Recent content by clerk

Most of the tweaks don't bother me - what's more trouble is the sheer amount of tweaks that are needed to maximize battery - their ought to be an easier way. The big one is 120hz. That's a stomach punch but the trade off is huge. 3 to 4 SOT is pretty poor by modern standards but that's what I...

Dark mode is always an adventure for me. Works sometimes; sometimes not. Front screen, inner screen, always an adventure.

Sure to each their own. For me at least, that's low hanging fruit. Tap to wake gets me to the same spot with a lot less battery. The problem with the F3 is that the battery is barely passable so tough decisions need to be made unless you plan to charge twice a day. I'm at dark mode, 60hz, no...

Probably ought to disable AOD. That's killing you.

Very slight plasticky sound opening here. Happened on the f2 as well. I think it’s relatively normal. Assume you got 12 months of Samsung care so I wouldn’t worry.

Thanks. I had these two already turned off. Question - are you using the 85% battery limiter?

To follow up on my own thread, as best I can extrapolate over a week. The phone is burning about 20 percent battery every 3.5 to 4 hours with about 1 hour of SOT time during that period. So that puts it at about 4.5 to 5 hours SOT per average 16 hour day. Is this consistent with what others...

I am following up here with genuine questions - not looking to start a flame war. My phone is 10 days old. I did a hard reset and installed all my apps fresh. I am still getting terrible battery life. This is an ATT device. I have disabled 5G. I am running 60hz all day. Dark mode. All...

Another day another poor showing. I’ve neutered the phone as much as I can. 60 hz, dark mode, brightness reduced, disable 5 g etc. looking like 4 to 5 hours max over an 18 hour day. By any measure it’s garbage and not ok for an 1800 device. I’m seriously frustrated. It’s also much worse than the...

Re: Battery Test That sounds about right but 3 hours SoT isn't great even at 85 percent. I am also limiting my charging to 85%.

Yeah, I'm on day 5. I will say this - it's pretty unacceptable. I need to decide if I can live with it I suppose. I expected some trade offs on battery but it's not fun having battery anxiety all day.

Getting poor life too. I can watch the percentage drop about every 3 to 4 minutes on the big screen. It's maddening. I don't understand how some are getting SOT of 7 hours on this thing. This is probably the worst battery life I've had on a phone in 5 years. Nothing seems broken. Maybe...

Re: Battery Test what are your expectations for "pretty good". I am now 4 days in and I am getting pretty "awful" battery life. Looking like a 4 to 5 hour SOT phone over the course of a day. Today, during my "normal" usage, I have dropped to 60hz, put most apps into deep sleep and use the...

Ordinarily I upgrade every time. This looks like the most incremental update ever. Maybe when used prices settle in I’ll make the jump. I’ve been burned too many times by Samsung’s terrible resale value. Pay 1200. Worth 800 in 3 months. Pass.

Big debate over this in reddit. Lots of orders are now showing up delayed or backordered even those who ordered on day 1. I ordered an unlocked Samsung Mystic black and I've got a ship by 9/18 on the app and a deliver by 9/28 online. Couple that with the fact that apparently some att models...