Is my battery a dud?

[paa79594]

Hate to start a new thread, but what's up here:
(I barely use this thing. Some texts, one or two calls.. )

 

[Masheen]

There goes Android OS again, taking up 23% of somebody's battery usage...

 

[Droidintorrance]

wow that is pretty bad... try taking it off 3G... my OS is 39%.. 84% 2h 23m 39s...

 

[DreamSTi]

Looks like your screen was on most of the time + 4G I would say this is normal. It all depends on what you have syncing and what apps you are running in that time frame.

 

[smitty24]

Just curious....whats that app up top? (not the screenshot notification)

 

[chevyguy8893]

Since your screen is using up most of the battery (like normal) what is your brightness level set at and how long was the screen on? Judging by the signal in the screenshot, is it safe to assume you have had signal the whole time?

 

[Dirty-Bird]

Just curious....whats that app up top? (not the screenshot notification)

looks like Juice Defender. I tried it out also but my phone started acting weird so I uninstalled it.

 

[paa79594]

I've been strictly using 3G since yesterday (when 4g went down). Screen is at roughly 15% brightness (and has been).

I just put juice defender on because a friend swore by it, so I'm giving it a whirl. I don't think its causing problems.

I'm charging now because I'm always in and out of the office, but damn, this is bad.

 

[2010BmwM3]

Turn GPS off, Turn your wireless network to CDMA if you aren't using 4G, Disable background data for Facebook/G+, Have your wifi turn off whenever you put the phone in sleep, Set your screen to 50% brightness and have a dark background.


That's everything I had to do to get 1 day and 8 hours on 3G the entire time.

 

[tacticalfats]

This needs to be addressed by Google. There's no way 42% of battery should have been used in less than 2 hours. And while I understand everyone is trying to be helpful, the suggestions are to basically make your state of the art smartphone into the operational equivalent of a Star Tac (which MUCH worse battery life). That said, my settings are as modest as I can get them while retaining needed features (push email for work).

2:40 off charge: I'm at 68% with light usage, decent signal. AndroidOS is the leader at 43%.

Totally unacceptable, and tomorrow I'll go to VZW (again) and demand an exchange. I cannot for the life of me understand how some people are getting great life and others suck (mine sucks).

Love the phone, but this is ridiculous.

 

[paa79594]

Turn GPS off, Turn your wireless network to CDMA if you aren't using 4G, Disable background data for Facebook/G+, Have your wifi turn off whenever you put the phone in sleep, Set your screen to 50% brightness and have a dark background.


That's everything I had to do to get 1 day and 8 hours on 3G the entire time.

Thanks, but I've done all of this and every other suggestion in the thread.

Should I just go to VZW and ask for a replacement or will they shoot me down?

 

[2010BmwM3]

Thanks, but I've done all of this and every other suggestion in the thread.

Should I just go to VZW and ask for a replacement or will they shoot me down?

It won't hurt to try. Or you can just buy the extended battery and see if that resolves your issue.