We test the battery life of the latest flagship Android phone, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus

1. 01/12/2011 04:42
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Latest Flagship Android Phone Samsung
Galaxy Nexus: Battery Life
We test the battery life of the latest flagship Android One important issue I haven’t yet talked about is
phone, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus battery life. I didn’t mention battery life in my first
look at the phone for a reason. Lithium-ion batteries
traditionally get better after a few charge cycles,
so I decided to hold off talking about batteries life
until I had used the Galaxy Nexus for a few days.
It’s only been five days of full use so I still expect a
slight improvement in the coming week or so, but
the verdict so far is that battery life is fairly poor.
As I write this article it’s 11am and my battery is
currently on 46 per cent. I took the Galaxy Nexus
off the charger this morning at 6am.
It is important to note I am a fairly heavy mobile
user: on the hour long commute into the office from
around 7.15am, my phone is constantly in use. I
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Galaxy Nexus: Unlikely to get heavy users through listen to music for the duration of my journey. This
a full day morning I also used Twitter for almost the entire trip,
along with short use of the Web browser (around 10
I have been lucky enough to have had my hands- minutes in total). Before my commute, I also used
on the Galaxy Nexus for nearly five days now and the Galaxy Nexus to check Twitter while I was ea-
I’m pleased to report that I’m very impressed. As I ting breakfast, sending about two or three Tweets.
mentioned in my first look of the flagship Android I also used the LiveScore app to check the morning
phone, I think the Galaxy Nexus is without a doubt football scores.
the best Android phone on the market right now and
the best Android phone that’s ever been released. Once I arrived at work at 8.30am, I switched off
It’s the only Android phone that I would ever ditch sync. I use Gmail in the office, so I don’t need mobile
my iPhone 4S for. notifications during office hours. I keep Bluetooth
off unless I’m in the car, and I’ll only switch on Wi-Fi
However, this doesn’t mean the Galaxy Nexus is if I need it. Generally I will do most Internet-based
perfect. I’ve already mentioned that the speaker tasks on my office PC and not the phone. With an
volume on the Galaxy Nexus is low, so it’s easy to afternoon commute home still to come it’s clear
miss calls and notification alerts. I also dislike the that the Galaxy Nexus is unlikely to last me a full
fiddly and difficult to put back battery cover, along day. This may not be the case for most other people:
with the plastic fit and finish of the phone. In my with less intensive use, the Galaxy Nexus may get
opinion it doesn’t look or feel as sturdy as some you through a full day.
other premium phones.
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2. 01/12/2011 04:42
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Latest Flagship Android Phone Samsung Galaxy Nexus: Battery Life
It’s difficult to accurately measure battery life as it’s
largely dependent on how you use the phone. For
me, battery life isn’t a huge issue as I can charge the
phone at the office. I do the same with my iPhone
4S: it’s usually down to around 25 per cent by late
afternoon, so I’ve gotten into a habit of charging it
before I leave the office. The Galaxy Nexus is the
same.
The best I have managed to squeeze out of the Galaxy
Nexus’ battery is 11 and a half hours during a non-
work day. The biggest battery killer on the Galaxy
Nexus is the screen: it accounted for 52 per cent of
the battery life on the best recorded day, and as I
write this article it has accounted for 58 per cent of
juice in just five hours.
Unlike many other Android phones, using the
Internet and synchronising applications in the
background (like Twitter and Facebook) doesn’t
seem to be a huge battery drain. The Browser ac-
counted for just 8 per cent of the battery today, and
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only 10 per cent during the best recorded result of
11.5 hours over the weekend.
I’ll be publishing a full, comprehensive review of
the Galaxy Nexus in the coming week, but in the
meantime if you have any questions or thoughts,
battery related or not, please let me know in the
comments below!
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