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[LG V10 General] Jay Ady:
Bloatware are the culprits.

The bloatwares are running in the background. Apps like Amazon, Verizon apps, google play services are eating the battery. You have to go to application manager and running apps to stop it every time manually to achieve bad to better results. Hopefully if the Verizon V10 gets the root soon to disable/uninstall them automatically.
[LG V10 General] OnceAMatrixMan:
Great battery life - but I am not glued to my phone 24/7. 49 hours without charge is ridiculous I know, but here it is. Running Nine for exchange mail with 15 minutes sync, wifi, Bluetooth, and gps (battery saver mode) on all day. PhoneWeaver profile manager. I do shut down apps a lot too.
[LG V10 General] chrisingrassia:
Just picked up the V10 yesterday around lunch. 9am here now. I was shocked to see the battery drop 6% overnight in airplane mode with no second screen on and all the GPS/NFC stuff off. My Note 3 NEVER lost a single percent in Airplane mode. The phone ain't doin' nothing. Hope that's not a taste of what I can expect on battery life.

On a sidenote, anyone out there heard any scuttlebutt about extended battery options from ZL, Hyperion, Anker, etc. for the V10?
[LG V10 General] RiffyDivine:
Got to say my battery life has been horrid on the unit since I got it. Keeping leaning towards going back to samsung at this point.
[LG V10 General] kabuk1:
ZL has plans for one. Still unavailable, but I've heard mid-january or maybe february. Lol, scuttlebutt.
[LG V10 General] mastarpete:
Strange, though maybe it's because it hasn't had 3 full drain/charge cycles to calibrate? Did you also opt out of Google's passive wifi location scanning because I know that even if disabled it will turn on wifi periodically to do it's thing.

Others have posted that ZL has a 9000 mah tri-cell battery with TPU case on the way, though it doesn't have Nfc or Qi coils.

Supposedly Anker is considering making one?

They told me not enough demand, so you should send them an e-mail too.

I hadn't heard of Hyperion so I just shot them a message on their contact form.

I made a point to each that they should offer a solution that includes NFC, and that one with wireless charging would be a nice bonus.
[LG V10 General] chrisingrassia:
Good to know. Although those ZL options are friggin' enormous. Would prefer an Anker or Hyperion.

Yeah, I pretty much opt out of everything that LG/Google/T-Mobile want to do with my phone. You're probably right though, I'd only done one Quick Charge last night before going to bed. Was just surprised to see it drop at all in Airplane.

I'm crossing my fingers for Hyperion, I've been using them for the last 4 years on my S2 and Note 3, always been a great product.
[LG V10 General] chrisingrassia:
Hyperion contacted me and said that January/February will have a V10 product. No clue as to size or style of back or if it will have NFC/Qi, so we'll see. They told me that's it's tough to make these types because of the back buttons, which basically means the back cover has to be segmented instead of flush/flat/curved....like the letter 'b'.
[LG V10 General] mastarpete:
Just saw Hyperion replied, sounds like they might be looking into having NFC but no guarantee on QI since it's so early. Guess we'll find out in Feb.
[LG V10 General] chrisingrassia:
I don't believe any of Hyperion's offerings have wireless. Could be wrong though. I've read nothing but problems though on XDA with aftermarket wireless charging on the V10.

I'm hoping for ~7000mah with their V10 option, would be the sweet spot.

I have a general question, too, some of you may know the answer. The LG charging cable is too short IMO, I'd like a 6' option. Because of the Quick Charge feature, is there a special cable that I can only use?
[LG V10 General] Zachary droid:
I get great battery life, only need to charge once a day, no exaggeration,. People should also cycle the battery as well, drain it, then charge it, it charges in 40 mins anyway from 5%, so its not bad,.
[LG V10 General] mastarpete:
If you want to keep quick charge compatability and have a longer cable look for ones that are 24awg? or lower, they're thicker and are better at carrying power over longer distances.

I know monoprice has some 10 foot cables that are 24awg with a ferrite core at the micro usb end, I forget what wire gague their 7ft cables are.
[LG V10 General] chrisingrassia:
So it's not really the cable that's the "quick charge" part, it's the plug?
[LG V10 General] mastarpete:
Correct it's mostly the plug and the phone but the cable does need to be made with an appropriate wire gague. Otherwise the cable starts to resist the flow of electricity and can get hot if it's really thin wires. So even if you have a quick charger and a phone capable of quick charging in 30 minutes with a 4ft 20awg cable, if you use a 10ft cable made with 30awg wire it will end up taking longer.

Here's a decent write up about quick charge.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...-need-to-know-about-charging-your-smartphone/
[LG V10 General] chrisingrassia:
Great info, thanks. I'll head to Fry's and see what they have.
[LG V10 General] Milimbar:
I use the 10' IMKEY Data Sync And Charging Cable PRO+

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00YFDB9D0?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00

This is the best cable I have used yet and is currently on sale for $8.95.

I have no idea how long they will be that price but I would get them soon :)
[LG V10 General] chrisingrassia:
PERFECT timing. I was just perusing Amazon as I type this. Thanks!!
[LG V10 General] Wicked68:
I'm noticing that it doesn't charge fast when you are actually using the phone, o ly when screen is off. Don't understand why phones have moved away from USB 3.0 charger, my Note 3 charged very quickly, while using it too
[LG V10 General] necrologo:
Hi guys, I really love this phone, but I am really frustrated by battery life. I never get more than 2.5 hours of SoT.

I like a smartphone being "smart" so I usually have everything up (I mean sync, localization, etc. Usually I turn off Bluetooth, nfc and GPS because I don't need them), but with this phone I have to turn off Google history location and uninstall Facebook app and Facebook messenger app. Even with these modifications I have poor battery life and the problem is in "Google play services" and "Google app", they maintain active my phone even in airplane mode!

The screenshot are referring to a situation (I still have 72%) with 10hours on battery, but with ~8 hours of airplane mode. These apps "keep active" the phone for ~4.5hours!

P.s.I am sorry if I don't wait until 0% to get more accurate screenshots, but I don't have too much time during the day and I am really frustrated about the situation

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[LG V10 General] MO3iusONE:
Same.. I'm also getting about the same amount of battery life and wondering if I have some kind of faulty v10 since others seem to be claiming that they're getting amazing battery life.
[LG V10 General] greekunit690:
Try disabling activity logs in settings -> about phone... uncheck the activity logs and accept. I've been getting noticibly better battery life this way. Something to do with how our phones log the data is draining the battery and apparently will be fixed in MM. However, I'm not looking to update till root so this is a no-brainer option.
[LG V10 General] fcalvarezlaw05:
I don't see that option on my T-Mobile V10
[LG V10 General] melorib:
I want my smartphone to be smart when I need, not all the time playing with itself ;)

I have a Chrome shortcut on the screen for facebook, witch I only open once in a while, save tons of battery :good:
[LG V10 General] mastarpete:
One thing I've noticed the past couple weeks is that the battery that came with the phone seems to be noticeably weaker than the battery I received from the original promo kit (charger+battery+200gb) So I'm wondering if they had a bad batch or if I just did something that damaged it. The original is dated 2015.10.17
[LG V10 General] incidentflux:
Not amused. -_-

Carat

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.berkeley.cs.amplab.carat.android&hl=en

http://carat.cs.berkeley.edu/statistics/
[LG V10 General] arash64a:
Lg v10 h960a

LG V10 - H960A

Stock ROM : V10a-AME-XX

All Sync is always ON

GPS is OFF

Bluetooth OFF

100% - 4% = 20h 16m

Screen On Time = 6h 14m

WIFI = 17h 33m is ON

Charging from 4% to 100% = 1h 20m

I disable unused stock apps, and used donated Greenify.

Whatsapp and Telegram is always online, around 1h Whatsapp VoIP calling, taking around 40photo, 30m Music with hands-free, and around 2h web surfing with Chrome, ...

At all LG V10 H960A Battery for a Normal and a bit heavy usage without game is OK.

.

At all LG V10 is a very good smart phone :good:
[LG V10 General] incidentflux:
Basically you'll need a spare battery and a power bank if you wanna make and upload some videos. Good thing you can charge the spare battery with the smaller power bank while the V10 is in use. Unlike other options, where you're stuck waiting for it to be usable again. Unless you buy two battery cases perhaps.

Here's another update.

YouTube: Note 5 vs LG V10 vs iPhone 6 [Power User] "NO External Battery MicroSD Chip"

Good advice from porscheoscar
[LG V10 General] porscheoscar:
I'm using the same apps as you EXCEPT Facebook. My battery life is about 4.5-5.0 hours. I think Facebook is your culprit. Try running the phone without that app for 24 hours and just use the website on your browser.

The other issue may be your network. Are you in Italy? Was your old phone also a 2K screen phone? The combination of a 2K screen and not so great network connection that's always searching can keep the battery busy.

I keep my screen at nearly 100%. One practice that helps is to charge up the battery before it goes below 50%.

In the long run you'll get more SOT from that first 50% of charge. Too much usage well below 50% will reduce the battery performance. As I posted earlier, I also use spare batteries and an ultra portable 10K mAh power bank. So far I'm having good performance with the TrendOn batteries ($35 for two batteries and wall charger on Amazon) no difference from the stock LG battery (so far), I had one issue where I started getting the "battery not authentic" on one of the TrendOn batteries but they immediately shipped out a replacement within 24 hours. The power bank is the Anker PowerCore+ ($40) which supports QuickCharge 2.0 and will fully charge the phone in about 45-50 minutes. I can get 3 full V10 charges out of it before it's fully drained, but I re-charge it when it reaches 50%. It's amazing how small these things have gotten, my last 10k mAh power bank was the size of a loaf of bread and cost twice as much. Now you can get QuickCharge 2.0 for the half the price.

Also, try using the app DU Battery Saver. It tells me what apps are drawing a lot of power.

p.s.

The Spigen GLASR Slim tempered glass protector seems to be the nicest one I've tried using so far.

The Yootech can be stacked if you want two layers of protection without warping.
[LG V10 General] incidentflux:
As much as I like this phone, fact remains I'm getting 15% battery use for 3 hours and at best 5-6 hours usage total. While using Waze (2 hours average), taking some photos and making perhaps 15 minutes of videos. Its so bad that I turn on airplane mode.

LG made little to no effort in controlling background apps usage (like Samsung put in Battery Optimizer). Their in-efficient devs could just bundle Greenify with pre-root-access. So we can do it ourselves.

I'm stuck carrying a spare battery and a quick charge power bank to charge the spare battery. It's like I'm going camping, even for a typical 10 hour day.

Must haves for this phone:

[Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0] CHOE 10400mAh Portable External Battery Power Bank Charger with QC 3.0 Input&Output + Lightning Input Port

USB Type C Car Charger, AUKEY 49.5W 3-Port Type C USB Car Charger with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Technology

Quick Charge 3.0-CHOE 18W (QC 2.0 Compatible,USB A to C Cable Included)
[LG V10 General] melorib:
Delete Facebook app, use the browser to access it like I do, or use Metal :rolleyes:
[LG V10 General] incidentflux:
I stopped using the facebook app since my Samsung S4 days. Never even had it on the phone to begin with. I'm occasionally using Firefox (with ublock and ghostery to block ads) to check facebook. Its much faster than Chrome.
[LG V10 General] melorib:
I am not a power user, but since I have the V10, I use it to access internet most of the day, (in the morning I use the PC), I am always playing with it, new apps, and changing the looks, wifi always on, I have connection in restaurants and most places I go :cool:

It uses 4% over night, and it goes 2 days comfortably :good:
[LG V10 General] evo4g63t:
I too have the same phenomenon, the stock battery seems to last about 30% less than the promo battery.
[LG V10 General] xv-6800:
I am interested in some feedback of real-life battery run-times on the V10. I currently use a Galaxy S5, and it will almost always last me until bedtime. It is stock Kit-Kat (didn't like some features in 5.0). I do not use social media on it, and use it primarily on battery for phone calls, text, some web browsing (such as if I am shopping and want to search for a price comparison, or looking for a resaurant). Because the Kit-kat screen brightness is better than 5.0, I keep it on auto-bright all the time. I listen to music sometimes, and watch movies only when on charger. I use map GPS for short trips on battery, but use car charger for longer trips. Screen on time on battery is about 2-3 hours a day. If I use the V10 similarly (aside from maybe having to run the V10 screen at full bright), will the stock battery last me all day? Or should I go with a Note 5 but know that I have to throw it away in 2 years when the battery dies (what a waste!) ?

Thanks
[LG V10 General] melorib:
I also had an S5 before, the V10 battery lasts about the same, 2 days easy, and I use it a lot more, now I dont open the PC most of the day :good:

Also, the S5 heats a lot, and turns itself on in the pocket, buttons side and front, tha V10 is always cool and the buttons on the back are more secure...
[LG V10 General] xv-6800:
Thanks so much for the reply. I am on the fence between the Note and V10. I am spoiled by AMOLED, but maybe I won't notice much of a difference when the V10 is viewed on its own, instead of side by side with the Note while in the store?

BTW, how visible is the V10 screen outside in the sunlight? On thing I noticed when I first got the S5 was that the screen is easily viewable outside.

FWIW, my S5 never gets hot. Perhaps that only happens on Lollipop?
[LG V10 General] melorib:
The V10 is easier to see with bright light, and colours are more natural, people are very impressed, the second screen is a lot more useful than I thought before using it...
[LG V10 General] xv-6800:
I'm late to the party on this thread, as you can tell. How long have you had yours, and are you still happy? You mentioned you get 2 days out of it. What's your typical use with it?
[LG V10 General] melorib:
2 months, happier, great handling, great camera, and the second screen is a keeper...

I do all my gmail, facebook, whatsapp, some calls, a lot of customizing, retired, have a lot of free time ;)
[LG V10 General] xv-6800:
You do all that, and you get 2 days on the battery? Then, why are there so many complaints about the battery life being so short? Or, are you rooted and running a custom ROM?

Just to be clear, the screen is not as bright, or as rich, as the S5 even, and you still like it? The only reason I am looking at going to the V10 over the Note 5 is because of the swappable battery, which is why I am asking all these questions. Being a previous S5 user yourself, you sound like you don't miss the S5. :)

BTW, on the S5, 3rd party apps can't write to the SD card. Was that a Samsung thing, or is that because of Android? Not sure if that's a moot point since the V10 comes with 64Gb, but it would be nice to know what I am getting into, you know?

Thanks again.
[LG V10 General] twistdshade:
I think battery life is less dependant on usage and more dependant on applications that are installed. I think certain apps are constantly trying to use data in the background, like Facebook etc. And that also causes CPU usage etc.

Does anybody know if there are any battery savings to be gained by switching network modes? LTE/CDMA/GSM
[LG V10 General] rivera02:
The swappable battery or better storage options would be the only reasons to get the v10 over the note 5. As you've already seen, Samsung's amoled screens blow LG's screens out of the water. Way brighter with much better viewing angles. Coming from a note 4, it took me a while to get used to.

You're not going to get 2 days battery out of this phone if you want to use it at all lol. This phone has the worst battery life of any I've had in the last few years, and I've had a lot. For my usage, I average just over 3hrs of screen on time on the v10, compared to a little over 5hrs on the note 4 with similar usage and apps downloaded to the phones. I have two spare battery kits, so it's not a huge issue for me.

The positives of this phone are a great build quality, tons of storage (250GB with my sd card,) great performance and camera. Gaming sucks on it though, if you're into that.

You can move apps to the sd card on the v10.
[LG V10 General] xv-6800:
Yes, the swappable battery is really the only reason I am considering the V10. I see a lot of people running screens at 20-40%, which to me really is not something you should have to do to get a full day's use out of any phone, and it defeats the purpose of having a good screen to begin with! The very fact that you have to override auto-brightness says you are already at the point of milking a battery, you know what I mean? That said, how long does the phone last on a single battery charge for you, and what is your screen set to? I would prefer if I can just leave it on auto. Not into gaming, either. Why didn't YOU got Note 5, out of curiosity?
[LG V10 General] rivera02:
I keep the screen set around 75%, so you can definitely save some battery if you keep it lower. Coming from the note 4, the v10 screen just looks like crap to me with the brightness down too low. You'll immediately notice the more muted colors on the v10, but unless you're constantly checking screens side by side you'll get perfectly used to it.

I use my phone a ton (too much, admittedly lol) so I usually have to swap batteries twice a day on a normal day. On light usage days, I can get through a full day as long as I have less than 3 hours sot. Watching video on this phone really kills the battery, so if you're not doing that or gaming you would probably find it acceptable as long as you have a spare battery charged.

My days are pretty hectic, so if I'm consuming any media it's pretty much always on my phone. I download tv shows and movies to my phone and either watch them there or send them to my chromecast if I happen to be at home, so the 64gb storage on the note 5 without an sd slot was a no go for me. I also don't want a phone made of glass. That's a terrible choice of material for a portable electronic device imo.

The note 4 is probably still my favorite phone of all time, but I'm perfectly happy with the v10 until something better comes along with a removable battery.
[LG V10 General] planetbeen:
I came from a note 2 and I'm happy with the screen. I almost always keep mine on auto brightness. There are times when 100% is way too much!

I'm in a dark room right now add it's a 7%.

During the day I rarely take it off auto. The exception would be if I'm showing someone a picture or a video. Then I'll go up to 90 or 100 but always back go auto when I'm done.

Depending on usage I usually get a full day out of it but it's been a while since I've checked my on screen times.

I have the spare battery and charger combo from the original promo and I always keep it with me. Some days I do need to swap in the evening... But I never worry about it because I have the spare.

I am also really enjoying the quick charging. I just don't worry about the battery much. If it's getting down some and I'm home but planning to go out I'll just plug it in whole I'm getting ready and I know it will go up significantly before I'm actually headed out the door.

Way too much typing for after 2 am! It's bedtime!

Summary, i absolutely love my V10!

Sent from my pretty nifty brand new LG V10
[LG V10 General] melorib:
The S5 screen is brighter all right, and impressive in a direct comparison, as are its blacks, but colours are not as real as on the V10, believe me, flesh tones for instance, so real on the V10, my hobbies are music and photography, the V10 is the best for both :good:

There are tricks to make 3rd party apps write to the SD card for the S5, the V10 does it allready.

I dont like auto brightness on the LG, as I didnt on the S5, either too bright or too dim, I use an app LUX, you can set + or - on auto, on the S5 I used auto + 20%, on the V10 just auto.

I do facebook on Chrome, the app is a battery killer.
[LG V10 General] melorib:
I like customizing my phones, icons and all, love the second screen :cool:
[LG V10 General] faearai01:
Am I the only one running on default values with everything enabled (nfc, bt, WiFi, sync, gps high accurate, auto brightness) and having a good battery of 60 percent when going to bed? Guys you really should check your apps.
[LG V10 General] adamj546:
My typical use us screen set to auto with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi turned off. I get on average 2 1/2 hours sot playing clash of clans and Facebook mainly. I rarely make phone calls and send may 10 text a day. My phone comes off the charger at about 6am and its near dead at 11am. I will our it on the charger and take it off around 1pm and its now almost ion and I'm sitting at 23% battery.

I have had mobile swap my phone out twice now and it's the same song and dance. I think there is just a high percentage of faulty phones. Thankfully mobile messed up and didn't reset my jump when I upgraded in January so I'm jumping ship to the s7 edge. Its not only the battery I hate but it's customer service for mobile support only. It took 1 month that included 4 emails, 5 phone calls, and 3 pm on Facebook to get any kind of response regarding my promo which I still have yet to receive.

The phone itself is an amazing device and I love the feel, look, 2nd screen, and power of the phone but I need more then a few hours of use.
[LG V10 General] incidentflux:
I'm getting six hours in my usage case, so my two batteries last 12 hours, if I swap batteries. I'll get a Quick Charge 3 power bank to keep going further for trips.

I would have switched phones, but no other phone of this performance caliber offers, a great low light camera, 64GB base storage with dual SIM and micro SD support, hi-fi DAC at this price. Even the S7 Edge, can do either dual SIMs or a single SIM with micro-SD. Which is not acceptable.

I'm trying out the Snapdragon™ BatteryGuru app, lets see how useful it turns out to be.
[LG V10 General] jdubsH901:
V10 battery opinion

In my opinion the V10 battery performance is great, if you're not letting it be wasted by apps in the background, like Facebook, messenger, instagram and such. Don't forget the size of the display it's lighting up. I don't use auto brightness, I think it uses more by constantly using the ambient light sensor than if you just manage it yourself by pulling down the notifications bar. I have T-Mobile and they recently updated their support to include background app restrictions. With quick charge 2.0 technology, 3000 mAh battery... Upcoming marshmallow update supposedly more efficient... Awsome hd display. It's top of the line imo... My girlfriend has an iPhone 6s plus, slightly smaller display than my V10. And the V10 outperforms it in every aspect, she hates it lol.
[LG V10 General] incidentflux:
Some relief.

ZeroLemon Releases A Giant 9000mAh Extended Battery For The LG V10 - Amazon Has It For $60
[LG V10 General] vargala81:
https://youtu.be/ppP3h6mFHPc