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I'm a owner of a Galaxy Nexus and I would like to buy a Nexus 5 but the feedbacks about the battery life are not so good.
Is there someone could compare the battery life between the Galaxy Nexus and the Nexus 5?
This is in the wrong section but ill share my thoughts.
Reviz said:
I'm a owner of a Galaxy Nexus and I would like to buy a Nexus 5 but the feedbacks about the battery life are not so good.
Is there someone could compare the battery life between the Galaxy Nexus and the Nexus 5?
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Depends on which model galaxy nexus and which battery. I just upgraded from 9250 to a Nexus 5.
My 9250 with official extended battery got a lot better battery life. But screen is smaller and no LTE.
But I would say the Galaxy Nexus l700 and i515 models get worse battery life than the Nexus 5.
From my experience the GNex (with stock battery, ROM and kernel) seems to have equivalent battery life to my Nexus 5 (with stock battery, ROM, and kernel, w/o LTE on). Of course, my GNex was two years old when I moved to the N5, so by that time the battery life on the GNex was terrible (due to the battery getting cooked accidentally on a beach in Hawaii), and so the battery life of my new N5 is superior to my two year old GNex. In any event, new phone to new phone I think they are equivalent. The most noticeable difference is how fast the N5 charges; it is incredibly fast.
I'm talking about the i9250 (gsm) with stock battery (1750ma if i remember well) and rom (or with cm and his kernel) and every service on. Since some months I'm using the CM10.2 nightlies and I never had problems with the battery life.
I'm interested only on battery life in this topic, not about screen, cpu or other hardware differences, because the only confront I cloud make is with my galaxy nexus battery life.
I'm know that "everything" is better on new phones but I'm not talking about these things and I really don't care how much fast is the charge because I would like to know if the usage time of this two phones between one charge and the following is about the same or if it's worst on the new Nexus 5.
I'm just "worried" to buy a new phone that obligate me to deactivate many functions or to carry always with me the battery charger (as my friend does with his nexus 4).
Charging the phone at the end of the day it's ok but I hate to do the same during the day.
I was less worried when I bought the Gnex because it has a easily removable battery (so one can buy an extended one) but I never changed it because it is sufficient to my usage to reach the end of the day.
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well coming from a vzw gnex with the extended battery i can tell you definitively that its not even close. N5 is VASTLY superior, so i'm quite happy.
unplug around 7am, gnex would last until maybe 3 until i had to charge it. N5 lasts me all day and still has ~25% or so when i shut it off at bedtime. so yea...
oh and i disable nothing
Yeah, I also came from a Verizon Galaxy Nexus. I always used the official 2100mah battery, and had LTE on all the time. I would typically get 2 hours max of on screen time. The nexus 5 battery is much better. I now typically get 4-5 hours of on screen time.
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I've used the GSM galaxy nexus for 2 years. The second year with the 2000mAh oem Samsung battery from Korea. With display brightness to auto, full sync on and wifi on but location reporting off and GPS off I'd usually get 3 to 3.5 hours screen on time. With my N5 I get 4 to 4.5 hours of screen on time with the same device settings.
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Apply what you see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2506856
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Coming from a GSM GNex with the original battery I'm finding the N5's battery life no better really, which is disappointing. Others here are having different results, so I'm not sure what to conclude.
I "suppose" it depends on the usage.
Who use apps that utilize high cpu freqs (like games) could have a (very) bad battery life because new processors have higher freq (maybe).
Usually I don't play with the phone, or maybe just some "light" game for few minutes (not games with "heavy" 3d graphics)
I use the 90% of the time chrome, gmail, maps, feedly, calendar, bus/train "timetable" apps. I hope the Nexus 5 battery will satisfy me.
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.
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.
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. View attachment 4615976
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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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netwokz said:
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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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 ?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Hi all
I just find out with all the updates, has thw exynos battery life improved since launch. I did own one but the battery was horrific so i sold it. Anyone on android 11 notice a battery improvement. Would love to give it a shot again if there has been a significant difference in battery
I requested a new device from my first device bought - overheating and bad battery. When the new device arrived, it did the same thing the old one did. From the 2nd week, every day the battery improved with normal usage. After about 6 weeks battery is brilliant for the amount of features it's packed! This was all on Android 10.
I updated to Android 11 using frija (as it's not yet in my region). So far, no issues. Battery life was bad on first day, now improving. It's doing the same thing it did when i initially got the device - but with an improvement.
AI built into the device has something to do with it.
This is just my experience.
Battery life on the Note 20U is no improvement from the S10 plus. I'd hazard a guess they really don't have a 4500mAh battery more closer to 4000mah