Galaxy S5: How's everyone's battery life so far?

[sdsubball23]

Do any of you know if it's safe to keep the phone on the charger while using it, or does it hurt the battery?

 

[Almeuit]

Do any of you know if it's safe to keep the phone on the charger while using it, or does it hurt the battery?

It's fine.

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[sdsubball23]

What about recharging it often when it goes down to around 50% in order to pump it back up to around 80-100%?

 

[Eclipse2K]

What about recharging it often when it goes down to around 50% in order to pump it back up to around 80-100%?

That's fine. Lithium Ion batteries prefer this to being completely discharged.

Samsung Galaxy S5 (Verizon)

 

[AZgl1500]

have you gotten rid of the Bloatware apps yet?

On Verizon phones, Amazon Suites and other Amazon named apps will drain the battery in about two hours or so.

I got rid of all the bloated unwanted apps.... actually you can't delete them, but you can turn them OFF.

Settings/Apps/Apps Mgr/ALL

huge list there, just go thru it and turn OFF everything you don't want.

I have turned off the following on a Verizon phone:

Accessories, Amazon, Amazon App suite, Amazon Kindle, Amazon MP3, Appstore, Audible, BlurbCheckout, Bubbles, FamilyBase Companion, Flipboard, Message+, Messages, MyMagazine, NFL Mobile, Picasa Uploader, S Health, Smart Remote, Travel Wallpaper, Verizon Support & Protection (McAfee), VZ Navigator (pay for fee Navigation.... Google maps is free)


Google branded that I turned OFF:

Calendar Sync, Contacts Sync, Play Games, Play Movies & TV, Play Music, Play Newstand, Hangouts, Isis Mobile Wallet



After I trimmed all that fat off the phone, the battery drain immediately improved a lot. Even with GPS and DATA left on.

 

[Lalremruata Hauhnar]

I have been holding Samsung galaxy s5 for the last two weeks from reliance digital, marathali branch and this is what I get from you Samsung.
The battery life is horrible it won't last me 5 hours with normal usage. The device heats up like crazy when charging, with a few minutes of browsing, gaming, watching videos, even when making calls. SHAME ON YOU SAMSUNG.

 

[Eclipse2K]

I have been holding Samsung galaxy s5 for the last two weeks from reliance digital, marathali branch and this is what I get from you Samsung.
The battery life is horrible it won't last me 5 hours with normal usage. The device heats up like crazy when charging, with a few minutes of browsing, gaming, watching videos, even when making calls. SHAME ON YOU SAMSUNG.

All of the things you mentioned would speed up the processor except calls. This would create heat on top of the heat created by charging. This can hurt battery life along with poor signal strength which is more than likely the fault of your carrier.

Care to explain to me why you're complaining about Samsung? Seems to me that you're expecting too much from Samsung and feel as if they should defy performance created heat some how...

Samsung Galaxy S5 (Verizon)

 

[smooth4lyfe]

best time since i bought it

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What font is this? I like

 

[smooth4lyfe]

I have a bunch of things syncing and still go through the day with my battery

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[Thodoris Geronimakis]

What font is this? I like

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...id.font.flipfont.develop.clean&token=wgQ_-oEz

clean_jefferson is the one i use

 

[Smoove_note]

My battery is really good .... no complaints so far and I've came from.a note 3 with really good battery life ...

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[sqa4life]

Sorry I didn't read all the messages in this thread, but Android System is killing my battery so bad on my new S5 active.
I might go back to the note 3. I am getting the S5 active so I can take it to the gym and sauna.

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[sqa4life]

My battery is really good .... no complaints so far and I've came from.a note 3 with really good battery life ...

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I came from the note 3 as well. did you do anything to your s5? your battery looks good

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[scottbeamer]

I got my S5 on May 29th. For the first week it was great. It would last 8 hours with heavy use. Now I'm lucky to get 5 hours and I don't know why.

 

[AZgl1500]

Sorry I didn't read all the messages in this thread, but Android System is killing my battery so bad on my new S5 active.
I might go back to the note 3. I am getting the S5 active so I can take it to the gym and sauna.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/20/ezeza7e9.jpg

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NFC is working overtime, turn it off. that will help.

 

[Eclipse2K]

Sorry I didn't read all the messages in this thread, but Android System is killing my battery so bad on my new S5 active.
I might go back to the note 3. I am getting the S5 active so I can take it to the gym and sauna.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/20/ezeza7e9.jpg

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Try and reboot your phone if you haven't yet. That battery drainage is beyond unacceptable.

Samsung Galaxy S5 (Verizon)

 

[hazelgreen]

Only had a couple days, but I'm happy with battery life so far. Felt like I was always charging my razr maxx.

 

[Smoove_note]

I came from the note 3 as well. did you do anything to your s5? your battery looks good

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Nothing at all ... the battery is pretty good.... i traded this phone for a note 3 .... when I got it obviously I had did a factory reset .... maybe you should give that a shot ... honestly I see a lot of ppl complain about this phone how it stutters it glitches .. poor battery life ... but this phone is quite the beast of phones is really fast compared to my note 3 ... also had an iPhone 5s before the note 3 and the galaxy s 5 moves as quilt and butter smooth ... I'm really enjoying this phone

posted from the GALAXY S5 BEAST!

 

[sqa4life]

Nothing at all ... the battery is pretty good.... i traded this phone for a note 3 .... when I got it obviously I had did a factory reset .... maybe you should give that a shot ... honestly I see a lot of ppl complain about this phone how it stutters it glitches .. poor battery life ... but this phone is quite the beast of phones is really fast compared to my note 3 ... also had an iPhone 5s before the note 3 and the galaxy s 5 moves as quilt and butter smooth ... I'm really enjoying this phone

posted from the GALAXY S5 BEAST!

thank you.
I did a factory reset (twice) and it seems a lot snappier. Battery is now very good too.

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[Eclipse2K]

thank you.
I did a factory reset (twice) and it seems a lot snappier. Battery is now very good too.

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Keep in mind that after any major update a factory reset may prove beneficial. No need to do it unless you see a performance dip though.

Samsung Galaxy S5 (Verizon)