How's the battery life on the Moto X Pure Edition?

[Stanley Kubrick]

I really want this one.

Amazon.com: Aukey Quick Charge 2.0 15000mAh Portable External Battery Fast Charger (20W/5V 9V 12V Supported, Quick Charge Input and Output) - Black: Cell Phones & Accessories

Boy, with a price that low, it only stands to reason that Moto could have put a larger battery in the Pure without a significant cost increase!
I did notice in the description this important point about this battery pack/charger:
"Compatible models: Samsung Galaxy S6/S6 Edge/Edge+, Note 5, Note 4/Edge, Nexus 6, Sony Xperia Z4, Z4 Tablet, Z3, Z3 Compact, Z3 Tablet Compact, Z2 Tablet, Motorola Droid Turbo, Moto X 2014, HTC One M9, HTC One (M8), One Remix (Verizon Mini 2), Desire EYE, LG G Flex2, G4, Xiaomi Mi3, Mi4, Mi Note, Sharp Aquos Pad,Zeta,Sharp SH01G/02G,Fujitsu Arrows NX,F-02G,F-03G,F-05F,Kyocera Urbano L03,LeTV One Max,Pro,Panasonic CM-1,and more (Moto X Pure Edition 2015 not supported)" :'(

 

[Almeuit]

Boy, with a price that low, it only stands to reason that Moto could have put a larger battery in the Pure without a significant cost increase!

That may be true but there is more than cost of battery when putting it into the smartphone. They have to make it fit into the frame along with everything else -- This battery pack does not have to really fit into anything.

 

[Stanley Kubrick]

Watching the tear-down of this device sure makes it appear like there's plenty of room for a larger battery. But I think Verizon made them use a smaller one so the Turbo could have another thing to differentiate it from the Pure!

 

[VoltaicShock]

Boy, with a price that low, it only stands to reason that Moto could have put a larger battery in the Pure without a significant cost increase!
I did notice in the description this important point about this battery pack/charger:
"Compatible models: Samsung Galaxy S6/S6 Edge/Edge+, Note 5, Note 4/Edge, Nexus 6, Sony Xperia Z4, Z4 Tablet, Z3, Z3 Compact, Z3 Tablet Compact, Z2 Tablet, Motorola Droid Turbo, Moto X 2014, HTC One M9, HTC One (M8), One Remix (Verizon Mini 2), Desire EYE, LG G Flex2, G4, Xiaomi Mi3, Mi4, Mi Note, Sharp Aquos Pad,Zeta,Sharp SH01G/02G,Fujitsu Arrows NX,F-02G,F-03G,F-05F,Kyocera Urbano L03,LeTV One Max,Pro,Panasonic CM-1,and more (Moto X Pure Edition 2015 not supported)" :'(

Well that sucks. I will have to try the external battery that I have. It has IQ but doesn't have quick charge. I just want to make sure it charges my device.

 

[rushmore]

I got the Moto 4000 mah battery for $8 when ordered with the Pure. Used it over the weekend on a trip. To my surprise the charger pack kept up with my use and still charged from 50% to 100%. The charge shows as "AC". Some chargers will be slow and show as "USB" charging.

The battery did get pretty warm and the Pure got even warmer while both charging and using the device for video streaming, web and playing games. It was medium to heavier use. The charger was fully charged and had one bar left (25%?) when done charging the Pure. About 90 minutes total.

Added: It seemed to charge fairly fast and could explain why the device got so warm- especially with games. Again, the heaviest weight on this device (under load) especially with 1440p content is the GPU. I would rather the the GPU be throttled than beat itself to death.

 

[antonior93]

My first day was pretty bad :S
Died after 7hrs, with 3h 45m SOT :-\
I hope that it will get better over time, like many people say..

 

[VoltaicShock]

My first day was pretty bad :S
Died after 7hrs, with 3h 45m SOT :-\
I hope that it will get better over time, like many people say..

So 7 hours and almost 4 hours of SOT is bad

 

[brentj]

I really want this one.
Amazon.com: Aukey Quick Charge 2.0 15000mAh Portable External Battery Fast Charger (20W/5V 9V 12V Supported, Quick Charge Input and Output) - Black: Cell Phones & Accessories

I did notice in the description this important point about this battery pack/charger:
"Compatible models: . . . (Moto X Pure Edition 2015 not supported)" :'(

I just received this battery pack today from Amazon. After charging it up, I plugged it in to my XPE, which then displayed the message, "TurboPower Connected."

 

[grooks]

I just received this battery pack today from Amazon. After charging it up, I plugged it in to my XPE, which then displayed the message, "TurboPower Connected."

I can also confirm the Aukey quick charge 2.0 15000mAh charger works with the Moto X Pure.

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[MTeator]

Have you guys both tested the chargers when the phone is depleted? My Anker is waiting on the return label to go back, its not compatible with the phone and only charges a phone above 60%. Theory is the charge rate gets too fast and trips a limiter circuit in the Anker.

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[brentj]

No, I haven't yet tried that. My phone was about 74% when I plugged it in, and it didn't take too long to get to 96% (though I didn't time it). I'll try to test it out sometime soon from a low charge state, and time how fast it charges.

 

[VoltaicShock]

Have you guys both tested the chargers when the phone is depleted? My Anker is waiting on the return label to go back, its not compatible with the phone and only charges a phone above 60%. Theory is the charge rate gets too fast and trips a limiter circuit in the Anker.

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Sadly I am past my return window for amazon. Though I don't think I have had the device for more than a year. Technically it still works but from what you are saying it won't work like it should once I get this phone.

 

[Nevpaurion]

No, I haven't yet tried that. My phone was about 74% when I plugged it in, and it didn't take too long to get to 96% (though I didn't time it). I'll try to test it out sometime soon from a low charge state, and time how fast it charges.

I can confirm isn't the issue. My phone was at 52 percent. I plugged in the aukey and it said 25 minutes till full. Did not say turbo though. Then I plugged in the turbo charger that came with the phone, showed the same time till full.

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[Ry]

A little over a month in and battery life is good enough for my use. I can get a day out of it if need be.

I've stopped testing it recently since I have at least an hour commute each way to a desk job.

For peace of mind, have car chargers and external battery packs ready.

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[ImTurningViolet]

Ok, this is day 7 for me and the battery life has shot way up today. My screen on time isn't as high as yesterday, but even still, I didn't think battery life would be this good today.
A few people have said to give it 6-7 cycles before judging battery life. If it's this good tomorrow, I'll be a believer!
Also, my XPE hasn't gotten hot today at all.

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[Nevpaurion]

Ok, this is day 7 for me and the battery life has shot way up today. My screen on time isn't as high as yesterday, but even still, I didn't think battery life would be this good today.
A few people have said to give it 6-7 cycles before judging battery life. If it's this good tomorrow, I'll be a believer!
Also, my XPE hasn't gotten hot today at all.

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It's only gonna get better from there

I can easily unplug at 7am, then go to work and by the time I get home I'm hovering around 75% to 80%.

Now that's given that I only have like, 15-30 minutes of SOT since well, I'm at my desk with a gratuitous amount of monitors and no real need for my phone.

Just mind your LTE signal and use WiFi when available and you should be gold!

 

[grooks]

Have you guys both tested the chargers when the phone is depleted? My Anker is waiting on the return label to go back, its not compatible with the phone and only charges a phone above 60%. Theory is the charge rate gets too fast and trips a limiter circuit in the Anker.

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I have the Aukey 15000 mAh. Forgot to charge it one night and woke up to a 28% battery. Used it on the train until it got down to 16%. Plugged in the Aukey using the supplied USB cable and charged during my 20 minute walk to the office. I was also playing Ingress (which is a huge battery drain) during the walk and my battery charged from 16% to ~35%.

I'm satisfied with that rate of charge seeing I was playing Ingress and the walk was only 20 minutes.

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[MTeator]

I have the Aukey 15000 mAh. Forgot to charge it one night and woke up to a 28% battery. Used it on the train until it got down to 16%. Plugged in the Aukey using the supplied USB cable and charged during my 20 minute walk to the office. I was also playing Ingress (which is a huge battery drain) during the walk and my battery charged from 16% to ~35%.

I'm satisfied with that rate of charge seeing I was playing Ingress and the walk was only 20 minutes.

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Sounds like it's defaulting to a standard charge, which is better than the Anker that won't charge at all.

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[rushmore]

The cable matters too. I had a few that only charged USB, but found several that charge AC and turbocharge, depending on what charger I use. I have Samsung standard and fast chargers.

 

[VoltaicShock]

I have the Aukey 15000 mAh. Forgot to charge it one night and woke up to a 28% battery. Used it on the train until it got down to 16%. Plugged in the Aukey using the supplied USB cable and charged during my 20 minute walk to the office. I was also playing Ingress (which is a huge battery drain) during the walk and my battery charged from 16% to ~35%.

I'm satisfied with that rate of charge seeing I was playing Ingress and the walk was only 20 minutes.

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This is good to know. I hate when I forget to charge and then I need to play Ingress lol