I'm sure there are already plenty of discussions on this topic, but I thought I'd share my experience with everyone. It is now 10:05pm and I have 36% left. My day started at 8am. Screen on time was 3 hours even.
First, here are some screen shots of my battery usage.
I am on Wi-Fi the entire time I'm at work. During work hours, I use my phone to check personal emails, work and personal text messages, a few MMS a day, a push-to-talk app, and check posts and messages on a social app.
I have only one Google account, and I sync almost everything on that account. I use Google Now. I also sync Facebook, Haxsync for Facebook, Dropbox and Box.com.
As far as settings, I have Wi-Fi optimized, avoid poor connections, disabled scanning always available, and location setting is set to battery saving. I use Juice Defender Plus to help prolong battery life.
An average like today, the battery lasts for about 16-18 hours. That's good from before I leave for work at 8am til around midnight. The battery drain is significantly faster at night because I am constantly on my phone after work. I can still squeeze out about 5 hours of screen time.
Objective of this post. If battery life is the only thing holding you back from buying the Nexus 5, I say go ahead. It is not great for sure, certainly not great like my other phone the LG G2 or the Note 3. But it can be done, all you need is a little battery management and a good third party battery saving app. Also, bear in mind that the Nexus has a much smaller battery compared to the two aforementioned phones. Speaking of small battery and perhaps more importantly a smaller footprint, the Moto X performs hands down better in this department compared to Nexus 5.
This is not a discussion of whether the Nexus 5 is the best Android phone money can buy. It isn't, plain and simple. At $400 for a 32GB version, it is the best Android phone in its class. However if Motorola continues to sell the Moto X at the discounted price (see story posted today by AC), then it becomes a two horse race. There are always pros and cons. The only advise is: know your priorities and pick the one you like the best.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using AC Forums mobile app
First, here are some screen shots of my battery usage.
I am on Wi-Fi the entire time I'm at work. During work hours, I use my phone to check personal emails, work and personal text messages, a few MMS a day, a push-to-talk app, and check posts and messages on a social app.
I have only one Google account, and I sync almost everything on that account. I use Google Now. I also sync Facebook, Haxsync for Facebook, Dropbox and Box.com.
As far as settings, I have Wi-Fi optimized, avoid poor connections, disabled scanning always available, and location setting is set to battery saving. I use Juice Defender Plus to help prolong battery life.
An average like today, the battery lasts for about 16-18 hours. That's good from before I leave for work at 8am til around midnight. The battery drain is significantly faster at night because I am constantly on my phone after work. I can still squeeze out about 5 hours of screen time.
Objective of this post. If battery life is the only thing holding you back from buying the Nexus 5, I say go ahead. It is not great for sure, certainly not great like my other phone the LG G2 or the Note 3. But it can be done, all you need is a little battery management and a good third party battery saving app. Also, bear in mind that the Nexus has a much smaller battery compared to the two aforementioned phones. Speaking of small battery and perhaps more importantly a smaller footprint, the Moto X performs hands down better in this department compared to Nexus 5.
This is not a discussion of whether the Nexus 5 is the best Android phone money can buy. It isn't, plain and simple. At $400 for a 32GB version, it is the best Android phone in its class. However if Motorola continues to sell the Moto X at the discounted price (see story posted today by AC), then it becomes a two horse race. There are always pros and cons. The only advise is: know your priorities and pick the one you like the best.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using AC Forums mobile app
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