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Are you happy with your nexus 5

So I've had all latest android phone that have come out in the past year or so and I'm still not satisfied. Some phones like the HTC one and galaxy note 3 I've gotten multiple times. I've gone as extreme as the Sony xperia Z ultra. Thinking about getting the nexus 5 now. Who's happy or unhappy? What are your reasons for either? How do you feel about the phones battery for a heavy Internet user? How's the screen and camera? One thing I'm not concerned about is software as I like and simple device.
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UI can get 11hrs and 4 and half hours of sot with hspa+ on constantly. Not the best but decent enough for me. What i really like about this phone is the dev support.
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I have a feeling you wont be happy with it.

jsgraphicart said:
I have a feeling you wont be happy with it.
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My battery lasts fairly well, but not as good as the Galaxy S4 did as far as browsing the internet a lot.

jsgraphicart said:
I have a feeling you wont be happy with it.
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I second that too... LOL.

jsgraphicart said:
I have a feeling you wont be happy with it.
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Roxy said:
I second that too... LOL.
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+1
my suggestion is to stop being so picky as there is no such thing as perfection.

I have a couple gripes with it but overall I'm satisfied. It's fast, has great battery life, good call quality, etc.. But it's a pretty plain design, I really don't like the front of it- it kinda feels unfinished to me. Also, the screen, while accurate, seems absolutely washed out compared to other phones. But everything else is good. Have you tried the Moto X? I have that as well and I prefer it to the N5. Both are great phones but the X is something special. I had the HTC One and GS4 before it, and I like it the best out of all of them.

The battery is awful and i've been charged 2 times a day.
Display time is over 2to max 3hours with H+
And i sold it and buy it a Lg g2 mmm really good battery estimated to 4-6 hours display
sory for my english.

Only****s said:
The battery is awful and i've been charged 2 times a day.
Display time is over 2to max 3hours with H+
And i sold it and buy it a Lg g2 mmm really good battery estimated to 4-6 hours display
sory for my english.
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I ger around 5 hrs. screenontime on my N5

Do you like custom roms? Thats what the N5 is for. Modifying the heck out of your device. Stock + GEL is boring and borderline bloatware. If you weren't happy with the Note 3, then I am not sure if you will like this. I would probably have bought a Note 3 over this if it wasn't hundreds of dollars more.
N5 Good for:
- AOSP Roms
- Modifying Software
- Low memory consumption
- Performance
N5 has middle-of-the-road:
- Screen
- Camera
- Battery life
- Build quality
- Speaker
- Stock software features
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Only****s said:
The battery is awful and i've been charged 2 times a day.
Display time is over 2to max 3hours with H+
And i sold it and buy it a Lg g2 mmm really good battery estimated to 4-6 hours display
sory for my english.
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Was only getting 3hrs screen on time until I switched to franco kernel and now I am getting around 5hrs sot. Google always does a bad job with their stock kernels.

I love my nexus but really miss the battery of my note 2. I am considering getting a note 3 because of it.
I've installed Franco kernel so I'll wait and see how it goes.
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No. Isn't it obvious now?
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Go away troll
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I love my nexus 5, I'm coming from a blackberry bold so it was quite a big upgrade but I've had no problems with it. The only thing I'm not a fan of is if playing games the battery does drain pretty quick. But this is because of how much a power house the Nexus 5 actually is. I have bought an external battery pack (PNY 5200mAh) which gives me 1 full charge so sometimes i can go 2.5 days without having to charge through the wall.
I'm running:
ROM: Cataclysm http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2518660
Kernel: Franco http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2508284

vinnyfraser said:
I love my nexus 5, I'm coming from a blackberry bold so it was quite a big upgrade but I've had no problems with it. The only thing I'm not a fan of is if playing games the battery does drain pretty quick. But this is because of how much a power house the Nexus 5 actually is. I have bought an external battery pack (PNY 5200mAh) which gives me 1 full charge so sometimes i can go 2.5 days without having to charge through the wall.
I'm running:
ROM: Cataclysm http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2518660
Kernel: Franco http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2508284
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The main battery killer is the screen, not the processor. If we had a tiny screen then you'd see how much more the battery last.
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I'd have to agree with most that the battery is the worst thing about this phone. I average about 3.5-5 hours depending SOT. I play ingress often, so that is the main battery killer, even when I owned the GS3. If you like simple, easy to use and modify devices, this is the one. Otherwise, get something else.

Best battery I've ever had. 3.5-5 SoT is good. Can't believe people complain the nexus doesn't incorporate alien technology
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rxtentl typhoons
Currently I'm very happy with my N5 :good:
At the beginning I was dissatisfied with battery, but now especially after flashing franco kernel evereything is just fine.

I was happy with my N4 battery life as I'm not scared of topping off a charge when around one.
I guess I'm the only one that has access to power.
So anyhow, my N5 battery life does me well.
To those that no longer own the phone, but continue to post bad about it, what is your deal??
Move on, its like your stalking your ex, or as most call it, trolling.
Which is largely unchecked here lately.
WR
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dicecuber said:
No. Isn't it obvious now?
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I actually went in this thread expecting you to have commented. Anyway, on topic: I am happy with it. I don't know what people do to get such great battery. I get about 3 hours at most and that's rare. Usually I'm under 2 hours of SOT. But that's fine for me. I have an external battery for abnormal days. I love the speed of the device. It does everything with no lag or stutter and I value that a lot. I would say that is the biggest pro of the device so if you value that then go for it.

Got my s7 - Hate it ... :-\

It's very laggy.
I did a comparison between my old S4 scrolling through engadget's mobile site and the s4 was smoother!
The battery life sucks. I'm having battery life anxiety.
The fingerprint reader misses many times.
The double click to launch the camera is kinda slow.
It's way heavier than either the s4 or the s5. And you can feel it, it's like a brick.
This thing gets crazy hot when in use.
So far, The only thing good about this phone is the camera. and the semi fast wireless charging.
I think it will be going back...

I don't have any of these issues on my black TMO S7.

OP sounds like a troll.

I think you have a defective unit... You need to try to get it replaced for a new one

Yeah that doesn't sound right. This is there fastest phone over ever owned and it heats the least even with wireless fast charging.

Troll alert? Nothing about the OP makes sense compared to a S4. Unless you are running some dated apps on 6.0.1 that could be misbehaving and causing some serious issues. Could have gotten a defective unit, but seems unlikely.

Do a factory reset. First thing I do on any new phone. Should really be using the phone a week before reporting battery issues.

I'm not having any of these issues besides battery life but that's a fault on my behalf. Only gets very warm after wireless charging

battery life sucking is definitely true. the battery is pretty god awful on my regular s7.
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???
Battery life take time Phone has to optimize itself to your use, beyond that, Everything the OP states is the exact opposite of what I've seen with the phone so far. And after a couple of weeks of use, thanks TM for getting me this phone so early, the battery is not really having any issue during normal use.

lowspeed said:
It's very laggy.
I did a comparison between my old S4 scrolling through engadget's mobile site and the s4 was smoother!
The battery life sucks. I'm having battery life anxiety.
The fingerprint reader misses many times.
The double click to launch the camera is kinda slow.
It's way heavier than either the s4 or the s5. And you can feel it, it's like a brick.
This thing gets crazy hot when in use.
So far, The only thing good about this phone is the camera. and the semi fast wireless charging.
I think it will be going back...
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You can have my z5
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Is this normal? Notice the drop in FR.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx5oZpbkbWY

Battery anxiety? Some of y'all are taking smartphones way too seriously
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I don't have any of these issues. And I'm coming from an S4. This is lightyears faster in every aspect. I think you're just trying to be a 1 person pity party.
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Seems legit ??

lowspeed said:
Is this normal? Notice the drop in FR.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx5oZpbkbWY
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Definitely not normal, get it replaced.

OP must be having a boring day. I guess the world has sunk so low that we troll XDA now? *sigh*

please, just go do us a favor and bang your head into a wall until you can't type anymore.

lol. OP goes full retard

lowspeed said:
Is this normal? Notice the drop in FR.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx5oZpbkbWY
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That is "normal", but in this case it is the app that is misbehaving and not the phone itself. Use antutu or similar benchmark.

Worth getting a Z5 these days?

I'm really struggling choosing a new phone. Have a dying G2 which was an excellent phone especially when it came to battery life. I've been searching for a more up to date alternative and this phone comes up when it comes to battery life. I was going through the forum though and I've been seeing lots of people with huge battery drains and 2 to 3 hours of SOT. That's what I get with my G2 that has a battery that has seen too many charging cycles. Now, I know that someone without a problem won't be posting how great the battery is so I'm not sure how prevalent this issue might be.
So, how is battery life on this phone without having to mess around with it? Prices have gone down but it is still a bit of money, I would rather get something that just worked for the next 3 years (like the LG did). I've looked into more recent and expensive options with the SD820 or the Kirin 955, suposedly a lot more power efficient SoCs but I don't see the numbers reflecting this. The Z5 comes pretty close if not even better than an S7, P9, OP3, etc.
I've also had this idea that, regardless of the generation, the SD810 was pretty bad on battery life and heating issues leading to a quicker dying phone so now I'm confused.
Opinions and suggestions would be most helpful! :highfive:

I have a Z2 and a Z5 now my Z2 easily runs 6hrs SOT every single day and also seems faster than my z5 (except in Games or poorly optmised apps)
Now my z5 on the other hand only manages 4hrs SOT but with some minor tweaking the ui can become very fluid yet to find a solution to bad battery
My suggestions:
Nexus 6P
Xperia Z3
Lg G4
Xperia z5 (if you are fine with 4hrs SOT)
Also note that z5s not so impressive battery life can be to blame of the million or two wakelocks in the current firmware so a update may fix this
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Thanks! I actually think I made a mistake in my research and was looking at Z3 numbers. Doesn't do me much good as I can't find a new 32GB version of the thing for sale here in Europe. Used, sure, but I would be risking having the same issues pretty soon.
You recommended the G4? I've asked about that phone here on G4 forum also and a lot of people report some pretty bad battery times. It's a shame as it would be the perfect choice for me if it wasn't for that. If I wasn't so suspicious of its battery performance I wouldn't even consider any other phone. A lot of people reported times I never had on the G2 though, that's why this is so confusing.
6P is just huuuuge for me!

Kutusov said:
I'm really struggling choosing a new phone. Have a dying G2 which was an excellent phone especially when it came to battery life. I've been searching for a more up to date alternative and this phone comes up when it comes to battery life. I was going through the forum though and I've been seeing lots of people with huge battery drains and 2 to 3 hours of SOT. That's what I get with my G2 that has a battery that has seen too many charging cycles. Now, I know that someone without a problem won't be posting how great the battery is so I'm not sure how prevalent this issue might be.
So, how is battery life on this phone without having to mess around with it? Prices have gone down but it is still a bit of money, I would rather get something that just worked for the next 3 years (like the LG did). I've looked into more recent and expensive options with the SD820 or the Kirin 955, suposedly a lot more power efficient SoCs but I don't see the numbers reflecting this. The Z5 comes pretty close if not even better than an S7, P9, OP3, etc.
I've also had this idea that, regardless of the generation, the SD810 was pretty bad on battery life and heating issues leading to a quicker dying phone so now I'm confused.
Opinions and suggestions would be most helpful! :highfive:
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I have Z2 and Z5 both of them.Z2 has a stronger battery,but one in Z5 is also great especially after this 253 update.
With Z2 I get almosut 8 hours and with Z5 now i will get easily 6 hours SoT.
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Allek84 said:
I have Z2 and Z5 both of them.Z2 has a stronger battery,but one in Z5 is also great especially after this 253 update.
With Z2 I get almosut 8 hours and with Z5 now i will get easily 6 hours SoT.
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Thanks!! :good:

How's the battery on V20? Considering getting one, coming from LG G3

Hi folks,
Getting the itch to upgrade from my G3. I love the G3 but even with a fresh battery I'm having trouble getting through the day, plus I'd like to run "stock-ish" in Nougat, but the G3 ends at Marshmallow. I definitely need root, so planning to get the H918 T-mo variant (would be using it on AT&T).
My big concern is that PhoneArena ratings completely trashes the battery life on the V20. 8 hour talk time / 4.3 day standby versus the G3 at 19 hours / 22.8 days. Is the battery really this crippled? If so, I'll bail from my plans. Also considering OnePlus 3T (though it has lower res screen) or waiting for price drop on Pixel XL.
Thoughts appreciated. Thanks all!

I can get about 10 hours of battery life off my v20, this is with a few calls and some gamming in between. It all depends on how you use your phone. The lg v20 is an awesome phone, trust me i come from a SGS7e and that thing was slow,it would get hot and throttle non stop, the v20 is a world of a deference in smoothness and 0 throttle.

i get about 5 hours SOT , which is okay in my books for 3300 mah battery powered UHD LED screen. I have a charging bundle and it's perfect
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Thanks. The V20 does look like a strong contender!
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Frankenscript said:
Thanks. The V20 does look like a strong contender!
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True!
enable 2D GPU rendering in dev settings and this one is one of the smoothest flsgships out there!
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Mine has pretty good battery, and I am pretty heavy user.
The phone runs cool even running FB live (don't ever try it on V10)

Yeah, if you have a lot of SOT, the batter runs out pretty quickly. Im on it all day at work from 8ish to 2, usually charge it again at 2 or 3, then sometimes I have to charge it again after dinner. All depending on how much I am on it.

I'm rather underwhelmed with the battery life on mine. I don't use my phone much but the battery goes down worryingly quickly. I came from a ZUK Z1 with NucleaRom and that was amazing for battery life, so it's been quite a shock with the LG. I've only had a it a week or so, so I haven't had much time to poke around, maybe I can tweak things a little.

Using cellular data, can easily get 4hrs SOT and 7-8hrs SOT Using WIFI only. No games, just browsing etc.

The battery is removable!!
If you cycle the spent battery into a charger as you replace it with a new one, you never actually have to plug in the phone.
It's amazing to me that anyone would consider a slightly larger battery in a sealed phone as a comparable, much less superior option.
To give a more empirical answer though, here is a 24h snapshot of my power use, occasionally plugging in when in car / at comp (H918, mostly on good wifi, poor cell signal, running NATF MegaRom 5 + Werewolf Kernel 2.0+ anti-throttling to improve performance/charging speed)
Should probably add that my SOT over that period was, considerable
Had a spare battery in my bag, made it through without (though I love to know that I don't have to worry about power!)

I am a moderate to heavy user, and I have to charge my phone three times a day! In my opinion the battery life is pathetic, so I bought a ZeroLemon 10,000mAh extended battery to replace the original battery. It is quite large but I can squeeze days out of this thing! Here it is on Amazon: http://amzn.to/2uHmcT6
If you don't mind the size, it is a must have!

HTC U11+ Battery Life Thread

Feel free to share your best battery usage and screen on time in this thread.

I had the phone for a few days, and this is my phone after 2 days of use. Very impressive in my opinion.

That's a great one you got there mate. No doubt with its massive 3930 mah battery.

Geliao said:
That's a great one you got there mate. No doubt with its massive 3930 mah battery.
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According to GSMarena battery life is average at best, they were quite disappointed with the results. So I’m not completely sure who to trust here.
gsmarena.com/htc_u11_plus-review-1690p3.php

Trumpenstein said:
According to GSMarena battery life is average at best, they were quite disappointed with the results. So I’m not completely sure who to trust here.
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I was worried too but every other reviewer says the battery its amazing. I bought the phone last week and I can tell you that GSMArena's results are completely wrong. I get a lot more battery life from this phone than the One Plus 3T.

Coming from a Xiaomi Mi Max I am a Bit dissapointed with this battery life, i forgot that most high end devices need to be charged everyday...
Its a pity that a mid range device has much better battery for less than half price...

Trumpenstein said:
According to GSMarena battery life is average at best, they were quite disappointed with the results. So I’m not completely sure who to trust here.
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It all depends on the user. Not by others imo. We all have our own way on how we use our phone.

orb3000 said:
Coming from a Xiaomi Mi Max I am a Bit dissapointed with this battery life, i forgot that most high end devices need to be charged everyday...
Its a pity that a mid range device has much better battery for less than half price...
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Maybe because mi max is meant to last longer in terms of battery life. In addition, most mid range devices doesn't really have that much of a hardware feature unlike most high end flagship phones.

orb3000 said:
Coming from a Xiaomi Mi Max I am a Bit dissapointed with this battery life, i forgot that most high end devices need to be charged everyday...
Its a pity that a mid range device has much better battery for less than half price...
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So you are comparing U11+ with xiaomi which has only snapdragon 650 on board (midrange), uses only full HD screen and has 4850mAh battery which is almost 1000 more than u11+? Did you expect 5 days with no charging? lol

I'm really happy with the battery. I expected the larger battery to cope with the display, and be average, but it's exceeded my expectations.
I'm a medium/ heavy user depending on the day.
Today is my record so far, had the phone for about 3 weeks, see pic
I have started putting power saver on overnight, clear all apps, and WiFi and data off. I'm using two sims aswell, not sure if that makes a difference

Here is mine.
Far better than my old Nexus 5 but I can't compare with other flagships. It last all day, from 7am to 22pm with ease. I needed to recharge my N5 2 to 3 times a day with similar usage.
Today
4H SOT over 12h50 and 39% left.
During this time, I played 1h of Airport City game and run for 50 min (so GPS for 50 min).
Google fit tracks me all day long too.

Mine:

Exceeds my expectations
my phone is on wifi 24/7

Are you on power saver constantly lol

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Are you on power saver constantly lol
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Yes I am and still be able to use it the "normal" way
Then again, I let the battery go down to 1% and then start charging it again, which significantly increases the battery life and therefor get, at least, 5 days out of the battery

freebsd124 said:
Yes I am and still be able to use it the "normal" way
Then again, I let the battery go down to 1% and then start charging it again, which significantly increases the battery life and therefor get, at least, 5 days out of the battery
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As far as I know, newer batteries don't behave like that, and partial charges are better with new battery technology.

Totally disapointed with mine. 5 sot more or less.
Is there something wrong with the software in this phone? This cant be normal.
I have the 6gb 128gb version
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Nghtmare said:
I was worried too but every other reviewer says the battery its amazing. I bought the phone last week and I can tell you that GSMArena's results are completely wrong. I get a lot more battery life from this phone than the One Plus 3T.
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I come from a 5t and i have the oposite opinión. The 5t battery was noticiable better. 6-7 sot against 5 on this u11 plus
Seing the increíble distance between some people Who do 10 sot and many others like myself that barely so 4-5 i Wonder if this could be some software glitch depending on the model.
Mine its like i said above the 6gb 128gb translucent versión
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kingtiamath said:
Totally disapointed with mine. 5 sot more or less.
Is there something wrong with the software in this phone? This cant be normal.
I have the 6gb 128gb version
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I come from a 5t and i have the oposite opinión. The 5t battery was noticiable better. 6-7 sot against 5 on this u11 plus
Seing the increíble distance between some people Who do 10 sot and many others like myself that barely so 4-5 i Wonder if this could be some software glitch depending on the model.
Mine its like i said above the 6gb 128gb translucent versión
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I am not sure what it could be, I am also using the 6GB 128GB Translucent version from Hong Kong. The phone is currently on software 1.24.400.2, even though I have had great battery since day one. I recommend a factory reset just in case or check on the battery section, details what is draining it quicker. I can even play games for the majority of the charge and still get around 7hrs every time. Also check for gesture features, google maps, apps in sync, and many things that could drain your battery.

Nghtmare said:
I am not sure what it could be, I am also using the 6GB 128GB Translucent version from Hong Kong. The phone is currently on software 1.24.400.2, even though I have had great battery since day one. I recommend a factory reset just in case or check on the battery section, details what is draining it quicker. I can even play games for the majority of the charge and still get around 7hrs every time. Also check for gesture features, google maps, apps in sync, and many things that could drain your battery.
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Hi, can you post a battery history screenshot with 7hrs SOT ?
I am just configuring mine (European Dual SIM, 6GB, 128 GB), and with just a few apps, no games, it loses 20% overnight.
It seems awful, I am almost considering returning it, and I had such high hopes.
I already factory reset it again and try to test it further.
What is you screen off drain overnight, on Wifi ?
I only have one SIM, the always on display only on motion launch, location normal, a HW2 android wear watch.

andreipaval said:
Hi, can you post a battery history screenshot with 7hrs SOT ?
I am just configuring mine (European Dual SIM, 6GB, 128 GB), and with just a few apps, no games, it loses 20% overnight.
It seems awful, I am almost considering returning it, and I had such high hopes.
I already factory reset it again and try to test it further.
What is you screen off drain overnight, on Wifi ?
I only have one SIM, the always on display only on motion launch, location normal, a HW2 android wear watch.
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Something is draining your phone like crazy if it loses 20% overnight. That is not normal behaviour at all
Smart Display set to motion battery test results
4g/No Wi-Fi
50% auto brigthness
high accuracy location
Happy with this considering I didn't even get to drain till 10%
It shouldn't drain that much overnight tbh