[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rbcasale:
Shortly after picking up a Galaxy Nexus from the Verizon store I had realized that the battery life was going to be a hassel. So after searching the internet and a lot of trial and error, here are some tips to get the best of your Galaxy Nexus’ battery:

1. Buy an extended battery; It doesn’t matter which version of the Nexus you have, you can purchase an extended battery straight from your carrier or even from Samsung. But make sure you have the right size battery because the GSM and CDMA versions differ in battery sizes.

2.Turn off NFC when you are not using it; While NFC can be very useful for making purchases and sharing content across devices, people usually don’t use it all the time and it can be turned off to save some battery life by going to Settings, More and then by unchecking the box next to where it says NFC.

3. Turn off 4G when a task doesn’t require it; 4G data speeds can be so fast when needing to browse the web or update a Twitter status on the go, but it can waste battery life. Luckily, not everything you do really needs a 4G signal, like sending a text message or making a phone call and things of that nature. So to switch to using a 3G or 2G signal that doesn’t consume as much battery life, simply go to Settings, More then Mobile Networks. Furthermore, select Network Mode then if you have the Verizon version select CDMA to turn off 4G. If you happen to own the GSM version of the Galaxy Nexus just select the option that doesn’t include HSPA+.

4.Always keep Wifi on; You would think that to save battery life you would turn Wifi off when it is not in use and then turn it on when you need to use it, right? Well recent tests have shown that keeping Wifi on all the time actually expanded battery life for the Galaxy Nexus. One conclusion that we have came to was that when you turn Wifi on and off every time you turn it back on it takes a large sum of battery life to search for a Wifi signal, then connect to it and obtain an IP address. But what have you got to loose? Why not try it for a day?

Well those were four suggests to try and obtain the most battery life on your Galaxy Nexus. Hopefully these tips kept your Nexus going for longer than usual and if it did or you have any or tips about how to expand the Samsung Galaxy Nexus’ battery life going feel free to leave a comment below. Shortly after picking up a Galaxy Nexus from the Verizon store I had realized that the battery life was going to be a hassel. So after searching the internet and a lot of trial and error, here are some tips to get the best of your Galaxy Nexus’ battery:

1. Buy an extended battery; It doesn’t matter which version of the Nexus you have, you can purchase an extended battery straight from your carrier or even from Samsung. But make sure you have the right size battery because the GSM and CDMA versions differ in battery sizes.

2.Turn off NFC when you are not using it; While NFC can be very useful for making purchases and sharing content across devices, people usually don’t use it all the time and it can be turned off to save some battery life by going to Settings, More and then by unchecking the box next to where it says NFC.

3. Turn off 4G when a task doesn’t require it; 4G data speeds can be so fast when needing to browse the web or update a Twitter status on the go, but it can waste battery life. Luckily, not everything you do really needs a 4G signal, like sending a text message or making a phone call and things of that nature. So to switch to using a 3G or 2G signal that doesn’t consume as much battery life, simply go to Settings, More then Mobile Networks. Furthermore, select Network Mode then if you have the Verizon version select CDMA to turn off 4G. If you happen to own the GSM version of the Galaxy Nexus just select the option that doesn’t include HSPA+.

4.Always keep Wifi on; You would think that to save battery life you would turn Wifi off when it is not in use and then turn it on when you need to use it, right? Well recent tests have shown that keeping Wifi on all the time actually expanded battery life for the Galaxy Nexus. One conclusion that we have came to was that when you turn Wifi on and off every time you turn it back on it takes a large sum of battery life to search for a Wifi signal, then connect to it and obtain an IP address. But what have you got to loose? Why not try it for a day?

Well those were four suggests to try and obtain the most battery life on your Galaxy Nexus. Hopefully these tips kept your Nexus going for longer than usual and if it did or you have any or tips about how to expand the Samsung Galaxy Nexus’ battery life going feel free to leave a comment below.