Originally Posted by
Cloudship
I am still learning this new phone - it seems it likes to have more things running all the time and I have yet to figure out how to control that to save a little battery. Fortunately it has a customizable quick switches feature in the top drop down where Airplane mode still works, which at least gives me one thumb access to flight mode while still working.
Android experts seem to agree that in nearly all cases, the best strategy for battery life is to leave background processes alone. You can see what's consuming power by tapping Settings / Battery. Keeping an eye on that list will help you spot any rogue app that isn't behaving well.