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Battery life question from a heavy user

I've been a Samsung user since the note 1 days because I was attracted to the screen size. I forget which phone I originally had but it was an HTC phone with a 5 inch screen. Back then that old outdated phone and the note 1 were the largest phones available.
Anyways to my question, I currently have a note 3 and battery life is dreadful. I've always had 2 batteries for my phones since my Nextel days. I've never owned a phone without a removable battery so my question is to anyone that's owned a battery removable phone or owned an android phone without removable battery, how does the Nexus 6 compare? I've been with android since donut and it's always been a hog on the battery, especially since I'm a heavy user.
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mo2002 said:
I've been a Samsung user since the note 1 days because I was attracted to the screen size. I forget which phone I originally had but it was an HTC phone with a 5 inch screen. Back then that old outdated phone and the note 1 were the largest phones available.
Anyways to my question, I currently have a note 3 and battery life is dreadful. I've always had 2 batteries for my phones since my Nextel days. I've never owned a phone without a removable battery so my question is to anyone that's owned a battery removable phone or owned an android phone without removable battery, how does the Nexus 6 compare? I've been with android since donut and it's always been a hog on the battery, especially since I'm a heavy user.
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well, I'm a heavy user and my battery makes it through a full day without issue. I see about 5-7hours sot depending what I'm doing. but, then again, how you setup your device makes a huge deal, so does your signal quality. most everyone that I've seen doesn't knuw how to setup a device properly, some I've seen do.

Also a large screen guy that always had removable batteries. Note 2 and LG G2 were my last two phones. Not a heavy user, I get two days on a charge.
Highly suggest Franko's Kernal for battery life.

The new features in the last couple of Android OS iterations like Doze and Battery Saver really make the most of the Nexus 6 battery.
Doze is great but I really like Battery Saver. It automatically kicks in when your battery hits 15% but if I know I'm going to be away from a charger for awhile I engage it manually. It limits the notifications I get but it really stretches the battery.

simms22 said:
well, I'm a heavy user and my battery makes it through a full day without issue. I see about 5-7hours sot depending what I'm doing. but, then again, how you setup your device makes a huge deal, so does your signal quality. most everyone that I've seen doesn't knuw how to setup a device properly, some I've seen do.
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Ok see knowing someone else that's a heavy user and can get anything better than I can relaxes my mind before I dive in and make my purchase. thanks to all that have commented.

mo2002 said:
Ok see knowing someone else that's a heavy user and can get anything better than I can relaxes my mind before I dive in and make my purchase. thanks to all that have commented.
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just remember, the brighter you keep your screen, the fast battery will go. most of the time I keep my brightness from 0-15%, if I raise it to 35% then I lose an extra hour of screen on time.

I'm not sure why everyone says the battery life is horrible on the Nexus 6. I've not had any issues, esp with Doze in Marshamallow now.

mikeprius said:
I'm not sure why everyone says the battery life is horrible on the Nexus 6. I've not had any issues, esp with Doze in Marshamallow now.
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I NEVER have battery issues, at all. AND my n6 never ever uses doze. to use doze, it has to be laying flat, and motionless. when I'm not using my phone, its in my back pocket.

mikeprius said:
I'm not sure why everyone says the battery life is horrible on the Nexus 6. I've not had any issues, esp with Doze in Marshamallow now.
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Idk if you're speaking about me or others, but I was saying my N900v has bad battery life. I'm gonna be purchasing a nexus 6 since I no longer need the SPen. I just wanna make sure the battery is better than previous android devices that didn't allow removing the battery.
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simms22 said:
I NEVER have battery issues, at all. AND my n6 never ever uses doze. to use doze, it has to be laying flat, and motionless. when I'm not using my phone, its in my back pocket.
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Is the doze app and doze feature in marshmallow, the same or very similar?
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Well, I consider myself a heavy user, and I also once used Note 1 and 3.
Here is the thing, I only read ebooks alot on phones, not facebook.
Note 1 and 3, I got 10+ hrs SOT, reading (Black background and light grey text), disable auto brightness. I use LUX instead.
I also disable Google location history. (So no Google Now) (and I also disable all the Google stuff I don't use)
I get 2 days battery life on all three phones. With 40%+ battery life left.(Note 1, 3 and Nexus 6) - No root, stock.

mo2002 said:
Is the doze app and doze feature in marshmallow, the same or very similar?
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I've never used the app, so can't tell you 100%. but it says in its description that its different, but its based on the real doze.

mo2002 said:
Idk if you're speaking about me or others, but I was saying my N900v has bad battery life. I'm gonna be purchasing a nexus 6 since I no longer need the SPen. I just wanna make sure the battery is better than previous android devices that didn't allow removing the battery.
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I used to have a Samsung before myself. The battery swelled and Samsung wouldn't replace it. Nonetheless the Exynos chip and Knox pretty much did it for me so I'm done with Samsung.
Btw, for some reason I love that avatar LOL. Where did you get that ?

comscier said:
Well, I consider myself a heavy user, and I also once used Note 1 and 3.
Here is the thing, I only read ebooks alot on phones, not facebook.
Note 1 and 3, I got 10+ hrs SOT, reading (Black background and light grey text), disable auto brightness. I use LUX instead.
I also disable Google location history. (So no Google Now) (and I also disable all the Google stuff I don't use)
I get 2 days battery life on all three phones. With 40%+ battery life left.(Note 1, 3 and Nexus 6) - No root, stock.
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I probably could do without google now but I use the search feature and weather options a lot but I could do without it constantly pinging.
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mikeprius said:
I used to have a Samsung before myself. The battery swelled and Samsung wouldn't replace it. Nonetheless the Exynos chip and Knox pretty much did it for me so I'm done with Samsung.
Btw, for some reason I love that avatar LOL. Where did you get that ?
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Lol from 1 of my gaming groups on Facebook. Like 90% of my memes come from that group.
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Battery life has been great with Pure Nexus and ElementalX. Usually get 6-8 hrs SOT over a full day of heavy use. I can go 36+ hrs between charging with moderate use.
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seabro01 said:
Battery life has been great with Pure Nexus and ElementalX. Usually get 6-8 hrs SOT over a full day of heavy use. I can go 36+ hrs between charging with moderate use.
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Nice nice. I have had 1 Motorola phone and that was the first one they had on Verizon. Think it was called the thunderbolt. Only reason I didn't keep it was because I couldn't get H+ speeds on my GSM carrier, but the battery was awesome in that phone.
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root !!!

hello !
root or custom rom or ... damage battery life ?
i had a note 5 and i rooted that and it was terrible!!
even with flash to stock not fixed !!
s8+ like that ?
(i want buy note 8 soon)

Pooya500 said:
hello !
root or custom rom or ... damage battery life ?
i had a note 5 and i rooted that and it was terrible!!
even with flash to stock not fixed !!
s8+ like that ?
(i want buy note 8 soon)
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Search their threads...no damage but there are some issues with Samsung's software limiting charging to 80%...I should say that there is always a risk with rooting...you may end up with a brick if you do not follow what is stated to do...root at your own risk...

BlueFox721 said:
Search their threads...no damage but there are some issues with Samsung's software limiting charging to 80%...I should say that there is always a risk with rooting...you may end up with a brick if you do not follow what is stated to do...root at your own risk...
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my note 5 just have battery problem
its SOT just 2-3 Hours with black theme - greenify and ....
and its health was 80%

Battery seems better than s8+

After 2.5 years, I rooted my Note 4. It was great. Great battery life. Then I tried to update the root to 6.0 and I lost root and was never able to get it back. Now it's the same pile of wakelock battery draining suck that it's always been. I have three apps on it and I get constant wakelocks. I got the same wakelocks when I had no apps except what comes with stock. I lost 40% battery today with it just sitting there doing nothing. I sure do hope that the Note 8 doesn't have the same wakelock issues.
If I hadn't blown root on the Note 4, I'd probably have kept it until it died, just for the removable battery.

BlueFox721 said:
Battery seems better than s8+
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Interesting because every reviewer points out the smaller battery in it.
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Yeah right

Ya know, I'm kinda glad rooting is risky again like it was back when I started. Get rid of the new breed of noobs. Everyone expects root at the tap of the screen now. I remember part of unlocking the bootloader/permanent root of the eVo 3d was bricking it. Actually being nervous about destroying an expensive device. It's been way to easy for too long.

me_ashman said:
Interesting because every reviewer points out the smaller battery in it.
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The note has 6GB of Ram which runs Android and everything a lot easier and cooler... I think this is the reason the battery lasts longer than the s8+ even with a smaller battery. As technology grows things get smaller not bigger
I saw a few youtube reviews too but they looked clueless to ever using a note before lol

https://www.theverge.com/ces/2017/1/3/14152542/qualcomm-snapdragon-835-spec-features-ces-2017

usmaak said:
After 2.5 years, I rooted my Note 4. It was great. Great battery life. Then I tried to update the root to 6.0 and I lost root and was never able to get it back. Now it's the same pile of wakelock battery draining suck that it's always been. I have three apps on it and I get constant wakelocks. I got the same wakelocks when I had no apps except what comes with stock. I lost 40% battery today with it just sitting there doing nothing. I sure do hope that the Note 8 doesn't have the same wakelock issues.
If I hadn't blown root on the Note 4, I'd probably have kept it until it died, just for the removable battery.
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Why don't you root it back than?
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me_ashman said:
Interesting because every reviewer points out the smaller battery in it.
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Yeah everyone knows that it's smaller. But that doesn't mean it's worse than the s8+. Most of the youtubers say **** without even testing it out
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If you go international root should be seamless with TWRP and the rest of the associated goodies functioning fine, Snapdragons are another story. There is some hope that the lessons learned on the S8 will be quickly transferable to the Note 8, seems like a reasonable assumption but an assumption nevertheless. I long ago learned not to bet against the smart guys that make the magic happen around here but nothing will change the fact that the vast majority of all development will be aimed at the international phones. Flashers know who they are and will be buying international knowing all this without me or anyone else ever having said it. I understand the desire to stick with Snapdragon and the reasons why some do it but new guys should understand that the advantages of development will not be leveraged on the Snapdragons to anywhere near the extent it will be on the internationals. That's a known right now, look at development over on the recent Samsung forums since they've gone to a universal locked NA Snapdragon and see where the effort is going for yourselves, you don't have to take my word for it.

me_ashman said:
Interesting because every reviewer points out the smaller battery in it.
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Samsung knows what they are doing. The AMOLED Panel on the Note 8 draws less power then the panel on the Gs8. Remember reading that in certain condition it used up to 22% less power. They had to sacrificed some battery space for the spen but made up for it with an improved Panel and software optimizations . Even though the v30 has a similar display I bet the Note 8 will still beat it in battery life.

Kevinj14 said:
Why don't you root it back than?
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Believe me, I tried. I spent an entire day trying to get root back on it, and just ended up stuck in dozens of boot loops. I could not get it back. Frustrating. Rooting it was easy, the first time around.

usmaak said:
After 2.5 years, I rooted my Note 4. It was great. Great battery life. Then I tried to update the root to 6.0 and I lost root and was never able to get it back. Now it's the same pile of wakelock battery draining suck that it's always been. I have three apps on it and I get constant wakelocks. I got the same wakelocks when I had no apps except what comes with stock. I lost 40% battery today with it just sitting there doing nothing. I sure do hope that the Note 8 doesn't have the same wakelock issues.
If I hadn't blown root on the Note 4, I'd probably have kept it until it died, just for the removable battery.
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I have rooted Note 4 since I have bought. Also with 6.0.1 Android - the battery live is great. Read the post for Note 4 rooting & etc.

Pooya500 said:
hello !
root or custom rom or ... damage battery life ?
i had a note 5 and i rooted that and it was terrible!!
even with flash to stock not fixed !!
s8+ like that ?
(i want buy note 8 soon)
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I have a note 5 and rooted never had any impact for me with battery.

Death-Dealer said:
Ya know, I'm kinda glad rooting is risky again like it was back when I started. Get rid of the new breed of noobs. Everyone expects root at the tap of the screen now. I remember part of unlocking the bootloader/permanent root of the eVo 3d was bricking it. Actually being nervous about destroying an expensive device. It's been way to easy for too long.
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TL;DR
Stay off my lawn, you damn kids!

MrAshMan said:
The note has 6GB of Ram which runs Android and everything a lot easier and cooler... I think this is the reason the battery lasts longer than the s8+ even with a smaller battery. As technology grows things get smaller not bigger
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I think what you are reffering to Ashman is better efficiency.
Efficiency allows less electron leakage by the transistors by a more efficient design. Its amazing if you look at the actual die with each new revision silicon. They have more transistors, usually less leakage, and require less power due to the transistors being more efficient. One major way leakage/inefficiencies surface is by heat.
So, by a CPU design that is superior than the last, it "should" require less voltage to operate at = to or greater than the clock speed of it predecessor, have an increase in transistor count (usually 2-10%), perform = or > predecessor in operations per clock cycle at any given speed, and cost less to manufacture.
Of course there are many other factors that come into play when designing any hardware/software, but I believe these above are the big ones on the bucket list. If not, then they need be! :good:

leeboski44 said:
I think what you are reffering to Ashman is better efficiency.
Efficiency allows less electron leakage by the transistors by a more efficient design. Its amazing if you look at the actual die with each new revision silicon. They have more transistors, usually less leakage, and require less power due to the transistors being more efficient. One major way leakage/inefficiencies surface is by heat.
So, by a CPU design that is superior than the last, it "should" require less voltage to operate at = to or greater than the clock speed of it predecessor, have an increase in transistor count (usually 2-10%), perform = or > predecessor in operations per clock cycle at any given speed, and cost less to manufacture.
Of course there are many other factors that come into play when designing any hardware/software, but I believe these above are the big ones on the bucket list. If not, then they need be! :good:
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Yeah.. exactly! Haha I'm not that smart bro

Torquemada288 said:
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Stay off my lawn, you damn kids!
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That's about all I got out of it.

Samsung finally...

Did ram management correct. Geez. I hit the recent apps button and it is like a damn Rolodex. I was still using my note4 (LGV20 last daily driver). Last Samsung phone I bought was s6 and it could only handle 4 apps. Sold it asap.
Really liking this phone. Putting a case on it actually makes it better to hold. Aside from ads and that damn bixby button this phone is pretty good. Because the phone is so tall I have redone my desktop because many things are now harder to reach. I wish Google and Samsung would black out apps already (OR AT LEAST GIVE THE OPTION!). I had 8h SOT my first charge with 25% battery left. I was getting 10h SOT on my note4 when I had almost everything blacked out but average was always 6h+. I think the Note9 could do 12h easy (with good reception) if more UI and app elements were black themed.
Note 9 developer edition Samsung?

@rbiter said:
Did ram management correct. Geez. I hit the recent apps button and it is like a damn Rolodex. I was still using my note4 (LGV20 last daily driver). Last Samsung phone I bought was s6 and it could only handle 4 apps. Sold it asap.
Really liking this phone. Putting a case on it actually makes it better to hold. Aside from ads and that damn bixby button this phone is pretty good. Because the phone is so tall I have redone my desktop because many things are now harder to reach. I wish Google and Samsung would black out apps already (OR AT LEAST GIVE THE OPTION!). I had 8h SOT my first charge with 25% battery left. I was getting 10h SOT on my note4 when I had almost everything blacked out but average was always 6h+. I think the Note9 could do 12h easy (with good reception) if more UI and app elements were black themed.
Note 9 developer edition Samsung?
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Click the 3 dots and try list view. It's really clean looking!

39 apps open. Can iPhone do that? ???

Semantics said:
Click the 3 dots and try list view. It's really clean looking!
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haha. all these times, i never knew about the list view. i used to have note8

Yeah that list view is freaking awesome!! So glad I did that.
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Eww. List view.

Semantics said:
Click the 3 dots and try list view. It's really clean looking!
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Thank you hadn't noticed that!
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Battery life thread

Hope huawei aren't exaggerating, but that battery size and the ridiculous power usage compared to the kirin 970, we should be seeing sickening screen on times.

Huawei blabla... My Mi Mix 2s got better battery life than my Mate 10 Pro, with 20% less mAh and IPS.
Huawei talk a lot but wait for first real life test.

I would wait too... No reason to expect greatness based on some numbers on a spec sheet.

Never had issues on my 10 pro til today ? but that's my fault for keeping the screen on watching the release over 4G LTE

Klanac89 said:
Huawei blabla... My Mi Mix 2s got better battery life than my Mate 10 Pro, with 20% less mAh and IPS.
Huawei talk a lot but wait for first real life test.
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My Mate 10 pro literally destroy my ex Mi Mix 2S in battery life especially during gaming. That poor xiaomi bastard cant get 5h sot while gaming

There is no way to get <5h SOT

If my mate 10 pro can get this, I'm pretty sure the 20 pet can get the same if not more. This is with really bad signal for over 13 hours too

On my first night of having the device I decided to give it a ''youtube during sleep'' test.
Had the phone fully charged to 100%, unplugged device, started up youtube and loaded a podcast with autoplay enabled.
Once I woke up the mate 20 pro was still going at it. Having lost only 32% battery with 4:42 SoT at a fixed 50% brightness. (yeah i only sleep 5, hours just a bad habbit xd)
I would say, not bad at all.
https://imgur.com/a/rFkdcy2

Cahenvels said:
On my first night of having the device I decided to give it a ''youtube during sleep'' test.
Had the phone fully charged to 100%, unplugged device, started up youtube and loaded a podcast with autoplay enabled.
Once I woke up the mate 20 pro was still going at it. Having lost only 32% battery with 4:42 SoT at a fixed 50% brightness. (yeah i only sleep 5, hours just a bad habbit xd)
I would say, not bad at all.
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So this phone should do easy 10 hours SOT of normal use, of course if you dont game or use other heavy apps.
Looks promising.

Oh meet N9 user here . Mate 20 Pro battery life will be much better than Note 9. Handon today and good impression overall

Zanr Zij said:
Oh meet N9 user here . Mate 20 Pro battery life will be much better than Note 9. Handon today and good impression overall
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How amazing is the green emerald??

leo72793 said:
How amazing is the green emerald??
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You mean color finish?

Zanr Zij said:
You mean color finish?
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Yes

leo72793 said:
Yes
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Look amazing, finish feel high end and very please in hand
I ordered M20 Pro @ 850$, free HW Watch 2 + Wireless Fast Charging pad + case

Zanr Zij said:
Look amazing, finish feel high end and very please in hand
I ordered M20 Pro @ 850$, free HW Watch 2 + Wireless Fast Charging pad + case
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Where did you order from?

leo72793 said:
Where did you order from?
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Our country: Vietnam, international version!

Zanr Zij said:
Our country: Vietnam, international version!
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ah ok. doubt ill get it to the states. REAL sad we cant preorder that green

Zanr Zij said:
Oh meet N9 user here . Mate 20 Pro battery life will be much better than Note 9. Handon today and good impression overall
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Please give us a screenshot once you get a chance of a normal full day usage! Thanks!

All the reviews I've read say the battery life is exceptional.

steadly2004 said:
Please give us a screenshot once you get a chance of a normal full day usage! Thanks!
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I don't have it. I just tried demo unit from Huawei Vietnam. I can confirm that battery life is very good, much better than Xs Max and Galaxy Note 9.

Bad battery life

I got an exynos version (I think) and I am only able to get maximun 4 hours SOT. Lately it seems to have gotten even worse. I know this has already been discussed, but there seems No solution. Anyone been able to fix their battery life without compromising the phones cababilities?
This is my current battery stats

Maybe use more wifi and disable the bloatware. Here's my package disabler pro list

Langley24 said:
I got an exynos version (I think) and I am only able to get maximun 4 hours SOT. Lately it seems to have gotten even worse. I know this has already been discussed, but there seems No solution. Anyone been able to fix their battery life without compromising the phones cababilities?
This is my current battery stats
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People will always on display, stop being surprised at bad battery life. Hate that thing. It's a good idea, but the drain is a joke

Langley24 said:
I got an exynos version (I think) and I am only able to get maximun 4 hours SOT. Lately it seems to have gotten even worse. I know this has already been discussed, but there seems No solution. Anyone been able to fix their battery life without compromising the phones cababilities?
This is my current battery stats
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Turn off always on display and developer options (except when you need it). Clear the cache through recovery once or twice a week.
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I have always on display enabled and it doesn't really drain that much. I can still easily get 6h SOT or 2 days of moderate use. I would go through your apps to see there isn't one that could be dodgey, draining in the background but hiding under system usage.

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Turn off always on display and developer options (except when you need it). Clear the cache through recovery once or twice a week.
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Developer Options? That's a new one for me.
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Limeybastard said:
Developer Options? That's a new one for me.
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Yup, that affects your battery life, too.
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K-alz said:
Yup, that affects your battery life, too.
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Thanks. Wasn't aware of that.
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Thanks. Wasn't aware of that.
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No problem.
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I'LL be getting my snapdragon midnight black today . Been reading here for a few weeks. Been sticking my nose round the s9 area of the forum but I will sure report back after a couple of days.
Using the s9, for gaming and social media, browsing and crap and get a tad over 4 hrs. Lets see with my habits if I can get 5 or 6 with the N9.

lawtq said:
People will always on display, stop being surprised at bad battery life. Hate that thing. It's a good idea, but the drain is a joke
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Lowered the brightness on my AOD and drain was reduced
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K-alz said:
Yup, that affects your battery life, too.
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How does unhiding the developer menu reduce battery life?

sefrcoko said:
How does unhiding the developer menu reduce battery life?
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Yes, I would very much be interested to learn this as well. I've never observed any issues with battery leaving it exposed.

sefrcoko said:
How does unhiding the developer menu reduce battery life?
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Developer options has extra processes and features that get activated when enabled. That's more processes in the background, hence why it's called developer options. Its meant only for "developers" for testing and extra features.
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I have AOD at maximum brightness 24/7 and still get more than 6 hours of SOT so I dont think it is a huge battery drain

ssgunner20 said:
I'LL be getting my snapdragon midnight black today . Been reading here for a few weeks. Been sticking my nose round the s9 area of the forum but I will sure report back after a couple of days.
Using the s9, for gaming and social media, browsing and crap and get a tad over 4 hrs. Lets see with my habits if I can get 5 or 6 with the N9.
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I have been on all the Google phones for the last 5 years. I have a black note 9 coming today. I decided to just switch it up. I'm def excited! Going to remove all the bloat tho

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I have been on all the Google phones for the last 5 years. I have a black note 9 coming today. I decided to just switch it up. I'm def excited! Going to remove all the bloat tho
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Got mine Mon afternoon. Been using since. So far still learning battery habits it says but battery life seems great. Will post my results in a few hrs. Got a bit of juice left. 24%.

ssgunner20 said:
Got mine Mon afternoon. Been using since. So far still learning battery habits it says but battery life seems great. Will post my results in a few hrs. Got a bit of juice left. 24%.
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Nice! The black looks awesome. I got the 6gb I don't play games. Got from Samsung and trading in my 2xl. Will be weird with having no root. I like flashing kernels and scripts here and there so that kinda sucks.
Did you get the 6 or 8 ram?

K-alz said:
Developer options has extra processes and features that get activated when enabled. That's more processes in the background, hence why it's called developer options. Its meant only for "developers" for testing and extra features.
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Never seen that mentioned anywhere here in 6 years on XDA...interesting, thanks! In my mind it's a hidden options menu, and we're not activating new options simply by unhiding it. Would be curious to know which specific processes are being activated and what type of impact they actually have on battery life... My bet is that it's very negligible.

sruel3216 said:
Nice! The black looks awesome. I got the 6gb I don't play games. Got from Samsung and trading in my 2xl. Will be weird with having no root. I like flashing kernels and scripts here and there so that kinda sucks.
Did you get the 6 or 8 ram?
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I got the 6. I think the 8 is overkill for me. It's great for peice of mind but with much last galaxies that were 4 and 64gb of storage I always had about 30gb of storage left.
Also, I think I saw somewhere on this forum that the 6 and 8 version offer almost no noticeable difference as far as speeds. So far I'm loving the 6. For sure signal reception is alot better. I'm coming from the s9, prior to that the S8+ and reception and signal at work was garbage. I have alpt more bars now on the N9 and have verified speeds with speed test app.
I do game a bit pubg for the most part. I will need to try Fortnite on here but I am using one of there free themes (red one) along with good lock and it's a perfect fit.
I have never rooted my phones, but I am surprised really is there no root yet for the N9? I need to spend hours to see all the content on this section for the N9.