The Google page only shows one battery size for the two phones. Is that right?
It is kind of confusing on the page but the battery sizes are different.
Pixel 3: 2915mAh
Pixel 3 XL: 3430mAh
So disappointing for both on the battery.
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The Google page only shows one battery size for the two phones. Is that right?
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Maybe you saw a typo?
The Pixel 3 is a decent increase over the Pixel 2 but not quite the 3000mAh of the S9.
Don't get why the XL dropped from 3520mAh but I wouldn't cry over a 2.5% decrease. But would've been nice for something in between the Pixel 2 XL and the Note 9 capacity.
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I hate to be that guy, but can we wait for some real use scenarios before we jump to conclusions? I'm all for battery life, but mAh capacity means nothing without use.
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Maybe you saw a typo?
The Pixel 3 is a decent increase over the Pixel 2 but not quite the 3000mAh of the S9.
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The Pixel 3 battery is not a decent increase over the Pixel 2. It's only 8% which is nothing when you consider the fact that the Pixel 3 has a 13% larger screen and 12.5% more pixels. That 8% is easily used up (and more) by the increase in battery usage from the bigger display and more pixels. The battery life of the Pixel 2 was already pretty bad. Hardly any better than the Nexus 5X and original Pixel.
For the Pixel 3 XL yeah, it's only 2.5% smaller but like the smaller Pixel 3 the Pixel 3 XL has a bigger screen and higher resolution compared to its predecessor.
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I hate to be that guy, but can we wait for some real use scenarios before we jump to conclusions? I'm all for battery life, but mAh capacity means nothing without use.
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You don't really need real world scenarios of the Pixel 3 to get a fairly accurate idea of battery life. You can compare it to similar phones and get a pretty good idea. Look at the Nexus 5X, original Pixel and Pixel 2. All three were pretty close in screen size, were 1920x1080 and had 2700mAh batteries. All 3 got similar battery life. Both Pixel were a little better than the Nexus 5X due to OLED screens and a slightly smaller size but it really wasn't much different.
To get a general idea of battery life you just have to look at the resolution and battery size. It's kind of like cars. If a car company announces a V8 truck with only an 8 gallon gas tank you wouldn't have to wait for real world usage to know it's not going to go that far on a tank of gas. Phones are the same way. The Pixel 3 battery life will be about the same as the Pixel 2 at best and probably closer to the Nexus 5X(which had awful battery life).
True but remember new chips increase performance but also increase battery life. The 845 is, at least supposed to be, 30% more battery than the 835. See: https://www.gadgetsnow.com/tech-new...45-vs-snapdragon-835/articleshow/61959724.cms
Also the Pixel 3 has a bigger screen but is still 1080p and OLED which can be more battery efficient.
I had the Nexus 5X and definitely don't disagree with it's battery life. At least with what I got when I had my original and replacement. I don't get how other got 5+ hours SOT yet I could barely get 3-3.5 hours. Now with my Pixel 2 XL, I can get 5-6 hours easily 50% more SOT(even hit 8 hours while other get up to 10+) yet the screen is 15.3% bigger, is 1440p, the battery is only 30% bigger compared to the Nexus 5X. Real life usage matters because, as the saying goes, YMMV.
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The Pixel 3 battery is not a decent increase over the Pixel 2. It's only 8% which is nothing when you consider the fact that the Pixel 3 has a 13% larger screen and 12.5% more pixels. That 8% is easily used up (and more) by the increase in battery usage from the bigger display and more pixels. The battery life of the Pixel 2 was already pretty bad. Hardly any better than the Nexus 5X and original Pixel.
For the Pixel 3 XL yeah, it's only 2.5% smaller but like the smaller Pixel 3 the Pixel 3 XL has a bigger screen and higher resolution compared to its predecessor.
You don't really need real world scenarios of the Pixel 3 to get a fairly accurate idea of battery life. You can compare it to similar phones and get a pretty good idea. Look at the Nexus 5X, original Pixel and Pixel 2. All three were pretty close in screen size, were 1920x1080 and had 2700mAh batteries. All 3 got similar battery life. Both Pixel were a little better than the Nexus 5X due to OLED screens and a slightly smaller size but it really wasn't much different.
To get a general idea of battery life you just have to look at the resolution and battery size. It's kind of like cars. If a car company announces a V8 truck with only an 8 gallon gas tank you wouldn't have to wait for real world usage to know it's not going to go that far on a tank of gas. Phones are the same way. The Pixel 3 battery life will be about the same as the Pixel 2 at best and probably closer to the Nexus 5X(which had awful battery life).
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True but remember new chips increase performance but also increase battery life. The 845 is, at least supposed to be, 30% more battery than the 835. See: https://www.gadgetsnow.com/tech-new...45-vs-snapdragon-835/articleshow/61959724.cms
Also the Pixel 3 has a bigger screen but is still 1080p and OLED which can be more battery efficient.
I had the Nexus 5X and definitely don't disagree with it's battery life. At least with what I got when I had my original and replacement. I don't get how other got 5+ hours SOT yet I could barely get 3-3.5 hours. Now with my Pixel 2 XL, I can get 5-6 hours easily 50% more SOT(even hit 8 hours while other get up to 10+) yet the screen is 15.3% bigger, is 1440p, the battery is only 30% bigger compared to the Nexus 5X. Real life usage matters because, as the saying goes, YMMV.
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Saying that the SD 845 is 30% more efficient than the SD 835 is very misleading. The chip being 30% more efficient doesn't have a very big impact on battery life. If would be like saying your car's air conditioner is 30% more efficient than the previous model so your mileage will be way better. The SoC power usage is nothing compared to the screen.
Yes, it is still 1080p on one side but the aspect ratio has changed. It's no longer 1920x1080. It is now 2160x1080. That's an increase of just over 1/4 million pixels or 12.5% higher than a 1920x1080 display.
I'm glad you agree on the Nexus 5X. The thing is both the Nexus 5X and Pixel 2 had a 1920x1080 screen and a 2700mAh battery and had very similar screen sizes(5" vs 5.2"). The Nexus 5X had a SD 808 and the Pixel 2 had the MUCH MUCH more efficient SD 835. However, the Pixel 2's battery life wasn't much better than the Nexus 5X. Most of the small improvement is because of the Pixel 2 using an AMOLED compared to the Nexus 5X that had a LCD. That shows that chip efficiency doesn't really matter that much so the 30% efficiency improvement of the SD 845 really doesn't matter much.
As far as the Pixel 2 XL I'd say a 30% bigger battery is pretty significant. The 8% increase in battery of the Pixel 3 over the Pixel 2 is much less significant.
And to complicate things even more batteries degrade over time and Android updates have a tendency to decrease battery life. As I've mentioned to you before my Pixel 2 XL battery drain has increased 50%(both standby and screen on time) just because of 3 monthly updates. With the Pixel 3 having a 13% bigger screen and 12.5% more pixels with only an 8% increase in battery compared to the Pixel 2 it's pretty clear the Pixel 3 will have worse battery life than the Pixel 2 right out of the box. A year from now it will probably be in Nexus 5X range battery life. And the Pixel 3 has wireless charging which just makes the battery degrade even faster. I really feel sorry for anyone that buys a Pixel 3 and leaves it on a wireless charger overnight every night. That could be as bad as my old Samsung Galaxy S2 which gives me nightmares.
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Saying that the SD 845 is 30% more efficient than the SD 835 is very misleading. The chip being 30% more efficient doesn't have a very big impact on battery life. If would be like saying your car's air conditioner is 30% more efficient than the previous model so your mileage will be way better. The SoC power usage is nothing compared to the screen.
Yes, it is still 1080p on one side but the aspect ratio has changed. It's no longer 1920x1080. It is now 2160x1080. That's an increase of just over 1/4 million pixels or 12.5% higher than a 1920x1080 display.
I'm glad you agree on the Nexus 5X. The thing is both the Nexus 5X and Pixel 2 had a 1920x1080 screen and a 2700mAh battery and had very similar screen sizes(5" vs 5.2"). The Nexus 5X had a SD 808 and the Pixel 2 had the MUCH MUCH more efficient SD 835. However, the Pixel 2's battery life wasn't much better than the Nexus 5X. Most of the small improvement is because of the Pixel 2 using an AMOLED compared to the Nexus 5X that had a LCD. That shows that chip efficiency doesn't really matter that much so the 30% efficiency improvement of the SD 845 really doesn't matter much.
As far as the Pixel 2 XL I'd say a 30% bigger battery is pretty significant. The 8% increase in battery of the Pixel 3 over the Pixel 2 is much less significant.
And to complicate things even more batteries degrade over time and Android updates have a tendency to decrease battery life. As I've mentioned to you before my Pixel 2 XL battery drain has increased 50%(both standby and screen on time) just because of 3 monthly updates. With the Pixel 3 having a 13% bigger screen and 12.5% more pixels with only an 8% increase in battery compared to the Pixel 2 it's pretty clear the Pixel 3 will have worse battery life than the Pixel 2 right out of the box. A year from now it will probably be in Nexus 5X range battery life. And the Pixel 3 has wireless charging which just makes the battery degrade even faster. I really feel sorry for anyone that buys a Pixel 3 and leaves it on a wireless charger overnight every night. That could be as bad as my old Samsung Galaxy S2 which gives me nightmares.
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This is a lot of speculation. Battery may very well last much more then previous gen.
How big is the S9? 3000 mAh and that has a 5.8 display. So this should be much better if that's how you look at things.
For what it's worth, Nexus 5X vs Pixel 2 GSM Arena battery tests. Coincidentally, 30% better. LOL. Basically I'm posting this because I hardly believe that the Pixel 2 battery was as bad or got as bad as the Nexus 5X. And why I doubt the Pixel 3 would be too.
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So to bring this back jimb1983 was wrong. The 3 gets much better battery life then the 2. Approaching what 2 XL can do.
Here is a review from gizmodo:
That said, in terms of usefulness, one of the standard Pixel 3's biggest upgrades is a larger 2,915 mAh battery that lasted 10 hours and 50 minutes on our rundown test, a big jump up from the paltry 8:59 the Pixel 2 managed last year. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said of the Pixel 3 XL whose 3,430 mAh battery is actually slightly smaller than what you get in a Pixel 2 XL, which resulted in the Pixel 3 XL’s longevity increasing by less than 10 minutes to 11 hours and 24 minutes.
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The Pixel 3’s battery comes in at just under 3,000 mAh, while the larger Pixel 3 XL is 3430 mAh. I’m not one to religiously test screen-on-time performance, because I don’t find it to be a helpful indicator of real world use. But I didn’t have a single day with either of these devices where I felt the need to top up between nightly charges, and that’s using them extensively as review devices. The vast majority of people charge their phone once per night, so that’s my litmus test.
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That said, in terms of usefulness, one of the standard Pixel 3's biggest upgrades is a larger 2,915 mAh battery that lasted 10 hours and 50 minutes on our rundown test, a big jump up from the paltry 8:59 the Pixel 2 managed last year.
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That's a good 20% increase from only an 8% battery increase size. Sounds possible to me.
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People need to stop looking at the mAh numbers to know battery life. The only thing that matters is real life battery life endurance.
My pixel 2, that in theory has average battery life, usually puts me at 5-6 hours of SOT. It is, with a massive lead, the best phone I've had in this size range in terms of battery life. It all has to do with the very careful optimizations Google does when it comes to ramping up the CPU and everywhere else. Also, idle battery life is finally starting to work well on Android, and it will work better on November 1st when all updated apps are forced to obey background limit restrictions. I'm excited to see what Pixel 3 has to offer.
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This is a lot of speculation. Battery may very well last much more then previous gen.
How big is the S9? 3000 mAh and that has a 5.8 display. So this should be much better if that's how you look at things.
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3000mAh isn't very big for a 5.8" 2960x1440 screen. The battery life of the S9 isn't very good.
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So to bring this back jimb1983 was wrong. The 3 gets much better battery life then the 2. Approaching what 2 XL can do.
Here is a review from gizmodo:
That said, in terms of usefulness, one of the standard Pixel 3's biggest upgrades is a larger 2,915 mAh battery that lasted 10 hours and 50 minutes on our rundown test, a big jump up from the paltry 8:59 the Pixel 2 managed last year. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said of the Pixel 3 XL whose 3,430 mAh battery is actually slightly smaller than what you get in a Pixel 2 XL, which resulted in the Pixel 3 XL’s longevity increasing by less than 10 minutes to 11 hours and 24 minutes.
9to5google:
The Pixel 3’s battery comes in at just under 3,000 mAh, while the larger Pixel 3 XL is 3430 mAh. I’m not one to religiously test screen-on-time performance, because I don’t find it to be a helpful indicator of real world use. But I didn’t have a single day with either of these devices where I felt the need to top up between nightly charges, and that’s using them extensively as review devices. The vast majority of people charge their phone once per night, so that’s my litmus test.
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Sorry but you're wrong. It's just simple math and common sense. The screen is by far the biggest battery drain on any phone. That's just a fact. A 5.5" 2160x1080 screen is going to take a lot more power than a 5" 1920x1080 screen. A battery increase of only 8% isn't enough to make up for that huge increase in battery drain from the more power hungry screen.
So someone from 9to5Google was able to get an entire day on a Pixel 3. What was the usage? I was able to get a full day of low endurance usage from my Nexus 5X but that phone had awful battery life. Anything more than like browsing on wifi and it didn't get a full day. Again, it depends on how you are using it. I just went to a music festival this last weekend. My Pixel 2 XL got through a full day of heavy use but didn't have much to spare. The Pixel 2 wouldn't have made it under that usage and the Pixel 3 would have died earlier.
So, I will try to sum it up, in a few words. Depends on usage? Some people sit there and play games a lot; some occasionally browse the web, check news feeds; some browse social media all day; again, depends on usage. You can't judge a phone on mAh. Never understand why battery life was determined on a spec. "EVERYBODY" uses their phone differently.
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For what it's worth, Nexus 5X vs Pixel 2 GSM Arena battery tests. Coincidentally, 30% better. LOL. Basically I'm posting this because I hardly believe that the Pixel 2 battery was as bad or got as bad as the Nexus 5X. And why I doubt the Pixel 3 would be too.
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GSM Arena's battery life tests are a freaking joke. I stopped paying attention to them a long time ago. 8.5 hours of web browsing? Hahahaha. Maybe 6.5-7 at best on wifi. And no way was the Pixel 2 that much better. Look at battery life threads here on XDA for the 2 phones.
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GSM Arena's battery life tests are a freaking joke. I stopped paying attention to them a long time ago. 8.5 hours of web browsing? Hahahaha. Maybe 6.5-7 at best on wifi. And no way was the Pixel 2 that much better. Look at battery life threads here on XDA for the 2 phones.
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Like I said, take the test for what they're worth. That's fine they don't worth much to you but they do show better battery with the Pixel 2 over the Nexus 5X.
I was part of the Nexus 5X battery thread and just looked at some Pixel 2 threads (Seems to be less active that Pixel 2 XL ones). I know how bad the 5X was for me but somehow others got 4-5+ hours SOT "easily". I didn't get close to that with two units. With the Pixel 2 threads, I didn't get the impression that it has terrible battery life. People said they get 4-5+ hours SOT and don't need to charge midday.
Also, you never explained how a 30% increase in battery got me 50% better SOT with my Pixel 2 XL which has more pixels to push on a larger, brighter, screen than my 5X? Yes I'm saying this with some sarcasm because it is possible for 8% battery increase to give an improvement. Might not be much but if people in the Pixel 2 thread say they got 4-5 hours SOT then with would be something like 4.5-5.5 hours.
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Daniel Mader is pretty happy with it. Lasting him a while day with heavy usage for him. He said 4-5 hours of SOT. Which is decent.
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So, I will try to sum it up, in a few words. Depends on usage? Some people sit there and play games a lot; some occasionally browse the web, check news feeds; some browse social media all day; again, depends on usage. You can't judge a phone on mAh. Never understand why battery life was determined on a spec. "EVERYBODY" uses their phone differently.
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It's still something to go by though. Would you get a phone that had 500-750 less mAh than your current phone and not think it would impact you?
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So, I will try to sum it up, in a few words. Depends on usage? Some people sit there and play games a lot; some occasionally browse the web, check news feeds; some browse social media all day; again, depends on usage. You can't judge a phone on mAh. Never understand why battery life was determined on a spec. "EVERYBODY" uses their phone differently.
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Could not agree more!
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Daniel Mader is pretty happy with it. Lasting him a while day with heavy usage for him. He said 4-5 hours of SOT. Which is decent.
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I got almost 5 hours SOT last night playing with my new toy on its first charge. Pretty heavy usage today since 5am with several calls, numerous notifications, music playing non-stop in the background and I'm at 71% mid-day. Way better than my S8 and at least on par with 2XL. This is only it's second battery cycle and none of the app optimizations have kicked in yet. I'm very optimistic!
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It's still something to go by though. Would you get a phone that had 500-750 less mAh than your current phone and not think it would impact you?
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Depends! Contrary to what's been posted here, a radio trying to hold a faint signal or constantly trying to reconnect can run down a battery much, much faster than a screen. Pegging the processor can also chew up your battery in a heart-beat. That said, there are tons of optimizations that can be introduced in hardware, firmware, and even software that can make a smaller battery outlast a larger one!
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Contrary to what's been posted here, a radio trying to hold a faint signal or constantly trying to reconnect can run down a battery much, much faster than a screen. Pegging the processor can also chew up your battery in a heart-beat!
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Right those two right there affects small and large battery capacity phones. Might as well get as large as battery as you can to begin with.
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Hi all,
I am thinking about getting a pixel soon as an upgrade/downgrade from the nexus 6p. My battery life on this thing is dreadful, like 2 hours sot at a best case scenario usually resulting in me charging twice a day and that's with light to medium usage or if I don't use it much at all.
Anyway I'm interested to see if the battery life might be better on a pixel but I am a little worried as it's a much smaller battery than I have now. I've had nothing but bad luck really when it comes to android and battery life.
The reason for not waiting for the pixel 2 is pretty much that after recycling this I could get the current pixel for about £250 and that way it won't hurt my bank balance as I'm saving for other stuff.
Anyway would you recommend this phone?
Thanks
Not a downgrade but battery life is great for me anyway. You will miss the front facing speakers tho
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I don't think you're going to see huge gains from the 6P to the Pixel in the battery life department (if both phones are working well). If you are only getting 2 hours SOT on the 6P and charging twice a day then something is wrong - either something is keeping the phone awake or the battery's capacity is shot.
I never had the 6P, but reviews seem to suggest you'd see a similar battery life 6P vs Pixel...
Thanks. I hear alot of 6p owners having battery issues, It was fantastic when it was new! I think it's had it combined with a crap chip means it's just not lasting half a day. I ususally have to put it on charge after 6 hours as its about flat and all I do is check some social media and websites from time to time, the odd phone or text. Anyway I'm looking for something that can handle 3-4 hrs SoT as a average when mostly going around using 4g
Bought mine when carphone warehouse dropped the price to £399 which is a great price for this phone.
Been great, battery is really solid and camera is amazing.
I took my oneplus 5 back and got this.
I cannot recommend the phone enough to be honest. The battery life is amazing. As you've said, you've had bad luck with battery in the past; You may want to keep an eye on what apps you install as that could also be a major contributing factor.
Hmm I got an iPhone 8 at work and the battery brain and loss of battery on that is amazing, it barely leaks. On my pixel it just leaks battery life so easily and quickly.
I know it depends on how you use the device and 100 other factor but anyone else get this general feeling? I read Pixel 1 has heat issues with that version of CPU.
I recently purchased a used pixel.. I did expect the battery life to be better than it appears to be... i'm not sure if its because the battery is fairly degraded from the previous owners.. or if I have a slow drain.. or maybe just an unrealistic expectation of the smaller variant... but I am curious to know if other people see really good battery life on their phone.. Thanks!
I bought a used pixel as well. I have questioned the battery life as well. Then again I purchased this phone for 150.00 and the quick charge is a blessing. I did crack my screen so I was going to perform a battery change while I did the screen to see if that would fix my issue. Here is a screenshot of my battery.
Keep in mind that Apple uses some funny algorithms to report the battery percentage and usage in a way that makes the user perceive the battery life to be better than it actually is. Like, why do you think it stays at 100% for so long? When down to 3, 2, or 1%, the battery lasts forever until it the device finally shuts down. Don't trust Apple (iOS), and take everything they report with a grain of salt.
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I recently purchased a used pixel.. I did expect the battery life to be better than it appears to be... i'm not sure if its because the battery is fairly degraded from the previous owners.. or if I have a slow drain.. or maybe just an unrealistic expectation of the smaller variant... but I am curious to know if other people see really good battery life on their phone.. Thanks!
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I also bought a used Pixel and found the battery life not to match my expectations, as it is quite average like mid range phones. I ran a Geekbench 3 battery test, and got the score of 1798, which is slightly below other Pixels, but not that much. So while the Pixel XL has a top level battery life, the smaller phone lacks of battery to run the powerful hardware. Still I am quite happy with battery life while soft usage watching videos.
Here are screenshots of my battery life all made without charging the phone in between. The first screenshot is with gaming and heavier apps (around 3h15 SOT), while the second and third are almost only soft usage with mainly YouTube and Netflix at 50% brightness, where I can get around 4hrs30 SOT, which I am happy with. Hope this helps somebody.
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at 50% brightness, where I can get around 4hrs30 SOT, which I am happy with. Hope this helps somebody.
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so do you use the adaptive screen brightness or manually change it throughout the day?
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so do you use the adaptive screen brightness or manually change it throughout the day?
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I set it manually.
Hello,
How is the battery life on Pixel 3 (non XL)? Does it last a whole day with normal usage? What is the average Screen On Time?
Getting a P3 for 500$ from Google Store but have serious reservations about battery life after reading reviews? Is it worth getting?
I just got mine 2 months ago. I have about 300 apps installed. Most have been opened and therefore running stuff in background. I can Easily go all day without a charge. Some evenings I'm only at 50% before bed. I consider myself a medium user (not streaming a lot of video, etc). It was a much better experience than my early Pixel XL. Hope this helps.
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I don't know if you're going to get the answer you're looking for because "normal usage", screen on time, apps installed, types of apps, network coverage, etc all vary widely from person to person. What works great for me might not at all for you.
If I have a normal use day I have about 5 to 6 hours of SoT. I've gotten 7+, it's about what my S10e got,.
However I am a heavy user, constantly rebooting and testing new modules and on Q beta so I can get anywhere from 2 to 4 but that is because I am HARDCORE draining the phone.
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I just got mine 2 months ago. I have about 300 apps installed. Most have been opened and therefore running stuff in background. I can Easily go all day without a charge. Some evenings I'm only at 50% before bed. I consider myself a medium user (not streaming a lot of video, etc). It was a much better experience than my early Pixel XL. Hope this helps.
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Thank you. Any idea on the screen on time that you are getting from the phone?
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If I have a normal use day I have about 5 to 6 hours of SoT. I've gotten 7+, it's about what my S10e got,.
However I am a heavy user, constantly rebooting and testing new modules and on Q beta so I can get anywhere from 2 to 4 but that is because I am HARDCORE draining the phone.
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That is pretty good. Is that on the regular 3 or the XL Version?
Thanks.
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If I have a normal use day I have about 5 to 6 hours of SoT. I've gotten 7+, it's about what my S10e got,.
However I am a heavy user, constantly rebooting and testing new modules and on Q beta so I can get anywhere from 2 to 4 but that is because I am HARDCORE draining the phone.
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Shouldn't screen on time be a parameter to gauge that with ?
fury683 said:
I don't know if you're going to get the answer you're looking for because "normal usage", screen on time, apps installed, types of apps, network coverage, etc all vary widely from person to person. What works great for me might not at all for you.
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Shouldn't screen on time be a parameter to gauge that with ?
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Thank you. Any idea on the screen on time that you are getting from the phone?
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I'm averaging about 2-4 hours per day of screen time per Digital Wellbeing.
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I'm averaging about 2-4 hours per day of screen time per Digital Wellbeing.
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That is not too great and does not give me much confidence. I have heard battery life on 3A is stellar. I had the Pixel 1XL and Nexus 6Pand after a few months, Battery life went bad on both those phones. Hence, someone apprehensive, considering all the negative I have heard about Pixel 3 battery right off the bat.
masterinmischief said:
That is not too great and does not give me much confidence. I have heard battery life on 3A is stellar. I had the Pixel 1XL and Nexus 6Pand after a few months, Battery life went bad on both those phones. Hence, someone apprehensive, considering all the negative I have heard about Pixel 3 battery right off the bat.
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If the several months down the line degredation theory is accurate for pixels, then the 3a having stellar battery life may also be smoke and mirrors.
I had a 3a and sold it for a 3. Got $100 bb gift card when I bought it, sold it for $350. So I made $50 in that and bought my pixel 3 for $400. I think it's worth it for the extra $50 to have the better processor, water rating and wireless charging.
My battery life has been...ok with my 3. Absolutely nothing to write home about but certainly not the worst I've ever seen. Drain is a bit higher than I like to see, idle and active (1.5 and 13 respective, according to exkm). My screen in time per cycle is between 5-6 hours generally but that is a misleading number for to different setups and signal strength.
I say if you dig the device, get it. If you hate it, hell that's what swappa is for. I have bought and sold so many devices on there because they didn't meet my standards it because something else caught my eye.
I will be keeping this device for awhile. I really like the size and features. I'm sure I could boost battery by nurfing features but I am not interested in doing that. This has been excessively long so... Let us know what you decide. Hope my diatribe helped a little. If not... It was free, so don't complain
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My Pixel 3 barely makes a day on a charge. Meanwhile, I use my old Moto X4 to stream music to my work headset, and it can do that for a whole day and still be at 60-70% battery by the end. I tried that with my Pixel, and I ended up having to use extreme battery saver mode by the end of the day.
My battery has been much better since I turned off mobile network always active in developer settings. Keeps idle drain will below 1% now. I couldn't figure it for the life of me why it was so high. Try it!
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So I am a long time Iphone user who has recently switched to Android and recently bought a Note 10+ - cant justify the new iphones being prices so high with no new innovation or software upgrades
I have noticed that the battery life is decent, not as great as the reviews on youtube have mentioned. I cant seem to get more than 3.5 to 4 hours of SOT with my phone, and when I use the phone the battery percentage seems to drop down percent by percent fairly quickly? Maybe it's just me but my 3 year old iPhone seemed to stand the percent when being used than the Note 10.
Not to mention, the battery life overall is impressive i can easily get a whole day and maybe a bit more depending on the usage. On standby the battery seems to do well and not drain quickly. I also use AOD and that seems to take about 4-5% extra per day? Which is not a big deal.
I have the Exynos version of the phone. I have heard the Qualcomm version fares better in terms of battery life? Just need some thoughts about this on the usage from all fellow Note 10+ users
I'm coming from an iPhone 8 plus and have the Note 10 (my first Android phone) and am also disappointed in the battery life.
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just_jeepin said:
I'm coming from an iPhone 8 plus and have the Note 10 (my first Android phone) and am also disappointed in the battery life.
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Exactly! I woudn't say im disappointed, but i hoped for much better considering it has a whopping 4300mah battery and apparently the battery is good at optimizing itself based on how the device is being used. My friend has a Oneplus 7 pro and his battery life seems much better even witht he quad HD and 90hz refresh rate on, and the battery is a tad bit smaller than Note 10+
Hello everyone
First time posting here. Umm basically my friend has an iPhone 6 and wants to get the pixel 6a. He has 2 questions, repairability and performance long term.
Will the pixel omegle xender 6a become unusable after 2 years? As I have seen certain users complaining about their 1-2 year old pixel become extremely slow. My friend will be using it for 5 years
Thanks.
The key to a long battery life is mostly all about the charging and temp. management. If you root, you can GREATLY extend batt. longevity by setting it to stop charging @ 80%, try not to go below 20% b4 u charge...and cap. ur temp @ 40-45C afaik. Theoretically it should double ur lifespan. I do 90% cuz I usually upgrade every 2-ish years and even that buys u a nace chunk of time. As for the 6a...luv it thus far.
And this...
How to maximize battery life: Charging habits and other tips
If you've ever wondered what the best way to charge your battery is, here are some scientifically proven tips for maximizing battery life.
www.androidauthority.com
5 years is a lot to expect from a daily used cell phone. There are only so many charging cycles a battery has in it. Heat management (as stated above) is the biggest determining factor for battery longevity and heat management on these (P6 series) is extremely difficult. I would probably skip this device if 5 years is the goal.
panirwane said:
Hello everyone
First time posting here. Umm basically my friend has an iPhone 6 and wants to get the pixel 6a. He has 2 questions, repairability and performance long term.
Will the pixel 6a become unusable after 2 years? As I have seen certain users complaining about their 1-2 year old pixel become extremely slow. My friend will be using it for 5 years
Thanks
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No phone in the price range (or in any price range, frankly) is going to be operating at the same speed after 5 years of use. I'd recommend him to buy a 6/6Pro, or the Pixel 7.
Also, Zaxx mentioned rooting and such - but I guess that can't be expected from an iPhone user (/s).