Root Doesn't the vibrant's screen take too much battery?

[shaahinjjj]

Hey guys,
I have been monitoring my battery consumption for a while now and noticed that on minimum brightness, with screen timeout set on 15 secs, always 50% to 80% of my battery is being used by the screen! I was wondering if anyone else is getting a similar battery consumption?

 

[GalaxyS_Superphone112]

Mine says that now (80%) but I've been using it for about a half hour while its on the charger. is it saying that when your phone hasn't been messed with for a while?

 

[lexluthor]

Yes, the screen will always be the biggest battery drainer unless you are doing a lot of streaming with the screen off.

 

[Zino_BeholdII]

Do I charge my phone without turning the phone on or turning it on while charing ?

 

[shaahinjjj]

Mine says that now (80%) but I've been using it for about a half hour while its on the charger. is it saying that when your phone hasn't been messed with for a while?

Well no, the phone is always getting messed with. I find the screen is too much of a battery drainer compared to any other phone with not a superamoled screen.

 

[DroidDavi]

well from what i understand the screen helps the battery life check out thid article

Black Pixel Power: How The Samsung Galaxy S Saves Battery Life | Android Phone Fans

 

[Arcadia]

All I know is that the screen is still incredibly bright even on the lowest setting.

 

[DroidDavi]

i came from a g1 so believe me i see the difference in the screen i still get great battery life and i use my phone non stop

 

[GalaxyS_Superphone112]

i came from a g1 so believe me i see the difference in the screen i still get great battery life and i use my phone non stop

Agreed!

 

[Terrier Hockey]

It's not the case that 50%-80% of your battery is being used by the screen. That's not what the battery level settings tell you. It's that of the things using your battery, the screen is 50%-80% of that. So, it could be very little overall drain on your battery, and as others have said, it's just that of the things actually using the battery, the display will be the biggest.

 

[misterrunon]

i went to bed with about 80% power left. woke up to the phone shut down from depleted power. i don't know what's up with that. i didn't even have wifi or 3g on... running stock unrooted version of the vibrant.

 

[mavictb]

All I know is that the screen is still incredibly bright even on the lowest setting.

that's what I'm saying! all my iphone4 friends are like "dude turn your screen brightness down... that thing is blinding me." i say I cant its all the way down.... I then turn it all the way up to prove it lol... the screen is ridiculously bright.

 

[howetechnical]

I'm in a different boat than you all. Right now, at 1:49pm pst, my status says that voice calls have used 87% of the exhausted power and the screen has taken 6%. Now, keep in mind that this is a typical day, and I've already talked on about 40 calls (again, this -is- a typical day, haha). I've also been playing with the phone about 30 min while not on calls. Additionally, I've had it plugged in about an hour's worth while driving between job sites (4 sessions of 15 minutes), and it never got below 70%.

Battery seems pretty good so far, considering how much I use the device.

 

[GalaxyS_Superphone112]

I'm in a different boat than you all. Right now, at 1:49pm pst, my status says that voice calls have used 87% of the exhausted power and the screen has taken 6%. Now, keep in mind that this is a typical day, and I've already talked on about 40 calls (again, this -is- a typical day, haha). I've also been playing with the phone about 30 min while not on calls. Additionally, I've had it plugged in about an hour's worth while driving between job sites (4 sessions of 15 minutes), and it never got below 70%.

Battery seems pretty good so far, considering how much I use the device.

did you do anything to your phone or the battery to have such great battery life?