Root Custom ROM=Better battery life?

[InfiniteWalrus]

I just Installed Apex on my phone and my battery life has improved a great deal. I've had moderate usage since about 8 this morning and I'm still at 80%. Is something done intentionally by the designers or just a happy coincidence?

 

[k0smo86]

Every ROM I have tried is stripped down of most Blur elements that drain battery, so ya custom ROMs = better battery life.

 

[Deleted User]

Probably not a coincidence. Custom ROMs tend to improve performance through a combination of fewer background processes, faster launchers and optimized systems. Better performance = better battery life (Google "race to idle").

 

[colchiro]

You might be able to improve it some more. Check out QuickClock and jRummy's Overclock. QC lets you set your voltage settings to the lowest that give you stability. More info on that here: http://androidforums.com/droid-x-al...-overclock-assistant.html?highlight=overclock

I recommend the manual method for QC.

 

[Outlaw71]

I've seen some users report better battery life with certain ROMs over other ones. So I wouldn't say a custom ROM automatically means better battery life, for instance Fab reported major juice drainage when he first flashed Obsidian. But after an update he said it was much improved.

I would say that with the better ROMs, you should expect more battery conservation than the stock ROM.

 

[colchiro]

Due to a bug, Rubix Blurry 1.63 has worse battery life than stock.