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I have a Galaxy S4 SHV-E330S currently running Official 4.4.2 and only gets 3:30 mins of screen time on my phone. I lose around a percent of battery life every two hours. This is really terrible for me as it is very low compared to other S4 models considering I have the Snapdragon 800 processor, so it's supposed to have more efficient battery life, please post screen shots of your battery usage and screen time as well and the firmware you are currently running. Please indicate the specific model of your S4. Thanks!

Please post your updates, I'll be adding my screenshots soon.

Here are my screenies:
Battery stats:
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My screen time:
PLEASE ALSO UPLOAD YOURS

My battery is not the original one but it's quite good. 3h on screen with normal use. This battery drains a lot when screen off
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DFerb said:
My battery is not the original one but it's quite good. 3h on screen with normal use. This battery drains a lot when screen off
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What model is yours? We have the same battery life and I'm using the original one from Samsung.

breaker12 said:
What model is yours? We have the same battery life and I'm using the original one from Samsung.
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GT i9500. My original battery is swollen so I need a new one
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See the thread in my signature about battery life. See if any of those tips help you improve your battery life.

There is nothing wrong with your screen on time. 3h30m is normal. And losing 1% every 2h? Come on that's really good. That's like 8,3 days standby time.....

Lennyz1988 said:
There is nothing wrong with your screen on time. 3h30m is normal. And losing 1% every 2h? Come on that's really good. That's like 8,3 days standby time.....
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Thanks for the post, sir. What's your screen time and what model do you have. i'ma. Bit disappointed because in gsmarena's review, it says S4 is supposed to have 10 hrs of battery life while browsing the internet. And i'm only reaching about 30% of it!

breaker12 said:
Thanks for the post, sir. What's your screen time and what model do you have. i'ma. Bit disappointed because in gsmarena's review, it says S4 is supposed to have 10 hrs of battery life while browsing the internet. And i'm only reaching about 30% of it!
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I have an i9505. 10 hours browsing is impossible to achieve. Maybe they mean browsing with your screen off

Question Poco X3 Pro ROMs battery

hi,
I was wondering if any of the current roms increase battery life on Poco X3 Pro ?
Now I have 5h-8 hours SOT and I feel that battery is discharching very quick.

astronomy2021 said:
hi,
I was wondering if any of the current roms increase battery life on Poco X3 Pro ?
Now I have 5h-8 hours SOT and I feel that battery is discharching very quick.
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Your information don't tell us much because we don't know which apps you are using. If you are into heavy gaming, 6h would be a great achievement for the phone. In addition, the reception strength of your mobile provider / WLAN plays a major role; the worse it is, the more battery consumption.
In my case with very light usage (browsing, Spotify, messaging) I got around 7h of screentime and still 39% battery left. Last charge was 52h ago.

Yeh non sim card, no bluetooth or location only WIFI in the same room as router lite browsing watching youtube in YouTube Vanced , reddit for 5-10 minutes and 5hour o SOT with half brightness.
I have MIUI 12.5.1 and that it.

astronomy2021 said:
I have MIUI 12.5.1 and that it.
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Me too, but I removed almost all Google and Xiaomi crap.

astronomy2021 said:
increase battery life
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Increase battery life is only by charging.
One can only reduce the speed of battery life consumption.
MIUI itself is not good at this issue, consumes a lot itself.

astronomy2021 said:
hi,
I was wondering if any of the current roms increase battery life on Poco X3 Pro ?
Now I have 5h-8 hours SOT and I feel that battery is discharching very quick.
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answering from direct mode
try crDroid, with reduced pixel view, dark mode and extreme app economy in (battery mode)
and post your experience here !!!

im using 12.0.6 global and im getting 9+ hours SOT with 29% remaining juice...
includes gaming, videocalls & watching videos. battery will last a day or so..
mostly debloats some xiaomi and google apps..

9+ hours?? i only get around 4 using edge and whatsapp... :|

im on wifi maybe thats why... i dont use data for my phone,
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only 1 charge? yes i am using data. 4g

hfmls said:
only 1 charge? yes i am using data. 4g
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yes only 1 charge

benson.nosneb said:
Good sot bro
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10hrs SOT with almost 5hrs gaming until red bar

Battery taking a turn for the worse?

When I first got my Note 20 Ultra (Aug of last year) the battery was amazing. Now within the last 2 months is horrible. My phone shows a full charge will last 11 hours and 51m. Just today I was out and about, unplugged at 11am est and by 4pm I was at 41%.
Not sure what has changed. Though Facebook is showing around 10-20% battery usage over the last 7 days which is odd since I'm not using it that much.

Ditch FB* and any social media that's loaded as an app... crapware.
Clear system cache.
Disable all power management.
Now see what's using the battery and if it's appropriate. Go from there.
Install Accubattery to track battery use history.
A well optimized Note should about 7-14%@hr SOT, less than 1%@hr with AOD in tap on mode at night.
After doing all this reevaluate if it's a weak battery or just excessive power usage.
*yeah I know you can't send any FB messages if the app isn't installed... ditch this malware. It's malware by design not coincidence. FB is a menace... learn or get burned.
This is my N10+, the N20U may use slightly more due to variable refresh rate and 5G but should be similar.
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Battery aging process.

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Battery aging process.
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I figure a on heavily used Note that's fast charged the battery will last 1-2 years.
My last N10+ battery failed around the 1.5 year mark. I'll probably replace now at 1 year intervals.

blackhawk said:
I figure a on heavily used Note that's fast charged the battery will last 1-2 years.
My last N10+ battery failed around the 1.5 year mark. I'll probably replace now at 1 year intervals.
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Hello stranger.

Limeybastard said:
Hello stranger.
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Greetings...
Hopefully we will both long outlive all our batteries

blackhawk said:
Greetings...
Hopefully we will both long outlive all our batteries
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Or the XDA forums

General Pixel 6a has the best battery life I have seen in a smartphone

I got my first pixel about 1 month ago and I have to say that it has the best battery life of any smartphone I have used. It is even better than the LG V30s and V50 which i think had great battery life. It is definitely better than my S21 5G (exynos). It is very efficient during use and really awesome in standby. However, I am not rooted and I have disabled 5G and AOD. I attached some screenshots. Note that I was on wifi about 85% of the time and my usage won't be the same as yours. But this is just to give an indication of what could be achieved with the pixel 6a.
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lallolu said:
I got my first pixel about 1 month ago and I have to say that it has the best battery life of any smartphone I have used. It is even better than the LG V30s and V50 which i think had great battery life. It is definitely better than my S21 5G (exynos). It is very efficient during use and really awesome in standby. However, I disabled 5G and AOD. I attached some screenshots. Note that I was on wifi about 85% of the time and my usage won't be the same as yours. But this is just to give an indication of what could be achieved with the pixel 6a.
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I agree, tis a very good battery and managment. Pixel 7 has an even better one....

I gave up as I will be going out soon and I need the phone to be charged. it has been at 6% for about 2 hours and i don't even have it in battery saver mode and I still have auto brightness by default. I am loving this battery life.

If you root, with various tweaks you can squeeze approx. 15-20+% more outta it. GMS is a freakin' hog...you can tame it plus force numerous other system apps to doze muuch sooner. That's just a few.

Zaxx32 said:
If you root, with various tweaks you can squeeze approx. 15-20+% more outta it. GMS is a freakin' hog...you can tame it plus force numerous other system apps to doze muuch sooner. That's just a few.
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which tweaks? how to doze GMS??

charly30 said:
how to doze GMS??
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Let Me Google That
For all those people that find it more convenient to bother you with their question than to google it for themselves.
letmegooglethat.com

Yes must admit bought mine 3 days ago and battery is the best in any phone ive had including the Lenovo p2 with 5000mah battery if anyones old enough to remember that

3a XL was better

One plus 10 pro. Takes 20 mins to go from 0 to full charge and last forever !!!

Battery consumption really improved on January build.. I'm at 18% remaining with 7h 40 min SOT.

nahsha said:
Battery consumption really improved on January build.. I'm at 18% remaining with 7h 40 min SOT.
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Stable or QPR Beta 2 -2023?

dexlemaffo said:
Stable or QPR Beta 2 -2023?
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Stable

My girl with iphone 13 pro with same battery but 6.7 120gz screen with max brightness all time have stable(!!!) 8-9 screen on time. With VPN and all is on. I look for iphone now. Pixel is good as android but iphones is the most optimized device.

we dont like discussing Iphone here in fact i think it is out of bounds per rules also.

So, if I understand battery on 6a is now better than average?
How about heat management, does the phone tend to get warm or hot on basic tasks or prolonged use?

I have never noticed any heating issue at all although i never game on phones.

any tips to improve battery?

marion695 said:
any tips to improve battery?
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What do you need improving on?

is this ok with my battery?

Question How hot does the phone get?

On my current phone I've got good battery life through keeping the phone cool. I've head that the Pixel 7 Pro could get hot easily.
How hot does the phone get during normal operations like:
Lots of browsing
Android Auto
Charging
Camera use

Hot, just not as hot as a Pixel 6 Pro.

Not hot at all

This will help i suspect.
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Always cool except one time when the youtube app that I I forgot to disable went all crazy. Disabled it (like most apps that came with the p7p) and all is good ever since with outstanding battery life.

Mine was a steady 40c yesterday using mobile data whilst travelling (which i would consider hot), sat here doing nowt it is 26.5c.

MrBelter said:
Mine was a steady 40c yesterday using mobile data whilst travelling (which i would consider hot), sat here doing nowt it is 26.5c.
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This is the answer. ^
If you're not on mobile data, it's generally going to be cool unless you're gaming, but LTE and especially 5G will warm it up very quickly due to the inefficient modem.

It depends on many factors. But it tends to get hot even under "subtle" usage while on Mobile Data. In my case, anywhere between 38-44C on the battery (ambient 21-23c). Skin temperature is higher, always higher by a few celsius degrees compared to battery temp.

And of course we need to take in to account where you are and how hot the ambient temperature is, last summer when we were hitting over 40C in the UK my Pixel 6 Pro was giving overheat warnings even when it was idling. That heat was very unusual for the UK but absolutely normal for some counties for months and months.
Obviously the P7P wasn't out then but it definitely runs cooler than phones with the original Tensor.

MrBelter said:
Mine was a steady 40c yesterday using mobile data whilst travelling (which i would consider hot), sat here doing nowt it is 26.5c.
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Sounds about the same for me, about 70-80F ambient 21c-26c ish, goes up to about 100F or so. Its especially noticeable during data/wifi and charging. Temp goes down after battery is maxed out though.

P7P heats up during normal usage and heats up more with 5G.
With game on, after 15 mins it's too hot. Need rest for 15-20 mins for next usage.
With 1080 resolution battery life is bit better compared to 1440.