[Q] Custom Rom bad for battery idle - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
I'm off to a festival soon and usually I have to bring 2 standard fully charged batteries and a 4300mAh anker battery to get through because all the ROMs I use seem to drain my battery, idle or not.
I have rooted my S3 since the beginning, going through a ridiculous amount of custom ROMs but now I'm starting going back to stock would be a better option. I've been using an iPhone 5 recently and was absolutely amazed when I fully charged it at 100% and then 2 hours later it hadn't dropped a single percent, granted it was locked the whole time but if I did this with my current S3 then I would of lost probably around 10 percent.
Can anybody recommend me a good ROM and tell me how much battery they're left with when they go to sleep/wake up. Approximately I will lose probably about 35-40% during the night.
right now i'm using the latest version of android revolution on my i9300

Stay on sammy based roms if you want better battery life, and if you want, stay on stock for stability, just fully debloat it from all of samsung crapola and install for ex. boeffla kernel. Kernel is the main succesor for good battery life in my opinion.
Then try playing with the kernel in boeffla settings, if you stick to zzmoove governor you'll get max 1% drop overnight (that's 8-9h).
Also to mention, all apps are greenified except Facebook and Whatsapp, WiFi was on but sync, gps, bluetooth etc was off, aaand battery is 1.5y old.
P(r)oof:
When i wen't to sleep round 1AM it was on 71%, in 9AM it was on 70%.
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I had boeffle before but didn't alter the default governor, just changed it to zzmove/zzmove battery so going to charge phone to full and see what drops I have, thanks for the tip

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Battery life w/ ViperROM + JDU

Just wondering if anyone has discussed anything about battery life with this specific ROM and using Juice Defender Ultimate (or not).
I've done a quick search and didn't find anything and I looked on the viperROM thread and I saw the dev claimed he got 19 hours of battery life on it. I'm only getting around 9hrs on it now.
Any ideas\suggestions?
incarceration said:
Just wondering if anyone has discussed anything about battery life with this specific ROM and using Juice Defender Ultimate (or not).
I've done a quick search and didn't find anything and I looked on the viperROM thread and I saw the dev claimed he got 19 hours of battery life on it. I'm only getting around 9hrs on it now.
Any ideas\suggestions?
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Try calibrating Ur battery. JDU is good to use. Also grab autostarts and stop apps from running in the background. After calibrating your battery life should almost double.
Sent from my Beastly EVO.. And did I mention it has 3D?
I use JD and Viper and no problems. Not real sure what my battery life is because I don't monitor it that much but if I take it off the charger at 6am by 4pm when I leave work it is usually around 75-80%. That is with probably an hour of podcast listening and a few other things like texts and phone calls. Not a power user but not completely ignored either.
It depends on usage... i ALWAYS make it a whole day. Light usage i made it more then two, with a bad wake lock that drained 20% before i noticed it.
I'm on Viper and I use not juice things. Here's the battery life I'm getting.
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Download CPU Spy from the market and see if you have any widgets or apps preventing your phone from going into DEEP SLEEP.

[Q] Does this reflect decent battery life?

Hi Guys,
Coming from a blackberry in the past, battery life hasnt been splendid for me at all. Having switched to sgs3, i am running the custom rom and kernel as stated on my siggy.
I am looking to have better battery life if possible. If you guys need more information let me know. I hope the single screenshot is enough.
Please comment if I am experiencing good battery life or not. I am also contemplating to download BetterBatteryStats to check my wakelocks.
Cheers,
Anjoid
P.S Feel free to post your battery life with a screenshot here as well, and I hope to learn more from that. and i cant seem to attach any file. when i click on attach, another window pops up that asks me to sign in. and when i do, it repeats the process.
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I am also contemplating to download BetterBatteryStats
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Please do. There is a free APK of BetterBatteryStats here on Xda.
Since switching to Cyanogenmod9 with DXLF3 modem and Siyah Kernel, by standby battery drain has been between 1-2% with 3G and Sync enabled. It would be even somewhat better if it was von 2G. I also configured the kernel in ExTweaks for better responsiveness on the cost of battery life.
Please specify your usage and battery life. People who only use the phone for the odd phone call experience up to 5 days of battery life, while I usually have 20% left at the end of the day. Totally different usage scenarios.
Also make sure your network supports fast dormancy. To check, dial *#0011# on stock dialer (not Go Dialer!) and check the RRC state if the phone has not been transferring data for some time. It should state IDLE when the phone is connected to HSPA/3G.

[Q] My battery drains in 1-2 hours, takes longer to charge...

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I have the stock CM10 rom installed, and it usually does something like this that only lasts for a few days and goes back to normal. But this has lasted for almost a month now. As you can see in the pic, sometimes its says charging but doesn't "gain" energy, and when it does in drains extremely quickly. When it is asleep or turned off it still drains. I tried charging it with a different cord, then with my computer. Then I tried using a GS3 cord & adapter, it charged faster, but I couldn't tell how fast it drained since I wasn't using it.
Do I need to replace the battery? If I do, will it cost a lot, because if it does I'm just going to get a Note or DNA....
Try using a battery calibration app, people say to use it when you flash a new rom. Also, it might be an actual problem with the battery itself. Try getting a replacement battery if so. But then again, before you do that try going to stock and see if the problem is still present.
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once it charges I'm going to see if that will help. and my son deleted my stock rom (long story), so I'm stuck on jb/ics.
Also its recommended after you calibrate to drain the battery to 0% and then recharge to 100% afterwards. And as far as the stock rom goes, you can restore using Odin and download mode
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wow it worked, the battery lasted from 5:30 to 7:10, a new record since I ever brought the device
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wow it worked, the battery lasted from 5:30 to 7:10, a new record since I ever brought the device
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How much screen on time did you get?

(U30GT2) Tablet Worked Fine, Now Battery Drains In 20 Minutes

Hello. I've had a U30GT2 tablet which I picked up while on a trip in China for a great price (~$100 converted). I installed a custom 4.4.2 ROM on it and it worked perfectly for the past year and a half with no issues at all and a great battery life (7200 mAh IIRC). Two days ago however, I noticed it had died which was strange considering it was at near full that morning. After charging it to 100% (which only took 20 minutes, extremely strange) I unplugged it and used it to watch a YouTube video. Before the 23 minute video was finished, I got a low battery warning.
Rom I've been using for over a year without problems: Link
What I have tried so far:
Installed a battery monitoring app. It shows apps like Clash of Clans using 0.1% of the total battery over a 90% drain.
Factory reset the tablet, deleting all user content + apps. Problem persists.
Reflashed the ROM after formatting everything. Problem remains.
Flashed different ROM, no dice.
At this point I'm almost certain that one of the two internal batteries has gone bad and I am planning on opening the device later today, but wanted to make this post as a last-ditch effort to see if it is some rare firmware/kernel error after all.
Image of battery drain over <10 minutes:
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Image of charging process:
17A @ 3.7V = ~63W. My charger is 2A @ 12V = 24W. This doesn't make sense.
Image of "real time" battery mAh drain:
40,000 mAh at 3.7v = 148W! This HAS to be an error since you CAN NOT dissipate nearly 150W without some serious active cooling.
Try checking for wakelocks using Wakelock Detector on the Play Store.
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[OPX]Better Battery than before !!!!!!!

Just charge phone couple of times from 5-100%(Don't unplug in between, let it sit continuously) and you are good to go . Earlier when i got my phone a week before battery was pathetic(SOT-2.5hrs) and after a week usage and battery calibration i am getting a SOT of 5 hrs around(I can't expect more)
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1)Wifi is on 24x7
2)Social Networking(Whatsapp+Hike+Instagram+Facebook)
3)Email push services( 2 Gmail accounts)
4)Browsing(Chrome)
5)6-9 calls (5mins each approx)
I am just loving it (No bugs so far except that SD card 1 which will surely get fixed in next OTA) with superb battery, design aesthetics and yeah main selling point DISPLAY
Hope it helped some lonely surfers who are still finding a way to not buy the phone. I will say don't waste time if you have an invite just grab it. In next month when One Plus will Open source it's kernel, things will be far better placed than now(Custom kernels and roms )
Great.
I am getting a SOT of 4 hours, and generally make it home with 10% left in the tank.
I charge my phone before going to bed till 100. Disconnect. Set the alarm. Goto sleep.
Wake up. Overnight drain is around 10%.
Leave for office at 8. My phone is always connected to wifi or 3G. Also both sims are active. Bluetooth always active.
No email sync. Also I have disabled most notifications except calls. The only thing syncing is Whatsapp. Location disabled.
Also disabled auto brightness.
With similar settings my moto g delivers 6 hours SOT.
So I believe OPX is just average. But still kinda expectsed.
There is a dedicated battery life discussion thread already here,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-x/general/oneplus-x-battery-life-discussion-thread-t3238108
No need for multiple threads on the subject. :good:
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