Galaxy S6 Battery Review from a Real User - Galaxy S6 General

According to him, with medium use, he took the phone off charge at 8AM, and by the time he got home at 5PM, the phone had 43% which is pretty decent.
He saays light user but his description of his usage is more of a medium use imo
Usage included:
Taking pictures throughout the day - testing the HDR features
Testing the slow motion video function
Downloaded a 72mb app
Checking emails throughout the day
browsing menus and settings throughout the day
20 minute phone call
https://youtu.be/cdVAqO3PWPg

If you look in the comments it says 1hr 58m screen on time.
Ugh. Not impressed. Not terrible, but not impressed.

I would consider that light use. It seems the battery is comparable to the galaxy s5

se1000 said:
If you look in the comments it says 1hr 58m screen on time.
Ugh. Not impressed. Not terrible, but not impressed.
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Where I don't see that

smooth4lyfe said:
Where I don't see that
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The user has replied to the comments under this video in youtube about screen on time as 1:58

manojmcn said:
The user has replied to the comments under this video in youtube about screen on time as 1:58
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Oh ok I see it now....I'm hoping to see more tests

Sounds about the same SOT as my S5. Not great, but I can (and have been) live with that.

that's fine IMO

I'll wait til the phone has been in my hands for a week before I make any determination on battery life.

It really depends on how bright the screen was set. Until we know that, 1h58m doesn't mean much.

Japultra said:
It really depends on how bright the screen was set. Until we know that, 1h58m doesn't mean much.
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Yeah there are a lot of factors which come into play so it doesnt mean much at all

Maybe it's not enough for me. I think I'll buy the 4000 mAh battery case of Zerolemon, looks good

For brightness he said : "I've got it set on 'auto' and the screen is on 'Adaptive Display' mode."
Its hard to say what sort of ambient light he was in and what the brightness was scaled to due to his background.

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It really depends on how bright the screen was set. Until we know that, 1h58m doesn't mean much.
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IMO screen brightness has little impact on battery. half way on my S4 i get 5hrs 30 mins screen time. full brightness i get 5 hrs 10 mins. basically 20 extra minutes.. probably less impact on newer more efficient screens such as the S6. what impacts battery the most is data and cpu, so unless you know exactly what the person had running and was doing, it's pointless.

What is the thing that make more impact on the battery?

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If you look in the comments it says 1hr 58m screen on time.
Ugh. Not impressed. Not terrible, but not impressed.
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So I asked the guy about the battery and he says there will be a software update when released and that he only has a "training device" so it might not be a true reflection of the device
"Hi, the 'time on' only gives a reading from the last time the device was fully charged. UnfortunatelyI've been told to avoid battery testing because I have a a 'training device' and there will be new updated software on the retail version of the Samsung Galaxy S6 upon its release (April 10th in the UK). Therefore any tests I do wouldn't be a true reflection of the device. Everything else on the phone I should be able to test in full.

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So I asked the guy about the battery and he says there will be a software update when released and that he only has a "training device" so it might not be a true reflection of the device
"Hi, the 'time on' only gives a reading from the last time the device was fully charged. UnfortunatelyI've been told to avoid battery testing because I have a a 'training device' and there will be new updated software on the retail version of the Samsung Galaxy S6 upon its release (April 10th in the UK). Therefore any tests I do wouldn't be a true reflection of the device. Everything else on the phone I should be able to test in full.
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Hm... does anyone else read "Android 5.1 on launch" between the lines?

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Hm... does anyone else read "Android 5.1 on launch" between the lines?
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Lol true true

Looking at the numbers, I'm wondering if the radio firmware just isn't optimized very well. Seems like talk time is wayy down compared to everything else.

se1000 said:
Looking at the numbers, I'm wondering if the radio firmware just isn't optimized very well. Seems like talk time is wayy down compared to everything else.
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Oh, that's true, we'll know when we get it

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Got It! My experience so far...

Got my Nexus One today. I was like a kid waiting to go to the candy store all day at school. I don't know if I have ever looked forward to going to work as much as I did today. Instant impression/feedback on "issues" to look out for:
"Dust Issue": I have no clicking corners or dust under the screen. Build quality seems top notch!
The boxing seems to be top notch as well. Nice design, good layout, I was able to put it all back together with ease(not common with cell phone boxes).
Battery: 42% charged out of the box, which is nice! I am going to give it a go at running it down before bed so I can leave it on the charger overnight to get a good full first charge and set the battery stats correctly.
Beyond that, not much to add to the conversation.
Going to add in some stuff as I go along:
On Screen Keyboard: In landscape I can type faster on this than my G1! I started practicing using the onscreen keyboard on my G1 after I ordered the N1, so the learning curve wasn't as steep as a new user... but none-the-less I can type very fast on this, to say the least. Can't wait to experience the better keyboards out there than the stock one.
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Battery: 42% charged out of the box, which is nice! I am going to give it a go at running it down before bed so I can leave it on the charger overnight to get a good full first charge and set the battery stats correctly.
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The card manual it comes with says to charge it first.
I think if you run it down first without a full charge first, you'll degrade the battery from the get-go.
Paul22000 said:
The card manual it comes with says to charge it first.
I think if you run it down first without a full charge first, you'll degrade the battery from the get-go.
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So it does... eh, I am going to stick to my tried and true method (Also the method the HTC tech training told us to tell customers to use with every single HTC made phone, and the same thing the BB guys said). I already did it this way with 1 N1, and the battery lasted me 24 hours, my manager almost 48, and the tester after her almost 48 hours as well.
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The card manual it comes with says to charge it first.
I think if you run it down first without a full charge first, you'll degrade the battery from the get-go.
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It's Li-ion... so no he won't.
Oh, so no dust issue for you! I hope I'm as lucky, when, if I ever, hopefully soon, get my N1! ^.^
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Oh, so no dust issue for you! I hope I'm as lucky, when, if I ever, hopefully soon, get my N1! ^.^
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Yup, and I have a theory on the dust issue... I think it is because they get too cold in shipping, so the contraction of the screen and seal causes it to come loose... and considering the first couple weeks this phone was launched, we were having a really bad cold spell in the US, it was a bit more widespread than usual.
And yes, Li-Ion, so all I need to worry about it making sure the micro-chip has the proper low and high battery level set.
I could see this cold thing being true, even down here in Florida where I live it is still cold - even in the Winter it doesn't quite get as cold as it recently has. If this theory is correct, then when it starts to get warmer the issue will soon not be a problem.
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I could see this cold thing being true, even down here in Florida where I live it is still cold - even in the Winter it doesn't quite get as cold as it recently has. If this theory is correct, then when it starts to get warmer the issue will soon not be a problem.
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In Florida too! Dang that was the coldest winter we ever had (altamonte springs )
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In Florida too! Dang that was the coldest winter we ever had (altamonte springs )
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I so agree!! I hate this cold weather so much! I'm definitely not used to it.. the news where I live said it was going to "snow", I've never seen snow in my life, and yet this still wasn't the year >.>
I'm new to these forums, and I don't think this is the place to discuss all of this though
uansari1 said:
It's Li-ion... so no he won't.
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What is the purpose of the card manual saying to do this?
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What is the purpose of the card manual saying to do this?
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I am not 100% sure... I would assume if you don't turn the phone on at all, and do as it says, it would turn out just fine and get the 100% level set right, which is the most important one to have properly set. As well, I think it has to do with a small amount of "idiot" proofing the process for people, in that if they do it that way it is fewer steps, and they won't randomly think their battery sucks because they only got 8 hours off it out of the box, or they mess up and put it on the charger right after turning it on and messing up the settings of the micro chip that reads the levels.
I have an "expert" BB training tomorrow, and then in 2 weeks we have our "expert" HTC training. I will ask both tomorrow and at the HTC one why they say this... BB says the same thing in their manual, even though at the tech trainings they tell us otherwise.
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What is the purpose of the card manual saying to do this?
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Other than the speculation that pjc already made, another reason is that they don't want people to fail to notice that the battery came partially charged and they have a negative impression of the phone when they get the low battery warning so soon during their first experience.
Also, today's phones might come with around 50% charge level, but next month phones might ship with 10% charge or who knows. So, telling them to charge before use avoids any unnecessary brushes with problems arising from doing the initial setup with a low battery. This will be especially true when people starting getting phones after the first OTA is out. If an OTA triggers right after unboxing with less than 20% battery that could be bad.
And, an uncalibrated battery may say 40% out of the box, but in reality it might be at 70% or 20% or who knows - until it is calibrated.
And finally, while the limit that the phone most likely needs calibration on is the lower limit, the consequences of not calibrating the lower limit are simply that you get more warnings sooner than you needed to. It won't actually affect how long the phone can stay on since that is determined by the battery reaching an actual hardware limit that is pretty fixed and measurable (only the estimation of that limit is off, but the phone has a pretty good idea of when it actually reaches that limit). On the other hand, while calibrating the upper limit is probably going to happen anyway just by using the phone and recharging it overnight as many people tend to do, the upper limit is the one that can affect the entire length of time the phone can stay on because if you don't charge it to "true full" then you really do have less energy in the battery.
So, all in all, "charge your phone before use" is probably the best bang for the buck in terms of characters-per-useful-info that they can put on a "read this first" card.
But, for best battery life - read the guidelines posted here and on other forums and sites on how to properly calibrate your battery and follow them. Typically you want to first discharge until the phone forces itself to turn off - then recharge until it says it is full and then keep charging a few hours past that for good measure, then you are golden for a long time...

Got Glass today....battery is poor

Not sure what I expected I guess. I found these glasses much more fascinating before I got them. People stare at you when you show up with them. Some are intrigued, some want you to remove them with dealing with you. What I have found is they are a better attachment to my S5 than my Gear 2 watch. Love the heads up text display, etc.
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Not sure what I expected I guess. I found these glasses much more fascinating before I got them. People stare at you when you show up with them. Some are intrigued, some want you to remove them with dealing with you. What I have found is they are a better attachment to my S5 than my Gear 2 watch. Love the heads up text display, etc.
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Does it have a recording feature why persons want u to remove it before dealing with them?
Does it really cost $1500 us?
Apart from what u stated, do u love the device?
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Does it have a recording feature why persons want u to remove it before dealing with them?
Does it really cost $1500 us?
Apart from what u stated, do u love the device?
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Yes, you can take pictures and video with it. It is $1500. Aside from all of that, I do like it so far.
EVOme said:
Yes, you can take pictures and video with it. It is $1500. Aside from all of that, I do like it so far.
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Great to hear, been watching a lot of video reviews on it n I must say it is a good device am jus t not into wearable tech just yet. I think we are getting there but not in the sense that Google is trying... And for 1500 bucks I think we should get at least a spare
Drain the battery completely and then charge it completely a few times. Mine lasts all day.
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Drain the battery completely and then charge it completely a few times. Mine lasts all day.
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I thought this was a bad idea to do with newer batteries? Notably, either keeping the battery charged at 100% for extended periods (some devices charge to 100% and then let the battery drop down to like 97% then re-charge), or draining it all the way down to/near 0%.
I have heard that as well. In the case of Glass, I got decent battery life the first day or two, but on the third day I took it off of the charger and it reported <10% a few minutes later. Half an hour later it shut itself off and I plugged it in and left it plugged in for the day. I haven't had an issue since; it now lasts me from 5am to 10pm every day.
Others in the Explorers forum report the same "fix" and swear by it.
Be careful to leave it on when charging
Glass, like other devices that use the same technology, need a few full charge-discharge cycles to reach full battery lifetime.
Glass also has the crazy property that they will not charge if they are completely turned off and shut down. Make sure the LED is flashing when you expect them to be charging!
actually, how long you can use that google glass? it suposed to be a day without charging?
I got 4 pairs of glass for $50 because of the home try out program lol. The battery life isn't good however at the same time it's mainly because you can't shut off wifi or Bluetooth without installing glass control
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My battery seemed to last all day. I would go get that checked.
Firware updates
When I was on version 13.x I could go all day no problem. Ever since then I can go about half day. Its software so I'm now worried.
Same here.
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Might be that they are still in dev? Just my opinion.
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I actually bought mine in India and it last for a day and half.
XxCyberHackerxX said:
I got 4 pairs of glass for $50 because of the home try out program lol. The battery life isn't good however at the same time it's mainly because you can't shut off wifi or Bluetooth without installing glass control
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Wait how'd you get 4pairs for $50?!?
Google glass try out program
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For future reference...
So how much the battery holds? I'm planning to buy Google Glass once I get my savings ready lol
Google Glass Battery Life
C410s said:
So how much the battery holds? I'm planning to buy Google Glass once I get my savings ready lol
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I know that Google initially estimated a battery life of 1 day for 'typical' use, but I suppose that can vary considering not everyone’s "day" is typically the same As we all know, many hi-tech devices, can have a touchy battery life, some which seem surprisingly low for this day and age and some that hold up rather well, regardless of how often we use them. So perhaps it could possibly depend upon the initial charge and/or overall treatment of the device and battery? Also, I believe they did an upgrade to the operating system earlier this year that included improving the battery life, and from what I’ve heard, it’s a bit better than it was before!
how long does the battery last?
feverdoingwork said:
how long does the battery last?
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Mine lasts over 20 hours.

Battery Life Declining

Hi guys,
So bought the Verizon Galaxy S5 for my fiance when it came out. Over the past week or two it's been dying rather quickly. Attached are some battery metrics I took from the screenshot. Do they look normal to you?
It looks like the android system is using up all the battery, but I'm not sure why this is.
Thanks in advance for any help!
Mike
It seems your Gps is on.
Keep GPS off.(Location).
This will help you to boost your battery.
this is perfectly normal. having 35% after 8 hours is actually average
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Hi guys,
So bought the Verizon Galaxy S5 for my fiance when it came out. Over the past week or two it's been dying rather quickly. Attached are some battery metrics I took from the screenshot. Do they look normal to you?
It looks like the android system is using up all the battery, but I'm not sure why this is.
Thanks in advance for any help!
Mike
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Do you remember what the screen time was from those screenshots? Android OS at 60% seems really high
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WCM3 said:
Hi guys,
So bought the Verizon Galaxy S5 for my fiance when it came out. Over the past week or two it's been dying rather quickly.
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You have unrealistic expectations. Using two thirds of the charge over 8 hours is not atypical. Why do you believe otherwise?
You can do various tweaks to gain a few hours e.g. GPS always off, short screen time outs, perhaps install some inverted apps (black themed screens use considerably less battery), et cetera. Or perhaps invest in an extended capacity battery. Or some people feel that it is easier to carry a spare battery.
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What is everyone on in this thread?! 8 hours is nothing and unless you have been gaming non stop, which seems doubtful considering the display being almost non existent in the log, you should normally get at least 24-48 hours with about 3-5 hours of screen time. Something is wrong with either the software or the battery, but normally it is a software problem, BBS is your friend.
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should normally get at least 24-48 hours
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You sir, are a troll until proven otherwise. You are simply wrong, perhaps the reason why all of the other posts disagree with you. 24+ hours is not normal. The only way anyone would get that kind of duration is to have the phone off most of the time and most people do not use their phones that way. The OP had 8.6 hours at @ 32% remaining, a wholly normal result.
Certainly battery life varies widely depending on GPS & wifi use, gaming, screen time and so forth. But to claim that 24+ hours is normal is egregiously specious.
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You sir, are a troll until proven otherwise. You are simply wrong, perhaps the reason why all of the other posts disagree with you. 24+ hours is not normal. The only way anyone would get that kind of duration is to have the phone off most of the time and most people do not use their phones that way. The OP had 8.6 hours at @ 32% remaining, a wholly normal result.
Certainly battery life varies widely depending on GPS & wifi use, gaming, screen time and so forth. But to claim that 24+ hours is normal is egregiously specious.
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Wow wow, hold your horses, you are being serious? It is completely normal for me with my 900F model and a lot of people are getting it. 24/48 hours is my typical battery with phone on (the battery obviously doesn't count power off, so that is a moot point anyways). I happened to make a SS last month and will share it for you to see and I didn't even try to save the battery, I never do since the battery of the S5 is so exceptional!
I agree, it does not look normal. Something is probably holding wake locks or working the CPU. There's a lot of badly written apps out there, including some of the most popular. I've seen FB messenger and Slacker radio apps use 2-6% CPU in the background for no good reason, consistently until force closed.
In any case, try to install an app that can read wakelocks, like BetterBatteryStats or GSAM. Also check the tasks screen in Android Tuner to see if something is keeping the CPU busy in the background for no reason.
Once you figure out the abnormal drain, try installing my app, LeanDroid to extend your battery even more
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Only get ~2 hours of on screen time - "Android System" battery drain

I am on the latest 7.0 beta, T-Mobile version, I am getting pretty frustrated. I only get ~2 hours of on screen time. Right now at 30% and Android System has used 1350 mAh and CPU total is close to 5 hours.
Attached some pictures from yesterday and basically the same exact thing - maybe one of the packages listed is killing the battery?
I know there are a lot of posts about this issue but nothing that I've found useful unfortunatlely.
Did you try a factory reset? That help me get good battery life.
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Did you try a factory reset? That help me get good battery life.
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Been thinking about doing that, but not sure why it got really bad all of a sudden. I could get 3 to 4 hours before.
I think I'll wait until the official release is out and then do a reset - hopefully it comes out soon.
Still on 6.0.1 & Android System is my #1 battery drainer.
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Still on 6.0.1 & Android System is my #1 battery drainer.
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I am getting pretty fed up. Thought the new updates would make it better but no go for me.
If only you got root, I strongly recommend using Myandroidtools/disable service. Samsung roms sucks pretty bad, I have never ever experienced something like battery drain on other phones. Since I disabled 80+ Google Services and some samsung bloat, android system takes about 2-4% drain after a whole day. I am using Renovate on nougat.
Looks like a lot of you are very unlucky. My battery life is superb! At the end of the day I still have ~35% battery remaining. I recharge every night regardless of how much battery I have left, so it does me just fine
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If only you got root, I strongly recommend using Myandroidtools/disable service. Samsung roms sucks pretty bad, I have never ever experienced something like battery drain on other phones. Since I disabled 80+ Google Services and some samsung bloat, android system takes about 2-4% drain after a whole day. I am using Renovate on nougat.
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I would strongly advise to stay away from any of those 'fancy' package disablers.
They do no good and often deteriate things. I have on average over 8hours SOT and never used disablers.
Most Samsung apps don't put any drain on the battery. It's things like Facebook etc that hog resources.
Yeah, if only i got Facebook apps installed. I have fully working locations, notifications and other stuff - most of services I disabled are feedbacks, silent loggers and stuff I dont need or use. Only corrupted app is Gmail - which I don't use.
I got sync switched on, lots of calls, auto brightness, voice assistant and usually get 5 hours SOT during my usage which isn't bad at all.
So not sure what did it, but I installed Greenify and also changed from 1080p to 1440p and I get about 3ish hours on screen time. Still terrible but will do for now.
My phone also feels faster after changing resolution back to 1440p. So weird.
Disable ubication and always on display.
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Disable ubication and always on display.
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I use AOD all day, one of the reasons I got the phone. Not willing to part ways with it lol
ubication?
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I use AOD all day, one of the reasons I got the phone. Not willing to part ways with it lol
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I mean location. Aod takes almost 40% of battery in 24 hours.
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I mean location. Aod takes almost 40% of battery in 24 hours.
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I remember Samsung saying it only consumes a couple a percentage points.
This article tested and it's nowhere near 40%. And I use the phone about 15 hours before it gets charged again so it should have a huge impact.
ww.techspot.com/amp/news/64162-tested-galaxy-s7-always-display-consumes-little-battery.html?client=ms-android-hms-tmobile-us
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I remember Samsung saying it only consumes a couple a percentage points.
This article tested and it's nowhere near 40%. And I use the phone about 15 hours before it gets charged again so it should have a huge impact.
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Okay, stop reading useless news and try it by yourself. Phone dont go fully in doze mode with AOD on and keeps light and other sensors on like proximity to put more or less light in the aod screen. You are complaining about **** battery and I am telling you that I have tested how aod can take 40% of battery in one day. You really believe samsung? Come on...
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Okay, stop reading useless news and try it by yourself. Phone dont go fully in doze mode with AOD on and keeps light and other sensors on like proximity to put more or less light in the aod screen. You are complaining about **** battery and I am telling you that I have tested how aod can take 40% of battery in one day. You really believe samsung? Come on...
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I really don't think you're right as that's not my experience either. I cited the article because usually the tech websites have some experience - my anecdotal data, or yours, doesn't carry much weight.
As posted before, my screen time has increased and keeps going up. Got near 4 hours of on screen time today. Greenify must have killed a process that was putting the CPU on overdrive and which showed up under Android System. I shouldn't have to take the time to find fixes however since Samsung and the Doze feature should be doing this already.
I appreciate your advice, no need to get upset we're just having a discussion...
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I really don't think you're right as that's not my experience either. I cited the article because usually the tech websites have some experience - my anecdotal data, or yours, doesn't carry much weight.
As posted before, my screen time has increased and keeps going up. Got near 4 hours of on screen time today. Greenify must have killed a process that was putting the CPU on overdrive and which showed up under Android System. I shouldn't have to take the time to find fixes however since Samsung and the Doze feature should be doing this already.
I appreciate your advice, no need to get upset we're just having a discussion...
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I don't really see a discussion in the fact that AOD uses a lot of battery if you keep it on all day, it's pretty much guaranteed that AOD is the main culprit. And your own experience with your phone and its settings is worth a lot more than the experiences from some tech website. Everyone's phone/settings is different.

FHD+ or WQHD+

Hi S10+ owners,
My current screen resolution is FHD+. Wanted to change that to WQHD+.. before that wanted to ask you guys if anyone experiencing any noticeable battery drainage? especially when the phone is in idle state/screensaver mode?
Thanks
sam20e said:
Hi S10+ owners,
My current screen resolution is FHD+. Wanted to change that to WQHD+.. before that wanted to ask you guys if anyone experiencing any noticeable battery drainage? especially when the phone is in idle state/screensaver mode?
Thanks
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Do you have exynos or sd variant?
justvalencia said:
Do you have exynos or sd variant?
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it's exynos.
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it's exynos.
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You should check your deep sleep percentagebif you are having a battery problems. Cause most of the time the s10 exynos does enter into deep sleep even while idle.
I easily get 10h+ Sot at 1440p.
I remember reading that running at fullhd+ will only give you about 30 min of extra battery life a day, I think the health of your eyes is more important, higher definition reduces eye strain and it definitely looks way better when gaming.
10 hours?
How do you manage that? I thought I was doing good with 7 or so. I have it WQHD with brightness set to just below the warning mark.
Anyways, the way I see it, if the resolution is there, I'm gonna use it. No point in having it not to use it. As long as my battery gets me through the day, which it has done easily since I got, with heavy use as well, then I'm happy.
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10 hours?
How do you manage that? I thought I was doing good with 7 or so. I have it WQHD with brightness set to just below the warning mark.
Anyways, the way I see it, if the resolution is there, I'm gonna use it. No point in having it not to use it. As long as my battery gets me through the day, which it has done easily since I got, with heavy use as well, then I'm happy.
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I have very strict app management habits and whenever anything goes out of order it gets uninstalled forever.
The "worst" screenshot was taken at 17%, half the time on LTE and max brightness, the best was during a more relaxing day and ended at 3%
I'm going another full battery run today, 2h Sot and still at 88% battery so far, this time I uninstalled Nova and Sesame to see how OneUI Home stands against them.
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I have very strict app management habits and whenever anything goes out of order it gets uninstalled forever.
The "worst" screenshot was taken at 17%, half the time on LTE and max brightness, the best was during a more relaxing day and ended at 3%
I'm going another full battery run today, 2h Sot and still at 88% battery so far, this time I uninstalled Nova and Sesame to see how OneUI Home stands against them.
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Care to share more in depth on this? I havent even really been on my phone today and i'm at 80% with an hour of SOT
S8 user here
for long time i used FHD+ then switched to WQHD+ and i dont see any difference in battery life (if there is any its not a deal breaker)
Gilley said:
Care to share more in depth on this? I havent even really been on my phone today and i'm at 80% with an hour of SOT
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Would you like an in depth guide on how to optimise this phone for battery life?
I was thinking about making one completely dedicated to this device, no generic android crap, there is a lot of potential.
Corv0 said:
Would you like an in depth guide on how to optimise this phone for battery life?
I was thinking about making one completely dedicated to this device, no generic android crap, there is a lot of potential.
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Yeah I think you would get a lot of people interested in something like this. I am happy to get 5-7 hours of SOT, would be awesome to get even more. I have all my location settings turned off for every app basically so dunno where else to start really after that
Gilley said:
Yeah I think you would get a lot of people interested in something like this. I am happy to get 5-7 hours of SOT, would be awesome to get even more. I have all my location settings turned off for every app basically so dunno where else to start really after that
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I'll get working on that by end of this week
There's negligable battery difference between FHD and WQHD+. But there is definitely a difference in visual quality.You should definitely use WQHD+.
As for those who are saying they get x hours SOT. You can't compare with others. It's different for everyone. It depends on a massive number of factors. How good a cell reception you get, brightness, what you have enabled (wifi, bluetooth, NFC etc), AOD, what apps are running, what apps you use, what you use the phone for during the day, was the phone used for long period or intermittent use.
It's silly to ry to compare or match others. Just be happy with your own use, otherwise you'll spend more time trying to get more SOT, than you will just actually using and enjoying the phone.
the_scotsman said:
There's negligable battery difference between FHD and WQHD+. But there is definitely a difference in visual quality.You should definitely use WQHD+.
As for those who are saying they get x hours SOT. You can't compare with others. It's different for everyone. It depends on a massive number of factors. How good a cell reception you get, brightness, what you have enabled (wifi, bluetooth, NFC etc), AOD, what apps are running, what apps you use, what you use the phone for during the day, was the phone used for long period or intermittent use.
It's silly to ry to compare or match others. Just be happy with your own use, otherwise you'll spend more time trying to get more SOT, than you will just actually using and enjoying the phone.
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That is very true [emoji106] but having a guide for a better battery would still be helpful x
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Corv0 said:
I'll get working on that by end of this week
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subscribing for more info. very interested!
the_scotsman said:
How good a cell reception you get, brightness, what you have enabled (wifi, bluetooth, NFC etc), AOD, what apps are running, what apps you use, what you use the phone for during the day, was the phone used for long period or intermittent use..
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Does wifi affects battery? is it better to use 4G or Wifi for longer battery lifetime?
Mephotis said:
Does wifi affects battery? is it better to use 4G or Wifi for longer battery lifetime?
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I guess that depends on the quality of your connection. If your reception is not very good at home your radio might be really busy getting a proper signal.
Corv0 said:
Would you like an in depth guide on how to optimise this phone for battery life?
I was thinking about making one completely dedicated to this device, no generic android crap, there is a lot of potential.
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Very good idea ! I'm interested !
latino147 said:
I guess that depends on the quality of your connection. If your reception is not very good at home your radio might be really busy getting a proper signal.
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What if i have good Wifi reception and Good 4G reception, both will always be at full bars when i'm at home, which one should i use?
Mephotis said:
What if i have good Wifi reception and Good 4G reception, both will always be at full bars when i'm at home, which one should i use?
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Wifi will use less battery if both have a good signal, to answer your question

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