Who got the Nexus 6? How is your battery? And How fast the turbo charger?

[klau25]

Hopefully these are bugs impacting performance that will be rectified. We are due a Google play services upgrade any day and there is some talk about a cellular bug that me be impacting 5.0

http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/2mz5aa/lollipop_battery_drain_is_caused_by_mobile_radio/

Not to beat on the note 4 vs n6 dead horse but the biggest difference is software not hardware, and early software is often patched.

this might be it. I forgot to put it on the charger last night. woke up in the middle of the night and noticed about 30% drop in battery while the phone was idle.

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[RayMabry]

please report how battery life go for u guys..I need to hear from real user..and need to know how fast the charger go..thanks.

Battery life is so, so. I'm sure it'll improve over the lifetime of the Nexus 6 through updates and general changes made to apps as a result of Project Volta. But out of the box I'd say it's fairly easy for me to kill. Better than my Moto X but I'm sure I could kill it in 4-6 hours of heavy use. If I'm out and not using it much, I think it could last about 12 + hours easily. It's early yet. I just got it so I haven't really had an outing in which I try to be conservative with my usage. I still charge it at work. I did nearly kill it from 5PM to 11 PM yesterday but I ended up throwing it know the charger so I could go to bed.

Overall I'm okay with battery life. I was expecting more, but I'm okay with it especially since the phone supports Turbocharging.

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[Mac58]

Solid battery life. It idles pretty amazing for me. First full day yesterday. Took off charger at 6 am I use it to stream music from internet over Bluetooth on my commute to work which is like 45 mins to a hour then at work imuse it for texting and looking up prescriptions/light web surfing. By lunch time I'm was at 75% and during that hour I did some surfing and texting as well. After lunch, I basically did the same as before lunch. Left work at 5 and battery life was at around 60%. On my commute again I was stuck in traffic and I streamed music for about 15 mins before getting on the phone via Bluetooth for about 10 mins. Then because traffic was so bad I joined a hangiut to help my cousin trouble shoot a connection problem on his car for about 5 mins via LTE. After I streamed music for the rest of car commute which was about 20 mins. Got home used phone to surf web and buy some movie tickets and make a quick call. Battery was at 55% at 6pm. I put on quick charger for less than 10 mins while my wife changed and battery went to around 65% I believe. Went to movies and streamed music on the commute there and on commute back. Didn't charge battery overnight because I wanted to see if it would die and I woke today at 8:20am to see battery at 20%. For me, that's amazing. No phone I have had recently (Nexus 5, moto x 2013) besides note 4 would give me these results. I'm pretty happy but I will update after a weeks use.

 

[klau25]

Solid battery life. It idles pretty amazing for me. First full day yesterday. Took off charger at 6 am I use it to stream music from internet over Bluetooth on my commute to work which is like 45 mins to a hour then at work imuse it for texting and looking up prescriptions/light web surfing. By lunch time I'm was at 75% and during that hour I did some surfing and texting as well. After lunch, I basically did the same as before lunch. Left work at 5 and battery life was at around 60%. On my commute again I was stuck in traffic and I streamed music for about 15 mins before getting on the phone via Bluetooth for about 10 mins. Then because traffic was so bad I joined a hangiut to help my cousin trouble shoot a connection problem on his car for about 5 mins via LTE. After I streamed music for the rest of car commute which was about 20 mins. Got home used phone to surf web and buy some movie tickets and make a quick call. Battery was at 55% at 6pm. I put on quick charger for less than 10 mins while my wife changed and battery went to around 65% I believe. Went to movies and streamed music on the commute there and on commute back. Didn't charge battery overnight because I wanted to see if it would die and I woke today at 8:20am to see battery at 20%. For me, that's amazing. No phone I have had recently (Nexus 5, moto x 2013) besides note 4 would give me these results. I'm pretty happy but I will update after a weeks use.

That is pretty awesome. I know some reviews do say that the battery isn't consistent. some days are very good, some days aren't. what was the screen on time for you?

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[Orion78]

This will be my first full day with the Nexus 6. Took it off the charger an hour ago. I will be back to report. I'm loving this phone, man.

 

[wtherrell]

You buy the Nexus 6 for the software, the quicker updates, and just because Nexus. The Note 4 is the baddest in the land right now, but that's just a testament to how good the hardware is on flagship Sammy devices.

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If Verizon didn't lock them down Note 4 is what I would get. But they do, and it's getting only worse and that is the deal killer for me. Yes I know that there is a Developer Edition but they are even more difficult to get than N6. Seems development for it will be very thin.

 

[Adranalyne]

If Verizon didn't lock them down Note 4 is what I would get. But they do, and it's getting only worse and that is the deal killer for me. Yes I know that there is a Developer Edition but they are even more difficult to get than N6. Seems development for it will be very thin.

Definitely understand. I put Google Play Services 6.5 on this morning (had to pull the apk) and it seems to have made a positive impact on the battery. I'll let you know throughout the day.

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[SteveISU]

Takes a few charge cycles but initially the battery life is sub par at best.

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[gmermel]

How is your N6 battery life relative to the Turbo?

 

[rnd0209]

How is your N6 battery life relative to the Turbo?

For me they are about the same. But your miles may vary. The Droid turbo screen I think sucks up the battery a little more then the N6 I believe.

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[gmermel]

Sorry. Duplicate post......

Deleted content and thanked rrnd0209 for responding to my question

Wish I knew how to delete posts when I do something dumb like this.

 

[davey11]

Well, from reading through the last few pages, I guess its just about the same or a little better than an N5 which I am using>?
I don't have mine yet but a year more of mediocrity. I mean I was hoping for battery life upgrade along with the phone upgrade. I guess not.
Meaning I ain't getting rid of or returning it. Just suck it up and deal.
I buy a nexus every year so here's hoping for next year. lol

 

[Robbie317]

Well, from reading through the last few pages, I guess its just about the same or a little better than an N5 which I am using>?
I don't have mine yet but a year more of mediocrity. I mean I was hoping for battery life upgrade along with the phone upgrade. I guess not.
Meaning I ain't getting rid of or returning it. Just suck it up and deal.
I buy a nexus every year so here's hoping for next year. lol

I'm getting almost double the battery life vs my nexus 5.. on the 5 I averaged 10 hours with 2 hours screen on before dropping below 10% three days on the 6 I'm going 17 hours with 3 screen on and usually 5% left at bed time! Not outstanding but manageable...

 

[robber]

Definitely understand. I put Google Play Services 6.5 on this morning (had to pull the apk) and it seems to have made a positive impact on the battery. I'll let you know throughout the day.

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Where did you find that apk? Can you point me to it? I looked last night and could not find it. Thanks

 

[robber]

3rd battery cycle came today, 3hr 7 m sot and I have 45% left. Not exactly a disaster.

 

[Adranalyne]

Where did you find that apk? Can you point me to it? I looked last night and could not find it. Thanks

http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google.../google-play-services-6-5-87-1599771-438-apk/

I'm guessing it lowers the battery consumption from location services. That's a good start. I'm noticing an improvement so far.

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[robber]

I read as well that there are some cellular radio issues this may address that are impacting standby time. We will see. Thanks for the link

 

[davey11]

I'm getting almost double the battery life vs my nexus 5.. on the 5 I averaged 10 hours with 2 hours screen on before dropping below 10% three days on the 6 I'm going 17 hours with 3 screen on and usually 5% left at bed time! Not outstanding but manageable...

That sounds not so bad. Maybe there is hope, Hallelulah

 

[Adranalyne]

I read as well that there are some cellular radio issues this may address that are impacting standby time. We will see. Thanks for the link

A point update could go a long way with this battery. The only thing I'm really worried about at this time is consistency. Nexus 5 always seemed to have issues with that despite updates.

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[Robbie317]

That sounds not so bad. Maybe there is hope, Hallelulah

Yeah it's a vast improvement over the 5.. if you're a normal human you sleep 6 - 8 hours a day so 17 hours should be plenty! I figure I set it on my wireless charger at work at least an hour per day to get a quick top charge it would probably last until morning the next day...