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My Droid 2 global's battery life is not good,nearly 1 day for each full charge(i used room fission 2.4.3)Is there any way to improve the battery life
If you're getting a whole day out of one charge that's outstanding battery life.
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Too sad to hear that exacly i used about 20 hours.How about you?i heard that if use CDMA the battery life will better?
I've heard something of the like, but nothing conclusively. I've heard that underclocking the cpu can help (if you want to root your phone). So can using a rom like Fission, which doesn't have the stock Blur that, although somewhat nice, is a big drain on batteries. This would naturally be a pretty big change though. You can also get the extended battery for <$50 which I heard helps a bunch.
adridge said:
I've heard something of the like, but nothing conclusively. I've heard that underclocking the cpu can help (if you want to root your phone). So can using a rom like Fission, which doesn't have the stock Blur that, although somewhat nice, is a big drain on batteries. This would naturally be a pretty big change though. You can also get the extended battery for <$50 which I heard helps a bunch.
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Yep,underclocking the cpu and use room Fission make the battery maintain more longer(i'm using gsm not cdma).In my country (VietNam) someone sells Droid's battery for only 10$,i'm thinking to get one
Just got my D2G, I put it on CDMA only and the battery still sucks. It went from 80% to 40% overnight and it was set for night time battery save mode.
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Just got my D2G, I put it on CDMA only and the battery still sucks. It went from 80% to 40% overnight and it was set for night time battery save mode.
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Wow that's strange, I left my phone overnight not charging because it hit 100% before I went to bed, and 10 hrs later it was still at 90%, sitting idle my phone uses nearly no power. However I never used the battery save mode and I only just recently put it in only CDMA mode just to see if that makes life any better.
I've found that the biggest drain on the battery is having mobile data switched on in an area where the phone can't keep a clear lock on 3G and is constantly switching between 1x and 3G.
After switching to Fission, underclocking, keeping gps and wifi off unless I'm using them, turning the brightness down to 10% except when outside in the sun, and managing apps that sync background data, I can use the phone pretty heavily and get a full day (15-18 hours) out of my battery. Considering I put it in the media dock for use as my alarm clock every night, that amount of battery life is perfectly fine.
BTW, I use SetCPU for underclocking. I set the max speed to 1GHz with On Demand scaling. I also have profiles to scale down the speed to 600MHz when the battery gets low or when the screen is off (which helps with the background data stuff). At 600MHz it's still faster than my original Droid, thanks to the doubling of memory in the D2G.
So far Today after 5 hours of moderate use I went from 100 At 50 on the battery. Is this normal?
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Phone on for 7 hours and the battery is down to 30%, something must be wrong, right?
eaglewwit said:
So far Today after 5 hours of moderate use I went from 100 At 50 on the battery. Is this normal?
Update:
Phone on for 7 hours and the battery is down to 30%, something must be wrong, right?
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Check what's been using the battery. That might help pinpoint what's going on.
eaglewwit said:
So far Today after 5 hours of moderate use I went from 100 At 50 on the battery. Is this normal?
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Phone on for 7 hours and the battery is down to 30%, something must be wrong, right?
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I wouldn't call it very unusual TBH
900 am to 900pm and battery down to 30% with moderate usage. I hope there is someway to improve this. My iphone during the same time period with about the same usage and at least an hour playing bejewled only droped to 70%
zse45tgb said:
BTW, I use SetCPU for underclocking. I set the max speed to 1GHz with On Demand scaling. I also have profiles to scale down the speed to 600MHz when the battery gets low or when the screen is off (which helps with the background data stuff). At 600MHz it's still faster than my original Droid, thanks to the doubling of memory in the D2G.
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zse45tgb,
Does SetCPU only require root and SU?? BTW I used SetCPU on my Eris and it was a lifesaver.
Haven't gone the Fission route just yet but loved ROMs on my Eris, such a battery saver. Really hope the dev's can make it happen.
Don't mean to sound like a twit here, but I used to have a huge problem with the battery life... when I was dicking around with it for hours at a time. Try only using it when you need to. Don't sit on facebook/maps/using it for pointless things for extended periods of time. I have found that just using it moderately has had the most dramatic impact on battery life. I can maintain complete functionality of my phone when I need it, and still have at least 50% battery by midnight. If you are using it that heavily, then maybe you should carry a charger around with you? Hope this helps.
Idk how you guys get such terrible batt life. i have mine OVERclocked to 1.35 ghz. i also have profiles to lower that as the batt goes down. I have everything that updates set to update every 30 mins, which is quite frequent. i dont mess with screen brightness, i let it auto adjust. I play games on occasion (SNESoid), facebook frequently, alot of texting and my battery lasts 18-20 hours every day, consistently. When you first got the phone you let it charge for 8 hours right away right? if not...theres your problem, and your battery will probably self destruct in a few months...give or take a few months lol.
Use The Following Settings to Help Maxmize Your Battery Life
I've been using the following settings on the Fission 2.4.3 Rom and I've noticed my battery life has increased at least 6-8 hours longer. I was considering returning my D2G before, but now it is definitely manageable.
Installing the SIM Card HotFix using the Fission Rom Manager
Adjusting my mobile networks to "CDMA / EvDo auto" in "Settings" -> "Wireless Networks" -> "Mobile Networks" -> "Network Mode"
Underclocking my CPU to 1Ghz using SetCpu
If you really want to save some more power combine these settings with Juice Defender. I've noticed a bit of lag here and there while using it, but that's the trade off for longer battery life.
I can confirm zse45tgb post about losing a lot of battery in an areas with poor 3g reception. When I'm at work my battery will drop much faster then when I'm at home where my 3g reception is great.
Props to AngDroid and the rest of Team Defuse.
Hope this helps someone else out there begin to enjoy their D2G.
botnryan said:
Idk how you guys get such terrible batt life. i have mine OVERclocked to 1.35 ghz. i also have profiles to lower that as the batt goes down. I have everything that updates set to update every 30 mins, which is quite frequent. i dont mess with screen brightness, i let it auto adjust. I play games on occasion (SNESoid), facebook frequently, alot of texting and my battery lasts 18-20 hours every day, consistently. When you first got the phone you let it charge for 8 hours right away right? if not...theres your problem, and your battery will probably self destruct in a few months...give or take a few months lol.
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these are li polymer batterys...not nicad. lol. so they dont need "warming" up the first time... the first charge is the same as the rest. it should be charged in around 90mins tops. a li-pol battery isnt able to accept a trickle charge (would damage it) so leaving it on past 100% is uneccessary and potentially damaging. i wouldnt recommend ever leaving your battery on for 8hrs. as soon as its charged unplug it. if you leave it connected then the charger will switch off, you will then be using the battery, the battery will eventually drop to 90% and then the charger will turn back on. youll be continuously topping the battery from 90 up to 100 and back again. a waste of electricity and im sure it wont do the battery or charger any good.
theres also no need to fully discharge the battery.
a quote from http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/charging_lithium_ion_batteries
"Preparing new lithium-ion for use
Unlike nickel and lead-based batteries, a new lithium-ion pack does not need cycling through charging and discharging. Priming will make little difference because the maximum capacity of lithium-ion is available right from the beginning. Neither does a full discharge improve the capacity of a faded pack. However, a full discharge/charge will reset the digital circuit of a 'smart' battery to improve the state-of-charge estimation"
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zse45tgb,
Does SetCPU only require root and SU??
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Yes, that's all. You can use it on the stock Moto rom.
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these are li polymer batterys...not nicad. lol. so they dont need "warming" up the first time... the first charge is the same as the rest. it should be charged in around 90mins tops. a li-pol battery isnt able to accept a trickle charge (would damage it) so leaving it on past 100% is uneccessary and potentially damaging. i wouldnt recommend ever leaving your battery on for 8hrs. as soon as its charged unplug it. if you leave it connected then the charger will switch off, you will then be using the battery, the battery will eventually drop to 90% and then the charger will turn back on. youll be continuously topping the battery from 90 up to 100 and back again. a waste of electricity and im sure it wont do the battery or charger any good.
theres also no need to fully discharge the battery.
a quote from http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/charging_lithium_ion_batteries
"Preparing new lithium-ion for use
Unlike nickel and lead-based batteries, a new lithium-ion pack does not need cycling through charging and discharging. Priming will make little difference because the maximum capacity of lithium-ion is available right from the beginning. Neither does a full discharge improve the capacity of a faded pack. However, a full discharge/charge will reset the digital circuit of a 'smart' battery to improve the state-of-charge estimation"
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well thats certainly odd since i bought 2 OEM replacement batteries and used one out of the box til it died without charging it and it now wont hold a charge. Just coincidence that the one i did that to was a lemon?
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adridge said:
You can also get the extended battery for <$50 which I heard helps a bunch.
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I purchased the BP7X extended battery from a local Verizon store for $37 with corporate discount. It makes a HUGE difference. With corporate e-mail, two POP accounts at 30-minute intervals, and about 2 hours of music playing, I had 40% left after 12 hours yesterday. I know some people want to see more than that left, but coming from a number of -gasp- Windows Mobile devices, this is pretty much what I'm used to.
T BP7X is 1820/1860mAh, vs. the stock BP6X at 1390/1420mAh. I've seen other batteries listed with as much as 3500mAh. I would think such a battery would get one throught the day with very heavy usage, but I don't want to think how large that battery door would have to be!
The first post at this link shows a comparion of a D2 with the normal battery door and the Moto/VZW extended door. As somebody posted somewhere, the extended door actually makes the device "feel" better in the hand.
https://supportforums.motorola.com/message/224663
Hi folks - this is the first thread I have started, hence requesting the non-noobs to go easy on me... (this forum is a scary-kind-of-cool)
I mustered up the courage to install Infused 1.5.0 on my stock... the instructions were superb and everything went great... really enjoying the improved speed and looks. But my battery life has degraded. It has been more than a week since I flashed my phone - and it is only getting worse. Now I have read a lot about how Infused is getting great battery life for some folks... and i have gone through those threads, trying to figure out what I am doing wrong. This is my typical usage profile
1) I put the phone on charging before I go to sleep... when I wake up (around 7 AM) it is fully charged.
2) I quickly check overnight messages, finish the daily ablutions, and 30 min later when I check the phone it is already at 95%.
3) By 10 AM, I have made a few long phone calls (no bluetooth) (totalling 60-90 minutes) - and the battery is down to 75%
4) At work I use a bluetooth A2DP headset - maybe 30-40 min of calls and by 12 I am at 50%.
5) More calls in the afternoon, intermitted mail checking and sometimes 30-40 minutes of music streaming on my bluetooth headset - and by 6 PM my phone is down to critical level 12-15%.
This is in now way the same experience that others are having with the Infused ROM and with the Infuse phone in general.
Other points:
6) I run Juice Defender... (don't know if it helps)
7) My screen brightness is just a few notches over 0%
8) My data is always on - except when I am using Wifi of course
9) I turn bluetooth off when I am not using it
So that's the story guys... and I would eternally grateful if the awesome folks out here can help me figure out what I am doing wrong... or there is some logic behind the sad battery life of what is otherwise the best phone that I have ever owned.
It depends how long Infused has been running on your system. After about 3 days I noticed my phone was adjusting to the ROM and the battery life improved significantly. Aside from that, try this trick. Drain your battery next to nothing and then charge all the way. Do this a couple of times. Not quite sure about the logistics but it seems to work. Another thing that has improved my battery life is to make sure I don't have background apps running. You can check this by going into apps > manage apps > and then running. Sometimes Media Hub will begin a background process and that eats up a whopping 8 MBs alone. Force close these pointless background apps and you should see an improvement there as well.
have you conditioned the battery and reset battery stats?
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It depends how long Infused has been running on your system. After about 3 days I noticed my phone was adjusting to the ROM and the battery life improved significantly. Aside from that, try this trick. Drain your battery next to nothing and then charge all the way. Do this a couple of times. Not quite sure about the logistics but it seems to work. Another thing that has improved my battery life is to make sure I don't have background apps running. You can check this by going into apps > manage apps > and then running. Sometimes Media Hub will begin a background process and that eats up a whopping 8 MBs alone. Force close these pointless background apps and you should see an improvement there as well.
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Thanks popesmasseuse (you really aren't are you?)... the ROM has been running now for a week... gets worse rather than better. I do typically wait for my battery to drain completely before I charge it... but when I do have to do it at 7 PM - then I can never charge it fully, before I have to start using it again. I wonder if the fact that my phone goes through "micro charges" is a reason for my declining battery life...
Will check the running apps... and see if closing them improves things... thanks!
Fact: Installing a ROM greatly improves battery life... Try it....
Turn of GPS and Bluetooth when not in use.
Same here I uninstalled media hub... period... just useless...
Phone calls are a pretty heavy battery drain. Sounds like you're in call for hours each day. Most people don't talk on the phone more than a few minutes a day. Poor signal will also significantly reduce your battery life... how many bars you usually have at work?
My battery life got better the longer I had the infused ROM. But personally I only talk on the phone maybe a total of an hour each day, but I am constantly using internet and youtube, and if I have spare time I'm using my Kindle app to read some books. I keep my GPS, sync, and wifi on all day long and my brightness all the way up (I just can't stand a dim screen lol) and by the time I got home today my battery was at 40%, which I am perfectly fine with.
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Phone calls are a pretty heavy battery drain. Sounds like you're in call for hours each day. Most people don't talk on the phone more than a few minutes a day. Poor signal will also significantly reduce your battery life... how many bars you usually have at work?
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Ah...the man himself.
Yes I talk a lot on the phone - nature of the job. 3 hours minimum in a day. Signal at home is terrible - 15% strength... that could be the reason why the battery runs dry after the morning routine. Any way to offset that?
At work signal is great. But in office I also tend to use my desk phone more...
hydrogenman said:
have you conditioned the battery and reset battery stats?
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Err... no... Noob alert!!!
How does one do that?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14912331&postcount=7
Read this post in another battery thread I am doing this right now to see how it performs afterwards.
Read the thread in my sig.
Never use task killers.
For me, battery life on phones gets good after about 2 weeks or so.
With light to medium use I can easily go for 2+ days.
Consider not streaming music through Bluetooth. Also don't auto sync stuff every 15 mins. If you can use Gmail they use Push notification. I'm on my phone all day literally and I make it home with some battery left. BTW connect to a Wi-Fi when ever possible, 3g data streaming will kill your battery quick.
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Blackberrynomore said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14912331&postcount=7
Read this post in another battery thread I am doing this right now to see how it performs afterwards.
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has anyone tried this method?
It's a Lithium-Ion battery which means it does NOT respond to "conditioning".
"Reconditioning a battery involves completely discharging the energy from a battery then recharging the
battery. Li-Ion batteries do not require reconditioning to maintain good battery performance since Li-Ion
does not have a memory effect. It is necessary to complete drain and then recharge a Li-Ion battery in
order to determine its current capacity level, but that is not the same thing as reconditioning the battery. Li-
Ion batteries do not have a condition that needs to be reconditioned." lxe.com
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It's a Lithium-Ion battery which means it does NOT respond to "conditioning".
"Reconditioning a battery involves completely discharging the energy from a battery then recharging the
battery. Li-Ion batteries do not require reconditioning to maintain good battery performance since Li-Ion
does not have a memory effect. It is necessary to complete drain and then recharge a Li-Ion battery in
order to determine its current capacity level, but that is not the same thing as reconditioning the battery. Li-
Ion batteries do not have a condition that needs to be reconditioned." lxe.com
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Keiht's tutorial is effectively a technique called "bump charging" for putting that last extra percent or two of charge into a battery. However - with Li-Ion batteries, charging like this will SEVERELY reduce their charge cycle lifetime.
The only thing that "calibration" should affect is how your device reports battery charge level, NOT actual power usage. You should get the same total battery life whether your device is "calibrated" or not, with the exception possibly of the device shutting off prematurely because it thinks the battery is lower than it really is.
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Keiht's tutorial is effectively a technique called "bump charging" for putting that last extra percent or two of charge into a battery. However - with Li-Ion batteries, charging like this will SEVERELY reduce their charge cycle lifetime.
The only thing that "calibration" should affect is how your device reports battery charge level, NOT actual power usage. You should get the same total battery life whether your device is "calibrated" or not, with the exception possibly of the device shutting off prematurely because it thinks the battery is lower than it really is.
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I would have to agree with you. I followed his directions as i was having horrible battery issues after going to 1.5.0 and it seems to have helped the reporting as far as I can tell. I think the big problem and it is only a guess is how the phone is reporting the battery condition not actual battery left. In any event I am running JD and the longer I run with 1.5.0 the battery seems to be lasting a lot longer but I have ti disable most everything which hobbles the phones best features to get that battery life still searching for the perfect solution.
Well now we are all S-OFF and running custom rom's/kernels, was just wondering what drain people are seeing on battery under normal usage?
I'm getting 228mAh overclocked to 1.728Ghz with on demand with Leedroid 1.1 (kernel 1.2).
About 4 times as much as my old HD2 used to drain!
Kind of mental battery usage really. And not too impressed, it doesn't seem to be any different with or without background data usage.
Not sure I can be happy with this device the way it stands!
Getting about a days battery life and that's coaxing it through the day. God forbid I actually use it!! Done all the calibration and followed all the guides, still terrible battery life. Battery technology is shocking. Think I'd need a 10,000mAH battery to have any reasonable sort of battery life.
So what's other people's opinion??
its all about the setup man. takes time to find the settings right for what u use the phone for, and every phone is different. moderate use i can get 10 hours on android revolution 1.1.5. give it a few solid charges (all the way dead until you cant even get the phones screen to power on and then charge until the green light is on for over an hour) and then wipe battery stats when its at 100%.
If your that unhappy with it and nothings working call up your carrier they'll replace it for you, I did that with my G1
I feel the same way. I love this phone, but what's it good for when you can't use it. I find the battery levels to be a bit unusual. It could stay in 100% for a good two hours, and then it would drop to 90% in 10 minutes. And it just goes downhill from that on. I did battery calibration and cycling , but still the same result. I find myself avoid using the phone. I just ordered higher capacity battery. Hopefully, I have better luck with that one.
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Moderate use (aka no gaming just emails, xda forum app 15mins, music 30mins, video 15mins and occassional internet), I've been able to last the work day til I get home. I usually still have range from 25% to 50% battery when I get home.
When I do any gaming app, it won't last me the day.
I end up having to charge the battery every night for the next day's use.
I carry the usb charger for wkend usage. I can almost always find somewhere to plug the usb in for charge (car, laptop, etc).
I love this phone and it's QHD screen. The display eats up a lot of battery though. I've calibrated my display lighting to 33% brightness (it's still looks great) as default to conserve on battery but will boost it to 100% when I'm plugged in.
Hi everyone, I'd just like to ask what's the average battery life of the G Pro 2? I somehow feel my device drains really fast for what it's worth.
I had around 3 hours of run time and it went from 100% down to 85% with only 53mins of screen time. 2 of those 3 hours were used on 2g, text messaging only, when I got home i used facebook and wifi for about 30mins (but wifi connects as soon as i get home).
so I'd say around 15% after 3 hours of moderate usage. is this acceptable? though I'd like it to drain a little slower.
I'm currently on V20a Lollipop, rooted but stock everything. also the brightness was set to 20% the whole time.
Could anyone also help me out (like literally hold my hand) in choosing a lightweight, resource saving ROM? Kernels are a bonus but right now, it's a bit unsettling to see lollipop eat away 6gb of my already small 16gb internal storage.
My device is still 2 days old, so I'm still a bit jumpy with it xD thanks in advance!
no, thats not normal. what does the battery option say uses most battery in settings?
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just did another 3-hour monitor, right now I'm looking at 3h10min on battery and it dropped from 100 to 91%.
WIFI was on but I didn't use it, 50min screen on time with 15min of voice calls.
Is it just me or is Lollipop a bigger battery drain than kitkat?
BUMP
here's what i've got:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwszk4ShCM21YUtMOWFHVkxESjA/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bwszk4ShCM21VXY3MWFYWjVNZVU
You're pretty lucky, on an average I get 3 hours of usage from my phone. Legitimately from 100%-0%. On WiFi using only WhatsApp, playing a few rounds of a game and some music. Don't get me started on when I use it for navigation.
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I forgot to mention in my OP that i already had Amplify and Greenify and still had those kinds of stats.
Now I installed DS battery saver to drain the least amount of battery when I'm not using the phone, and so far it is GREAT.
Before I left for school (around 12:30pm local time) I was able to charge it to around 85% and as of writing (1:27am) it's sitting at 33% with 2hrs of screen on time. Note that those 2 hours I used for gaming, youtube, app downloading, and web browsing on wifi; I guess it's also important to note that I play really heavy 3D games (Maersk's quest for oil for instance).
Considering the load i placed on it for those 2 hours, I'd say battery life improved quite a bit, though not amazing, still a lot better than before.
When screen is off, it drains less than 1% an hour. I went to sleep 3:30am with 100% charge, woke up 10:30am with 96%, in 7 hrs i lost only 4% while the screen was off (compared to around 10% for the same amount of time before DS Battery Saver)
I encourage other LG GP2 users to try it out. Root your device to be able to use the "tune cpu" option.
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UPDATE:
I forgot to mention in my OP that i already had Amplify and Greenify and still had those kinds of stats.
Now I installed DS battery saver to drain the least amount of battery when I'm not using the phone, and so far it is GREAT.
Before I left for school (around 12:30pm local time) I was able to charge it to around 85% and as of writing (1:27am) it's sitting at 33% with 2hrs of screen on time. Note that those 2 hours I used for gaming, youtube, app downloading, and web browsing on wifi; I guess it's also important to note that I play really heavy 3D games (Maersk's quest for oil for instance).
Considering the load i placed on it for those 2 hours, I'd say battery life improved quite a bit, though not amazing, still a lot better than before.
When screen is off, it drains less than 1% an hour. I went to sleep 3:30am with 100% charge, woke up 10:30am with 96%, in 7 hrs i lost only 4% while the screen was off (compared to around 10% for the same amount of time before DS Battery Saver)
I encourage other LG GP2 users to try it out. Root your device to be able to use the "tune cpu" option.
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What rom are you using? i had a problem charging my Gpro2, it takes 4-6hours to fully charge.
i don't know if its a hardware problem or kernel/rom..
I'm using LP rom and rooted, i also use amplify, greenify and DS battery saver. i'll get back after after a few test this week, i'll check my cable, adapter then replace my battery if necessary
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What rom are you using? i had a problem charging my Gpro2, it takes 4-6hours to fully charge.
i don't know if its a hardware problem or kernel/rom..
I'm using LP rom and rooted, i also use amplify, greenify and DS battery saver. i'll get back after after a few test this week, i'll check my cable, adapter then replace my battery if necessary
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Using stock LP rom V20a but rooted. Are you using the charger and cable that came with the device? I believe it was rated 1.8A. I tried 3 setups since it was weird because it originally took me 3hrs to fully charge:
1.) New charger + cable (the ones that came with the phone)
2.) My old LG Optimus G's charger + new cable
3.) Optimus G's cable + new charger
I tried these setups out on the same outlet and the new charger+cable charged faster, but it was still around 2hrs or so. So I tried it on another outlet, one that we (my dad and I) attached, and voila, around 1hr 30mins to charge while on and even less that when the device is off; note those numbers are for 0~100%
We're just living in a rented house and some of the outlets are pretty old, and I bet delivers low current (possibly due to small wires) while the new outlets we attached used high-gauge wiring.
If you're charging slow with the charger and cable that came with the phone, try to charge at another outlet that uses high gauge wiring.
So, I own this phone for a few weeks now and I got pretty frustrated about the battery life on this phone as I was getting 3 hrs of SOT a best.
Then I decided not to stress the battery so much by charging it with the included turbopower 25 charger all the time, and use my old (5V 2.1A) charger overnight instead. Then I was surprised to see my SOT going up to about 4.5-5hrs.
I did some research about fast charging techonlogy and found out that when you fast charge you typically don't get as much charge into a battery as with a slow charge.
I still use the turbo charger when I am short on time, but using my regular one definetely does add more juice to the battery, thus, helping it last throughout the day.
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So, I own this phone for a few weeks now and I got pretty frustrated about the battery life on this phone as I was getting 3 hrs of SOT a best.
Then I decided not to stress the battery so much by charging it with the included turbopower 25 charger all the time, and use my old (5V 2.1A) charger overnight instead. Then I was surprised to see my SOT going up to about 4.5-5hrs.
I did some research about fast charging techonlogy and found out that when you fast charge you typically don't get as much charge into a battery as with a slow charge.
I still use the turbo charger when I am short on time, but using my regular one definetely does add more juice to the battery, thus, helping it last throughout the day.
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Will definitely try that out. Cuz my usage gets me around 4 -4.5 or even 6 if I read a little. So if this happens for me too I'm gonna get some nice battery life.
Curlyfry2121 said:
Will definitely try that out. Cuz my usage gets me around 4 -4.5 or even 6 if I read a little. So if this happens for me too I'm gonna get some nice battery life.
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Please do report
It doesn't really matter, at least not that significantly... something else is the cause.
Using a turbo charger could change the longevity of the battery, over time, due to heat buildup and breakdown of the internal components due to more stress, but it wouldn't just "get better" switching to standard charger... I charge my phone half the week on a standard charger when at home, and when traveling I use a quick charger. If I am on either at home or on the road for a few weeks at a time and my battery life doesn't change. Well, not because of the charger, but at home I am within 30' of a very high quality WiFi router all the time and essentially never on mobile data, on the road it's the complete opposite.
If you did your researching into Qualcomm's Quick Charge 2.0 (and higher) standards you would see that the issue of batteries not getting a full charge from the original QuickCharge/Fast Charge standard has been remedied with high voltage charging automatically downgraded to "standard" voltage charging during about the last 10% of the charge cycle to allow the battery to cool and take a full charge.
Not doubting your getting better SOT, just your analysis of the reason why are...
acejavelin said:
It doesn't really matter, at least not that significantly... something else is the cause.
Using a turbo charger could change the longevity of the battery, over time, due to heat buildup and breakdown of the internal components due to more stress, but it wouldn't just "get better" switching to standard charger... I charge my phone half the week on a standard charger when at home, and when traveling I use a quick charger. If I am on either at home or on the road for a few weeks at a time and my battery life doesn't change. Well, not because of the charger, but at home I am within 30' of a very high quality WiFi router all the time and essentially never on mobile data, on the road it's the complete opposite.
If you did your researching into Qualcomm's Quick Charge 2.0 (and higher) standards you would see that the issue of batteries not getting a full charge from the original QuickCharge/Fast Charge standard has been remedied with high voltage charging automatically downgraded to "standard" voltage charging during about the last 10% of the charge cycle to allow the battery to cool and take a full charge.
Not doubting your getting better SOT, just your analysis of the reason why are...
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Maybe you're right, I'm still monitoring my battery life on both chargers, and with the same usage, my battery does last longer when charging with the regular 5V one. I'm mostly on 3G network data and rarely use wifi, as I'm mostly only sleeping or eating at home. Maybe there are other factors making this difference, though i'm pretty sure the charger is the only difference for me. Will report if I notice anything else.
I don't see any big difference, I'm also using standard charger over night and quick when I'm in the hurry. Despite charging methods my sot time is very inconsistant from 2,5h to 4h at best.