Left iPhone 4 for Galaxy Nexus. Please help with this battery

**the juiceman#IM** · 07-28-2012, 02:11 PM

The screen shots say it all. I have seen posts with much better stats. What am I doing wrong?

**1088933** · 07-28-2012, 02:27 PM

Do you have 4G? Also, putting your screen on auto brightness helps a bit. The screen is always chews up the battery. My record so far is this:

**1088933** · 07-28-2012, 02:30 PM

Also, here's and article with some tips.

**the juiceman#IM** · 07-28-2012, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by 1088933

Do you have 4G? Also, putting your screen on auto brightness helps a bit. The screen is always chews up the battery. My record so far is this:

I am on an unlocked Nexus. So HSPA+.Yep it was on auto brightness the whole time or lower.

**the juiceman#IM** · 07-28-2012, 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by 1088933

Also, here's and article with some tips.

Thanks. I've done a lot of searching but I will check this one out.

**1088933** · 07-28-2012, 02:48 PM

Hmm, that's weird. If you've tried everything and still only pulling 6 hours... it might just be a bad battery its self.

**the juiceman#IM** · 07-28-2012, 03:21 PM

Well, I won't say I've tried everything but I have followed a lot of tips and tricks. That is why I posted.

What about the multitasking? Should I be closing those apps out often?

**tirith** · 07-28-2012, 03:26 PM

Honestly, from my android experience of 3+ years, auto brightness kills the battery faster... Uses sensor, turns brightness up. I keep mine on a minimum.

Widgets that refresh constantly or apps in the bg are usually culprits of a bad battery life...

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**ryanr509** · 07-28-2012, 08:34 PM

Originally Posted by thejuiceman236

The screen shots say it all. I have seen posts with much better stats. What am I doing wrong?

There are things u can just like with every single android phone made. Check brightness, screen timeout,live wallpapers, and syncing apps like Facebook gmail flipboard. How much screen on time did u get? That's a better way to tell then to look at just the overall time of the phone being on. Sometimes I get 3hrs of screen on time in 6 hours and my phone is almost dead. Other times it takes me 12 hours to get 3hrs of screen on time and its almost dead. So far these are my best times. I usually hit about 3hrs of screen on time in 8 hours so the phone needs a charge.also some peoples numbers are misleading. If I charged my phone to 100% right before I slept then left it off the charger on all night it only uses around 5% battery so I'd wake up and look like I have awesome battery life with 8hrs on and only 5% gone. So it just all depends

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**stephanb** · 07-28-2012, 09:58 PM

sorry my friend hacked my account ......................

**ryanr509** · 07-28-2012, 10:14 PM

Originally Posted by stephanb

I gotta be honest. My boyfriend has an iPhone and I'm thinking about jumping ship. Not sure yet, I love my Galaxy Nexus but I'm just thinking about it...

Ya I loved the battery life and smoothness of my iPhone when I had it. It is a great device just depends on what u like personally.

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**the juiceman#IM** · 07-28-2012, 10:54 PM

Originally Posted by ryanr509

There are things u can just like with every single android phone made. Check brightness, screen timeout,live wallpapers, and syncing apps like Facebook gmail flipboard. How much screen on time did u get? That's a better way to tell then to look at just the overall time of the phone being on. Sometimes I get 3hrs of screen on time in 6 hours and my phone is almost dead. Other times it takes me 12 hours to get 3hrs of screen on time and its almost dead. So far these are my best times. I usually hit about 3hrs of screen on time in 8 hours so the phone needs a charge.also some peoples numbers are misleading. If I charged my phone to 100% right before I slept then left it off the charger on all night it only uses around 5% battery so I'd wake up and look like I have awesome battery life with 8hrs on and only 5% gone. So it just all depends

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Screen shot above. But on screen time was 2 hours 47 minutes. Great point about people making it look like great battery by leaving it on all night. Thanks.

**the juiceman#IM** · 07-28-2012, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by tirith

Honestly, from my android experience of 3+ years, auto brightness kills the battery faster... Uses sensor, turns brightness up. I keep mine on a minimum.

Widgets that refresh constantly or apps in the bg are usually culprits of a bad battery life...

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Thanks. I'll try not using auto brightness. And all mg widgets and syncing are off. Only syncing twitter so I'll know when I get a mention.

**the juiceman#IM** · 07-28-2012, 10:57 PM

Originally Posted by stephanb

I gotta be honest. My boyfriend has an iPhone and I'm thinking about jumping ship. Not sure yet, I love my Galaxy Nexus but I'm just thinking about it...

I'm considering returning my Nexus and going back to iPhone. Not just for battery reasons but a few others as well.

**ryanr509** · 07-28-2012, 11:01 PM

Originally Posted by thejuiceman236

I'm considering returning my Nexus and going back to iPhone. Not just for battery reasons but a few others as well.

That seems about right I usually get around 3hours of screen on time when I'm on 3g only. With the iPhone I could get around 4-4.5 hours on screen on 3g. Just depends some ppl like the advantages the iPhone have some dont. And its really not that big of a deal if u don't root/ROM. Only thing I missed on iPhone was the free music downloads and widgets and screen is to small.

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**the juiceman#IM** · 07-28-2012, 11:10 PM

Originally Posted by ryanr509

That seems about right I usually get around 3hours of screen on time when I'm on 3g only. With the iPhone I could get around 4-4.5 hours on screen on 3g. Just depends some ppl like the advantages the iPhone have some dont. And its really not that big of a deal if u don't root/ROM. Only thing I missed on iPhone was the free music downloads and widgets and screen is to small.

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Ok, thanks for saying that is normal. And I agree the iPhone screen is too small. Hopefully the next one will be bigger. Even though the rumors are for a longer screen not wider...which is weird but we will see.

Edit: Also, the only widget I am finding useful is the Bobclock d3 widget. The others I have are kind of take it or leave it. The Widgets aren't that helpful if they can't be allowed to show real time data because of battery life. So that defeats the purpose of the widget.

**ryanr509** · 07-28-2012, 11:14 PM

Originally Posted by thejuiceman236

Ok, thanks for saying that is normal. And I agree the iPhone screen is too small. Hopefully the next one will be bigger. Even though the rumors are for a longer screen not wider...which is weird but we will see.

Ya I'm anywhere from 2.5-3.5 screen on time depending what I'm doing. Wifi only I can get about 4.5 on screen. U can try one of the extended batteries

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**joeynumbers** · 07-29-2012, 09:00 AM

I get about an extra hour of screen time then OP. I turn off sync for most apps and I don't allow most sites or apps to know my location.

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**terencet1603** · 08-01-2012, 04:19 AM

I have noticed fast battery drains on my Nexus as well. Juice Defender has helped me out a lot.

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**webb3201** · 08-02-2012, 09:03 AM

I recommend grabbing additional batteries or an extended battery. I bought a Samsung Brand 2000MAH battery that add almost no difference to the size. It came with an OEM battery cover and looks great.

**edhe** · 08-03-2012, 07:33 AM

I've had the gnex for about 6 months and had the og desire before.

What I've found is that you don't really need to turn synching off, although having it any less than 30 minutes is probably bad for your health.

Auto Brightness is all well and good but if you're inside at work or home then it'll adjust it to low levels anyway.

What i've done that lets me get ~2hrs screentime into about ~16 hours battery life on the stock battery:

1) all syncs are at least an hour apart
2) I run Locale with which i've set up multiple profiles for my phone that branch out into other apps APNDroid (and also Astrid, but that's not important right now)

3) i've set my phone to always have wifi on in order that google now knows my presence better, as well as having locational data on.
4) Locale profiles:
- default is 3g on, bt off, auto-brightness, 30 second display sleep, wifi on, ring volume full
- headphones changes the media volume to 50% when inserted and launches beyondpod
- work = 10% brightmess, 30 sec sleep, 3g on, media volume 0, ring volune 50
- Offline on desk - at work, during work hours, whilst facing up, my phone turns off the internet, the bt, the wifi. This puts the phone in an almost inert state that a) lets me work and b) stops me activating the screen on any notifications.
- Under 10% my profiles kill off anything data related, even wifi, in order that i can pick/make emergency calls for the next hour or two.
5) it's the screen that uses the power much more than anything else.

This allows me enough time & battery to enjoy the trips to work, the loo (phone goes back online when i pick it up) whilst not worrying about running out of call-battery.

**terencet1603** · 08-03-2012, 09:39 PM

Bout to charge my Nexus. Check the results. Don't sleep on Juice Defender. I also switch my brightness from 10% to automatic when outdoors to keep the screen visible through the sun.

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