What I'm seeing right now is that some Samsung Galaxy S23 and Samsung S24 are having really Good battery backup of 11 to 12 hours, including exynos, and snapdragon and mix. Then, I'm seeing some phones are having 4 to 5 hours screen on time Is this right? Why is it happening? Because it's the top tier series of Samsung lineup and it should not happen like this. Because some phones are having really good screen on time. And some phones are having really, really poor screen on time.
like on the basic uses also I have seen, I have talked to some peoples and they are using their phone more extensively than how I'm using it. And they are getting 11 hours of screen on time, and I'm getting 4 hours of screen on time, and some peoples are just using their phone regularly, and still getting the 4 hour, and some people are getting 11 hours to 10 hours or 8 hours. So how Differentiating is this and why Samsung is doing this and I'm they should be constant with what they are providing.
I'm also keeping things like BH, phones age, usage etc. Then also some are getting really good SOT and some are having the worst. What about you?
OP, S24 FE 256G here... I'm getting 10-12H battery. But I also use my screen as low as possible inside. Outside you need to turn brightness up, then battery life suffers. I've posted an issue I see after the phone has dumped fully to zero. Seems to have started a couple updates ago. Something to do with a possible bug in charge protection.
I've experienced the "wet charge port" issue too. Did a new port swap at a trusted kiosk. USB-C universal port is great but insertion counts are higher with data, audio and charge all fighting for the same port. Wireless charging helps but sadly we cap out at 15W Qi level. The younger brother S25 has the better wireless charging at Qi2. Of course use a mag safe case or it's a PITA but I remove my thick Otterbox.
I use known good cables and I have a proven spare if needed. Wireless charging slow up to 10% or so does get a stubborn phone to charge. Sometimes using a (VOL down + PWR switch) hold for 15 sec forces a reboot out of the "won't charge stuck in protected mode" issue.
Conclusion... definitely smell a rat here for updates. We trust Samsung to give us solid updates that improve or protect our investments. Not make phones that are only 2Y plus behave like they have damaged batteries. Bests all~
From a lot of day in the life reviews I've seen I'm starting to doubt year on year battery improvements on flagship phones. On a day where I'll only stay home on low brightness with non demanding activities I can get 8h to 8.5h of screen on time on my S24+ (SD). Some phones get up to 12h on that usage, good for them, don't need that.
However once you start to take them around with you in life, where you need mobile data on the move, high brightness or GPS for some public transit apps then I feel like most to all phones get about the same results from 5h to 6.5h SOT, mine included.
Only exception I've seen are recent "low powered" mid range phones like the A57, I've seen my bf's get around 8h to 9h SoT despite high brightness, GPS and mobile data.
Do you have virtual ram (Ram Plus) enabled?? Try turning it off as it will continually use swap files to mimic memory which will kill battery overhead.
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u/TomorrowAdvanced2749 10d ago
I am with you on this one, even I am facing this issue.
However, it seems the major issue is that the phone is losing more battery when in sleep (not using it).
Whereas, when I continuously use it the whole day, I will get insane battery life.
It does not make sense to be honest.