Galaxy S5: I made a huge mistake today...

thegrants82 · Apr 12, 2014

Wanted to run the crap out of my new S5 to see how fast I could get the battery down to 50%...........should have planned better because this thing lasts forever! First full charge, no power savings turned on. Movies, internet, youtube videos all morning. I even watched the entire AC podcast from yesterday. AWESOME S5 battery!!!

GrooveRite · Apr 12, 2014

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Nice! And a few months from now, when you're battery doesn't hold its charge as well as it does now, you can replace the battery and have the same experience you are having now!! Double nice!!!

jonebk12 · Apr 12, 2014

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I've been very impressed with the the battery on standby too. I woke up this morning at 5 to go to the bathroom, noticed the phone was fully charged so I unplugged it. When I woke up for good 3 hours later, it was at 99%.

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Sliver22 · Apr 12, 2014

Same with me basically lol. Woke up about 4, saw the green light so I unplugged it. I slept in late, got up at 1030 and my phone was only 99%. I had been getting app notifications and Facebook messages during this time as well.

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ibcop · Apr 12, 2014

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I thought you got that phone for your son and you were waiting for the 32gb.....did you give in???

thegrants82 · Apr 12, 2014

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ibcop said:
I thought you got that phone for your son and you were waiting for the 32gb.....did you give in???

Nope. He is getting his iPhone backed up. I'm playing with his s5. I will get either the Google edition or 32gb. Whichever comes out first. Love this thing. Incredible battery life and this is the first full charge.

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xmostwanted559x · Apr 12, 2014

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How often did s4 owners replace batteries and how much are they

thegrants82 · Apr 12, 2014

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xmostwanted559x said:
How often did s4 owners replace batteries and how much are they

I used my s4 for a year and never replaced a battery. Think they run around 25 bucks, not sure though.

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GrooveRite · Apr 12, 2014

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thegrants82 said:
I used my s4 for a year and never replaced a battery. Think they run around 25 bucks, not sure though.

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Yep, thats around what they cost if you buy directly from Amazon. I'm about to purchase one for my S3. Its replacing the original battery. I purchased my S3 back in June 1, 2012.....so the battery pretty much lasted almost 2 years.

msavic6 · Apr 12, 2014

This is the type of battery life I was expecting to see, some of other posts were horrific and crushed my hopes.

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frettfreak · Apr 12, 2014

We will have too see but it doesnt seem like i get this kind of battery life. Thats impressive!

Kevin OQuinn · Apr 12, 2014

Battery life is very much YMMV so take any individual results with a grain of salt.

iN8ter · Apr 13, 2014

So it's about comparable to the Note 3, except the battery is a bit smaller (so actually better if you factor that in).

I get about 6.5 hours of on screen time before the N3 hits about 30% but then I charge my phone. I don't typically let them run til the battery icon goes orange/yellow...

That's impressive and shows that they're getting a lot better at optimizing the software to eek out more battery life.

I wonder if battery life will go up in the Post-KK update on the Note 3, when I expect Samsung to port the new TouchWiz over to the Note 3.

DrPreeth · Apr 13, 2014

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xmostwanted559x said:
How often did s4 owners replace batteries and how much are they

i'm still on my original battery on my S3...its been almost 18 months now.

ffejjj · Apr 13, 2014

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Nice that phone batteries are becoming more capable. My daughters S3 had terrible battery life. Bad as my og evo, and that's bad

Tina Williams s5 · Apr 13, 2014

frettfreak said:
We will have too see but it doesnt seem like i get this kind of battery life. Thats impressive!

mmm me too i lost 7% overnight sleep 8hrs with 79 apps on board and facebook sending notifications

robertopod1968 · Apr 13, 2014

Dieter Bohn said:
I hope that this helps some people!

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Throw out the crazy high ones and the terribly low ones. The real world usage number is somewhere in between. Looks like about 5-6 hours on screen time is what to expect. Good, but not great anymore.

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Foramex · Apr 13, 2014

robertopod1968 said:
Throw out the crazy high ones and the terribly low ones. The real world usage number is somewhere in between. Looks like about 5-6 hours on screen time is what to expect. Good, but not great anymore.

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My year-old G2 gets a solid 6 hours, sometimes even 7-8.

robertopod1968 · Apr 13, 2014

Foramex said:
My year-old G2 gets a solid 6 hours, sometimes even 7-8.

I had a G2 also. The S5 doesn't get as good of battery life for me as that phone did. I got about the same as you on the G2, and I'm getting about 5hours on the S5

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Jonathan_1 · Apr 13, 2014

Can't wait to get the M8

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