So I've always used my phones with automatic brightness, but it seemed like this one would always be really low. The only time I would see the brightness change at all was when I'd take my phone out in the day when it was sunny. So I decided to switch it to full brightness on all the time and haven't really noticed a big difference in battery life. Plus with such a great display it looks so much better with the full brightness on. Any of you tried this and notice a big battery drain??
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Im the opposite of you. If i have my brightness pass mid, my battery will be drained in no time. So i am forced to use low. I cant even use Auto Adjust, because that will also use a lot of battery. Mid and higher, my battery drainage will be around 59%-65%
For me full brightness really kills my battery. I I used to do full brightness but after going on my quest to improve my battery life I ended up sticking with ~50% brightness
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The display is (generally) the biggest drain on your battery, so adjusting the brightness level accordingly definitely has an effect one way or the other. If I'm not in direct sunlight I leave my brightness very low, usually around ~15-20%
One of the biggest battery savers I found was a new watch my wife bought me. No more turning the display on/off throughout the day just to see what time it is
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Regardless of what I have the brightness to, it seems display always uses the majority of my battery. For example, I recently flashed G-Lite and fully charged one night, set the display to about 30%, and left my phone idle overnight. In the morning (after about 8 hours) the battery was at 40% and display counted for 60%. The screen was definitely off. I had the phone on the stand next to my bed .
The G2s poor battery life really bugs me, especially after finding out how my GFs iPhone 4 lasts 20+ hours with heavy use.
You mean that the display accounted for 60% of the 60% power lost over night, right?
My opinion? Wipe and reflash if you can. Sounds like a weird random error. Are you running G-Lite 2.0.1, the latest version?
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You mean that the display accounted for 60% of the 60% power lost over night, right?
My opinion? Wipe and reflash if you can. Sounds like a weird random error. Are you running G-Lite 2.0.1, the latest version?
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Correct. I am indeed running version 2.0.1.
Setting brightness won't mean much when it comes to battery life because our screens, unlike AMOLEDs drain the same amounts of power regardless of how bright or dark colors are displayed.
I'll have to agree with captainreynolds, try to reflash if you can. If that doesn't work you may have issues with the battery. Battery life is not entirely an issue with the G2, but with android itself, which tends to use more battery when compared to other mobile phone OS's.
Although, I still manage to go through a day with the battery with heavy overclocking (1,6GHz) and above-moderate usage.
Superwiped, reflashed, and still the same problem. Today I had the brightness turned down to probably 10% and after unplugging my phone lasted 5 hours. Display was 64% of the drain (40 mins on).
The g2 can have good battery life, first thing is your battery having these issues no matter what rom? Have you tried flashing a diffrent radio? Does you girlfriends iphone allow her to buy a new battery from ebay for a few bucks and install it herself with out any trouble?
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Iphone heavy use for 20+ hours?? With blutooth, wifi, games, txt, videos, web browsing?? Heavy the whole time? I think not. I'm not an android fanboy or anything but that's a lil off.
As far as battery life does it do the same thing on every rom you try no matter what?
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This is so annoying. I call Tmobile and they claim 4.5 hours is normal for the G2. On top of that, I can't get a replacement even though I have insurance because it isn't broken, despite the fact that the display is draining an alarming amount of power from two different batteries, regardless of brightness (yes, I have set it to 0% brightness and it only makes a few percent difference on display consumption).
so do you know what radio your on and have you tried changing to a different one?
try typing *#*#4636#*#* into the dialer change settings to gsm only. i know your problem is with display but just curious what affect this has on your battery
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This is so annoying. I call Tmobile and they claim 4.5 hours is normal for the G2. On top of that, I can't get a replacement even though I have insurance because it isn't broken, despite the fact that the display is draining an alarming amount of power from two different batteries, regardless of brightness (yes, I have set it to 0% brightness and it only makes a few percent difference on display consumption).
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Are you running a custom rom? If so you could try flashing back to stock froyo then see how your battery life pans out, or u could unroot then root again.
If worse comes to worst I can recommend an extended battery for better battery life.
Could re-rooting fix it? I've been rooted since I got the phone in Dec '10
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Setting brightness won't mean much when it comes to battery life because our screens, unlike AMOLEDs drain the same amounts of power regardless of how bright or dark colors are displayed.
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You are confusing the brightness (%) with what colors are displayed. The brightness absolutely affects battery life, as I can get up to 30% more time between charges by going from "Auto" to 35 or 40%.
What you are thinking about is the actual colors displayed, such as black versus white. On an AMOLED screen, displaying lighter colors consumes more power than than darker ones. So having dark wallpapers and interface screens can actually help with battery life. Maybe one of the reasons that the AOSP Android theming uses so much black?
With LCD type screens, the color makes no difference. The same amount of backlighting is being used regardless of whether the screen color is black or white. This is completely independent of the brightness %. So you can be displaying black, and still have the brightness at 100%.
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Could re-rooting fix it? I've been rooted since I got the phone in Dec '10
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Rooting is just giving SU permissions. Just giving yourself SU permissions again shouldn't change anything.
i too have this problem. i have read somewhere, a topic on xda, saying that its the connectors and flex cables in the phone. something about wear spots on the flex cable makes the plastic rub off and you end up seeing bare metal on the cables.
try sliding out your keyboard half way, and look at the flex cable. do you see any of the metal hanging out?
I was checking out the Galaxy S3 at my local AT&T store and noticed the display seemed dim compared to my GS2 but just figured it was the store lighting but after reading this review from Cnet I guess it might have been the GS3..
i would think having to crank up the display brightness to higher levels then need be on a GS2 would cause some considerable battery drain.
What are you guys finding coming from the GS2?
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I was checking out the Galaxy S3 at my local AT&T store and noticed the display seemed dim compared to my GS2 but just figured it was the store lighting but after reading this review from Cnet I guess it might have been the GS3..
i would think having to crank up the display brightness to higher levels then need be on a GS2 would cause some considerable battery drain.
What are you guys finding coming from the GS2?
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I didn't like the auto-brightness so I just manually do it. Most of the time I leave it at 100% and I have excellent battery life. But you can install a toggle or widget to adjust brightness. Also, there's a battery save option that lowers screen brightness, which might also be coming into play.
You're right it is not as bright. Especially compared to a Vibrant. It is however very usable. Most of the time I have mine turned down to either 50-75%
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You're right it is not as bright. Especially compared to a Vibrant. It is however very usable. Most of the time I have mine turned down to either 50-75%
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Wow.. If I left my GS2 at 100% or even 75 I wouldn't make it through the day on a full charge.. Not even close.. Kind of worries me now..
I get over 3 hours of display time a day now, what are you guys getting with the GS3 set at 100% and Mike's 50-75%?
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Screen at 75% 12 hours since charged. 2.5 hours of screen time. 30 minute phone call. 45% battery left.
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Since the screen isn't as bright as the GS2, 50-75% is probably what the GS2 did at 30-50%.
I keep mine at around 65% and usually get around 4-5 hours of screen on time per day. The phone easily lasts the whole day with medium usage.
Even at 65% my phone can still be easily seen in sunlight.
Nice.... actually sounds like the GS3 has better battery life then the GS2!!! Even with the display cranked up more then I presently use on my GS2...
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Is anyone else noticing that the screen flickers when it dims down after the 15/30 seconds? I'm barely noticing this on mine now and its somewhat irritating..
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I've owned an iPhone 3GS for almost four years now, and it's time to upgrade to something new. I've decided upon the OGP as my new device, but I have some questions about battery life. I've read a few reviews that said although not as good as that of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, the battery life is still great. Then again, I've also read a few reviews that have said that the battery life is horrid and that LG phones in general seem to use more battery than most while just sitting idle in standby mode. So, it seems to go both ways, depending on which review one reads.
My typical usage is about 90% browsing and reading webpages, and about 10% watching YouTube video, with a bit of music listening thrown in. With the iPhone I had to keep the screen set at about 50% to get me through a day of the above usage. Sometimes, an hour long recharge during lunch would give me battery life until the early evening. I hated having to keep the screen dimmed to 50%, but that's the way it is with that particular phone's power-hungry LCD. For video watching, I max the brightness so as to get as crisp of a picture as the phone is capable of.
I had looked at getting the Note 2, but I didn't care for the AMOLED's lack of whites and lack of brightness (and low resolution) in comparison to my dinosaur iPhone. If I did get that particular phone, I'd have to leave the brightness at max 24/7 although I don't know how that would affect batt life. Either way, the Note 2 screen did not appeal to my eyes, and the one on the OGP along with that of the HTC One were the best I've found in the larger phones.
So, my questions are, what do most people keep their brightness set to on their Optimus G Pro for most of the time, and how much screen time do you really get at that particular brightness level? And, does it seem that a few people have possibly gotten defective batteries? I realize that the G Pro's screen is an LCD with a white backlight on all the time the screen is lit, and probably won't be as efficient as an AMOLED, but with my type of usage (with the screen set to max) what kind of daily battery life can I expect from the OGP?
Well, I don't know if I can give you an estimate based on your exact usage, but let me share with you mine. I have my brightness set to 65% with auto brightness turned on. For me, that is a nice, comfortable viewing level that is easy on the eyes. I love the colors at 100% brightness, but it's almost too bright for me to look at for long times. Anyway, I only use my phone to send text messages and check web sites during the day, but then I play games in the evening (like super stickman golf). I can get through the day easily with 25% remaining when I plug in at bed time. I get about 4 -5 hours of screen on time out of that, so in total I could get about 5-6 hours if I were to drain the battery all the way.
So that doesn't exactly answer your question, but each person's usage is going to be slightly different. It also heavily depends on what you have for apps that are running in the background.
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I'll say this much, screen is responsible for about 50% of your phones battery drain across the board so if 100% brightness is more important than another hour or two of usage time then go for it. This thing should get you a full day even at 100% charge and relatively heavy usage but get comfy with seeing 20 or 30% by early evening. The hardest thing to get used to is remembering that 20% can still mean 2-3 hours of usage and is not an emergency. Another plus of this phone is you can charge about 50% with one hour of charging (or 25% on 15 mins) so as long as you are using a good charger you can juice up in a hurry.
Running your pixel 2 xl on auto brightness is good or bad? Does it use more or less battery?
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Running your pixel 2 xl on auto brightness is good or bad? Does it use more or less battery?
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It doesn't use much battery compared to Adaptive Brightness off unless you keep your screen at something low like 10% or less the whole time.
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Running your pixel 2 xl on auto brightness is good or bad? Does it use more or less battery?
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I've always, even with previous phones, used manual brightness. Partly because I am usually happy with brightness to be kept at, for this device, at 15% and if I need to adjust Ill use Brightness Control. I also feel that battery life must surely be better as the sensor isn't constantly being used to gauge how bright the screen should be and lastly always found autobrightness to increase/decrease the screen brightness randomly, e.g. Say in my living room and it'll just increase/decrease slightly.
So ultimately I'm very happy just to manually adjust
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I've always, even with previous phones, used manual brightness. Partly because I am usually happy with brightness to be kept at, for this device, at 15% and if I need to adjust Ill use Brightness Control. I also feel that battery life must surely be better as the sensor isn't constantly being used to gauge how bright the screen should be and lastly always found autobrightness to increase/decrease the screen brightness randomly, e.g. Say in my living room and it'll just increase/decrease slightly.
So ultimately I'm very happy just to manually adjust
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Mine is set to.20% with auto brightness enabled. At most times it hovers very close to 20%. I guess if i disabled auto brightness i will get better battery life. At the moment i average 7 hrs SOT.
So what do you achieve in terms of SOT at 15% brightness
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Mine is set to.20% with auto brightness enabled. At most times it hovers very close to 20%. I guess if i disabled auto brightness i will get better battery life. At the moment i average 7 hrs SOT.
So what do you achieve in terms of SOT at 15% brightness
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I've been averaging around 6hrs (just need to stay on one rom long enough haha)
cd993 said:
I've been averaging around 6hrs (just need to stay on one rom long enough haha)
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Ha!!....like that's gonna happen! Mr. Flash Master! ???
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I've been averaging around 6hrs (just need to stay on one rom long enough haha)
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I'm just running on stock firmware and happy with the battery performance.
How many of you are using the ambient display and how much battery does it drain in average?
I had it turned on from day one, but want to use it for the cool now listening songs feature while screen is off
EnIXmA said:
How many of you are using the ambient display and how much battery does it drain in average?
I had it turned on from day one, but want to use it for the cool now listening songs feature while screen is off
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I can't tell you how much exactly but it is a noticeable amount.
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I Use ambient display, but don't really notice my battery taking a hit...
If you keep it in you pocket or face down (proximity sensor turns off the display on said conditions) when you're not using your phone the battery drain isn't noticeable
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How many of you are using the ambient display and how much battery does it drain in average?
I had it turned on from day one, but want to use it for the cool now listening songs feature while screen is off
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why not just try it and see how much it affects you?
I notice no drain from it at all, doesnt mean you will or wont however.
Been using it since day one and I'm fine with whatever minimal drain it does.
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It would have to use some amount not matter what. People that state they don't notice a difference etc is not possible. So there is no doubt about it. It will definitely get a hit. I suggest you try it for a day or two and see how you go
It is both.
In few cases it affect battery life.
In few cases it saves battery life.
My usage of phone ambience more than 90% of time is same so I manually set brightness. Enabling adaptiveness affected battery life.
However for others whose ambience changes from low brightness to high brightness, enabling it may save battery. Auto setting feature of phone do consume battery but battery saving provided by auto setting can be less or more depending on usage.
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It all depends on your usage. If you regularly use your phone during the day, so need to charge your phone every day, than the percentage of power used by Ambient display is low compared to the phone usage, so it wouldn't seem to impact much on the battery. If however you are a light user of the phone (for example I can go 3 to 5 days sometimes without needing to charge my XL), then having Ambient display turned on would probably half or more your standby time.
This is why some people will see extra power drain, others it goes un-noticed.
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Phil
EnIXmA said:
How many of you are using the ambient display and how much battery does it drain in average?
I had it turned on from day one, but want to use it for the cool now listening songs feature while screen is off
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actually I had measure battery drain between ambient display ON or OFF (I let double tap and life to check phone ON).
based on my actual results, ambient ON takes 47 mAh and ambient OFF takes 9.1 mAh. To put simply, ambient ON drain 1.5%/hour while ambient OFF drain 0.3%/hour. In summary, putting ON ambient display will takes 1.2%/hour.
*sorry for my bad english
yuyakuchiki said:
actually I had measure battery drain between ambient display ON or OFF (I let double tap and life to check phone ON).
based on my actual results, ambient ON takes 47 mAh and ambient OFF takes 9.1 mAh. To put simply, ambient ON drain 1.5%/hour while ambient OFF drain 0.3%/hour. In summary, putting ON ambient display will takes 1.2%/hour.
*sorry for my bad english
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may i ask how many measure (and the duration of the measurement) did you take ?
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may i ask how many measure (and the duration of the measurement) did you take ?
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When ambient is ON I measure for 6 hours, and while OFF only about 2 hours.
I'm using AccuBattery to get the numbers
yuyakuchiki said:
actually I had measure battery drain between ambient display ON or OFF (I let double tap and life to check phone ON).
based on my actual results, ambient ON takes 47 mAh and ambient OFF takes 9.1 mAh. To put simply, ambient ON drain 1.5%/hour while ambient OFF drain 0.3%/hour. In summary, putting ON ambient display will takes 1.2%/hour.
*sorry for my bad english
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Very useful information, bro, thank you so much for doing the test I was planning to do XD
By the way:
Never apologize for your "bad english". You're not speaking your native language, you're not writing an resumee or applying for a job, you're on a internet forum about technology bringing useful information to people. The objective of language is to complete communication, you're not obligated to be fluent or to be perfect on a language that is not your own.