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So I would have gotten a Note Pro or a Tab Pro, but those reviews were generally pretty pessimistic about the battery life. The reviews for the new Tab S are a lot more positive about battery. What explains the difference? Just curious.
jjfad said:
So I would have gotten a Note Pro or a Tab Pro, but those reviews were generally pretty pessimistic about the battery life. The reviews for the new Tab S are a lot more positive about battery. What explains the difference? Just curious.
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So, I can answer this at least in reference to the 8.4.
The battery capacity is slightly larger 4900mAh vs 4800mAh. But beyond this, it really depends on how the tablet is used. In amoled screens, pixels are individually lit. That means no power is required for black pixels because the individual LEDs are just off. In the case of the Tab Pro's screen, the LCD has a backlight that covers the entire screen, so basically the same amount of illumination is given to dark pixels as light, which is the reason why the contrast is reduced vs the amoled screen.
A (simplification of a) trade-off here is that at a certain ratio of light to dark pixels, it uses more energy to power an amoled screen vs a backlit LCD at the same brightness. So generally, if you're watching a dark movie using apps with dark backgrounds energy consumption will be lower. The opposite can be said about viewing images with bright vibrant colors. It's really hard to gauge what the net gain or loss is under a normal use scenario, but it seems that we may be able to presume that it is at least slightly more efficient based upon the initial reviews.
I've read some reviews that indicate 12+ hours of use at 50% brightness. My guess is that these things used in the real world would get battery life somewhere between 7 and 9 hours. I have an older Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 (AMOLED) and that's roughly what I get.
Wow. Thanks for the explanation. One of the reviews I read where there was a divergent test (web surfing rundown vs video rundown) and the Tab S did *way* better on the video rundown .
So far: 10.5 model, 32GB, initial charge, low brightness (25% or less), lots of video streaming, video downloading, lots of screen use, lots of surfing, lots of wi-fi use, I'm at 8 hours use time with 33% charge remaining.
We would all like infinite battery life but in "real world use", I think this is pretty decent battery life.
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So far: 10.5 model, 32GB, initial charge, low brightness (25% or less), lots of video streaming, video downloading, lots of screen use, lots of surfing, lots of wi-fi use, I'm at 8 hours use time with 33% charge remaining.
We would all like infinite battery life but in "real world use", I think this is pretty decent battery life.
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How can you enjoy that at 25% brightness. That kind of defeats the purpose of having a phenomenal display.
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How can you enjoy that at 25% brightness. That kind of defeats the purpose of having a phenomenal display.
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I enjoy it easily. A phenomenal display does not require "flame thrower brightness". Quite the opposite. I wasn't outside in the blazing sun. Additionally, I've never used monitors, TVs, tablets or phone at 100% or even 50% brightness -- it's just too bright for me, so why waste the battery power? I think people have become acclimated to jacking up the brightness because of poor LCD display black levels and viewing angles. Manufacturers like to cheat with contrast ratios by boosting the backlight because low black levels are so much more difficult and expensive to produce.
Lol 25% brightness? Seriously? Do you use a flashlight?
I'm running about 80% brightness and have had the tablet off battery for about 3 1/2 hours and actually using it for about 2 1/2 hours. I'm now at 48% battery. So real world use at realistic brightness? 6 to 7 hours.
* Caveat. I am confident this will improve a bit as the battery gets broken in.
So far the battery life is bad at best. Third day using this and it's not getting better. 2 hours and 29 minutes of use this morning and I'm down 29%. That's putrid. Normal Web browsing and the tapatalk app. I need root in the worst way. The lag is also pretty bad. I'm not even using touch wiz (Google Now Launcher). If it wasn't for this beautiful screen and weight of this tablet it would be going back.
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I have found that turning the wifi to "only when plugged in" doubles my battery time. I just traded in the 8.4 pro for the 10.5 S and discovered this fact while using the Pro for the last week. I just picked up my 10.5 S tab and have been good battery time since turning the wifi off all the time.
Are you talking about the"keep WiFi on during sleep" setting? I'll try that but it seems like a bug then as that should only apply when charging in sleep.
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Battery life is exactly what people should expect with an AMOLED display. They're poor on whites and excellent on blacks. Whether that's good or bad depends on what ratio of each people view.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8197/samsung-galaxy-tab-s-review-105-84inch/3
Face it guys. These devices never get anywhere near advertised battery life.
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So far the battery life is bad at best. Third day using this and it's not getting better. 2 hours and 29 minutes of use this morning and I'm down 29%. That's putrid. Normal Web browsing and the tapatalk app. I need root in the worst way. The lag is also pretty bad. I'm not even using touch wiz (Google Now Launcher). If it wasn't for this beautiful screen and weight of this tablet it would be going back.
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Sounds like you have a bad egg. I'm using Nova Launcher too. And it blazing fast! No lag at all. Maybe a small hiccup when downloading files but barely noticeable. Your batter drain is alarming. I'd send yours back cuz that's OBVIOUSLY not normal..
Not when you're 80% brightness. The most I use indoors in 30%. I'll crank it up to show off, or when I'm outdoors.
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Face it guys. These devices never get anywhere near advertised battery life.
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That's true. But why did all the reviews say it was excellent. Not one bad review. Crazy.
I've found the drain to be about 10% per hour on my 8.4". I'm usually using it set to 25% brightness, which seems to be ideal for any conditions in which you are out of sunlight. The people who are using it at brightness levels of over 50% are the ones who need their eyes checked.
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I've found the drain to be about 10% per hour on my 8.4". I'm usually using it set to 25% brightness, which seems to be ideal for any conditions in which you are out of sunlight. The people who are using it at brightness levels of over 50% are the ones who need their eyes checked.
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I agree on this one, I have the brightness set at 50 % and the display is so bright inside buildings that there is no need to go higher. I don't know what everyone is complaining about, but my battery drain is about 8 - 10 % per hr, normal use, web browsing, video, facebook etc.. I have 8.4 model.
I just like a super bright screen. Can't imagine running this at 25% brightness. What a waste.
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I just like a super bright screen. Can't imagine running this at 25% brightness. What a waste.
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Waste of what? If anything above 25% is too bright for someone (eyestrain, preference) then the waste would be increased battery drain.
If burn-in is any cause for concern, keeping the brightness low for the first 50 or so hours of use may reduce the chances of burn-in for the life of the tablet.
More is not necessarily better.
It's amazing how much we actually use our phones in a given day, especially when we watch "videos"! Rate this thread to express how many hours of screen-on time you can get on the LG V20 before depleting the battery.
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I am getting about 6hrs of sot will post pic later
Sot im getting right now
I dont know about you guys but im getting outstanding battery life. I'm going to do a test later today. Im going to charge my phone upto 100 (after it reaches 0 today) and then when 5 minutes after it says is 100, i will unplug it and i will put a 1440p video that last more than 8 hours and see how long it last with full brightness and wifi on. Then im going to post Very specific details about how everything went. Oh , aslo it will have speaker at its maximum
oh and just have in mind, i have 35 user apps installed, and some of them constantly sync (so it means more battery consumption)
Just over 3hrs. I dont think my phone has started optimizing apps or putting them in Doze.
My sot had been nothing short of spectacular.. I'm getting 5hr average... nexus 6 would barely reach 3... my g4 not even 3 also..I always wondered how people were getting above 4hrs.. Ive gotten 6+.....I jus miss stock Android
I get 4 hours with medium usage and leave everything on. Wifi, BT etc. Brightness is on Auto but it shows at 50% to 70% most of the time at work. It's my bright office...LOL
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Just over 3hrs. I dont think my phone has started optimizing apps or putting them in Doze.
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Same as I got yesterday... I don't do anything to try and extend battery life though (brightness always on auto, and I usually turn it up a little bit). Today will be my 2nd full day with the phone, and after 2 hours off the charger I had 99% left (only 5 minutes screen on time), but then I used the phone for about 15 minutes and it dropped quick to 94%)... Time shall tell, hopefully it is till just optimizing like you said...
I'm on my 2nd charge and like you guys above, I'm getting abysmal battery life.
I'll give the phone another week or so to optimise, and if it doesn't - it'll be sent back to T-Mobile with a piss poor rating in terms of battery life. What a shame if that's the case..
2 hr 17 minutes screen on time. 68% left, second screen turned on while sleep. Loving it! Restored all my app backup from Google, so its not a plain phone.
This is after my first full charge it's only gonna get better as I rarely install new apps.
Auto brightness at times, manual on others, as the brightness of this phone doesnt compare at all to my note 4.
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First full day at work with the phone, and actually pretty light usage day and gotta say the battery is a bit of a let down so far. My shorter days at work over the weekend gave me some concerns, but today I'm at 2% left with 13h 28m standby and 2h 17m screen time. No calls, no videos. Maybe a dozen messages, web browsing, 20mins of spotify for commute. Frankly it "feels" like it lasts the same as my 2 year old m8.
10hours 45Minutes
I don't have a sim in mine so all my use is just on Wi-Fi. Indoor use with 30-40% brightness, 49 apps and services disabled. The day after this I did 1080p 60fps video streaming while plugged into my Bose speakers using the Hi-Fi DAC for a little over 5Hours and got about 6.5Hours total SOT. But so far 10hours 45 minutes is my record. Another time I did get right at 10 hours so it wasn't a fluke.
I'm not activating mine either so that's pretty sweet.
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Auto brightness at times, manual on others, as the brightness of this phone doesn't compare at all to my note 4.
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I concur as well. I'm also coming from a Note 4 and the V20 is definitely brighter at 100%.
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Sot im getting right now
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Hey, can you share any settings you may have altered to receive such SoT. I'll be lucky if I get 4. I used to get 6-7 hours on the Note 7 I had.
Yeah the battery life sucks, and I like everything else about the phone except ****ty LED screen (I know why they didn't use AMOLED, not cost, but because with no physical home button, the buttons would burn images in AMOLED, LED won't). In any case the true test of a battery is Pokemongo at 100% brightness (which you need with this screen at all times to look half way decent). Note 7 5 hrs, Note 4 4 hours, V20 3 hours, all at 100% and same resolution/settings. So yeah, the battery life sucks, end of discussion. And my phone is a week old, no bloat and settled. Another quirk is sometimes Antutu gets 147k excellent score and sometimes it gets half that, for no reason at all, as well as 3dMark being horrible as well for some reason, half of what it should be.
This is my third LG phone (Had the V10 and G5 before), and the battery performance appears very strong on this. On my first full, non-setup charge, and using my normal work activities (lots of emails, texts, calls, and periodic social media), here's what I got
Total time on battery: 54 hrs 52 min
Total call time: 3hrs 2 min
Total SOT 2hrs 44min
That's great life a regular business user. Also, the screen is way brighter than the V10 and G5.
I've been getting phenomenal standby time on this phone, thanks to the new and improved Doze, better than any other phone I've ever had actually. I'm just not getting great SOT, like many others out there and I can't figure out why. I've had the phone for about a week now and all of the apps should've been optimized by now, I think. Anyone else having similar issues?
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Dmarco, a factory reset could be the solution
Guys it is simple. It is the same Snapdragon 820 in about 10 other devices with similiar battery sizes. But the V20 will get A LOT less screen on time, my estimation is 25-50% less depending on how bright the screen is. I need the screen at 100% and low comfort blue filter to make the screen even kinda decent, like a Samsung at 70% brightness. Anyways the LCD screen on the V20 eats A LOT of battery power, it can't compete with an AMOLED. That said, the only benefit is that in 2 years your screen won't have any burn in and be worthless.
Playing Candy Crush for 22 hours straight can take its toll on your battery (and your marriage). Rate this thread to express how the LG V20's battery performs under heavy use. A higher rating indicates that it lasts a long time even when playing games, streaming video and audio, and doing other CPU-intensive activities.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
3 hours and 8-12 minutes of 1440p video at full brightness, loud speaker, wifi on, and screen recorder running (although the file messed up so i cant post it).
bad
Battle Bay: Less than 2 hours!
I can honestly say that it really depends on what I am doing. For example if I am digging around on the WOW companion Application or Yahoo's Fantasy Sports Application, the whole phone will get heated up and the battery starts taking a nosedive. If I'm not doing anything with my phone it can go 15 hours straight without losing a single percent. If I am just watching YouTube or something along those lines at 1080 or lower it seems to still go down, but not nearly as quickly as the (possibly poorly - from a power consumption view - designed) apps mentioned before.
As far as I'm concerned the removable battery negates any battery performance complaints. Out of power? Pop in a new battery, and you're 100% in a few minutes, back to endure more "heavy use"... How can any other modern flagship begin to compare?! (not to mention a year down the line, when I can just buy a fresh battery to mitigate deteriorating capacity, while the crowd has to buy a brand new iphone/s9/m10)
I've been playing Sky Force Reloaded a lot the past week. I had to be next to the power charger. I haven't bought a spare/secondary battery yet. I carry around a usb battery and a short cable when I need too...
Installed some more apps and games, and talk about nosedive. From the time I leave the house at 7AM to about 12 noon, the battery drops down to 15%(battery warning). I have to charge it then. I have to charge it again when I leave the office, which is around 5PM. Battery level varies at that time. Then charge again before bed. I still haven't rooted my phone. Phone temperature remains about 80F to about 108F(heavy use while charging) at times. LinkedIn, xfinity, Groupon, Weather, Waze, etc. Battery drainers! I've about almost had it. I miss root, and miss the ability to freeze apps. I will have to root this LG V20 sooner or later...
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Installed some more apps and games, and talk about nosedive. From the time I leave the house at 7AM to about 12 noon, the battery drops down to 15%(battery warning). I have to charge it then. I have to charge it again when I leave the office, which is around 5PM. Battery level varies at that time. Then charge again before bed. I still haven't rooted my phone. Phone temperature remains about 80F to about 108F(heavy use while charging) at times. LinkedIn, xfinity, Groupon, Weather, Waze, etc. Battery drainers! I've about almost had it. I miss root, and miss the ability to freeze apps. I will have to root this LG V20 sooner or later...
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Yes my does that too.. Battery lasts just a bit over half day. I purchased 2nd battery but it's getting very annoying to change and charge them when ur between places.
Hope he gets better
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I usually can keep my phone charges, in the car, desk, night stand. Today we where doing Hurricane prep listening to Spotify while working, watching YouTube while in the car driving from place to place. Had to set the screen to auto brightness to deal with the BRIGHT sunlight outdoors. After about 3.5 to 4 hours of use and 1 hour and 30 minuts of screen on time I was down to about 38% battery. I had to drive home and grab my power bank. I've only had my V20 for 2 months.
Not impressed!
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... 1 hour and 30 minuts of screen on time I was down to about 38% battery. I had to drive home and grab my power bank. I've only had my V20 for 2 months.
Not impressed!
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I'm still on stock H91810k. How 'bout you?
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I'm still on stock H91810k. How 'bout you?
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Stock AT&T H910.
Just got my new Note 8 and yesterday I had 7 hours and 44 minutes of on time and 3 hours and 10 minutes of screen on time and was at 50% battery. That far better than my 2 to 3 month old V20.
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Stock AT&T H910.
Just got my new Note 8 and yesterday I had 7 hours and 44 minutes of on time and 3 hours and 10 minutes of screen on time and was at 50% battery. That far better than my 2 to 3 month old V20.
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Whoa. That's really good.
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Stock AT&T H910.
Just got my new Note 8 and yesterday I had 7 hours and 44 minutes of on time and 3 hours and 10 minutes of screen on time and was at 50% battery. That far better than my 2 to 3 month old V20.
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Can I ask if you are ok with where the fingerprint sensor is located seriously thinking about getting note 8 as well v20 screen on time is getting worse and worse everyday
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Can I ask if you are ok with where the fingerprint sensor is located seriously thinking about getting note 8 as well v20 screen on time is getting worse and worse everyday
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It is a bit of a nuisance especially at first. I've learned to adjust my grip so I grab the phone a little higher up than I used to and this makes the fingerprint scanner easier to reach. Since the Note 8 as narrower than traditional phones due to the new display format going it higher is easier while still being able to hold the device securely.
Still not ideal but manageable and definitely not something that would keep me from buying the Note 8.
I'm also using the facial recognition feature in conjunction with the fingerprint scanner. It's not something I thought I'd be into, but it works really well even in conditions I assumed it would not, like low light and slightly of angle.. So if I don't feel like doing for the fingerprint scanner I can just got the power button while holding the Note 8 and it will unlock.
Note I do have slightly bigger hands than most.
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As far as I'm concerned the removable battery negates any battery performance complaints. Out of power? Pop in a new battery, and you're 100% in a few minutes, back to endure more "heavy use"... How can any other modern flagship begin to compare?! (not to mention a year down the line, when I can just buy a fresh battery to mitigate deteriorating capacity, while the crowd has to buy a brand new iphone/s9/m10)
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I disagree. If I have to change the battery every four hours of heavy (not even that heavy), somethings terribly wrong. If it was just one battery swap, maybe I could agree but I'd need at least 3 or 4. Luckily I'm usually able to keep my batter topped off most regular days. Removable batteries is no excuse to have horrid battery life.
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I disagree. If I have to change the battery every four hours of heavy (not even that heavy), somethings terribly wrong. If it was just one battery swap, maybe I could agree but I'd need at least 3 or 4. Luckily I'm usually able to keep my batter topped off most regular days. Removable batteries is no excuse to have horrid battery life.
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Neat thing about a removable battery: it lets you swap out for a bigger unit.
I have a 6700 mAh battery in my H918, and haven't plugged in before bedtime in months. I can stream hours of video with full brightness and no thought for power. And that's the small option, the ZeroLemon unit is 10000 mAh, I just don't need that much.
In the end, the phone is only as smart as the user. I guess we can lead a horse to water.... but we can't keep removable batteries on the market if the people are too limited to use them :crying:
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Neat thing about a removable battery: it lets you swap out for a bigger unit.
I have a 6700 mAh battery in my H918, and haven't plugged in before bedtime in months. I can stream hours of video with full brightness and no thought for power. And that's the small option, the ZeroLemon unit is 10000 mAh, I just don't need that much.
In the end, the phone is only as smart as the user. I guess we can lead a horse to water.... but we can't keep removable batteries on the market if the people are too limited to use them :crying:
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6700mAh battery, no thanks. I'm content with a normal size battery that can get me normal size battery life like other devices. Then a spare on those rear occasions I need it. The V20 should be commended for having a removable batter (probably the last higher end smart phone to offer one), but not it's battery performance.
I'm smart enough to want normal battery life out of a normal size battery, removable or not. :crying:
I voted "bad" because real world battery life is actually inferior to the 2012 Samsung Galaxy Note II it replaces. Naturally in lab tests the V20 massively outlasts the 2012 vintage Note II but I don't live in a lab. It's the only aspect of the phone that isn't a considerable improvement. I knew that if I listen to streams using the high quality audio with decent earphones the V20 isn't going to last like a modern Samsung or iPhone, or even Xiaomi, but I am a little surprised how it's not better. The replaceable battery is a necessity, not a luxury. Anyway it is mitigated by Quick Charge and the fact that the device seems to me to be just about beyond criticism in every other meaningful way.
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6700mAh battery, no thanks. I'm content with a normal size battery that can get me normal size battery life like other devices. Then a spare on those rear occasions I need it. The V20 should be commended for having a removable batter (probably the last higher end smart phone to offer one), but not it's battery performance.
I'm smart enough to want normal battery life out of a normal size battery, removable or not. :crying:
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Yes the battery life sucks stock but they do make a 4200mah now that fits in stock place no issues. I bought it and I get 6hours 44 minutes screen on. Much much better then the stock 3200 with no added size as it fits in stock compartment and cover.
Recommend to any V20 user.
So, I dunno what these reviewers and youtubers are up to with these phones, but got mine earlier today (XL), roughly 7 hours ago, and have been using it since.
Phone arrived with 75% charge. Only charging I have done was about 2 20 minute trips plugged into my trucks USB port for Android Auto.
I have everything enabled such as location, soli, smooth display, etc. I use adaptive brightness, ambient eq is off.
I have been very happy with battery life so far. Reviewers are paid to be critical.
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My battery life has been excellent as well. I have no idea what these reviewers are doing.
Reviewers forget they have every battery draining social app going, bet they leave Bluetooth, location etc on. Plus they use the camera a but load for testing
I am in agreement as well. seems to be fairly strong with light use and force 90hz checked in dev options for me also. Definitely had worse phones before, definitely better also though. Don't understand the hate though - Pixel 4 XL= 3,700mAh battery, 6.3 in screen vs 1+ 7 pro 4,000mAh 6.67 in. Contrary to popular talk the oneplus 7 pro battery isn't amazing either which is why I don't get the shade.
It all depends what you consider good. Personally I think 6hrs of screen on time staring with a fully charged battery is good, 8+ hours is fantastic. So far the Pixel 4 XL is just barely hitting that good mark for me.
I'm sure that once a few weeks have gone by and kernel devs are on this like a fat kid on a cupcake we'll see guides for extra battery life and other optimizations.
So I've had the Pixel 4 XL , for 3 full days in the UK now.
Day 1 SOT was 6 hrs 3 mins with 9% left
Day 2 SOT was 6 hrs 15 min with 4 % left
Day 3 SOT is 5 hrs 1 min with 18% left.
The battery is more than adequate. I had the 3 XL which would get a max of just over 4 hours. I'm new to the forum but I have screenshots as well but don't have a clue how to upload lol. The phone is on 90hz at all times too but most times you can't really tell. It's an amazing phone so fast, the disappointment is video quality again and some of the pic quality are a similar levels to 3 XL but I need to fully utilise the camera.
Boy I don't know what you guys are doing because I have been getting nowhere close to that in screen on time. I'm at 3 hours is SOT right now with only 30% left
So I've had the Pixel 4 XL , for 3 full days in the UK now.
Day 1 SOT was 6 hrs 3 mins with 9% left
Day 2 SOT was 6 hrs 15 min with 4 % left
Day 3 SOT is 5 hrs 1 min with 18% left.
The battery is more than adequate. I had the 3 XL which would get a max of just over 4 hours. I'm new to the forum but I have screenshots as well but don't have a clue how to upload lol. The phone is on 90hz at all times too but most times you can't really tell. It's an amazing phone so fast, the disappointment is video quality again and some of the pic quality are a similar levels to 3 XL but I need to fully utilise the camera.
**Update day 4 so 6.49am in the UK, fell asleep so didn't charge currently on 27% with SOT of 4 hrs 3 min which will give me 6 hours comfortably to 0%. After day 1 I forced 90hz on, tap to wake on, pick up wake on too. I may add a few more days updates if anyone is interested.
Battery of my Pixel 4 XL is at best "meh" so far. I noticed problems with several apps running away and draining battery which I would blame on compatibility issues with Android 10. Overall though even without the apps the battery drains quite fast under normal usage conditions. Compared to my S10+ and iPhone 11 Pro the battery is much worse, especially when compared to the latter. It is definitely not a worry-free, all-day phone. The reviews critical of the battery life were spot on. I cannot even imagine the smaller Pixel 4. It probably cannot get through half of one day without a recharge. Reminds me of my BlackBerry Z10.
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Battery of my Pixel 4 XL is at best "meh" so far. I noticed problems with several apps running away and draining battery which I would blame on compatibility issues with Android 10. Overall though even without the apps the battery drains quite fast under normal usage conditions. Compared to my S10+ and iPhone 11 Pro the battery is much worse, especially when compared to the latter. It is definitely not a worry-free, all-day phone. The reviews critical of the battery life were spot on. I cannot even imagine the smaller Pixel 4. It probably cannot get through half of one day without a recharge. Reminds me of my BlackBerry Z10.
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Weird. Another test I found, stares a real good battery life as well. Compared to
iPhone 11 Pro Max 4000mAh
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I've been using my 4XL fairly heavy for the last twenty hours: six hours and one minute SOT, 20% battery remaining, four hours left predicted. I'm having no complaints with this battery. The phone's been in out-of-the-box operating condition, too. I haven't tweaked the phone into a 'Maximum Battery Saving Mode', but I did turn off the "Wop" and "Bong" motion gestures.
I've been running it through the ringer and I really have no complaints so far on the battery.
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Weird. Another test I found, stares a real good battery life as well. Compared to
iPhone 11 Pro Max 4000mAh
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Really don't know what to tell you. As I said I have the other two phones as direct comparison (I've had the S10+ since launch day, same with the iPhone 11 Pro). For my workload and style of usage - heavy email, medium texting, lots of consumption of reading content throughout the day, news, streaming music about 1-2 hours per day, plus about 30-60 minutes of video on average it is definitely noticeably below the level of the other two phones, especially the iPhone 11 Pro which has kind of crazy-good battery life. I don't turn off any features to "save battery" (never believed in that because I should not need to adapt to the phone). I run auto-brightness, ambient EQ, use the high-refresh display (though not forced to 90Hz), smart stay, blue light filter and switch to dark mode at sunset, etc. Smartwatch (Gear S3) is always in tow. I can get between 4-4.5 hours of screen-on time before the battery is basically out.
I don't know why people are so focused on screen on time as there are so many variables behind it. Could have one person that's just texting all day, social media and some calls while mostly on wi-fi and be like zomg 8+ hours SOT BEAST MODE! Then you have someone that's watching YT videos, doing some gaming, pictures etc and on data the majority of the time but only gets like 4 hours SOT and gets branded as bad. People seem to forget as long as you make it through the day that's what should matter the most.
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I don't know why people are so focused on screen on time as there are so many variables behind it. Could have one person that's just texting all day, social media and some calls while mostly on wi-fi and be like zomg 8+ hours SOT BEAST MODE! Then you have someone that's watching YT videos, doing some gaming, pictures etc and on data the majority of the time but only gets like 4 hours SOT and gets branded as bad. People seem to forget as long as you make it through the day that's what should matter the most.
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Spot on and then you'll get someone seeing someone else on 8 hours SOT and wanting to copy their settings to try and get the same result on a completely different usage pattern then complain they can't get it.
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I don't know why people are so focused on screen on time as there are so many variables behind it. Could have one person that's just texting all day, social media and some calls while mostly on wi-fi and be like zomg 8+ hours SOT BEAST MODE! Then you have someone that's watching YT videos, doing some gaming, pictures etc and on data the majority of the time but only gets like 4 hours SOT and gets branded as bad. People seem to forget as long as you make it through the day that's what should matter the most.
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Mackay53 said:
Spot on and then you'll get someone seeing someone else on 8 hours SOT and wanting to copy their settings to try and get the same result on a completely different usage pattern then complain they can't get it.
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Everyone knows the saying "your mileage may vary" but when a majority of people are showing 4.5-5.5 hours SOT, that is disappointing for a phone of this price range. There'll always be exceptions and people getting 6-7 hours consistently but maybe even people only getting 4 hours. That's the YMMV part for this phone. Now for something like the iPhone 11 models, people are consistently getting around 8 hours and even more on a full charge. That's a good 3.5-2.5 hours more SOT. For me I'll be happy with what I used to get the first year or so with my 2 XL which was 6-7 hours and an occasional 8 hour.
It's too soon for me to judge my phone but yes I'll be disappointed if I only get 4.5-5.5 hours but I'll deal with it.
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Mackay53 said:
Spot on and then you'll get someone seeing someone else on 8 hours SOT and wanting to copy their settings to try and get the same result on a completely different usage pattern then complain they can't get it.
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I'm hitting over 7 hour SOTs for the past couple of days and I'm pleased with that. However I also went through each app and restricted background battery usage on every app that I felt wouldn't negativity impact me if imposed it.
this may or may not fit in this thread, but figured i would post it as its battery related
Anyone having issues with idle drain? ... mine seems to be held awake quite a bit, and i cannot figure out why. Same apps as my pixel 3xl, same everything.
Installed gsam, and its essentially saying the system is what is keeping it awake
Was wondering if anyone else had this issue, or is anyone has any ideas as to what may be causing this
Any help would be appreciated
c_86 said:
this may or may not fit in this thread, but figured i would post it as its battery related
Anyone having issues with idle drain? ... mine seems to be held awake quite a bit, and i cannot figure out why. Same apps as my pixel 3xl, same everything.
Installed gsam, and its essentially saying the system is what is keeping it awake
Was wondering if anyone else had this issue, or is anyone has any ideas as to what may be causing this
Any help would be appreciated
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Install BBS https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809 Take a log per instructions in the OP and post it. They'll help you figure it out.
Playing Candy Crush for 22 hours straight can take its toll on your battery (and your marriage). Rate this thread to express how the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra's battery performs under heavy use. A higher rating indicates that it lasts a long time even when playing games, streaming video and audio, and doing other CPU-intensive activities.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
Really great! With the right settings 8 hours of SOT is possible.
AndroidPurity said:
Really great! With the right settings 8 hours of SOT is possible.
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Mind sharing that right settings?
ram4ufriends said:
Mind sharing that right settings?
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Sure! Here is what I would recommend to try and get 8 hours SOT (without gaming).....
- Medium Battery Power Saving Mode
- Brightness: 30% Manual
- Haptic Touch Disabled
- Haptic Typing Disabled
- Always On Display enabled for tap to show with adaptive brightness off and manual brightness set to minimum
- Dark Theme
- Viibrations for Calls and Notifications off, only sound or silent
- Phone setup clean with out using app backup when setting up the phone
- make sure on the most recent August Security Patch
With those settings even with adaptive 120hz and FHD+ it should still be possible with 8+ Hours SOT.
Snapdragon or exynos?
During the 3 days I borrowed the N20U, I was getting around 4hrs 30mins SOT with heavy usage throughout the day, taking pictures, browsing the web/internet/reddit, youtube, a little bit of light gaming (pirates outlaws, night of the moon, windrunner), listening to music, and installing/upgrading apps etc...
I'm going to borrow it for another 3 days to see the best SOT I can get without having to resort to lessening the brightness below 50%, and with 120hz enabled
GSMArena's endurance rating of N20 Ultra is 88h, Note 10+ is 107h, Note 9 is 97. WTF samsung!
Edit: Currently have all these devices and my experience seems proving that relatively these endurance ratings are correct. Kinda regret buying the N20 Utra.
Battery use will vary depending on how each person uses their device even turning off so many things and limiting things signal also comes into play. I could limit all the things mentioned and still not get to the Holygrail of 8hrs screen time because I know the signal where I live duck's. So yeah those things help but it really depends on how each of us uses our devices..location..data and all those things factor into it not just turning everything down or off.
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Coming back to Samsung from an iphone, once again I have battery anxiety. Device is fantastic but battery life sucks for me. N20U.
ekerbuddyeker said:
Coming back to Samsung from an iphone, once again I have battery anxiety. Device is fantastic but battery life sucks for me. N20U.
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Agreed. In fact, coming from ANY decent battery phone (such as my P30 Pro) will give battery anxiety. I've just give up on Samsung phone battery life, and have decided to purchase wireless chargers everywhere (all rooms in my house, office, car, etc...) I'll also carry an extra phone or two so I can switch sims when I'm in a jam lol.