My report on battery life so far

I've only had this device a short time (28th) but I want to give a quick report out on the battery life. I have a Galaxy S6 Edge for comparison. My usage is moderate and I spend most of my SoT surfing the net on Chrome, sending text messages, listening to music, and I also have a few 15-20 minute phone calls per day.

On my S6 Edge I averaged about 3-3.5 hours SoT and this was done through toggling off many settings and features. I had turned off some location services, VoLTE, some wifi services, nfc, and really had to disable quite a bit to get to 3-3.5 hours SoT. I know others are claiming much higher usage but these are my stats. The standby drain was just really not that good. If I didn't use it at all and unplugged at 6am it would be at 50% by 6pm.

The G4 I'm averaging about 4.5-5 hours SoT so far. This is leaving everything on. Not toggling off any settings. I have disabled some of the bloat but I haven't messed with settings too much. All location services on etc... The standby is amazing. If I unplug at 6am it would probably be at 94% or more by 6pm. It only drains about 2-4% overnight. I don't know what LG does right or Samsung does wrong regarding standby but it's a very noticeable difference.

So far I'm very pleased.

nice! So far im only getting 3hr45mins because of all my gaming, so if i can restrain myself one day i'd liek to see what kind of SOT i can really get lol

Good to know! I'll be putting mine through the paces today. Hopefully I get a similar experience.

Its like me 3 days in I'm averaging. 4 1/2 to 5+ which is awesome (but yet some still complain with this average)

Dont know why & it has quick charge

One cant really complain right 😜

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Weird. I have a Sprint G4 and the battery life is underwhelming. With almost 6 hours of usage on battery, i only got 2 hours left. Moderate use. Appears that GPS set to high accuracy totally drains this thing. I set it back to battery saver.
The device doesn't seem to automatically toggle for the apps that really need GPS high accuracy setting (i.e. Google Maps)

how do you find out the SOT on the device?

Settings, Management, Battery Usage, then touch Screen to open it.

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I think that is a general android way to get SOT. My G4 is different. Battery usage screen just gives you usage on battery, estimated time to fully charge, and Last 3 h in use.

30 percent drop in battery in 90 minutes? Wtf? Attachment 179210

I'm hoping Android M will improve this even more

Originally Posted by moysauce

I think that is a general android way to get SOT. My G4 is different. Battery usage screen just gives you usage on battery, estimated time to fully charge, and Last 3 h in use.

But in your screenshot, where it says Battery Use Details, can't you scroll to reveal the breakdown of what has used the battery?

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Originally Posted by belodion

But in your screenshot, where it says Battery Use Details, can't you scroll to reveal the breakdown of what has used the battery?

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Yep. It said Android system was using up 30 percent. You can tap on it and it will tell you the services that it was using. I didn't look closely but didn't find anything out of the ordinary.

After I restarted phone. The screen seems to take up the most battery. Which is expected.

I've got to say, my battery life has been spectacular so far compared to my S6. Granted I've only had the phone for a little over a day, but ice been off the charger since 8 am this morning and am still at 70% at about 3pm. This is with fairly heavy usage of the phone. Kudos to LG.

Took mine off the charger yesterday around 2pm. Plugged in the AT&T SIM. Now I haven't really used it much, but it hasn't been on the charger either. I've done several speed tests. Sent several Emails. Took some screen shots and some pictures. Made a few phone calls. Nothing major. Have yet to mess with any settings, so it's setup stock with everything turned on. I'm at 53% right now. I'd say that's pretty good.

Here's my battery life the other day. It's been pretty good so far.

Originally Posted by Zendroid1

On my S6 Edge I averaged about 3-3.5 hours SoT and this was done through toggling off many settings and features.

You should never have to turn off standard features on a phone just to get 3-3.5 hours of SoT, which I am also averaging on my S6. I am highly suspicious of anyone who claims they get 5+ hours of SoT on the S6/S6 edge, especially with only a 2550/2600 mAh battery.

I'm really glad the G4 is doing so much better while allowing you to leave the standard features turned on.

Originally Posted by mhettrich

I've got to say, my battery life has been spectacular so far compared to my S6. Granted I've only had the phone for a little over a day, but ice been off the charger since 8 am this morning and am still at 70% at about 3pm. This is with fairly heavy usage of the phone. Kudos to LG.

Wth? How the hell are you achieving this? Carrier?

Originally Posted by feedmylittletroll

Here's my battery life the other day. It's been pretty good so far.

So it's at 10 percent after how many hours? Screen on time of over 6 hours? What on earth am I doing wrong?

Originally Posted by moysauce

30 percent drop in battery in 90 minutes? Wtf? Attachment 179210

Don't you mean 30% use in 180 minutes?

Originally Posted by AZwldcats

Don't you mean 30% use in 180 minutes?

That's not how I am reading the graph. Each block is an hour I think. Reading from peak at 80 percent dropping down to about 50 percent which is 1.5 blocks = 1.5 hours.

Unless I am wrong?

Just looked at battery usage graph. 18 percent drop over 3 hours good?

I took mine off the charger Monday at 2pm. Still going this morning.

Attachment 179465

I will probably not have to charge it until tonight. Now, keep in mind, WiFi's on and connected to work and home, and I haven't really used it much.

I don't understand how you guys are getting such great battery life?!!? Although it is an improvement over the s3 I'm a bit disappointed. Thought I'd get at least 12 hours battery life. Think the longest I've had was about 10 hours.

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Have you looked at the battery consumption and checked to see if there was a particular app that was using the battery unduly-or if it seemed to be the screen, etc?

I'm sure by now you have powered it on and off :)

If nothing else, get the free battery via the offer and see if it does better. Sometimes, batteries are not up to snuff.

Yeah seems to be the screen taking up most of the battery. I try to keep it as low as possible but when you're outside turning it all the way is a must.

I did sign up for the free battery with LG. Haven't heard anything though.

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Originally Posted by maybish

I don't understand how you guys are getting such great battery life?!!? Although it is an improvement over the s3 I'm a bit disappointed. Thought I'd get at least 12 hours battery life. Think the longest I've had was about 10 hours.

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Post some pictures of your battery stats and we may be able to find the culprit.

Ok im at 100% just finished charging. I'll post later.

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I have my screen between 40% and 45% brightness. I get about 4 maybe 4 and half hours SOT. Here is my halfway through the day shot. My phone charges from 930 pm till about 1030 pm.

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My halfway totals.

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Originally Posted by Zendroid1

I've only had this device a short time (28th) but I want to give a quick report out on the battery life. I have a Galaxy S6 Edge for comparison. My usage is moderate and I spend most of my SoT surfing the net on Chrome, sending text messages, listening to music, and I also have a few 15-20 minute phone calls per day.

On my S6 Edge I averaged about 3-3.5 hours SoT and this was done through toggling off many settings and features. I had turned off some location services, VoLTE, some wifi services, nfc, and really had to disable quite a bit to get to 3-3.5 hours SoT. I know others are claiming much higher usage but these are my stats. The standby drain was just really not that good. If I didn't use it at all and unplugged at 6am it would be at 50% by 6pm.

The G4 I'm averaging about 4.5-5 hours SoT so far. This is leaving everything on. Not toggling off any settings. I have disabled some of the bloat but I haven't messed with settings too much. All location services on etc... The standby is amazing. If I unplug at 6am it would probably be at 94% or more by 6pm. It only drains about 2-4% overnight. I don't know what LG does right or Samsung does wrong regarding standby but it's a very noticeable difference.

So far I'm very pleased.

+1 I had the exact same experience as you.

Ok here are some stats since I've unplugged. Not sure how great that is. I used the Nike app and streamed my music with Google music at the same time for about 40 minutes.

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@maybish
That doesn't seem right, I have a 19 month old LG Optimus g pro and am averaging 14 hours since unplugged and about 3.5 hours SOT. I just ordered my G4 Monday, don't have it yet to compare. I really hope this isn't a typical battery life for this phone

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Originally Posted by maybish

Ok here are some stats since I've unplugged. Not sure how great that is. I used the Nike app and streamed my music with Google music at the same time for about 40 minutes.

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Did you reboot / shut the phone off during this time?

It's starting to look like the Verizon version may be getting much worse battery life than the other carriers.

Originally Posted by Almeuit

Did you reboot / shut the phone off during this time?

No I didn't reboot. Was I supposed to? I was working out.

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Originally Posted by MrBigFeathers

It's starting to look like the Verizon version may be getting much worse battery life than the other carriers.

I geez I hope not. I've disabled all the Verizon apps except for the Verizon messaging thing.

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Originally Posted by maybish

I geez I hope not. I've disabled all the Verizon apps except for the Verizon messaging thing.

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I think he is asking because you went from 90% to 80% with no history. It's almost like battle cry jumped with no history during that time.

When you guys report 4 hours or more of Screen time what percent is your phone yet around the 4 hour mark. How much percent is left at that point? Less than 10?

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Originally Posted by noobsquared

I think he is asking because you went from 90% to 80% with no history. It's almost like battle cry jumped with no history during that time.

Yeah i noticed that. I don't know why had happened. I was using the Nike app and streaming music with the location on. That's so weird.

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My usage hasn't changed but I'm only getting 3 hours or so the last two days. :(

Originally Posted by maybish

Yeah i noticed that. I don't know why had happened. I was using the Nike app and streaming music with the location on. That's so weird.

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I'd keep an eye on that and if it does that again, I'd take it back to Verizon.

I usually use the phone as is out if the box till it's around 15% and then charge to 100%. It takes a couple days for things to settle down after installing everything. At least that's what I've noticed.

Originally Posted by mikea3000

When you guys report 4 hours or more of Screen time what percent is your phone yet around the 4 hour mark. How much percent is left at that point? Less than 10?

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Last time I checked sot and battery.
I had sot of 4 hrs with battery about 20% left.
I was on WiFi's some of the time
I think 4 hrs sot was the best I have gotten on my G4.
The G4 gets me though the day easy, without having to charge,which works for me.

Edit
Forgot to add mines the H815 model

Originally Posted by gaddang2

I have my screen between 40% and 45% brightness. I get about 4 maybe 4 and half hours SOT. Here is my halfway through the day shot. My phone charges from 930 pm till about 1030 pm.

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Why can't you just set it to auto brightness?

Originally Posted by MrBigFeathers

It's starting to look like the Verizon version may be getting much worse battery life than the other carriers.

Maybe it's just the cdma models that have terrible battery life? I have Sprint and feel like it's Par with my HTC one m8 or maybe a bit worse?

Originally Posted by davidnc

Last time I checked sot and battery.
I had sot of 4 hrs with battery about 20% left.
I was on WiFi's some of the time
I think 4 hrs sot was the best I have gotten on my G4.
The G4 gets me though the day easy, without having to charge,which works for me.

Edit
Forgot to add mines the H815 model

Oops! Yeah, you have the carrier free of mess model! How could you forget?!? lol! :p Mine (H815 model as well! ;)) is doing great! Haven't really checked my screen on time but I usually have more than 50% at the end of my day with my usage. Its been much better than my G3 but my G3 also got me through the day as well.

I am not going to lie .. I want a G4 now to play with haha :P.

Originally Posted by noobsquared

I think he is asking because you went from 90% to 80% with no history. It's almost like battle cry jumped with no history during that time.

That was the first thing that jumped out at me too. It shouldn't be losing or not reporting 10%. I'd go back to VZW and show them this. They should give you a new battery, or another phone.

Originally Posted by maybish

I don't understand how you guys are getting such great battery life?!!? Although it is an improvement over the s3 I'm a bit disappointed. Thought I'd get at least 12 hours battery life. Think the longest I've had was about 10 hours.

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Also, I'm not using mine as my main device, because it's the International Version and will not work on Verizon's network. I'm on AT&T's GoPhone plan that only has 1.5GB each month. FOr this reason, I'm doing a lot of WiFi surfing and testing and very little 4G testing.

I still think I'd be comfortable going all day with it if it was my main carry phone.

Originally Posted by moysauce

Why can't you just set it to auto brightness?

I tried it but it just seems the sweet spot for my eyes are between 40 and 45%. It works perfectly fine for me outdoors as well. My battery is doing fine, especially the amount of time I'm on my phone.

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Originally Posted by gaddang2

My battery is doing fine, especially the amount of time I'm on my phone.

Carrier?

Originally Posted by Inders99

Carrier?

He is on Verizon (according to his PP Profile).

Originally Posted by erwaso

nice! So far im only getting 3hr45mins because of all my gaming, so if i can restrain myself one day i'd liek to see what kind of SOT i can really get lol

Lol, I might be afraid to put games on my G4 then. I wonder what games work well for that screen

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Originally Posted by scottysize

Also, I'm not using mine as my main device, because it's the International Version and will not work on Verizon's network. I'm on AT&T's GoPhone plan that only has 1.5GB each month. FOr this reason, I'm doing a lot of WiFi surfing and testing and very little 4G testing.

I still think I'd be comfortable going all day with it if it was my main carry phone.

How's the att signal strength?

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Originally Posted by Inders99

Carrier?

I'm on Verizon. I'm getting decent battery life. Between 4 and 4 1/2 hours SOT. All the while maintaining a 40% brightness. I was in meetings all morning and after lunch. Didn't have much time to play with my phone today. Which is why I'm only at 78% more than halfway through my day.

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Oops forgot this one.

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Originally Posted by Zendroid1

I've only had this device a short time (28th) but I want to give a quick report out on the battery life. I have a Galaxy S6 Edge for comparison. My usage is moderate and I spend most of my SoT surfing the net on Chrome, sending text messages, listening to music, and I also have a few 15-20 minute phone calls per day.

On my S6 Edge I averaged about 3-3.5 hours SoT and this was done through toggling off many settings and features. I had turned off some location services, VoLTE, some wifi services, nfc, and really had to disable quite a bit to get to 3-3.5 hours SoT. I know others are claiming much higher usage but these are my stats. The standby drain was just really not that good. If I didn't use it at all and unplugged at 6am it would be at 50% by 6pm.

The G4 I'm averaging about 4.5-5 hours SoT so far. This is leaving everything on. Not toggling off any settings. I have disabled some of the bloat but I haven't messed with settings too much. All location services on etc... The standby is amazing. If I unplug at 6am it would probably be at 94% or more by 6pm. It only drains about 2-4% overnight. I don't know what LG does right or Samsung does wrong regarding standby but it's a very noticeable difference.

So far I'm very pleased.

4.5-5 sot? That's around what I average on my S6 Edge. I feel good now.

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Originally Posted by Retinella

You should never have to turn off standard features on a phone just to get 3-3.5 hours of SoT, which I am also averaging on my S6. I am highly suspicious of anyone who claims they get 5+ hours of SoT on the S6/S6 edge, especially with only a 2550/2600 mAh battery.

I'm really glad the G4 is doing so much better while allowing you to leave the standard features turned on.

You may be suspicious, but that's what I get on my S6 Edge. I even posted a screen shot.

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Originally Posted by DSMpowerhousegroup

You may be suspicious, but that's what I get on my S6 Edge. I even posted a screen shot.

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And you turn no settings OFF and aren't just letting your screen sit there?

If I turned zero settings off on my S6 Edge I'd be lucky to get 2.5 hours SoT.

Here lately I've been getting right at 4 hours SOT on my AT&T S6.
Had my T-Mobile G4 since yesterday (2 full charges so far) and I've been coming in at just under 4 hours SOT. T-Mobile is great where I'm at and the reception is mostly in line with AT&T's here in Dallas (wideband and band 12 deployed. So, battery is not at all attributable to signal issues. Obviously need a few more days to form a conclusion but a little disappointed so far in terms of battery. There's alot I love about the G4. Going to be tough to decide between it and the S6

Originally Posted by oldschoolsig

How's the att signal strength?

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For me on Att go phone plan( 4gb a month) my signal is pretty much same as Vzw Nexus 6.I been wanting to compair now i can.I havent went on my yearly road trips yet though .Good signal on each device except work.The shop has always been a bad location.

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Originally Posted by Zendroid1

And you turn no settings OFF and aren't just letting your screen sit there?

If I turned zero settings off on my S6 Edge I'd be lucky to get 2.5 hours SoT.

You don't have to believe it, but it is what it is. 4 to 5 hours sot. Settings the same as all my other Android devices. I've never let apps run rogue on any device.

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Originally Posted by Zendroid1

And you turn no settings OFF and aren't just letting your screen sit there?

If I turned zero settings off on my S6 Edge I'd be lucky to get 2.5 hours SoT.

Originally Posted by DSMpowerhousegroup

You don't have to believe it, but it is what it is. 4 to 5 hours sot. Settings the same as all my other Android devices. I've never let apps run rogue on any device.

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I agree with "DSMpowerhousegroup" here, I have an S6 and would never get less than 4 hours SOT, unless I was using it heavily for calls (which is rare, haha). I've had my S6 since May 12th and I have not needed to charge it during the day even once. 16 hours a day with 4+ SOT, no problem. I never use nearly that much most days, I'm typically at around 30-40% by the end of my typical day, so it suits my needs. I don't turn everything off, nor do I toggle anything or use power-saving on it. I have a list of my settings and screenshots here (I did an S6 review shortly after getting it):
http://forums.androidcentral.com/sam...ove-phone.html

Having said that, the G4 looks like a great phone. I'm happy with my S6, but I'm sure I'd be happy if I got the G4 as well. All I'm doing here is trying to dispel all the negativity about the S6 battery. Based on most of these replies in this thread, my S6 battery is on par. The fast charging and wireless charging are great features, as well. Of course, if mine DID run out, I wouldn't be able to swap it out for another, so +1 to G4, right? :)

End of the day battery shot before going on the charger. I could have probably hit 5 hrs SOT if I didn't have to charge it. It needs to be done charging by 1215 so I can crash. I don't like leaving my phone plugged in the whole night when I'm sleeping.

My battery life is slowly getting better.

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Originally Posted by moysauce

30 percent drop in battery in 90 minutes? Wtf? Attachment 179210

This is what im getting

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Originally Posted by Zendroid1

And you turn no settings OFF and aren't just letting your screen sit there?

If I turned zero settings off on my S6 Edge I'd be lucky to get 2.5 hours SoT.

With out of the box settings and 3 hours of gaming, I get 5 hours of SoT with about 16 hours of standby with my S6. Here is my latest screen shots with slight tweaks that I do for all my phones, with no gaming or what I consider light use (totally on 4g and no wifi at all)...

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Originally Posted by oldschoolsig

How's the att signal strength?

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It's ok. Not using an AT&T device, I really can't compare it, but so far I've had a signal every time I've looked at it.