Note 4 heavy users what's your battery like?

[Jde2466]

I take my phone off the charger around 8am and it might last until 2pm and it's at 20-30%. What is considered heavy usage?

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[donebrasko]

I take my phone off the charger around 8am and it might last until 2pm and it's at 20-30%. What is considered heavy usage?

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For me I am on fb email videos games all throughout the day

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[donebrasko]

3 hrs on screen time. Look atmy signal though I've been home almost all day. Lollipop might have made it worse

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[goin_nil]

Just trying to learn, here... What does being around a lot of other people have to do with anything? Thank you

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It's a case-by-case basis and depends on the venue. But, chances are likely that if you are around a huge amount of people (25,000, 40,000, 70,000, etc) that your smartphone will experience a weaker cellular signal because several thousand smartphones are all trying to connect and maintain a connection with very few cell towers/antennas. The cell towers/antennas get overloaded with too many connections and can't handle all of them at the same time.

When this (weaker signal) happens your smartphone has to work harder to search for and maintain the connection to the cell tower. This causes the battery to drain faster as a result which causes the battery/phone to get warmer and sometimes very hot which over a long period of time damages the battery.

But, if the cell service companies (at&t, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mo, etc) plan for extra capacity (ie bring in more temporary cell towers, trucks) to handle all the extra connections then you may or may not have any issues.

One sporting venue I visit a lot had great Verizon service but as more people started to arrive when it got closer to game time, my phone became unusable for data, the phone worked hard to find the signal, and the battery drained very quickly as a result.

But, over the last 2 years it has gotten much better. Now I get a great data connection at the games all the time (even with 20,000+ people around me). My guess is that Verizon improved the coverage there (maybe just for the game times or maybe added more permanent towers).

 

[iOSConvert2k14]

Terrible battery life on lollipop. Thirty percent down and SoT is less than an hour! Android system is always draining and my phone wakes up constantly. For the first week or so after I downloaded and installed lollipop, my battery was great. I installed the newest Att update and it's garbage. I've cleared cache partition as well. Not factory reseting because that would be a huge hassle. Would be nice to not have to charge my Note 4 like I did my iPhone! I lost a percent just typing this...blah.:thumbdown:

 

[juliesdroidsync]

Terrible battery life on lollipop. Thirty percent down and SoT is less than an hour! Android system is always draining and my phone wakes up constantly. For the first week or so after I downloaded and installed lollipop, my battery was great. I installed the newest Att update and it's garbage. I've cleared cache partition as well. Not factory reseting because that would be a huge hassle. Would be nice to not have to charge my Note 4 like I did my iPhone! I lost a percent just typing this...blah.:thumbdown:

Do... the... reset..
;-)

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[juliesdroidsync]

My battery life is amazing, & I am on this thing all the time, & I use it as my primary Kindle reader in the evening, too.

And, I've been taking a lot of videos lately and uploading them to YouTube directly from the phone.

My battery life is still usually 35%to 40% in the evening after a heavy day of use and reading.

I just plug it in at night before I go to bed regardless of how low the battery is.

A lot of people are concerned about their battery life, are probably using the phone a lot more after installing lollipop, and they might even need to replace their batteries... Batteries do not last as long with very heavy users.

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[Princepia]

Posted this in another thread.

Something important about reporting battery times and comparing. While I'm not doubting the knowledge of the battery readings, there is something I think people leave out.

So people are like "Omg I don't get 7 hours of screen on time! I only get 4!or 5!"

Remember, some people are only posting their screen on time. If I charge my phone to 100% and the unplug it and use it CONSTANTLY (checking Facebook, watching some youtube videos, texting, etc. Not letting the screen go off for longer than a few moments) I can get 6 or 7 hours or more of screen on time. BUT if you use your phone like a normal person, and it sits in standby for awhile, that time that it's in standby is still taking away from your screen on time. Which I think is why we see some people only reporting 5 hours or 4 hours. If you leave your phone alone for quote awhile, then use it a lot for quick bursts, remember that the time between use is still taking power and reducing your screen on time.

Again, I'm not saying there are people who don't get 6 or 7 hours of screen on time but how you use your phone is going to variably affect how much you get. Sometimes I think we forget this!

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[Neo_ii_Droid]

This thread along with similar others is interesting. Though for me, I'm totally ignorant in reading/understanding the charts/graphs. With that in mind, I wouldn't know if my battery and usage is efficient or not.

 

[juliesdroidsync]

What's your total screen on time over that time frame as well as total uptime (can't tell from your screenshot)? So it's hard to gauge how that compares to heavy use (which equates to using the phone with the screen on for long durations or using an app that keeps the phone awake for a long time).

What is the most meaningful way to measure that? Should I fully charge it and wait till the battery goes down and then take the reading or what?

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[Neo_ii_Droid]

This thread along with similar others is interesting. Though for me, I'm totally ignorant in reading/understanding the charts/graphs. With that in mind, I wouldn't know if my battery and usage is efficient or not.

While I don't consider myself a "heavy user" or a "road warrior," here's my battery use shot:

 

[JnEricsonx]

I dont have a Note 4, I have a Note 2, but I carry a portable battery with me, with built in micro-usb cable, so worst case, I plug it in for a bit at work and I at least get a chunk of lost power back. Even if I was to carry a extra fully charged battery, when I get a Note 4, it will probably be in a Otterbox case, cause I'm paranoid like that, so popping off the case to change the battery=not happening easily.

 

[donebrasko]

Yes, that would be the best way. Then for screen on time stats click on "Screen" under the battery graph (should list total screen on time). For total uptime not sure with the new Lollipop battery graph. Some carrier versions seem to state that directly under the battery graph while others do not. IMO that graph and battery stats are virtually worthless now compared to how it was reported in KitKat where it was very straight forward. The new graph/stats are more about trying to predict how much time you have left based on how you're using the phone.

Is amazing how Google "fixes" things to make them better. I agree the battery stats are useless

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[ranajit saha]

If you don't turn your mobile data or wifi on or just turn on only when you need it you will have a lot of %. I am always on either on wifi or on 3G. With heavy usage with 3.5 hours of screen on time and with no gaming my battery lasts for around 12 hours. After 12 hours the remaining % is around 10.

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[Alan Wang2]

my screen time is about 4 hours ,then the battery from 100percent to 40percent

 

[dohlo]

My battery life is for the most part great. At my job, it's tends to be crap because of poor reception but as long as I don't use it all day I'll have anywhere from 20-50% life when I get home. That's usually unplugged anywhere from 6-9 am depending on when I have to be at work. On an average day outside of work, I usually am down to about 40-50% before I go to bed, sometimes less. Just depends on how much I play around on my phone all day

I've had it for close to two months now and I definitely have been using the hell out of it lately. My ipad has become so slow I tend to use my phone much more these days, plus it's just a badass phone so it's hard to put it down

 

[PainFX]

While I don't consider myself a "heavy user" or a "road warrior," here's my battery use shot:

http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae360/chc_hmc/Screenshot_2015-04-19-18-39-25_zpsglt4isjz.jpg

Standby time don't mean anything without screen on time.

 

[Neo_ii_Droid]

Standby time don't mean anything without screen on time.

That's what I mean. I have the foggiest idea on how to read these things.

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[PainFX]

That's what I mean. I have the foggiest idea on how to read these things.

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Click on the "screen" icon and it will show you the screen on time. This is what people are referring to.

 

[juliesdroidsync]

Today, I uploaded 2 Youtube videos, have been streaming internet radio while connected to Bluetooth for over 2.5 hours, and emailed 30Mb of photos, had 3 hours of screen on time and I have 40% battery life left. Pretty good, I think!

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