How To Extend Droid X Battery Life
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The 4.3" LCD screen is the main component consuming battery life.
Google/Motorola may want to look into a more intelligent display management software for large 4.3" LCD screen.
Example: Stay on when plugged into a recharger and turn off display when on battery.
Display turns off sooner as battery life diminishes.
Something like stay on maximum of 5 mins when battery is 100% and scale down to 1 minute for under 20% or something like that.
Linear scale or curved scaled or something.
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TaeSong wrote:The 4.3" LCD screen is the main component consuming battery life.
Google/Motorola may want to look into a more intelligent display management software for large 4.3" LCD screen.
Example: Stay on when plugged into a recharger and turn off display when on battery.
Display turns off sooner as battery life diminishes.
Something like stay on maximum of 5 mins when battery is 100% and scale down to 1 minute for under 20% or something like that.
Linear scale or curved scaled or something.
I forgot to mention...
Settings -> Display -> Screen timeout
30 sec or 1 min
If running in GPS/Map mode, app may need to override phone settings... until about 50% battery life (or something) then setting overrides GPS/Map setting.
Orientation (pitch/angle) might be used to figure out if it's being used as a GPS and stuff, in case the user forgets to turn it off.
Intelligent turn off.
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TaeSong wrote:
TaeSong wrote:The 4.3" LCD screen is the main component consuming battery life.
Google/Motorola may want to look into a more intelligent display management software for large 4.3" LCD screen.
Example: Stay on when plugged into a recharger and turn off display when on battery.
Display turns off sooner as battery life diminishes.
Something like stay on maximum of 5 mins when battery is 100% and scale down to 1 minute for under 20% or something like that.
Linear scale or curved scaled or something.
I forgot to mention...
Settings -> Display -> Screen timeout
30 sec or 1 min
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If running in GPS/Map mode, app may need to override phone settings... until about 50% battery life (or something) then setting overrides GPS/Map setting.
Orientation (pitch/angle) might be used to figure out if it's being used as a GPS and stuff, in case the user forgets to turn it off.
Intelligent turn off.
Just rambling... some ideas to improve Android/Droid X out loud....
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I can usually get 18+ hours out of my DX. I am currently at 40% after 14+ hours. Throughout the day I browse the web, play games, use the FM radio, stream internet radio, make calls, send and receive texts, receive 20-30 emails, take 5-10 pics, record HD video...and on and on.
I set my data to shut off after an hour of inactivity during peak and 15 mins during off peak. I keep the display brightness down low, about 20% most times. If I know i'll be in and out during the daylight, I'll use auto brightness. I use wi-fi at home but have no idea really if that helps or hurts my battery life. My screen is at 1 min timeout but I'll usually sleep it once I set it down instead of allowing the 1 minute to pass.
I do charge every night while I sleep so it usually gets 6-7 hours of charger time.
Best of luck!
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Hi bcram, I don't even get 18 hours with the extended battery, and I don't use my phone half as much as you do. My settings are very similar to yours except for the data settings. What are your GPS settings? Does your data setting impact how often you receive email? Does it push even with the data settings you have? Thanks!
bcram11 wrote:I can usually get 18+ hours out of my DX. I am currently at 40% after 14+ hours. Throughout the day I browse the web, play games, use the FM radio, stream internet radio, make calls, send and receive texts, receive 20-30 emails, take 5-10 pics, record HD video...and on and on.
I set my data to shut off after an hour of inactivity during peak and 15 mins during off peak. I keep the display brightness down low, about 20% most times. If I know i'll be in and out during the daylight, I'll use auto brightness. I use wi-fi at home but have no idea really if that helps or hurts my battery life. My screen is at 1 min timeout but I'll usually sleep it once I set it down instead of allowing the 1 minute to pass.
I do charge every night while I sleep so it usually gets 6-7 hours of charger time.
Best of luck!
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The key to longer battery life is knowing the 4.3" LCD display consumes most of the power on the Droid X, upwards of ~90%.
GPS with simlar size display have the same problem with battery life, Garmin & Magellan.
Settings -> Battery Manager -> Battery mode
Select either Nighttime saver or Maximum battery saver, or if you know what you are doing Custom battery saver.
And
Settings -> Display -> Screen timeout
30 seconds or adjust as necessary.
And
Settings -> Applications -> Developement
Stay awake - Screen will never sleep while charging.
Uncheck Stay awake if you want the Droid to recharge faster.
Apps aren't a major concern, TI's OMAP 3430 processor is based off ARM processors which are optimized for ultralow power usage which is the main reason it's so popular in mobile devices. Even Intel licenses some ARM-tech for use their x86 architecture.
