Not impressed by battery timings

[sherrypizza]

I'm the guy who gets every flagship as soon as they hit the market. I've been using Huawei mate 9 before and it had very impressive battery timings but it's been like 4 days since I got my s8 plus and not impressed by battery at all, it's hardly giving my 4 hours sot. I've read different threads people claiming to get 6 hours easily. I'm using it on fhd, with no extra bloatware and it's exynos variant. It also drains a lot of battery on standby like easily 15% or more overnight.

 

[Darth-Kadd]

I'm the guy who gets every flagship as soon as they hit the market. I've been using Huawei mate 9 before and it had very impressive battery timings but it's been like 4 days since I got my s8 plus and not impressed by battery at all, it's hardly giving my 4 hours sot. I've read different threads people claiming to get 6 hours easily. I'm using it on fhd, with no extra bloatware and it's exynos variant. It also drains a lot of battery on standby like easily 15% or more overnight.

Lol bro I get 5-6 hours sot everyday with heavy usage and high brightness with WQHD

 

[ssgunner20]

Me too. 6hrs + of SOT.

At 85% im already at an hr of sot. After that between 10-15 is another hr of sot. At 50% im near or at 4hrs of SOT.

Honestly, i think that FB app is killing ur battery. I disabled that crap n if have to use FB ill use the browser.

 

[sherrypizza]

Lol bro I get 5-6 hours sot everyday with heavy usage and high brightness with WQHD

That's exactly what I said, people are easily getting 6 hours SOT and I'm not even on QHD.

 

[mlock420]

Well I thought exynos was better then our ****ty snapdragons?....just kidding...but yeah man I'm getting 6 hours easy but I can always squeeze 7 to 8 hours on screen time....my last one was 7 hours on screen time with 1 day 14 hours plus all together....i posted my recent cycle in post your battery stats thread just for proof....and I have the highest graphic setting....i don't know man I'm rocking dark theme also to help battery as intended

 

[varun.gid]

did u restore any app? OR use Smart Switch? Best guess is do a factory reset if there is some bad app syncing continuously.

 

[sherrypizza]

did u restore any app? OR use Smart Switch? Best guess is do a factory reset if there is some bad app syncing continuously.

Yep that's what I'm thinking to do, Factory reset if the problem persists.

 

[vimto25]

7hrs min Sot I get and that's with 14% battery left I think I edged to 8hr 20m but forgot to screen shot. I use qhd and brightness is pretty high too. Nothing disabled at all. Maybe try a reset and use the qhd res

 

[Jonathan-H]

I installed mine (Exynos) from scratch, only putting back on the apps I need which is not many.
I have location off unless I need it, and sometimes switch to 2G as I get better signal on that. FHD+.

With Wifi on 100% of the time, 75% brightness and all the usual suspects like Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp and Gmail (not snapchat), I get over 8 hours screen on time. It goes around 7.5 hours if i'm using streaming services like Netflix a lot though.

That's over 2 days as well. By bedtime on the second day, I am below 10% and need to charge.

 

[Sebi78]

I use "Greenify" App! Now i have 5 % drain per night

 

[the_scotsman]

You simply cannot compare like that. "He gets 5 hours SOT so why can't I".

So many variables - signal strength, wifi, bluetooth, brightness level, auto brightness, GPS, NFC, location settings, vibration settings, how long since last charge, account sync, apps installed, apps used. They all affect battery life.

So really, as long as you're getting through a full day, it shouldn't really matter what other people get.

Yep that's what I'm thinking to do, Factory reset if the problem persists.

What problem? 4 hours SOT with the stats you posted in the OP isn't a problem.

 

[vimto25]

Cellular signal is a biggie when it comes to battery life. My previous house was around 3 miles from where my current house is and the cellular was weaker and I got more battery drain in fact I remember switching to 3g from 4g to help increase battery and even 2g at times.

 

[galaxyYtester]

What brightness is your screen on? I'm easily getting 6 hours of screen on time, usually with 20-30% left after a full day (14-16 hours) of use, this is with many apps that would be considered battery drainers (Kik, Whatsapp, etc) installed. You definitely should try a factory reset, since most of battery problems this type originate from a problem that can be fixed with one

 

[JoshuaFCB]

I'm certainly impressed. Auto sync on all day

 

[Tom-Helge]

I'm sure you are doing something wrong, because look at my total usage time and screen on time here.

The first picture in the attachment shows the total usage time where my Galaxy S8+ only was inactive for 2 out of those 19 hours. Yes, i was using it for 17 hours out of those 19 hours in total.

But that's not all. Take a look at the 2nd picture in the attachment where it shows my insane screen on time from those 19 hours of total usage.

And the average screen on time for me now is around 8 hours which is really good. And this is also with heavy usage.

All of this is with the highest resolution, brightness at 60-70%, Wi-Fi and Mobile Data on all the time and ofc with all kinds of apps syncing in the background.

 

[Natureboy72]

Good thing you are within the return window, you can get a different phone that suits your needs.

 

[steve17harris]

Im getting 9hrs on screem time at 5% left. Fhd, good signal, wifi, data, gps, 60% brightness. A mix of calls, whats app, facebook, youtube, emails, taking photos etc. Id say heavy usage as its a new phone. But thats it, give it 6 months to a year that will probaly be 30% less efficent so around 6 hrs on screen time. Im happy atm. I always also happy the first year of owning the nexus 6p but after a year id only get about 3 hrs ost.

 

[Ryland Johnson]

Yep that's what I'm thinking to do, Factory reset if the problem persists.

I would suggest that is your best option as my battery life is superb. I recall owning some mobile a few years back that had rave reviews about battery life yet mine was awful. Problem wasn't the mobile but some apps I had downloaded. Factory reset etc and removed some apps and all was good. Its a pain when this happens. :highfive:

Ryland

 

[sherrypizza]

Phew, the issue was resolved by resetting the phone and removing the second sim card since it's a dual sim variant. Now the SOT and overall performance is close to perfect. I don't know what caused it, maybe the second sim since I don't have any extra app installed besides Fbook, swiftkey or whatsapp. Thankyou all for your suggestions

 

[pradeepvoolla]

HI i from India using the S8+ Exynos Variant i am also not getting the battery SOT more than 4 hours, what should i do ?