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Cant handle it any more

I dont know what you do on your phone but i roughly get 8-10 hours from time to time heavy usage like watching netflix for an hour straight here and there.
 
Who are these people who are only getting 6 hours out of their phones? If you use it for 6 straight hours, maybe? But I have the standard battery and can always get through the day. It should be noted that I generally just use 3G, but still.
 
Yeah 4G can be a killer for me. Once I got 3 hours of straight usage on LTE, battery from 89% to 3%. But after Droid Incredible and TB, I am used to it. And everything else about the phone, minus 4G signal strength, is awesome.
 
It's mostly "handoff" issues if coverage keeps changing from one to the other I think. As the network gets built out better and better it will be less of an issue.

I live in good coverage and never have the slightest issue with battery life.
 
Sorry to hear that the OP is having issues with fast battery drain. I suppose that, if you stream 4G HD video for hours on end, it's possible to kill the battery that quickly.

However: I am another believer in Juice Defender. I have the Plus version, simply because the free version worked so well for me and I wanted (a) to support the developer; and (b) even more battery life. I also have the 2100maH extended battery.

With what I consider to be moderate use (a few texts and phone calls, web surfing, and nearly constant Bluetooth music streaming), I EASILY go 12+ hours on a charge. In fact, I can usually go all day long - from getting out of bed to crawling back into it - without hooking it back up. That's plenty for me!

But if the OP is set on going back to the iPhone, then ENJOY! For the rest of the Android community looking to maximize battery life, I cannot recommend Juice Defender enough. Rooted or not.
 
Man, either your phone has issues or you're doing something wrong. I work in a place that is without signal 80-90% of the time (even on my Moto Droid I was without signal that much so it's not my GNex reception that's the problem) and with moderate use I can still make it through an 8 hour work day and the hour of driving to and from work. So I can easily get 9+ hours. With Juice Defender turning mobile data off and only turning it back on once an hour to sync for 10 minutes, I could get 15 hours or so.

Now I have NFC tags at work and home and have my phone set to turn off mobile data when I scan the one at work, turn on mobile data when I leave, and turn on wifi when I get home. Doing that with moderate usage I still have 40-50% battery at night after being off the charger for 15-16 hours.

I also have the extended battery so I always have my stock battery as a backup if I need it and I'm rooted and running a custom kernel and ROM
 
trophynuts said:
OP what really matters is that you have a device that works for you and that you're happy with.

I will say that there are things you can do to get more battery life one of which has been mentioned in the ext battery. Even further if you are comfortable doing so Rooting and putting a Custom Rom/Kernel really really helps. Regardless it really should be about what ever device makes you the happiest no matter which device that is.
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This. root your phone. I was in the same boat. running Codename Android ROM now and battery life is much better.
 
ssddyakno said:
Who are these people who are only getting 6 hours out of their phones? If you use it for 6 straight hours, maybe? But I have the standard battery and can always get through the day. It should be noted that I generally just use 3G, but still.
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Either high usage or they have everything running in the background.
 
Yeah, I don't use juice defender or anything and I have the stock battery and my phone still lasts 13 hours at times with heavy texting, web-browsing, some gaming and video watching. Of course if I watch a full length movie it will last less than that.
 
svt_gEEk said:
Man, either your phone has issues or you're doing something wrong. I work in a place that is without signal 80-90% of the time (even on my Moto Droid I was without signal that much so it's not my GNex reception that's the problem) and with moderate use I can still make it through an 8 hour work day and the hour of driving to and from work. So I can easily get 9+ hours. With Juice Defender turning mobile data off and only turning it back on once an hour to sync for 10 minutes, I could get 15 hours or so.

Now I have NFC tags at work and home and have my phone set to turn off mobile data when I scan the one at work, turn on mobile data when I leave, and turn on wifi when I get home. Doing that with moderate usage I still have 40-50% battery at night after being off the charger for 15-16 hours.

I also have the extended battery so I always have my stock battery as a backup if I need it and I'm rooted and running a custom kernel and ROM
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Not everyone likes to actively manage wireless connection setting like you and just wants to use the phone without having to mess with setting, apps, let alone battery saver apps or rooting. Nexus can surely last long enough with some tweakings. But for folks like OP, iPhone is probably the answer.
 
Proph said:
Do you have some weird app installed. I don't use juice defender and get 16hrs on average. A standard day for me is 2hrs on the phone, 50 emails between my 2 gmail accounts and about 10 through my pop account and about 1.5hrs of web browsing. Oh and a ton of txt. Now I don't have Facebook. Or twitter so maybe that makes a difference and I do live and work in good 4g areas. Normally my phone comes off the charger at 6am and around 11pm I usually have 20-30% left when I put it back on the charger.this with the standard battery.
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I'm getting the same... I have great battery life, both before and after I rooted and ROM'd... If you are syncing facebook, twitter, plus other email, weather, etc... frequently you are going to have bad battery life no matter what.

I use my phone almost exactly as Proph does and get the same results... Great battery life... Sometimes I don't even bother to plug it in at night and I can still count on it being my alarm in the morning.
 
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