A recent testing showed that Google's Android 6.0 Marshmallow has significantly extended the battery life of Nexus 5 when the smartphone was left in idle mode. The testing was conducted by a Germany-based tech website.
In the experiment, two Nexus 5 handsets were used; the first one was running on Android Lollipop while the second handset was powered by Android M. It was found that Nexus 5 handset powered by Android M lasts 300 percent longer compared to devices running on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, a report from International Business Times said on Tuesday.
"When left for 24 hours in standby mode, the battery of Lollipop run Nexus 5 was down by 12%, while the one powered by Marshmallow was down by only 4.5%, according to the test done by the website. When kept on standby for 48 hours, the battery of the device running on Google's 6.0 OS was down by 9%, whereas the one running on Lollipop was down by 24%," the report said, explaining the battery test.
Googles Nexus 5 features a 4.95-inch True HD IPS+ capacitive touchscreen with 1080 x 1920 pixels. Inside the handset is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor with 16 GB or 32 GB internal memory, a 2 GB RAM, 8 MP main camera, 1.3 MP secondary snapper and a non-removable Li-Po 2300 mAh battery. It was reported that the handset will receive Android 6.0 Marshmallow once it is launched in October 2015.
There's no doubt that Google Nexus 5 has superb features, physical design and high-end specifications. However, it was noted that the smartphone has shorter battery life since it consumes a lot of power. The battery problem basically besets the general performance of the device. For instance, gamers reportedly end up charging their smartphones multiple times in a day. However, industry experts speculate that Nexus 5's battery will perform better with the coming of Android M's final firmware.
Techtimes reports that Nexus 5 users have been clamoring for a fix to the mobile radio active bug spotted in Android 5.0 Lollipop. It was stressed that "the issue causes different Android devices to suffer from severe battery draining issues due to the radio components of the devices."
"In investigating the bug-reports shared in this tracker we discovered and fixed an issue where the device was waking up unnecessarily. There are some fixes for additional improvements. This particular fix will ship in Android M, and is just one in a number of efforts to improve battery life," said an Android Project member as posted on Google's Android Developer community thread.
