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[LG G5 Real Life Review] Pphish20:
This was originally posted by me in the battery life thread:

Bit over a week with the phone.

H850 stock rooted v10c. Xposed v83

Used greenify and amplify;disabled and removed some stock apps, AOD and daydream off.

Let phone top up for 1hr after reaching 100%full charge

Best battery life I've had on a phone with no kernel manipulation yet...

I reached 7hrs SOT with like 5hrs YouTube and 20hrs on battery...but this was the 2nd day and I thought it was a fluke.this last cycle was post worthy these pictures were taken evening of 5/4 after almost 36hrs on battery. I've gamed,browsed,used camera,streamed HD video and been on mobile data for most of it...that's balanced but heavy use.

My only gripe is that Wi-Fi does seem to drain me more than mobile data(no tests yet to back that up) still coming from g3 this is incredible!

Who cares if the s7 gets better battery life this has a smaller battery that does better than other's in the g-series, and it's replaceable(unlike comparable devices) giving the device more longevity.

This battery life reminds me of my g2.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] Rikoman17:
what apps did you disable/remove i struggle to get 3 hours screen on time and this phone is starting to really annoy me thanks in advance
[LG G5 Real Life Review] Savoury:
Well, compared to the Galaxy S7 i own, the SOT honestly sucks. I barely get more then 3,5 hours with Medium usage. Removed most of the bloadware, disabled background data usage on most Apps and still i can't see alot improvement.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] primluis:
The most I ever got was 6 hours and 30 mins with 19 percent left. No Wi-Fi with LTE on, Bluetooth off and the screen no more than 35%brightness . I used to have the note 4 att version and only got 4.5 with every single bloat app disable. I have cm brower ,cm launcher no facebook just messanger and Google app running. I'm sure you guys won't believe it but I really get amazing battery life with this phone. I'm at 41 % with 3 hours and 30 mins and 11 hours 20 mins since I lasted plug it. I have the t mobile version and here are the apps I have disable.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] primluis:
Here are some screenshots
[LG G5 Real Life Review] barondebxl:
I really can't complaint with a mix of Wifi and LTE. It's not as insane as my S7 exynos but it last me through the day and I have the spare battery. I have not charged my phone in a couple of days now. Also standby time is the best I have ever seen on a smartphone.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] mcall_r:
WTH, the max SOT i manage to get is like 2hrs!

Currently battery at 32% after taking off charge 11 hrs ago.. SOT is 1hr 11m

Android OS is showing as using 19% battery.

I think it's time for a factory reset...
[LG G5 Real Life Review] BitFeed:
I think that will be my next purchase
[LG G5 Real Life Review] tejasm1:
3 hrs.

I get barely 3hrs of sot too with always on display.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] Laurentius26:
Sorry wrong thread, post removed.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] SMGhufron:
Some say that its 6 hours, some say its 3. Thats a huge gap and i dont know who to believe, but 3 hours seems more legit considering that battery size.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] WAIDroid:
Yeah i don't know how they're getting 5-6HRs SOT that's just crazy! Considering the Battery Capacity only 2800mah
[LG G5 Real Life Review] romskii:
Then what'll you call me?????????

More than 7 hours is definitely possible.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] WAIDroid:
That's just crazy! :rolleyes:
[LG G5 Real Life Review] ericrangel76:
I usually get about 4.5 hours SOT.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] galr:
Of course 7 hours of SOT is possible. If you mainly use it with WIFI, brightness is not more than 50, location could be off etc...

For me, with everything on, auto brightness and LTE + Wi-Fi surfing I get around 30 hours on with 4 hours SOT.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] aLmoravado:
I think the SOT is pretty bad...
[LG G5 Real Life Review] Pphish20:
Ehhhh bad? U have a carrier branded phone? They are the ones to blame.

I posted screenshots on another forum of just under 50hrs on a single charge with just under 6hrs sot... With heavy use including GPS,camera, and many other battery consumptive behaviors...

These screenshots are from last night and show 43.5hrs on single charge with a respectable 7hr 30min SOT!!! That's camera use, YouTube, heavy browsing, and even an hour of gaming.

Either root and debloat have added hours to my battery life, or I just got an exceptional unit. But either way it makes me laugh to read these reviews for other phones like the One Plus 3, that are using the same chipset, a 1080p screen,6gb ddr4 RAM, and a built in 3000mah battery; and yet the Android Authority review reported 3.5 hrs SOT with single digits left on your battery by the end of the day.

Same chipset, better specs in two areas, the biggest battery offender would be the screen and tho it is bigger it's lower resolution and has 440ppi vs our 554ppi as such it should use less power.

To me that points to poor software optimization, say what u want about build quality or the way the g5 was marketed, but u can't argue that LG has excelled with an amazing and beautiful UI and excellent software/firmware optimization on the g5!

I can't believe how little development there is for such a good phone as the g5! Tho I will say that what is available to flash more than satisfies my day to day needs, and with UX5.0 I don't even have much of a desire to leave stock(with the exception of a Dirty Unicorns or XenonHD build for the H850) as the UI is quite pleasant on the eyes and I'm loathe to give up camera quality for an AOSP based ROM....

Ehhhh sorry for the rant...

Here are the screenshots I came here to share
[LG G5 Real Life Review] aLmoravado:
Oh wow! Those are really impressive numbers. My phone isn't carrier - branded. It's a plain H860.

I agree on the simplistic beauty of the user interface. The only reason why I still want to root is Xposed and to be able to change the font system - wide, without the need to install launcher. I do have a few LG apps installed, but I rarely use them and they don't show up on the list of battery leeches either.

I'm very happy with the device, but I hope a root is to be released soon...
[LG G5 Real Life Review] Pphish20:
Dual or single sim?

Hate to be negative, but if recent LG history has taught us anything, it won't happen... Hopefully you'll at least get root if not TWRP.

I do believe there is NO such thing as an "unlockable" bootloader... But it might not happen while u own the phone

If I were u, I'd unload that H860 on swappa while the resale value is still within a reasonable range to what u paid... Then I'd buy an H850 from Clove Electronics in the UK b4 prices go up for international orders due to lack of standing trade agreements with other countries.

But if root is a necessity, I'd urge u to sell your phone and buy a variant with an existing root method; and out of the two with root, the only one that makes sense to buy is the unbranded EU Open variant, the H850.

And only the H850 EU Open variant; NOT H850k or H850TR only the H850 EU Open, not the Vodafone or EE branded H850!

ONLY THE UNBRANDED EU OPEN H850!

... SORRY FOR YELLING

But do make sure that the H850 supports your carriers LTE bands b4 buying; and if the H850 doesn't then the H830(T-Mobile) definitely won't either... In which case u can either switch mobile providers, or keep your current device and pray to the root gods, fervently, for a solution
[LG G5 Real Life Review] aLmoravado:
Dual sim... This is my first ever LG phone, and I had no idea that dial sim phones do not get proper support... I had an HTC and a couple of Samsung phones before, and didn't have to worry at all about root, as it was always available. Despite the smaller screen, poorer battery life and a lesser attractive exterior, I chose the G5 over the S7 Edge, solely for the dual camera setup it boasts...

Looks like selling the phone is the best solution right now...
[LG G5 Real Life Review] suunnittelija:
I have stock non rooted EU H850 non branded with latest 10c firmware and I'm not happy at all about battery life. It lasts under 20 hours with barely 2 hours SOT. I'm not even using the phone much. Based on the battery stats the four most consuming apps are Google services 20%, screen 15%, phone idle 13% and Spotify 13%. I have disabled bloat apps but it doesn't seem to help much. Any tips what can be done?
[LG G5 Real Life Review] Pphish20:
Your best bet is to root the device. Install the stock debloated FluenceHD ROM and/or patch located in the development section for our device. Install xposed and get greenify, and amplify... Also install naptime(tho that only requires root) all these apps can be found in playstore and will save u an amazing amount of battery life.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] Pphish20:
My last run for me just over 28hrs battery life with just over 9hrs SOT... Granted much of that time was spent reading web pages, but still I've never made it far past 6-7hrs SOT with over a day on the battery.

For me, I often get a little more juice on LTE than I do on WiFi...u notice any difference?
[LG G5 Real Life Review] galr:
I think I'm getting more time on WIFI. Maybe you have an antenna over your head? :)

(usually lower signal drains battery and your battery improves on LTE..)
[LG G5 Real Life Review] Pphish20:
Also try updating to firmware v10D...I haven't yet but there are supposedly some noticeable improvements in multitasking and speed in general.

The FluenceHD ROM base and patch take most of the credit for my battery life; if u do decide to flash b4 dev releases ver13, make sure to flash ver11 of the patch as ver12 seems to have some bugs...
[LG G5 Real Life Review] suunnittelija:
Thanks for the tips. I have just updated to 10d, I will check first how does it perform. On my previous phone I have had xposed + greenify + amplify and I will install for this one too if the battery life / SOT doesn't get any better with stock.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] thatkindaguy:
Medicore SOT. 3-4.5, varies a lot. Got better battery life on my LG G3.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] kriszna:
I have a 5h 20m Sot and 11% battery
[LG G5 Real Life Review] cerij101a:
2 hours

2 hours SOT is about average for me, I only browse the web and watch say 5 mins of YouTube per day :(

Approx 50% brightness (using Lux) and always on display turned OFF.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] UbelDroid:
I've been doing over 4 hours of Pokemon Go with my screen on the entire time (brightness set to ~10%) and lots of movement/GPS and I usually end up with 20-30% battery left!
[LG G5 Real Life Review] BajoZZero:
With Pokemon Go 4h 30 min SOT, but without using it 6h SOT (Wifi, Data and Location always activated)
[LG G5 Real Life Review] theartialmartist:
Guiz,

I think you'll be very interested in the averages of your usage, please note I'm in a NON-rooted stock H820 for AT&Terrible, so no mods, greenify, etc

If my calculations are correct, and they should be because I threw all your times and mAh readings into a spreadsheet and took an average, people are getting about 120 mAh battery used per 1 hour of screen on time.

I myself picked up the following today on an exactly 12 hour charge (missed it by 2 or 3 minutes:)

3.5 hours screen on time

474 mAh used, and

7 hours call time (long extended IT session)

711mAh used

Which even at my higher than your-average 130mA per hour screen-on-time, would have given me:

8.7 hours screen on time on my average,

9.8 on yours

If it weren't for the 7 hour phone call.

That's just insane. I could care less that the damn module doesn't sit flush. Stunning display, fast as a prom dates balls, fingerprint reader nearly instantly unlocks to your natural grip, removable battery. In love.

Give me root so I can reduce the dpi from geriatric patient size, and fix the damn autobrightness, I am a happy dude.

Edit: I skipped people getting 2 hours screen on time with the assumption that there is troubleshooting that needs to be done there, most of you didn't post your screenshots, mah etc.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] brancangekibe:
I get about 3.5 hours SOT in average . Brightness always on auto. I don't play games. I mostly browse, work, use the camera, watch some videos, and compulsively refresh XDA hoping to find the community has suddenly fallen in love for the G5.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] D-X:
Hi Pphish20, I am planning to get G5 and I have something to check with you.

Before that hope you could clear my doubt

Thanks in advance :)

1) The Amplify you means is Amplify Battery Extender - Root from Play Store?

2) Before you rooted and installed Greenify and Amplify, what is your SOT?

Actually I didn't plan to root because it need to be unroot for new firmware update & installation.

If the SOT can stand until 4-5 hours, then it would be fine for me.

3) You only restrict wakelocks from Amplify, right?

But there are so many wakelocks from android system itself or different apps,

which one do you know that it can be restrict but it won't affect the specific app?

4) Actually sometimes Greenify, I know it does not work like another what task killer or etc.

But if you did use the specific app very often, will you still add it for Greenify?

Because once Greenify closed the app, then you re-launch the app again, it will re-open the app from fresh.

And because of this, the phone will consume more power. (like those task killer)

But I am not very sure this concept also apply on Greenify or not

6) Did you try just installed either one Greenify OR Amplify only?

How much different for it? As I know you installed both apps

Thanks you very much Pphish20 :)
[LG G5 Real Life Review] Pphish20:
The LG G5 is the most underrated phone of 2016; LG was the only OEM in 2016 to actually produce something innovative without sacrificing on the features that set them apart from every other company and for that they have been criticized by the mainstream, while also receiving rather quiet praise from online periodicals like Android authority(received editors choice award) and others who understood what LG was trying to do. Then came the build quality issues which were too prevalent for LG not to be held responsible tho seem to mainly be in the US. But the majority of issues that the user encountered was due to carrier bloat and poor optimization of carrier firmware over LG's optimization... This resulted in poor battery life, GPS issues, and general problems using the phone as well as a locked bootloader.

The point is buy this phone! But buy smart only buy unbranded H850_EUOPEN variant; in case u change your mind about root you'll have official LG support for unlock. DO NOT buy from a carrier, or eBay. Buy from a trusted electronics reseller.

I didn't use it for too long without root but I was still impressed with my battery life coming from a sprint lg g3.i was getting about a day with 4.5 hrs sot b4 root. And yes I was referring to amplify but it can do more than stop wakelocks,tho I only use free version of all apps I'm about to mention(tho I will prob buy the pro versions soon).I simultaneously use greenify,amplify,naptime(prob the one that deserves the most praise and doesn't require Xposed)...I haven't tried just one app by itself to see if one works better than the other as i thought they all worked quite differently. Amplify allows u to block wakelocks, alarms, and services(which can be reckless if u don't know what you're doing tho I don't configure any more than how it comes from the play store),greenify can allow u to enter doze while still preserving the state of an app and stops apps from constantly re-opening(I suggest using Xposed), and Naptime... Well Naptime is just brilliant!

2800mah battery... Smallest battery capacity I've had for years. But this phone gives me truly impressive battery life, with a full charge in about an hour, has every feature one could want(ir blaster, removable battery, expandable memory, great hardware and firmware optimization)

This is the first unbranded device I have ever bought; I have not had a single issue with build quality, or things not working, or back light bleed... Not a single issue

Everyday I wake up and my phone brings me joy rather than frustration.

Buy new, buy unbranded, buy LG
[LG G5 Real Life Review] D-X:
Yes, many people first impression is G5 very ugly. Even I myself also feel the same LOL

But to me, it is only for the back, the front is still OK for me.

As the phone is always put on table or you are holding it, so not much different even the back is very sexy XD

Actually I'm glad that you are saying this out, because less people feel the same

I have been using LG different models for quite many years already, so no worry man

I know different carriers will add on their own bloatwares, but I am not staying in US or Europe countries.

Thus I would not know how big different it is.

If not mistaken, my site is not H850 and I am planning to re-contract from carrier as the monthly is cheaper than mine now

and there is promotion now.

BUT I definitely I won't purchase it from the places that you mentioned

If the bundle bloatware unable to be removed, then I think I need to flash the original KDZ

Hope this is not hard to do?

4.5hrs SOT before root, not bad also, heavy use?

What is your brightness? And other settings or optimizations?

(Usually I will just DISABLE those apps that I never use.

Then turned off many vibration or notifications from different apps.

Adjust brightness to lowest that my eyes feel OK with it. And some small adjustments)

What about you?

So your Amplify is what I was mentioning, right? Amplify Battery Extender - Root

But how do you know which wakelocks and services you can / should block but it won't affect the specific apps functionality?

Please let me know more if you do not mind :)

As previously I have rooted my G2, but I also not sure which SERVICES from the phone can be put into Greenify Zzz list

Naptime, I also first time listen this. Not sure how it works

Previously you were using 2 apps to improve batter life, now add 1 more, Naptime?

Hope you can enlighten me about these 3 apps more

I need to make the decision on next week before Friday already XD

Thanks you very much~
[LG G5 Real Life Review] ryanpm40:
Actually, it's been confirmed that the GPS issues is entirely a hardware defect with incredibly easy to bend pins. They are not manufactured well and clearly have horrible QC and QA teams. Chin gaps, misaligned chins, bad gps sensors, screen bleeds.. none of that is software. And if LG purposely builds hardware cheaper for certain variants, they should be ashamed of themselves, and deserves no respect since they are all manufactured together by the same company.

I get how bloat can screw with software. And I get how they charge for software features such as themes and smart settings that carriers like Verizon opt out of to keep the price of the phone down. But hardware? No excuse.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] Pphish20:
I completely agree and u are of course right about the GPS chip being a hardware issue, same with the chin gap and backlight bleed. And I will agree this phone had massive QC issues, and yes no matter how I look at it the buck does stop with LG. But realize this: LG has assembly factories throughout the world, after a part is manufactured it will be sent to whichever assembly factory depending on region... Most QC issues have been reported with US variants, despite the fact that we are hardly LG's biggest market; now whether it's the employee in the US assembling your device or problems with materials warping during improper transportation to the assembly center, the buck stops with LG.

But we can't blame them for all issues and some bigger issues for the end user without QC issues are carrier related. They truly did make a great phone, the best phone of 2016 IMO.

Now my last 3 phones have been LG flagship devices, I hardly agree with everything they do, but I will defend the "overall"phone they designed and the innovation they bring to the market unlike many other OEMs

U shouldn't have to use the warranty but at least u have it for issues like this.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] ryanpm40:
This is a totally fair assessment. I will say, I do like how the phone operates overall; it's snappy and looks great. It's a cool design. It's just all the little things frustrate me to no end.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] Boffing:
I'm getting about 3.5 hours as well with the stock ROM, auto brightness, some YouTube and browsing.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] daijoubu:
First day using battery from start to drain:

Unplug at 8th 1.00am - 100%

Alarm kicked at 6.50am - 100%

2nd alarm kicked at 6.55am - 99%

On way to work, Spotify, Whatsapp 8.30am - 90%

Daily use 10.00am - 80%

Daily use 12.00pm - 70%

Daily use 5.00pm - 50%

Heavy use 7.00pm - 30%

Heavy use 8.00pm - 15%

Start recharging again from 9.45pm - 3%

Total SOT was about 5 hours

I'm using H860N, no carrier bloat softwares. Wake lock issue non existant, deep sleeps well especially from 1am to 6am.

I'm also using always on feature.

Very happy with the battery life, very impressive coming from a small cap battery. I'm crossing my fingers that this will keep up
[LG G5 Real Life Review] GabiBaltat:
Hi, I have the Lg G5 model 850, unrooted, battery life is decent...not too bad and not too good, sometimes i get about 5 hours plus of SOT, once I even got 6 and 20 mins but that happens rarely, usually I get about 3-4 hours os SOT on moderate use, data on 2g-3g connections, wireless on sometimes, olso i want to mention that I have disabled autosync and some bloatware and most of the notifications for apps, no autoupdate, nfc and other crap that ppl usually forget it on.

When I play games the SOT drops to an average of 2-3 hours....overall I am pretty pleased with the battery but it could be better, my girfriend has an S7 and battery life is alot better.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] D-X:
Wow, very good SOT

but ALL THE different SETTINGS, different APPS also will affect SOT
[LG G5 Real Life Review] ryanpm40:
In regards to the 5-6 hours SOT, thats incredible battery life for the LG G5, and honestly, for Android phones in general.

I average 3 hours of SOT when just using things like internet, social media, watching youtube, whatever. With games? Probably 2 hours. Overall, my phone lasts me about 13 hr 42 min according to GSAM, with 5.5 hours of Active time.
[LG G5 Real Life Review] PHYCLOPSH:
I also average about 2-3 hours SOT with normal use. Overall I like this phone, but to those claiming 5-6 hours of SOT, perhaps a little

music

comes to mind... ;)
[LG G5 Real Life Review] valvac2000:
I also average 2-3 hours SOT at best without rooting and using netguard with IP filters on... I'm not at all satisfied with the battery life of this phone but filtering IP for my is a must to prevent Google and others spying..
[LG G5 Real Life Review] adeelraj:
which ports do u filter
[LG G5 Real Life Review] valvac2000:
I edited my post. I was referring to IP filters, no ports filters... sorry!!
[LG G5 Real Life Review] mysteryjeans:
My first day with LG G5 F700K, coming from LG G3 D856 I thought it will be very bad decision to jump to 2800mah, my G3 lasted only 3hrs+ from 100% to 0%. However I think not all variant created equal. No AOD and used on WiFi.