My last Samsung was a SGS7, so its been a bit. Samsung has always been ones to put in stuff first, and some of it sticks and some of it doesn't. I don't know if I'll ever go back, since I enjoy the smoothness and feel of the stock Android too much. The Samsung UI just drove me nuts, but I'm sure its improved since. I just upgraded from a Oneplus 7 pro to the Pixel 6 pro. In some ways, its a big upgrade, and in some if just feels the same. I haven't been able to see much of a difference of 120hz vs 90hz on the OP7P. Prior to the SGS7, I had a Note 4, and I LOVED that phone. If I ever go back to Samsung, it would probably be for a Note series.
For the battery stuff. On Unlocked P6P, on Tmobile. I don't have a ton of things on my phone, but I do have all of the bells n whistle's running from the Pixel:
- AOD features, now playing, assistant, all that. I also have a Bluetooth smartwatch that is always on and connected. I lose about 1.3% per hour when screen is off. According to Accubattery pro. I think 1.3% discharge every hour, with all of that on, is absolutely great. Might even still get better since I've only had the phone since Sunday. (4 days)
I have adaptive charging off, but adaptive battery on.
Unrelated to discharge, here are some charging stats I've been monitoring...
The most I can get on wired charging is 3,500 mA @ 3.95 V, or just roughly 15W charging. I'm using usb c PD 20W/30W/45W adapters I have lying around, and they all push that for the max. Most are Anker brand, and I don't have Google charger to test anything with. I typically see the voltage in the 3.7-4V range, but occasionally it'll go above 4V (4.4V is the highest I've seen it get). My OnePlus 7P had zero issues going above 4V, but using the same chargers I can't seem to get it above 1,000 mA @ 4.5V, so that is very interesting and something I'll research more later. I still have the 30W charger from OP, but I can't find that cable that went with it... and it doesn't make a difference in the speeds. So yea, oddly my P6P is charging faster than my OP7P, which I did not think would be the case. I usually only charge at nights so I guess I've never really paid much attention to charging in general. Oh, and I factory reset my OP7P, so its got absolutely no apps outside of stock and Accubattery for the testing.
Wireless charging has been an adventure. I've tried multiple chargers, but the most I'm getting is 10W on them. Really hoped to at least get to 15W, but I'm giving up on that. They do a decent job at 2,000 ma @ 3.95 V, averaging around 8W, with some spikes toward the 10W mark. Charges to full in 2.5 (ish) hours with adaptive charging off. The only way I'll stomach paying what Google wants for their wireless charger is if I get enough credit on the Google store, via the Google One 10% back membership, to buy it that way. I also wish they sold it in black.
Final thought, and maybe its just me...
I feel there has been a lot of posts and hype around the P6P charging in general. Prior to this phone, I absolutely never cared or looked at charging stats. I'd charge at night, and then it'd be full and last me the day with some juice left. I didn't really care. That is going to be the case still, but I think I'm being pulled into the "Google isn't pushing what they said the phone could do!" thoughts a bit too much. Seems that most phones (or really anything with a battery), need to hit all the perfect conditions to do what is shown in the spec sheets. This could be temperature, proprietary chargers, etc. Google isn't the first or only company to do this, yet we get those pitch forks out pretty quick.
For the battery stuff. On Unlocked P6P, on Tmobile. I don't have a ton of things on my phone, but I do have all of the bells n whistle's running from the Pixel:
- AOD features, now playing, assistant, all that. I also have a Bluetooth smartwatch that is always on and connected. I lose about 1.3% per hour when screen is off. According to Accubattery pro. I think 1.3% discharge every hour, with all of that on, is absolutely great. Might even still get better since I've only had the phone since Sunday. (4 days)
I have adaptive charging off, but adaptive battery on.
Unrelated to discharge, here are some charging stats I've been monitoring...
The most I can get on wired charging is 3,500 mA @ 3.95 V, or just roughly 15W charging. I'm using usb c PD 20W/30W/45W adapters I have lying around, and they all push that for the max. Most are Anker brand, and I don't have Google charger to test anything with. I typically see the voltage in the 3.7-4V range, but occasionally it'll go above 4V (4.4V is the highest I've seen it get). My OnePlus 7P had zero issues going above 4V, but using the same chargers I can't seem to get it above 1,000 mA @ 4.5V, so that is very interesting and something I'll research more later. I still have the 30W charger from OP, but I can't find that cable that went with it... and it doesn't make a difference in the speeds. So yea, oddly my P6P is charging faster than my OP7P, which I did not think would be the case. I usually only charge at nights so I guess I've never really paid much attention to charging in general. Oh, and I factory reset my OP7P, so its got absolutely no apps outside of stock and Accubattery for the testing.
Wireless charging has been an adventure. I've tried multiple chargers, but the most I'm getting is 10W on them. Really hoped to at least get to 15W, but I'm giving up on that. They do a decent job at 2,000 ma @ 3.95 V, averaging around 8W, with some spikes toward the 10W mark. Charges to full in 2.5 (ish) hours with adaptive charging off. The only way I'll stomach paying what Google wants for their wireless charger is if I get enough credit on the Google store, via the Google One 10% back membership, to buy it that way. I also wish they sold it in black.
Final thought, and maybe its just me...
I feel there has been a lot of posts and hype around the P6P charging in general. Prior to this phone, I absolutely never cared or looked at charging stats. I'd charge at night, and then it'd be full and last me the day with some juice left. I didn't really care. That is going to be the case still, but I think I'm being pulled into the "Google isn't pushing what they said the phone could do!" thoughts a bit too much. Seems that most phones (or really anything with a battery), need to hit all the perfect conditions to do what is shown in the spec sheets. This could be temperature, proprietary chargers, etc. Google isn't the first or only company to do this, yet we get those pitch forks out pretty quick.
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