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[Q] How long does your battery last?

Why is it that my battery drains super fast without doing anything just a simple text conversation and a couple of minutes playing candy crush? My brightness is set to low (almost lowest). Is it my battery too old?
I discharged 59% in 2 hours and 35 mns.

I suppose you have just flashed a ROM!
ROM info please.

In alpha9 with zram enabled you can set the max cpu to 600 without loose performance and that extend a lot the battery life. Just a suggestion
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How do you do that? By the way, i flashed operation killjoy and i set my freq. there as 300-1000 ghz thru terminal emulator. How to do this zram? are you sure that i will lose 400 mhz and performace will not be affected?

For enable zram: Settings/performance/memory management/ enable zram 18%. I always flash killjoy too but dont use cputuner only entro_on. You can enable zram in CM or Remics7.1 and yes you can lower 400 mhz without loose performance, just try and you'll feel by yourself.
Obiously for some tasks like play heavy games is better to set the max mhz but for the rest 600 is more than enough.
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I think it is the rom eating up the battery. Clean flash the rom again or flash a new one Use root uninstaller to remove unwanted apps. Use a battery saver utility.
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It is posible to be the ROM that drain your battery so fast , not long time ago the battery drain was a problem for me to because i use to play games..a lot! ,after i flashed all custom ROM's and tested them,i found one that for our device i think it is smooth ,fast ,good for gaming and so so battery friendly .For example just now After 1h of CSR Racing, 45 mins of Asphalt 8 Adrenaline and 30 mins of Most Wanted ,30 mins of calls and some wifi ,i still have 15% and i have 1d2h28 min on battery..This without any tweak ,display set on auto.
[ROM][4.2.2][A9][Unofficial] LiquidSmooth-JB-v2.9 (26/08/13)

Ultimate battery Life / SOT / Rom / Kernel / Settings

I thought it would benefit everyone (newbies and advanced users) in quest and keeping track of the best battery life. So let's make everyone's life easier by posting full info about your battery Life all in one go, (SOT, rom, Kernel, Settings used).
PS: Everyone post their great SOT on other threads but no one say how they achieved it. Thats why i started this thread for complete info.

So here's my last settings
1. Stock rom - G935FXXU1BPJJ
2. SuperKernel V1.9.7
3. Nearly 4 hours SOT, nearly 24 hours on battery with 20% left
4. Reduced cpu frequency a little with kernel adiutor

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Vivacity said:
So here's my last settings
1. Stock rom - G935FXXU1BPJJ
2. SuperKernel V1.9.7
3. Nearly 4 hours SOT, nearly 24 hours on battery with 20% left
4. Reduced cpu frequency a little with kernel adiutor
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Hello my friend. Could you please share the Kernel settings, ie which speed you set the cores to also which cores?

coolbuy said:
Hello my friend. Could you please share the Kernel settings, ie which speed you set the cores to also which cores?
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Sorry i don't remember exactly i just changed kernel. It was two frequencies just under the default one for both big and small cores. And i didn't change anything else.

What is the good Custom ROM and kernel for 5+ SOT?

I used default stock ROM (6.0.1), RR (7.1.1), CM 12.1 (5.1.1) with squid kernel but still my battery don't get even 3 hrs SOT with greenify also. I mostly use it for facebook and whatsapp only. I cant afford a new phone due to this. Plz help me. TIA.

SanRak said:
I used default stock ROM (6.0.1), RR (7.1.1), CM 12.1 (5.1.1) with squid kernel but still my battery don't get even 3 hrs SOT with greenify also. I mostly use it for facebook and whatsapp only. I cant afford a new phone due to this. Plz help me. TIA.
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No rom will give you that much of a increase, stock is the best battery in general but there is no way any tweaking will increase that significantly.
Sounds like you need to replace the battery...

uninsall the fb app.........use fb on chrome............fb is the mother of all battery sucker apps

Crimsongrey said:
uninsall the fb app.........use fb on chrome............fb is the mother of all battery sucker apps
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Facebook Lite, way better than on mobile browser.

acejavelin said:
Facebook Lite, way better than on mobile browser.
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Completely wrong

Crimsongrey said:
Completely wrong
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That maybe your opinion, but I disagree... Facebook Lite with it's built in Messenger is essentially a specially written browser, uses far less memory than Chrome, removes ads from videos (in general there are less ads throughout) plus you can still get push notifications. I have been using it for months.
If I am "completely wrong" give me some proof. In fact, although the regular Facebook is not the best, it is hardly "mother of all battery sucker apps". It is a space and data hog, but it doesn't use battery any more than REAL hogs like Snapchat, Netflix, Amazon Shopping, SoundCloud, or Outlook, in fact if you do some testing it has less effect on battery than you likely think (granted 2-3 years ago this was different, FB used to be one of the worst offenders).
Regardless, the OP was looking for an app to increase SOT... unless you can lower the battery usage of the display, you are not going to see increases in the magnitude the OP is looking for, from 3 hours to 5 hours, or a 66% increase in SOT. No app change or ROM is going to make a change even close to that.

Crimsongrey said:
Completely wrong
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Comments like that are hardly useful (or credible).
If you feel the need to make comments, please make them constructive and with some substance.

http://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/facebook-iphone-battery-life_us_56b8b6c5e4b08069c7a7fc54
(It could boost your Android’s battery by as much as 20 percent,)
https://www.androidcentral.com/it-turns-out-uninstalling-facebook-android-pretty-great
(android central)
https://www.theguardian.com/technol...alling-facebook-app-saves-iphone-battery-life
https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/co...eeds_up_your_android/?st=j5c24vbs&sh=4c9b128f
there are too many on the web........

I agree with @ace Sir Facebook lite is good option .... Now u also have an option of Messanger lite
And also Battery Usage/SOT completely depends on ur usage OP .:angel:

SanRak said:
I used default stock ROM (6.0.1), RR (7.1.1), CM 12.1 (5.1.1) with squid kernel but still my battery don't get even 3 hrs SOT with greenify also. I mostly use it for facebook and whatsapp only. I cant afford a new phone due to this. Plz help me. TIA.
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3 hours SOT with greenify is a little off. you need to watch for wakelocks. better battery stats or wakelock detector can be useful to you. and also, if you have greenified the apps that you use the most, it will reopen those apps everytime you open the app, that could do more harm than good. you can try shallow hibernation, or just install naptime and tweak the doze parameters using GeraldRudi's method and quit greenify for some days just to see if this improves.
Then again, your battery could be the culprit, that's always a possibility
about ROM's, every ROM has it's merits, but Motorola really knows how to optimize their ROM, so for now, I think stock ROM gives the best battery life, even if that is marginally better than custom ROMs.
Kernels: Stock moto kernel is very efficient, but you might get a little bit more battery life with squid kernel, it has a great governor that relies on voting mechanism, plus it's just perfectly undervolted to get you some extra battery. probably a 15-20% difference than the stock one.

1) Use AOSP-CAF based ROM like Tesla.
2) Flash squid or Firekernel
3) Reduce the Max Freq to 1152Mhz and Min to 200Mhz
4) Use IntelliPlug Hotplug (Turn off Touch Boost and set Screen off frequency to 400Mhz)
5) Install Force Doze app and add Facebook, WhatsApp and other Battery consuming app to blacklist (Remember you will not get notifications from those app if screen is off).
6) Don't charge too quickly, always charge to 100% and plug when it discharged to below 10% (Recommended to charge at night).
It will improve your overall battery backup and somehow SOT.
At last i am totally agree with @acejavelin Facebook Lite app is made for low memory devices so it consume less memory and also less Battery. Also it's fast and have almost every features.

The real problem here is the device is going on 2, maybe 3 years old... the battery is at it's limit and will need to be changed to get really good SOTs.
My Moto G 2015 used to get 5+ hours SOT easy... not it's barely 3.5... and this is a backup device, it has NOTHING installed in it at all but it was used regularly for 18 months. The battery is just not what it used to be and if I am going to continue to use it as a alternate device I will need to replace the battery. Like it or not, these devices were not designed for more than 2 years of service.

nikhilpal2705 said:
1) Use AOSP-CAF based ROM like Tesla.
2) Flash squid or Firekernel
3) Reduce the Max Freq to 1152Mhz and Min to 200Mhz
4) Use IntelliPlug Hotplug (Turn off Touch Boost and set Screen off frequency to 400Mhz)
5) Install Force Doze app and add Facebook, WhatsApp and other Battery consuming app to blacklist (Remember you will not get notifications from those app if screen is off).
6) Don't charge too quickly, always charge to 100% and plug when it discharged to below 10% (Recommended to charge at night).
It will improve your overall battery backup and somehow SOT.
At last i am totally agree with @acejavelin Facebook Lite app is made for low memory devices so it consume less memory and also less Battery. Also it's fast and have almost every features.
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downclocking the cpu is kind of redundant and saves less power than what it takes. the reason why for some users min-max is a battery saving governor. Besides, the performence hit is greater than the battery gained which is not at all more than 2% probably.
you should not fully charge your battery. you can, but the best practice is to charge upto 80%. And anything bellow 25% is not good.
the issue is either wakelock or dying battery, no tweak is going to save him if the underlying issue is not fixed, moreover, doze is the most sophisticated solution to save battery till now, downclocking, hotplugs these are pointless unless one's usage is known to us. I'd suggest to have doze editor if you must have a doze interface.

You can use aosp caf osprey by Ahmed hady...it will give 6 hrs plus sot from moderate to normal use..

Good Rom for moto g xt1541 Osprey?

Is anyone here using this model, because I can't find any good ROM for it. I am currently using Paranoid but I feel small jitters here and there. Anyways, is there a ROM that is good for customizing and has fluid UI?

Lineage os 14.1
Inviato dal mio MI 5 utilizzando Tapatalk

jackk11111 said:
Lineage os 14.1
Inviato dal mio MI 5 utilizzando Tapatalk
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Is that rom good for customization and has a fluid ui?

And does LineageOS 14 have serious bugs?

R4in_ said:
Is anyone here using this model, because I can't find any good ROM for it. I am currently using Paranoid but I feel small jitters here and there. Anyways, is there a ROM that is good for customizing and has fluid UI?
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I recommend:
Lineage OS 14.1
AOSP Extended
Stock Nougat
Resurrection Remix
You should also look into custom kernels to fix jitters. Try out some of those ROMs first. AOSP Extended (AEX Rom) is quite speedy and feature packed.

For the ROM try AEX it is a very good ROM.
Also CAF Nougat is good and has a good battery backup.
For the kernel I'd say: UD kernel (based on stock moto kernel) or firekernel.
By tweaking you can get some very good results.

nubry said:
For the ROM try AEX it is a very good ROM.
Also CAF Nougat is good and has a good battery backup.
For the kernel I'd say: UD kernel (based on stock moto kernel) or firekernel.
By tweaking you can get some very good results.
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After 2 days of using AOSP Extended and UD Kernel, I gotta say it has been very smooth. Little to no lag and it is really fast. Thanks for the recommendation :good:

R4in_ said:
After 2 days of using AOSP Extended and UD Kernel, I gotta say it has been very smooth. Little to no lag and it is really fast. Thanks for the recommendation :good:
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Glad it helped!
Just curious how long does the battery last (SOT) with this configuration?
My battery backup is very good for simple stuff like texting, fb, camera, Snapchat.. (It lasts about 14h) but in battery usage it is said SOT: 2h (which is very poor actually.)

nubry said:
Glad it helped!
Just curious how long does the battery last (SOT) with this configuration?
My battery backup is very good for simple stuff like texting, fb, camera, Snapchat.. (It lasts about 14h) but in battery usage it is said SOT: 2h (which is very poor actually.)
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I haven't actually recorded the SOT since I was only looking for performance but I'll try that tomorrow and see. Anyways, I have never reached a SOT higher than 4h before in nougat roms (I think it was XenonHD with Firekernel) but with Marshmallow I can reach a SOT as high as 8 or more (RR with Firekernel) mainly due to Amplify and PowerNap Xposed.

nubry said:
Glad it helped!
Just curious how long does the battery last (SOT) with this configuration?
My battery backup is very good for simple stuff like texting, fb, camera, Snapchat.. (It lasts about 14h) but in battery usage it is said SOT: 2h (which is very poor actually.)
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Ok today I just recorded my SOT and it was 2h 19m. Though I am a heavy user (no games but music while browsing, Caustic (synth app) and networking tools (scanning and stuff)).

R4in_ said:
Ok today I just recorded my SOT and it was 2h 19m. Though I am a heavy user (no games but music while browsing, Caustic (synth app) and networking tools (scanning and stuff)).
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For a daily usage (fb, Snapchat, sms camera, portable hotspot, xda, browsing and cellular data on..., no games) I have about 4h SOT.
Though idk if it is an issue (I guess so) but I can stay about 1h with 1%...
My config is :
AEX v4.4 + UD kernel 4.0
CPU: interactive_pro 1152Mhz max, 200Mzh min
Touchboost disabled.
CPU hotplug: Alucard
GPU: Simple_Ondemand
I/O scheduler: fiops
Misc: Arch power enabled and gentle fair sleepers disabled.
I also use ForceDoze.
The temperature reaches 38°C max (100°F) (unless it is plugged) which is very good when heavy usage.

nubry said:
For a daily usage (fb, Snapchat, sms camera, portable hotspot, xda, browsing and cellular data on..., no games) I have about 4h SOT.
Though idk if it is an issue (I guess so) but I can stay about 1h with 1%...
My config is :
AEX v4.4 + UD kernel 4.0
CPU: interactive_pro 1152Mhz max, 200Mzh min
Touchboost disabled.
CPU hotplug: Alucard
GPU: Simple_Ondemand
I/O scheduler: fiops
Misc: Arch power enabled and gentle fair sleepers disabled.
I also use ForceDoze.
The temperature reaches 38°C max (100°F) (unless it is plugged) which is very good when heavy usage.
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Thanks for the config, I am really eager to try it out. But was this the config that got you 2h of SOT?

R4in_ said:
Thanks for the config, I am really eager to try it out. But was this the config that got you 2h of SOT?
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It was a little different (here it may be not as smooth as the 2h SOT but enough for a daily usage)

Hi, I Was wondering whats the different between this custom kernels?
My moto G is on LineageOS 14.1, stock kernel (I think, i didn't flash anything else besides TWRP and the ROM). And for daily use i can get up to 5h 30m of SOT, so the battery practically last the entire day (like 12h of use between charges) and everything is fluid, with occasional lags when performing heavy multitasking.

nubry said:
For a daily usage (fb, Snapchat, sms camera, portable hotspot, xda, browsing and cellular data on..., no games) I have about 4h SOT.
Though idk if it is an issue (I guess so) but I can stay about 1h with 1%...
My config is :
AEX v4.4 + UD kernel 4.0
CPU: interactive_pro 1152Mhz max, 200Mzh min
Touchboost disabled.
CPU hotplug: Alucard
GPU: Simple_Ondemand
I/O scheduler: fiops
Misc: Arch power enabled and gentle fair sleepers disabled.
I also use ForceDoze.
The temperature reaches 38°C max (100°F) (unless it is plugged) which is very good when heavy usage.
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HELLO EVERYONE
You can try Pure Nexus, not many customization but ultra slim
oups i replied in the wrong window.

Jota_8 said:
Hi, I Was wondering whats the different between this custom kernels?
My moto G is on LineageOS 14.1, stock kernel (I think, i didn't flash anything else besides TWRP and the ROM). And for daily use i can get up to 5h 30m of SOT, so the battery practically last the entire day (like 12h of use between charges) and everything is fluid, with occasional lags when performing heavy multitasking.
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Well I tried a bunch of kernels and rom and tried to figure out which one is the best for me.. Like I never got 5h SOT with lineage Os that was most likely 3h so it kinda depends on your usage. So it might depends on your usage and your phone even though we have the same model..

Battery needs optimization

After 7 days of with the phone in my pocket, I think battery needs some serious optimization. Compared to my previous device Redmi note 6 pro on 4000mah had a lot better battery than Mi note 10 at 5260mah. Battery is draining like too fast. I'm on xiaomi eu btw.

I sincerely hope Xiaomi fixes this battery issue with a firmware update. A 5000+mah battery with a mid tier chipset should give phenomenal life.
I think we should get together and make some noise to get Xiaomi to address this. Tech reviewers are blaming the UI

I must agree on this. The battery life leaves a lot to be desired. Thought it would be amazing, but it's only marginally better than my old Nokia 7 Plus.. And the battery in that one is 3800mah.
Please optimize the software Xiaomi!

Yeah after rooting i did some digging. There is some kernel optimisation needed.
Example: Min freq is not set to 300mhz but to 5xx mhz. Also there is some kind of cpu boost enbled (i wasnt yet able to disable it) which is way too agressive, this also causes the min freq to get stuck at 13xx mhz. This cna only be solved by rebooting

iSonik said:
Yeah after rooting i did some digging. There is some kernel optimisation needed.
Example: Min freq is not set to 300mhz but to 5xx mhz. Also there is some kind of cpu boost enbled (i wasnt yet able to disable it) which is way too agressive, this also causes the min freq to get stuck at 13xx mhz. This cna only be solved by rebooting
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Do you suggest taking parameters for this? Or just wait for a Major update?

Actually I am impressed by how long the battery lasts on my Mi note 10
Using it basically no stop, with screen on 90% if the timer and using GPS, chats and emails and more, in the evening I still have not less than 40%

iSonik said:
Yeah after rooting i did some digging. There is some kernel optimisation needed.
Example: Min freq is not set to 300mhz but to 5xx mhz. Also there is some kind of cpu boost enbled (i wasnt yet able to disable it) which is way too agressive, this also causes the min freq to get stuck at 13xx mhz. This cna only be solved by rebooting
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Interesting discovery. While snooping around I found these posts talking about the Pixel 3 and OnePlus 6 that also idle at 576mhz. Both use the Snapdragon 845 though
https://forums.oneplus.com/threads/snapdragon-845-processor-frequency.879301/
https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/2104524?hl=en

stavrakas2007 said:
Do you suggest taking parameters for this? Or just wait for a Major update?
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Not sure if i 100% understand what you mean. But i tried to change parameters with FK and the values do not really get saved.
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MoneyFist said:
Interesting discovery. While snooping around I found these posts talking about the Pixel 3 and OnePlus 6 that also idle at 576mhz. Both use the Snapdragon 845 though
https://forums.oneplus.com/threads/snapdragon-845-processor-frequency.879301/
https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/2104524?hl=en
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Yeah exactly. But thats not that big problem, if you watch your CPU Stats you can see your idle freq get stuck at 13xx for both clusters. Thats quite high for idling. Also did look into the released kernel source, but couldnt find the problem

Not the biggest fan of things like LKT, but in this case it works. Sets the cpu to 300mhz and gets rid of the 12xxmhz boost! if any one want to try it aswell

Your phones guys have really some problems. Mine is rooted and twrp. Updated. The rest is all stock. Yesterday I used it like crazy. Google map for about 2.5 hours, screen during the day basically always on cause I use whatsapp for work. I also spent 1 hour playing a game. In the evening I had 41% battery.
This phone have a monster battery! Amazing!

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Your phones guys have really some problems. Mine is rooted and twrp. Updated. The rest is all stock. Yesterday I used it like crazy. Google map for about 2.5 hours, screen during the day basically always on cause I use whatsapp for work. I also spent 1 hour playing a game. In the evening I had 41% battery.
This phone have a monster battery! Amazing!
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I would like to feel the same optimism that you feel, but until now, I cannot. I got my phone 2 days ago, 2 full charges, one gave me 8h of SOT and the other 7h of SOT. There is something wrong here. I had more battery life with the Pocophone I had than with Mi note 10. Let's see if in a future update it gets better

rasik80 said:
Your phones guys have really some problems. Mine is rooted and twrp. Updated. The rest is all stock. Yesterday I used it like crazy. Google map for about 2.5 hours, screen during the day basically always on cause I use whatsapp for work. I also spent 1 hour playing a game. In the evening I had 41% battery.
This phone have a monster battery! Amazing!
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I mean yes it has good battery life and i can get easily 2 days. But its a 5xxx mah battery. It can last longer. Its like upgraing from 1liter to 2liters but only using 1.5 Liters.

Its Never a 5xxx Battery
A real live measure says its a 4000mah Battery. So imho its a Selling Trick from Xiaomi

labbersagg said:
A real live measure says its a 4000mah Battery. So imho its a Selling Trick from Xiaomi
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What???? Are you kidding? It has really 4000?

labbersagg said:
A real live measure says its a 4000mah Battery. So imho its a Selling Trick from Xiaomi
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If that's true: it aint just a selling trick but a crime!
Can you proove your statement here? Would be interesting for everyone I guess

RicardoCaeiro said:
What???? Are you kidding? It has really 4000?
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Thinking about it, 4000mah sounds right. The Oppo Reno2 has a 4000mah battery, uses the same 730G chipset and has about the same screen size.
The GSMarena endurance test gave the Oppo Reno2 a 102hr endurance rating.
The Mi Note 10 scored 95hrs endurance rating.
I think we've been duped here
See here, scroll to the bottom;
https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=9936&idPhone2=9798
I've installed AccuBattery to monitor drain and give a mAh rating estimate

labbersagg said:
A real live measure says its a 4000mah Battery. So imho its a Selling Trick from Xiaomi
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data ?, or it doesnt happen.

Forgot to mention there is a crazy battery drain at night for no reason like 10% down (Flight mode on, only alarm set on) .

iSonik said:
Yeah after rooting i did some digging. There is some kernel optimisation needed.
Example: Min freq is not set to 300mhz but to 5xx mhz. Also there is some kind of cpu boost enbled (i wasnt yet able to disable it) which is way too agressive, this also causes the min freq to get stuck at 13xx mhz. This cna only be solved by rebooting
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yes. any xiaomi device It has that. The only option is the force setting set min. 300mhz on APK like ex Kernel menager. And turning off boost Touch
Check mi room or miuimix rom based on China dev. I use mi Rom on cc9 and k20 pro. The battery is much better than xiaomi.eu

labbersagg said:
A real live measure says its a 4000mah Battery. So imho its a Selling Trick from Xiaomi
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not true! measured around 5000 for me. Dont be a fear mongerer