Battery issues

[pratnala]

Can anyone give me some pointers on improving battery life? I don't even have a SIM yet but if I am using Wi-Fi, it quickly runs down in about 5-6 hours. Barely lasting a day with no SIM. Am scared what its life will be when I actually put a SIM

 

[Shilohcane]

The Nexus 5 like most cell phones the number one thing that burns battery is having the screen on and keeping the brightness low is the only real option.

 

[pratnala]

Well I have turned off auto brightness. Let's see how that goes

 

[yfan]

Can anyone give me some pointers on improving battery life? I don't even have a SIM yet but if I am using Wi-Fi, it quickly runs down in about 5-6 hours. Barely lasting a day with no SIM. Am scared what its life will be when I actually put a SIM

5-6 hours of what? Stand by? Screen on time? If you're getting 5-6 hours of screen on time, that is excellent battery life.

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[Shilohcane]

Screen on time? If you're getting 5-6 hours of screen on time, that is excellent battery life.

Agreed I wanted to point that out as well. If all he wanted was a long battery life on a screen then the LG Flex with it's OLED screen with a Li-Po 3500mAh battery is the one he needs that is 13 plus hours.

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! As mentioned above, it's important to know what you're doing with your phone. Average screen-on time per full charge on the Nexus 5 is 3-4 hours, so if you're doing something where your phone's screen is almost always on, then 5-6 hours sounds pretty normal.

To squeeze out as much juice as you can, review this guide: http://forums.androidcentral.com/am...how-tos/298919-guide-battery-saving-tips.html

Posted via Android Central App--please excuse the brevity and any typos!

 

[vividrich]

I've found the screen amazingly bright. Unless I'm outside in daylight or in a very bright room, I'm good with brightness at 15%.

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[maverick7526]

I've found the screen amazingly bright. Unless I'm outside in daylight or in a very bright room, I'm good with brightness at 15%.

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Exactly! I have my brightness wayyyy down. And it's still bright. Unless your in direct sunlight

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[tonyr6]

I've found the screen amazingly bright. Unless I'm outside in daylight or in a very bright room, I'm good with brightness at 15%.

I have mine set to 13% indoors I can see it fine. Outside though I have to put it to 45% to be able to see it but it does not go brighter than that.

 

[pratnala]

Alright let me clarify. Screen on time is 2-2.5 hours. I start using the phone in the morning and by around lunch/post-lunch, battery is at 20 or 30%. Note that it is always connected to wifi and there is no sim still. Also, it is in airplane mode.

 

[isdaako]

Wow! Very curious, indeed. However, not unheard of. Check out this link.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/sprint-galaxy-s-iii/336698-battery-drains-airplane-mode.html

 

[ickymini]

seems like there's a lot of good tips. i'll put it into good use!

 

[mclasser]

Try connecting to wi-fi whenever possible, turn off ALL location services (both centrally and in individual apps), keep the screen brightness to 10-15% and disable app auto-updates in Google Play.