Best Kernal for Battery life on Extended Battery - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

So just got my Galaxy Nexus on Verizon and already unlocked running stock 4.0.4 rooted. I got the extended battery (2100) and I am still kind of disappointed in battery life. I mean, even on 3G all day yesterday it lasted maybe 9 hrs. I have turned off a lot of background apps but still hasn't helped much.
Any suggestions on good rom's/kernels for the best battery life without having to sacrifice too much on the performance side?

Figure it out man.
Everyone (literally) is going to say something different here.
I'll vote Immoseon's 2.3.0 stable with stock clocks but dropped the vsels down by 100 personally.
Next guy will vote franco's.
Next guy will say popcorn.

^This man speaks the truth.
The problem with statements like "X kernal is best for all situations" is that it CANNOT be true. Kernal's will give you varying battery life depending on what you use them for. Since only you know what you do with your phone, you'll have to do some trial and error to figure out which one works best for you.
I, for example, browse fb, read some ebooks, and browse the internet randomly, I've found Franco's Kernal works best for me.
Perhaps a heavy gamer may be that to be untrue. Perhaps someone who takes lots of video/photos do not agree. But for my purposes, I am satisfied.
GL!

If the next vote is for popcorn I'll feel like a wizard

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If the next vote is for popcorn I'll feel like a wizard
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I am voting for popcorn so you can be a wizard
Lol yeah, another one of the "best kernel for blah blah" collection...

Adding my agreement to try them out and see. I like imoysen, but that is based on my usage.
One thing I will recommend is fully charge your phone before installing a new kernel, then wipe your dalvick and battery stats after installing. Then let it drain till it dies and fully recharge it in one go. Then evaluate your battery performance. It will give you a more accurate view of how it will perform. giving your phone a few days to settle into a kernel always helps, imo.
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^This man speaks the truth.
The problem with statements like "X kernal is best for all situations" is that it CANNOT be true. Kernal's will give you varying battery life depending on what you use them for. Since only you know what you do with your phone, you'll have to do some trial and error to figure out which one works best for you.
I, for example, browse fb, read some ebooks, and browse the internet randomly, I've found Franco's Kernal works best for me.
Perhaps a heavy gamer may be that to be untrue. Perhaps someone who takes lots of video/photos do not agree. But for my purposes, I am satisfied.
GL!
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Hi. Can you give us some definite figures and how much better battery life you're getting (percentage or hours). I'm a new gnex owner and although I will definitely root my gnex eventually, I'm currently reading through all the threads regarding battery life.
I'm a moderate user myself - using it mostly as an e-reader with the occassional gaming, browsing, call and text. Right now I'm getting the following performance:
15% remaining at 13 hrs
4 to 4.5 hours display time
Like most users, my main concern when I root will be battery life.

Wiping battery stats does not improve battery life.
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Jamesbond kernel , core and iva undervolted, no cpu undervolt, aokp35, 50% brightness.
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Jamesbond kernel , core and iva undervolted, no cpu undervolt, aokp35, 50% brightness.
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Thanks! Just the figures I'm looking for.

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Best ROM for battery life

I need opinions, anyone?
I keep flashing different ROMS and the battery has always had bad life
I've done a lot of different methods to fix battery life issues, but no go.
Having good luck with Swagged Out Stock.
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A lot of people say AOSP ROMs are good on battery life cuz the sense is gone.
Try out Xplod RLS (one of my favs) test it out see how it goes for you. It's an AOSP btw.
For sense I recommend Tommytomatoes Classic v0.0.0.4 its awesome!
How long does your battery last? Are you running mobile data all day? GPS?
I can get around 20-24 hours put of my battery with real heavy usage. Around 2 days with normal use.
I keep my 3g and everything off until i need it.
HTC EVO 4G running Mikg 2.58
Don't know who your talkin too but I'll reply lol
On Classic I'm gettin roughly about 1d 19h 43m with pretty decent usage text, call, xda, browsing jus putting it to charge right now
I have always had the best success with AOSP and custom kernel.
Currently running ICSmod7 with latest tiamets. With 4g it drops fast but without I get through a full day no worries medium use. Text, fb, music during workout ect...
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Getting good battery life with MikG 2.61.
mikg rom to me is best for battery life .and very stable rom and clean so try and let us know .im running miui and battery life is pretty good but not as good as my mikg rom
sense-free
I've been experimenting with ROMs and kernels for the last 18 months, always looking for best battery life with regular to heavy use. A good custom kernel will sometimes give you an extra 10-15 %. Using setCPU or another app like systemtuner (my pref) to turn CPU down while screen off can also give you 5-10%. Far and away the best thing for my battery is to use an alternative launcher (ADW for me) and then use Titanium backup pro or systemtuner to freeze sense. you just find the two elements in the process list that start with "HTC sense" and freeze them. Night and day. FYI I run synergy and have always come back to Myn's ROMs cause they are good for battery from the start, but they also take well to pretty much any custom kernel, which isn't true for all ROMs. I like everything to work so I always ditch AOSP ROMs a few days after trying them.
sam9696 said:
I've been experimenting with ROMs and kernels for the last 18 months, always looking for best battery life with regular to heavy use. A good custom kernel will sometimes give you an extra 10-15 %. Using setCPU or another app like systemtuner (my pref) to turn CPU down while screen off can also give you 5-10%. Far and away the best thing for my battery is to use an alternative launcher (ADW for me) and then use Titanium backup pro or systemtuner to freeze sense. you just find the two elements in the process list that start with "HTC sense" and freeze them. Night and day. FYI I run synergy and have always come back to Myn's ROMs cause they are good for battery from the start, but they also take well to pretty much any custom kernel, which isn't true for all ROMs. I like everything to work so I always ditch AOSP ROMs a few days after trying them.
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Underclocking your CPU typically causes higher battery drain... unless you're overclocking. As long as nothing is really hammering the CPU in the background (which is the problem, not the CPU speed!), then it's better to let the CPU enter higher power states in order to finish the work quicker and return to low power sleep state. Intel calls this HUGI (Hurry Up and Get Idle). Overclocking can have bad effects with HUGI due to the higher voltage required to run at those frequencies. Lol'd at your AOSP comment though. I suppose some people are okay with subpar android, aka sense .
My Evo can last a week on a single charge. CM7.1, 1850 mAh aftermarket battery (slim, stock battery cover), Tiamat 4.1.0 kernel, aggressive undervolting and monitoring of wakelocks combined with 90% wifi usage (3g is the #1 source of battery drain!).
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Tommytomatoes The Classic is a solid sense rom with good battery life its fast as hell, has lots of mods and themes and is pretty sick I've been stuck on it for over a month now I've flashed other roms but always come back to the classic after a few hours
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maybe a dumb question. What is the difference between underclocking and undervolting?
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Underclocking your CPU typically causes higher battery drain... unless you're overclocking. As long as nothing is really hammering the CPU in the background (which is the problem, not the CPU speed!), then it's better to let the CPU enter higher power states in order to finish the work quicker and return to low power sleep state. Intel calls this HUGI (Hurry Up and Get Idle). Overclocking can have bad effects with HUGI due to the higher voltage required to run at those frequencies. Lol'd at your AOSP comment though. I suppose some people are okay with subpar android, aka sense .
My Evo can last a week on a single charge. CM7.1, 1850 mAh aftermarket battery (slim, stock battery cover), Tiamat 4.1.0 kernel, aggressive undervolting and monitoring of wakelocks combined with 90% wifi usage (3g is the #1 source of battery drain!).
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Underclocking is when you set the speed of the processor to a lower setting than the stock clocks where as undervolting is lowering the voltage needed to run it at a certain speed be it stock underclocked or overclocked. Simplest way I understand it.
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Real culprit for batt issues
Has anyone ever bothered to understand that theres a pesty bug no one knew of.. Called CIQ "carrier IQ"
Ya this is one of the main reasons behind bad batt.. Sprint and other carriers allow a company to monitor and chart everything we do and it mirrors off txts and data sent and is designed to pick up on.key words... Basically an Invasive tracking monitor. It's a huge in noticed drain... And its been shown to be removed from system/app in many custom roms. But it never does cause its so strattled throughout the OS.
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IMPuLSe EX said:
I need opinions, anyone?
I keep flashing different ROMS and the battery has always had bad life
I've done a lot of different methods to fix battery life issues, but no go.
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I have been using evodeck v1.3 with the lee kernel and the rom just sips on my battery and gives me outstanding battery life with amazing speeds
lojak29 said:
Has anyone ever bothered to understand that theres a pesty bug no one knew of.. Called CIQ "carrier IQ"
Ya this is one of the main reasons behind bad batt.. Sprint and other carriers allow a company to monitor and chart everything we do and it mirrors off txts and data sent and is designed to pick up on.key words... Basically an Invasive tracking monitor. It's a huge in noticed drain... And its been shown to be removed from system/app in many custom roms. But it never does cause its so strattled throughout the OS.
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"no one knew of" are you kidding me? Carrier IQ has been known about for at least a year now... and no, it's not responsible for any significant amount of battery drain...
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Definantly aosp in my experience. Cm7 gets my vote for battery life
Gary13579 said:
Underclocking your CPU typically causes higher battery drain... unless you're overclocking. As long as nothing is really hammering the CPU in the background (which is the problem, not the CPU speed!), then it's better to let the CPU enter higher power states in order to finish the work quicker and return to low power sleep state. Intel calls this HUGI (Hurry Up and Get Idle). Overclocking can have bad effects with HUGI due to the higher voltage required to run at those frequencies. Lol'd at your AOSP comment though. I suppose some people are okay with subpar android, aka sense .
My Evo can last a week on a single charge. CM7.1, 1850 mAh aftermarket battery (slim, stock battery cover), Tiamat 4.1.0 kernel, aggressive undervolting and monitoring of wakelocks combined with 90% wifi usage (3g is the #1 source of battery drain!).
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So you clearly don't talk on the phone at all.
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So you clearly don't talk on the phone at all.
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Ah yes, the people that come in arguing and debating my claims. This happens every time. I use my phone quite often, and still get amazing battery life.
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Ah yes, the people that come in arguing and debating my claims. This happens every time. I use my phone quite often, and still get amazing battery life.
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Dude you have a serious problem I honestly think you need to quit thinking people are attacking you this is the 3rd time I've seen you in a thread that I'm in and not once have I seen you post anything good or helpful I honestly think you should refrain from posting that's my opinion only cause I think your on a kid level and you really can't carry an easy conversation with someone sometimes I wonder if you even have this phone and if your trolling EVO Forum instead of the Transformer Forum.
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[Q] Best GB ROM that has greatest battery life

I dont use my phone a lot and my TWAS is usually 0%. I dont use my phone alot, but usually when 5-6 hrs of no use or very light use it has gone down around 20-30%. Anyone have any ideas of what rom would work best for me? I am on ICS 5.0 right now and it seems they are not coming back with their 5.5 they had out. I really only care about great battery life and having some type of hotspot hack or free tethering.
Thanks.
You have to try each one and see what works best for you. Read the ROM threads. Every phone and user is different.
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I have been using the latest sleeper rom and i have left it at 1000mhz no overclocking and i seem to be getting better battery life than i was with some of the others. i flash frequently and i would agree with kennyglass in that each one works differently. so try for youself.
Well, like everyone else said, its depends on what your phones handles. Everyone phones handles a rom differently, well, not that differently, but enough to make big differences.
Like the guy above me, I also use SleeperRom. Its a very stable, battery efficient rom.
here is a list of roms I would try out...
ACS_ICS_V5.5
LegendaryRom
MarcusantROM
StarskyROM1.5
I also recommend CleanGB by toadlife. Fast, clean, stable, full day on original stock battery.
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I've gotten 21 hours out of legendary 2.1 and samurai 3.0.4 ill post a screenshot. It was with low signal areas and moderate use and 2 hours + with music running.
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Clean GB
My wifes phone while at work would drain in 8 hours to the point that it was saying charge me every day. Now with Clean GB on hers it lasts about 2 days with light usage. Again YMMV.
Im on clean GB and getting great battery life. After 11 hrs of moderate use I still have 30 % battery left. After 8 hours of heavy use I'm at 30%. Very stable ROM.. No force closes or wierd issues.
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I personally would towards 'which kernel should I use?' You've got to remember that although we all have epics, not every CPU is the same. What I am running it he or she is running may not be what you should be running. If you ever check out an oc/uv thread, you will see that people get different results using different settings, even though we're all on epics. You've got to try a couple different setups (roms AND kernels) to see which runs best for your device. Good luck!
via my EPICally transmogrified EI22: adrenaline injected & Supercharged
I currently use CleanGB which has been pretty great. If you're in an area with iffy service, that'll kill your phones battery pretty quick.
After installing a new rom make sure you charge it to 100%, wipe battery stats and then let it die without charging to get the most out of your battery (and having an accurate battery indicator)
In my opinion the way you configure your phone has by far the biggest effect on battery life, followed closely by the signal strength of the area you are in, with maybe a very small effect caused by the rom/kernel combination. Watch what you have syncing. Facebook and Twitter syncs can kill your battery, as can any other app that's always using data. Also, wifi uses WAY less battery than 3G or 4G. Use it when you can.
I'm on stock EI22 with mkasick's kernel and I usually get a full 16 hours with power to spare.
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In my opinion the way you configure your phone has by far the biggest effect on battery life, followed closely by the signal strength of the area you are in, with maybe a very small effect caused by the rom/kernel combination. Watch what you have syncing. Facebook and Twitter syncs can kill your battery, as can any other app that's always using data. Also, wifi uses WAY less battery than 3G or 4G. Use it when you can.
I'm on stock EI22 with mkasick's kernel and I usually get a full 16 hours with power to spare.
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Basically Poit. Since no 2 people use their phone the same way it is retarded to ask for a comparison of best battery life. People need to stop being lazy and just try the ROMs out and compare for themselves based on their own use.
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Basically Poit. Since no 2 people use their phone the same way it is retarded to ask for a comparison of best battery life. People need to stop being lazy and just try the ROMs out and compare for themselves based on their own use.
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I agree. I have seen 3 questions over the last 2 days with these dumb questions.
but if I was to give my advice, I would strongly advise trying MarcusantROM, Battery life is pretty amazing, just be sure to flash a different kernel, as 2.0.6 is not even offered for download anymore because of bugs n such.
I would strongly advise the Shadow Kernel, paired up with MarcusantRom. You should see some pretty amazing battery life with that combo.
or try these out...
LegendaryROM
SleeperROM
Come on... "Dumb question"? "Lazy"? Get off your high horse. Certain ROMs give better battery performance than others because of certain tweaks and the OP asked for some general advice. Certain ROMs are certainly worse than others. OP wasn't asking for what would be best for him but what has worked good for others. Why is it so wrong for someone to ask for general advice about a ROM/Kernel combo. Not that hard of a question and not so ambiguous that it deserves a "dumb question" or "stop being lazy" response. If you don't want to help the OP, then simply DON'T RESPOND.
As for the question... I generally use the kernel that is included with the ROMs because normally that is what the developer has tested the most. I think Thunderhawk, Sleeper, and Legendary (in that order) are all good for battery but I haven't used all of the others.
sparkyr said:
Come on... "Dumb question"? "Lazy"? Get off your high horse. Certain ROMs give better battery performance than others because of certain tweaks and the OP asked for some general advice. Certain ROMs are certainly worse than others. OP wasn't asking for what would be best for him but what has worked good for others. Why is it so wrong for someone to ask for general advice about a ROM/Kernel combo. Not that hard of a question and not so ambiguous that it deserves a "dumb question" or "stop being lazy" response. If you don't want to help the OP, then simply DON'T RESPOND.
As for the question... I generally use the kernel that is included with the ROMs because normally that is what the developer has tested the most. I think Thunderhawk, Sleeper, and Legendary (in that order) are all good for battery but I haven't used all of the others.
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In kind if you don't like the responses don't respond to them. I read for a month all the ROM threads before deciding on one to flash. Go to ANY ROM thread and someone there will claim they got the best battrery life there. It is different for every body and EVERY phone. ALL of the ROMs here have tweaks that work differently for everyone depending on use. Also people are sick of every other thread as "what's the best ROM". You HAVE to try them for yourself. If we are being to real for you then don't read what is written.
I was once where you are now. When I couldn't find a satisfactory answer, I made my own solution. I'll be uploading the latest version of it, version 3.3 today or tomorrow.
Battery Used: Extended Battery 2700 mah
Testing Performed: Idle Only
For those unsure, idle testing is simply when you treat your smartphone more like a phone. This included uses such as, checking the weather, responding to the occasional text, checking the time, etc. The primary goal of idle testing is to understand how long the phone can stay alive when used for texting and phone calls only. This is useful primarily for occasions such as, going on vacation, where you would like your phone to last a week or more in case of emergencies, but you'll be preoccupied and not killing your battery with Angry Birds. It's nice to know that our phone is capable older, simpler cellphones in standby time.
This indicates that my phone could stay on for as long as 10 to 14 days.
Direct arithmetic calculations indicate as much as 5.5 to 8 days on the stock 1500 mah battery.
Obviously, usage varies greatly between people and even between days, so anything other than idle testing is subjective. Testing was not performed on a stock installation, but rather, on my own daily personal fully-decked setup.
On the stock battery, I've played games for a total of more than 3 hours over a 48 hour time period before needing to recharge.
This has held true on my phone, my wife's, her mother's, and more than a thousand other user's phones. Yours may vary. Try them all. I do.
Looking forward to Random's latest!
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Why do I get horrible battery life with ROMS and Kernels?

I've used cm9 and aokp the past month and tried the stock Kernels that come with it and Franco's. One thing is for certain. No matter combination I get horrible battery life. If I run stock android with my extended battery including various Widgets I get 24 hours battery life pretty easily. Moderate usage and some heavy usage. With cm9 I'm getting maybe 15-16 hrs with aokp maybe 8-9 hers and I'm using Franco's kernel right now. I don't understand this. People talk about how much better the battery life is with various ROMS than stock but I'm not getting it. I'm getting like half the battery life I was before. Any ideas?
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I can relate to you. Was in CM9 and Franko's kernel and as you said, horrible battery life. I went back to stock but this time I did not install apps thar would require services running (well I have to run WhatsApp so that's the only one running besides default abdroid services).
I am seeing better battery life this way.
The next step would be to install CM9 and restore all my apps to see if I can replicate the same battery life.
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you need to find out what apps are keeping your phone from sleeping dude its not the ROM or Kernel if you want to find out you can use better battery stats or just read the permissions on your apps otherwise its probably cause your on your phone too much with the screen on first show use a usage screen shot then how many apps you have we can narrow it down
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you need to find out what apps are keeping your phone from sleeping dude its not the ROM or Kernel if you want to find out you can use better battery stats or just read the permissions on your apps otherwise its probably cause your on your phone too much with the screen on first show use a usage screen shot then how many apps you have we can narrow it down
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^This, and how much on screen time are you getting?
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^This, and how much on screen time are you getting?
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I'm getting about 1.5 hrs screen time. With stock in was getting 2-3hrs. As far as apps keeping my phone from sleeping. I'm running the same apps I run on stock android when I was getting a full day on average so not sure how they would run different because I'm on a ROM.
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get better Battery stats app... And check for partial wakelocks...
I had exactly same problem... And on stock no problems
But now... Franco m4 + aokp b37
And 3 to 3.5 hours screen
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I used that better battery stats app and apparently there was audio something (sorry can't remember the exact words) causing partial wakelocks, read some google search results and disabled the lock screen sound in aokp and it went away, go figure?
I swear my battery life is better with the kernel that comes with AOKP rather than franco, which was a bummer since I'd just bought the franco updater app, perhaps just my imagination or maybe something just needs to be tweaked
Well, this has pretty much nothing to do with the ROMs/kernels, you flash to the device. If you use the device for heavy gaming, you use loads of apps etc. the battery life will obviously be bad, because the CPU needs the according CPU clock speed...
Underclock the CPU, or better: Get AnTuTu CPU Master pro, and set the profiles, underclock screen off, to 700 MHz, and every other proile, where you do not neccessarily need the device to that speed, not below, otherwise it will just crash... That way you have the best battery life, for your usage, so basically, every time you switch the device's screen off, it will save a hell of a load of battery
Under clocking doesn't do much for battery life contrary to popular belief. It just increases the time it takes to process a task. It might take 1s at 1.2ghz vs 1.8s at 800ghz to complete a given task for example. So yes the cpu will run at lower speed and voltage but it still also take longer to return to idle.
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Under clocking doesn't do much for battery life contrary to popular belief. It just increases the time it takes to process a task. It might take 1s at 1.2ghz vs 1.8s at 800ghz to complete a given task for example. So yes the cpu will run at lower speed and voltage but it still also take longer to return to idle.
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Well, I don't really mean to break this, because it is right, but not completely...
Underclocking & undervolting, when the device is not in use (Screen off) saves loads of battery...
And because it's a dual-core, it takes mostly just as long to open an app at 700 MHz, as when you're doing it at stock clock speed, or voltage or higher.. So, in that case...
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Well, this has pretty much nothing to do with the ROMs/kernels, you flash to the device. If you use the device for heavy gaming, you use loads of apps etc. the battery life will obviously be bad, because the CPU needs the according CPU clock speed...
Underclock the CPU, or better: Get AnTuTu CPU Master pro, and set the profiles, underclock screen off, to 700 MHz, and every other proile, where you do not neccessarily need the device to that speed, not below, otherwise it will just crash... That way you have the best battery life, for your usage, so basically, every time you switch the device's screen off, it will save a hell of a load of battery
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Not sure how this wouldn't have to do with the different ROMS and kernels since I stated what battery life I was getting with stock vs using a custom kernel and ROMS. I'm giving a comparison of my battery on each with the same usasge and they are different.
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get better Battery stats app... And check for partial wakelocks...
I had exactly same problem... And on stock no problems
But now... Franco m4 + aokp b37
And 3 to 3.5 hours screen
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Thank you! I will look into this!
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I used that better battery stats app and apparently there was audio something (sorry can't remember the exact words) causing partial wakelocks, read some google search results and disabled the lock screen sound in aokp and it went away, go figure?
I swear my battery life is better with the kernel that comes with AOKP rather than franco, which was a bummer since I'd just bought the franco updater app, perhaps just my imagination or maybe something just needs to be tweaked
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I will look into this as well! Thanks!
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Okay so today I tried MIUI. The battery life blows stock android, aokp and cm9 away. I had over 3hrs of screen time today. Night and day compared to cm9 and aokp. I really don't get this.
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Battery life poor except for stock

I give up.every ROM I run just doesn't have the battery life expected. Am I expecting to much? Not even Cauks or blazer el29 doesn't give the battery life as stock.don't get me wrong they are all great roms but at least for my device not battery friendly. I'll post some battery stats from BBS if anybody has some free time to see what's going on. I'm on Cauks el29 now.I format everything before flashing and I use cauks format all many times. I'm on the verge of staying on stock roll my eyes.
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bigrndahouse said:
I give up.every ROM I run just doesn't have the battery life expected. Am I expecting to much? Not even Cauks or blazer el29 doesn't give the battery life as stock.don't get me wrong they are all great roms but at least for my device not battery friendly. I'll post some battery stats from BBS if anybody has some free time to see what's going on. I'm on Cauks el29 now.I format everything before flashing and I use cauks format all many times. I'm on the verge of staying on stock roll my eyes.
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Well when is the last time you used stock? And if it's been quite a while...consider having your battery checked out. Anyway, I'll continue as if your battery is fine from here on out. Basically, anything but stock tends to have a modified kernel. Even with all the battery tweaks, etc out there, there's a chance that the kernel itself might not play well with your phone. I'm not too versed in that, but I also noticed that the TouchWiz based ICS kernels/ROMs give MUCH better battery life than AOSP based kernels/ROMs such as CM9 and AOKP, etc. This is just basic stuff you might already know, but yeah, just go on and post your battery stats, preferably with a custom rom and a stock rom so we can see the difference and where it lies. Also, I'm running Touched by a Galaxy S3 on my phone and with moderate use (music for maybe a few hours a day, texting, don't really make many calls) I average between 8.5 and 11 hours from 100 to 0. Another thing I'd suggest is download CPU Spy from the Android market, or something similar if you prefer, and post screenshots from that on the custom ROM; the problem with AOSP and certain other GB and TW ICS roms that i've seen is that something prevents the processor from going into deep sleep mode, usually keeping it at 200mhz or higher. Lastly, when you use the custom roms, do you notice the phone getting really hot compared to the stock roms?
I'm assuming you know this but are you letting the battery cycle a few times before passing judgement? I usually spend a week on a rom before I decide if I have good/bad battery life... attached screenie is normal for me with moderate use on mijjhs goodness rom
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I always had faster battery drains on ROMs than stock. I see all this awesome battery stats screenshots but noticed they all share one common factor, only 1hrs to 30min screen use. Come on guys why I would want that battery life if to get it I have to barely use the phone makes no sense to me.
"hey look my awesome battery life, 1d 25min" (35min) screen time" pffffftttt :what:
Sorry for the rant. Had to let it go outside.
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Btw: this post had nothing to do with the screenshot before this post. Trust me didn't notice it was there till after the post. Lol
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Sorry to disagree but that is not my experience at all... This is the m'ics rom and is typical of the battery life I get.
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CyberpodS2 said:
Sorry to disagree but that is not my experience at all... This is the m'ics rom and is typical of the battery life I get.
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Agree, everyone have different experiences, I haven't try that ROM yet, I will test it out later. Have a nice day/night sir.
Sadly I have to agree with OP.
And the previous screenshots at 59% with 1hr, 36 screen on is exactly the issue.
Hard to compare your battery stats with mine since screen on time for my phone will be 4+ hours.
Since there are no standardized testing anyone can do with any rom, any speculation on which rom has better battery life or doesn't is just pure bogus seat of the pants gut feelings.
If there were a standard test that ran like. 5 minutes of mail with 20 mails received, 10 minutes download, 30 mins of playing the exact same video, 13 music tracks of the exact same song all with screen, vibration, brightness, etc all at the exact same level, you could get a real test, but, alas, nobody has a standardized test.
For MY usage, stock clocks in at the same as or better than just about any other rom I've tried, including all the various super scripts out there.
I guess I just overuse my phone!
Omar04 said:
I always had faster battery drains on ROMs than stock. I see all this awesome battery stats screenshots but noticed they all share one common factor, only 1hrs to 30min screen use. Come on guys why I would want that battery life if to get it I have to barely use the phone makes no sense to me.
"hey look my awesome battery life, 1d 25min" (35min) screen time" pffffftttt :what:
Sorry for the rant. Had to let it go outside.
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Btw: this post had nothing to do with the screenshot before this post. Trust me didn't notice it was there till after the post. Lol
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Agreed absolutely.
bigrndahouse said:
I give up.every ROM I run just doesn't have the battery life expected. Am I expecting to much? Not even Cauks or blazer el29 doesn't give the battery life as stock.don't get me wrong they are all great roms but at least for my device not battery friendly. I'll post some battery stats from BBS if anybody has some free time to see what's going on. I'm on Cauks el29 now.I format everything before flashing and I use cauks format all many times. I'm on the verge of staying on stock roll my eyes.
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You're doing it wrong.
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psych0r3bel said:
Well when is the last time you used stock? And if it's been quite a while...consider having your battery checked out. Anyway, I'll continue as if your battery is fine from here on out. Basically, anything but stock tends to have a modified kernel. Even with all the battery tweaks, etc out there, there's a chance that the kernel itself might not play well with your phone. I'm not too versed in that, but I also noticed that the TouchWiz based ICS kernels/ROMs give MUCH better battery life than AOSP based kernels/ROMs such as CM9 and AOKP, etc. This is just basic stuff you might already know, but yeah, just go on and post your battery stats, preferably with a custom rom and a stock rom so we can see the difference and where it lies. Also, I'm running Touched by a Galaxy S3 on my phone and with moderate use (music for maybe a few hours a day, texting, don't really make many calls) I average between 8.5 and 11 hours from 100 to 0. Another thing I'd suggest is download CPU Spy from the Android market, or something similar if you prefer, and post screenshots from that on the custom ROM; the problem with AOSP and certain other GB and TW ICS roms that i've seen is that something prevents the processor from going into deep sleep mode, usually keeping it at 200mhz or higher. Lastly, when you use the custom roms, do you notice the phone getting really hot compared to the stock roms?
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Probably a good 2 weeks since on stock. I tried all ICS but i just used the kernel that it was packed with.THats a good time frame. What is the best kernel to run with roms?
cp320703 said:
I'm assuming you know this but are you letting the battery cycle a few times before passing judgement? I usually spend a week on a rom before I decide if I have good/bad battery life... attached screenie is normal for me with moderate use on mijjhs goodness rom
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Wow thats some crazy battery life. yea ive been on it for a good week. pretty much i stay on it for a week or two and then i do a battery calibrate. what kernel do you use with the Mijjhs Goodness rom
Get a good gb rom and under clock that puppy to 500 or 800. Battery definitely lasts
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Get a good gb rom and under clock that puppy to 500 or 800. Battery definitely lasts
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Also if you use caulks roms flash his under volt script as well. I was using his -75mv script stable. Which equaled amazing battery life.
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Sorry to disagree but that is not my experience at all... This is the m'ics rom and is typical of the battery life I get.
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How did you get this type of battery life? please share the steps on how you rooted your phone up to the operation.
thanks man.
revamper said:
You're doing it wrong.
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Thanks for your observation that I'm doing it wrong. What would be appreciated more than telling me your opinion would give me steps in correcting as to "what" i'm doing wrong
bigrndahouse said:
How did you get this type of battery life? please share the steps on how you rooted your phone up to the operation.
thanks man.
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By not using the phone.
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gilbydakid said:
By not using the phone.
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Lol
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Things drain battery. This is my test off wifi for the most part using the phone as a phone with average use. Didn't even log in to Google on this one. Just proof that intensive applications, google services, and anything else added after a "factory flash" can manipulate battery life significantly.
Oh, and check out drain when I'm in less than ideal coverage. Noticeable difference. One huge factor to consider when diagnosing battery life.
It really depends on what you're doing with the phone. Obviously having brightness up playing heavy games with Wimax on will kill battery faster than someone on low brightness reading an ebook with wifi on. That said, i agree that I've had better battery life stock than almost all ics roms.
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barnacles10 said:
Things drain battery. This is my test off wifi for the most part using the phone as a phone with average use. Didn't even log in to Google on this one. Just proof that intensive applications, google services, and anything else added after a "factory flash" can manipulate battery life significantly.
Oh, and check out drain when I'm in less than ideal coverage. Noticeable difference. One huge factor to consider when diagnosing battery life.
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Truth to the last word.. I hate battery life threads too many variables.. I love the part about " using the phone as a phone " you crack me up B..:laugh:

[Q] Battery Life - What are you getting?

I don't know that I've ever seen this explicitly stated by anyone, so I thought I'd ask straight out.
What kind of battery life is everyone getting?
On average, say, per hour, with moderate use how much battery do you lose?
Are you stock or rooted? What ROM and kernel if rooted?
And... GO!
Screenshots welcome and encouraged!
ediebol said:
I don't know that I've ever seen this explicitly stated by anyone, so I thought I'd ask straight out.
What kind of battery life is everyone getting?
On average, say, per hour, with moderate use how much battery do you lose?
Are you stock or rooted? What ROM and kernel if rooted?
And... GO!
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Everyone's is gonna be completely different. Most will post in the roms what they are seeing on avg. There's to many variables that go into that to really narrow things down. Just my opinion on that.
milky1112 said:
Everyone's is gonna be completely different. Most will post in the roms what they are seeing on avg. There's to many variables that go into that to really narrow things down. Just my opinion on that.
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I understand that everyone is going to be completely different, that's the point. The idea is that if people were to post a wide variety of conditions, along with their battery-related results, others can try to tweak their settings closest to what fits their needs.
Yes, it is easily found amongst the forums for individuals ROMS/kernels, but why not put together a one-stop-shop for reference?
ediebol said:
I understand that everyone is going to be completely different, that's the point. The idea is that if people were to post a wide variety of conditions, along with their battery-related results, others can try to tweak their settings closest to what fits their needs.
Yes, it is easily found amongst the forums for individuals ROMS/kernels, but why not put together a one-stop-shop for reference?
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IMO better to keep with the Roms/Kernels (Under development) or someone may mistake and try to add something to a rom that doesn't work. Just my thoughts, I understand the goal, and I'm always looking to improve upon my battery life for my use. Haven't had phone a day yet to have any real results yet to mine.. We'll see how the world chimes in on this too tho..
Current: The Peoples Rom, 69% battery remaining, 6 hrs 14 min on bat, 1 hr 20 min screen on. Just to start it off a bit.. Will update this evening.
I'm stock non rooted with fairly heavy useage and Juice Defender free and I'm sotting at about 9 hours and 15% battery
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ediebol said:
I don't know that I've ever seen this explicitly stated by anyone, so I thought I'd ask straight out.
What kind of battery life is everyone getting?
On average, say, per hour, with moderate use how much battery do you lose?
Are you stock or rooted? What ROM and kernel if rooted?
And... GO!
Screenshots welcome and encouraged!
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On wifi, about 4 minutes per percent of battery for screen on time + 2 hours per percent for extra screen off time. This is with the screen brightness very low though.
So, about 400 minutes of continued usage or 200 hours of standby.
Odex blue 1.2 ROM, Google Now off, report location in Maps off.
Alrighty, now we're rolling... Here's where I currently stand:
5h45m on battery - 47% left... Heavy use today though.
AOKP Rom, KToonsez kernel - undervolted and slightly underclocked.
Charging my phone now. But yesterday i got 27 hours before reaching 25%
ROM: Stock Jellybean Touchwiz (rooted of course)
Kernel: Ktoonz kernel for touchwiz (using Ktoonservative/noop stock voltages n touch boosters disabled)
I'm stock and can get 24 hours+ with about 3+ hours of screen on time easily. This is with brightness at about 80% and no battery saving options on.
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Avg around 25-26 hrs.
SlimBean w/ KT747 kernel
Under -50mhz, UC to max around 1200, cm9 auto bright settings and juice defender
-SlimBean...the bulimic's choice for the Galaxy III
Just a full days usage and still half my battery left. No custom kernel or stuff like that. CM10 and that's it
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Here we go
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So this might not be the forum but hopefully someone will take pity on me and point me in the right direction.
As u can see. This bad boy ain't even sleeping. If not for juice defender i wouldn't make it through the day with moderate use. Now I'm in the islands where there ain't much good service to begin with so this might get a Lil tricky. Also i am unrooted. If that helps. I think it's an app but i guess i need to find another app to find the app that's the culprit. Thx in advance.
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Pretty solid :thumbup:
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