LG G4 Battery Life Thread
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I had DT Ignite on my Verizon model. I didn't know what it was, thanks for the info.
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I had DT Ignite on my Verizon model. I didn't know what it was, thanks for the info.
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Re: LG G4 battery life isn't as great as those reviewers said
I am on sprint, brightness set between 80 and 90%, GPS high accuracy, everything set to sync, and I easily get 4hours of SOT. I also have google fit installed and running in the background. Maybe I just got lucky?
I am on sprint, brightness set between 80 and 90%, GPS high accuracy, everything set to sync, and I easily get 4hours of SOT. I also have google fit installed and running in the background. Maybe I just got lucky?
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We must both be lucky because 4 hours SOT is the worst I've gotten.
We must both be lucky because 4 hours SOT is the worst I've gotten.
Re: LG G4 battery life isn't as great as those reviewers said
Wow. I wasn't even quite to 2 hours of SOT (1:54), and was down to 21%. And the kicker was that the screen was 38% of my battery use. Using Auto Brightness at 6% (trying to minimize the screen's draw).
So, extrapolating, draining to 0% would have given me 2.5 hours of SOT total.
And apps (including system things) used 54% of my battery. But even if they only used 20% total, and *everything* else went to the screen, that would give me 5 hours total SOT. Based on what I saw, expecting software/cell/WiFi, etc, to only be 20% of your total draw is probably overly-optimistic.
Which makes these SOT numbers very impressive. I wish I could have achieved 4 hours or higher.
Wow. I wasn't even quite to 2 hours of SOT (1:54), and was down to 21%. And the kicker was that the screen was 38% of my battery use. Using Auto Brightness at 6% (trying to minimize the screen's draw).
So, extrapolating, draining to 0% would have given me 2.5 hours of SOT total.
And apps (including system things) used 54% of my battery. But even if they only used 20% total, and *everything* else went to the screen, that would give me 5 hours total SOT. Based on what I saw, expecting software/cell/WiFi, etc, to only be 20% of your total draw is probably overly-optimistic.
Which makes these SOT numbers very impressive. I wish I could have achieved 4 hours or higher.
Re: LG G4 battery life isn't as great as those reviewers said
Stupid question, but how can I check this on mine? SOT is screen on time, right?
Stupid question, but how can I check this on mine? SOT is screen on time, right?
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SOT is Screen On Time, yes.
Go to Settings, Battery. Then scroll down, and tap on Screen. It will bring up the details for the Screen's usage, showing how long the screen has been on.
SOT is Screen On Time, yes.
Go to Settings, Battery. Then scroll down, and tap on Screen. It will bring up the details for the Screen's usage, showing how long the screen has been on.
Re: LG G4 battery life isn't as great as those reviewers said
Thanks
Yikes, my "Time on" is 45 minutes. 65% battery life left. But usage on battery is over 18 hours, and estimated time remaining is 31+ hours. Not sure what all this means
Thanks
Yikes, my "Time on" is 45 minutes. 65% battery life left. But usage on battery is over 18 hours, and estimated time remaining is 31+ hours. Not sure what all this means
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Forgive my ignorance, but how is screen on time really indicative of anything unless one knows what the phone was being used for during that time? 4 hours of SOT while sitting on the desk (with the phone set to always on), versus 4 hours of SOT while playing a graphics intensive game would be quite different, no? So how do we know people are comparing apples to apples here?
Forgive my ignorance, but how is screen on time really indicative of anything unless one knows what the phone was being used for during that time? 4 hours of SOT while sitting on the desk (with the phone set to always on), versus 4 hours of SOT while playing a graphics intensive game would be quite different, no? So how do we know people are comparing apples to apples here?
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Dumb question, just where do you find all these Google settings? My Google Services are always second to screen at around 25% or so.
Dumb question, just where do you find all these Google settings? My Google Services are always second to screen at around 25% or so.
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I have my Google photo auto backup OFF and it STILL backs up my pics. How the hell do I permanently disable it?!?!
I have my Google photo auto backup OFF and it STILL backs up my pics. How the hell do I permanently disable it?!?!
Re: LG G4 battery life isn't as great as those reviewers said
We don't. But from what I've seen, it's at least one of the better comparisons available to us.
The screen itself will presumably draw a pretty consistent amount of power, if at a certain brightness. The total draw will vary, of course, based on what you're doing.
But my 2 hours of SOT was browsing forums, email, etc, never tried any gaming on mine. Pretty mild usage, I'd say. And I was still down to 20%.
Remember that it's a % of total draw. Sit there for 2 hours with the screen on, and the phone doing nothing, and the screen draw will be a higher % of your total battery use.
But game for 2 hours, and now the game app is drawing a lot of power, so your screen might actually be listed as a lower % of your total draw.
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We don't. But from what I've seen, it's at least one of the better comparisons available to us.
The screen itself will presumably draw a pretty consistent amount of power, if at a certain brightness. The total draw will vary, of course, based on what you're doing.
But my 2 hours of SOT was browsing forums, email, etc, never tried any gaming on mine. Pretty mild usage, I'd say. And I was still down to 20%.
Remember that it's a % of total draw. Sit there for 2 hours with the screen on, and the phone doing nothing, and the screen draw will be a higher % of your total battery use.
But game for 2 hours, and now the game app is drawing a lot of power, so your screen might actually be listed as a lower % of your total draw.
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I always wondered about this but I think some rogue apps are forcing the os to work overtime and the battery drain gets reported as OS services instead of the app itself. Just a suspicion of mine.
I always wondered about this but I think some rogue apps are forcing the os to work overtime and the battery drain gets reported as OS services instead of the app itself. Just a suspicion of mine.
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Binned my crap G4 after one week. Got note 4,far superior phone.
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Binned my crap G4 after one week. Got note 4,far superior phone.
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Re: Phone is overheating and battery is draining!
A guy at work has the Note 4, he really likes it. And it has an SD card, and a removable battery, two things I really want in my new phone.
But geez, the G4 is *already* bigger than I wanted
I really don't want to go even bigger still. I know some people want what I'd call huge screens (5.5" or bigger). Personally, I want 5.1", or thereabouts. I don't need 5.5", and I really do not want to go even bigger than that.
Samsung has the features I want (SD, removable) battery in the Note 4, and the screen size I want (5.1") in the S6. I wish they would decide to combine those into the combo *I* want. I dunno, make an S6R, the S6 Retro, more like the previous Galaxies. Or a Post-It 4, along with the big Note 4.
A guy at work has the Note 4, he really likes it. And it has an SD card, and a removable battery, two things I really want in my new phone.
But geez, the G4 is *already* bigger than I wanted
I really don't want to go even bigger still. I know some people want what I'd call huge screens (5.5" or bigger). Personally, I want 5.1", or thereabouts. I don't need 5.5", and I really do not want to go even bigger than that. Samsung has the features I want (SD, removable) battery in the Note 4, and the screen size I want (5.1") in the S6. I wish they would decide to combine those into the combo *I* want. I dunno, make an S6R, the S6 Retro, more like the previous Galaxies. Or a Post-It 4, along with the big Note 4.
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Perhaps if you contact Samsung they may custom build but that may cost you a considerable amount of dollars
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A guy at work has the Note 4, he really likes it. And it has an SD card, and a removable battery, two things I really want in my new phone.
But geez, the G4 is *already* bigger than I wanted
Samsung has the features I want (SD, removable) battery in the Note 4, and the screen size I want (5.1") in the S6. I wish they would decide to combine those into the combo *I* want. I dunno, make an S6R, the S6 Retro, more like the previous Galaxies. Or a Post-It 4, along with the big Note 4.
Perhaps if you contact Samsung they may custom build but that may cost you a considerable amount of dollars
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Good idea! Though it might be cheaper for me to just hire someone to carry the Note 4 around for me
Good idea! Though it might be cheaper for me to just hire someone to carry the Note 4 around for me
Re: LG G4 battery life isn't as great as those reviewers said
The settings on auto brightness has no Bering on the auto feature. So having the slider on 6 % while you have auto brightness on does nothing at all. I tried this on almost every percentage and I see no difference.
The settings on auto brightness has no Bering on the auto feature. So having the slider on 6 % while you have auto brightness on does nothing at all. I tried this on almost every percentage and I see no difference.
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