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[Galaxy S 5 General] crazymook:
Are you talking about turning off sync all together?
[Galaxy S 5 General] simacca:
Similar happens to me, then after the first 10% my battery lasts for ages. Especially on wifi.
[Galaxy S 5 General] EclipzeRemix:
My battery life is decent

although i'm amazed at how fast it charges with usb 3.0. i get a full charge in about an hour
[Galaxy S 5 General] crazymook:
Ya, Ive been *****ing about that since the GS3 days. I just do it now out of habit :laugh:
[Galaxy S 5 General] jagrave:
When I was using dalvik runtime I was having cpu loads of between 37-50%+, according to cpu z. Switching to ART it's been between 9-20% just sitting there. Got as low as 5% at one point. Big difference. Lol.
[Galaxy S 5 General] philliplavelle:
Do you notice any disadvantages Jagrave? Is everything totally compatible? And most importantly, how it affect the battery life for you? Can you think of any reason not to go ART?
[Galaxy S 5 General] crazymook:
Switching to ART causes a few things to constantly crash and eventually my screen would refuse to turn on. Had to switch back.
[Galaxy S 5 General] philliplavelle:
Oh no. Like what? I tried it and then when I switched back, the weather widget seemed to be corrupted. That was a week ago so I factory reset and now I'm wondering what to do. I'm a sucker for good battery
[Galaxy S 5 General] crazymook:
I didnt see any battery benefits from the two days it ran good. Phone was snappier tho.
[Galaxy S 5 General] bkolarov92:
Wow, this is impressive ! Mine is still 35-50%...
[Galaxy S 5 General] jagrave:
For what I've been doing I haven't noticed anything bad happening. I did try private mode and it won't work. But everything else so far has.

Battery is ok do far. I keep having a dcmprovider fail sometimes.
[Galaxy S 5 General] skivnit:
What's dcmprovider? I disabled it. Digital magazine provider?
[Galaxy S 5 General] gavilan2010:
Here is my batt. Status so far very good
[Galaxy S 5 General] bkolarov92:
Which firmware do you have, in terms of country?
[Galaxy S 5 General] gavilan2010:
T-mobile USA / firmware...G900TUVU1ANCH.
[Galaxy S 5 General] bkolarov92:
Only two of my cores work, the other two are off. The frequency is also changing from low to high amplitude. I will install different firmware and see how it goes. What about your cores? I think all four have to work.
[Galaxy S 5 General] jagrave:
Verizon USA. Is there a big difference among the others?

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How in the world did you manage that? I think mine is staying active to long.

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Not a clue what it is. Lol.
[Galaxy S 5 General] dwardo1077:
No official stats or awt but I can say I have failed to get this thing past 40% in one day.

Thats starting at 7.am when my little lad wakes me up. All day playing and still trying to get things the way I want them, 4 work email accounts, news, weather, internet, youtube, movies, iplayer, camera lots of, vpn, rdp and more.

Very happy so far.
[Galaxy S 5 General] WizeGuyDezignz:
Believe what you want, but it's false. I have owned the M8 and the S5 and the S5 has given me better battery life.
[Galaxy S 5 General] :
Not false if I'm using an m8 and battery is great for me. Just going by what I'm seeing on here regarding the S5. May pick it up in the morning.. Haven't decided yet.
[Galaxy S 5 General] jntdroid:
I concur in subjective experience alone. :)

sent from my phone
[Galaxy S 5 General] WizeGuyDezignz:
My bad, I didn't mean it as a universal fact. But in my experience with both phones, the S5 has given me better battery life. YMMV.
[Galaxy S 5 General] SolarTrans:
I think it depends on what things you do. In video viewing, the M8 outlasts the S5. In all other categories, the S5 outlasts the M8 (albeit by a narrow margin).
[Galaxy S 5 General] msavic6:
This is weird as AMOLED displays usually do tremendously well regarding power usage when viewing videos. At least that's been the case with previous AMOLED phones.
[Galaxy S 5 General] jntdroid:
YMMV always applies as there's no telling what other factors are at play, but according to CNET's video/battery test, the S5 blew the M8 away.

http://www.cnet.com/videos/htc-one-m8-vs-samsung-galaxy-s5/ (6:05 mark)
[Galaxy S 5 General] louie875:
Here are my battery stats, this is about average for me. Seems I'm not up there with the 1day 7 hour and 7 hours screen time guys, if that is to be believed.
[Galaxy S 5 General] crazymook:
Im in the same boat.

Overall, Im pretty unhappy w/ the battery but it holds juice until bedtime so I cant complain I guess. But it gets no better life than my m7.
[Galaxy S 5 General] gavilan2010:
Yeah that is nice i are ready pass 5 hrs on the screen trying to push to the limit...
[Galaxy S 5 General] louie875:
To be honest I'm not sure if I actually believe the other people that are getting 7 hours screen on time and 1day + on time. You must be doing something very specific and not using it in a natural way to get battery life like that. E.g leaving the phone screen on and leaving it just on the home screen for hours then letting it sleep for hours to rack up the usage time.
[Galaxy S 5 General] gavilan2010:
No i used the phone normal but yes im happy with the battery life the s5 had so far...im not doing nothing special like i say can be the rom and tweaks he had

On it
[Galaxy S 5 General] louie875:
I'm happy in the respect that I am getting a full days use out of it without having to recharge, although I am disappointed when I compare it to some of the other screen on times and usage times on this thread.
[Galaxy S 5 General] gavilan2010:
Same here man i love the battery life

I come from the s3 and most i get there was 2.5hrs
[Galaxy S 5 General] louie875:
I agree the only reason one of the guys on here may have gotten 7 hours screen on and 1 day plus of usage is maybe a different rom.
[Galaxy S 5 General] gavilan2010:
Possible...
[Galaxy S 5 General] louie875:
I used cyanogenmod on my s3 and used to get around 4 hours of screen on time and 7 hours of usage. So I guess there is an improvement, but not as much as I'd hope. I think smart phones will have cracked it when you get around 10 hours of screen time and 2 days of usage. Hopefully those new quick charging batteries you see come to market soon.
[Galaxy S 5 General] gavilan2010:
That will be awsome ..10hrs on the screen
[Galaxy S 5 General] SolarTrans:
I thought the same exact thing XD

But according to a battery test from the GSMArena comparison between the M8 and S5, those were the results.
[Galaxy S 5 General] gavilan2010:
Here are my new batt stats..

Awsome battery life normal used
[Galaxy S 5 General] tehgyb:
Second full discharge:

Well, 100%-2%

About 27 hours on battery, a hair under 8 hours screen time.

And... I don't have a Samsung account set up so...
[Galaxy S 5 General] WizeGuyDezignz:
I have participated in this thread, but in reality and when I really think about it, battery life on this phone is almost a non-issue either way since we have a removable back and battery. That is the beauty of the S5 and Samsung in general.

Even with that being said, my battery life has been awesome. :thumbup:
[Galaxy S 5 General] GSeeker:
Yes please! How to "remove samsung account"? Thanks guys!
[Galaxy S 5 General] louie875:
How are you guys getting battery life like this? Are you using power saving mode? I've just removed my Samsung account, but I just don't see how you guy are getting battery times like this.
[Galaxy S 5 General] skivnit:
Well this looks promising. Mostly browsing the net and watched a movie
[Galaxy S 5 General] philliplavelle:
I am sick with jealousy here. I can only dream of that. Makes me so sad
[Galaxy S 5 General] philliplavelle:
I just can't seem to get over the android usage issue. It was kernel originally, now it is android usage. I've tried the factory reset, wiping the cache, removing Samsung account, seeing screen brightness manually low, disabling location services and so on. Just can't work this out
[Galaxy S 5 General] skivnit:
So what's the problem with your stats? Don't worry about Android OS drain everyone has that
[Galaxy S 5 General] steamb0x:
Normal use:

gaming, music, uploads, downloads, browsing, etc.

Great battery life.
[Galaxy S 5 General] skivnit:
how come your stats only show screen and no other application? Mine showstopper chrome and vplayer as well
[Galaxy S 5 General] louie875:
Probably because he is either lying or his 'normal' usage is is using the Internet for 5 minutes and Just leaving the screen on while idleing. I think there is a lot of non normal usage when it comes to these stats people are posting.
[Galaxy S 5 General] skivnit:
Exactly some people here are not using their phones they're just turning screen on. The apps should show up in the stats. You can't be saying watching movies yet no video player is on the top battery stats
[Galaxy S 5 General] louie875:
II think if your getting 6 hours plus screen on time your not using it how most world in reality. I think around 5 hours seems to be what most people are getting without using any power saving features or reducing screen brightness to minimum levels. Skivnit can I ask your screen on times please?
[Galaxy S 5 General] skivnit:
40 minutes of video 50 minutes of chrome a lot of tpalatlk and 8 hours of idling
[Galaxy S 5 General] louie875:
Usage is similar to mine, I had less idle time but more screen on time. I think our stats are what an average user would actually see.
[Galaxy S 5 General] gavilan2010:
I not agree with that most the times i get 5 to 6 hrs on screen an i use my phone normal no tricks. So posible
[Galaxy S 5 General] skivnit:
Yes 6 hrs should b the average
[Galaxy S 5 General] gavilan2010:
Agree with da
[Galaxy S 5 General] louie875:
I'm sure 5/6 hours of screen on times fully possible. But not with over a days worth of phone on time as well.
[Galaxy S 5 General] gavilan2010:
Check my post 274 u can..
[Galaxy S 5 General] louie875:
Yes but with real world use you will not get the stats that you achieved
[Galaxy S 5 General] gavilan2010:
Like i say normal use no tricks no crap

Just the rom im using.
[Galaxy S 5 General] BoneXDA:
With good 4G reception the S5 is actually pretty efficient on network due to envelope tracking technology. Otherwise screen-on time will hugely differ based on screen brightness, app usage, syncing, movement (accuracy mode uses GPS often) and what sensors are on. 7hrs on any smartphone is only available if one has many of these factors eliminated or used low. But at the end of the day, the S5 will see major improvement over it's predecessor.
[Galaxy S 5 General] louie875:
So your screen brightness is on auto with no adjustments, your sync is always on. You do not have any power saving mode activated and achieved 7 hours + screen time and almost 2 days without charging?
[Galaxy S 5 General] gavilan2010:
Agree
[Galaxy S 5 General] skivnit:
There are no apps showing on the battery stats. Only screen and android OS .if you used something that's consumes battery it should be there
[Galaxy S 5 General] gavilan2010:
Yeah like right now i have 1:30 screen time ready and my battery is at 75%
[Galaxy S 5 General] louie875:
And how long since your last charge?
[Galaxy S 5 General] gavilan2010:
Last night before i go to bed fully charge wake up star using my phone
[Galaxy S 5 General] louie875:
I'm not saying 6 hours is impossible I've had 5 hours and 20 mins. What I'm saying is impossible having 6 hours plus screen time and last charge of nearly 2 days. There is no way you can have 6 hours screen on time and 2 days since last charge.
[Galaxy S 5 General] gavilan2010:
Well dunno what to tell you... Maybe is the rom im using gat some tweaks mods or wherever...dunno but battery life for me is awsome..
[Galaxy S 5 General] louie875:
So you have a custom rom and not a stock rom?
[Galaxy S 5 General] gavilan2010:
BeansTown106

[Rom][G900TUVU1ANCH][4.4.2] Stock Root Deodex/Knox-Free/CarrierIQ-Free[04/16/14]
[Galaxy S 5 General] louie875:
Well then that's not everyday real word usage is it. Your phone has a custom rom.....
[Galaxy S 5 General] gavilan2010:
Still stock but if that something to do with my battery life is all good...
[Galaxy S 5 General] skivnit:
Tbh I think you can achieve that if you use your phone intensively then let it idle 2 nights. Idling battery drain is 0.5% per hour

On average the phone consumes 15% for every hour of screen on time
[Galaxy S 5 General] noideaforusername:
8 hours screen on time in 2 days off charger and nearly 11 hours in 26 hours of overall usage:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=51894933#post51894933

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=51928885#post51928885

No, its not indication of what you will have, but compared to 4 hours less screen on time on my S4, I think it is a huge improvement!
[Galaxy S 5 General] louie875:
Sorry but those stats you have posted are bogus, he has more than likely used it in a very specific way to gain stats like that. E.g. Extreme energy saving by turning brightness to minumum at all times, sync off. Power saving mode turned ect. He isn't using it how an every day user would.

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BBasically limiting the phone of all its functions which he purchased it for.
[Galaxy S 5 General] noideaforusername:
No, it is my stats and they are the way I use it everyday - no power saving option at all and auto brightness. Yup, I wasn't using it in direct sunlight at all, but the screen brightness wasn't low at all.

When I'm using it outside with auto brightness+5 all day I get roughly 6-7 hours screen on time over 24 hours. Not quite the same, but still really great result IMO compared to 3 hours less on my old S4.
[Galaxy S 5 General] philliplavelle:
My issue is that the screen time is constantly overtaken by the app usage time which is primarily the system and kernel. I get a max of about three hours screen time on and the most I can eek out with minimal usage is 15 hours. Certainly not 21 or so hours. That's just crazy. I don't understand what the disparity is.
[Galaxy S 5 General] louie875:
5 or 6 hours screen on time and 16 hours or so on time is about average, these stats of 2 days without charging and 8/10 hours of screen time are rubbish.
[Galaxy S 5 General] BoneXDA:
It will be some wakelock, maybe weak network signal, or both.
[Galaxy S 5 General] louie875:
I'll post my latest stats for you soon, I use it how it was when it came out of the box. Everything is default.
[Galaxy S 5 General] skivnit:
You definitely have some app sucking your battery.
[Galaxy S 5 General] louie875:
I'll repost stats again at 1%
[Galaxy S 5 General] philliplavelle:
I can't imagine what. I'm going into deep sleep mode so I don't think I do.

I am wondering if people getting all this on screen time are a) in good service areas all the time, not moving and b) using the screen in gray scale mode which is less taxing on the juice?
[Galaxy S 5 General] louie875:
My friend ignore those stats that have 6 hours plus screen time. They are either using power saving modes. Leaving the screen on while the phone is idle. Or have most of the phones basic features turned off. They are not using their phones in a natural way as most people would.
[Galaxy S 5 General] skivnit:
Ok so here's my usage

WiFi all day as I stayed in

Syncing 3 Gmail accounts

Brightness auto +1

No sensors used
[Galaxy S 5 General] philliplavelle:
That is insane. This is what I just don't get. I can't achieve anything like this
[Galaxy S 5 General] skivnit:
The key thing I guess is wifi only with 3g I got 5 hrs max but uptime was much shorter
[Galaxy S 5 General] philliplavelle:
Seriously considering a switch to ART to see if that fixes things.
[Galaxy S 5 General] jagrave:
So You're battery only loses .5% every hour ed hike idling? Mine uses almost 2 an hour. Sometimes 1%. How do you get yours to idle so well?
[Galaxy S 5 General] brochs:
Pictures show no 3G, are you using your phone as GMS only? Guess you also have turned of other significant features.
[Galaxy S 5 General] skivnit:
Nothing special except I got no app syncing in the background except for Gmail. Some apps like fb kills the battery
[Galaxy S 5 General] GunbladeGriever:
Are we still posting battery stats?
[Galaxy S 5 General] gyxter:
2mins of calls, occassional sms, 3g-4g often, wifi most of the time, games for about 2 hrs, video stream for about 2 hrs. No GPS, smart stay on.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Br4nd3n:
Almost 3 days on battery, with usage. Occasionally on standby but I've also used iheart in my car and moderate chrome+xda useage. Love this battery.
[Galaxy S 5 General] system.img:
You have recharged the device multiple times. :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S 5 General] philliplavelle:
Guys! Take a look at this!! Awesome. Sadly, I think my phone is confused because the screen wasn't on that long. I unplugged it at midnight, fly charged and then put it in ultra power saving mode where it lost 4% in 8hrs on wifi but in a place with bad network reception. Still, it's looking good here. Ha ha. Just wish this reflected real life usage.
[Galaxy S 5 General] noideaforusername:
It was a weekend so I used wifi only.
[Galaxy S 5 General] pähkinä:
Comparing these stats is useless, why do you even bother? It wouldn't even matter if everyone would use their phone the way it was out of the box, because there's still huge variation in surroundings. It matters a lot, if it's being used in direct sunlight or in dark closet. Network makes a difference too, 3g vs 4g, good or bad signal. And if you're in wifi all day, then I would say that 6 h screen on time is nothing special, it's actually pretty poor result for any modern phone...
[Galaxy S 5 General] louie875:
6 hours on time for wifi is poor? So what does your phone achieve while on wifi? 10 hours or so?
[Galaxy S 5 General] louie875:
Here are some more ordinary stats, just using the phone as is from the box. 6 hours screen on and 24 hours without charging. Tbh I find this perfect, 6 hours screen on is a potential shift at work! More than likely that you would not use a phone as much as this.
[Galaxy S 5 General] gyxter:
Might have reached the same screen on time if I spent the remaining 15%. :) I usually charge at 10%.
[Galaxy S 5 General] louie875:
Well that's good, it means your unit is normal. The only reason I got a large use without charging is because 8 or so hours it was idleing while I was sleeping. Seriously ignore the other guys that are getting stats that are rediculous. We could both get 10 hours screen on time if we really wanted but it would mean disableing all the features you bought the phone for and using it in a non natural way.
[Galaxy S 5 General] pähkinä:
Ok, not poor, but it's nothing unbelievable either. And anyhow the point was that there is a big difference in battery consumption between wifi and cellular, so comparing stats with different settings and environments is pretty much pointless. More so if screen brightness isn't fixed and no info of used connections is provided.
[Galaxy S 5 General] louie875:
I'm just trying to iterate that 5/6 hours of on screen use is average and normal. You have some people on here purposely going out of their way to make their battery life last as long as possible doing all kinds of tricks, thus making others believe their phones are not functioning properly.
[Galaxy S 5 General] philliplavelle:
People like me who end up looking at their device with disgust because it doesn't feel like it is functioning properly.

Is automatic brightness a bigger drain than a constant one then?

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Though in fairness, I'm not getting six hours on screen time. Maybe three to four and that's it Im lucky
[Galaxy S 5 General] louie875:
What is your total time since last charging? All of my stats are using mostly wifi and not mobile data. Post your stats if you can. Also remember playing games intensely will dramatically reduce battery times.

Also automatic brightness can be an energy saver if you are in and out of bright areas. If you don't mind squinting at your screen in the sun then turn it off and put it at a constant brightness. Mine is on automatic, but I live in the UK so my screen probably rarely goes to full brightness as we lack a thing here called the sun.
[Galaxy S 5 General] philliplavelle:
Will do this tonjght before I give it a charge
[Galaxy S 5 General] pähkinä:
No...and yes... It all depends on the environment you're using it. In sunlight it is, if the other guy has his screen set to a minimum brightness. But you can read your screen and the other guy can't, though he gets better battery stats. On the same brightness levels however, there is no real difference in battery consumption between auto and manual modes.
[Galaxy S 5 General] mobilehavoc:
I still will never understand this obsession with battery life. Do you all work or live in places with no power outlets or a way to charge your phone?
[Galaxy S 5 General] philliplavelle:
I'm a journalist and frequently spend periods of time on my phone and long way from a charger, yes [MENTION=287859]mobilehavoc[/MENTION]. Especially in hostile environments of warzones
[Galaxy S 5 General] mobilehavoc:
You are a unique case. I think a lot of people turn this into a game of who can get the most battery life. In charge the phone when driving and when I go to bed. As long as the battery lasts between charges I'm fine. Worst case I have a USB battery pack in my bag as well.
[Galaxy S 5 General] philliplavelle:
I have a mobile battery pack too but when you have a million other things to carry, it is one headache that I could do without. I got a phone that reviewers all stated gave them exceptional standby time and screen on yet mine doesn't fare that much better than my previous. Luckily the ultimate power saver is a godsend.
[Galaxy S 5 General] JoeFCaputo113:
How are you guys getting 6-10 hrs of on screen time? Are you disabling everything and using your phone as a 1990's phone lol, if so that's no fun! How is the battery of you people that use your phone how it's supposed to be used?!
[Galaxy S 5 General] shawndotting:
I use my phone alot during the day...I get 16 hours with 26% battery left. I will post later...it's midday and I am at 82%...
[Galaxy S 5 General] jagrave:
There is a break in the middle and my GSAM reset itself, but my phone didn't restart or anything. Anyone else have this happen?
[Galaxy S 5 General] skivnit:
It does seem that some are making it "who will do everything to get the longest screen on time" but the purposely is to give a general idea of what to expect
[Galaxy S 5 General] EnricoIT:
Does not seem that good to me... Is it?
[Galaxy S 5 General] :
This is what I'm getting with my M8 so some of you guys have problems. The S5 should do better, so rouge app or software sync issues? - Been using it heavy, should get 8 hours screen time but all situations are different. Thought about getting a S5 but some of your times are turning me off if it cant match the M8
[Galaxy S 5 General] skivnit:
7 hrs uptime... you should return your M8
[Galaxy S 5 General] hongsit:
Charged my S5 twice and this is what I got during the second day. Been on it a lot today with location on, Google Now, Wifi, Blue ooh (Not paired, just on), Auto Brightness, Google Sync, calls and texts, very impressed
[Galaxy S 5 General] gyxter:
[MENTION=4652329]skivnit[/MENTION] and [MENTION=297782]hongsit[/MENTION]. Now those are natural stats. It really depends on the configuration of the phone.
[Galaxy S 5 General] hongsit:
Absolutely and it really depends on what you're doing, I would not get those stats if I were using it out and about on 4G! I would guess more on the lines of 4 to 5 hrs which I'll be happy with anyway. Won't be paying too much attention to it from now on, just going to enjoy using it :)
[Galaxy S 5 General] JoeFCaputo113:
Any tips and tricks for battery? Or are you guys not even doing anything special to get those results? This is with Greenify and a lot of crap is Greenifed too ughh...

Sent from a Galaxy 5 light years away
[Galaxy S 5 General] madspeed:
Mine is kicking arse!!

Sent from my p37 Space Modulator