My battery life was so good before this update. I was getting 8 hrs of SOT on an average. But after March update, battery life dropped to 5-6 hrs. Has anyone faced this issue?
Lucky you, after pie update onwards I barely get 3hrs+ of Screen on time on my Exynos Note 9..
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ankydu said:
Lucky you, after pie update onwards I barely get 3hrs+ of Screen on time on my Exynos Note 9..
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3 hrs wtf? ? Samsung should start using Snapdragon in all the regions.
still on Oreo, didn't want to update after people started reporting big drop in battery life post-Oreo
Is it now better or... I better stay put?
9h on wifi, bunch of apps active
On LTE gets from 85% to 55 at work, in 8h, notifiicationd constantly coming (twitter, viber, gmail, stocktwits, skype)...don't want to risk losing this.
I keep it charged 40-85%, charged it few times to 100%.
nbog said:
still on Oreo, didn't want to update after people started reporting big drop in battery life post-Oreo
Is it now better or... I better stay put?
9h on wifi, bunch of apps active
On LTE gets from 85% to 55 at work, in 8h, notifiicationd constantly coming (twitter, viber, gmail, stocktwits, skype)...don't want to risk losing this.
I keep it charged 40-85%, charged it few times to 100%.
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That's really impressive. Seems like sammy is making our note 9 obselete with new updates.
Exactly.
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A few months ago I tested out my battery life from 100% down to 15% during a typical days use.
It took over 14hrs use and 5hrs screen time to get down to 15%
Its used for work, so everything is turned on (Wifi, 4G data, NFC, GPS, Bluetooth, Sync, AOD) at max full screen res. Hey, got it use it
The phone was bought 2018, and is running the last version of Android 9, (I tried 10 and hated it).
So stick with or go back to 9 if you have the option. :good:
My note 9 gets average 8 hours sot I'm on 9 pie .and wont update to android 10 as it dropped my sot to 4 hours average. So I went back to pie
I don't get people who complain for battery on Android 10. I get 8h SOT for 24h with 0 attempt to save power and just enjoying my phone. Exynos here.
koragg97 said:
I don't get people who complain for battery on Android 10. I get 8h SOT for 24h with 0 attempt to save power and just enjoying my phone. Exynos here.
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Unbelievable, do you have good lock app installed?
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Unbelievable, do you have good lock app installed?
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Yes but it does not work in Bulgaria. For the actual modules I use FineLock. I need GoodLock installed for some modules to auto-start on boot.
koragg97 said:
Yes but it does not work in Bulgaria. For the actual modules I use FineLock. I need GoodLock installed for some modules to auto-start on boot.
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Would love see some screenshots of the battery usage
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Would love see some screenshots of the battery usage
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Sure will charge to 100 these days and drain to low percentage and will share screens. But I'm on exynos version, not snapdragon.
@ankydu @Techvir Here is my usage today. Unplugged at around 82-83% at midnight and started using it from 8:30 until 20:30 when it hit 30%. So for 50% battery used for 12h (and 8h stand-by at night) I get 4h SOT. See attached screenshot for all details. And this is with the "inferior" Exynos chipset It's amazing for me. If I actually had something to do to achieve 8h SOT I would have charged to 100 and stopped at 1% with the 8h SOT. I just prefer charging between 30 and 80 to not degrade my battery. And I don't really need more than 4h SOT per day (which still was a little stretch xd) so I'm perfectly fine with this info.
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@ankydu @Techvir Here is my usage today. Unplugged at around 82-83% at midnight and started using it from 8:30 until 20:30 when it hit 30%. So for 50% battery used for 12h (and 8h stand-by at night) I get 4h SOT. See attached screenshot for all details. And this is with the "inferior" Exynos chipset It's amazing for me. If I actually had something to do to achieve 8h SOT I would have charged to 100 and stopped at 1% with the 8h SOT. I just prefer charging between 30 and 80 to not degrade my battery. And I don't really need more than 4h SOT per day (which still was a little stretch xd) so I'm perfectly fine with this info.
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which firmware do you have? thank u very much.
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which firmware do you have? thank u very much.
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Stock unrooted Android 10 OneUI 2.0 on April Security Patch. Exact version is: N960FXXU5DTC9
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Stock unrooted Android 10 OneUI 2.0 on April Security Patch. Exact version is: N960FXXU5DTC9
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i can find only Modem/CP version. which is PDA/AP Version? and REGION United Kingdom? BTE or BTU or BTB or EVR?
i want to flash your firmware. Thank you :fingers-crossed:
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Stock unrooted Android 10 OneUI 2.0 on April Security Patch. Exact version is: N960FXXU5DTC9
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Hmm, mine is still stuck with March Firmware. Could be that the April firmware improved things a bit?
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i can find only Modem/CP version. which is PDA/AP Version? and REGION United Kingdom? BTE or BTU or BTB or EVR?
i want to flash your firmware. Thank you :fingers-crossed:
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Don't know what region it's for but that doesn't matter. Get the April firmware from here: https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/galaxy-note9/firmware/#SM-N960F
Or if you want you can always get the latest one from May too. I just prefer waiting for the OTA to hit me rather than flashing it myself.
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Hmm, mine is still stuck with March Firmware. Could be that the April firmware improved things a bit?
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I bought my phone on 5th March and updated it immediately. Didn't have any problems on the March update as well (like that green tint issue that's being mentioned a lot).
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Don't know what region it's for but that doesn't matter.
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Firmware depend on Region. You can see it in About your phone-> software information-> service provider. Mine is DBT (germany) .
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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 HTC U11 before depleting the battery.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
My best screen on time ever with this device. At least 5h of SoT
my SOT varies from no less than 4 up to 7h+ when at home on WIFI.
I consistently get 6-7 hours. Always wifi at home due to my bad cell coverage. My old Nexus 5x used to get 3-4 hours with roughly the same usage and all the same apps.
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I consistently get 6-7 hours. Always wifi at home due to my bad cell coverage. My old Nexus 5x used to get 3-4 hours with roughly the same usage and all the same apps.
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this result with 1 sim or dual sim? and how long it will work as gps with google maps navigation ?
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this result with 1 sim or dual sim? and how long it will work as gps with google maps navigation ?
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Single sim
Not sure on the Google maps navigation as I haven't used it yet.
I do have the GPS ( location on /high accuracy) turned on if that helps.
Usually 5.30-7hrs.. Using Viper ROM as always..
Poor batt life cuz signal ? drain 1/4 ofy batt wtf?
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Usually 5.30-7hrs.. Using Viper ROM as always..
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Can u please put here printscreen of your baseband?
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Can u please put here printscreen of your baseband?
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Here it is..
Alrightght it wasn't uploading due to network.error..
It's : 8998 001791 1706091053
So from which version is my baseband
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Mine is on dual sim, always on 4G LTE,
Very good signal strength in my area,
At 50% brightness with auto brightness ON.
This is my SOT after my first full charge(from 100% to 1%)
On a heavier usage which included
Almost 2hrs of talktime over speaker phone(I don't like using earpiece)
1.5 hours of YT, 1.5 hrs of Amazon prime streaming,
A lot of Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp, XDA app and other such apps as it's a holiday for me today.
No Facebook at all.
No games whatsoever.
Over 8 hours of sot.
I'm happy as they say it gets better after 3-4 cycles of charging are done.
Best I had so far was 1 day 3 or 4 hours time with 7 half hours sot
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Mine is on dual sim, always on 4G LTE,
Very good signal strength in my area,
At 50% brightness with auto brightness ON.
This is my SOT after my first full charge(from 100% to 1%)
On a heavier usage which included
Almost 2hrs of talktime over speaker phone(I don't like using earpiece)
1.5 hours of YT, 1.5 hrs of Amazon prime streaming,
A lot of Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp, XDA app and other such apps as it's a holiday for me today.
No Facebook at all.
No games whatsoever.
Over 8 hours of sot.
I'm happy as they say it gets better after 3-4 cycles of charging are done.
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Best I had so far was 1 day 3 or 4 hours time with 7 half hours sot
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So which rom are you using? Thank you!
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So which rom are you using? Thank you!
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I don't know what that is or how to find it...
Tell me?
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I don't know what that is or how to find it...
Tell me?
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Youre probably stock rom no root or so?
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Youre probably stock rom no root or so?
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Yup, no root...
All original stuff from company untouched.
After Oreo...
All YouTube and calling done with speakers as I don't use headphones etc.
All on mobile data and no WiFi.
No gaming at all.
Also it's 95% to 24%...
Mine
Xebeck said:
After Oreo...
All YouTube and calling done with speakers as I don't use headphones etc.
All on mobile data and no WiFi.
No gaming at all.
Also it's 95% to 24%...
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Excellent SoT. Can't get these times. Maybe with Wifi.
Share your screenshots here, battery endurance opinions..etc
S9 Exynos here.
Second full day (after a half day when I got it) and it's been pretty horrible. I expected it to be average or not great for the first couple days, but this is nuts.
I've got everything on - location, sync, AOD, Bixby, etc - and am losing about 5% per hour with the screen off. Ending the day on 15% with only an hour or two of SOT.
Will be keeping a spreadsheet log of it, including what services are on and how I've used it, so will report back. Hope it improves naturally with everything on though. Reception is also surprisingly average; in the bathroom at work my Pixel 1 had decent enough reception to load videos, but my S9 seems to struggle to even load images. Pixel 1 had 3G in an underground pub, but my S9 couldn't get any data at all.
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S9 Exynos here.
Second full day (after a half day when I got it) and it's been pretty horrible. I expected it to be average or not great for the first couple days, but this is nuts.
I've got everything on - location, sync, AOD, Bixby, etc - and am losing about 5% per hour with the screen off. Ending the day on 15% with only an hour or two of SOT.
Will be keeping a spreadsheet log of it, including what services are on and how I've used it, so will report back. Hope it improves naturally with everything on though. Reception is also surprisingly average; in the bathroom at work my Pixel 1 had decent enough reception to load videos, but my S9 seems to struggle to even load images. Pixel 1 had 3G in an underground pub, but my S9 couldn't get any data at all.
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With screenshots it would be better next time :good: , thanks for your feedback.
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With screenshots it would be better next time :good: , thanks for your feedback.
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Happy to provide them, I just never bother taking them haha. Why better though? I log my battery details in a spreadsheet, so wouldn't this be the same as a screenshot?
Coral Blue Galaxy S9 battery
2days turned on with 5hrs SoT.
Awesome.
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Happy to provide them, I just never bother taking them haha. Why better though? I log my battery details in a spreadsheet, so wouldn't this be the same as a screenshot?
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It's just better because most people do like that since you just see the screens instead of reading everything, but as you like man :victory:
battery times (at least european version) are currently worse than s8. most reviews i have read (with comparison) are confirming this.
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battery times (at least european version) are currently worse than s8. most reviews i have read (with comparison) are confirming this.
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Can confirm.
Same settings, apps and usage behaviour.
S9: Usage ~14 hours and 5 hours sot
S8: Usage ~20+ hours and 7+ hours sot
Samsung wtf?
I don't know whether I've conditioned the battery or whether it's the intelligent scan that i turned off (and restarted phone) but i am getting 5hrs sot 36hrs uptime. AOD off. Resolution is fhd+. Exynos s9.
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I don't know whether I've conditioned the battery or whether it's the intelligent scan that i turned off (and restarted phone) but i am getting 5hrs sot 36hrs uptime. AOD off. Resolution is fhd+. Exynos s9.
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Sure i have also 5h SOT (with 2 h playing a game currently) but turning off things shouldn't be the solution to get SOT times still worse than the s8.
The bad thing is most reviews are aware of the bad battery Times but still gave a high rating. So samsung will not fix this as fast as we want as the first reviews are rewarding them.
This should be a high priority issue.
I am sure this idiots will first concentrate their fixes to have higher benchmarks results
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Sure i have also 5h SOT (with 2 h playing a game currently) but turning off things shouldn't be the solution to still get SOT times worse than the s8.
The bad thing is most reviews are aware of the bad battery Times but still gave a high rating. So samsung will not fix this as fast as we want as the first reviews are rewarding them.
This should be a high priority issue.
I am sure this idiots will first concentrate their fixes to have higher benchmarks results
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Do you think it's fixable by Samsung? Maybe the new Exynos is just a battery sucker.
Battery life is underwhelming. Got like 1-2% discharge per hour, with phone locked + internet connection.
Here i have g960FD, battery REALLY SUCKS. My s8 does a LOT better than my S9, Idk if installing another firmware will solve the issue, i have germany firmware rn but it sucks a lot
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Here i have g960FD, battery REALLY SUCKS. My s8 does a LOT better than my S9, Idk if installing another firmware will solve the issue, i have germany firmware rn but it sucks a lot
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How long have you had it? I wonder if the battery would improve after it has a chance to settle (i.e. after a number of charge/discharge cycles)
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How long have you had it? I wonder if the battery would improve after it has a chance to settle (i.e. after a number of charge/discharge cycles)
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5 days. The problem is I have a Pixel 2 and a brand new S8 and both of them are doing great...
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5 days. The problem is I have a Pixel 2 and a brand new S8 and both of them are doing great...
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Are both the S8 and S9 Exynos?
I agree that it shouldn't be so much worse from the get-go...however, I personally care far more about how it behaves long term. If the S9 does eventually stabilize to behaving similar to the S8, that'd be fine with me. *If*...
(I'm currently on the fence between Exynos S8 and Exynos S9...)
Please read all S9 Exynos owners and watchers
https://www.androidcentral.com/samsungs-galaxy-s9-battery-problems-explained
i have poor battery life than other device. i should have not moved to s9 from a huawei midrange device. having premium phone but you still need to think on saving battery doesn't make sense. why pay for a premium phone if you will need to turn off features and sleep the apps just to save juice while outside. this is not fair.
Standby time on my phone has been amazing. Actually from 100% -90%, my battery drains like crazy, but after that it steadies out. I forgot to charge my phone last night with 72%, woke up with 70% and now still going strong. I think I can last another day with this phone. Yeah yeah I only have like one hour and 30min of SOT as of right now, but when I use my.phone through heavy usage I usually can get 5 hrs or even 5hrs and a half. Here's my small tip on how to save battery life:
1. Power saving mode on: CPU limiter off / decrease brightness 10% /AOD off / FHD
2. Battery saving on location settings
3. Make sure data is off when using wifi (developer setting)
4. Delete or disable bloatware
5. Use BetterBatteryStats to check and make sure you have no wakelocks (had some before and with a reboot it fixed all my problems)
6. Make sure your phone settles in. Give it at least a week
7. Go to the battery setting and click on certain apps and disable background activity so that it doesn't trigger any warlock (this will disable notification so beware)
8. For people who use Facebook,delete it. Go to chrome (or brave, which is better) and sign into to your Facebook account and add the website to your homescreen. Honestly it's a lot smoother and you will still receive notifications.
And yeah that's about it for my battery saving tips. Battery will vary depending on your usage so dont depend too much on this idea.
Here's mine
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
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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
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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?
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You mean color finish?
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Yes
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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.
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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.
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
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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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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.
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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
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Lowered the brightness on my AOD and drain was reduced
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Yup, that affects your battery life, too.
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How does unhiding the developer menu reduce battery life?
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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.
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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
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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.
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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%.
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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%.
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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?
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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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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.
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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?
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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.
I've been having horrible battery life on Pie. I started on a clean slate then restored through smart switch. I'm getting max 5 hours of SOT on pie whereas I always got 8+ hours on oreo. I don't know if it's just me or anyone else is experiencing the same. Please share your battery stats so we can average out the outcome. If this continues, I'm definitely odining back to oreo.
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Got 10 hours this past weekend. Snapdragon.
Exynos. And it's awful
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6hrs consistently
Exynos
It looks bad Pie on exynos.Woaw!
I am Oreo.Not upgrade to Pie and my SOT is every day 7,8h SOT wifi and 4G.
therebel88 said:
Got 10 hours this past weekend. Snapdragon.
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Are you on T-mobile?
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nathlynn22 said:
Exynos
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Yours is pretty bad.
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K-alz said:
Are you on T-mobile?
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AT&T
therebel88 said:
AT&T
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Then it's only tmobile who's having the battery issue
Nope, I am At&t went back to Oreo. Wasn't getting anywhere close to the 8 to 10hr screen times as a see some have. Best I could get was about 5hrs..granted I would have about 6hrs call time which is ok I guess, but still Oreo was better for me. But then again I never let my battery drop below 20% and I usually only charge to 90%..I never let it get down to the single digits.
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K-alz said:
Then it's only tmobile who's having the battery issue
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I'm on T-Mo and have great battery life. 8-10 hours SOT. Mix of WiFi and LTE.
Actuakky I'd say an estimated 8-10 hours. I use the phone pretty heavy throughout the day. I'm on it for a couple hours after I wake up. Posting on here, reading my Bible app, checking the news, etc.
Then I go to the gym and stream music through Bluetooth for a couple hours. I usually check my phone occasionally and take calls while there.
Then I randomly get on it throughout the day and evening at home.
I average 1 hour of screen time per 10% of battery, but I haven't been able to kill the battery before bed to see the full 10 hours of SOT. And I charge over night. Though I have left it off the charger by accident and still woke up with a plenty of juice.
This phone is a beast that sips battery. And my Note 8 is doing just as well on Pie.
I'm not saying I don't believe you, I'm just saying something must be going on with your particular phone.
Mr. Orange 645 said:
I'm not saying I don't believe you, I'm just saying something must be going on with your particular phone.
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Or possibly an app that is not Pie friendly.
Exynos, always almost max brightness QHD+ and 50/50 4G+/wifi, 512/8 version
First one is Oreo, others are pie
Sprov said:
Exynos, always almost max brightness QHD+ and 50/50 4G+/wifi, 512/8 version
First one is Oreo, others are pie
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Do you understand that you're more satisfied with Pie than with Oreo?
K-alz said:
I've been having horrible battery life on Pie. I started on a clean slate then restored through smart switch. I'm getting max 5 hours of SOT on pie whereas I always got 8+ hours on oreo. I don't know if it's just me or anyone else is experiencing the same. Please share your battery stats so we can average out the outcome. If this continues, I'm definitely odining back to oreo.
Thanks
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I'm getting 7hrs 40mins average SOT
Exynos the battery is quite good.
Dual sim always, location high + wifi scan when wifi off, max resolution on (WQHD+), no AOD
On 4G i get around 5 hours SOT and on WIFI around 6 SOT
Those that are getting 8hours+ probably sometimes they are using the phone in airplane mode with WIFI enabled or not at all and a lot other things that they do not mention so please do not take them as "normal" people because it's not fair what they are presenting and does not reflect a normal day to day user.
As some noted, depending on the usage - the battery life on pie is worse vs oreo. For me it's also worse as I multitask a lot. The SOC CPU control is tuned differently for more performance. Sadly, it's leading to worse battery life while still lags massively behind the snapdragon 845 in performance. Luckily - it's a little bit faster. This is the reason why most likely those reports about lower battery life on pie will come from mainly exynos note 9 owners.
For me and my usage, it's not massively lower, but surely it's noticeable lower usage before need for recharge vs oreo. It's still ok. I am not so ok with the gutted multiwindow functionality and the rushed/bugged state (and that's funny given how many months the PIE update was in development + the beta).
I also saw some recent tests of those with exynos and update Pie with Antutu around 260000 compared to the test made on Oreo around 244000. It sees the CPU and GPU increase and a consistent decrease to UX and MEM.
avatar_ro said:
Exynos the battery is quite good.
Dual sim always, location high + wifi scan when wifi off, max resolution on (WQHD+), no AOD
On 4G i get around 5 hours SOT and on WIFI around 6 SOT
Those that are getting 8hours+ probably sometimes they are using the phone in airplane mode with WIFI enabled or not at all and a lot other things that they do not mention so please do not take them as "normal" people because it's not fair what they are presenting and does not reflect a normal day to day user.
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Actually depends on the apps you're using, on wifi I got very high battery without airplane mode, which can make me go to 10 hrs of screen on