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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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andyrau
13015 Posts
sometimes I can get a max of a full work day before the battery hits critical levels; at other times if I try to watch twitch or other mildly processor-intensive applications it drops pretty quickly. Coming from an ip4, I think the battery indications are pretty misleading/confusing. For example, my iphone used to hover at 90-100% charge after 2-ish hours of heavy use. Afterwards, it would plummet like a rock. On my N5, it will steadily decrease under heavy use. However, both are amazing on standby/idle if you restrict background data transfer. Texts/calls will come through but push updates from things like twitter/gmail/whatsapp will not show up. Really depends on what you want. I'm currently waiting for a custom rom that lets me underclock the cpu when the phone is on battery power and vice versa when the phone is on charge. I'm also hoping for a rom that lets me tailor the individual apps that can use background data transfer. | ||
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rawb
United States252 Posts
On November 19 2013 03:52 andyrau wrote: very inconsistent, varies from great to underwhelming. sometimes I can get a max of a full work day before the battery hits critical levels; at other times if I try to watch twitch or other mildly processor-intensive applications it drops pretty quickly. Coming from an ip4, I think the battery indications are pretty misleading/confusing. For example, my iphone used to hover at 90-100% charge after 2-ish hours of heavy use. Afterwards, it would plummet like a rock. On my N5, it will steadily decrease under heavy use. However, both are amazing on standby/idle if you restrict background data transfer. Texts/calls will come through but push updates from things like twitter/gmail/whatsapp will not show up. Really depends on what you want. I'm currently waiting for a custom rom that lets me underclock the cpu when the phone is on battery power and vice versa when the phone is on charge. I'm also hoping for a rom that lets me tailor the individual apps that can use background data transfer. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2509655 I've heard good things regarding battery life, underclocking, etc from this kernel. | ||
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NIJ
1012 Posts
When turned on, its a different story and not any worse off than any other smartphone out there, but don't expect any dramatic improvements. I still have all the settings not set to conserve battery due ti how well it performs when phone is left alone, so when I start only using this phone I'm gonna have to tinker with things like brightness, syncing and all that usual stuff to milk the best out of the phone. | ||
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andyrau
13015 Posts
Wifi Browsing: 10.83 2g/3g browsing: 6.436 4g lte browsing: 6.929 Compare the results here: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/SmartPhone13/786 matches up very well with the lgg2, which has a 3000mAh battery compared to the n5's 2300. Wi-Fi browsing hours actually beats out the iPhone. I suspect this has something to do with the optimizations for 4.4 and we'll see battery life jump across the board for android devices. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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Maxhster
Fiji473 Posts
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Firebolt145
Lalalaland34498 Posts
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andyrau
13015 Posts
android is compatible with devices that have as little as 512mb in ram | ||
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Ben...
Canada3485 Posts
On November 22 2013 07:49 Maxhster wrote: I once accidentally threw (more like a toss. I lost grip trying to swat a mosquito with my non-phone holding fingers) mine a good 10 feet or so into a wall (it also bounced off the floor). Not even a scratch on it. Those things were rock solid. Way more solid feeling than any of the new Samsung devices. I should try installing 4.4 on it. I've got nothing to lose, I never use it anyway.just installed the unofficial android 4.4 CM mod for my SGS (I-9000) damn, feels like a brand new phone. I really have no need to upgrade because it runs everything i need smoothly. My phone also doesnt have a chipped frame like you see on a lot of SGS3, i wonder why build quality went so far down since Samsung made my phone. | ||
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Firebolt145
Lalalaland34498 Posts
On November 22 2013 12:48 andyrau wrote: lowering system requirements to decrease fragmentation of the ecosystem was one of the main changes in 4.4 android is compatible with devices that have as little as 512mb in ram I was aware they did this, but did not realise they had done it to the extent that a four year old device would be able to run it. | ||
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Mostha
Netherlands63 Posts
I've noticed amongst my friends with the same phone nobody has an android version higher than 4.1.2 anyone knows something about this? | ||
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maartendq
Belgium3115 Posts
On November 22 2013 15:53 Firebolt145 wrote: I was aware they did this, but did not realise they had done it to the extent that a four year old device would be able to run it. Those four-year old devices probably have better hardware than 2013 mid-range phones. They're flagship phones for a reason, they don't age as badly as cheaper ones. I wouldn't be surprised that Android 4.1 and onwards is a far leaner operating system than any version before that. I used to have a Galaxy S2, and it ran 4.1.2 a lot better than it ran 2.3. It's already as feature-rich as it can get so the developers can focus on optimisation. @Mostha: Galaxy S3 will be upgraded to 4.3, but I don't know when. The upgrade doesn't really add a lot of extra functionality, so unless you suffer from performance issues, you don't miss out on much. | ||
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NIJ
1012 Posts
On November 22 2013 20:21 Mostha wrote: So i've got my Galaxy sIII for some time now, and I noticed I'm still on android 4.1.2. I've noticed amongst my friends with the same phone nobody has an android version higher than 4.1.2 anyone knows something about this? That's typical when you rely on OEM/carriers for your updates. Its not that far fetched to be behind 2-3 major updates. | ||
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a176
Canada6688 Posts
for my nexus 5, my battery life has been pretty good. considering the size and comparison to other phones like the s4. | ||
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
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speakerbox
Canada453 Posts
Me loveeeeee | ||
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usedtocare
United States243 Posts
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
On November 30 2013 10:02 usedtocare wrote: I have Nexus 4 and it is the best investment I've ever made. Given the ridic low price and specs and that I get the newest android running flawlessly - I don't even know why I would want to change to anything else right now. Feels and acts brand new. Am I dreaming or did the 4.4 update extend my battery life? My usage is very inconsistent but these days, I go to bed and I still have 30-50% in my battery. I used to end up with 5 to 20%, sometimes 30% on a slow day. | ||
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usedtocare
United States243 Posts
On November 30 2013 12:08 Djzapz wrote: Am I dreaming or did the 4.4 update extend my battery life? My usage is very inconsistent but these days, I go to bed and I still have 30-50% in my battery. I used to end up with 5 to 20%, sometimes 30% on a slow day. I think it did... I browse a lot and use GPS and it lasts noticeably longer now. Really good update it seems. | ||
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