I'm finally confident that my Droid Maxx battery life is not on par with the other users here and various other forums. I've owned the Razr Maxx, Maxx HD and finally this Droid Maxx, and I'm contemplating going back to the Maxx HD. The only reason I have the phone is for battery, and in the past, I could go a full day and not hit 50%. These days, I'm at 30-40% on a minimal use, non work day. That's not the battery life I've come to expect, nor is it the battery life I intended when I paid full on-contract price!
I wanted to put this out there in case others had concern over their battery life, and have done factory resets, etc. You're not alone! :fingers-crossed:
prodigalOne said:
I'm finally confident that my Droid Maxx battery life is not on par with the other users here and various other forums. I've owned the Razr Maxx, Maxx HD and finally this Droid Maxx, and I'm contemplating going back to the Maxx HD. The only reason I have the phone is for battery, and in the past, I could go a full day and not hit 50%. These days, I'm at 30-40% on a minimal use, non work day. That's not the battery life I've come to expect, nor is it the battery life I intended when I paid full on-contract price!
I wanted to put this out there in case others had concern over their battery life, and have done factory resets, etc. You're not alone! :fingers-crossed:
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In the battery stats; what is sucking most of the battery for you?
I get 30-40% after extremely heavy use for 12 hours. That's watching 2 movies 3-4 hours surfing internet email 1-2 hrs. of gaming. with wifi sync and gps on the whole time. So i would say you have something sucking your battery.
I bet they accidentally put the ultra battery in your maxx
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I had the Rezound for about a year and finally could not take the battery life. I guess I'm a heavy user as I would get maybe 6-8 hours. I picked up a RAZR Maxx about a week ago and obviously the battery life is way better. I'm getting 1-1.5 days.
I'm considering switching to the S3 but want to have an idea of battery life as this is a top priority for me. I'm assuming it somewhere in between the Rezound and RM.
Any real world experience with all 3 devices?
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My wife has the Maxx and I have the 32 gig sgs 3. Now we both live in an area with crappy reception, she gets maybe five more hours than I do. My sgs 3 is stock rooted, unlocked and I can get a full day use out of it with moderate use. The sgs3 is better than the rezound for batt life, but neither will compete with the battery life of the maxx. For technology and features the sgs3 is the best of the three hands down.
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If battery life is all you care about this phone is not for you.
I'd wait on the razor maxx there's a new version coming out really soon.
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Battery is #1 but not the only thing. The speaker on my Maxx sucks, and reception is worse than the Rezound (Rezound was very good with reception).
So I would say my properties are :
1) battery
2) reception
3) sound (speaker and headset)
4) system performance
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Fwiw, I live in a 4G area with pretty good reception. My Rezound picked up 4G pretty well in the house. My Maxx usually is on 3g.
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TahoeTexan said:
Battery is #1 but not the only thing. The speaker on my Maxx sucks, and reception is worse than the Rezound (Rezound was very good with reception).
So I would say my properties are :
1) battery
2) reception
3) sound (speaker and headset)
4) system performance
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If batterylife is a big deal you could always get a extended battery (i think they have 3rd party nfc ones now) or buy the Samsung dock that come with a secondary battery and a spot to charge it.
the battery life is fine for most. i get 10-12 hrs of heavy useage(6-7hrs screen on). 20-26hrs light/ moderate useage(2.5-4hrs screen on)
im normally see -90/ -107db signal range on LTE
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the battery life is fine for most. i get 10-12 hrs of heavy useage(6-7hrs screen on). 20-26hrs light/ moderate useage(2.5-4hrs screen on)
im normally see -90/ -107db signal range on LTE
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With standard battery? That's pretty good IMO.
Are there good extended batteries that only add a reasonable amount of bulk? The Rezound extended battery is MASSIVE. So big I couldn't use it.
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TahoeTexan said:
With standard battery? That's pretty good IMO.
Are there good extended batteries that only add a reasonable amount of bulk? The Rezound extended battery is MASSIVE. So big I couldn't use it.
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yes stock battery...also i use dark themes and wall papers, minimal widgets, no overclock, disabled most apps on start up, heavily debloated. little things like these make a huge difference.
Today I went 14 hours unplugged all on 4G with 2 hours on screen time and was at 50% battery. That is pretty awesome for a device like this if you ask me.
Someone needs to tell me how to get this battery life. Lol
Ya, I am in the same boat. Stock, with only rooting and unlocking, I am not getting anywhere near the times these guys are getting. I turned on all the battery saving tricks I could find, no dice!
I turned on the battery percentage thing next to the meter, and simple web browsing was destroying my battery in real time, to where I could see a 10% drop in about 15-20 min. Unacceptable, to the point I think I am going to try to exchange the phone this weekend. Luckily I carry an external battery pack so I am good... for now. LOL!
Man, sounds like times are all over the place. Doesn't really surprise me though since radio reception, user installed apps, and other things can have a huge impact.
I got a great deal switching from Rezound to Maxx (basically an even swap once I sold my accessories on ebay). Now I have a guy wanting to trade me his almost new s3 for my Maxx + $80. I don't think I can wrong with that deal.
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Man, sounds like times are all over the place. Doesn't really surprise me though since radio reception, user installed apps, and other things can have a huge impact.
I got a great deal switching from Rezound to Maxx (basically an even swap once I sold my accessories on ebay). Now I have a guy wanting to trade me his almost new s3 for my Maxx + $80. I don't think I can wrong with that deal.
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I actually went from the maxx to this myself a couple weeks ago and couldn't be happier! Battery life isn't as good of course, but is still great. Root it and get a custom kernel on it ( something the RAZR can't do) and you'll be pleasantly surprised.
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nice post i love this post thanks
mdt73 said:
Ya, I am in the same boat. Stock, with only rooting and unlocking, I am not getting anywhere near the times these guys are getting. I turned on all the battery saving tricks I could find, no dice!
I turned on the battery percentage thing next to the meter, and simple web browsing was destroying my battery in real time, to where I could see a 10% drop in about 15-20 min. Unacceptable, to the point I think I am going to try to exchange the phone this weekend. Luckily I carry an external battery pack so I am good... for now. LOL!
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I am in a good 4G area all throughout the day. I do not turn any data or syncing off. I have it all on including GPS. I turn off wifi when I leave my house and I do not use Bluetooth. I have my backlight set on auto. In the 2 hours of my device use I woud say 1.5 hour of that was web surfing. I use the stock browser.
What I do turn off is all the motion options as well as the screens smart stay feature. To me, this has to be using some battery. How much I do not know but it is not anything I really need.
Besides that I do absolutely nothing special to the device and have no battery saving crap which usually uses more battery then saves it. lol
Also, if you are using 10% battery in 20 minutes you should see at least 3.5 hours of on screen time at the end of the day so I would not say that is bad. Now the question is are you in a good signal area? Are you on 4G or 3G? Do you have all the motion tweaks on or off? I do not think it is an issue with your device and exchanging it will probably not yield different results.
S3 battery is pretty dam good if you ask me
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The way I use my phone(I am constantly streaming iheart radio, sirius online or SlingBox), I could never make it through a long work day with any phone stock battery except of course the RAZR MAXX. I had an extended battery on my Rezound.
I condidered the MAXX, but every time I look at the screen on a MAXX (my son bought one), I want to punch a baby.
I now use my G3 with the 4000+ Hyperion battery which is impossible to kill. I leave my screen timeout set to 'never turn off' as I have never even come close to killing the battery with the setup in my sig. That battery lasted for a week and a half when I put it in airplane mode for most of a trip out of the country lately.
Sure, it makes it heavier but I actually like that. It gives me a better grip on the phone especially with the matching Hyperion tpu case.
Go for the S3, Razrs are trash.
Why Link to video will show why: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDxJoGv3FLA&feature=autoplay&list=PL2300D16ED478C0F3&playnext=8
There is much more about this phone that pissed me off, but it was all over the place and needed to be "nuked" every month or 2 weeks. The softwere made me want to take a ak-47 to "test" the "cool" back to see if it can take a 7.62mm round to the "face". LOL
Verizon did make it right, but it took alot of push and fact checking to get them to swap phones. (Droid RAZR to S3)
Im switching from a verizon galaxy s3 to the droid razr maxx hd. I can't seem to even make it half a day without my battery dying and the 3300 mAh battery on the maxx looks very attractive along with the onscreen buttons and industrial design. Currently the only negatives i have been able to find are less RAM and the camera but i don't really take many pictures. I just need to know what others that may have this device have to say about it. And are all of the ROMs that are made for the razr hd compatible with the maxx version of the device.
Thank you
Yes. The only differences between the RAZR HD and MAXX HD are battery size and internal storage. They both run the exact same hardware and software.
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Yes. The only differences between the RAZR HD and MAXX HD are battery size and internal storage. They both run the exact same hardware and software.
Sent from my DROID RAZR MAXX HD.
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Awesome thank you. how are you liking your razr maxx hd? about how long does the battery last you?
Kwc0055 said:
Awesome thank you. how are you liking your razr maxx hd? about how long does the battery last you?
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even with the most heavy usage a Maxx will easily make it through the day
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even with the most heavy usage a Maxx will easily make it through the day
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awesome i can't wait to get it now!
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Awesome thank you. how are you liking your razr maxx hd? about how long does the battery last you?
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I am loving my MAXX HD. I have not had any issues with it. After a 12hr day at work, I get home usually with about 50% battery life.
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I am loving my MAXX HD. I have not had any issues with it. After a 12hr day at work, I get home usually with about 50% battery life.
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yes thats definitely what i need! how is the 1 gb of ram on there? im going to be sacrificing a gig for better battery life but honestly it seems worth it. My s3 dies in about 12 hours of moderate usage with power saver on.
you won't notice the difference in ram unless u run 15+ apps in the background at a time. The UI speed on the razr is way faster, like loading the dialer, inbox, etc. Battery life will easily last 1-2 days, charge every night and it will never die on u
I got a great deal for a Razr HD off of Craigslist for 150. But I'm coming from the OG Razr Maxx and would really like a Maxx HD. I was thinking about flipping the Razr HD back on CL for 400 and using that to get a Maxx HD off of Ebay (they're going 400-600 there).
Coming from the OG Razr Maxx I dont think I can go back to reg battery life again (OG Razr was horrible). With that being said though the Razr HD does have a 2500 mah battery....which isnt that bad, but it is more power to push. So would it be comparable to the OG Razr, or is it a bit better?
The Razr HD is a major upgrade from the OG, I have both. I would make sure the HD you snatched up for 150 has a clean esn before selling it on eBay. If it does the I would follow your plan. Good luck!
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Yea I always check ESN....
But the Razr HD battery is decent?
I just switched from a Razr Maxx to a regular Razr HD. Razr Maxx < Razr HD < Razr HD Maxx.
i was leary at first but the HD has a 2500 ma battery. Not quite the Maxx.
After several days of heavy use my HD is much better on battery than my Maxx ever was.
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After several days of heavy use my HD is much better on battery than my Maxx ever was.
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Can anyone else confirm the Razr HD battery is better than the OG Razr Maxx? Not that I think your lying....just hard to believe!
JJT211 said:
Can anyone else confirm the Razr HD battery is better than the OG Razr Maxx? Not that I think your lying....just hard to believe!
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I can't speak to that person's experience, but all reviews I've seen on the three phones tell me that's just not true. Various tests all show the best stock battery life in the business is the Razr Maxx, followed by the Razr Maxx HD. After that, the Razr HD compares in battery life with the iphone 5 (my wife has it, and it definitely does very well there). Just do searches on google for the various tests, like the pcmag laptop test.
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Can anyone else confirm the Razr HD battery is better than the OG Razr Maxx? Not that I think your lying....just hard to believe!
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The processor is a generation newer Qualcomm Snapdragon vs TI OMAP; with better power management.
The LTE processing is not completely separate like the BIONIC and OG Razr.
I'm at 5 hours and 38m on the battery with 79% left.
My Maxx would be at 65% best case after that amount of time.
It's architecture and software that gets the better battery performance.
I wouldn't trade the battery life on my HD for the OG Razr Maxx that I owned up until a few days ago.
YMMV but the Razr HD "for me" has better battery performance than the OG Razr Maxx
I went 52.5 hours without plugging my phone in, this is the RAZR HD (not MAXX) to test how long it would last until it got to less than 1%. And this wasn't just having the phone sit on the shelf - made calls, texted, went online, played games. It has a 2,500 mAh battery, the iPhone 5 has 1,400. There is no comparison with the iPhone 5. The RAZR HD has better battery life than the original RAZR MAXX, but the RAZR MAXX HD is just plain ridiculous with it's 3,300 mAh battery. If I put my phone on the dresser when I go to bed, when I wake up, it's still at 100% or maybe 99%.
Razr HD Battery is just crazy
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I went 52.5 hours without plugging my phone in, this is the RAZR HD (not MAXX) to test how long it would last until it got to less than 1%. And this wasn't just having the phone sit on the shelf - made calls, texted, went online, played games. It has a 2,500 mAh battery, the iPhone 5 has 1,400. There is no comparison with the iPhone 5. The RAZR HD has better battery life than the original RAZR MAXX, but the RAZR MAXX HD is just plain ridiculous with it's 3,300 mAh battery. If I put my phone on the dresser when I go to bed, when I wake up, it's still at 100% or maybe 99%.
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This is the same thing I'm getting. My Maxx would be at 50% at the end of the day. My Razr HD just doesn't die. I have yet to end the day with less than 60% over the last week. I have intentionally left it off the charger longer than I ever left my Maxx off the charger to see how the battery does. There is really no comparison, the HD is much more efficient on the battery than the OG Maxx. I can't imagine what the Maxx HD must be like.
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This is the same thing I'm getting. My Maxx would be at 50% at the end of the day. My Razr HD just doesn't die. I have yet to end the day with less than 60% over the last week. I have intentionally left it off the charger longer than I ever left my Maxx off the charger to see how the battery does. There is really no comparison, the HD is much more efficient on the battery than the OG Maxx. I can't imagine what the Maxx HD must be like.
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I just got the HD MAXX last night. I'm sitting at 5 hours 30 min off battery with 90 percent left. On screen time is 45 minutes.
I'm absolutely loving this phone. I'm coming from a Galaxy Nexus that is plagued with signal issues, which also affect battery life. I had to carry a spare battery around with me everywhere I went.
Hi,
I have a Lg g2 with 4.4.2 officiial rom.
The battery was REALLY great until i massively updated all my apps. Now the battery life seems to be getting lower faster than before.
I am thinking of updating my phone within the next 6 months.
i want my next phone to have an amamazing battery life.
what you suggest?
zanat0s said:
Hi,
I have a Lg g2 with 4.4.2 officiial rom.
The battery was REALLY great until i massively updated all my apps. Now the battery life seems to be getting lower faster than before.
I am thinking of updating my phone within the next 6 months.
i want my next phone to have an amamazing battery life.
what you suggest?
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What provider are you with (if any)?
I can appreciate a long-lasting battery better than most. In November I got jumped, beat up, and stabbed in the gut. Spent the night in the hospital, and only the huge 3300mAh battery in my Droid Razr Maxx kept me in touch with my family and friends that could help me. My current phone doesn't have a big battery, but I carry a spare.
so any of the top phone you can recommend?
So it looks like it is finally that time for yet another new addition to Verizon's infamous DROID series, the DROID "Turbo" Maxx! So if you're someone who was somewhat disappointed by the Moto X's battery life and still want to keep that phones key features, as well as it's turbo charge (allowing you to get 8hrs of battery in just 15minutes), be sure to check out what you can expect!
Okay seems kind of cool but how in the hell is this thing supposed to charge 8hrs worth of battery in just 15 minutes? Honestly that'd be really awesome but I just don't see how that would happen. I gave the video a quick skim-thru, but is there like an announcement video or something where this is explained in-depth? Seems kinda crazy to me.