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Hi all, I'm considering buying a Galaxy S6 and I'd like to ask about how the device is holding up. I've heard that out of the box it's good, but lag and poor battery life start to set in within days. Is this true?
AB__CD said:
Hi all, I'm considering buying a Galaxy S6 and I'd like to ask about how the device is holding up. I've heard that out of the box it's good, but lag and poor battery life start to set in within days. Is this true?
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No lag at all after a week, fastest phone ever owned (I came from Note 4, Nexus 6 and Iphone 6). Battery for me is a really bad and also the reception.
No issues with lag when I owned the phone but battery life was shocking when comparing to an iPhone 6 - and that isn't even best of class!
tidusuk123 said:
No issues with lag when I owned the phone but battery life was shocking when comparing to an iPhone 6 - and that isn't even best of class!
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Hmm, define shocking? Also what's everyone's SOT?
I'd describe myself as a medium user, use 2 to 3 hours every day, mostly on WiFi, will it survive a whole day?
I come from nexus 6
the battery for me very good it stay with me 1 day from 7am at 12am
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Love the phone. .. hate the current battery life. I can make it through a day when at work. Using it for ocasional text and 3 calls. .. a day off though. .. play a game or watch a few YouTube videos. .. batter is down in no time.
Comando156 said:
Love the phone. .. hate the current battery life. I can make it through a day when at work. Using it for ocasional text and 3 calls. .. a day off though. .. play a game or watch a few YouTube videos. .. batter is down in no time.
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Hmm, define shocking? Also what's everyone's SOT?
I'd describe myself as a medium user, use 2 to 3 hours every day, mostly on WiFi, will it survive a whole day?
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I would say I'm the same in terms of use. The phone dropped 30% in about an hour and half worth of constant browsing... I always have a charger around so I've not been in a position where it's run out or run really low.
I switched from a Nexus 6 mostly because the N6 was too big and I loved the camera on the S6. The S6 is just as fast (if not faster) than my N6 w/ Faux kernel. I'm getting similar battery life/SOT. My S6 is completely stock aside from some frozen apps/bloat.
Not the OP but I am thinking about S6 but scared of low battery life.
Appreciate the info so that would be equal to about 5 hours continual Browsing.
At low indoor brightness maybe 25% and on LTE - is that about what you get ?
Some vague " Pro Reviews" suggest more but they seem to use non real world tests...
no problems with the battery life for me. I usually get around 4.5 - 5 hours screen on time with 16-17 hours total time. It takes about and hour to charge from 10% to 100% I have T-mobile service so I had to turn off wifi calling and VoLTE. Those were big battery drains. It has good standby times too. I usually charge it to 100% then unplug it before i go to bed. I wake up and the phone is at 99% or 98%.
Also i leave the auto brightness on, bluetooth on, location is gps only, google location reporting off, google now off.
I see that tmo and att people are getting the small battery optimization update. I'm Verizon and haven't gotten the update; has anyone on Verizon gotten it? I really want to get this update.
On Verizon. Have not gotten the update. But if I don't soon, then I am returning this thing - the battery was ok on day 1, but it only seems to have gotten worse the more I use it.
Maybe I have high expectations, but if I pull the watch off the charger at 7:00AM to go to work, use it moderately for notifications and maybe a 3G call or two, then home by 5:30PM, turn on GPS and go for a jog, the battery is dead by 6:30PM in the middle of my run! If that's what I can expect... then this watch serves no purpose for me.
I should be able to actually USE the watch somewhat during the day, and have juice left when I get home. I would be fine if, after a day of moderate use including a 1-2 mile GPS run, the battery was ready to die by 10-11PM. But 6?? C'mon...
I haven't gotten one either but my software version is R730VVRU1AOJ6. I assume yours is the same. From the software versions that people have on other versions on the S2:
Gear S2(SM-R720):
R720XXU2AOJ3 (Current NA)
Gear S2 (3G):
R730VVRU1AOJ6 (Current Verizon [SM-R730V] NA)
R730AUCU1AOL3 (Current ATT [SM-R730A] NA)
XXXXXXXXXXXX (Current Tmobile [SM-R730t] NA)
Gear S2 Classic(SM-R732):
R732XXU2AOJ3(Current NA)
R732XXU2BOL3(Current South Korea)
Credit: gsk3rd
I see the others have a 3 at the end of their versions but ours has a 6. Maybe we got the update already? Not sure, but if we did not receive it yet it's something we can expect from Verizon.... *Cough, cough* *Note 4 still didn't receive 5.1.1. update.* No love.
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thejdoe said:
On Verizon. Have not gotten the update. But if I don't soon, then I am returning this thing - the battery was ok on day 1, but it only seems to have gotten worse the more I use it.
Maybe I have high expectations, but if I pull the watch off the charger at 7:00AM to go to work, use it moderately for notifications and maybe a 3G call or two, then home by 5:30PM, turn on GPS and go for a jog, the battery is dead by 6:30PM in the middle of my run! If that's what I can expect... then this watch serves no purpose for me.
I should be able to actually USE the watch somewhat during the day, and have juice left when I get home. I would be fine if, after a day of moderate use including a 1-2 mile GPS run, the battery was ready to die by 10-11PM. But 6?? C'mon...
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I hear you on the poor battery life on my first two days. I never use 3G because it was never activated, so I have everything turned off except the Bluetooth connection to connect to my phone. I did a factory reset on it and I noticed a better battery life. The watch actually did not die that day with light to moderate use. I made a couple of quick calls, responded to some texts, and messed a little with Mr. Time Maker app and it was 22% this morning. I'm bringing this one back today for a replacement because the bezel is loose/flimsy.
I have the same version. If what you say is true about Verizon and updates... then I'll be returning this watch. Not worth the price tag.
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On Verizon. Have not gotten the update. But if I don't soon, then I am returning this thing - the battery was ok on day 1, but it only seems to have gotten worse the more I use it.
Maybe I have high expectations, but if I pull the watch off the charger at 7:00AM to go to work, use it moderately for notifications and maybe a 3G call or two, then home by 5:30PM, turn on GPS and go for a jog, the battery is dead by 6:30PM in the middle of my run! If that's what I can expect... then this watch serves no purpose for me.
I should be able to actually USE the watch somewhat during the day, and have juice left when I get home. I would be fine if, after a day of moderate use including a 1-2 mile GPS run, the battery was ready to die by 10-11PM. But 6?? C'mon...
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I couldn't agree more! If I happen to be on 3G and remotely connected my battery drops at a rate of 10-20% per hour. that's absolutely unacceptable
I sincerely hope that we have not already received the update because my battery life is nowhere near what they advertise. Ours still has a "j" in the software version (aoj6) and the update puts others at "l" (aol3) so....I'm hoping that since "l" is after "j" that we just haven't gotten the update yet
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I sincerely hope that we have not already received the update because my battery life is nowhere near what they advertise. Ours still has a "j" in the software version (aoj6) and the update puts others at "l" (aol3) so....I'm hoping that since "l" is after "j" that we just haven't gotten the update yet
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I believe you are correct about the letters. I am still running some test on battery life via different connection modes (ATT - AOL3) but my preliminary results on 4G suggest something close to 10% per hour with ~2.5 bars (-110dbm) cell tower signal strength on average. The life of the battery will be completely dependent on the signal stregnth. I can also confirm that if you go to an area with no signal you will kill the battery at an alarming rate (having calculated it yet but I would guess around 20% per hour).
Anyone from Verizon get this yet? I see lots of people have gotten it but I'm still waiting....
I'm on Verizon and no have not gotten. Don't think Verizon has sent out. I'm wondering if we are already on it and don't realize it? ...
thejdoe said:
I'm on Verizon and no have not gotten. Don't think Verizon has sent out. I'm wondering if we are already on it and don't realize it? ...
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I hope we didn't already get it because my battery life has not improved. We are on AOJ while the update should move to AOL
I have to say I am happier with the battery life than I was when I first got the watch. I'm not sure the cause of the increased battery performace, but I know I was toying around with the watch a ton when I first got it, trying to set it up, get familiar with it, apps, etc.
Today I am currently 4 hours off the charger and still have 85%. I have been remotely connected (phone left at home) for the full 4 hours, BT on, wifi on, GPS off, brightness set to 2, I have sent multiple texts from the watch, and I am constantly receiving gmail and hangout notifications.
Last Friday I took the watch off the charger at 8AM and used it pretty constantly all day, including GPS on for a 2 mile run (I also left GPS on after that accidentally most of the day).
I gotta say my battery is doing pretty good too after I got my new device, factory reset, and configured. I took the watch off the charger at 630am EST. I haven't used the watch much besides answering a couple of texts and checking the time. I'm on 90% at 1:33pm EST. Everything is off except bluetooth. This has been the best day of battery life so far I'm very satisfied although the new charger is making a high pitch noise when the watch is charging. I'm gonna have to have Verizon exchange that for me. Still no battery optimization update though. I wonder how much better it can get.
jcip17 said:
I gotta say my battery is doing pretty good too after I got my new device, factory reset, and configured. I took the watch off the charger at 630am EST. I haven't used the watch much besides answering a couple of texts and checking the time. I'm on 90% at 1:33pm EST. Everything is off except bluetooth. This has been the best day of battery life so far I'm very satisfied although the new charger is making a high pitch noise when the watch is charging. I'm gonna have to have Verizon exchange that for me. Still no battery optimization update though. I wonder how much better it can get.
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Is Yours the 3g? If so, that's amazing battery life. Mine is the 3g. Took mine off charger at 6am and was down below 90% at 9am. I'm averaging a drop of 4-5% per hour. (That's bt, if I go on mobile with a remote connection I drop much faster)
AmyMejlak said:
Is Yours the 3g? If so, that's amazing battery life. Mine is the 3g. Took mine off charger at 6am and was down below 90% at 9am. I'm averaging a drop of 4-5% per hour. (That's bt, if I go on mobile with a remote connection I drop much faster)
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Yeah it's 3g. In reality we're going to be charging it every night. These batteries are better when they are charged anyways. As long as it gets me through the day I'm happy. I'm on 69% now with light use (answering some texts; checking notifications when they come, no email though I'll go crazy; checking the time; and made 3 calls). Not bad.
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Yeah it's 3g. In reality we're going to be charging it every night. These batteries are better when they are charged anyways. As long as it gets me through the day I'm happy. I'm on 69% now with light use (answering some texts; checking notifications when they come, no email though I'll go crazy; checking the time; and made 3 calls). Not bad.
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Do you have wake up gesture on or off?
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Do you have wake up gesture on or off?
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It's off, everything in settings is off except Bluetooth. I turned off the SHealth auto HR and alerts too.
Just talked to technical support about the update.
After talking with a nice Verizon rep she confirmed that the verizon we all have is the most current. We still haven't gotten the update that added the screen timeout options, notification light or any other new stuff. She also didn't have a date for me but said that the battery life I'm getting is abnormal. She suggested exchanging it for a new one as I'm still within my grace period. I also asked about the 5.1.1 update for my note 4 and she said it was definitely in the pipe to happen but no date sadly.
My experience has been a declining battery life since day 1, today I took it off the charger at around 7AM and it's not 10:30PM and I have 28%. I turned 3g off today to see if it would help, responded to 2 texts, and barely touched it other than that. I have wake command on and brightness is set around 3 with auto dimming and whatnot.
I'm honestly not looking for a full 2 days of battery life, it would be amazing to get some use out of it, maybe go for a 3-4 mile run using 3g and listen to some music and whatnot then go to sleep and wake up and go for it again the next day but realistically it wont happen in this version, maybe the next one.
Will report back after I swap it. Just though you all might want an update.
Has anyone on Verizon received either of the updates?
Just got the update today
Installed several hours ago. Smooth and simple. AOL3
Seems to have fixed "always on "
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I have had a Gear S2 for a few month now. Well... not entirely true. I was without for about a month. I sent the first one in to a repair depot who kept it for over a month. In the end I am still awaiting refund but I bought another one. (Side note, Samsung support is the worst I have ever experiences on the planet in over 40 years of dealing with C.S. Count your blessings if you do not have to deal with them)
I have a friend who also has an S2 his is a few moths older now and his battery life is always excellent.
He has sound off, wifi off, NFC, GPS off but bluetooth is on as is his 3G radio.
I have notifications/sound on, 3G radio Off, wifi Off, NFC Off, GPS Off and bluetooth On.
We would compare in the afternoon and I would be around 55-60 percent and he would be mid to high 80's
Even my brand new one that is 4 months newer than his is the same. We sat next to one another in a training class and I started to notice that his watch face was pretty much always off. We both had Gesture On enabled but mine was on far more than his.
I turned gesture On- off and found after 16 hours I was just under 70%. About 2% an hour. That was the best I had ever seen!!
I have been using it that way for 4 days and repeat the results. My next questions are, is it the sensor or the actual movement regardless of the screen state that burns up so much battery?
In other word if I put 2 side by side with gesture on and moved one of them regularly but not to a degree that the screen came on would that one have a lower battery?
In the end, for me what I discovered was that well.. I move more than he does. I have a much higher step count and I am more physically active. Turning off "Gesture On" made this watch more useful to me but it annoys me that I have to press buttons to see notifications.
I am going to see if I can find a way to make a suggestion upstream to Samsung to add a second Gesture On mode that it is only enabled for say 20-30 seconds after a beep/vibrate notification. That should be easily do-able as that is just software.
The second request I have is to allow me to set the angle to which the watch must be to turn it on. Instead of simply facing straight up, maybe more to an angle as if I held it up to face me would be nice..... If I know how it has to be to turn it on I would just set it that way to light it up.... Of course this is also all predicated on the notion that it is not the sensor itself that consumes so much battery.
Same issue on ALL this kind of watch. I really read the time 50 times at days but all my (gesture on) watch turn on 800 time at days so of course much drain that other people who do not move her arm along the day....
I've only had mine for literally 3 days. So far I think the battery life is pretty good. If I don't play with it much I can end a day at about 50%.
I had the 1st galaxy gear and an apple watch, both of those were horrible with the battery. I could only get 6 hours with my Apple watch.
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konaman said:
I've only had mine for literally 3 days. So far I think the battery life is pretty good. If I don't play with it much I can end a day at about 50%.
I had the 1st galaxy gear and an apple watch, both of those were horrible with the battery. I could only get 6 hours with my Apple watch.
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the apple watch is disappointing. Let's hope the next gen will be better. I'll be happier knowing whether to choose the gear s3 or the apple watch. But it depends on the support samsung gives apple
Hi guys,
Background: I use my phone I'd say medium use. Clash of clans, videos and photos browsing, emails, whatsapp. But i hate to put anything off so 4G location bluetooth everything always on. My note 4 has been amazing with its removable battery allowing me to use a phone in this way amd has revolutionised the enjoyment i get out of it. No more switching on and off bluetooth or gps. No worries in the world. Now i need a new one with a big screen and decent enough cam and the only option with removable battery is the LG V20 which to be fair looks a decent phone. However I also see the Mate 9 and whilst it doesn't have removeable battery it has a sensible screen res and a 4000mah battery meaning it should last a full day no worries. And I prefer the faster Kirin 960 and the bokeh camera setup.
The issue: i was on the verge of ordering it when I came across techzillas 1 month review where basically trashes the battery. Yes he's a heavy user but he's comparing it to other phones which do better with his same use.
I don't understand. Is it his firmware? Has the issue been sorted? Is the battery not that great afterall? Id be buying from wondamobile so id be getting whatever international rom they use. Shall I just play it safe and get the lesser V20 if I'm going to keep all things on?
For me it seams​ that with the b156 firmware the battery is not as good as before. But still excellent I use my phone a lot and most of the time I manage a full day with out charging. I get around 8 hours screen time. I never play games on my phone but use it mostly for productivity and browsing. Occasionally I watch some movies , YouTube and listen to tidal.
Most of the time I use very low brightness as I prefer this for reading.
stefanve said:
For me it seams​ that with the b156 firmware the battery is not as good as before. But still excellent I use my phone a lot and most of the time I manage a full day with out charging. I get around 8 hours screen time. I never play games on my phone but use it mostly for productivity and browsing. Occasionally I watch some movies , YouTube and listen to tidal.
Most of the time I use very low brightness as I prefer this for reading.
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Ah.. I'm new to this of concept of SOT. I don't know how it works. I can't imagine anyone sitting there staring at their phone literally for 8 hours! I work in the day and use it every now and then there, then when home when the wife isn't having a spazz at me for daring to go on the phone I use it now and then for using Kodi remote and youtube etc... I don't know how much screen on time that'd equate to.
Do you keep all things like bluetooth and GPS and 4G on or do you have to be careful with it like with all my old phones in order to get a full day? With my Note 4 as I say a breath of fresh air that I could keep everything on and just change battery once I got home.
Everything is on, during the day I mostly use 4G. The reason I get between 6 and 8 hours is because I have to do a lot of emailing and maintaining appointments etc for my work and blackberry hub is so good in emailing (mush better than the outlook my company uses) I use my phone for that instead of my laptop. Also I do lots of reading both work an pleasure related.
If i have slow days I can manage two days on one charge easily. In short the mate 9 has an excellent battery. I'm never thinking about the battery as I did with my old phones it seems to be even better than my old BlackBerry Passport
It's the best battery life of any phone I have used. Mine is on 4g all day with GPS and bluetooth always on.
My previous best phone was the Note 4 that I had to charge every night. I only have to charge the Mate 9 on alternate nights however hard I use it.
I have other issues with the Mate 9, but the battery is certainly not one of them.
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Everything is on, during the day I mostly use 4G. The reason I get between 6 and 8 hours is because I have to do a lot of emailing and maintaining appointments etc for my work and blackberry hub is so good in emailing (mush better than the outlook my company uses) I use my phone for that instead of my laptop. Also I do lots of reading both work an pleasure related.
If i have slow days I can manage two days on one charge easily. In short the mate 9 has an excellent battery. I'm never thinking about the battery as I did with my old phones it seems to be even better than my old BlackBerry Passport
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Wow ok that's surprising. No idea what this techzilla dude is on about then on youtube. He seems quite an honest and credible chap so I wonder if it's firmware related or perhaps he got a dud.
RR-99 said:
It's the best battery life of any phone I have used. Mine is on 4g all day with GPS and bluetooth always on.
My previous best phone was the Note 4 that I had to charge every night. I only have to charge the Mate 9 on alternate nights however hard I use it.
I have other issues with the Mate 9, but the battery is certainly not one of them.
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As above, I'm surprised it's this good after the techzilla trashign of the battery on youtube. You wouldn't know yur firmware would you?
What are your issues with it? I hear low light cam performance isn't excellent but it isn't great with my Note 4 either and I can't imagine it's ever satisfactory with the size of lens you can get on any phone. I'm looking to use the Bokeh effect for nice pics of my daughter, is this bit at least working well?
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It certainly seems from what you guys are saying that this beast will live from morning to evening without even needing a charge for my sort of use even with everything on. Sounds really awesome and might have swung be back into getting this over the V20 again.
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Wow ok that's surprising. No idea what this techzilla dude is on about then on youtube. He seems quite an honest and credible chap so I wonder if it's firmware related or perhaps he got a dud.
As above, I'm surprised it's this good after the techzilla trashign of the battery on youtube. You wouldn't know yur firmware would you?
What are your issues with it? I hear low light cam performance isn't excellent but it isn't great with my Note 4 either and I can't imagine it's ever satisfactory with the size of lens you can get on any phone. I'm looking to use the Bokeh effect for nice pics of my daughter, is this bit at least working well?
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It certainly seems from what you guys are saying that this beast will live from morning to evening without even needing a charge for my sort of use even with everything on. Sounds really awesome and might have swung be back into getting this over the V20 again.
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I'm on L29C432B156. I haven't noticed any loss of battery life after two upgrades.
I think I have to most recent one. All I can think of maybe the guy plays allot of games or has some rogue app on his phone eating all the battery life. In any case most reviews are positive about the battery so if one dude that dislikes it does sound like an isolated incident.
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I'm on L29C432B156. I haven't noticed any loss of battery life after two upgrades.
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Ah, like Stefan. He notices some but not much and it still sounds great. Thanks :good:
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I think I have to most recent one. All I can think of maybe the guy plays allot of games or has some rogue app on his phone eating all the battery life. In any case most reviews are positive about the battery so if one dude that dislikes it does sound like an isolated incident.
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Yeah the more I look into it the more I think this is the case.
He seems like a nice decent likable chap who I'm assuming doesn't have a bias either way. But according to his "heavy use", when people say they're getting much better battery than his alleged figures he defines in his comments his heavy use as:
" i stream music from Spotify, watch YouTube, i have 5 email accounts syncing constantly, i get around 1000 emails an hour, 7 to 800 Telegram msgs an hour, fb,twitter, instagram, fb msg, /google Plus, snapchat, youtube studio, surfing the web, a couple of hrs phone calls, text messages, XDA, 500 Whats App msgs per Hour. This is how i test batterty life, and for me the Mate 9 can't deliver more than 6hrs SOT"
All I can say to that is WOW! Who on earth links five emails, gets 1000 emails AN HOUR, 100s of telegrams whatever they are, 500whatsapp messages PER HOUR (I mean that's one every 7.2 seconds!!!!). with loads of other stuff running and TWO HOURS of calls etc etc.. If doing all that with everything on he's getting 6 hours SOT then I can say I'm mightily impressed with it! Even heavy users wouldn't be be using it that much I'm sure. And if he can honestly say he gets the same SOT with iphones and samsungs with more powerful screens and smaller batteries all I can say is at worst I frankly don't believe it, at best he's got a dud Mate 9 or more likely all the aforementioned phones are awesome and we have nothign to worry about as 6 hrs SOT with a whatsapp message every 7.2seconds and an email every 3.6seconds plus all the other **** running is very respectable.
Personal experience over the Note 5. this thing kills battery life expectancies.
The Note 5 with:
BT ON Connected to huawei watch
GPS off
No Autosync
All apps killed
No calls
15 texts per day max
Packages disabled
1-2 hours of screen use tops
I Got maximum 13 hours. I get up every day at 8am and by 7-745 its nearly dead doing next to nothing. Android will not sleep and samsung refuses to accept its their software. My Mate 9, buds Moto Z play both on tmobile never have issues. he gets 8-9 hours screen time i get 8-9 hours screen time charge once every 2-3 days.
My Settings are EXACTLY the same with the exception of:
BT off when not using my Sony M1000x headphones.
300+ textsPer day.
No calls
Checking FB via Metal for FB
Email in Gmail 5-6 times a day
Camaro Forums via chrome browser
Instagram
Spotify + many more apps
And i never have issues. Granted i exchanged it because the B156/157 idk which one ruined battery. i have a B138 fw now and it works flawlessly. Its pathetic samsunbg phones barely make it through the day even when NOT used. Im dropping samsung and sprint very soon.
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If your main consideration is battery life I do not think you will be disappointed.
But for what it is worth I will tell you the points I do not like about the Mate 9.
The vibration is very weak.
The notification light is tiny and almost invisible except in the dark.
The GPS is poor and no good for sports use.
There are various problems with notifications and some email apps don't work properly.
All these problems are discussed in this forum.
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If your main consideration is battery life I do not think you will be disappointed.
But for what it is worth I will tell you the points I do not like about the Mate 9.
The vibration is very weak.
The notification light is tiny and almost invisible except in the dark.
The GPS is poor and no good for sports use.
There are various problems with notifications and some email apps don't work properly.
All these problems are discussed in this forum.
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Oh.
The GPS worries me - I use GPS a lot for visiting clients, is it not accurate or good enough?
And will the normal gmail app work ok?
leo72793 said:
Personal experience over the Note 5. this thing kills battery life expectancies.
The Note 5 with:
BT ON Connected to huawei watch
GPS off
No Autosync
All apps killed
No calls
15 texts per day max
Packages disabled
1-2 hours of screen use tops
I Got maximum 13 hours. I get up every day at 8am and by 7-745 its nearly dead doing next to nothing. Android will not sleep and samsung refuses to accept its their software. My Mate 9, buds Moto Z play both on tmobile never have issues. he gets 8-9 hours screen time i get 8-9 hours screen time charge once every 2-3 days.
My Settings are EXACTLY the same with the exception of:
BT off when not using my Sony M1000x headphones.
300+ textsPer day.
No calls
Checking FB via Metal for FB
Email in Gmail 5-6 times a day
Camaro Forums via chrome browser
Instagram
Spotify + many more apps
And i never have issues. Granted i exchanged it because the B156/157 idk which one ruined battery. i have a B138 fw now and it works flawlessly. Its pathetic samsunbg phones barely make it through the day even when NOT used. Im dropping samsung and sprint very soon.
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Ok thanks
Strange though because people are saying the B156 one is fine. Opposite to your experience.
Maybe the battery just goes crazy and dies at some point?
applehater00 said:
Hi guys,
Background: I use my phone I'd say medium use. Clash of clans, videos and photos browsing, emails, whatsapp. But i hate to put anything off so 4G location bluetooth everything always on. My note 4 has been amazing with its removable battery allowing me to use a phone in this way amd has revolutionised the enjoyment i get out of it. No more switching on and off bluetooth or gps. No worries in the world. Now i need a new one with a big screen and decent enough cam and the only option with removable battery is the LG V20 which to be fair looks a decent phone. However I also see the Mate 9 and whilst it doesn't have removeable battery it has a sensible screen res and a 4000mah battery meaning it should last a full day no worries. And I prefer the faster Kirin 960 and the bokeh camera setup.
The issue: i was on the verge of ordering it when I came across techzillas 1 month review where basically trashes the battery. Yes he's a heavy user but he's comparing it to other phones which do better with his same use.
I don't understand. Is it his firmware? Has the issue been sorted? Is the battery not that great afterall? Id be buying from wondamobile so id be getting whatever international rom they use. Shall I just play it safe and get the lesser V20 if I'm going to keep all things on?
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whatever the reason is i bet every user have diff usage n diff type of apps running in their phone,but all i can say this phone can last me from 7.30 til 11.30pm with everything on(except for BT n NFC) and most of the time i m on 4g,i can get 6-7 hours of SOT with whatsapp,email,telegram heavy chrome browsing,youtubing,xda-ing,some gaming(coc,skyforce).and when i wanted to go tl bed at 11.30 it still have 20% left
applehater00 said:
Oh.
The GPS worries me - I use GPS a lot for visiting clients, is it not accurate or good enough?
And will the normal gmail app work ok?
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The GPS is fine for ordinary driving use, and it gets a fix very quickly. But there are some serious issues that Huawei aren't mending.
Read through this thread for details. https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/help/gps-problems-stats-reports-t3508213
Sorry I can't help you with gmail as I don't use it on this phone.
Right now I have 89% left, 10 hours active, 33 mins SOT. I think I got 7h SOT yesterday and still 50% left.
Compared to my Note 4 which barely lasts 12 hours, and that's idle time.
RR-99 said:
The GPS is fine for ordinary driving use, and it gets a fix very quickly. But there are some serious issues that Huawei aren't mending.
Read through this thread for details. https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/help/gps-problems-stats-reports-t3508213
Sorry I can't help you with gmail as I don't use it on this phone.
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Ah i see thanks.
Thats disappointing. I may wish ti get back into cycling and if it cant track my ride accurately it sounds like a dud. How ridiculous! Just as i was about to buy one another problem pops up.
I wonder if huawei just aren't ready for making phones...!
It's a shame, yes. There are of course many good things about the Mate 9. They just let it down on a few things.
my mate 9 gets 9-10 hours of heavy use - granted i have some mods and tweaks
I checked all the topics (one topic with 2 answers mentions that) and I didn't find an answer to my question, which is:
Is using only bluetooth connection on LTE version watch has worse performance than using watch with only bluetooth version?
Manual says it is possible to change LTE connection to "always off" in the settings, so theoretically battery life should be the same.
And while you are already here, one more question: LTE connection allows only to recieve calls and sms, no app notifs as standalone, right?
I am facing a decission which one 46mm classic shall I buy, and LTE is only 20$ more so I wonder, as I would use eSIM ocasionally, if I should get more expensive one (price for plan taken into account, low cost).
Most worrying are stories that right out of the box LTE versions battery life is pathetic; not even reaching 18hrs not even connected to LTE, while bluetooth versions are doing much better. Any chance that updates changed these problems?
Thanks in advance.
Bo_Doc said:
I checked all the topics (one topic with 2 answers mentions that) and I didn't find an answer to my question, which is:
Is using only bluetooth connection on LTE version watch has worse performance than using watch with only bluetooth version?
Manual says it is possible to change LTE connection to "always off" in the settings, so theoretically battery life should be the same.
And while you are already here, one more question: LTE connection allows only to recieve calls and sms, no app notifs as standalone, right?
I am facing a decission which one 46mm classic shall I buy, and LTE is only 20$ more so I wonder, as I would use eSIM ocasionally, if I should get more expensive one (price for plan taken into account, low cost).
Most worrying are stories that right out of the box LTE versions battery life is pathetic; not even reaching 18hrs not even connected to LTE, while bluetooth versions are doing much better. Any chance that updates changed these problems?
Thanks in advance.
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I am also wondering which one gets the best battery life. Hopefully someone has an answer, so both of us can make a more informed purchase decision.
It is unlikely anyone can really answer your question authoritatively because I doubt anyone here has BOTH an LTE and non-LTE watch such that they can be compared with otherwise identical setup and use-cases.
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I am also wondering which one gets the best battery life. Hopefully someone has an answer, so both of us can make a more informed purchase decision.
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These are information I was able to find:
*There are some posts over the net of owners claiming that LTE has poor battery life, which is changing every update - once for worse, once for better. There are some news today saying that latest update made battery life worse.
*There is one topic on this forum saying directly that LTE version with Bluetooth turned on has worse battery life than regular LTE, while some owners post LTE screenshots of getting 2 days of battery life
*LTE versions receive updates later - needs confirmation
*LTE allows to recieve and make sms and calls, and also to use Google maps sort-of. Watch standalone doesn't receive phone apps notifications.
*First days are the phase of watch learning battery habits, usually length of battery cycle extends
That's most important info I was able to find so far where it is not mentioned in reviews. Feel free to add something that will be useful for someone looking for advice and if I wrote something wrong - please correct me.
I ordered LTE version. Gonna check out how it will handle basic tasks.
Also there's one very good discussion about the problem:
https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyWatch/comments/p8wj76/_/h9xjbcf
crxssi said:
It is unlikely anyone can really answer your question authoritatively because I doubt anyone here has BOTH an LTE and non-LTE watch such that they can be compared with otherwise identical setup and use-cases.
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Well, it is kinda unacceptable, but i might order two models and gonna compare both of them and return one as it might turn with worse battery life than the other. I want to avoid that, so I'm searching for advice here. If i won't find any, there will be only one thing left for me to do.
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Well, it is kinda unacceptable, but i might order two models and gonna compare both of them and return one as it might turn with worse battery life than the other. I want to avoid that, so I'm searching for advice here. If i won't find any, there will be only one thing left for me to do.
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You do not need to do that. It is simple logic. BT and LTE will have exactly the same battery life if you turn mobile data off on the LTE model. If you actively use LTE, this will drain the battery in less than 12 hours.
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You do not need to do that. It is simple logic. BT and LTE will have exactly the same battery life if you turn mobile data off on the LTE model. If you actively use LTE, this will drain the battery in less than 12 hours.
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Yes, there is some logic behind that, but surprisingly there are topics like this:
Where are the battery troubles in the LTE models coming from
There seems to be some sort of consensus that the LTE versions of the watch have more battery trouble Has anyone actually given it some thought as to why? When LTE is off it should not make a difference, but it does seem to exist. Is the...
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FWIW, I have an LTE Galaxy watch 4 (non classic) 44mm. I usually get 36-48 hours with LTE mode on automatic (which means it only connects to LTE when BT is disconnected or there is no data connection from phone, of course if the phone had no data like in an elevator then the watch won't either regardless of it trying to connect to the same non existent data source). If I turn LTE off completely I can stretch it out to 2 full days. But that's my usage, ymmv.
I too have a GW4 Classic 46mm and have experienced battery drain, however, I expected this and am prepared to live with it as being untethered from my phone was THE primary reason for purchasing this model (My previous watch was a Gear S3 BT version hooked up to my S9).
I hate being out for a run and having to carry my phone with me. It's much more convenient, for me at least, to head out now with my Buds Pro and stream Spotify and not have to carry my bulky S21 Ultra (even with an arm band).
Mind you, when I say battery drain, I'm using mobile data, GPS, AOD and BT, so it's expected.
It's not a deal breaker as far as I'm concerned as I chuck it on the charger while in the shower and by the time I'm ready to wear it again, it's back to the battery level it was when I walked out the door.
Everyone's use case and expectations will vary though and opinions are like aholes; everyone has one.
Hopefully the efficiency of the watch and it's OS improve over the next 6 to 12 months but I, for one, am happy with mine.
If you're searching for the perfect piece of tech, thats akin to searching for that elusive pot of gold at the end of that rainbow.
Happy trails!
No Change in battery life if u use automatic mode. I have Galaxy watch 46 mm and my battery remains on 45 percent at the end of day when i use bluetooth or LTE only mode. Original glaxy waych is bigger and has bigger battery with less functions and hence lasts longer.
I totally agree with this. That's why I got it. But nevertheless the battery life isn't long enough for a 2 hour run if LTE, BT playing music are active. It really is frustrating. I actually power the watch off totally and only power up just as I begin a run.
I have both. I have a watch 4 classic and a watch 4 lte. This is not to say my experience is better, worse, or the same as anyone else's but here is what I've dealt with. The Bluetooth only lasts about a day and a half, sometimes 2. The LTE version was at least a day, until after a couple of updates. The LTE version over heats on me whether I am on LTE or not or even have it turned on. I can't run many apps without it overheating. Turning on LTE without the watch pretty much turns it to airplane mode. If I just leave it set to automatic and not really do much with it other than let it be a watch and receive notifications. Now the battery life is horrible. I can take it off the charger and drive to work, a 10 minute drive, it's already down to 92-95 percent by the time I clock in. By lunch, it's asking to go into battery saver mode. That's with LTE mode in automatic. Turning it off is not better. I tried to track a hike and it overheated on me. I got the LTE version because of the fall detection just in case anything happened on the mountain trail. I had to turn LTE off to continue and even then battery drained like crazy and the device was sluggish. Totally defeating the purpose of me paying for it.It wasn't that bad in the beginning but if course, it's worse after my return period ended.
has anyone with LTE model and using auto mode that lte will stay on no matter what? mine for some reason won't turn off the lte connection even when my phone is connected to it. very seldom do i see the bluetooth only with my phone around. am i missing something?
I've notice that watch being connected to wifi with LTE on auto has much worse battery life. Ergo - i set LTE on only purposefully while choosing to go out without phone, otherwise i choose LTE always off. When i choose LTE off it switches off without problem. Does restart help?
When I went to bed, my watch was on about 60%, left it in the shelf and thought there would be enough juice for the next day but was down to 45%, when the watch isn't on a wrist, surely it goes into a low power state?
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I've notice that watch being connected to wifi with LTE on auto has much worse battery life. Ergo - i set LTE on only purposefully while choosing to go out without phone, otherwise i choose LTE always off. When i choose LTE off it switches off without problem. Does restart help?
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Me too. Though I tried setting LTE to ON and then to auto and it seems to now deactivate when connected to by or Wi-Fi (at least from the quick settings pane or can I see somewhere else if lte is active?)
HI all,
Are there any updates if there are differences in the performance between LTE in BT mode and BT only?
@Bo_Doc, did you manage to find out, did you buy both?
I am currently with LTE 46mm. Airplane mode is turned ON and then BT turned ON manually to connect to the phone - calls, messages, notifs - all good.
I bought the watch on 10.02.2022, so pretty new. Here is my experience with the battery life.
With the settings below my battery lasts around 43/6 hours - almost two days. That's the maximum for me.
LET - OFF - I haven't activated a mobile plan
GPS - OFF
Wifi - OFF
AOD -OFF
NFC - OFF
Brightness - around 40%,
Bedtime mode - scheduled from 00:00 to 07:30 + Power saving for the same period
All smart gestures (raise to wake, gestures for answering/dismissing calls and notifications, quick launch) - ON
Notifications with turning display on for Viber, Gmail, Slack(not always), Phone, Yahoo Mail, FB Messenger, Calendar, Clock, Phone Messages) - ON
Vibration - OFF
Samsung Health monitoring features - OFF (only steps counting )
I have several calls during the day, and a light to moderate number of notifications.
What's your opinion, guys? Am I doing well in terms of battery life, or is my battery underperforming for its capabilities?
P.S. This is my 3d charge cycle.