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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.

[Q] Nexus 5 battery life

im new to this website and im sort of a noob in modding, but i heard people on xda are pros and can give me an inside opinion. i wanna buy a new phone and its either the lg g2 or nexus 5 for me. im a moderate user still in high school so you could say my phone is off for a good amount of time. i was set for the LG G2 but then after some good research i heard about all the problems with the touchscreen sensitivity becoming whacky and all multiple reports of terrible lag and stutter, i come from samsung and i despise lag the suffering i had with their devices was enough. now the main selling point for the g2 is the battery life, which i also heard can be inconsistent. my question goes out to nexus 5 users, as i need someone with personal experience. i use my phone when i come back from school around 4pm for 1-2 hours then its off until about 11 where i use it for maybe a max of 2.5 mainly facebook, whatsapp, bbm and sort of a lot of youtube. will the battery do me good? and how long will it last? I really need some help. PS. they're almost the same price where i am so i dont want comparisons of "its good enough for 350" i need honest(with screenshots if available) performance opinions. i could really use some help guys please

You're good to go.

Check the battery results thread for specifics but 3 hours SoT is about the minimum you can expect without touching anything.
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15 hrs. off the charger and 3 hrs. screenontime for me, stock/not rooted.

I'm rooted rommed and I usually get throughout the whole day easy with a lot of instagram group me and heavy texting . I'm a college student and I text a lot I get through the day
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i wont have any mods on my phone cause i really dont want to take a risk of ruining my phone, so you think a nexus 5 would do well (1-1.5 days maybe) battery wise? or should i go with the G2?

b98anadani said:
... 1-1.5 days maybe?...
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Why?

If you are a heavy user then I would recommend getting the G2 instead, the battery life gap is just day and night in terms of difference. As for the stutters even N5 is not immune to that. For the touch screen issues, I have several friends who have the G2 and NONE of them have the issue/

I'm sorry, but does no one own a charger? It will last you the whole day. That's all that is needed. Put it back on the charger when you go to bed, Take it off the charger when you wake up.
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EarlZ said:
If you are a heavy user then I would recommend getting the G2 instead, the battery life gap is just day and night in terms of difference. As for the stutters even N5 is not immune to that. For the touch screen issues, I have several friends who have the G2 and NONE of them have the issue/
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how do different you think it is? like you have the n5 how much juice you get out of it and are you satisfied? as for the stutter, i heard a lot of stories about deteriorating performance and the ram being taken up more than 1.3/2 out of the 2 gigs available. i really cant stand lag which is my im tempted by the n5. im not really a heavy user maybe moderate-heavy, but i do go out on a lot of days and i have a trip this summer, so i need something that wouldnt fail me midday

Kreateablaze said:
I'm sorry, but does no one own a charger? It will last you the whole day. That's all that is needed. Put it back on the charger when you go to bed, Take it off the charger when you wake up.
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Thank you!!
"I can keep it on for 2 days straight oh wowee!". I don't get why people want it to last forever, simply charge it overnight. Yes, the nexus will probably last a full day depending on how you use it, but even if you can't, whack it on a charger for 30 mins and you're good to go till you can fully charge it before bed. The charging speed is amazing on this thing, so if you're at 5% before the day ends, top it up, and in 10 mins and you'll have 20% ready for the rest of the day.
Battery lasts all day = Good, usable battery.
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I have both G2(stock ROM) and N5, I must say that G2 as an amazing battery but N5 got incredible charging speed!

Ltdrev said:
I have both G2(stock ROM) and N5, I must say that G2 as an amazing battery but N5 got incredible charging speed!
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After all it has a huge 3000 mAh battery!

b98anadani said:
how do different you think it is? like you have the n5 how much juice you get out of it and are you satisfied? as for the stutter, i heard a lot of stories about deteriorating performance and the ram being taken up more than 1.3/2 out of the 2 gigs available. i really cant stand lag which is my im tempted by the n5. im not really a heavy user maybe moderate-heavy, but i do go out on a lot of days and i have a trip this summer, so i need something that wouldnt fail me midday
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Depends on the day but for heavy use its not as good as the G2, both devices have their own set of stuttering events. I dont even know why the N5 has a lot of home screen redraw when there is over 600mb of free RAM.

It can't compete with the G2's huge battery but compared to phones with similar sized batteries it is extremely efficient.
http://anandtech.com/show/7517/google-nexus-5-review/3
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thanks a lot forum members, you have been very helpful. i went ahead and got the Nexus 5

b98anadani said:
thanks a lot forum members, you have been very helpful. i went ahead and got the Nexus 5
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Welcome to the club.

vin4yak said:
After all it has a huge 3000 mAh battery!
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It is much more than the 3000mah battery...it also has G ram for the screen which decreases the screen power consumption by almost 30% according to lg even after features such as knock on and also the kernel of G2 must have been optimized to maximise its battery life
That is why it is leads ahead off phones which have same mah battery.

I just moved from a G2 to N5.
When I got my G2 it would last almost 2 days, after a few months it would barely last over 1. I Tried other ROMs modded stock ROMs and just couldn't get the battery back up to where it was. The other day it fell down a flight of stairs and I had to replace it anyway so I got the N5, which so far I like the battery on. I don't expect it to be as good as the G2 originally was, but so far its doing great for me.

varuntis1993 said:
It is much more than the 3000mah battery...it also has G ram for the screen which decreases the screen power consumption by almost 30% according to lg even after features such as knock on and also the kernel of G2 must have been optimized to maximise its battery life
That is why it is leads ahead off phones which have same mah battery.
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Think I heard N5 has the same "G Ram" they just don't advertise it. It also has the same 20% more efficient LTE operation as the G2 and is more efficient than other 2300 and even 2600 mAh phones.
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Battery Please add.. 02 cents

I owned original One, but battery was horrible. I switched to G2 and battery is the best I've had. On m8 how is battery? Did they improve it? I work at a homeless shelter and sometimes work overnights. When I do I'm basically on wifi all night. G3 is coming out with same battery but bigger screen so I'm anticipating it to get less screen time.
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big70tom said:
I owned original One, but battery was horrible. I switched to G2 and battery is the best I've had. On m8 how is battery? Did they improve it? I work at a homeless shelter and sometimes work overnights. When I do I'm basically on wifi all night. G3 is coming out with same battery but bigger screen so I'm anticipating it to get less screen time.
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There is probably at least 10 threads that already talk about battery life. But I'll give my 2 cents. I leave home at 9am and don't get back until midnight. With my previous phone, it would be dead by about 2pm (I'm a heavy user). With this phone, I've never once had to charge during the day, even when I'm working in basements with no signal at all. I've never gotten home at midnight with less than 30% battery.

ive had both the G2 and now the M8. I think the G2 is still better (mAh is higher) but very comparable. Unless you're cutting it close (<10% when you go to charge your G2), then the M8 will suffice for battery life.

Battery is amazing due to 801 chip. Beats my note 3. Read some reviews - they'll say battery life is amazing.
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NoFanboy said:
Battery is amazing due to 801 chip. Beats my note 3. Read some reviews - they'll say battery life is amazing.
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beats the note 3? i had that phone as well and i dont think i could beat it with the m8. that thing lasted forever

Abe21599 said:
beats the note 3? i had that phone as well and i dont think i could beat it with the m8. that thing lasted forever
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Mine had 4-5 hours on screen time. With the m8 I always get more than 5.
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Battery life is the best I've had on any android device to date. I'm happy.
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I start the day off at 100% and goto work for 8 hours. I get a 30 minute lunch and 15 minute break which I usually browse the news and websites. At the end of the day I only used 2%. My HTC ThunderBolt would of normally been around 45% remaining at this time. Recently I was stuck at family's and watched the latest FRANKIEonPCin1080p video and a couple JackFrags videos on youtube with a bunch of browsing. ~an hour and a half and used about 15-20% from 100.

I'm at 24% right now with 5h 11m screen-on time over LTE. I've been using it very heavily and I'm projecting a total screen on time of 6h 45m.
This is with power saver mode enabled which I completely recommend. This phone lasts equally as long (on power saver) as my GS3 did with the OEM 3000mah extended battery.
It's pretty good.
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Abe21599 said:
beats the note 3? i had that phone as well and i dont think i could beat it with the m8. that thing lasted forever
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I don't think it can beat note 3 I'm at 32% with about 13 1/2 hours 29% screen on and like 20% Pandora and the other games and so on
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This is pretty awesome.
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[Q] Pros and cons

Hello Nexus 5 users...
I've been recently searching about this phone as I am about to buy it...
I still can't gather all the pros and cons of the phone so I can make a conclusion
whether should or should I not buy it...
I've been reading reviews but my experience says that user comments are better than reviews...
I would really love if you could type some pros and cons of this phone.
Thank you very much

Buy it, it's a great phone
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Yes just buy it man. IMO there are no cons.

Hi,
I've only had this phone for one month, so I can't talk about long term usage, but here's my pros and cons so far:
Pros
Very powerful and smooth
Stock Android
Great developer support, and it's very easy to install custom ROMs
The screen is simply gorgeous
Cons
No SD Card slot
No removable battery (it's relatively easy to replace, but not "on the go")
Can get relatively hot when playing intensive games (particularly PvZ 2)
Overall I'm really happy with it, and I think you won't regret buying it

it is an ok phone..considering for the price..for the price of the n5 u could get the oneplus or the g3 if u have the money
pros
cheap price
stock android
great development
cons
nonremoveable battery
no sd slot
not water resistant
no ir blaster
speakers are not that good
battery life blows
camera is not that good

hello00 said:
it is an ok phone..considering for the price..for the price of the n5 u could get the oneplus or the g3 if u have the money
[*]battery life blows
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I'd debate that. The battery is very good, not the best, but very adequate.
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Pros:
Cheap
Unlocked
Great screen
Perfect size
Wireless charging
Great dev support/community
Cons:
Speakers not loud enough imo, but can be modded to be louder
I love the n5. I wouldn't trade it for any phone currently out.

jd1639 said:
I'd debate that. The battery is very good, not the best, but very adequate.
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my n5 couldnt last me not even 3hrs..stock and battery calibrated..i had to take my charger with me all the time..thats one of the main reasons i moved to the g3

hello00 said:
my n5 couldnt last me not even 3hrs..stock and battery calibrated..i had to take my charger with me all the time..thats one of the main reasons i moved to the g3
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I consistently get over 5 hours sot and 20+ hours total. Not sure what you're doing to calibrate battery but it's not needed and probably eating battery. The battery is very dependent on your signal quality, the apps you use and your usage patterns. The battery on the n5 is not bad. If you're getting bad battery life it's a user issue.
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jd1639 said:
I consistently get over 5 hours sot and 20+ hours total. Not sure what you're doing to calibrate battery but it's not needed and probably eating battery. The battery is very dependent on your signal quality, the apps you use and your usage patterns. The battery on the n5 is not bad. If you're getting bad battery life it's a user issue.
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the battery calibration is just to erase the stats that way u could have an accurate battery meter..it will not increase battery life but it will improve the runtime of the system if the system thinks 20% is left when there is actually 50% or more left..u probably dont use the phone as much as me but i could tell u right now that it sucked..and im not the only one saying that

hello00 said:
the battery calibration is just to erase the stats that way u could have an accurate battery meter..it will not increase battery life but it will improve the runtime of the system if the system thinks 20% is left when there is actually 50% or more left..u probably dont use the phone as much as me but i could tell u right now that it sucked..and im not the only one saying that
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That said there are plenty of us getting great battery too. You may not be the only one not getting great battery but many of us do too.
Oh and by the way, the battery meter is 100% unlinked to stats.
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rootSU said:
That said there are plenty of us getting great battery too. You may not be the only one not getting great battery but many of us do too.
Oh and by the way, the battery meter is 100% unlinked to stats.
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it just resets the stats

My battery is terrible... It's been off charge for 25 hours now. Had 2 1/2 hours on the screen and 1h phone calls with data/wifi/location all on and still has 25% left. I don't know how i cope ?

hello00 said:
it just resets the stats
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Charging resets the stats. Unless you're confused and don't actually mean stats.
[Info] What are battery stats and is wiping them helpful?

Thanks for all the reviews...
I will think it again and may buy this phone instead...
How about the phone quality?

UltraWelfare said:
Thanks for all the reviews...
I will think it again and may buy this phone instead...
How about the phone quality?
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Pretty good, you won't be dissapointed

[Q] Can i flash another update on my d850?

I have a lot of troubles with my battery on my d850...
Like after 15 minutes of 10%bright and wifi just reading blogs, my battery on 100% got 96 %
I have a lot of problems some one can help me? I want to flash 10H or something like that on mu phone to get better battery life
Or some tips and tricks, what if i flash again my 10d to unroot and start on 0?

You can't flash any updates from the other variants. Wait until the bootloader gets unlocked so you can flash a few roms/updates/etc. Until then, we have to wait for att to push out an ota.

What a cruel world...

My battery life has been solid on this thing.

cammykool said:
My battery life has been solid on this thing.
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Maybe i need a full restauration

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2820827
Go here, for flashing stock firmware.

Go look at the forums.... I finally get about 5hrs screen on time and 40hrs run time.... All about tweaking. If you're rooted and g3tweakbox and Greenify.
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please share the info
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Go look at the forums.... I finally get about 5hrs screen on time and 40hrs run time.... All about tweaking. If you're rooted and g3tweakbox and Greenify.
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would you mind to share links to the info?, I have been looking and tweaking my phone, so far, battery life still sucks!, please halp!

Or buy a 10,000 mA backup Anker battery from amazon (25.00 USD) and when your battery runs low plus the USB to phone and press the button. I have that, and extra battery, battery life is the last thing i worry about lol

kennypow3rs said:
Or buy a 10,000 mA backup Anker battery from amazon (25.00 USD) and when your battery runs low plus the USB to phone and press the button. I have that, and extra battery, battery life is the last thing i worry about lol
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I've had that battery pack for a couple of years. It's excellent.
I am noticing a fair amount of battery drain though. I'm guessing it's the ridiculously high resolution screen.

czucker said:
I've had that battery pack for a couple of years. It's excellent.
I am noticing a fair amount of battery drain though. I'm guessing it's the ridiculously high resolution screen.
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That is 100% correct. QHD/2k screen was not needed and is the BIGGEST battery hog for this phone. Its a shame, this phone could have been the perfect device, but as strange as it sounds, the screen is just too good and came to soon.

It is a shame. I was getting significantly better battery life on my Oneplus.
Out of curiosity, what are people doing to increase battery life beyond things like lowering brightness, turning off wifi, bluetooth, etc. . . .

czucker said:
It is a shame. I was getting significantly better battery life on my Oneplus.
Out of curiosity, what are people doing to increase battery life beyond things like lowering brightness, turning off wifi, bluetooth, etc. . . .
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So was I on my one plus. Screen just kills the battery significantly to the point where I'm kinda sick of it and the lack of Roms. I just ordered a Z3 good by LG...see you guys on the flip side.

kennypow3rs said:
So was I on my one plus. Screen just kills the battery significantly to the point where I'm kinda sick of it and the lack of Roms. I just ordered a Z3 good by LG...see you guys on the flip side.
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If roms drop this weekend like you predicted, will you cancel the order?
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kennypow3rs said:
That is 100% correct. QHD/2k screen was not needed and is the BIGGEST battery hog for this phone. Its a shame, this phone could have been the perfect device, but as strange as it sounds, the screen is just too good and came to soon.
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That's where this bad boy comes in... http://www.amazon.com/Warranty-Zero...id=1414210434&sr=8-1&keywords=LG+G3+zerolemon :highfive:
Mine's on the way but I've purchased two batteries from them for a Note 2 and Note 3. Both were stellar.
Here's some discussion on the G3 battery. http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/accessories/lg-g3-zerolemon-t2887095