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[Galaxy S 4 General] Al Gore:
Almost everyone has their screen at at least 60% of battery consumption. I usually have 30-40%, android system 30-40%, media server 10-15% :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] kingofthebraves:
Which rom? and was wifi or data on the whole time? I have never gone past 3 hours on GE roms, they drain much faster than tw roms
[Galaxy S 4 General] ionutzvio:
Cm10.1 stock
[Galaxy S 4 General] XxmentxX:
WI FI and data actived, i whatch 1 film And more... The ROM is: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2348272

Sorry for bad english..:rolleyes:

Inviato dal mio GT-I9505G con Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S 4 General] nam1985:
Tasker pretty impressive there
[Galaxy S 4 General] bobdoblo:
Arrow 7.1 + Adam kernel v2.0

All stock.

NeatROM S2 Mods

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Battery Guide
[Galaxy S 4 General] » Arrow «:
Thanks for share my friend [MENTION=4613872]bobdoblo[/MENTION] :good:

regards!
[Galaxy S 4 General] Vihru:
Hi bobdoblo, we see again! You said that all stock so have you got disabled any apps or removed?
[Galaxy S 4 General] bobdoblo:
Hi Vihru :thumbup::)

I deleted Samsung Push, Gmail and Samsung cloud apps when this test was done.

I have since deleted more stuff but not seen any significant improvement but if i do find it gets better i will let you know.

Just the usual common sense stuff like dark wallpapers, motions off etc etc.

My battery guide which was originally for S2 can be applied to S4 too for most things.

Edit, also Gemini and Greenified too;)

NeatROM S2 Mods

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Battery Guide
[Galaxy S 4 General] ionutzvio:
I'm using your guide with my s4 and is great. :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] dsecareanu:
I have a stock S4 (not carrier locked) and I get on average 2 days of battery time with light to medium usage.

Data (3G) is always on, at the office I am sometimes on WiFi, I haven't uninstalled any of the bloatware on the phone.

I don't talk much though, I mainly use data services like mobile internet, facebook, whatsup, but also take pictures, play/record videos, listen to music on the way to work, maybe read a bit and so on.

Overall I am very content with the battery life of this phone (and the phone in general - I upgraded from an S1, so quite a jump). Longest cycle I've had was about 2 and a half days, but with minimal usage.
[Galaxy S 4 General] DeepPurple114:
my

all stock!!

LOVE THIS PHONEEE

17 hours..1 hour screen!!!!!!! :D
[Galaxy S 4 General] xhaniGS2:
Stock rom

Stock kernel

Rooted

No mobile data, only wifi

No powersaving
[Galaxy S 4 General] bobdoblo:
Arrow 7.1 + Adam 2.1

Everything default settings.

Gemini & Greenify used and some bloat removed.

NeatROM S2 Mods

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Battery Guide
[Galaxy S 4 General] Lookso:
My first happy day on stock rom :o

I'm heavy user :p
[Galaxy S 4 General] jayjay2244:
Heres my results with stock i9505 MH8, adams kernel and min brightness.. disappointed if im honest, only about 10 mins of google music streaming as well.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Vihru:
heres my battery.. there was some problem when i updated greenify so must add +4hour for that uptime.. because that battery display get stuck or something?

battery time: 2days 14hours + 4h = 2days 18hours

display on: 3h 18mins

firmware is mh8 with many apps removed (rom zip was like 600-700mb when installed). using greenify and autorun manager..

+ KT-SGS4 kernel..

i still want better...
[Galaxy S 4 General] xhaniGS2:
Stock rom

Stock kernel
[Galaxy S 4 General] ChampMEon:
Stock. Google services bug. So irritating!
[Galaxy S 4 General] bloodymackey:
Omega v10 + Ausdim v14

Min Freq: 189MHz

Max Freq: 1674MHz

Scheduler: Fiops

Governor: Ondemand

Undervolt: -25

Mobile Data: Always on
[Galaxy S 4 General] DeepPurple114:
MY = 19 hours 1 minute 1 second

screen = 2 hours 16 minutes

LOVE THIS PHONE!
[Galaxy S 4 General] l.Urker:
Mobile Data + 4G constantly on

Screen brightness 50%

30min Asphalt 8

25min hotspot on

ALOT of Internet browsing on 4G

Original battery

Everything else in my sig (:
[Galaxy S 4 General] Obagleyfreer:
Running CM10.2 with Ktoonzes kernel I managed to get 2 days battery and 7HOURS screen time!

Very impressed :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] msavic6:
Screen shot?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Obagleyfreer:
Here's my screen shot :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] kingofthebraves:
WOW! any modifications or tweaks? What exactly were you doing with your phone?
[Galaxy S 4 General] Obagleyfreer:
Just lots of battery saving optimisation really but without loosing performance.

Undervolted CPU and GPU

Touch sounds and key lights disabled

Auto start up receivers canceled on apps

Greenify any app that I could

I was mostly just using the phone for calls and texting and Internet browsing, about an hour of gaming.

I hardly used my mobile data though (maybe an hour) it was mostly wifi which saves battery too.

Even so I was amazed at the battery life!

Ktoonzes kernel is awesome!
[Galaxy S 4 General] ch4qr1:
with zerolemon 7500
[Galaxy S 4 General] Andyhho:
have you done something to improove? Closed some services?

What firmware you have.
[Galaxy S 4 General] xhaniGS2:
I have done nothing to improve, i dont use mobile data only wifi. I use all features like airview smart pause etc.
[Galaxy S 4 General] msavic6:
That is what Is giving you such good battery life. LTE destroys battery.
[Galaxy S 4 General] mpcft:
My screenshot, test for Mugen battery 2750mAh, on its second charge. I can only imagine what the 5500mAh model would do.

Stock UK firm, I9505XXUBMGA_I9505OXXBMH1_BTU.

Notice the high idle time, but the main point is, with the original battery the phone would lose around 30% battery during the night, with the mugen it goes down 1% or 2%. Anyway, i wont need to charge the phone in the middle of a normal day.

Used wi-fi, gps, games, misc apps, 4G and phone calls, when needed. Screen brightness on auto.
[Galaxy S 4 General] dayanan:
Echoe v3.1

Adam 1.6

No additional mods

Keep in mind that I still have 30% left :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Vihru:
have you make any tweaks? O_O
[Galaxy S 4 General] mpcft:
Just disabled crappy apps and location services, but keep in mind it was overall a light usage.

Im currently at 2d 20h 32m 55s - 61% third charge.
[Galaxy S 4 General] gorandroid:
5 days!!!???? :victory: Gosh that's incredible :cool::laugh:
[Galaxy S 4 General] Shudder123:
My results as of last night

Using crdroid with ktoonsez kernel
[Galaxy S 4 General] aliendna999:
hello not so great but it ok max brightness :(

mobile data on all time lte enabled

i use blackbox and Adam
[Galaxy S 4 General] aliendna999:
I also use greenify for every single non vital app
[Galaxy S 4 General] Segamalaga:
I9505 on stock rom and stock kernel I9505XXUBMGA (PHE). Online all the time (Wifi /3G). No tweaks, only remove lots of bloatware by Titanium Backup, using Greenify (great app). Also disabled "fast dormancy" cause my carrier doesn't support it.

Still 27% remains :victory:
[Galaxy S 4 General] aliendna999:
Did u even see the post above yours?

My stats are similar to yours but a lot better and I don't think very good and you think yours are good.

Strange which of us is wrong pls anyone??
[Galaxy S 4 General] Vihru:
I think that you have better than average user :) or both of you.
[Galaxy S 4 General] fade2green514:
im wondering if the media server thing has anything to do with the 50gb dropbox storage... doubt it though
[Galaxy S 4 General] skivnit:
For people not familiar what samsung devices, check if all cast is enabled+ check ur settings see if syncing with Dropbox is enabled. Also go to maps settings location settings and change the settings to not report ur location and not automatically update it

Swyped from another galaxy
[Galaxy S 4 General] shortie1987:
I've been getting the mediaserver thing today too. I think it MAY have something to do with SamsungLink, as it seemed to start affecting me when I accidentally enabled screen mirroring. I've disabled the app now, so will report back tomorrow.
[Galaxy S 4 General] CuetoArche:
Nowadays, taking advanced of having a cover which enables replacing the battery for other one fully charged its important; I would like that my Galaxy S4 is capable of having lots of hours of use, but one or two extra batteries in my wallet, it's not a bad idea, they don't occupy to much XD, I already bought them.

I really prefer having Sync, and features like this active and taking some extra batteries, than not using all the functions which gives me the mobile, because of battery drain.
[Galaxy S 4 General] hollisterryann:
50% brightness

Heavy usage

WiFi on

Download tons of apps from market for awhile that were on old device.

Surfed web, watched YouTube, social networks ect
[Galaxy S 4 General] Nebbeh:
Everything on all day, but was at home on WiFi with screen off timeout.

Seems better since I got rid of the "power saving" and green power... Lol. Much happier with the battery than my old sgs2. Anyone else got tips to stretch any more?
[Galaxy S 4 General] fade2green514:
lol you guys are all crazy. i dont think i could manage more than 3.5 hours if i tried... maybe watch 1 movie? then do a little browsing and texting? oh and facebooking haha...

i rarely even talk on the phone more than 20min a day lol

regardless around half your day being on your phone, not sure if i could manage it lol
[Galaxy S 4 General] onesolo:
don't blame the phone... blame google, they the ones that make the maps app...
[Galaxy S 4 General] shortie1987:
Disabling SamsungLink seems to have fixed this for me... No mediaserver battery drain any more!
[Galaxy S 4 General] skivnit:
I got the phone today it was at 52 enabled everything except GPS. 2hrs screen on time with 25 prct left

Swyped from another galaxy
[Galaxy S 4 General] tuxonhtc:
oops nvm..
[Galaxy S 4 General] bassmaster:
how is it possible the screen is on but the device is not awake?
[Galaxy S 4 General] trinisentra:
I get this same stats on my Octa S4. Its very upsetting. This first day I got 5hrs screen time and was excited. It has since dropped to 3hrs on a full charge and even drains at night when i am asleep. I got an update last night hoping it was a fix for this. IT WAS NOT
[Galaxy S 4 General] Bass-15:
Hey guys my battery has gone down to 41% and i have only used screen time on for 1h 57min. Strangely my android OS has taken up 44% of the battery? I have the gt-i9500
[Galaxy S 4 General] noideaforusername:
Probably a wakelock. Use betterbatterystats to figure out what causing it.
[Galaxy S 4 General] skivnit:
Mine is worse but that's because of Wifi wakelock. Need some patching or my route sucks
[Galaxy S 4 General] Higgins12:
Pretty happy with the battery after the second full charging cycle.
[Galaxy S 4 General] skivnit:
Ate you using smart features or are they all off? that makes a huge difference i bet
[Galaxy S 4 General] Segamalaga:
Read my post again mate. I'm 100% stock (rom and kernel). And you said you have blackbox and Adam's kernel. I think I can improve my results with any non stock kernel
[Galaxy S 4 General] bobdoblo:
They are both good but Aliendna999 is bit better.

Although if Aliendna999 did have Max brightness, data and LTE. then he has done quite a lot better. (Why have max brightness, screen is biggest battery drainer by far!?)

As long as no Powersave or underclocking/undervolting used that is;)

Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 General] jayjay2244:
Beat my usage...

PAC with Adam
[Galaxy S 4 General] aliendna999:
thank you. no i dont use any Uv or UC actually, at all.

every adam setting is adam stock.. i dont even think that kernel support UV:)

i use max brightness because i am disappoint by contrast of the sgs4 compared to my old sgs2 which almost blinds me in comparison. using max brightness makes it at little better.

i dont think max brightness and 75% brightness is that huge battery difference. i have tested it so i just go full brightness. :):cyclops::cyclops::cyclops::victory::victory::victory::victory::victory::victory:

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sorry i missed u have stock. then good job!
[Galaxy S 4 General] bobdoblo:
That is a joke right?

That's terrible :eek:

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[Galaxy S 4 General] Shudder123:
Done and done.
[Galaxy S 4 General] aliendna999:
4h screen with 1d+ is pretty ok buddy :):highfive::highfive::highfive::cowboy:

:laugh::cool:

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i managed to reach 1d23h with 4h screen on my last cycle:angel::angel::angel::angel:

:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:

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i seem to get longer life when slowcharging phone using poor usb cable and computer.

it takes about 10 hours to charge but once charged it seems to last longer dunno if true :D

the real charger with white cable charges only 3 hours but i dunno which is best.
[Galaxy S 4 General] bobdoblo:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=45438029

;)

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[Galaxy S 4 General] aliendna999:
Is that really the 9505?

Usage looks like 9500. And 9500 has almost twice capacity that of 9505 So looks about right
[Galaxy S 4 General] Andr0id7:
Foxhound Rom w/ Adam Kernel (Brightness set to full) I think this is good on a medium heavy usage. Is it?
[Galaxy S 4 General] aliendna999:
Yep its above average
[Galaxy S 4 General] jayjay2244:
I know -_- thats on my i9505, just stitched to phoenix and it improved a bit now i can get 2 hours on screen time about 30% brightness .
[Galaxy S 4 General] bobdoblo:
:confused: GT-I9500

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[Galaxy S 4 General] aliendna999:
Yes. I thought so hehe can't compare battery 9500 and 9505 :D

The 9500 can get 7-8h screen time :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] bobdoblo:
Strange! Every comparison i've read says the GT-I9505 has far better battery?

http://m.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s4_i9500_vs_i9505-review-930p3.php

http://gadgetsdairy.com/samsung-i9500-galaxy-s4-vs-samsung-i9505-galaxy-s4-double-or-nothing/

http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/06/samsung-galaxy-s4-octacore-review/

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[Galaxy S 4 General] aliendna999:
Hehe no buddy just ask anyone here with 7-8h screen time if it's possible on 9505 :)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Vihru:
If i remeber right, iamcurtcobain got 2days with 7hours screen in cm 10.1.. Or something :p
[Galaxy S 4 General] chalid:
The displays of the 9500 and 9505 are identical. There's no reason why one should last much longer than the other, as the display has the highest power consumption.
[Galaxy S 4 General] aliendna999:
Hehe ok buddy.

I guess I'm just making this up as I go along then.

Believe what u want I really don't care but it's common knowledge here just look at this thread

But ok whatever
[Galaxy S 4 General] chalid:
It's just a classic case of selective awareness. Check the thread yourself and you will find, that it's pretty balanced.

Check here for GSMArenas battery rundown, which the I9505 wins by a small magin:

http://blog.gsmarena.com/battery-te...9500-galaxy-s4-complete-here-are-the-results/

Like I said: The displays are the same and there is absolutely no reason why one chipset should have any advantage in the display-on-time.
[Galaxy S 4 General] bobdoblo:
Sent from my GT-I9500
[Galaxy S 4 General] aliendna999:
Oh ok. I guess this the part where everyone gonna post worthless benchmark and test scores and completely ignore the fact that real users on xda keep getting 3d usages and 7-8h screen time when this is pure impossible on the 9505.

Okay. I see. Well thanks to all those users here who also can back this up by staying silent making me look like an idiot now.

Hive mentality or what's going on here?

Whatevs I'm so done here.
[Galaxy S 4 General] RazrBR:
CM10.2 I9505

Grennify and DynamicNotifications

Enviado de meu GT-I9505 usando Tapatalk 4
[Galaxy S 4 General] aniel300:
Please i need help with my battery
[Galaxy S 4 General] bobdoblo:
How much screen on time?

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5000MAh battery or pointless pic of screen just left on whilst idling? :rolleyes:

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[Galaxy S 4 General] imatevski:
Mine's Bigger! :)) Just kidding but i think this is very good for a smartphone with some moderate usage.
[Galaxy S 4 General] WhiteSRT69:
im guess im happy with these numbers
[Galaxy S 4 General] Segamalaga:
Stock Rom 4.2.2, Adam's Kernel. No other tweaks...
[Galaxy S 4 General] s.illes79:
I'm not convinced that the biggest consumer of power is the screen, why?

I can watch 10 hours of video with low brightness, but cannot play even basic games (eg. unblock me ) or for more the 4 hours same brightness

biggest power hog must be CPU/GPU and not screen.
[Galaxy S 4 General] carmello1911:
Hello guys.. Long time since my last post on the forum.. I am using the s4 now but i am a bit disappointed by the battery performance.. Are these results normal?
[Galaxy S 4 General] carmello1911:
There is my overall batyery consumption
[Galaxy S 4 General] Andr0id7:
Medium heavy usage.
[Galaxy S 4 General] carmello1911:
5 hrs screen time on??? Wow!!
[Galaxy S 4 General] marc_ecko28:
Youre not getting the same screen time?

Mine last for more than 6 hours when I used S4 before. If you are not getting the same there might be a problem with your phone or battery.
[Galaxy S 4 General] carmello1911:
I barely get 2.5 hrs of screen time.. All stock unrooted.. :(
[Galaxy S 4 General] AwsmStar:
There's a thread in general about faulty batteries with batch ID starting with BD. These batteries have reported to be faulty and may be replaceable under warranty. I too have poor screen on too and my S4 is only 2 months old.

I'll probably get an Anker off Amazon and see if there's any improvement.
[Galaxy S 4 General] bobdoblo:
5 and 6+ hours screen on with 15hours+ total time should be achievable on most days.

You shouldn't have to buy a new battery.

If you have a dodgy battery get it replaced by Samsung

The biggest things you can do are:

Turn down brightness.

Turn off Locations in Settings.

Uninstall battery killers like facebook and just bookmark the site

Use Greenify.

A tip for Greenify:

Uninstall apps like Gmail, Maps, Google+ and redownload from Playstore.

This will make them user apps and they can now be "Greenified" :thumbup::)

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[Galaxy S 4 General] ionutzvio:
Or search for bob's battery guide which is the best. I have 6+ h of screen with your guide.
[Galaxy S 4 General] AwsmStar:
I have donate version so I can Greenify pesky system apps which helps the battery a lot. Weirdly I haven't managed 6 hours screen on since I've had the phone, regardless of setup. Best I've ever had is 4 hours exactly. The battery tends to look good for a while, like right now I'm on CM10.2 with 1h15 screen on at 74% but when the battery gets to about 40% it just plummets.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Anhilator00:
5 h screen time is the most i can get.
[Galaxy S 4 General] carmello1911:
Just checked my battery's s/n and starts with "BD" :( and i barely get 2-2.5hrs screen on time.. 3g always on and WiFi on most of the time.. Screen brightness about 75%.. So i guess i need to change battery? Any recommendations? Also gps and Bluetooth rarely on..
[Galaxy S 4 General] bobdoblo:
Are Samsung acknowledging there is something wrong with those batteries? (probably not:rolleyes: )

My battery begins with YS.

Here is my battery guide, it was made for Galaxy S2 but most things still apply to S4

Battery Guide

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[Galaxy S 4 General] invano:
Lucky you guys.

I cannot even reach 2h screen time... I always have 3G and WiFi enabled and I enable the GPS only in certain apps by using Tasker. The Google location services are disabled. Moreover I use Gmail, 2 email with IMAP (30min check) and 1 push email with exchange. Then I have Greenify for some non system apps and, cherry on top, abyss kernel with min.freq. downscaled to 189MHz and a very light uv (about 25mV for each step)....Obviously batterystats tells me there aren't any strange wakelocks...

For example now I have 14h of usage with 55min of calls and just 1h of screen...it remains just the 37% of battery charge....

(No BD battery S/N here. My begins with AA)
[Galaxy S 4 General] joshbrasil:
the best I've got

Using all day long, playing games, 3g, wifi, gps,smart stay, smart scroll, sync, smart pause, air gesture .... and using Battery Guru (this app makes miracles, without him my s4 lasts 6h per charge)
[Galaxy S 4 General] Rash-182:
Yesterday, at 11pm I unplugged the phone from charger at 93% and I have been doing absolutely nothing with it since then. In the morning, at 11am the battery was at 73%! I tried to turn off the GPS, which seemed to help a bit right now, but still.. i Ias hoping (comming from Xperia P), that I wouldn´t be having such issues with S4. The phone should be one year old.

Do You guys reccommend me to buy a new battery?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 General] Stevemeister:
I've got that too on my new S4. Had a unit before on which I got 5-7 hours of screen on time! I got a new from my ensurance because I'd smashed the old one. But on the new on after a few weeks battery life got really bad. After 2 hours of screen on time I'm down to 20% battery now.

I think the battery is unable to hold the charged energy.

Should I go to a service centre or should we all buy new batterys with the chance of getting the same issue over and over?
[Galaxy S 4 General] bobdoblo:
No, it seems your issue is Google services related.

Do the same tonight but turn off locations in settings > locations and turn off Wifi and data.

But to get to the bottom of it, install Better Battery Stats and leave your phone overnight as you would normally do and check the results in the morning. Better Battery Stats

Remember to enable "root features" in settings > Advanced.

Have a read of this Wakelock issues

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[Galaxy S 4 General] Rash-182:
Thanks, will do, and post the results here.

Odesláno z Galaxy S4
[Galaxy S 4 General] mankvl:
Battery Guru with auto WIFI on/off feature is a constant battery drainer, it did a lot of wakelock triggers (3000+) even more than facebook and it also increase Google play service battery usage some how, now when I stopped using it google service is gone. No more wakelock triggers, maybe with no wifi on/off feature it's good just for restricting some apps to connect to wifi or data. But even if u set it to connect when you use it facebook manage to pull notifications. Tasker wifi on/off with cell near is much better for me. Greenify also better then BG, but you need root. And btw bg manage to use 50-100MB of RAM on my S4.
[Galaxy S 4 General] carmello1911:
I will probably order a new battery off Amazon or ebay in chance to succeed in a hassle free way..! Time will tell..
[Galaxy S 4 General] chalid:
Another one :)

I9505 mainly used for checking emails (10-40 per day), making phone calls, texting and browsing the web for a couple of minutes per day (5-10 minutes). Autosync on, hsdpa only. No video or games.
[Galaxy S 4 General] bobdoblo:
Put battery on a flat surface and see if its straight, try spinning it on both sides, it shouldn't spin if flat.

http://www.sammobile.com/2013/10/16...-with-swollen-batteries/#.Ul6ftDwfPXE.twitter

http://www.sammobile.com/2013/10/11...swelling-and-reduced-charge-holding-capacity/

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[Galaxy S 4 General] Shudder123:
My last recorded usage. Was using a tw ROM
[Galaxy S 4 General] bobdoblo:
Thats good with Facebook installed:thumbup:

You got enough notification icons:eek::D

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[Galaxy S 4 General] s.illes79:
Something is fishy with WIFI sleep policy, if

- Keep WIFI on during sleep is set to "Only when plugged in" and Location is services are enabled (Wifi and mobile) while phone sleeps battery drops 10%/h

- if WIFI is only on battery drops 4-5%/h

- if both off battery drop 1-2%/h

what WIFI & Location settings r u guys using?
[Galaxy S 4 General] bobdoblo:
Wi-fi - always on (off overnight)

Locations - All off.

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