LG G3 - Surprising Video Playback Battery Usage

[Stwutter]

Hi,

I've posted a few times on here re. the LG G3 battery, under various use. Some good, some not so.

Last night, I decided to DL a film to watch on the way to work this morning. As screen usage is, naturally, the biggest battery killer on the LG (moreso the LG than most due to the mega-screen...), I was surprised at the battery usage - I was expecting something in the region of 25/30% ph, but this I watched 45 mins of the film on the train, and it went from 99% to 90%. So a a full 2hr movie is only going to take 25% or so.

It's a funny old phone. I looked at various web-pages yesterday evening for an hour (Android Central, BBC, FB etc... nothing intensive) and lost 14% doing that, which is a higher rate than watching a good quality film... I guess that uses the CPU also, but I was reading articles and not really going backwards and forwards too much, so to speak.

I'll be interested to hear of others findings with stuff like this?

 

[belodion]

My guess is that you saved battery by downloading and viewing, rather than streaming it.

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[Stwutter]

My guess is that you saved battery by downloading and viewing, rather than streaming it.

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I'm sure you're right. Streaming YT vids is far more battery intensive. My point was more that I still expected the usage to be considerably higher as, generally, the screen seems to be more of a battery culprit for other actions that don't involve streaming content.

 

[belodion]

Regarding battery life, take a look at the very interesting things p3ntyne is doing over in the Nexus 5 forum. I hope we hear more about it and how it's done.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-5/444465-nexus-5-battery-bad.html

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[Stwutter]

Regarding battery life, take a look at the very interesting things p3ntyne is doing over in the Nexus 5 forum. I hope we hear more about it and how it's done.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/google-nexus-5/444465-nexus-5-battery-bad.html

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Thanks for the info.

Indeed, but under-clocking the CPU means being rooted, but I'm not - I was, but a key app. I use (Sky Go TV in the UK) doesn't work whilst rooted, and the small benefits I got from rooting weren't worth missing an app. I use so frequently, so went back to out-of-the-box.

 

[andretan]

Which video player app did you use?

 

[Stwutter]

Which video player app did you use?

I didn't - just the stock video player.

 

[belodion]

Oop...I didn't realise you knew about underclocking etc. I don't myself, so must look into it more.

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[Stwutter]

Oop...I didn't realise you knew about underclocking etc. I don't myself, so must look into it more.

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Haha.

I tried to get more out of using GPS by that method, which is the biggest battery killer on the G3, but it made little or no difference. Not saying it can't help in other circumstances for other people though.

 

[stevovr]

Over last weekend I streamed BBC I player watching f1 free practice 3 and qualifying and then frankie Boyle referendum debate with some browsing and email. Connection was a so so 3g h/h+ 2-3 bars

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