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Am I the only one who thinks this is poor battery performance? Only 1hr 33m SOT...
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No issue here. Looks like you're using some resources heavy apps like Facebook . Try an alternative app for facebook and disable it.
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You don't need to disable Facebook. I use the Facebook app all the time and can get over 7 hours SOT on a regular basis.
Try clearing the cache and do a Factory reset. When you're doing the phone set up make sure you opt out of all diagnostic reporting to Google and Samsung. That should fix your issue. Also have you installed the recent update Tmobile pushed out yesterday?
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i get 4 hours sot best i ever got not complaining
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Maybe try to clear cache and do a Factory reset. Also when you're setting up the phone make sure you opt out of all diagnostic reporting to Google and Samsung.
Im getting 8 hours of SOT with normal usage.
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jrwingate6 said:
Maybe try to clear cache and do a Factory reset. Also when you're setting up the phone make sure you opt out of all diagnostic reporting to Google and Samsung.
Im getting 8 hours of SOT with normal usage.
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I'm gonna try that cuz I be at work and my phone loses at least 60% in 8 hours with less than 2hrs SOT
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After the latest update I've noticed android system and Android os are using a little less battery. But as of this screen shot I just took 5 min ago, almost 22 hours total time and almost 7 hours SOT

Facebook is well known for being a big battery consumer.
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jrwingate6 said:
You don't need to disable Facebook. I use the Facebook app all the time and can get over 7 hours SOT on a regular basis.
Try clearing the cache and do a Factory reset. When you're doing the phone set up make sure you opt out of all diagnostic reporting to Google and Samsung. That should fix your issue. Also have you installed the recent update Tmobile pushed out yesterday?
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How do I opt out of diagnostic reporting if my phone is already set up.
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marioca said:
I'm gonna try that cuz I be at work and my phone loses at least 60% in 8 hours with less than 2hrs SOT
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I you have wifi at your job try this, put phone in airplane mode, use wifi and also wifi calling, I work at a big box store and I do this because if I didnt I would be searching for signal all day. I regularly leave work for the day with 85% battery left.

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How do I opt out of diagnostic reporting if my phone is already set up.
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I you have wifi at your job try this, put phone in airplane mode, use wifi and also wifi calling, I work at a big box store and I do this because if I didnt I would be searching for signal all day. I regularly leave work for the day with 85% battery left.
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I do have WiFi at work and I use it but why airplane mode?
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Can someone explain this? I unplugged it before I went to bed last night and woke up and it has dropped to 76%

First full charge after resetting my phone, opting out of all diagnostic reporting, even downloaded package disabler pro and disabled about 22 things, also turned auto syncing off tho I need my emails as they come
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marioca said:
I do have WiFi at work and I use it but why airplane mode?
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Because your phone will still use cellular data, even when you are on wifi, just try it for a day and see if it improves, it not you can go back to how you are doing now.

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marioca said:
First full charge after resetting my phone, opting out of all diagnostic reporting, even downloaded package disabler pro and disabled about 22 things, also turned auto syncing off tho I need my emails as they come
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I did exactly as you did but I also restricted background data to most apps under settings >data usage.. also be sure you have VOLTE calling turned off under phone settings. I get about 24 hrs with 7 to 7.50 hrs sot

After latest update (PC8) battery life tanked. Clearing system cache in recovery has solved this problem for me.

Dr. Fed said:
After latest update (PC8) battery life tanked. Clearing system cache in recovery has solved this problem for me.
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You do it often?
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bruciebabie1963 said:
I did exactly as you did but I also restricted background data to most apps under settings >data usage.. also be sure you have VOLTE calling turned off under phone settings. I get about 24 hrs with 7 to 7.50 hrs sot
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If I use airplane mode I'm only getting calls no texts though right?
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After the latest update my battery life has been amazing. It was great before but amazing now.
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donharden2002 said:
After the latest update my battery life has been amazing. It was great before but amazing now.
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How do you have youre phone set up?

Uninstalling chrome boosted my battery life

I was always getting max 2 hrs SOT, everytime same set up of apps, including chrome from gapps.
Otherday i saw someone mentioning that getting rid of chrome and using firefox boosted battery life.
Guess what i did, got rid of chrome and installed firefox.
I am on Krexus and franco kernel and I am already seeing increased battery life, will update this thread with SOT and battery results as I get more hrs down, but thought may help other people.

I'm always saying that. Never use Chrome and Facebook app if you want long battery life.

khanjui said:
I'm always saying that. Never use Chrome and Facebook app if you want long battery life.
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Definitely comes down to app usage.
Some apps use hardly any battery and toss off SOT. Myself I'm at 50% running stock, stock kernel and xposed+GB and my SOT is just under 4hr
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I have just used Facebook through the browser for years. Their app is a battery hogging bloated mess.

I get 5hrs avg SOT on my S7. And i use facebook and Google Chrome alot. But with same usage i only get 2hrs30m max SOT on N5X. Why is that?

LinuxHolic said:
I get 5hrs avg SOT on my S7. And i use facebook and Google Chrome alot. But with same usage i only get 2hrs30m max SOT on N5X. Why is that?
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Different battery size, different chipsets, different screen types will be some of the main reasons.

Darke5tShad0w said:
Different battery size, different chipsets, different screen types will be some of the main reasons.
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2700mAh vs 3000mAH is not much. But that much difference in SOT with almost same usage?! I think samsung's power management is better than stock Android. Galaxy S7's screen has more pixels than Nexus 5X but LED screen consumes less power also so that's a + point for S7.

Krazy_Calvin said:
I have just used Facebook through the browser for years. Their app is a battery hogging bloated mess.
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Or you can try Swipe for Facebook if you want. It has the messenger in the app as well. By far this is one of my favorite third party facebook apps of all time. Plus, the developer's support is awesome, it's very fast.

LinuxHolic said:
I get 5hrs avg SOT on my S7. And i use facebook and Google Chrome alot. But with same usage i only get 2hrs30m max SOT on N5X. Why is that?
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My experience is the opposite. The battery life of my 5X is twice as good my S7. Both stock with no root or tweaks of any kind.
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somilia said:
Or you can try Swipe for Facebook if you want. It has the messenger in the app as well. By far this is one of my favorite third party facebook apps of all time. Plus, the developer's support is awesome, it's very fast.
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I had no idea this existed, Installed, and loving it so far

I'm loving metal as a Facebook replacement. Firefox however i do not like, I'm just sticking with chrome.
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Switching out all the battery killers has been so great for me. Using Lighting/Speed browser and Face Slim, and I get way better battery life than I ever did.

PiousInquisitor said:
My experience is the opposite. The battery life of my 5X is twice as good my S7. Both stock with no root or tweaks of any kind.
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You're a lucky man then
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My experience is the opposite. The battery life of my 5X is twice as good my S7. Both stock with no root or tweaks of any kind.
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I have uninstalled Facebook and disabled chrome on my N5X and this is what i get
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LinuxHolic said:
You're a lucky man then
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I have uninstalled Facebook and disabled chrome on my N5X and this is what i get
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52 min SOT on 30% battery, i can achieve that easily with Facebook and chrome installed.
I never had any extensive battery usage with these apps but then again, i always disable notifications on the Facebook app.
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there is something wrong: on average with wifi coverage I get 1h os Sot every 20%...with bad 4G I get 40' every 20%

Pollie81 said:
i always disable notifications on the Facebook app.
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I do also
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N5X_ita said:
there is something wrong: on average with wifi coverage I get 1h os Sot every 20%...with bad 4G I get 40' every 20%
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I don't see what's wrong with this. Bad signal kills battery pretty quick. I have terrible signal at my work desk and the battery drains quickly.

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anyone has this issue of Android system eating the battery ?
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Yes, I had. It could be anything. Use wakelock detector to trace it.

i got same thing
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Wakelock only works with root though to give proper results so idk
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It is common with all US variants... the eyxnos versions do not have this issue
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KAsp3rd said:
It is common with all US variants... the eyxnos versions do not have this issue
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I've disabled almost all advanced features such as smart stay and stuff that normally uses your front camera to identify that we are looking at the phone. I don't understand what else to disable. I even disabled edge features but still no response. I've factory reset it several times to no change
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tavito05 said:
Wakelock only works with root though to give proper results so idk
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No root

There are many threads discussing the battery life of the US variants, nothing has been found to correct the Android battery drain. Even disabling some system packages has caused worse battery drain.
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disable Facebook. It is contributes to that drain.

ShrekOpher said:
disable Facebook. It is contributes to that drain.
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That was the first thing I disabled along with Facebook messenger and background data for chrome to prevent it from pushing notifications
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So nobody is getting good battery life with the US version? Mine seems to get outstanding battery life.
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ShrekOpher said:
disable Facebook. It is contributes to that drain.
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Yelp facebook drains my battery. I log out now, seems to help

Richieboy67 said:
So nobody is getting good battery life with the US version? Mine seems to get outstanding battery life.
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There seems to be a lot of variability out of the box. Mine has always had mediocre battery performance, even with no additional apps installed. I should have exchanged it when j had the chance, but I thought an update might fix it. Disabling this and that can make small improvements, but nothing I do has ever made it outstanding. There are some with great battery performance but I personally believe that with the exception of a few horrible apps (like facebook) there's only so much a user can do to influence battery for US devices. Either you have a good one, or you don't.

bailyc said:
There seems to be a lot of variability out of the box. Mine has always had mediocre battery performance, even with no additional apps installed. I should have exchanged it when j had the chance, but I thought an update might fix it. Disabling this and that can make small improvements, but nothing I do has ever made it outstanding. There are some with great battery performance but I personally believe that with the exception of a few horrible apps (like facebook) there's only so much a user can do to influence battery for US devices. Either you have a good one, or you don't.
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Yeah I totally agree. I have friends who have outstanding battery performance and no matter how much i try, I still get very inconclusive results. I'm big into development and nothing has solved the issue with the limited resources that we have without root
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Galaxy s6 edge today's update

Samsung pushes out September security patch for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge in Europe today. if you’d like to see if it’s ready for your device simply follow these steps: Settings » About Device » Software Update » Update Now.

Yep got this pushed to my S6 and S7 Edges - wonder is its some battery related panic not like Samsung and I wasn't even on WIFI when on both handsets got the install pop up
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Did you guys already notice an improvement or degradation in battery consumption? Cause I don't want to install an Update, just to have less battery than before.
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N00BY0815 said:
Did you guys already notice an improvement or degradation in battery consumption? Cause I don't want to install an Update, just to have less battery than before.
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Battery life as been heavily degradated. In my case, when full charged to 100% and right after I disconnect the phone, it goes from 100 to 97% in just 5 minutes

luismedina said:
Battery life as been heavily degradated. In my case, when full charged to 100% and right after I disconnect the phone, it goes from 100 to 97% in just 5 minutes
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How old is your phone? Maybe it's just the normal wearing of the battery.
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N00BY0815 said:
How old is your phone? Maybe it's just the normal wearing of the battery.
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It's 8 months old, and I know it's a software issue because with the previous build (August security updates) the battery life was amazing, this one (September) is a total cr**.

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Did you guys already notice an improvement or degradation in battery consumption? Cause I don't want to install an Update, just to have less battery than before.
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My wife has the 6 edge, and now her handset doesn't recognise her Samsung charger as a "fast" charger anymore since this last update.
She also says the battery life is worse.
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Worse battery life here too, with latest update

warface said:
My wife has the 6 edge, and now her handset doesn't recognise her Samsung charger as a "fast" charger anymore since this last update.
She also says the battery life is worse.
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Check battery options and go all the way down. There you can turn fast charging on and off. But if I were you, I'd leave it turned off. It will definitly wear your battery faster and the benefits to charging it a bit faster are neglegible to me at least.
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Last update really messed up my battery life. Should've stayed on the previous one. I am getting tired of this up and down after every update. And my device is only 3 months old.
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tfd1978 said:
Last update really messed up my battery life. Should've stayed on the previous one. I am getting tired of this up and down after every update. Am my service is only 3 months old.
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Yeah, the latest update really screwed the battery life, I can feel the phone hotter than normal, something went really wrong with this update, also, S6 edge plus have this problem with the equivalent update

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It's amazing how much we actually use our phones in a given day, especially when we watch "videos"! Rate this thread to express how many hours of screen-on time you can get on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 before depleting the battery.
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Actually good, I thought it was going to be worse.
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Actually good, I thought it was going to be worse.
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Not good iff you compare with s8plus,

Huh... That's about the same as the Nexus 6p I guess. Not thrilled
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I can work with that...I usually turn off a lot of stuff I don't use and keep my screen at a brightness that I need, not want. I also disable apps that I don't use...this will be awesome

I actually read that wrong, that's much better than my 6p
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After applying Disable package
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Almost 7hrs screen on time at max brightness
https://youtu.be/WHqfE45oKU4

xdathekilljoy said:
Almost 7hrs screen on time at max brightness
https://youtu.be/WHqfE45oKU4
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Can't wait for it to launch
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Sorry was 4 am, missed the last post, sorry for duplicate. Couldn't figure out how to delete. https://youtu.be/rQqreS_LHd8

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Almost 7hrs screen on time at max brightness
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Same here.....I got 6.5 hrs SOT today with highest resolution, screen brightness on auto and using it all day

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After applying Disable package
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After applying disable package? what is that?

After a couple of days, minimal packages disabled, Screen brightness average 75% (half the time 50, half at 100%), Resolution at Max, video enhance On, gps on a little, Hotspot on for about an hour, Bluetooth controller/mouse/keyboard on for about an hour. Pretty impressed! I'm going to disable LOTS tomorrow and see how much better I can get. One thing I noticed, I barely had AOD on today, but yesterday had like 8%, hope they can fix that. Nearly 10% of my battery for AOD is CRAZY!

This is my battery life today. Very impressed better than my note 7 and my LG V20.
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This is my battery life today. Very impressed better than my note 7 and my LG V20. View attachment 4267189View attachment 4267190
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I don't know what any of you paid users are talking about but GOD DAMN THIS BATTER DOES SUCK!!!! I HATE IT.... AND HERES PROOF[emoji35] [emoji35] [emoji35] [emoji35] screen brightness at auto, location and bluetooth off, with some wifi on every now and then....wtffff jesus
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Dear users, who has already the phone, please, give some details about the real battery life including the SOT.
Please note the processor type too.
Thanks a lot

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I don't know what any of you paid users are talking about but GOD DAMN THIS BATTER DOES SUCK!!!! I HATE IT.... AND HERES PROOF[emoji35] [emoji35] [emoji35] [emoji35] screen brightness at auto, location and bluetooth off, with some wifi on every now and then....wtffff jesus
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Ha ha I am not paid. I really didn't think it would be this good. And I don't have the screen turned down about 85%. I turned off some apps from running in the background. My Bluetooth stays on all the time because I use it in my car and to get in my house. That was day 2 let's see how day 3 goes. I have never gotten this good of SOT on any phone. 3 to 5 at the best.
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Dear users, who has already the phone, please, give some details about the real battery life including the SOT.
Please note the processor type too.
Thanks a lot
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That post was a true battery life and SOT. Full 2nd day.
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Dear Jason,
thanks

Ok this is day 3. I did not do anything different I did use Bluetooth a little more. Also I was driving around town a lot today.
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18hrs 4.5hrs SOT at 13%.