Brightness kills the battery

[DAIMONDY]

Up till today my brightness was always set to medium. I would use the phone regularly and i would easily get to an empty battery by between 8 - 10pm, sometimes sooner.

Today my brightness was set to low (not auto!) and its been off charge since 7 this morning and i still have 45% left.

Would anyone else care to try this out to see if you have similar results.

I know there are alot of battery threads on here but i thought it was worth mentioning and having a thread of its own.

 

[James8561]

how about auto brightness?

 

[R42]

how about auto brightness?

I think this option is best for me

I am on Medium now but when i was on auto, i remembered my battery would be good from 830ish to 6-8pm, By that time, i would just recharge it

 

[HM02]

Well, duh.
I mean, the brighter the screen, the more power it consumes.

 

[failed1234]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure this is just common sense.
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[DAIMONDY]

I just wanted to help guys no need for comments like that.

I know brightness will drain power just didn't expect it to be as power hungry as it is. Its not as bad on my iphone, no where near.

 

[HM02]

Well different screen types use different power too. AMOLEDs use the most power. Idk what kind of screen the iPhone has, but the Lumia has a lot more technology behind its screen, so that might be why. Have you turned your screen sensitivity off too? Or to low.

 

[DAIMONDY]

My screen sensitivity is set to normal. There are new options there now but i havnt altered them.

I really don't mind the brightness set to low its more than useable. You lose alot of the vivid colours but i will turn it up for games if i need too if it makes my battery last a full day and still have juice left over im happy.