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If you thought that getting an extended life battery for your new Samsung Galaxy Nexus was a good idea, you were right. The bad news is that it will be of little help if you do not change some things in the menus of the smartphone itself. Read on to find out how to make the battery last longer on the Galaxy Nexus here in this quick article.
This Is A Nice Smartphone But It Chews Up Batteries
So you have a nice shiny new Galaxy Nexus, the first smartphone in the world to run Google Android Ice Cream Sandwich from the factory. But as nice as it is, it has a huge screen that eats up the battery power. It is easy to turn down the screen brightness, especially at night when it is not needed. There is more that can be done. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is a smartphone that uses 4G networks. This service is using up battery power when the smartphone is in fringe areas of 4G reception. So far, 3G still is the king of carrier signals, and turning off 4G will not interrupt a call on 3G. So why not turn it off if you are in an area with a poor 4G signal? Here is how to do that and save battery life in the process.
How To Turn Off The 4G Radio In The Nexus
Turning off the 4G radio on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is not hard. All the user needs to do is access the menus of the handset. The first step is to access the notification bar. This will bring up a list of options. The correct choice is “Settings”. After tapping on the “Settings” icon, you will be taken to the “Wireless and Networks” screen. From this screen scroll down and tap on the word, “more”. Again you will need to scroll down to find the “Mobile Networks” tab on the menu and select ( tap ) it. Now a “Mobile Network Settings” page comes up and on this page select “Network Modes”. A new screen pops up with “preferred network mode” on it. There are two options. One says “LTE/CDMA” and the other says “CMDA”. To turn off 4G and help save battery life, choose the second. This can be changed back at any time when a strong 4G signal is available.
The Extended Battery Is Not Much Bigger
The above steps will not affect billing prices or data plans. All it does is disable the 4G radio in the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. If you opted to get the extended life battery, and you are curious as to how much more “extended” it really is, check this out. The original battery is 1850 mAh. The extended life model is 2100 mAh. That is a tiny difference in actual power, just 250 mAh. Knowing the trick above will come in handy.
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This article was written by a guest blogger. 
