Very impressive battery life so far.

[Geodude074]

Maybe only for playing games? That's going to use more processor/battery than web surfing, or video streaming.

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That's exactly the point I was trying to make.

The people who are getting 14+ hours of battery life, barely use their phone.

Continuous usage however for 1-2 hours at a time will drain the battery fast.

When people are talking about "very impressive battery life", the tests should show continuous usage so you know what to expect in real world usage.

In other words, you can't claim that the Nexus 5 has "very impressive battery life" when you're barely even using the battery! That's like me saying my car gets "very impressive MPG" when I only drive a couple miles a day.

 

[VoltaicShock]

That's exactly the point I was trying to make.

The people who are getting 14+ hours of battery life, barely use their phone.

Continuous usage however for 1-2 hours at a time will drain the battery fast.

When people are talking about "very impressive battery life", the tests should show continuous usage so you know what to expect in real world usage.

How do you define "real world usage" for a phone? (This will be different for everyone)

For me it's using it to make a few phone calls a day, play a game here or there while I wait for a bus and watch some videos or listen to music on the bus. I also send some texts and do e-mails. This will change per person.

Just yesterday I had over 1 day of use and 4 hours of on screen time.

 

[Geodude074]

How do you define "real world usage" for a phone? (This will be different for everyone)

For me it's using it to make a few phone calls a day, play a game here or there while I wait for a bus and watch some videos or listen to music on the bus. I also send some texts and do e-mails. This will change per person.

Just yesterday I had over 1 day of use and 4 hours of on screen time.

A real world usage test would be where the phone's screen is turned on the entire time, at a fixed brightness level, and performing every day tasks until the battery is depleted. Like this one:

Google Nexus 5 vs Google Nexus 4 - Call Quality, Battery and Conclusion

 

[VoltaicShock]

A real world usage test would be where the phone's screen is turned on the entire time, at a fixed brightness level, and performing every day tasks until the battery is depleted. Like this one:

Google Nexus 5 vs Google Nexus 4 - Call Quality, Battery and Conclusion

Who leaves a phone on all day long? (not sure how this is real world usage?)

 

[anon(8256055)]

Who leaves a phone on all day long? (not sure how this is real world usage?)

In my world, real usage means how I use my phone on a daily basis. I could give a rip how someone else uses the phone for gaming, or hours on end because they have a phone addiction, or a social disorder.

Compared to other phones I've owned, using them the same way day after day, with the same apps installed, my N5 battery just plain lasts longer. A LOT longer. That's my 'real world' experience, end of story.

Now, others can point to whatever stats on the internet they want, to bolster their argument. Whatever. That's why hundreds of different Android phones are out there. Something for everyone.

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[Shilohcane]

you seriously want to start comparing N5 and GN3 here? start a thread I shall discuss with you to no end. For example, I can go doubling my battery life (to 5 days) with a $10 battery, and you do that by spending another $400? Is that the math you gonna keep on going?

It is not funny, it is sad you think $400 somehow is not "big" money, yes, its much cheaper than $750, it is, however, not a small number by itself, why don't you guys ask yourself, do you really care for the potential buyers? when you make a blind defense for N5? Are they really better off with an N5? or something else?

owned both Nexus tablets, gave away to relatives already, didn't use it enough, its too awkward, and kinda useless between a GN3 and a w510.

BTW, the Nexus 5 starts at $349 not $400 and yes I did the math and I can buy two Nexus 5 cheaper than your super expensive Samsung Note 3 that cost about $728.98 on Amazion for unlocked. LOL at your replacing the battery in your N3 for more power since I can pay $13 and get a "Universal 12000mAh Backup External Battery Power Bank USB Charger For Cell Phone" on Ebay that is over 5 times lager than my N5's 2300mAh battery. That 12000mAh is 3.7 times lager than your 3200mAh battery in your N3. I can sure plug in that external batter faster that is a lot bigger than your N3 battery a lot faster than you can pull the back off your N3. LOL at your solution that would be a nightmare to charge both of your N3 batters each night without swapping them both into your N3 each night to charge.

Clevin just because you overpaid for a Samsung N3 Phablet doesn't mean everyone wants to be seen by the rest of the world with a phablet stuck to their head talking on the phone. We get it you hate Google and are a mission here to hate Google's products and are trying to stop people from buying a Nexus 5. It gives me great happiness to remind you that your Samsung Note 3 is running Google's Android OS.

I don't need or want a Samsung N3 Phablet since I have a Nexus 7 when I need a larger screen to show pictures to people I took on my Nexus 5.

 

[clevin]

How do you define "real world usage" for a phone? (This will be different for everyone)

ironically, that's the thing make any individual's "real world usage" meaningless for reference for others, which leaves standardized rundown tests as the only objective way to compare devices and offer helpful information for potential buyers.

 

[clevin]

BTW, the Nexus 5 starts at $349 not $400 and yes I did the math and I can buy two Nexus 5 cheaper than your super expensive Samsung Note 3 that cost about $728.98 on Amazion for unlocked. LOL at your replacing the battery in your N3 for more power since I can pay $13 and get a "Universal 12000mAh Backup External Battery Power Bank USB Charger For Cell Phone" on Ebay.

sure, buy a bunch of battery pack, which is ginormous, to go with your beautiful slim N5, what a great idea you have there! and do put 3 in your pocket and enjoy your weekend!

ps, go read the thread asking how much people pay for their N5, in this very forum, see who paid $349.

Just because you overpaid for a Samsung N3 Phablet doesn't mean everyone wants to be seen by the rest of the world with a phablet stuck to their head talking on the phone. We get it you hate Google and are a mission here to hate Google's products and are trying to stop people from buying a Nexus 5. It gives me great happiness to remind you that your Samsung Note 3 is running Google's Android OS.

I admit I played with devil, which is sad, since this world is lack of diverse choice. So I build whatever barrier I can from it.

Interestingly, I have never suggested a Note 3 for anybody asking for choices in this N5 forum, can you contribute more intelligent discussion other than inventing things to slander people?

But if you like, I can start by saying these:

Note 3 has a beautiful, huge display, with AMOLED, you don't ever worry about light bleed
Note 3 may safely replace your N5+N7, so the price difference is not as big as it seems (if you want both, that is)
Note 3 has expandable storage, so you can bring in10-20 HD movies on the go, it goes nicely with the large screen, and long battery life.
Note 3 has large, removable battery, each last 7-8 hrs screen on time, endurance rating doubles N5, you can also throw in some spare batteries, they don't take much space, and with 3 extra, you can go on a week long vacation w/o a charger!
Removable battery also helps resell values, pop in a new battery, its as good as new! Unlike sealed battery, which lose capacity over time, and you can't replace it! This surely help shrinking the price gap too, if not right over turn it!

 

[LegalAmerican]

I just have to laugh at how the OP stated he/she is impressed with battery life, and then so many have to argue about what THEY perceive to be helpful information to a potential buyer. If someone is in the market for a phone and they're worried about battery life, it's their job to look into it and find those rundown tests. It's not everyone's job on here to blindly defend their own device whether it be a Note 3 or a Nexus 5. You aren't convincing anyone to get either phone just because it's great for you. And getting so upset about people defending their N5 blindly while you blindly defend another phone is not making you a hero.

 

[clevin]

If someone is in the market for a phone and they're worried about battery life, it's their job to look into it and find those rundown tests.

Indeed, trouble is, many people here are telling buyers to NOT trust those tests, because N5's test results is in the lower quartile of the list.

while you blindly defend another phone is not making you a hero.

try find which phone I was defending. if you actually can find one.

 

[Shilohcane]

That's exactly the point I was trying to make.

The people who are getting 14+ hours of battery life, barely use their phone.

Continuous usage however for 1-2 hours at a time will drain the battery fast.

When people are talking about "very impressive battery life", the tests should show continuous usage so you know what to expect in real world usage.

In other words, you can't claim that the Nexus 5 has "very impressive battery life" when you're barely even using the battery! That's like me saying my car gets "very impressive MPG" when I only drive a couple miles a day.

Most people use their phone for voice calls, email and texting not for playing games or surfing the internet all day. If games and surfing is your thing then a phablet is what you need. I always have access to a tablet or laptop even when am on the road that both do a better job at gaming and surfing the internet than a phablet phone at a cheaper price.

My Nexus 5 will last more than 24 hours with my use which is voice calls, email, texting and a hour of surfing the internet. I am always close to some where where I can charge my N5 in the car of even carry a small 2500 mAh portable battery for a backup for the few times in my life when I didn't have access to another charging device. I'm not paying $728.98 for a Note 3 that I don't have a use for.

 

[LegalAmerican]

Indeed, trouble is, many people here are telling buyers to NOT trust those tests, because N5's test results is in the lower quartile of the list.



try find which phone I was defending. if you actually can find one.

Note 3. Not difficult to discover when you went after the cost of the two in comparison.

Before you say it, I get that this is a public forum so you're absolutely free to do whatever you please. But doesn't it even seem odd to you to be spending so much time in this forum trying to disprove everything that people say about the N5? Did it offend you in some way? Did it systematically destroy your life somehow? Is there any logical reason why you have taken it upon yourself to spend so much time in a forum of a phone that you do not own, and don't plan to own?

I spent a lot of time in the GS4 and HTC One forums a while back because there was a chance i'd get one of the two. But as soon as I realized I wasn't, I moved on. I just am surprised you're able to maintain so much interest in a forum like this when you are so clearly anti-Nexus 5. Unless you somehow spend this much time in ALL forums, how do you know there isn't someone saying that the HTC One has better battery life than the internet told you it had? Shouldn't you go rescue someone there?

 

[clevin]

Most people use their phone for voice calls, email and texting not for playing games or surfing the internet all day. .

please make statement that is actually supported by the fact.

 

[clevin]

Note 3. Not difficult to discover when you went after the cost of the two in comparison.

Before you say it, I get that this is a public forum so you're absolutely free to do whatever you please. But doesn't it even seem odd to you to be spending so much time in this forum trying to disprove everything that people say about the N5? Did it offend you in some way? Did it systematically destroy your life somehow? Is there any logical reason why you have taken it upon yourself to spend so much time in a forum of a phone that you do not own, and don't plan to own?

I spent a lot of time in the GS4 and HTC One forums a while back because there was a chance i'd get one of the two. But as soon as I realized I wasn't, I moved on. I just am surprised you're able to maintain so much interest in a forum like this when you are so clearly anti-Nexus 5. Unless you somehow spend this much time in ALL forums, how do you know there isn't someone saying that the HTC One has better battery life than the internet told you it had? Shouldn't you go rescue someone there?

well, this is first time I defend Note 3 here, since somebody already claim I was doing it (which is untrue).

Why I am here? I'm bored, and I hate lies. That's it, I will be gone soon, no need to worry. I had a period of macrumors frenzy years back, in which I challenge all lies at macrumor forums. Its a brain exercise. I was ranked in top 20 or so in number of posts posted at that time, which was crazy.

I am fed by intense discussion, and I mostly stick to grabbing data from all sources to arguing points, to me, there is nothing about N5 that I can't get from internet, I don't need to own one to know something about it. I usually don't get involved with personal slanders, as some people do.

 

[LegalAmerican]

well, this is first time I defend Note 3 here, since somebody already claim I was doing it (which is untrue).

Why I am here? I'm bored, and I hate lies. That's it, I will be gone soon, no need to worry. I had a period of macrumors frenzy years back, in which I challenge all lies at macrumor forums. Its a brain exercise. I was ranked in top 20 or so in number of posts posted at that time, which was crazy.

I am fed by intense discussion, and I mostly stick to grabbing data from all sources to arguing points, to me, there is nothing about N5 that I can't get from internet, I don't need to own one to know something about it. I usually don't get involved with personal slanders, as some people do.

So if someone claims that they are impressed with the N5 battery, you consider this a lie? That's kind of my point here....from what i've read, there haven't been any outright lies. The problem is, regardless of what you're reading on the internet, EVERYONE uses their device entirely different. So someone will have different results whether you like it or not. Now when i'm purchasing a device, I watch about 15-20 video reviews (if there are that many) and then I come here to read what people think. I like to accumulate data from multiple sources like you claimed you like to do. To me, real world usage will always outweight internet tests even though I take both into some sort of consideration.

I can tell you this for sure, I certainly don't tell people they're wrong when I have no way to prove it other than what I read somewhere online. Because there's just too many variables involved. And I absolutely wouldn't accuse them of being liars.

 

[VoltaicShock]

In my world, real usage means how I use my phone on a daily basis. I could give a rip how someone else uses the phone for gaming, or hours on end because they have a phone addiction, or a social disorder.

Compared to other phones I've owned, using them the same way day after day, with the same apps installed, my N5 battery just plain lasts longer. A LOT longer. That's my 'real world' experience, end of story.

Now, others can point to whatever stats on the internet they want, to bolster their argument. Whatever. That's why hundreds of different Android phones are out there. Something for everyone.

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Couldn't agree more!

 

[Shilohcane]

please make statement that is actually supported by the fact.

The fact is people at different ages, different jobs and riding in a car or public transportation makes that chart useless. I am almost always near a place that I can recharge or top off my Nexus 5. My Nexus 5 can do everything on that chart since I can top off the battery at almost any time no matter where I am. Fact is I didn't have to spend $728.98 to get just a little more battery life during the day. Then there are cheap portable battery with 12000mAh that can charge my phone several times if I was camping in the woods without AC power. That is why my Nexus 5 meets my needs and it may not meet the needs of the Samsung phablet trolls that are only here because they admitted they hate Google. The fact is I'm not buying a phone based on other people needs since I am buying them on my personal needs which isn't to play games or live on social media for four hours or more a day. I got the best phone at under $500 that will be updated with the current release which is the Nexus 5 and I laugh at people spending $728.98 for a device that will be abandoned by Samsung for updates after about a year. My buddy with his Note 2 has been waiting for a long time to get his updates;

It appears the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has completely veered off the leaked update timeline, which accurately predicted the Android 4.3 [Jelly Bean] rollout dates for several Samsung Galaxy Models. U.S. Cellular was notably not included in the timeline, but has still received its update well before other carriers. Only the Sprint Galaxy Note 2 updated according to the schedule.


The AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon models were supposed to have updated by now, but have not. Rollout dates for these models are uncertain; however, according to Samsung’s website, the AT&T Galaxy Note 3 runs Android 4.3. At this point, this may simply be a typo, or possibly an indication that the update is coming soon; rollouts will likely be sudden and unexpected. Currently the AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Galaxy Note 2 models all still run the native Android 4.1 firmware.

 

[clevin]

I can tell you this for sure, I certainly don't tell people they're wrong when I have no way to prove it other than what I read somewhere online. Because there's just too many variables involved. And I absolutely wouldn't accuse them of being liars.

then there is no discussion between you and me. take care

 

[clevin]

The fact is people at different ages, different jobs and riding in a car or public transportation makes that chart useless.

lol, although I completely agree with this, but just an hr ago, when you throw out things like

Most people use their phone for voice calls, email and texting not for playing games or surfing the internet all day. .

then

I got the best phone at under $500 that will be updated with the current release which is the Nexus 5 and I laugh at people spending $728.98 for a device that will be abandoned by Samsung for updates after about a year.

Don't you find some irony here? You claim each individual use phones differently, then you turnaround claim "most people do this...." and those who do that is "laughed at".

An advice, stick to your first statement and follow through it.

 

[anon(8256055)]

The fact is people at different ages, different jobs and riding in a car or public transportation makes that chart useless. I am almost always near a place that I can recharge or top off my Nexus 5. My Nexus 5 can do everything on that chart since I can top off the battery at almost any time no matter where I am. That is why my Nexus 5 meets my needs and it may not meet the needs of the Samsung phablet trolls that are only here because then admitted they hate Google. The fact is I'm not buying a phone based on other people needs since I am buying them on my persona needs which isn't to play games or live on social media. I got the best phone at under $500 that will be updated with the current release which is the Nexus 5 and I laugh at people spending $728.98 for a device that will be abandoned by Samsung for updates after about a year. My buddy with his Note 2 has been waiting for a long time to get his updates;

You hit one of the main reasons I switched to the N5. (I apologize if I'm going off on a tangent). I think my SGS3 was a good phone, overall (even though I like to fire people up about it being junk). It took a tremendous amount of abuse, and kept on working, until it finally ended up dropping from a scaffolding, and getting run over by a man-lift on the job site. It also took decent pics, just not in low light.

The reason I didn't buy the S4 was because I felt I was left behind in OS updates. When I changed phones last month, the latest update to my SGS3 was 4.1.2. Unacceptable. I got so tired of waiting for updates that at I rooted the phone and installed CM10, but after a while I got frustrated with how buggy it was and restored it back to stock. The other thing I disliked was how the battery would be at 10% by 3:00pm, based on how I used it. Since I also use the phone for business, I'd have to change batteries. Not a huge deal, but still a pain.

Since I got the N5, my battery lasts well into the evening, using the phone the same way, with the same apps. For me the phone is a perfect fit, and these ARE real world experiences, not some guy doing an article in a magazine, running games or Facebook for hours on end.

And as I've mentioned before, I take hundreds of photos a week while on the job site, and the camera on this phone is really very good. The forthcoming update will only make it better.

Oh yeah, the swipe keyboard in KitKat is also very good out of the box!

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