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re: I'm so sick of shitty cell phone battery life
Posted on 3/22/17 at 8:15 am to Uncle JackD
Posted on 3/22/17 at 8:15 am to Uncle JackD
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My 7+ has a pretty damn skrong battery. It'll last a whole day majority of the time with moderate to heavy use.
That's because Apple writes good code with minimal processes and also allows you to selectively choose which apps are open full throttle.
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Posted on 3/22/17 at 8:23 am to Uncle JackD
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My 7+ has a pretty damn skrong battery.
Same. I used to have issues until I got a 7+. Now I never even get close to running out.
Posted on 3/22/17 at 8:31 am to RollDatRoll
I have a galaxy 6 and used to have this problem. I tried disabling every thing.
What I found worked was just to stop my email from syncing and do it manually.
I have everything running now, location, Bluetooth, wifi and my battery last all day without gmail autosyncing
What I found worked was just to stop my email from syncing and do it manually.
I have everything running now, location, Bluetooth, wifi and my battery last all day without gmail autosyncing
Posted on 3/22/17 at 8:34 am to Dr.Funke
That's not a great fix though because I need to get my email when it's sent to me because a lot of it is time sensitive.
Posted on 3/22/17 at 8:42 am to hendersonshands
Yeah if that's what you have to do to extend battery life then it's time for a new phone.
Posted on 3/22/17 at 8:49 am to hendersonshands
I have a stupid question and didn't want to start a new thread.
Does a phone use less battery when using wifi instead of network or is it my imagination?
Does a phone use less battery when using wifi instead of network or is it my imagination?
Posted on 3/22/17 at 9:07 am to hendersonshands
Sounds like a software issue. I had similar issues with my iPhone a few years ago and the problem would stop once I updated the software. But it would soon start again.The problem was from an app I had downloaded, maybe the yahoo mail app.
Posted on 3/22/17 at 9:23 am to hendersonshands
Had the same problem with my first s7. Started off great then quickly went downhill.
With this one, im trying to not download any apps that arent necessary
With this one, im trying to not download any apps that arent necessary
Posted on 3/22/17 at 9:41 am to eddieray
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I have a stupid question and didn't want to start a new thread.
Does a phone use less battery when using wifi instead of network or is it my imagination?
A phone (UE) sends measurement data all the time to towers when you are on WCDMA/LTE/LTE-A. Depending on the distance you are from each BTS (Site) or on Cell Edge, your modem/LTE/LTE-A modem will more than likely be at max power.
Most phones have now a green power feature in which once you are on Wifi (local or close to an AP) your modem will not require as much power (most of the time) to "ack/nack" with the network (in this case WiFi).
Therefore, you should see some energy savings on WiFi, opposed to full blast WCDMA/LTE/LTE-A
Posted on 3/22/17 at 10:02 am to 50_Tiger
No issues with my 2 1/2 year old iPhone 6+. Never had a battery replacement and can use it all day with juice leftover the next day. In fact i usually charge my phone every other night.
Sounds like you have an android problem
Sounds like you have an android problem
Posted on 3/22/17 at 10:42 am to List Eater
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My Nexus 6P ended up being useless because of the battery life.
Mine is getting pretty bad on the battery drain. It would be shitty without the rapid charge capability
Has anyone here had luck replacing the batteries on a 6P?
Posted on 3/22/17 at 11:33 am to hendersonshands
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I have an LG G4 and this has to be the worst battery life I've ever had.
I have an LG G4 and I'm not having those level of issues you describe. The response time on the phone has decreased since the last few updates but the battery life is about the same which seems par for the course. When my phone is inactive, the battery goes down very little or not at all. I'm using Verizon's Message +, Facebook's Messenger, receive email and get Facebook and Instagram notifications. If I'm watching movies on the phone, the battery goes down quickly; I would say about 5% in 15 minutes.
Posted on 3/22/17 at 11:34 am to hendersonshands
Do you turn your phone off when charging or do you hot charge like I do
I have been told hotcharging degrades batteries
FWIW
Posted on 3/22/17 at 11:42 am to hendersonshands
I understand you 
I miss my old Nokia. That phone battery's life was almost 1 week!
However, my friend has Sony Xperia C2305, and he says that as a rule battery (2330 mAh) lives two days.
I hope it will help.
I miss my old Nokia. That phone battery's life was almost 1 week!
However, my friend has Sony Xperia C2305, and he says that as a rule battery (2330 mAh) lives two days.
I hope it will help.
Posted on 3/22/17 at 12:15 pm to MissTori9
old Nokia's don't have anything near the capability of today's smart phone (I work for Nokia lol).
The 6+ /7+ are typically better because they have a higher mAh battery and OS is written well with minimal tasks and processes to get a job done.
The Samsung phones I blow up in the lab (battery swelling is a HUGE frickin issue) have okay battery life especially under duress.
The 6+ /7+ are typically better because they have a higher mAh battery and OS is written well with minimal tasks and processes to get a job done.
The Samsung phones I blow up in the lab (battery swelling is a HUGE frickin issue) have okay battery life especially under duress.
Posted on 3/22/17 at 12:52 pm to hendersonshands
If you want an Android phone get a Google Pixel. Best battery life I've had with a phone. It is basically Google's version of an iPhone and they did a great job making sure the software was maximized for the hardware.
Google Store
Google Store
Posted on 3/22/17 at 1:31 pm to 50_Tiger
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That's because Apple writes good code
Don't say it like Apple writes good code and Google writes bad code. They both write good code, but they do so with different approaches, philosophies, and design goals in mind.
iOS targets a very specific and minimal set of hardware, so it can be tuned to work well on it. Apple focuses on simplicity, battery life, and the "ecosystem", and iOS works well in this areas.
Android targets a vast array of hardware, so tuning is a bit of a challenge. Google focuses on flexibility, and Android achieves this goal.
Apple retains power and control over iOS, Google puts the power and control in the hands of the various phone manufacturers and users. To say that Apple "writes good code" (and insinuate that Google writes bad code) while only looking at battery life is kind of silly.
Also, I did a few Google Trends searches, and the results might be surprising (or misleading, I don't know). I tried different variations of iPhone vs Android "battery problem", "battery drain", etc., and in all cases more searches are done about iPhone battery problems than Android battery problems. So take that for what it's worth.
Posted on 3/22/17 at 2:40 pm to hendersonshands
Do you reduce the brightness of the screen? Either way, cell phone batteries in general suck.
If I would go through a day and do the bare minimum with it, without charging it through the day, I will drain at least half the battery life out of it.
Do you have one of those portable chargers?
If I would go through a day and do the bare minimum with it, without charging it through the day, I will drain at least half the battery life out of it.
Do you have one of those portable chargers?
Posted on 3/22/17 at 3:48 pm to jennyjones
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Mine is getting pretty bad on the battery drain. It would be shitty without the rapid charge capability
The charging port on the 6P also needed to be replaced twice. It's now an expensive paperweight.
Posted on 3/22/17 at 8:45 pm to Korkstand
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Don't say it like Apple writes good code and Google writes bad code
I don't see where he said anything about Google
quote:...?
Apple retains power and control over iOS, Google puts the power and control in the hands of the various phone manufacturers and users. To say that Apple "writes good code" (and insinuate that Google writes bad code) while only looking at battery life is kind of silly.
Why do you say this insinuates that Google is writing bad code when you yourself admit the control is often in the hands of the phone manufacturer?
I think Apple and Google both write good code but I would never say the majority of phone manufacturers are shipping their phones with good code. There's a reason why seasoned Android users prefer vanilla Android or 3rd party Android distros
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Also, I did a few Google Trends searches, and the results might be surprising (or misleading, I don't know). I tried different variations of iPhone vs Android "battery problem", "battery drain", etc., and in all cases more searches are done about iPhone battery problems than Android battery problems. So take that for what it's worth.
I don't claim the iPhone to have any better or worse battery life than Android handsets, but that's a pretty flawed way of researching. You're comparing search queries for the name of a phone vs. the name of a phone operating system for one, not to mention the iPhone has a 10-year legacy as the only name ever used for Apple's mobile phones vs. a variety of names over the years of hot-selling Android-based phones. Of course you're going to get way more hits for iPhone. You would probably get way more hits no matter what you were searching for, problems or good things.
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