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Black themes - saves battery? |
haris_el
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Hello guys,
I found the site www.blackle.com and straight my mind went on my M600...
Thus if a black theme created, will it be also a battery saver for the mobile?
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xnuo
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yes indeed kiddo...
try to use a black theme and illumination at 50-60% and you will see a great improvement in battery life....
xnuo, M.D.
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haris_el
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i was trying to find a black theme some hours ago, but couldnt find one...
"kiddo" ? lol
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SerFer
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I think there is no sustantial battery saving in setting a black (dark) theme.
It would be different if the phone has a CRT (:)) display. For an LCD the power is due to the backlight that will be ON in the same way for every color.
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hgautam
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No... It does work... I m using the W960 theme with my P990 and the battery lasts for a bit longer and its easily noticible... |
SerFer
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I read the following article:
http://savingenergy.wordpress[....]-energy-one-monitor-at-a-time/
so I was quite sure of the insensitivity of the LCD display consumption to the color.
Could be you are using the phone a little less in this period, same brightness?
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cadcad
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The color of the theme doesn't affect in any way the battery's life!
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ROSAN
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Thanks Guys.
Now after I will always use a black theme.
The articles really made me think abt power saving. Keep up the good work.
Cheers
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haris_el
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So i suppose there is no definite answer here... Only an expert who understands how the phone works, might answer our question...
Anyway i 've found a black theme, and i will test it when i charge the phone full...
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tkshinobi
Joined: May 03, 2007
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I really don`t see why do you worry...it takes 20 mins to charge M600 from 8% to 100% |
max_wedge
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On 2007-10-07 20:34:22, hgautam wrote:
No... It does work... I m using the W960 theme with my P990 and the battery lasts for a bit longer and its easily noticible...
Animations in a theme will drain more power, but this is related to processor usage, not the colours used.
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haris_el
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I very often go for camping, thus sometimes extra battery, is crucial...
When i am in town i never have a problem with battery, and i suppose no one should have...
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altemyr
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When the screen is illuminated by a backlight, like in LED screens, I would say that a black theme consumes somewhat more power than a bright one, since the light will be there all the time, only that it is masked off by the pixels that are activated on the screen. If co current runs through the pixel, it's transparent, otherwise it becomes coloured. For a TFT display, it's the opposite, since it is the pixel itself that emits the light. |
Nyb
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On 2007-10-08 13:28:14, altemyr wrote:
When the screen is illuminated by a backlight, like in LED screens, I would say that a black theme consumes somewhat more power than a bright one, since the light will be there all the time, only that it is masked off by the pixels that are activated on the screen. If co current runs through the pixel, it's transparent, otherwise it becomes coloured. For a TFT display, it's the opposite, since it is the pixel itself that emits the light.
would you care to explain a little more? i didn't quite get what you were trying to say
edit: never mind. i got it after all 
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MrZippy
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On 2007-10-08 13:28:14, altemyr wrote:
When the screen is illuminated by a backlight, like in LED screens, I would say that a black theme consumes somewhat more power than a bright one, since the light will be there all the time, only that it is masked off by the pixels that are activated on the screen. If co current runs through the pixel, it's transparent, otherwise it becomes coloured. For a TFT display, it's the opposite, since it is the pixel itself that emits the light.
I was going to say this too!
The black theme thing is rubbish, as power is needed to turn all the pixels on to mask the backlight, whereas a white background all the pixels are off (no power) to let the white backlight through. |
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