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[sjb2016]

Hi All,

I've had my G300 for about two months.  Most of that time was spent on ICS (Stock+ b944 (I think)).  I decided that I wasn't happy w/the battery life and read from a few people that battery life was better on GB than ICS (and of course, some that felt the other way).  

I'm back on completely stock Voda UK GB b958.  I was hoping to see a greatly improved battery life, but don't think I am really, so thinking I may go back to ICS as I think some things are more usable on ICS, and I have to charge my phone very night on either GB or ICS, so no advantage.  

My question, what is everybody else's experience with battery life, especially GB v ICS.  If you're ICS, are there any tweaks (or ROMS) that help extend battery life?

Regards,
Sam

[fuzzyy]

I think I had better battery life on ICS, but I don't mind charging it every day - it can even make 2 at a stretch. I turn off Wi-Fi, GPS and mobile data when I'm not using them though.

[bentescort]

Battery life is pretty much the only reason I came off gingerbread. In my experience the battery lasts maybe 50% longer on ICS. Tried all the ICS roms and now settled on CM9 and not felt the need to change since.

[unaszplodrmann]

Turning off GPS is not a good idea; it doesn't use power whilst its not active. It has to fix from scratch every time you turn it back on, which wastes battery as well as time.

[saiem1]

My battery lasts longer on GB B895

[sjb2016]

I've been on CM9 for a day and a half now, to my mind, I definitely get better battery life on GB.  How strange.  I use the things almost exclusively for web surfing and a calorie counter, and a twitter client (with push notifications off).  It's all anecdotal of course, but it seems that most reckon they get better battery life on ICS.  I wonder why some of us are different.