Nexus 5 users, how has your Battery Life held up?

[jprez89]

Just broke my Nexus 4, and im interested in getting a Nexus 5. One thing that concerns me is the alleged bad Battery Life of the Nexus 5.

Can some of you please share your experience with the N5 and how much mileage you get on a charge (including screen on time). Im more interested in how long the phone last while using LTE, while out and about, on a workday for example. I know there has been several software updates for the N5 and was wondering if those helped with battery life.

 

[Gekko]

battery life is great. i'm on AT&T GoPhone. search this forum for battery reports already posted ad nauseum.

good luck.

 

[Iggymart]

Although, my N5 just came off the charger and I don't have a screenshot of battery stats to provide; I typically have about 50% battery life left at the end of the day. I disconnect at about 0545 and am a light to moderate user. I regularly plu my device in at around 10pm.I have no problems with battery life.

 

[Haalcyon]

I've not researched it but wonder how the Nexus 5's battery would compete with my 5s'.


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[devchaube15]

battery life is battery life, phones dont last forever, but each and every phone has its own limit.

I've had my Nexus since November 16th, and from Nov 16 till December 31st I didnt do anything to it but leave it stock. Back then I had amazing battery life, I mean when I use my N4 it gets me from 7:00AM in the morning till 3:30PM in the afternoon (8.5 hours) with about 15% left. Now, I use my phone ALOT, always on Auto Brightness, using 3G Data (no 4g on Windmobile :'/), streaming music from Songza, reading androidcentral, reading news using flipboard, typing notes in class using evernote, taking pictures of the textbook for that nights homework. So you can see, if you do all this or more, your battery life will probably be crappy. But most people are not like me, most people just use their phone for simple twitter, instagram, facebook, occasional youtube videos, and they're mostly always on WIFI, and they have an ipod or download music to their device. So with my friend who is just like this, he gets battery life from 6:00AM in the morning ALLLLLLLLLLL the way until 1:00AM the next day... and he still has 37% left!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Which is utterly insane!!!

So there you have it, battery life will vary.

Now, after December 31st, I rooted my phone and am using Paranoid Android with the help of Antutu Battery Saver and CPU Master, with these two brilliant apps I can get battery life from 7:00AM till 3:30PM with about 42% LEFT over!!! Which is amazing because I used to be almost dead right before I walked into the house, so there are multiple ways of achieving good battery life.

Now I'll give you a tip, when your phone gets hot and it makes you sweat, STOP USING it, when a phone is hot it uses battery WAY MORE QUICKLY, I played Flappy Bird for 12 minutes, started at 78%, went down to 65%.... auto brightness. Then I played QuizUp from 63%, went down to 52% in 8 minutes. 8 DAMN MINUTES. I played both of these with no other apps running, so you can see gaming, or hot phone = bad life

 

[LeoRex]

I can't tell you about the STOCK rating all that much.. the only thing I have to go on there is my wife's... but she doesn't use her phone all that heavliy (her Nexus 7 is her workhorse). So her 5 just sits in her bag.... and that gets several days before needing a charge (this morning she popped it on the charger at 20% after almost 5 days of (mostly) idle time.

On mine.. it's running AOSPAL (a PA offshoot) with the latest Franco kernel. I get a full day of use out of it, 4+ hours of screen time... then throw it on the N7's charger, which charges it up pretty quick. I rarely drop below 30%.

I think the complaints stem from the fact that it is a little bit on the small side for the current flagships... 2300mah. They could have put a bigger battery in there, but then it would have been larger and heavier.

 

[Haalcyon]

I can't tell you about the STOCK rating all that much.. the only thing I have to go on there is my wife's... but she doesn't use her phone all that heavliy (her Nexus 7 is her workhorse). So her 5 just sits in her bag.... and that gets several days before needing a charge (this morning she popped it on the charger at 20% after almost 5 days of (mostly) idle time.

On mine.. it's running AOSPAL (a PA offshoot) with the latest Franco kernel. I get a full day of use out of it, 4+ hours of screen time... then throw it on the N7's charger, which charges it up pretty quick. I rarely drop below 30%.

I think the complaints stem from the fact that it is a little bit on the small side for the current flagships... 2300mah. They could have put a bigger battery in there, but then it would have been larger and heavier.

...and quite possibly, more expensive, like the other flagships.


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[LeoRex]

...and quite possibly, more expensive, like the other flagships.

Well... The cost might not be all that much different.. a 2600 might not be all that much more than the 2300. I assume that they make the choice mostly based on form factor since a bigger battery means that you have to fiddle with the enclosure and connection and back plate. And there is also a different between removable and nonremovable.... Google's choice of a non-removable battery was also a cost savings one I'd think... a removable battery needs more design considerations... whereas a fixed one is just hard wired in (it still has a plug that can be removed without cutting anything though) and there's no need to design a battery with connections, a cradle, etc.

 

[mav00761380]

I get 16 to 18 hours a day. That's web browsing, emails, and a lot of phone calls. This is the best smart phone battery life I have ever had. The N5 experience is awesome.

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[greydarrah]

I had the N4, and usually went to bed with about 20% battery left. Running ART on the N5, I have 50 - 60% left around mid night. ART is noticeably better battery life for me, but even when running Dalvic, I still had about 30 to 40% left at mid night.

 

[B. Diddy]

With moderate use, I'm usually on track for 3.5-4 hours of total screen-on time. I usually take my phone off charger at around 8 AM, and by the time I go to bed around midnight, it's down to the 40s.

 

[jprez89]

I had the N4, and usually went to bed with about 20% battery left. Running ART on the N5, I have 50 - 60% left around mid night. ART is noticeably better battery life for me, but even when running Dalvic, I still had about 30 to 40% left at mid night.

Is that using data, or wifi? hows your screen on time?

 

[jprez89]

With moderate use, I'm usually on track for 3.5-4 hours of total screen-on time. I usually take my phone off charger at around 8 AM, and by the time I go to bed around midnight, it's down to the 40s.

I would be pretty please if my phone would last me till midnight with 40 percent left. Whats your usage like, and screen on time?

 

[B. Diddy]

I mentioned my screen-on time above. Unless I'm at work, I usually keep Wi-Fi and mobile data off, and toggle it on when I need it. Location Reporting off, Location Services set to Battery Saving (ie, GPS radio off). A lot of my screen-on time is for web surfing or using the AC app. I don't do heavy gaming or constant music streaming.

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[undulose]

You better post the screenshots of your battery usage on your phone...

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[jprez89]

I mentioned my screen-on time above. Unless I'm at work, I usually keep Wi-Fi and mobile data off, and toggle it on when I need it. Location Reporting off, Location Services set to Battery Saving (ie, GPS radio off). A lot of my screen-on time is for web surfing or using the AC app. I don't do heavy gaming or constant music streaming.

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personally, it sucks if turning off data and wifi constantly is the only way to achieve good battery life. Thats something i had to do with the Nexus 4, which i hated, and even then i could only get about 5-6 hours on a charge.

 

[B. Diddy]

I will say that when I keep my wifi on all day when I'm on call at work (which is a 14 hour day), I don't really get much worse battery life. But then again, I'm probably not using it as much, since I'm busy with work.

I don't just turn off wifi and data to save battery. In this age of privacy concerns, I tend to prefer not being constantly connected if I don't have to be.

 

[ottscay]

I would be pretty please if my phone would last me till midnight with 40 percent left. Whats your usage like, and screen on time?

I upgraded from an N4 to an N5, and battery life is significantly better. While I do have WiFi at home and work, I actually spend less time on WiFi now (due to my commute) then I did with the N4. Right now as I get ready to head to bed I have 46% battery life left, 17.5 hours after taking it off the charger this morning.

I know that some phones like the Note 3 and the G2 get better battery life, but I think I've only had my phone not make it through a whole day once (that was with heavy camera usage), and even on days when I forgot to charge it at night it has always made it until I get home (obviously I avoid using it too much in that situation).

 

[jprez89]

I upgraded from an N4 to an N5, and battery life is significantly better. While I do have WiFi at home and work, I actually spend less time on WiFi now (due to my commute) then I did with the N4. Right now as I get ready to head to bed I have 46% battery life left, 17.5 hours after taking it off the charger this morning.

I know that some phones like the Note 3 and the G2 get better battery life, but I think I've only had my phone not make it through a whole day once (that was with heavy camera usage), and even on days when I forgot to charge it at night it has always made it until I get home (obviously I avoid using it too much in that situation).

thats pretty good. how much screen on time though? were u using it throughout the day, or was it mostly on stand by?

 

[greydarrah]

Is that using data, or wifi? hows your screen on time?

I never turn anything on my phone off, and I use both cell data and wifi. As to the screen time, I have no idea. I've never been much of a battery nerd. It sounds about as much fun as constantly monitoring my gas mileage. Anyway...that's all irrelevant. You're coming from an N4, considering an N5. I was just describing how (all things being equal), that's my exact situation and my N5 battery life is significantly better.

If you were able to live with whatever your N4's battery life was, then you should enjoy the N5's battery more.