Why Your Smartphone Battery Sucks

gaffyh4716d ago

I used to be able to get 5 days out of my iphone with minimal use, then cydia updated the mobilesubstrate and it could only last 2 days with NO use. That's right, with 3G,Edge and Wifi all off.

So I tried downgrading the mobilesubstrate manually, but it f***ed up and got stuck in a boot loop and i had to restore to official firmware. But battery is back to normal, only thing I really miss from the jailbreak is SBsettings.

krazykombatant4717d ago

pretty much what Sahil said.

you can only do so much with app killers and what not...

I can get maybe MAYBE close to 2/3 of a day in battery off my x10

silvacrest4716d ago

most people would call 2/3 days very good

some people cant even get 24 hours

krazykombatant4716d ago

Like i said MAYBE, thats when i manage it, if i'm using it a bit here and there i can usually get a max of 8-10 hours.

silvacrest4716d ago

but most people dont even get a full 2 days with even light usage, never mind 3

Gawdl3y4716d ago (Edited 4716d ago )

App killers on Android generally make battery life WORSE, not better.
This is because the apps running in the background don't even take up battery in the first place, for the most part.

Android has its own built-in memory management, and app killers should NEVER be used. The way Android handles its memory is much more efficient. Every process gets a priority (foreground, background, etc.), and if the system needs more memory to be available, it kills a low-priority process if need be.

My Blaze with Cyanogenmod 7.0.3 lasts pretty much all day (6AM - 10PM).

skrug4716d ago

memory does not use more battery [not alot]. CPU cycle does, so w.e background process you have, it uses up battery.

Gawdl3y4713d ago

I know. Most background processes don't require much CPU at all, however, making their impact on battery life negligible, except in the case that it uses a ton of activity on the wireless antenna.

outwar60104716d ago

my iphone can last 3 days with very little internet use and heavy music player use with some calls

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Fil1014716d ago

yeah i got x10i and it will need charging every 2 to 3 days without very little use and if i use it alot every day, some aps can drain at least half off the battery within a couple of hours,

denero14716d ago

my evo 4g will never make it through a whole day :\ just using 3g is a massive power drain 4g :\ is like excalibur to a cellphone the final blow i shall say -_-