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LG G3 Battery - lasts long in battery test

kate

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Phone Arena just tested the LG G3 battery life and it's the longest lasting one they've ever had at 8 hours and 50 minutes:

The LG G3 dethrones the Samsung Galaxy S5 in our battery life chart, obliterates the rest.

EDIT: looks like there was an error in the test.

"Update (Jun 25, 2014): Due to a technical mistake, this article previously stated that the G3 has record battery life of almost 9 hours. We can assure that this mistake is an isolated issue and have updated our our stories to reflect the actual result. Sorry for the inconvenience. "
 
I couldn't find a link to their test, so I have no idea what they consider "typical real-life usage", but when my Note 3 gets down to that short a time between charges, it'll be time to consider replacing the battery. (But I don't consider watching movies continuously while sifting primes "typical usage". I can get 5 days out of one charge too, but I don't consider deep sleep to be typical usage either.)

"We got this result by doing something we don't give you the details of", in science, is considered playing, not gathering information. If they gave us the script, and the way of running it, we could evaluate their results ourselves. That's how real science is done. Their test is how real journalism is done.

I'm not arguing that both phones probably have exceptional battery life for what they're doing, but remember Pons and Fleischmann. My cold fusion powered car hasn't arrived from the dealer yet.

And they probably ran the test until the battery was down to 15%, or some number like that - which may give you a longer time between charges, but it gives you a much shorter time between new batteries. The day we can run a phone for a week on one charge, and have the battery last until the phone is too old to use any more, hasn't arrived yet. Battery power density is still a science in its infancy.
 
That test does not mean much unless they state their testing script. How much of that test uses the GPU for apps is an example.
 
rushmore said:
That test does not mean much unless they state their testing script. How much of that test uses the GPU for apps is an example.
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While that's true, at least by using the same script, they can be sure the same testing methodology is used across different devices. No one uses their phone the exact same way as someone else. Their test should remove any discrepancies in usage with regards to how long the web was browsed or how long someone watched moves, etc. The results can then be evenly compared across different devices with the knowledge that they were running the same script. These kinds of tests are really just to give you an idea of battery life so you can make your own determination.
 
Rukbat said:
I couldn't find a link to their test, so I have no idea what they consider "typical real-life usage", but when my Note 3 gets down to that short a time between charges, it'll be time to consider replacing the battery. (But I don't consider watching movies continuously while sifting primes "typical usage". I can get 5 days out of one charge too, but I don't consider deep sleep to be typical usage either.)

"We got this result by doing something we don't give you the details of", in science, is considered playing, not gathering information. If they gave us the script, and the way of running it, we could evaluate their results ourselves. That's how real science is done. Their test is how real journalism is done.

I'm not arguing that both phones probably have exceptional battery life for what they're doing, but remember Pons and Fleischmann. My cold fusion powered car hasn't arrived from the dealer yet.

And they probably ran the test until the battery was down to 15%, or some number like that - which may give you a longer time between charges, but it gives you a much shorter time between new batteries. The day we can run a phone for a week on one charge, and have the battery last until the phone is too old to use any more, hasn't arrived yet. Battery power density is still a science in its infancy.
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Here's the link: All hail the new king: The LG G3 dethrones the Samsung Galaxy S5 in our battery life chart, obliterates the rest
Anecdotally, the G3 lasted 2 hours and 42 minutes longer than the Note 3 if you select it from the drop-down and add it to the testing results.
 
Both highly generic and anecdotal ;). Other reviews have been more specific with tests and point out heavier use pulls the battery down by two hours compared to other similar devices. Not too long to have bigger samples of feedback to get out of the battery rollercoaster :)

Anandtech should be a good test.
 
On my S3, I had an application called galaxy charger, which would show the amp/volt that the phone was charging .. which was helpful when you wanted to check if you were using a good charger

Is there any app similar, that can be used on the G3?
 
Albie999 said:
On my S3, I had an application called galaxy charger, which would show the amp/volt that the phone was charging .. which was helpful when you wanted to check if you were using a good charger

Is there any app similar, that can be used on the G3?
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These apps should give the information you're looking for:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sa.battery

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ccc71.bmw

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gsamlabs.bbm

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kr.hwangti.batterylog

Just out of curiosity,have you tried to use the Galaxy Charger app on the G3?

Reason being,I use an app called SGS Screen booster on all of my phones & I assume it was meant for Galaxy phones only,however,it works on every non-Samsung phone I've installed it on.

It's worth a shot...............
 
KOLIO said:
These apps should give the information you're looking for:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sa.battery

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ccc71.bmw

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gsamlabs.bbm

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kr.hwangti.batterylog

Just out of curiosity,have you tried to use the Galaxy Charger app on the G3?

Reason being,I use an app called SGS Screen booster on all of my phones & I assume it was meant for Galaxy phones only,however,it works on every non-Samsung phone I've installed it on.

It's worth a shot...............
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Have tried all of these out, but on the G3 they always seem to show the amps in the minus, such as -400ma
 
Um. They should have tested the droid maxx... I know for a fact it would outlast my g3....

I get 5-6 hrs screen on time on g3 and 7-9 on Droid maxx.
 
My Note 3 would drain to halfway just sitting in my pocket paired only to my LG G Watch. In Contrast, the G3 is much better, coming back from a 12 hour shift with 79-80%. the Note 3 would come home after the same time, again, in the pocket paired only to the watch, with 49-50%. it's a big enough difference for me. not sure where all this about the 'horrible battery life' associated with the G3 and its screen came from. people must be playing Flappy Bird all day or something.

this lifetime i get from a brand new G3, one day old, with nothing changed, all options on, all sync on, even Play Store set to auto-update. if this were all turned on and default stuff running on the Note 3 i'd be lucky to get 8 hours before getting hit by the low battery dialog.
 
Hey all, I was wondering what kind of battery like you have gotten.

I got about 2 hr 15 mins of screen on and almost 12 hrs.

I think this is pretty good but would appreciate a little more. I bought my phone used, and think i may need a new battery, is that the case?

what do you guys get?

Here are screenshots of my battery life (had issues uploading)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_Y9o263MqqLQWhOcU5LU2EtZ00/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_Y9o263MqqLZkJtLS1WQXBnd2M/view?usp=sharing
 
There are lots of posts on this the battery life is excellent especially if you have an unlocked European model which as had 3 updates from LG all of which as included power management. It should be remembered that these batteries prefer not to to be run right down and then charged up. So when at home I will often top it up via wireless charging once it gets to about 35%
 
I don't use mine too often (it stays in my pocket and i use my G Watch mostly) but the same use on the G3 gave me more than 80% after 12 hours in my pocket, while my previous Galaxy Note 3 came home after 12 hours with less than 49% doing the exact same thing.

Heavy use (texting, phone calls, downloading apps from Play Store) gives me better battery life than the iPhone 5S i use for work doing the same thing. I'm not sure if it's the lighter skin or what but none of the issues i've had with Android in the past happen on the G3. i love this phone.
 
The only thing that drains my battery is the display. 8 hours over night idle barely drains it 2 percent.

I just started using cf lumen to auto adjust brightness and saturation. I'm seeing some improvements but need more time for further testing.
 
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