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Can't get past 3 hours screen on time - please help!

Hey guys. I've tried multiple ROMs (Cyanogen, Cataclysm and Stock), multiple kernels (Faux, ElementalX and currently Franco R32).
I've got Greenify and most things are Greenified, I've got the latest play services, I've disabled location, I use Lux on 15% brightness for most conditions, I'm even on Wifi for most of my days. I have no idea where I'm going on, but almost every day my battery craps out after around 12-14 hours with almost always bang on 3 hours screen on time.
I've seen so many people reporting 4.5 as a low end of what to expect on a regular day, and I'd love that. I've posted my Better Battery Stats log below - if anyone could have a look and see what's causing my problem, or give any advice, that'd be so great. Thanks for reading.
Log: http://pastebin.com/FqCtnSft

4.5 wont be possible for everyone. Signal is the biggest drain besides screen
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Thing that jumps out for me is wakelocks 49% by audiomix with Facebook as the leader..as well as alarms..with again Facebook as the leader. Could you survive with the online version?
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Use a custom ROM with quick tiles or powertoggles and disable data when you aren't using it.
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wideasleep1 said:
Thing that jumps out for me is wakelocks 49% by audiomix with Facebook as the leader..as well as alarms..with again Facebook as the leader. Could you survive with the online version?
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Run a few cycles of betterbatterystats and post your data in their thread. They are great at tracking down partial wakelocks and resolving the issues.
Make sure Settings, Wifi, Advanced, is set to No always scanning available. Set Location to Device only. Turn off Sync when not needed. Go in to your Settings, Accounts, and disable anything you don't need sync in the background.
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Time to buy a phone with a bigger battery
**Team Nexus 5 battery is crap**

dicecuber said:
Time to buy a phone with a bigger battery
**Team Nexus 5 battery is crap**
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While a bigger battery would always be welcome, the N5 certainly doesn't need one. I average 4.5 hrs screen time and can go 2 full days on a charge if I'm not playing any games. The only other phone I've owned (which is a LOT) to beat it in battery life is the Moto X.
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I disagree. For a 5inch 1080p screen, the battery is underpowered, for its higher end specs. I feel like they should have powered down the screen to 720p and reduced the size is 4.7-8inches.
To each their own.
**Team Nexus 5 battery is crap**

i get great battery life with my N5 better then my htc one.. better the my GS4 also.. yes i have a custom kernel but i dont undervolt or underclock at all.. and both my one and gs4 have custom kernels as well... the N5 beats any phone i have ever had in battery life and speed/smoothnes

dicecuber said:
I disagree. For a 5inch 1080p screen, the battery is underpowered, for its higher end specs. I feel like they should have powered down the screen to 720p and reduced the size is 4.7-8inches.
To each their own.
**Team Nexus 5 battery is crap**
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What you're saying makes no sense. The Nexus 5 has been proven to last longer then an SGS4 which has a bigger battery, and the HTC one with the same size battery (under proper testing conditions) all while using a faster SoC. Do you troll the forums for those phones as well?
Maybe a Moto G or LG G2 would suit some people better for their increased battery life, but that doesn't mean you need to troll every thread on here with false accusations.
If you'd like any more proof on how the N5 battery lasts longer and is more efficient than competing phones of higher prices, just let me know.

zukа said:
Hey guys. I've tried multiple ROMs (Cyanogen, Cataclysm and Stock), multiple kernels (Faux, ElementalX and currently Franco R32).
I've got Greenify and most things are Greenified, I've got the latest play services, I've disabled location, I use Lux on 15% brightness for most conditions, I'm even on Wifi for most of my days. I have no idea where I'm going on, but almost every day my battery craps out after around 12-14 hours with almost always bang on 3 hours screen on time.
I've seen so many people reporting 4.5 as a low end of what to expect on a regular day, and I'd love that. I've posted my Better Battery Stats log below - if anyone could have a look and see what's causing my problem, or give any advice, that'd be so great. Thanks for reading.
Log: http://pastebin.com/FqCtnSft
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What version of FK?

bblzd said:
What you're saying makes no sense. The Nexus 5 has been proven to last longer then an SGS4 which has a bigger battery, and the HTC one with the same size battery (under proper testing conditions) all while using a faster SoC. Do you troll the forums for those phones as well?
Maybe a Moto G or LG G2 would suit some people better for their increased battery life, but that doesn't mean you need to troll every thread on here with false accusations.
If you'd like any more proof on how the N5 battery lasts longer and is more efficient than competing phones of higher prices, just let me know.
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Having had the s4 and HTC One, I can safely say the S4 has better battery life than the n5. HTC One battery life is atrocious I agree with you on that. Personally, I am waiting on the 2014 releases to upgrade.
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dicecuber said:
Having had the s4 and HTC One, I can safely say the S4 has better battery life than the n5. HTC One battery life is atrocious I agree with you on that. Personally, I am waiting on the 2014 releases to upgrade.
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You're arguing against facts but then that does not surprise me. SGS4 battery is bigger and get's less time powering weaker hardware then the N5, probably due to AMOLED and I've already provided the link which shows this. Proper testing conditions might not align with you're own subjective views but then that doesn't surprise me either.

It's personal views having had those devices. N5 is snappier but the battery is a disappointment. Why can't I have my own views?
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dicecuber said:
It's personal views having had those devices. N5 is snappier but the battery is a disappointment. Why can't I have my own views?
**Team Nexus 5 battery is underpowered**
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no one is saying you cant have your own views. they are saying that your views are redundant facts. Of course the s4 is going to be better battery wise. anyone who bought an n5 expecting fantastic battery either didnt do enough homework on the phone or are thinking something along the lines of "oh em geez xda will have the magical bean to make my battery 10000000000x better then a phone with a bigger battery just because i want it"
as for the op, 3 hours of screen on time is pretty much average and normal for this phone. if you want anymore out of it either get a battery case or a different phone. though you can probably get more out of it by setting your network mode to "prefer 3g" instead of "lte".

dicecuber said:
It's personal views having had those devices. N5 is snappier but the battery is a disappointment. Why can't I have my own views?
**Team Nexus 5 battery is underpowered**
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A quick review of your post history/sig makes your 'views' look more like an agenda. But you're free to continue your troll...er..crusade.

Guys, can we please keep this thread about my battery problems? Maybe make another thread for debating the size of the N5's battery. I'm just looking to increase my Screen on Time

zukа said:
Guys, can we please keep this thread about my battery problems? Maybe make another thread for debating the size of the N5's battery. I'm just looking to increase my Screen on Time
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I was just curious if you tried deleting the FB app for a any given time (like a day)...I suspect it is causing audio wakelocks well beyond a normal app. In the wakelock thread, it has been mentioned as one of the apps jettisoned for the mobile web version due to poor impact on battery.

zukа said:
Guys, can we please keep this thread about my battery problems? Maybe make another thread for debating the size of the N5's battery. I'm just looking to increase my Screen on Time
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Still didn't answer my question.

Disable anything and everything you don't use.
I've got tasker set to turn location on when I launch Maps (or any other app I need Location for) and turn it off when I exit that app, and have uninstalled or disabled every other app I don't use. You can also root, install xposed and use Greenify. I can get 3 hrs SOT, while using navigation with gps on the entire 3 hours, and have 40% left.
There is nothing wrong with battery on Nexus 5. It could be bigger, but it doesn't need it to have good battery life.
Since you've done most of that, you definitely need to run BBS to see what is draining it.
Edit: didn't see your log at first. Can you post battery graphs?
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[Guide] Headphone/Earphone Buying

Reasons to buy Nexus 5 instead of LG G2

Hey guys. I want to buy one of these two smartphones after almost 4 years with my iphone 4.
LG G2 seems better but something deep inside me holds me back from buying it. I want you guys to help me decide !
I am a hard user of smartphones and i will deal with routing no matter which device i am going to buy.
As i see here at XDA there is a lot more material about routing at the nexus 5 subforum.
Thanks in advance !

Well: if you are a root-maniac, if you want to ever be the first to be updated (until your device is supported, naturally) and if you want to spare a lot of moneys buy the Nexus 5 without thinking too mutch

ash1684 said:
Well: if you are a root-maniac, if you want to ever be the first to be updated (until your device is supported, naturally) and if you want to spare a lot of moneys buy the Nexus 5 without thinking too mutch
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Thank you very much. Well i cant say i am a root maniac, something in the middle. In my country G2 is cheaper than Nexus 5

Go with the G2 if its cheaper. Bigger screen, better battery, better camera. That is if ur not picky with timely updates and dev support
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1) The Nexus 5 runs pure Google Android.
2) The N5 is cheaper.
3) The N5 is easily unlockable and rootable.
4) The G2 will have LG bloatware as well as carrier bloatware if you get a carrier variant.
5) The N5 is more customizable as it has more third-party development since it is so easily unlocked and rooted.
6) The N5 will continue to get firmware updates from Google long after LG abandons the G2 in favor of its successor.
7) Likewise the N5 will continue to see third-party development long after developers abandon the G2.
8) Pure Android outperforms LG, Samsung, and HTC's adulterated versions of Android.

Pros for G2:
* better camera
* bigger battery
Pros for N5:
* pure Android
* faster updates
* more developers
also, keep in mind that the G2 has a bigger screen (can be con or pro)
*edit* too late

For me it is only a price question !

Have both
I own both,
Well I did I currently have a very sick LGG2 so brought the nexus 5 till I can revive the G2.
So far my main takeaway, and I am still trying to work it out is the AWFUL battery life on the nexus. It's AS bad as the galaxy nexus I used last week while I waited for my 5 to arrive. I am gutted.
I used the phone last night from fully charged it dropped to 88% with half an hour of screen on, then it wan't placed on the charging pad correctly and this morning after 6 1/2 hours off charge it was on 64%, 20% overnight at idle.
Anyway have greenify, better battery stats and elemental X all running, hoping it gets better because this is terrible.
Any one have the same issue, did you fix it?
LGG2 I could have the phone off charge for 12 hours and still have 90% left.

Feel in hand: N5.
Performance on stock: N5
Battery life: G2
Speaker: Tied
X Factor: N5 easier to customize and tinker
aviduser said:
I used the phone last night from fully charged it dropped to 88% with half an hour of screen on, then it wan't placed on the charging pad correctly and this morning after 6 1/2 hours off charge it was on 64%, 20% overnight at idle.
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That's not not normal.

I must admit I preferred the G2
bblzd said:
Feel in hand: N5.
Performance on stock: N5
Battery life: G2
Speaker: Tied
X Factor: N5 easier to customize and tinker
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In the hand it felt more premium, definitely prefer stock to the LG software which is a series of pointless additions (except quiet time which should be STOCK)
Gutted I messed up my G2, hopefully this battery thing comes good or I will sell the nexus and buy ANOTHER G2, no maybe a moto x

Hi,
Some reading to help you to decide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2512881...
This thread will take the same way, you will have exactly the same advices/opinions...

aviduser said:
I used the phone last night from fully charged it dropped to 88% with half an hour of screen on, then it wan't placed on the charging pad correctly and this morning after 6 1/2 hours off charge it was on 64%, 20% overnight at idle.
Anyway have greenify, better battery stats and elemental X all running, hoping it gets better because this is terrible.
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That's definitely not normal. Mine drains maybe .5% or so per hour at idle. You must have something running in the background draining all that power. It could also be your ROM/kernal. You might want to try reverting back to stock and seeing if it improves. Also before you do anything, you might want to try wiping the cache/dalvik. Sometimes that helps with random battery problems.

Exactly
BirchBarlow said:
That's definitely not normal. Mine drains maybe .5% or so per hour at idle. You must have something running in the background draining all that power. It could also be your ROM/kernal. You might want to try reverting back to stock and seeing if it improves. Also before you do anything, you might want to try wiping the cache/dalvik. Sometimes that helps with random battery problems.
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Have tried wiping both, first thing I thought this morning! Kernel is elementalx, flashed last night.
I was expecting 5% or less an hour even 5% with wifi only and phone in pocket seems excessive compared to the G2. Switching to Franco in 5 minutes after I type this and download his app.

aviduser said:
In the hand it felt more premium, definitely prefer stock to the LG software which is a series of pointless additions (except quiet time which should be STOCK)
Gutted I messed up my G2, hopefully this battery thing comes good or I will sell the nexus and buy ANOTHER G2, no maybe a moto x
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bblzd said:
Feel in hand: N5.
Performance on stock: N5
Battery life: G2
Speaker: Tied
X Factor: N5 easier to customize and tinker
That's not not normal.
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Does this mean that both of them are mess ? Mobile application development professionals don't recommend the moto x.

I used the phone last night from fully charged it dropped to 88% with half an hour of screen on, then it wan't placed on the charging pad correctly and this morning after 6 1/2 hours off charge it was on 64%, 20% overnight at idle..
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my stock N5 will loose may be 5% battery overnight. Something is wrong with your phone or apps. I don't use battery saving apps but I force kill some startup services to keep it clean (and hit the EScleaner widget several times a day)

Thats sounds about right
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my stock N5 will loose may be 5% battery overnight. Something is wrong with your phone or apps. I don't use battery saving apps but I force kill some startup services to keep it clean (and hit the EScleaner widget several times a day)
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I was expecting 5% overnight.
Lets see how it goes on Franco and if that doesn't work I will factory reset and see if that cures it. I am running stock, I ran a custom 4.2 rom on the G2. Maybe I should go and flash non stock again, sheesh what a hassle, I thought I could get away with root and xposed this time.

If phone is less then a couple days old, all this is moot.
Hasn't settled yet.
Otherwise as said, it's not normal.
WR
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Just so there is no result in "this device" vs "that device"....going to just close this thread down before, it goes down hill.....thanks.

Need some help! Thinking of getting a nexus 5

Hi to all I'm thinking of getting a nexus 5.
But would like to know a couple of things and where better to ask.
First off I'm a bit hard of hearing so need the in-call speaker to be loud so as a nexus 5 user would you say the volume is about the same as a s4
As at the minute I'm using a galaxy s advance
Second I play a lot of games so what is the battery life like on a nexus 5.
Thanks for any help given
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dj_mol3y_x8 said:
Hi to all I'm thinking of getting a nexus 5.
But would like to know a couple of things and where better to ask.
First off I'm a bit hard of hearing so need the in-call speaker to be loud so as a nexus 5 user would you say the volume is about the same as a s4
As at the minute I'm using a galaxy s advance
Second I play a lot of games so what is the battery life like on a nexus 5.
Thanks for any help given
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For me the in-call speaker is loud enough. Don`t know your degree of hard hearing but i think it will be loud enough and is surely compatible with the S4. If needed you can always root it and increase the volume of the mic and speaker. As for batterylife its average and compearable with the S4 or Sony for instance. It also is very user dependant and of your signal reception quality. On stock you have 3-4 hrs. screenontime and with a good custom kernel about 5-7 hours. For its price its the best phone you can find imo.
And yes questions should be posted in Q&A next time

Hmmm. I love my nexus 5, don't get me wrong and yes the speaker is loud enough BUT with a Samsung the speaker is linear and you don't need to be exact with your ear placement on the speaker. On the N5 it is small and circular. Not everyone has this problem but I know I'm not alone....it can be quite awkward to get that speaker central to your ear to get a decent volume from it.
I would recommend testing it before buying
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dj_mol3y_x8 said:
Hi to all I'm thinking of getting a nexus 5.
But would like to know a couple of things and where better to ask.
First off I'm a bit hard of hearing so need the in-call speaker to be loud so as a nexus 5 user would you say the volume is about the same as a s4
As at the minute I'm using a galaxy s advance
Second I play a lot of games so what is the battery life like on a nexus 5.
Thanks for any help given
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For me the in-call speaker is loud enough. Don`t know your degree of hard hearing but i think it will be loud enough and is surely compatible with the S4. If needed you can always root it and increase the volume of the mic and speaker. As for batterylife its average and compearable with the S4 or Sony for instance. It also is very user dependant and of your signal reception quality. On stock you have 3-4 hrs. screenontime and with a good custom kernel about 5-7 hours. For its price its the best phone you can find imo.
And yes questions should be posted in Q&A next time
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The in-call speaker seems to be the same as the S4, but the exterior speaker where speaker-phone or music is played does not seem quite as loud.
As for battery life with gaming, I would say look elsewhere. While I agree with gee2012 that the Nexus 5 is the best phone for the price--and I would even go so far as to say it's my favorite phone to date and possibly the best all-around phone pre-GS5 and M8--I do not think it is the best phone for gaming. The screen is great, and the processor seems to be able to handle anything I throw at it, but the battery cannot handle extensive gaming. I hear people claiming all the time about 6-7 hours screen-on-time, but I think that is the rare white buffalo that you'll never see in actual use.
First, I haven't actually seen a single screen shot hitting more than 6 hours SOT, but I do believe it is possible and I have seen trusted sources make independent claims. Second, achieving those results requires aftermarket tweeks, such as finding the perfect custom ROM and kernel combo. I haven't found a combo that gives me much better than stock, although that is completely fine for me (stock on N5 is much better than stock on GNex and slightly better than N4). Third, if you do somehow manage to get 7 hours SOT, it means you a) were not running processor-intensive processes (so no gaming), and b) did not get much better than 7 hours total battery life. You basically took your phone of the charger, played on it non-stop until your phone died, then put it back on the charger.
I would love for someone to prove me wrong, but I just haven't seen it. If someone can post legit screenshots of getting 6-7 hours SOT while gaming, I'd love to see it. But if I was buying a phone for primarily gaming purposes (which I would never do, that's what tablets are for), I would aim for something with a bigger and/or removable battery.
As for normal operations, the battery life is fine. I took my phone off the charger on Saturday morning and did not need to plug it back in until Sunday night this weekend, and even then I was only at like 20%. My total SOT was only about 2-2.5 hours, though, and I was connected to WiFi the entire time and used my phone only to text, browse the internet, and play Words with Friends when my N7 was out of reach (busy, hermit-like weekend). Using my N5 as a smart phone in conjunction with using my Nexus 7 more as a computer (most web-browsing, most gaming, and all Chrome Casting), I rarely have below 50% battery at the end of a 12 hour day.

Yep. I can show you a screen shot of when I got 7 hours screen on time. However, this is on non-intensive use. Browsing, texts, emails. WiFi. Consistent phone signal. The use was normal. But as soon as the CPU or GPU ramps up, this won't be possible. Really racing / gta - you'll be lucky to get 2 hours SoT and leave enough battery for the phone to be a phone for the rest of the day.
One thing I have noticed though is these games ramp cpu to max and battery drains. I had profiles for the games above to max CPU at 1700 or there abouts as the games don't need it.
Space will always be an issue here for a gamer. Yeah its good for playing games but not for long
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Paddington said:
First, I haven't actually seen a single screen shot hitting more than 6 hours SOT, but I do believe it is possible and I have seen trusted sources make independent claims. Second, achieving those results requires aftermarket tweeks, such as finding the perfect custom ROM and kernel combo. I haven't found a combo that gives me much better than stock, although that is completely fine for me (stock on N5 is much better than stock on GNex and slightly better than N4). Third, if you do somehow manage to get 7 hours SOT, it means you a) were not running processor-intensive processes (so no gaming), and b) did not get much better than 7 hours total battery life. You basically took your phone of the charger, played on it non-stop until your phone died, then put it back on the charger.
I would love for someone to prove me wrong, but I just haven't seen it. If someone can post legit screenshots of getting 6-7 hours SOT while gaming, I'd love to see it. But if I was buying a phone for primarily gaming purposes (which I would never do, that's what tablets are for), I would aim for something with a bigger and/or removable battery.
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It's more common then you might think, just check the battery results thread. Root is not required but light usage, low brightness, mostly WiFi, and eliminating background drains certainly helps.
Each one I've posted there was 6-8 hours SoT over 24+ hours with little to no gaming. My daily average is 5-6 with half the day on data and short gaming sessions.
I've tested the device purely for gaming as well. Average gaming time seems to be 3.5 hours. Some games are more optimized than others.
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Playing a lot of games will destroy any phones battery. Thats just how it is. No matter what you buy, you'll be far below the average battery times if you game a lot.
My point is, any phone you buy....you'll want a charger nearby if you play games a lot. Or an external battery pack.
So....I wouldn't worry about battery life much, you'll be charging frequently no matter what phone you have.
The N5 can play them nicely....that should be what matters. ?
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I get 5 hours sot with Franco kernel and carbon and almost 2 days with moderate battery life should be better on 4.4.3
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kj2112 said:
Playing a lot of games will destroy any phones battery. Thats just how it is. No matter what you buy, you'll be far below the average battery times if you game a lot.
My point is, any phone you buy....you'll want a charger nearby if you play games a lot. Or an external battery pack.
So....I wouldn't worry about battery life much, you'll be charging frequently no matter what phone you have.
The N5 can play them nicely....that should be what matters. ?
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With other phones though you can get a bigger battery. Battery pack may not help because you may need otg to fit games on
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rootSU said:
With other phones though you can get a bigger battery. Battery pack may not help because you may need otg to fit games on
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True ?
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Battery life on nexus 5 marshmallow

Hello im planning on buying nexus 5 was wondering if someone can share their experience on how battery life is like on marshmallow

huzi7868 said:
Hello im planning on buying nexus 5 was wondering if someone can share their experience on how battery life is like on marshmallow
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This question is very difficult to answer, because everyone's usage is different. If everyone replied, you would get very confusing answers saying how good / bad / the same battery life is compared to some other unknown benchmark.
The answers would largely be useless because we don't know what you mostly or generally use your phone for, compared to how others use their devices...
Please apply this logic to all device / software / kernel / ROM combinations

eddiehk6 said:
This question is very difficult to answer, because everyone's usage is different. If everyone replied, you would get very confusing answers saying how good / bad / the same battery life is compared to some other unknown benchmark.
The answers would largely be useless because we don't know what you mostly or generally use your phone for, compared to how others use their devices...
Please apply this logic to all device / software / kernel / ROM combinations
i mean what people do how is there experience heavy use to normal
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Stock everything. Somewhat light user. 2:30SoT at most.
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Hi just wanted to share my battery life experiences with my nexus 5 so far as I have recently bought one and have had the phone nearly a month now. My last phone was the 1st gen moto g which is said to have pretty good battery life and the common theme for the nexus 5 is that is that is had bad battery life. In moss cases i am matching or beating my moto gs battery life with the same or harder use and ive been getting 4 hours + sot mainly and recently i have been getting 5 and half hours sot every day for over a week now.

huzi7868 said:
i mean what people do how is there experience heavy use to normal
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So the above replies basically prove my point. How are they really useful for you?
- "Somewhat light user. 2:30SoT at most."
Exactly how does this user define "somewhat light" usage...and how does that even compare to how you use your phone...
- "4 hours + sot mainly and recently i have been getting 5 and half hours sot every day for over a week now"
Also doesn't say how they use their phone
SOT is a very crude approximation of battery life. Without context, comparisons are largely useless. You ask for 'heavy use to normal', but there is no definition of light / 'normal' / heavy use, because it varies so much depending on the user...
You could get hundreds more replies, all with different answers. Very few will be relevant to what you may or may not achieve if you bought and used the same phone.......

Right before I replaced my Nexus 5 with a Nexus 5X I was getting about 2 hours 30 minutes SOT with ~12 hours off charger at best on my Nexus 5.
That was good cell signal(either light green or dark green bar in battery details like 90% of the time), brightness at like 20%, wifi all but an hour a day, no games, no video(streaming or local), no music(streaming or local), no GPS, location on battery saving. only one Google account syncing with most options off and no Bluetooth. Pretty much just browsing and Facebook app to get that 2 hours 30 minutes. It was awful.
Nexus 5X now and I'm getting about 1 hour SOT more with about the same total time off charger which isn't much better than what my Nexus 5 got when it was brand new.

Battery on the regular Note 10

I know its too early to tell yet, but id be really interested to hear how the battery is fairing up, I have the S10+ atm and really like the smaller Notes form factor, seems the perfect size for me. Ive compared my phone to the Note and it does feel like a downgrade in a few area's, but yeh really interested in the battery really. Thanks.
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Battery life is mediocre at most, maybe 1 full day with medium use, nothing exceptional.

Yea I bought it. Was expecting a little more from it battery. I knew this would be an issue going into it but did t realize it would be so bare minimum.

I purchased the regular Note 10. I'm only on day 3. I'm happy with the battery life. The 1st day I used it I got between 5.5-6 hours SOT and that was mostly WiFi. I charged it and took it off the charger at 2am to see how it drained overnight. I woke up and it was at 95% after being idle for 7 hours. I went to work with the phone and my stats from yesterday was 4.5 SOT with almost 24 hours being off the charger.
I think I use the phone pretty regular. Most of my user is from YouTube and Netflix. With yesterday's use I watched the 1st half of the Jets vs Saints.

So far I think its a little better then Pixel 3. Thanks to my recent increased use and Pixel 3 I started freaking out and plugging in charger all the time, need to go back to normal use where you unplug in the morning and plug back in before bedtime.

Here are some screen shots of my user of the regular Note 10. I'm at almost 16 hours off the charger. It's 9:20pm here. The battery life is better than my S10. I'm going on vacation tomorrow, depending how the photos are for me trip will determine if this phone is a keeper. So far I'm happy.

Thanks for everyone's replies, I'll wait a bit until I bite the bullet and thats if I do. I'm happy with the s10+ battery, obviously it won't be as good as that but I'll wait to hear more info on it. Cheers.
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Here is a comparison with mixed usage on both Notes https://youtu.be/IrX0rp_Bnbw

Iam feeling the same way. I have pulled the trigger on the plus model mainly because i got it at a good price, and for the bigger battery plus i kinda feel that it's the real note 10 and the smaller version just seems like a downgrade.
Iam having some regrets now though after handling both in person. I just much prefer the size of the smaller note 10 and iam telling myself that the battery should be good enough to last a full day which is all we need really. Expandable storage isn't an issue as 256gb is more then enough for most users (certainly for me)
Iam now tempted to return my plus model when it arrives even though deep down i love that on paper it's technically the superior device. I wish the smaller note had a bigger battery, quad HD screen and the depth sensing camera.
If they had of just made one model somewhere in the middle in terms of size with maybe a 6.5 screen it would have been perfect but oh well.
It's ironic too that most ppl love the idea of a bigger screen but how many of us actually take advantage of that and make use of it. Most of us use our phones to communicate with each other so why do we even need bigger screens? Nice to look at but that's kinda it or am i wrong?

Blaalad12 said:
It's ironic too that most ppl love the idea of a bigger screen but how many of us actually take advantage of that and make use of it. Most of us use our phones to communicate with each other so why do we even need bigger screens? Nice to look at but that's kinda it or am i wrong?
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Ehh media consumption? Many people play games too.

Well I couldn't wait any longer and have the regular Note 10 coming tomorrow. I still have my S10+. I just hope the battery doesn't spoil it for me. With my S10+ I never worry about the battery because its never let me down. But I love the size of the Note 10. Like alot of people have said its just a shame they had to strip it down so much compared to the Note 10 plus. Anyway I have 14 days to compare. I'm really excited to see how i get on, hope its not a let down. If it is then I'll wait on the S11 or even the next huawei phone. I had the Huawei Mate 20 pro just before the S10+ and it was great phone. I think I just like to try new things.

Best I've got yet
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6hrs 21min SOT
14hr 8min on battery

That's not too shabby

Fille84 said:
Ehh media consumption? Many people play games too.
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What i mean is that there are a lot of people that crave a bigger screen but dont even take advantage of it when they have it! Some people dont need a bigger screen but want it anyway imo!

James.Markham0757 said:
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I don't have an image to post but I have gotten similar SOT and standby battery life as you have. I've been able to nearly squeeze 6.5 hours of SOT and got over 24 hours of standby time. I would get better if I didn't keep locations services on full blast all the time plus I have a few survey apps running at all times which also use location/data services so that dings my battery. If you aren't using those things it'll likely be even better. I am totally fine with this battery life.

mtweisenbarger777 said:
I don't have an image to post but I have gotten similar SOT and standby battery life as you have. I've been able to nearly squeeze 6.5 hours of SOT and got over 24 hours of standby time. I would get better if I didn't keep locations services on full blast all the time plus I have a few survey apps running at all times which also use location/data services so that dings my battery. If you aren't using those things it'll likely be even better. I am totally fine with this battery life.
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Wow that's great. I keep Bluetooth active for my gear s3 but not location. What kind of settings are you using?

I have an exynos standard note and like the S10/S10+ before it I would describe battery as acceptable but IMO below par. What bugs me is that it drops at quite a steady rate just sitting there doing nothing, goes from 100 to 99% within a few minutes of coming off charge and continues on from there.

Overall on my Note 10 exynos, the battery is really good. You have to put apps you dont want running in the background to sleep.
AOD I set to tap to show + aodNotify app to wake it up with incoming notifications + edge lighting. Power savings mode when at 50%. Mostly on wifi, no gaming and some light youtube usage.