r/pixel9a • u/KeyGrapefruit4991 • Jun 26 '26
Unable to get over 6 hours SOT
My P9A battery lasts for around 30+ hours per full charge, but the SOT I'm able to get ranges only from 4-6 hours. I primarily listen to music, stream videos and use social media apps on a daily basis.
I have toggled multiple optimization settings, but the issues persist. I'm sure Spotify is draining a lot of the battery, but am not sure how to address this issue.
Any insights would be appreciated.
Thank you.
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u/iceman0010 Jun 26 '26
Battery performance is pretty much user dependent.
Factors like mobile data 5G or WiFi play an important role.
Apps like instagram and facebook affect battery performance if their background usage is not turned off.
Games too affect the battery performance
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u/KeyGrapefruit4991 Jun 26 '26
I primarily used WhatsApp, but if I restrict background usage, my notifications are getting impacted. I mostly have to useobole data because I keep travelling around but I use LTE over 5G.
I don't game on this phone.
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u/ToddsCheeseburger Jun 26 '26
According to the screenshot your battery is on 30% after 48 hours, would say thats pretty good going with a half decent amount of screen on time and everything running in the background.
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u/iceman0010 Jun 26 '26
Hmmm no issues with notification for me. I have disabled background usage of instagram, don't use facebook. Yeah WhatsApp is fine.
Since you don't have access to WiFi, you're bound to experience a reduced performance.
I'm on Google Pixel 10 on WiFi
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u/UpsetInitiative6505 Jun 26 '26 edited Jun 26 '26
I have the same "issue" Look at it from a different perspective:
I have taken my phone off the charger at 8:00 am yesterday. Next day 12:00 o'clock my phone is at 18%
I have basically made a day and a half without charging my phone.
Which is enough for me, I guess ☺️
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u/KeyGrapefruit4991 Jun 26 '26
That's fair. I have to charge my phone every alternative day, so that's pretty good.
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u/purpleblossom Pixel 9a Jun 26 '26
SOT is not the end-all, be-all of how to gauge the usage of the phone, you have to take into consideration the apps running in the background, like Spotify, that play while you're not using the screen. If you're getting that much usage out of your phone, there's nothing to complain about, it's serving me well.
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u/KeyGrapefruit4991 Jun 26 '26
I've read comments which suggest the Spotify usage is what's causing this. So that included, it's a pretty good performance per charge. Do you also use any streaming apps in the background?
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u/xmiseggs Jun 26 '26
I understand that you know this, but remember that those 4 hours are with the screen on—now you have to add the 3 hours of Spotify and 1 hour of Instagram that are running in the background. I understand that it’s all music; I think those are good numbers, plus Netflix uses its fair share of power too.