ICloud Photo Sharing / Safari sync on 5s, iOS 7.1.2

Hi Apple experts:
An iPhone 5s (A1457/A1530) running on iOS 7.1.2. During usage I observe battery life ( be it usage or standby ) about 1/3 lower than average.
Turned off iCloud service from the start of re-installing 7.1.2 (in DFU mode) last time already. Short battery life still observed since then.
Suspected that some processes are resource-hogging while phone is sleeping.
Connected to my Mac and using iPhone console in XCode to retrieve the following findings:
1: a.Symptom: mstreamd has been working even during sleep yet from the looks of it, it is stuck in an infinite loop.
    Below's an excerpt of the device log:
Aug 14 11:39:06 Ts-iPhone mstreamd[859] <Notice>: (Note ) mstreamd: Not monitoring for external power.
Aug 14 11:39:06 Ts-iPhone mstreamd[859] <Notice>: (Note ) PS: Media stream daemon stopping.
Aug 14 11:39:06 Ts-iPhone mstreamd[859] <Notice>: (Note ) AS: <MSIOSAlbumSharingDaemon: 0x137e5d6e0>: Shared Streams daemon has shut down.
Aug 14 11:39:06 Ts-iPhone mstreamd[859] <Notice>: (Warn ) mstreamd: mstreamd shutting down.
Aug 14 11:39:06 Ts-iPhone mstreamd[862] <Notice>: (Note ) mstreamd: mstreamd starting up.
Aug 14 11:39:06 Ts-iPhone mstreamd[862] <Notice>: (Note ) PS: Media stream daemon starting...
Aug 14 11:39:46 Ts-iPhone mstreamd[862] <Notice>: (Note ) mstreamd: Not monitoring for external power.
Aug 14 11:39:46 Ts-iPhone mstreamd[862] <Notice>: (Note ) PS: Media stream daemon stopping.
Aug 14 11:39:46 Ts-iPhone mstreamd[862] <Notice>: (Note ) AS: <MSIOSAlbumSharingDaemon: 0x15556e450>: Shared Streams daemon has shut down.
Aug 14 11:39:46 Ts-iPhone mstreamd[862] <Notice>: (Warn ) mstreamd: mstreamd shutting down.
Aug 14 11:39:46 Ts-iPhone mstreamd[865] <Notice>: (Note ) mstreamd: mstreamd starting up.
Aug 14 11:39:46 Ts-iPhone mstreamd[865] <Notice>: (Note ) PS: Media stream daemon starting...
     Notice the 40 seconds interval between the 2 attempts - the interval pattern is consistent and every time it happens the cpu usage will have a 10~20% spike (monitored using Instruments courtesy of XCode).
    b.Actions: Followed the tips Ashin shared in http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1715396&page=3
                  Worked for a while but mstreamd will come back after restarting / sitting aside for few hours.
                  Deleted iCloud acc on iPhone and it does not go off, stays in background running every 40 seconds till today.
2: a.Symptom: syncdefaultsd working every 2 minutes checking with server. See below for device log:
Aug 14 11:39:22 Ts-iPhone syncdefaultsd[863] <Notice>: (Note ) SYDAccount: no account
Aug 14 11:39:22 Ts-iPhone syncdefaultsd[863] <Notice>: (Note ) SYDPIMAccount: no account (null)
Aug 14 11:39:22 Ts-iPhone syncdefaultsd[863] <Notice>: (Note ) SYDAlwaysOnAccount: no account (null)
    b. Actions: Safari bookmark sync in iCloud turned off -> no change.
                   Deleted iCloud acc on iPhone -> no change.
3. a. Symptom: webbookmarksd running in background since bootup. Observed using ActMonitor by Aeonika.
    b. Actions: NIL since no matter I restrict Safari or SIGINT KILL it in XCode Instrument, it comes back eventually.
TL;DR - iCloud related services are still running in background every now and then even after turned off.
Do I need to reset iCloud documents & data service, or reinstall iOS in DFU? Can I restore my backups?
Please kindly advise further actions or workarounds. Looking forward to your reply.
Thanks in advance!

Hey wangyz_david,
Thanks for the question and detailed information. I understand that you are experiencing issues with your iPhone 5s in relation to battery life. The following website outlines some great tips for maximizing battery performance:
Apple - Batteries - Maximizing Performance
http://www.apple.com/batteries/maximizing-performance/
I also understand that you are interested in performing a recovery mode restore. You can find information regarding recovery mode here:
If you can't update or restore your iOS device
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
Please keep in mind that restoring your backup may cause the issue to be restored as well. For the best isolation steps, you may wish to restore as new:
iOS: How to back up your data and set up your device as a new device
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4137
After erasing and setting up as a new device, your device is now in a factory configuration. Test to determine if erasing and setting up as a new device resolved the issue. Content on the device may have caused unexpected behavior.
If the issue is still present, you may want to contact Apple Support.
Thanks,
Matt M.

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