Galaxy S8 / S8 + Battery Life Thread

[worldspy99]

What are folks doing to get the black background on their screen shots?

 

[ClintRo]

Down load a theme

 

[ClintRo]

I am using one called Material Black for free from the Samsung theme store

 

[worldspy99]

I am using one called Material Black for free from the Samsung theme store

Just downloaded it.

 

[EMGSM]

4th day of putting the S8 through the paces of my regular usage and I am so impressed. I can only imagine what it would be like had I chosen the S8+.

 

[bandofbrothers2112]

4th day of putting the S8 through the paces of my regular usage and I am so impressed. I can only imagine what it would be like had I chosen the S8+.

How long are you going between recharging the s8 @EMGSM

 

[EMGSM]

How long are you going between recharging the s8 @EMGSM

Averaging around 14 1/2 hrs. Of course this will vary depending on individual usage.

 

[bandofbrothers2112]

Averaging around 14 1/2 hrs. Of course this will vary depending on individual usage.

Totally appreciate battery usage is a subjective topic.

Over 14 hours is pretty impressive.

Just trying to get a handle on how long the s8 can go as I'm interested in buying one.

I'm currently using a s7 edge.

 

[Michael Pecikonis]

Couldn't be happier with my s8+ battery life. I'm on Verizon . Full resolution and high performance mode on. Sync and a notifications on. Auto brightness, a lot of use outside during the day. All on the on screen use was mostly the heavy YouTube use and online browsing. Some calls mixed in. Nova launcher installed and running. This is without a black theme or wallpaper. This so the 2nd day of all day full usage. It will get even better in a few days. Yesterday I fly was 8.5 hours OST. I'll take this life all day long. Over 32 hours overall with 9.25 OST? Um yes please.

 

[EMGSM]

Totally appreciate battery usage is a subjective topic.

Over 14 hours is pretty impressive.

Just trying to get a handle on how long the s8 can go as I'm interested in buying one.

I'm currently using a s7 edge.

I hope that other here who own the S8 can give the input you need to help in your decision making

 

[sangs]

It's early, I know, so I'm not ready to declare anything about battery life after a couple days. HOWEVER, this is the first Android phone I've owned where I went to bed at 100 percent and awoke at 100 percent. That's from 11:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. for those wondering. That's a regular occurrence for my iPhone, but the best an Android phone had ever done is about 2-to-3 percent loss. Now, it's worth noting that I keep AOD inactive and Do Not Disturb active from 11 p.m to 5:30 a.m., so that could be playing a role.

 

[Mike1117]

Very impressed so far with the battery on my S8+

 

[Gsxr151]

How are you guys getting 7+ screen time... I'm getting like 5.5 (way better than my S7 Edge), but then I never tweaked anything... What did u guys tweak?

Perhaps it has to do with being on WiFi? Maybe a little less when using cell signal....

 

[michaelp68]

Excellent battery life on my S8+. Upgraded from Galaxy S6+ and it's a big improvement.

 

[Vipmediastar]

I am sure I am missing something but if I had to put my phone in a locker while at work I would turn it off.

Is turning off more efficient vs airplane mode?

When you turn back on or disable airplane mode, which one uses less battery to be back to speed?

 

[oldmick]

I figure we should start an official battery thread since we are seeing quite a few pop up.

Remember to post your stats below and advise if you have the S8 or S8 Plus .

I watched a battery comparison on the tube yesterday , with the S8 plus going the the looping battery test against the lg g6 , and from memory the other was the htc u ultra .
I didn't expect the plus to be better than the G6 .
The first phone to run out of juice was the u ultra ( no surprise there), the G6 soldiered on for a quite a good time before shutting down , the S8 kept going for hours even beating out the the mate 9s time .
Very impressive indeed.

 

[Demetrious L]

TBH I'm not all that impressed with the battery life, but I've never really been all that impressed with the battery on any Android phone I've had. It's mostly standby that kills it for me. I have an S8+ and an iPhone 7 Plus, and my iPhone may go down to 93% during a work day. My S8+ was down to 50% with only 45 minutes SOT

Hmm I'd have to disagree. My phone was on standby for 8hrs and only went down 3%. Maybe you try disabling apps you don't need and/or turn on power saving mode. I'm loving the battery life.

 

[PopFilms]

The battery life stats don't seem right...

I've maybe had two and a half hours of screen time yet it's gone from 90% to 43%. Not much internet, just playing downloaded video. However, the battery life seems like it has gotten better over the past few days and adjusted to my usage.
This is on a S8 FYI.

 

[james702283]

Never been more impressed with the battery life on an Android device.

 

[David Brock]

That's right for the S8 regular. Completely on par with what I'm seeing. On average I've been finishing a day around 4 hours of SoT. Most of these screenshots on here are of the S8+