easy on the battery.
8. As your battery is still new give it a few charge cycles. It should stabilise within a week or so..
9. Do download betterbatterystats and check on what's hogging your battery. Also check with cpuspy whether your phone goes into deep sleep or not.
With the methods I've mentioned I'm achieving about 20 hours standby with 5 hours of screen time. I consider myself quite a heavy user. If you do your math that's like 15minutes of use per hour.
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sromer said:
It usually take a while for the battery to reach it's full capacity. Give it like a week, then judge the battery.
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I agree with this, give it time.

sromer said:
It usually take a while for the battery to reach it's full capacity. Give it like a week, then judge the battery.
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I also bought an Anker battery and can run 40 hours on low use and over 24 on medium I use the regular as a spare on my travels

Thanks for replies. I am rooted, on stock ROM currently, looking for a new efficient ROM, any ideas?
ahmadmfz said:
Mind posting a picture of your batt stats? And how many hours of screen time you have. Here are some tips..
1. Use manual brightness. I usually use 10-50% only. The lower your brightness the less power you consume.
Hate lower brightness, it is always on full.
2. Disable auto sync. Disable push notifications unless really needed.
Already turned off.
3. Disable led lights and vibrations for keyboard and soft keys.
Already turned of vibrations for keyboards.
4. Use mobile data only when you need to. If not, turn it off.
Do anyway.
5. You can try juicedefender. Works for some, doesn't work for me.
Tried.
6. Don't use live wallpapers.
Like live wallpapers
7. Run a custom rom and kernel. I'm using virtuous inquisition 4.0.2 with sebastionFM 1.4.1 kernel. It's fast smooth yet easy on the battery.
Shall do.
8. As your battery is still new give it a few charge cycles. It should stabilise within a week or so..
My second battery isn't new and has been used by other phones. It acts in the same way - poor battery life.
9. Do download betterbatterystats and check on what's hogging your battery. Also check with cpuspy whether your phone goes into deep sleep or not.
Installed.
With the methods I've mentioned I'm achieving about 20 hours standby with 5 hours of screen time. I consider myself quite a heavy user. If you do your math that's like 15minutes of use per hour.
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Im using ordroid now, but ARHD is great as well. Both give me excellent juice. U should try other kernels as well. Faux is my fave..

I get 4:10 hours of screen on time only. Every single time +/- 10 minutes. Charge every 2 days.
95% of 4:10 hours is web browsing, Words with Friends and Draw Something.
Stock HTC Sensation. Android 2.3 Gingerbread.
My settings:
Wifi, Mobile Data controlled by Easy Battery Saver on Intelligent Mode.
Brightness-> Auto Brightness. Most 50%+ because I work outdoors.
GPS- Off
Gaming-> Only 2D.
Music-> Lots of music.
Web browsing -> Mostly Wifi only because I have Wifi wherever I go.
Calls: 10-12 a day approx.
My iPhone 4 used to last me 3-4 days. The screen on time for that was 7-8 hours. Yeah so the battery life is really appalling. Buying iPhone 5 (6) when it comes.

masands said:
I get 4:10 hours of screen on time only. Every single time +/- 10 minutes. Charge every 2 days.
95% of 4:10 hours is web browsing, Words with Friends and Draw Something.
Stock HTC Sensation. Android 2.3 Gingerbread.
My settings:
Wifi, Mobile Data controlled by Easy Battery Saver on Intelligent Mode.
Brightness-> Auto Brightness. Most 50%+ because I work outdoors.
GPS- Off
Gaming-> Only 2D.
Music-> Lots of music.
Web browsing -> Mostly Wifi only because I have Wifi wherever I go.
Calls: 10-12 a day approx.
My iPhone 4 used to last me 3-4 days. The screen on time for that was 7-8 hours. Yeah so the battery life is really appalling. Buying iPhone 5 (6) when it comes.
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A battery that last 3 days is not worth being stuck with IOS. BORING.
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Unfortumately HTC's power management isn't very good but it has improved in ics. If it matters to you that much I say go for a Samsung galaxy s2.
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crisisinthecity said:
A battery that last 3 days is not worth being stuck with IOS. BORING.
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It's not the battery its the way the phone will use it. In actual fat I believe that the HTC sensation battery is very slightly larger than the one in the iPhone 4
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Hmmm 4 hours of screen time is really quite good actually. Charging every two or three days isn't too bad right? Considering the benefits and flexibility of android over iOS.
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ahmadmfz said:
Hmmm 4 hours of screen time is really quite good actually. Charging every two or three days isn't too bad right?
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My thoughts exactly.

crisisinthecity said:
A battery that last 3 days is not worth being stuck with IOS. BORING.
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Give your battery some days to reach its full capacity as mentioned. But no matter what, running a custom rom with power optimizations is the best solution.

Currently faux latest 07b1 kernel is giving me awesome awesome battery life.
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k0zmic said:
My thoughts exactly.
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With official ICS, I am now getting around 5:30 screen time. That's good enough. I think if I buy EVO 3D battery for my Sensation I will get 7-8 hours like my iPhone so I'm going to do that.

You can try easy battery saver, it's work with my phone and is very efficient.

Random heat

Was just wondering if anyone else had experienced random heating up from the sensation and perhaps managed to pinpoint its cause?
The reason I am so confused is because it doesn't do it all the time so its not that the phone just runs hot, the other day I was playing gta 3 for an hour and the phone was barely warm and now as I type this after some casual web browsing out and about its getting so I can barely touch the bottom of the phone, I saw someone mention something to do with mobile data causing more heat than Wi-Fi which could be the case for my example but can anyone shed anymore light on the issue?
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Yes for me when I was using a stock BATTERY I would experience this quite often.sometimes my device would get so hot I could barely touch it. I was actually in fear of melting my SD card! I solved my problem by purchasing a long lasting battery called Anker. My device has never done that since the battery has been installed! Sometimes if I'm playing a intense game I'll get some warmth but Nothing like what was happening before. Before the battery change I could barely even touch my device it was so hot ! The Anker battery solved the problem for me and gave me much more battery time! It was a win win situation, no more overheating and more battery time! That's what worked for me. Hope this helps you out.
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My device got some warmth but not that blazing hot. My guess is that you using mobile data a lot without giving it a rest. I'm using the stock battery but it seems quite ok. But sometimes I play HD games and my sensation turns really hot but i could still hold that
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I often get decently hot even with my anker battery, but I usually just ignore it and it goes away, I would use "battery indicator" from the play store to see what your battery temp really is, because my phone has felt hot before even though the battery itself was at a fine temperature. If its the battery then think about getting a new battery, but if it isn't then there no reason.
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For me my problem was definitely the battery, ! My battery also was giving me only two hours then complete drain. Each issue can be different. But new battery solved the over heat problem for me but I'm certain -my battery was defective.
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I'm using anker batteries and after some more testing I've found that it is related to mobile data, after playing games such as Max Payne, gta 3, and minecraft all pretty demanding for a few hours the phone got no more than slightly warm and then I turned mobile data and syncing on checked emails and Facebook etc and the bottom of the phone near the buttons got very hot even after like ten mins, pretty weird.
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I get it sometimes with heavy use of mobile data with stick battery.
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Constant data usage causes it to heat up. But I also UV'd my phone, which only exacerbated the problem. Once I removed the UV, the heat issue was nowhere near as bad.
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i often felt heat phone
i think common ics build problem.
htc have to release some about heating phone.
i go back to gingerbread. it is little heating phone.
i recommend to gingerbread.

The phone gets so hot due to a bad layout on the motherboard, even with an Anker battery I have actually burnt my thumb tip on bottom of the screen.
One way to help the problem is by getting an Anker battery, the only problem with these is they do not have a built in temperature sensor as it was removed to expand battery capacity. So any temperature app will say approx 25.2'c
After some researching I found that the app System Tuner can read CPU temps in realtime, get Pro and the CPU Temp icon pack and you can have alerts that are fully customizable.

anyone else think that screen drain a lot battery

Today after fully charging my phone I took it off charge and i set my brightness low and after 1 hour of playing asphalt 6 I checked my battery stats and it showed that the screen has used 87% of battery whereas asphalt 6 and wifi only had drained 8% of battery. I'm using 1730mah battery and I want to find out the battery usage other people are having after playing 1 hour of game
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If screen dont drain any battery than we could play 10hours of asphalt 6 non stop while we still have 16% of battery left. Beside I know that impossible but still I'm sure there must be a way to stop high screen battery drain
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I believe the only way without buying a new battery, is to reduce the screen brightness

Its a well known fact that Our Screen need more juice and is the biggest drainer of battery.......Try keeping brightness under 30 or buy an Anker battery.

I did keep my brightness to the low because it was night time and still it showed that screen drained my battery a lot I don't know what would have happened if I kept my brightness full
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Bright or not the screen (specifically the backlight) will always be the biggest power consumer on the phone. There is no way around this.
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well i got an sensation too with viper rom frmo the venom team and after the update i recognize a much harder battery drain than before but all apps are the same so dont know why and no one else is experiecing something like this :S

The biggest drain on the battery is the screen and the back light for the screen. I've noticed a significant improvement by disabling auto brightness (this is controlled by the kernel and rom parameters) and just setting brightness manually.
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