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[Zlatan]

I just ordered the nexus 4. yay. only nexus phones from now on.

 

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[gray]

only nexus phones from now on.

my man

 

[Zlatan]

my man

got burned with the o2x and its crap software. never again.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

I just ordered the nexus 4. yay. only nexus phones from now on.

I did so myself. Although shipping and customs will cost a bunch, I GOT to have that phone.

Might give my Galaxy Nexus to my bro. I could sell it, but I prefer to keep it in the family.

 

[Fint]

Battery life on my S3 is driving me insane, any hints or tips? I've tried power saving mode, decreasing the brightness, changed some of the developer options, deleted a ton of apps, tried those app killer widgets and I just can't seem to knock more then 14 hours life outta the damn thing.

 

[AndreaCristiano]

Battery life on my S3 is driving me insane, any hints or tips? I've tried power saving mode, decreasing the brightness, changed some of the developer options, deleted a ton of apps, tried those app killer widgets and I just can't seem to knock more then 14 hours life outta the damn thing.

Do you use the power save mode? Keep a dark wallpaper to minimize battery usage by the amoled. keep brightness at less than 45%

 

[Fint]

Yep Ive all these practices implemented. I'm usually at 30% battery by 6pm. Is there a larger capacity battery that doesn't necessitate the requirement for a replacement back which will add a lot of bulk to the phone?

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

@gray: Are you seeing any battery drain issues with the N4? I'm seeing a few sites reporting that problem.

Battery life on my S3 is driving me insane, any hints or tips? I've tried power saving mode, decreasing the brightness, changed some of the developer options, deleted a ton of apps, tried those app killer widgets and I just can't seem to knock more then 14 hours life outta the damn thing.

Keep the screen brightness at 20-25% max, turn off GPS, WIFI and 3G when you don't need it. Check the apps that sync a lot(emails, Skype, Google+ etc.) and increase sync duration to about 1 hour rather than Push or 5 mins. Try to use dark wallpapers(or like I do, a completely black wallpaper). And try using this app called JuiceDefender. Might add a few hours.

 

[AndreaCristiano]

Yep Ive all these practices implemented. I'm usually at 30% battery by 6pm. Is there a larger capacity battery that doesn't necessitate the requirement for a replacement back which will add a lot of bulk to the phone?

There might be I dont recall for sure. Although that sounds a bit weak. I usually made it to 9 pm with 30% have you tried to discharge the phone till death then charge it while off ?

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Yep Ive all these practices implemented. I'm usually at 30% battery by 6pm. Is there a larger capacity battery that doesn't necessitate the requirement for a replacement back which will add a lot of bulk to the phone?

I'm sure there are such batteries available.

 

[Fint]

There might be I dont recall for sure. Although that sounds a bit weak. I usually made it to 9 pm with 30% have you tried to discharge the phone till death then charge it while off ?

Yeah I often let it die and then give it a full charge with no difference made. Is it possible it's just a dud battery? I'm envious of the Note 2's battery, seems to last a day and a half, or at least my work colleagues' does

I'm sure there are such batteries available.

I've seen a few Chinese batteries online with mAH of 2400+ which would probably add a couple hours, but don't know how reliable they are?

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Yeah I often let it die and then give it a full charge with no difference made. Is it possible it's just a dud battery? I'm envious of the Note 2's battery, seems to last a day and a half, or at least my work colleagues' does

I think Gray posted an article about how letting Lithium ion batteries to die fully is not good. I usually charge mine when it drops below 15%.

If nothing works, get the phone serviced by Samsung. There might be something wrong.

I've seen a few Chinese batteries online with mAH of 2400+ which would probably add a couple hours, but don't know how reliable they are?

Check forums like XDA Developers and see what batteries those geeks recommend.

 

[Fint]

Cheers for all your help Sheik will give that XDA developers site a look. I've literally tried every fix you and AC mentioned, so I'm guessing the battery may well be buggered

 

[piotrr]

My razr lasts day and a half easily, sometimes two. Mainly I browse the internet/tapatalk or play some games from time. I'm really satisfied with that.
My previous phone, Milestone 2 was usually dead after 6 hours

 

[gray]

@gray: Are you seeing any battery drain issues with the N4? I'm seeing a few sites reporting that problem.

The battery life is just average - what you'd expect from a modern smartphone i.e. about a day's worth.

I haven't bothered doing much in the way of kernel tweaking and underclocking.

 

[AndreaCristiano]

Yeah I often let it die and then give it a full charge with no difference made. Is it possible it's just a dud battery? I'm envious of the Note 2's battery, seems to last a day and a half, or at least my work colleagues' does


I've seen a few Chinese batteries online with mAH of 2400+ which would probably add a couple hours, but don't know how reliable they are?

Could def be a dud battery. On the note 2 battery is amazing easily a day and a half

 

[Fint]

I do work in a phone shop so I do tend to spend quite a bit of time on my handset, obviously plays a part in my lackluster battery life

 

[AndreaCristiano]

Cheers for all your help Sheik will give that XDA developers site a look. I've literally tried every fix you and AC mentioned, so I'm guessing the battery may well be buggered

Im on xda alot! Was constantly on there with my sgs3 the note 2 on the other hand havent even rooted it because its awesome out if the box. I hope you find the solution

 

[AndreaCristiano]

I do work in a phone shop so I do tend to spend quite a bit of time on my handset, obviously plays a part in my lackluster battery life

Very true

 

[Fint]

Very true

S4 isn't too far off at least