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[Q] Best Nexus S Rom for battery

I have been using NScollab for a little bit but I have noticed that I eat about 10% battery every hour and that is on standby. What would you guys recommend as the Best Rom for battery life right now for Nexus S? Is there a better Kernel/Rom mix to use?
Thanks in advance for the help.

Stock ROM + TUV11 or XTEUV92.

Peter Alfonso's ROM
I am using about 50% per day.

I would say Oxygen 2.3.1. I've tried a few others, incluing BugLess Beast and I can honestly say that I like Oxygen the most. It's slick, I go to bed with 50% on my battery at night with about 2 hours screen time and is always on the latest version of the AOSP code. On 2.3.7 at the moment.
http://forum.oxygen.im/viewtopic.php?id=1111

+1 for oxygen, or try carbon, based off oxygen
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cm7 nightly with its own kernel is not bad. i use 50% per day too.

Try SuperOSR its the most stable and quick that i have tasted
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Best for battery life is stock.
Or you can always try Oxygen + TUV 10/ TEUV.

bedalus said:
+1 for oxygen, or try carbon, based off oxygen
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just a little question .. i am running CM9 RC1 and i find it less stable then CM9 RC0 and i dont know why but i feel like the battery drains out more quickly than before.
so if my main priority is battery life (along with some smoothness)
what other Rom i could think of? any suggestion ???

I don't agree that stock I'd better than custom rom. I'm using nexusMV, the battery performance is pretty good. So far I think it is best to use for my nexus s.
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Resurrection Remix with trinity kernel, 1d7h and 29% of battery left
rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1717094
Kernel: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1036996

Which Rom are you running ?

I was wondering which Rom are you guys running ?
Which gives you guys the best battery life ?
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you should try Virtuous Inquisition.. its save my battery when compared to ARHD
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Seconding VI 4.0.1
Running on a day and a half of battery life and only down to 30% w/ an Anker 1900.
I tried to get into ARHD
Really, I tried. But...
HTC Sense.. just ... ugh. I'm disgusted with it.

I've used ARHD before ICS and after, in my opinion, it's the most stable.
But I'm currently running OrDroid with Sense 4, I think Sense 4 is way better than 3.6.

I'm running Ordroid v.1.8.7 (sense 4) and I'm loving it ! using a power saving kernel too, called Anthrax!

Ya I'm running arhd
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Android Revolution 6.5.5
I use the gears of war battery mod and nova launcher.
It's a great combination of speed and stability. Android Revolution has proven the most stable in my uses.

knightsray said:
Android Revolution 6.5.5
I use the gears of war battery mod and nova launcher.
It's a great combination of speed and stability. Android Revolution has proven the most stable in my uses.
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What is this gears of war battery mod
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using ARHD 6.6.0 currently, have been using ARHD versions mostly since getting my sensation last June. have tried cyanogen mod 7.1 as well as a couple of others without sticking with them for long.
this virtous inquisition doesnt have the phone unlock issue on receiving a call anymore right? been thinking of going for a closest to vanilla ICS experience for a bit.

Another ARHD user here
For me its the most stable. I can get 2 days battery too !
i love the modded stock look so for me its a winner.

azzledazzle said:
Another ARHD user here
For me its the most stable. I can get 2 days battery too !
i love the modded stock look so for me its a winner.
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How do u get 2 !? Do u not use your phone
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Dam Sharpy's STRPT CM9 kang with v6 supercharger. Highly recommended!
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stringer7 said:
Dam Sharpy's STRPT CM9 kang with v6 supercharger. Highly recommended!
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This. Fastest rom out there!

bstylz911 said:
How do u get 2 !? Do u not use your phone
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Haha, I consider myself a moderate user...
Wifi on always - overclocked to 1.6ghz (on demand) min freq 328ghz
I guess im just lucky lol
I dont use auto brigtness, I select my own and leave it... Auto brightness for me was the biggest battery drain, It did not adjust properly and screen was using over 65% of battery
Now its down to about 25% ish

ThatsABigOne said:
This. Fastest rom out there!
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Fact ?
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Virtuous Inquisition >> I like it senseless. Battery life is decent on moderate use, yet to try a different kernel to see if I can squeeze more.
ARHD is solid. very stable and good battery life.
Ofcourse battery life depends on how you use. I have not been lucky with battery since me HD2 days, but adjusting the brightness helps as stater.

VI v4.0.1 nosense 99% aosp and it's rocken!

Opensation ICS 4.0.4
I am a big fan of CyanogemMod 9 thought it has some minor bugs. For me its 98 percent stabl and 100 percent ics vanilla. I get 14 to 15 hours on a single charge with my 5 months old stock battery. I

Ordroid 1.9.0
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I am devoted to Mike's ARHD for the time being. I tried several.. but none of them could give me decent battery. Gonna try CM9 when it is officially released tho..
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CM9 or AOKP?

what do u use and with what kernel? and what is the best set up?

You can't have other people choosing for you! lol everyone will have their opinions and liking towards different roms. I personally go for CM9 + InstigatorX's kernels. Some people go for AOKP or Chimaira other AOSP based and use Instigator's kernels. From there you have to choose which version or which governer is to your liking, if you prefer a certain setting like performance ones or power saving ones etc...
As for CM9 and AOKP I am an avid CM9 user but have used AOKP before. AOKP has a lot of customization right out of the box, CM9 is going from the ground up so they add features slowly and is constantly update almost once a day. AOKP they release one update every say 10-15 days~ and occasional milestone which will have more features than fixes. I like seeing updates gradually come and look forward to them on a daily bases thats why I stuck with CM9 and I like it for its stability. I've had a few FC's on the older AOKP but those are probably gone now with the latest milestone but features and readily available tweaks, the unicorn has them all (AOKP). I would personally make a nandroid back up and test them out yourself to see if its to your liking. My preference may not be the same as yours so its each to their own. :good:

Thanks for the reply bro, just wondering what the peeps on here were using, I think I'm going to stick with cm9, I really dig it, but I was wondering what kernel should I add, its a big mess with a bunch of releases on that forum lol
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Should I get 2.2.1 or 4.0?
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I'm an aokp fan here. Milestone 6 is flawless and I don't even know what more features I would want. As for kernel I'm still aokp stock but considering another
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orlandoxpolice said:
I'm an aokp fan here. Milestone 6 is flawless and I don't even know what more features I would want. As for kernel I'm still aokp stock but considering another
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whats the battery life like? im on cm9 been with cm9 for the past 2 days and i really dig it, its smooth but battery kinda sucks, i just flashed that kernel with badass, 4.0, hopefully battery gets better lol im only pushing 8-10 hours maybe less.

HRodMusic said:
Should I get 2.2.1 or 4.0?
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More 'features' in 4.0. But it may bootloop you. If you're ok with dealing with that then 4.0. I myself am trying to decide and I don't want to deal with bootloops so I just, right this second, decided to go with 2.2.1
I'm on AOKP

HRodMusic said:
Should I get 2.2.1 or 4.0?
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I would go with 4.0. I was having trouble with my phone looping when I put on UCLF6 modem, I switched to the newest kernel and everythings been smoother. I would also say don't be afraid to try things out. Usually you will know what you like and don't like after you test a few configurations.

Just backup and keep multiple versions of the kernel in your SD so you can switch just in case it fails to boot. I'm currently using 4.0 badass underclocked to 1.1ghz when idling/light use and use smartassv2 when I play games.
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whosgotlag said:
More 'features' in 4.0. But it may bootloop you. If you're ok with dealing with that then 4.0. I myself am trying to decide and I don't want to deal with bootloops so I just, right this second, decided to go with 2.2.1
I'm on AOKP
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i just flashed 4.0, i always like to super-wipe before i reboot and ive never experienced a bootloop =D lets hope it stays like that lol

UZ7 said:
Just backup and keep multiple versions of the kernel in your SD so you can switch just in case it fails to boot. I'm currently using 4.0 badass underclocked to 1.1ghz when idling/light use and use smartassv2 when I play games.
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nice, i actually thought about that, downloaded both, i will hardcore test today and tomorrow! sofar im loving the skyrocket, battery is terrible compared to other devices i own, but lets hope the kernel fixes it =D

HRodMusic said:
whats the battery life like? im on cm9 been with cm9 for the past 2 days and i really dig it, its smooth but battery kinda sucks, i just flashed that kernel with badass, 4.0, hopefully battery gets better lol im only pushing 8-10 hours maybe less.
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I get 6-8 hrs but I am a heavy user. I get about 2 hrs 15 min screen time.
This has been the same for every Rom I have ever had though.

CM9 with InstigatorX 4.0 kernal. Runs smoothly and excellent battery life
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HRodMusic said:
what do u use and with what kernel? and what is the best set up?
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I use Chimera RC2 and it is amazing with InstigatorX kernel. Had some trouble getting it to run at first but finally got it to run. As for setup, I prefer performance so I am working on getting it to stabilize with 1.7-1.8 OC. I am still testing governors and UV settings but SmartassV2 benchmarked pretty damn high compared to badass and ondemand.
RC3-(Official?) should correct issues and may be released today
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For those having battery life issues here are some UV settings that I posted up in InstigatorX's thread. They have been stable for the past 36 hours.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28633559&postcount=594

In my humble opinion, CM9 tends to be a touch more stable than AOKP. But remember AOKP at its essence is CM9 with extra features thrown on, so it's bound to have the potential for a few more bugs. But both are very stable and won't give you any more issues than any other ROM really. Basically it's a question if AOKP's features are something you feel you want. I recommend spending about a week with both and then deciding.

Where can I get an stable official aokp download? I can't find it anywhere!!!! So annoying
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feelinfroggy23 said:
Where can I get an stable official aokp download? I can't find it anywhere!!!! So annoying
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No such thing as of yet. AOKP is based of cm, and that's not stable yet either.... that being said, this is pretty close:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1831858

Reported this teeters on a best thread and is personal opinion
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ROM suggestion please

I have a crespo nexus s with stock jb 4.1.1 and I find its performance a bit laggy in some occasions, so I decided to try some custom ROM and I would like some help.
What I want
First of all it has to be as stable as possible because this is my daily driver.
I also want it to be as lightweight and fast as possible. Ram usage has to be minimal and I want it to be responsive enough so that I don't have to wait for the dialer to start every single time I want to make a call. I don't care about benchmark performance, just snappy navigation and performance in common tasks and web browsing.
Battery life should be at least on par with the stock ROM.
I want the features of the stock ROM in terms of apps.
I don't care about customization or extra features.
I want it to be jb based, or at least ICS.
What ROM do you think would suit me? I checked out cm, codename and slimbean. How do they compare?
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I think if you want nearly stock, out of the three you looked at, slimbean is for you. Cna and cm are indeed awesome, but are packed with extras.
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Rasbean, or stock with Marmite Kernel and Brainmasters tweaks!
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I'd have to say first pick for you would be RasBean, secondly SlimRom and if you want another option and like dark colors then I would say BlackBean. Depending how much kernel control I would say Marmite or Matrix.
Personally I keep falling back on BlackBean and Marmite.
Hope this helps!

Flashed Rasbean with trinity kernel @ 1.44Ghz. It's like having a new phone. Thanks!

antipasti said:
Flashed Rasbean with trinity kernel @ 1.44Ghz. It's like having a new phone. Thanks!
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Good choice!

[Q] Best Rom and kernel for battery life

Hello guys,
Can you tell me which rom and kernel do you use? And that you have pretty good battery life and smoothness?
Thanks!

That's a wide open debatable question for the ages....
Its main factor is ur usage and settings (ie: notifications, display & governor)
It also will depend way to much on what Apps u add to a certain ROM since some Apps are battery hogs.
The other issue is how old ur battery is.... Original, new or off brand.
But from my experience...
Slim ROM with newest marmite kernel but use the basic download without "Google now" or other extras.
Good luck
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Another possibility is to use a GB rom
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HELLY BEAN + DEVIL KERNEL (included) !!!!
THE BEST FOR:
BATTERY LIFE, 4h+ screenON!
FAST!
STABLE!
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GamerzROM with Devil kernel...

Googl3 said:
HELLY BEAN + DEVIL KERNEL (included) !!!!
THE BEST FOR:
BATTERY LIFE, 4h+ screenON!
FAST!
STABLE!
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I can easily touch 6h+ screenON on Carbon ROM... Brightness and background processes matters