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[HTC Sensation] webstar1:
Before i say anything, This thread is not to decide which rom is the best or the worst. I just want to gather a thread with people achieving the best battery life. + Respect for all devs

Back onto the topic before i get posts saying you'll get flamed :D, What guys are you mixed together to achieve best battery life? Im a really moderate user and am achieving 8 hours max. I have tried pretty much everything. I usually play 1-2 hours games, feed my facebook addiction in total for 1 hour, check xda for 15 minuets and check my time every 30 minuets :D on average. Some people achieve mad battery life, like 2 days with 40% left :eek:. Havent seen that since the golden i9000 days.

SO guys, Post the following

Radio

ROM (Neccesary, but wont determine the best rom in any way shape or form)

Kernel (Same about ROM)

Usage

and screenshot of battery use for proof.

Cheers guys and i am sure people are looking for good battery life other than me.

UPDATE: Ok, so I flashed android revolution HD and I was looking at the better battery life thread. It was in the desire HD forum soo... yea. Anyway, a normal drain for them is 3-8mA whilst the lowest drain I have got is 110mA. We have a dual core phone but shouldn't that only increase twice or 3x? Not 10x? That is weird. If you leave sense and move onto cm7 you get even a bigger drain. Right now this phone battery life is doomed until we get a bugless aosp rom.
[HTC Sensation] pympster:
I want to find this out too

Using latest Revolution and latest faux123 and battery dies 8 hours on with 3 hours active?!!
[HTC Sensation] Kohr-Ah:
See my signature

Moderate user (IM's Texts, minimal phone calls and an hour of streaming di.fm)

I will post a screenshot of battery later because I am using my stock battery atm testing something.

Stock battery ~ 12 Hrs

Anker Battery ~ 32 - 36 hours (Worth the 10 bucks off ebay)
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
Been covered before, A LOT.

Due to personal circumstances, such as location, reception strength, network type, being inside/outside the building, different use of wifi, different perception of heavy/moderate/light use by an individual, it is not possible to come to an agreement what bundle is best for EVERYONE.

I know it doesn't help, but that's the truth.
[HTC Sensation] T-Macgnolia:
This is a really good idea and I hope it takes off and does good. Just to inform the webstar1 some ROMs will get better our worse battery life depending on if it is a Sense ROM or a Non Sense ROM And it will depend on other factors too such as what services are left in to run in the background and things of that nature. Plus the kernel has a big roll in battery life so making note of them will be very important. The individual user will have a lot to do with battery life too. I say this not because of how much someone talks on the phone or uses their phone. But because using things like task managers regular, not using Bluetooth, not using GPS, and turning WiFi off when you are not in near a WiFi location will help conserve battery greatly too.

Now for my contributio. To the thread I am still using the stock ROM for my daily driver. The battery life on it is like speratic as hell. When I first got my Sensation the battery life was fairly good, but now it can last up to 6 or 7 hours with normal to heavy usage. Or it can only last as short as 3 hours with normal to heavy usage. The worst I have had so far was one day I took it off charge at full charge and all I did was make a 5 minute phone call and stay on XDA for like 30 minutes and 2 hours and 40 minutes later my battery was on 16%. I don't have any screen shots to post but I will try to take some to add here later
[HTC Sensation] webstar1:
I disagree with you. Finding out how people achieve those 2 days will gove us not the same but similar results. So yes, it can potentially be the best for EVERYONE since some people only get 3 to 4 hours with moderate use. And i havent seen a single thread which focuses what combination results in the best battery life for your sensation
[HTC Sensation] KingDavid63:
Loved your **** on the G2x by the way, but I was in the same category as you, I turned on gsm radio only, mobile data always on off, and use no cpu app and now I get about 12 hours with rcmix and faux latest....

Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio by Dre running Pyramid3D
[HTC Sensation] zmfl:
Moderate usage - 12h+.

Low usage - 24h.

I find this to be more than acceptable, but it's only so because I use Chichitec batteries.

On stock battery it was 7-8h with moderate usage, but I did basically kill that battery with all the testing I did for the touchscreen fix :\

Anyway, that’s on ARHD 3.6 and Bricked kernel, with Sense mostly removed and JuiceDefender for mobile data.

And I do recommend Anker/Chichitec batteries. They are so cheap that it doesn’t matter if they make a difference in battery life or not. The point is you have a spare in your pocket :D
[HTC Sensation] webstar1:
Thanks. I may try to make a rom on this but too busy right now. I will post my results with a screenshot today
[HTC Sensation] jjdoctor:
i am using Anker Battery.

It runs much cooler than stock battery

Using EddyOS stock rooted ROM v4...

Its 2.3.5 with sense 3.5

Radio is latest 10.58

Its stock kernel with no tweaks,no underclockings and no task killers..

You can check everything about ROM here..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1281040

More Details in usage:

On battery: 15 hrs 27 mins

Display on time : 5 hrs 43 mins ( 90% time it was on lowest brightness)

Voice calls: 39 mins

Wifi: 4 hrs 32 mins (90% time i did Web browsing)

No video streaming, no games, no data, no GPS

In picture you can see my signals cut out frequently..3% time it was No signals. Remaining you can see i get low signals.(2-3 bars) 50% of the time. if i had good reception, i could have got a much better battery life..

For me i would say i got atleast 30% improvement than stock battery...
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
Fair enough. What I'm saying is that threads like this have been created before with not much result. Good luck to making it work,but I'm sceptic about it.
[HTC Sensation] webstar1:
Come on guys share your secrets!

ROM: HyperSensation

Kernel:Bricked Sense Kernel (Yes Sense!)

Underclocked to 1.2 ghz.

Radio: Untouched

Not much done. Accidently opened roboto and closed it. Played one level of burn the city and plants vs zombies. Pretty rubbish. Must get a anker battery i suppose :/

Battery:
[HTC Sensation] jtsin67:
Anker battery about a month and half old now, various ROMs but between trip's MIUI and the formal MIUI as i prefer over sense.

Exchange service on push, gmail service on hourly, so heavy email, reasonable texting (10-15 a day), no games, wifi if i am in the office or home and some web browsing/maps and ym usually also. Full day (24 hours) easily, sometimes a little more or if i have flashed anything and done the obligatory benchmark maybe just under 24hrs before i see it hit 10%.

I like to use Cpu tuner and modify the screen off to drop cpu way low, extreme powersave to use 2G (though its not always successful at setting it) only and thats about it. Also careful with the auto brightness settings..as screen is always the biggest drain especially if its over bright.

24hrs with some small charge left is my benchmark before i will use it as a daily.
[HTC Sensation] jjdoctor:
How do you guys get goods battery timings with trips Miui or the Miui ROM in development section here?

Whenever i install that ROM my phone starts to warm up like hell... Its with fresh flashing without any applications installed...
[HTC Sensation] webstar1:
Use to get it, but with trips latest builds, it drains faster than sense
[HTC Sensation] jtsin67:
Yes i think the 2.3.4 sense are very very good performance wise now. 2.3.5 probably just a bit under. But i dont have any warming issues on the MIUI Roms and Trip's with Bricked 1.5 has been solid the last 2 versions - quite excellent i think. I'm back on Scott's today to give it a go but its looking like i will be at about 20hours max (stock kernel) with very little email today..but both are well workable for me.
[HTC Sensation] nickclarke:
On Sense ROMs (either 3.0 or 3.5) I used to manage 20 hours (max), switched to CTDroid's Reverted AOSP V1.1.0 ROM with Bricked Kernel v1.4 (192 - 1536 OnDemand), I've just recorded 1 Day 3hrs

Thinking about getting Anker Battery and seeing how that performs?

(Still got to change my sig!!!!)
[HTC Sensation] ajonesma:
On Hypersensation I could get about 15-18 hours on moderate usage, with my 1900MAh battery, but I switched back to Android Revolution HD today with Bricked kernel 1.5, because I love sense :)

Will post screenshot of my battery stats later on.
[HTC Sensation] webstar1:
was looking for a bigger battery, this battery is bigger and cheaper than anker battery, has anyone used this?
[HTC Sensation] buddahlou:
I'm on Bulletproof 1.4 with Bricked kernel set at 1.5 with on demand and I'm extremely pleased with battery life and performance :-)
[HTC Sensation] webstar1:
How long? Pic? Please comply with thread. Thanks
[HTC Sensation] lloyd_turkey2:
ARHD 3.6.2 XE with Bricked Kernel 1.5

Set both CPU's online at 1.44GHZ ondemand

With 1730mah battery I get about 17 Hrs with moderate usage...
[HTC Sensation] Jrbourque:
Im running cm7 alpha 10 with the last faux that was released for it and just killed my phone with 3.5 hours of constant usage lol ...a couple video clips...checking xda,twitter other news and a couple of games for a short time I'm at 20% battery
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
16% left, ic 3.3.0, light/moderate use, I'd say 2 out if 5 scale. Stock kernel.
[HTC Sensation] ash1684:
I'm on Digitalized v0.7 , stock kernel and with moderate use of WiFi and 3G data + 2 hours of telephone converstation per day, my battery life is of 2 days.
[HTC Sensation] webstar1:
:rolleyes: proof?????!!! Im doing better than before, at 57% lasting for 9.5 hours now with one hour of heavy dubstep, 30 minuets of gaming and a lot of browsing. Also at a place with signal hammers so it greatly affects the battery as well. Reverted aosp with bricked sense kernel and normal radio.
[HTC Sensation] foongwk:
I've purchased my Sensation about a month and i'm rom addict as i've flash so many times until at current below my set of rom below:

PYRAMID PVT SHIP S-OFF RL

Device: Sensation z710e

ROM: Android Revolution HD™ 4.1.6

Kernel: bricked v1.5

CPU: 1.56GHz Dual Core (OnDemand)

H-BOOT 1.17.0008

RADIO: 10.58.9035.00U_10.15.9035.02_2

Recovery: 4EXT v2.2.7 RC5
[HTC Sensation] Kaym69:
I've flushed many combinations of ROMs and Kernels but the best combination for performance and battery life (and of course because i like it at all) for me was the Android Revolution HD 4.1.6 with Bricked Kernel 1.5

Well i do not use my phone very much in the way it has been build for :D

Just roundabout 10 min. calls - 2-3 sms, and 2 hours of web-surfing, email checking and listening to music a day and my battery (Anker 1900 mAh) lasts about 50 hours from 100% to 5% with that combination.

I have just flushed the new ARHD 4.1.7 and didn't change the Kernel so far to give the faux Kernel 2.5 a try.
[HTC Sensation] javolin13:
I'm one who switches roms all the time, I have currently been on the AOSP Reverted by xboarder/cdtdroid

AOSP Reverted 1.1.0

Bricked 1.4

I have the anker battery

Heavy usage 1-2hours of gaming

facebook / xda usage

wifi always on however not always connected

youtube usage, maps, etc. Very heavy

my battery will last me about 19 hours, and still have about 10% left I have never completely depleated the battery.
[HTC Sensation] webstar1:
+ the 3 HOURS before going into the exam. It resets when u turn off the phone
[HTC Sensation] webstar1:
Ok, so I flashed android revolution HD and I was looking at the better battery life thread. It was in the desire HD forum soo... yea. Anyway, a normal drain for them is 3-8mA whilst the lowest drain I have got is 110mA (Android revolution HD with bricked 1.5). We have a dual core phone but shouldn't that only increase twice or 3x? Not 10x? That is weird. If you leave sense and move onto cm7 you get even a bigger drain. Right now this phone battery life is doomed until we get a bugless aosp rom.
[HTC Sensation] webmaster:
My battery life is pretty good now. It took a while, and I had to tweak a few things, but now i can easily get 12 hours with heavy use. Coupled with an extended battery (I use the Anker) and a good ROM (with no Sense in sight) you can expect similar results as I have. I should point out I am running with 4G on and multiple push email accounts, twitter, and weatherbug. I should point out that with moderate use I got 20 hours of use (screenshot below) and still had 18 percent left. I could easily have gone 24 hours but I didnt want to stay up that late!
[HTC Sensation] D00mSlayer:
Use a charger

Always carry a charger! BATTERY SUCKS!!
[HTC Sensation] Bonoxx:
I get around 32 hours on moderate use.

Everything stock... no tweaks (except for looking at the partial wakelocks).

try to sign out of latitude. It wakes your phone every 5 min or so ..
[HTC Sensation] awil95:
How the heck do you get that long of battery?! Do you even use the phone?! Holy cow lol.
[HTC Sensation] ianoob:
I hated how bright my screen was even on the lowest setting. So I followed this guide http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=16993500 and reduced the 3 lowest to 15, 35, 75 then turned back on the auto brightness. An added benefit was a HUGE gain in battery life. If you were so inclined, you could dial the highest settings back and save even more :)
[HTC Sensation] walkinhotdog:
I get around the same amount of hours on light to moderate use using the settings in my signature using stock battery. think im going to buy an anker. with the same use my htc hero lasted 3-4 days. those were the days...
[HTC Sensation] crisisinthecity:
How do you sign out of latitude?
[HTC Sensation] ajonesma:
I've got about 13 hours of use so far from mine its only on the first charge since changing roms, at 48% using Hypersensation v0.9F, no tweaks, radios, etc.
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
IC 3.3.0 stock kernel. Normal use, but without any heavy apps like navigation. Ka-chiaow ;)

Edit, now screenies are crap. Anyway, i'm on 39% after 26h 7m 53s :)
[HTC Sensation] noobie75:
I have a Sensation with Sens-o-Maniac Rom and with the 1.5Ghz kernel and i have also around 12hours of battery life heavy use.

I leave the display brightness on 25% and i use CPU Tuner to set the correct speed if i want some performance (overclocked to 1.89Ghz) :)

In CPU Tuner you have at least 4 levels and the screen off so there are a lot of opportunities...
[HTC Sensation] stroobach:
miui 1.11.18 with bricked 1.6b1

ive:

lisened to music for 30 min

sended like 40 texts

checked my mail like 10 times

did 5-6 quadrants

played N.O.V.A 2 for 10 min (got bored)

and i made like 5 calls

clocked at 1.78ghz smartass screen of 864mhz - 192mhz

so easy to slight moderate use i guess?

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[HTC Sensation] cozmic1988:
Anker battery alone gives me good enough battery life :-)
[HTC Sensation] stroobach:
ive got 67 remaining juice with 10h elapsed x3 stock battery
[HTC Sensation] 696kris969:
Lol. I get 8hours tops of battery life! ^_^
[HTC Sensation] stroobach:
then try MiUi with bricked 1.6b1

its deepsleeping like a baby

and quadrant is giving me like 3700-4200

cam seems to be working fine 2
[HTC Sensation] 696kris969:
The pics don't appear to be working its just a white screen?:/
[HTC Sensation] webstar1:
You have to view it in your browser im afraid. In this thread on your mobile click menu then browser to see the images
[HTC Sensation] Bonoxx:
I think: go to latitude , options , sign out. :p (left bottom corner)

I used to get about 12 -14 hours on a full battery. Since latitude is off , my phone actually goes to sleep , when im not using it.

My specs:

stock rom

stock kernel

GPS is on

wifi on (sleep after 15min of screen off)

3G on

Brightness is kept at about 20% (bright enough).

I make about 5 calls, 20 textmessages,Browse about 30 min a day , play a game..i use quit a lot of apps (facebook, imo, rage reader lol)

Moderate use :) --> 30 to 32 hours.

I just used setcpu to set my cpy to max 700mhz when battery is <15%. See how this improves my batterylife.

BTW, i did the 3x8 battery callibration , gave me about 10% extra:

“Calibrate” battery – (1) Turn device ON, charge it for 8 hours (or until LED turns green), (2) unplug and turn it OFF, plug it back in and charge for 1 hour (or until LED turns green), (3) unplug and turn it ON, wait 2 minutes, turn it OFF, plug it back in, and charge for 1 hour (or until LED turns green), (4) unplug it, turn it ON, and use normally.
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
That is called bump charging and its not good for your battery. Best thing you can do is to fully cycle battery 100-0-100% as often as you can. Much healthier for your battery and helps to keep your battery stats correct.
[HTC Sensation] Bonoxx:
I believe this guide originally comes from the HTC website ( for the Desire HD) .. They recommended it.

It seemed to work.. I only did it ones. Wont hurt , I guess.
[HTC Sensation] toddboxer:
I use:

MIUI 1.11.18 ROM (ADW Launcher EX as the UI)

Bricked Kernel Version 1.6 Beta 1

Faux Clock - SmartassV2 Governer Underclocked at 1026 GHz (384MHz when the screen is off)

Juice Defender on Advanced

I also use an Anker 1900mAH battery. This is the best I've tried.

I must say on moderate use I've been getting 24Hours battery life. I've been reading the forums here and have picked up a lot of tips on how to properly calibrate the battery and save battery life. These tips are invaluable so I suggest doing a bit of research yourself. It's really the only way to learn it properly.

I've tried a number of different kernels with my MIUI ROM and bricked seems the best for battery life.

I've just flashed the latest MIUI but I will post some stats once I have had a few days to sit with it.
[HTC Sensation] webstar1:
Underclocking for me reduces battery life. Im using stock kernel
[HTC Sensation] thygreyt:
awesome thread
[HTC Sensation] lolpos:
how long does the battery last you guys from 100%-10%ish if watching movies continuously? atm im using the amaze battery in my phone its 1730mah. im running a test with the mugen 1950 evo3d and amaze/xe/evo3d htc batttery 3.8v 1730mah to see which actually lasts. everyone is unsure if mugen is standing up to its true value of having 1950mah but HTC batterys are always just about right on point
[HTC Sensation] staymunch:
hows this for battery life, this is running hyper sensation and bricked kernel

:D:D:D:D:D:D

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[HTC Sensation] GabrielSousa:
Low usage - 56h

rom synergy

kernel bricked v1.5beta2

i'm testing now bricked v1.6 beta1
[HTC Sensation] i900frenchaddict:
Hi webstar1

I think undervolting should also be taken into account here, I usually undervolt (not too much!) without any issues at all

It will be hard to find the best combo. In my opinion, only screen-ON time should be taken into account.

With Bricked kernel (I think it's the best for battery saving...and performances too), I bet my battery could last 4 days if screen is always OFF (it can last 8 hours and still be 99 or even 100%, then starts dropping 1% per hour with screen always OFF)

With screen ON, it's a very different thing, our screen is big and nice but drains a lot !

So screen brightness is very important too, with brightness manually set at the minimum, your battery can last a loooooot more than with auto brightness.

So a fair comparison would need same brightness level + same time with screen ON

For example, I was away for my job these last days, my battery was at 48% after 49 hours, but except for one short call and 6 SMS, I didn't use it at all (no wifi and no datas) ! Then back home, I played a little a killed my remaining battery within 2 hours. So total=50 hours.......But I can kill a freshly charged battery within 3 hours or less playing N64oid too
[HTC Sensation] mattykellyuk:
has anyone with a xe who have tried the anker battery? Noticed a big difference?

thanks
[HTC Sensation] alireza_simkesh:
Here is mine:

Faux Kernel with Stock ROM:

I also think brightness level plays an important role and should be considered.
[HTC Sensation] avi018:
this is mine :D with all time wifi and auto sync on.
[HTC Sensation] GabrielSousa:
whats the rom and kernel ?
[HTC Sensation] mrahm01:
Thank you to all for sharing....I have ordered anker battery, will post my result to compare.
[HTC Sensation] Mohanned85:
whats rom and kernal :D

have to use it when root my phone :D
[HTC Sensation] webstar1:
Without anker battery...... I have achieved amazing battery life

Tripnmiui

Tripnkernel

Latest

Used Camera, played a few games

Used data and browser

Text my mates

Checked ma time

And have 14% left after 18 hours!!!!

People getting 2 days r with Abner battery's and don't use rthere phone.... at all! This is pretty good battery life I've had for a while. To achieve this, all I did is I didn't enable monitor battery usage cause I think it also drained battery. And it has made quiet a improvement.
[HTC Sensation] bcpk:
I get like 8 hours with CM7. Shows you how much I dislike Sense that I'm willing to put up with that.
[HTC Sensation] axetilen:
I think sense-o-maniac + bricked kernel 1.5 + 10.58.9035.00U_10.15.9035.02_2: battery life = amazing
[HTC Sensation] pornouse10:
CM7 + Hypersensation v1 + bricked kernel is the perfect combo for me
[HTC Sensation] Bonoxx:
Some more specs would be nice :p
[HTC Sensation] avi018:
Its senseay rom version 2 , its awesome

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1280358

btw i use Anker battery
[HTC Sensation] GabrielSousa:
and what kernel ? bricked ?
[HTC Sensation] avi018:
I haven't changed the kernel , Love the amaze cam
[HTC Sensation] vince25:
I have found that by just setting the screen brightness and not using the auto brightness makes the battery lasts so much longer.
[HTC Sensation] mzmo:
Running on an Anker battery with HEAVY usage. I'm talking about, 30 min of YouTube HQ streaming, 3 hours of Facebook, xda & browsing, 30 min of gaming, constant texting, non stop music, & 45min of an episode streamed on browser. And, I've just flashed a new rom, so just imagine the battery life under other conditions :)
[HTC Sensation] dobah:
This is light usage for a few dozen emails, text messages, short phone call/voicemail, little internet, and news.

Time on battery: 2 days 3 hours with 26% battery left

Battery: Anker battery

Rom: Android revolution hd 4.1.7

Kernel: stock arhd kernel which is 2.6.35.14-Sensation-faux123-v0.2.5b+

Radio: 10.58.9035.00P_10.15.9035.02_2

Bluetooth is off

Wifi is on

Droidwall using a whitelist (allow only apps I specify internet access)

Setcpu set at 192 Mhz to 1188 Mhz

Display brightness set at around 25%

Not using live wallpaper

I'll mention I got similar 2+ days using cm7 alpha 7, alpha 8, alpha 9. Not sure why but alpha 10 went down to 1 day and never figured out what changed.
[HTC Sensation] leyus:
I tied stock ROM, Coredroid, Miui - never managed to get more then 12 h from battery (although to be absolutely honest I use Miui only 2 days now so it might get better if I will use it longer but I won't because of the bugs). I am using wifi all the time (wifi at uni, wifi at work, wifi at home the only time I don't have wifi is when I'm cycling from one place to another but that is max 20 min), I am reading plenty epub and pdf books and surfing a lot (few hours a day) , I am not playing any games, I am listning to music for about 30 min a day. Always 8-12 hours and my battery is gone, no matter what I'm trying to do. I will by Anker battery and try it because on stock battery it is pointless.
[HTC Sensation] Bonoxx:
What brightness setting do u use? Have you checked partial wakelocks? I use my phone at its full extend however when I'm not using it , i want it to sleep and not waste precious Mah .. :rolleyes:

So wifi off after 15min.. why should it be connected when your not using it? It takes 1 second to reconnect when waking up.