S4 constant battery drain

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Been having problems for the last month with my battery life. Tried everything from factory reset to replacing the battery and the problem still persists. Today I finally found the cause of the problem. Gsam and better battery widget both report a minimum battery drain of 460mah. Looking at the log since last unplugged, the device spent 95% of the time at -460mah drain. When I use apps this jumps up into the 1000s which leaves me usually an hour of screen time at most. There are no apps installed that account for this perfectly steady 460mah drain. The battery drain always sit at 460mah when not in use and never drops below it. Is my phone defective? I can't replace it since it's out of warranty.

Android isn't the one burning the battery since it's battery drain is only between 10-20% after a day of use.
 

extraclass

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Mapping apps that use GPS cuts battery life! And the GPS usage does not show up in the battery report! Be sure to close all apps when they are not in use especially mapping or GPS apps.