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[Galaxy Note 4 General] clintonroche:
I think everyone should just charge your phone when you can (if needed) and overnight.

The newer batteries do better when you charge them frequently but will be fine if you run them down as well. I believe that the phone will shut off before you reach the point where you will do any harm. It would be rare that a phone will let you run it down to absolute zero charge (and that would be BAD). You do not need to run them down or charge them at 50% even if you do reduce the longevity a little they are in inexpensive and replaceable.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] electech13:
Yep agreed!

And yes phone won't do absolute zero (where it will reverse polarity and pooch battery). Only if you drain and then let it sit for couple weeks/months at 0..then maybe... Or set out in heat..

The other end though can be at least a bit bad.. Constantly changing to 100% or leaving charger on way past required.. 100% usually pushes to 4.1-4.2 volts (and also heats up battery which for lithium is bad) and frequent over volts will diminish overall life expectancy but in today's age of flipping phones every year or so, not too big a deal
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Gold3nCloud:
Ah, I see. Thank you. :)
[Galaxy Note 4 General] markyboy81:
Unfortunately I can't see a practical way to avoid this as I like to charge my phone at night when I'm asleep, so most nights it will sit there with the charger still on at 100% for around 5 hours or so.

I've done this with all phones I've owned though, and haven't noticed any significant decline. This may be partly because I change my phone so often!
[Galaxy Note 4 General] yoniinfante:
Hey guys is this a good battery life ?? 1 day 7hrs 5 hrs. SOT. Its also my first battery cycle....i hope it gets better:p
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Batfink33:
Yes, that's good.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] yoniinfante:
thank you sir.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] xdm9mm:
I need to ask you guys about Screen On Time... I get 6 hours of SOT, that is was entirely watching Netflix on my home Wifi, and the screen setting was set to Auto +2 and I deliberately left the phone next to my window so the screen was bright.

Today, I used googlemaps for nearly 2 hours, then on the internet for maybe 1 1/2 hours on LTE, then when I got home, I watched Netflix using wifi for about 2 hours. I only had 5 1/2 hours SOT with 6% left. Screen was set to Auto.

What setting do you have and what did you use the phone for the amount of hours of SOT you are getting?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] electech13:
If brightness is cranked whether by auto or manual for hours on end and with hours of video.. 6hrs is definitely not bad.. Say 7 would be tops.. So u are good
[Galaxy Note 4 General] uridium_uk:
My Snapdragon Battry life had been terrible since LP upgrade.....spent hours trying to trace the cause only to see usage just down to "Android Os" and Android system". no root made it tricky to find the cause.

Multiple factory resets still weren't helping.

Then i factory reset one more time and chose to start afresh instead of restoring from my google account and it WORKED. Re-installed my favourite apps one at a time monitoring battery usage and wakelocks for a while between and thankfully I'm now back to pre LP upgrade battery life.... and only losing around 1% per hour with screen off...
[Galaxy Note 4 General] adetogni:
I have this experience: http://xdaforums.com/note-4/help/galaxy-note-4-battery-consumption-using-t3081846

GSAM is reporting an average SOT of 3h30m :crying::crying::crying: what is wrong with my note?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] xdm9mm:
it all depends on your settings, how you use your phone, what you have disabled, what you have installed that runs in the background, etc...

Have you tried to reset and start from scratch just like what the person above your post did? Try that and see what happens, then report back ..
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Darelica:
My battery has improved a lot, i used amplify to limit wakelocks, facebook and fb messenger was the main culprit.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Batfink33:
Google Play Services is a mess and it's causing all sorts of wakelocks and drain. For me after signing out and signing in again to Google the drain stops but after a few days it usually starts again and I have to sign out and in again. Very annoying.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Gold3nCloud:
My highest SOT so far. A lot of watching videos, facebook, internet, etc.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] adetogni:
Yeah, of course it can be very different BUT I don't use anything "strange" and my usage pattern is the same more or less I had with the GS2 and Note3.

I really wanted to find an alternative solution, as resetting and reinstalling is very annoying and time-consuming.

EIGHT HOURS???? I can barely reach FOUR!
[Galaxy Note 4 General] patriotaki:
How? And from where do you sign out
[Galaxy Note 4 General] steviecvr:
I am having an absolutely awful experience with my Note 4 battery. I'm running 5.0.1 Lollipop and it is without a doubt worse than my LG G3 battery. The main culprits seem to be Android OS, followed by Android System.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] jayesh:
Pretty much this. It's seriously annoying and i cannot keep signing in and out. I use TFA and its annoying to have to keep entering that everytime. In the one time play services did not do it, i got 5.5 hours of screentime and over a day now. Now it's roughly 3.5 hours max and 16-18 hours. I have reset twice and got no more patience for it, so just using it as is.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] cricketgirl90:
I got a tablet dell venue 8 pro and that dramatically improved my phones battery life... :p cuz I don't use it for youtube and repeated fb browsing anymore..

But at the same time I installed BOC7 rom. Rooted greenify and DS battery saver. After my work day (10 hrs) I still have 70% battery left. An hour of screen on time couple of phone calls... WiFi and H+. I guess... the standby time is better cuz I don't use tablet at work. Not sure what had more impact
[Galaxy Note 4 General] mojtaba_esp:
Battery

I get maximum 5 hours of SOT, I use only default installed apps+ viber, whatsapp and facebook.

By using power saving mode I get about 7 hours of SOT. Gsmarena reported 11 housres battery life on internet using!

Which is normal?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Batfink33:
From the setting page, then accounts, then Google and the sync option at the top then press the top 3 dots button and there's a sign out option.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] adetogni:
I don't have Sign Out. I have "Remove account", which if clicked will remove all of my contacts from my phone. Not useful...

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By the way, this morning watched a video (on the phone) for 30 mins, browsed facebook for 5 mins, watched a couple of youtube videos (which were mostly audio-only), copied a few GB from my internal memory to the SD card: 76% of remaining battery.

A SOT of 1h 7m sucked 24% of my battery. That's awful.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] yoniinfante:
[/COLOR]By the way, this morning watched a video (on the phone) for 30 mins, browsed facebook for 5 mins, watched a couple of youtube videos (which were mostly audio-only), copied a few GB from my internal memory to the SD card: 76% of remaining battery.

A SOT of 1h 7m sucked 24% of my battery. That's awful.[/QUOTE]

try that in another phone to see how it performs.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] stavrone7:
I got really disappointed. We've been waiting this Lollipop for a long time.

So, what I've received after 3rd reflashing with setting the device up "as new".

I shutted down all Play and Google+ synchronizations and reduced number of apps installed but it didn't solve problem at all. Such a lot wakelock's.

After all the phone shutted down at 3 h 30 minutes SOT. What shall I do with that ... ?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] clintonroche:
Is this the first day after a fresh install? Did you clear the cache? If not I would clear the cache (instructions below) and then restart the phone... let it settle for a day or so then watch the battery after a full charge overnight.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] yoniinfante:
let me give you my 2 cents...

First of all, UNISTALL any battery monitor crap, or whatever u have on ur phone, get Titanium Backup to freeze any type of bloatware u don't use, next READ CAREFULLY THIS THREAD, READ AGAIN, AND READ AGAIN, AND FOLLOW EVERY STEP...AGAIN READ AND FOLLOW, I will guarantee a better battery life...hope it helps, and report back please, cheers

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/general/disabling-google-play-services-guide-t2999821
[Galaxy Note 4 General] stavrone7:
I don't have "any battery monitor crap" :)

I've decided to see what happens to battery tomorrow. If nothing changes I'll follow yours and clintonroche's instructions
[Galaxy Note 4 General] yoniinfante:
lol I apologize I refer to battery crap cuz a lot of people start installing "battery savers, ram optimizers, etc" you know, and on the other hand all those apps are running full time in the background, so at the end, your now saving any battery, but trust me if you follow my steps, you will be very happy as im, 1 day 6 hrs over 5hrs SOT, if not close to 1 day 6 or 7hrs SOT. this is with 5% remaining then charging the phone to 100%, rebooting, keep charging for another 20 or 30min then disconnect the charger :) , good luck, cheers:fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy Note 4 General] stavrone7:
Here is the second day of using 5.0.1. BOC3 on my Note 4. SOT today is less than 1 hour. I've tried to wipe cache partition but it didn't bring any results. Lots of wakelock's again. I think that this is firmware issue because I also found a reduced permofance in Antutu - 39 000 against 51 000 on 4.4.4. I heard that all problems are solved in BOC5 version which is not available in my country. Finally I'm going back to Kitkat...
[Galaxy Note 4 General] yoniinfante:
Well this are my results from my 2nd battery cycle...and Im happy with it :p this phone is a beast for sure...
[Galaxy Note 4 General] yoniinfante:
[MENTION=6600812]stavrone7[/MENTION]
[Galaxy Note 4 General] stavrone7:
Great results :good:

Tell me pls, did you turn off hidden google services or something more?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] yoniinfante:
bro I crossed:already told you what to do, I cant do it for you, read and follow the instructions and you will get more out of ur phone, cheers
[Galaxy Note 4 General] electech13:
Well, I've still been testing LP on my second Note 4 (stock, unrooted W8 varient) and even after the first couple tests the battery life is still incredible! Definitely can't complain. I normally start fresh charge early morning and go 18hrs or so with 7 to 10 hours of SOT (I know, too much time on my phone). I already posted a 11hr sot and this time was good too.

26hrs of total use and 7% still left. I do normally leave both wifi and cell on 24/7 but had wifi off for a bit this time. SOT was over 9 hrs.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] yoniinfante:
that standby time tho loosing 3% in 9.5 hrs SICK :victory::p:D Masik 4.0 Rom:victory:
[Galaxy Note 4 General] electech13:
Yep that's pretty sweet.. Some batteries though that first percent drop from 100 to 99 can be very long.. But either way, that is nice and slooooow sipping standbye
[Galaxy Note 4 General] yoniinfante:
its been this good cuz I have 160 google processes disable lol :p google aint sucking my battery anymore, I sync my email manually, :D
[Galaxy Note 4 General] dreamville:
Mines been pretty good. First few days wasn't but now it seems to have settled in

EDIT: 6 hours 50 mins Screen on time with 5% left now.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] h8Aramex:
Pretty simple question.

Which version should I buy? Exynos or Snapdragon?

So far I read:

- Snapdragon is much faster at games, this don't interest me much.

- Exynos is faster, sometimes much faster at CPU tasks.

But I also heard:

- Snapdragon version lasts much longer.

How true is that (the battery life thing)?

I would prefer speed (3G is fine for me) over games/3D any time.

But battery life is also important.

Thank you!
[Galaxy Note 4 General] electech13:
I'm Snapdragon all the way. It's fast and much better for development (if that applies to you). Even though samsung did NOT update with Camera 2api support with LP (I'm still very pissed about that) the SD version gives you much more support for the camera and 3rd party app features. With Exynos, it's totally take it as it is. I believe SD version has better battery life but this is so subjective. Other than that maybe network/frequency support is an issue but likely won't be.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] h8Aramex:
[MENTION=4387727]electech13[/MENTION]

> Even though samsung did NOT update with Camera 2api

Same on LG, so that's not a big surprise. At least both companies support call recording.

(I guess the Note 4 can also record calls with apps. HTC phones can't..)

> the SD version gives you much more support for the camera and 3rd party app features

What do you mean?

> Other than that maybe network/frequency support is an issue but likely won't be.

The carrier sells the SD805 version, but I would use 3G / 2G only, and I can buy a C version if needed. The performance really looks great for Exynos, but I agree with you on development, the Exynos forum is just lukewarm.

Seriously, this is a tough choice.

By the way, is it possible to overclock the Note 4? (It already runs on crazy high stock, thats why.)
[Galaxy Note 4 General] yoniinfante:
I love my Note 4:p
[Galaxy Note 4 General] electech13:
Is it possible to oc? Sure it's is.. And uv.. All with the proper kernel.. But I agree, it's unnecessary.. But uv can help with battery life for some and more importantly on the CPU side is controlling it better with different min/maxs and profiling and different governors..

As for the camera question you had.. Go check out apps like Snap camera HDR or Camera FV-5 (or any good one that has a lot of manual features) and they'll tell you (or just test for yourself) that the Exynos can't do all of them.. Especially removing the post processing.. Even though they both don't have Camera2 these apps allow some good stuff and at least on the SD version you can actually get a *near* raw photo with app like Snap.. Cant do this on Exynos.. You take it as it is more or less

Ultimately there isn't a big difference between the two.. Either one will do you good.. I just personally always lean to the SD side (especially when it comes to development).. Just do much more support on SD due to getting access to source, unlike Exynos
[Galaxy Note 4 General] h8Aramex:
Thank you very much for the information.

I have called the shopala today, and most of them are out of stock with the 910C.

So it will be an SD variant most likely.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Jamesdroid90:
The Exynos has great battery life

At my current rate of battery drain, I will get close to 9 hours of screen on time.

I am browsing the web, using auto brightness and spotify is running 320kbs audio.

I am not even using wifi.

I could do a lot better if I tried..

N910C (exynos) Stock 4.4.4
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Ausboy 2011:
While waiting for lollipop for my 910U kitkat still does a great job for me ;)
[Galaxy Note 4 General] yoniinfante:
very impressive my friend, cheers:highfive:
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Jamesdroid90:
So I'm not the only person that is enjoying exceptional battery life on 4.4.4.

I suggest that every exynos user gets back to kitkat until 5.1 arrives.

5.0.1 is obviously a mess if battery life has been halved.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] patriotaki:
Should i have the brightness on auto or manually adjust it?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] macmobile:
^Always manually, of course.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Ausboy 2011:
I use auto adjust xD
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Jamesdroid90:
poor battery life on exynos?

The screenshots speak for themselves.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] BlackCrow-It:
I found out the problem. O.S Android has been draining for a while that's why the screen, with max brighter, is only about 24%. Looking at guys who get 7h+ sot you can see they have screen 30% or highter and O.S Android who drain less than 15%. :)

ps. If I wrote something wrong, I would like to be corrected
[Galaxy Note 4 General] losta:
Just wondering..how many hours of wakelock is considered as normal for a whole day usage. Lets say you have a battery life for 1 day 10 hours with 6-7 hours or less of screen on time. And let say you get 5 hours of wakelocks during that usage..is that normal?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] koppee1:
Updated my exynos note 4 using kies. Didn't do a hard reset. So far...Battery is better. I used to get below 4 hours screen time. Now I'm averaging around 4.5 hrs screen time. Just weird that screen is not highest in battery usage since upgrading to lollipop.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Jamesdroid90:
Do you have any apps that are constantly syncing data in the background? Social networking apps are usually the biggest offenders and they also take the phone out of deep sleep at timed intervals. Gsm modems consume far more energy than most people realise.

Manually exiting apps via 'settings>application manager>running' could help you indentify whether it is an app or a system wide issue.

Do you have a modified kernel that is pushing up the usage of the a57's? The a53's deliver a15 performance and at a lower tdp.

From what I've seen thus far, the 5.0.1 update has been nothing but incremental performance gains and all at the expense of battery life.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] adison35:
N910c Lolli boc5
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Jamesdroid90:
That's impressive.

Are you on a completely stock device?

What is your battery life like on 3g/lte?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] yoniinfante:
Exynos Beast Mode:p
[Galaxy Note 4 General] A . S:
why i have problem with battry life !

mine is terrible !

using dr ketan lolipop rom with adam kernel.

it's draining like 1% every minute if i fully work which:crying:
[Galaxy Note 4 General] bolek76:
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Masic 4.0
[Galaxy Note 4 General] adison35:
Heavy social use on 3g/LTE Wifi : off

I use eRobotRom 3.1 with Stock Kernel from http://erobotrom.blogspot.sg/2015/04/erobot-rom-for-note4-n910c-v3-xxu1boc5.html
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Gold3nCloud:
I hate how my phone's battery is crap when not in use, but it's good while in use.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Jamesdroid90:
I use about 5% every 24 hours in stand by and that is with 3g/lte switched on.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] bekasulaberidze:
there isn't solution for total connection time ? it's killing me.. or suggest me what to do. n910c
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Jamesdroid90:
Settings>data>select an application and then select 'restrict background data'.

I'm not sure if that option is available on vanilla android but it is on cyanogenmod.

I am using stock 4.4.4 on my n910c.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] sprintuser1977:
Haven't read all posts, but just saw this recent article. Sorry if posted already.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/samsung-ga...rmance-new-note-trounces-rivals-tests-1469579

Kicking Deuce on the Beast, Note 3
[Galaxy Note 4 General] manojmcn:
Anyone got the first Note 4 update? It's reported that the update improves Note 4 battery life significantly:

Sammobile reports so.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] bladefrost007:
This is good if its really so. Im kinda not impressed by the battery life of my note 4. I came from a note 2.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] bobbylechat:
My battery lasts quite long, i would say identical to my Note 3.

Been up for 12h with max brightness, used it all morning with bluetooth and wifi and still 78% left.

didn't have the update yet here in France
[Galaxy Note 4 General] bladefrost007:
12 hrs screen on time?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ShadowFlare:
He said clearly 12 hours "up time", meaning it's been running on battery for 12 hours. Not screen on time.

Having the phone connected to WiFi helps on battery, particularly when LTE is used.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] bladefrost007:
Oh i see. Why is that wifi would help battery?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ShadowFlare:
If your phone is connected to LTE, it uses alot more power, hence draining more battery. This gets a lot worse when LTE signal is not strong, because the phone will use even more power to stay connected to LTE.

WiFi power consumption is much more efficient than LTE, so use WiFi connection whenever possible. I've noticed significantly longer battery life on my S5 mini if I connect it to WiFi when at work and at home. My LTE signal is not so good both at home and at work, hovering about 2 bars.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] bladefrost007:
I see thats what you mean. Having the mobile data on eats your battery power fast. The phone heats up a bit also
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ShadowFlare:
Yes, I meant the Mobile Data over LTE particularly that drains the battery :)
[Galaxy Note 4 General] boufa:
It looks like with the update floating around, that nearly everything in this thread prior to the update may be out-of-date. Hmmm, taking an already fairly personal, subjective discussion and mixing in the pre-update/post-update variable, kind makes it even more confusing to talk battery life.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ShadowFlare:
Not until the update is proven to significantly improve battery life through usage / tests on both Exynos and Snapdragon chipsets.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] barfingmonkey:
I didn't get an update.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] boufa:
It is reported to be a typical staggered release. Keep checking OTA updates... you can also download it and force it onto your phone. 36mb I believe. It also looks like it is not being released by the carriers, so everyone will get it eventually... no waiting for AT&T or whomever to approve it.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] jesusotero1234:
look what i found it is interesting [YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VocLeo9J-nw[/YOUTUBE]:fingers-crossed: as samsung promess :cyclops:
[Galaxy Note 4 General] manojmcn:
Note 4 update OTA

Note 4 update OTA now available in Singapore.

I updated it just now. Will post if I see any noticeable changes in performance/battery.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ardeban:
From yesterday, with the latest firmware (ANJ4)

Enviado desde mi SM-N910F
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ShadowFlare:
Yep, no difference. Battery improvement is too good to be true.

Thanks for sharing your result.

Which chipset is 910F? Snapdragon?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Lodix:
Yep, it is the Snapdragon.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] tmac31:
Seems snapdragon and exynos battery is very similar 5-6 hours SOT in general use .
[Galaxy Note 4 General] keremtunaa:
Lollipop battery life is bad.My screen time is 3 hours and battery stands only 18 hours.I downloaded 4.4.4 and installed again.Now battery life is fine.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] bekasulaberidze:
the main problem is total connection time, what's wrong with it and why they don't fix I don't understand

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KK has better battery life I got 4-5 hours of SOT, I get only 2 hours of SOT on LP and phone heats, I hadn't heat problem on KK
[Galaxy Note 4 General] keremtunaa:
They seperated phones region by region.N910C, N910CQ (Turkey), N910U etc.Because of this, updates and fixes not coming in early time.Actually stock 5.0.1 versions have battery life issues.I read it on many forums.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Jamesdroid90:
I can get over 10 hours screen on time on kitkat with 3.5g (5-15mpbs).

With screen brightness on minimum and power saving mode on, I could probably get 12 hours sot.

I am getting exceptional battery life, albeit it without the applications that you are using.

Have you tried using google+ in your web browser?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] bekasulaberidze:
KitKat has better battery life, but I get max 4 hours of SOT, what is your model ? Mine n910c
[Galaxy Note 4 General] h8Aramex:
So basically the Exynos version easily pushes out 6-8-10 hours while the Snapdragon one struggles to have at least 3+ hours?

10/10 Samsung, you had one job.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] stevoswifty:
I get about 5- hours a day screen time I'm on a cyanogenmod base ROM I find lp touchwiz is laggy and drains battery
[Galaxy Note 4 General] h8Aramex:
Please guys, if you reply in this thread, state your device.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] bekasulaberidze:
they must fix total connection time ! why the hell apps are using 10x longer time ? I don't understand