Battery

[anthonium]

I actually am not too thrilled with the battery's performance considering I am not a heavy user. I actually disabled a lot of things such as Bluetooth and some developer settings and only keep the 90hz display active. I don't have always on display enabled either.

I find my Pixel 5A didn't require me disabling anything and it lasted way longer and I hardly had to even think about the battery usage. Although it's not horrible I find myself checking to see how the percentage is doing. I'm hoping it will improve with adaptive battery learning my usage but I'm a bit surprised to see how such a big battery could drop quicker. I wish they would have least kept the same battery capacity as the 5A. I almost considered returning for a full refund and keeping my 5A but I'm past the return period. Not a total deal breaker but it does bug me a little. I'll stick with it.

 

[mustang7757]

Go look on the Developer's forums and support Google forums. Read what others are saying similar to my experience. I'd like to see folks with nine hours SOT, running 5G without features disabled.

I dont think you will see any 5G phones with 120hz panel get 9+ SOT

My 6pro gets 6 to 7 SoT with everything enable unlocked TMO. 1 day battery

My note 9 was last phone to get 11 SoT/ 1 day battery with 4000mah battery

 

[PixelKing]

I actually am not too thrilled with the battery's performance considering I am not a heavy user. I actually disabled a lot of things such as Bluetooth and some developer settings and only keep the 90hz display active. I don't have always on display enabled either.

I find my Pixel 5A didn't require me disabling anything and it lasted way longer and I hardly had to even think about the battery usage. Although it's not horrible I find myself checking to see how the percentage is doing. I'm hoping it will improve with adaptive battery learning my usage but I'm a bit surprised to see how such a big battery could drop quicker. I wish they would have least kept the same battery capacity as the 5A. I almost considered returning for a full refund and keeping my 5A but I'm past the return period. Not a total deal breaker but it does bug me a little. I'll stick with it.

You don't need to do all of that. Your usage, apps, and whether you allow apps to use mobile data or not in the background/foreground does matter. Social media apps don't help either from what I hear. Twitter hasn't given me any issues so I'm going to load Tik Tok tomorrow.

I leave NFC, Bluetooth, and mobile data off since I'm mostly on WiFi.

 

[Climb14er]

I dont think you will see any 5G phones with 120hz panel get 9+ SOT

iPhone 13 Pro Max... does it easily. Pixel 6 Pro's flagship competitor.

 

[mustang7757]

iPhone 13 Pro Max... does it easily. Pixel 6 Pro's flagship competitor.

I guess i should of been more specific, Andriods!
I dont know what the iPhone 13 pro max does in battery stats , i know my 12 pro is ok but not note 9 Worthy . Maybe you made a wrong phone purchase if you want that kind of battery life? , not going happen on the 6pro and never happened on my Note 20u. I haven't heard the s21ultra doing 9+ SOT either with 5000mah .
Might be few out there. My pixel 5 had great battery life i could go almost 2 days but only 4 to 5 sot

 

[Climb14er]

Yeah, maybe I got the wrong phone. Initially had the iPhone 13 Pro Max on order. Been on Android since the beginning. Changed order to 6 Pro, like I said, it's a very good phone. But I need more SOT. I'll hold on to this phone and for sure, next purchase, will look very closely at battery life.

 

[B. Diddy]

That's fine, glad you enjoy your phone. Mine is a MOBILE CELLULAR PHONE, not an extension phone tied to Wifi. This battery drain is being documented all over. It's a fine phone, except for the WEAK 5000 battery where it's being lead to places, it shouldn't be.

I get that. I'm just saying that with the Pixel 6 Pro on Android 12, it seems that for whatever reason, turning wi-fi off tends to increase Mobile Network Standby. If the phone can take advantage of a wi-fi network, it may help with the battery. I would agree that this seems to be a bug that hopefully Google will patch, but for the time being, it might help you.

I spent today walking around San Francisco, sometimes connecting to a public wi-fi network. By 9 PM, battery is down to 62%, and AccuBattery Pro is estimating total SOT would be 12 hrs 19 min.

 

[mustang7757]

I get that. I'm just saying that with the Pixel 6 Pro on Android 12, it seems that for whatever reason, turning wi-fi off tends to increase Mobile Network Standby. If the phone can take advantage of a wi-fi network, it may help with the battery. I would agree that this seems to be a bug that hopefully Google will patch, but for the time being, it might help you.

I spent today walking around San Francisco, sometimes connecting to a public wi-fi network. By 9 PM, battery is down to 62%, and AccuBattery Pro is estimating total SOT would be 12 hrs 19 min.

Another feature to have on in settings>connection>adaptive connectivity

 

[PixelKing]

Yeah, maybe I got the wrong phone. Initially had the iPhone 13 Pro Max on order. Been on Android since the beginning. Changed order to 6 Pro, like I said, it's a very good phone. But I need more SOT. I'll hold on to this phone and for sure, next purchase, will look very closely at battery life.

Iphone 13 does not run consistently at 120hz. They either limit the apps or limit the phone. It does not run at a full 120hz like Google/Samsung. This has been discussed already.

 

[Climb14er]

I get that. I'm just saying that with the Pixel 6 Pro on Android 12, it seems that for whatever reason, turning wi-fi off tends to increase Mobile Network Standby. If the phone can take advantage of a wi-fi network, it may help with the battery. I would agree that this seems to be a bug that hopefully Google will patch, but for the time being, it might help you.

I spent today walking around San Francisco, sometimes connecting to a public wi-fi network. By 9 PM, battery is down to 62%, and AccuBattery Pro is estimating total SOT would be 12 hrs 19 min.

I've got 100GB data. I absolutely, never connect to public Wifi. Protective of my security.

 

[B. Diddy]

I've got 100GB data. I absolutely, never connect to public Wifi. Protective of my security.

Fair enough. There's always the option for VPN, but of course that can slow things down, and a trustworthy VPN isn't going to be free. If this is a bug, hopefully Google patches it soon!

 

[Kizzy Catwoman]

Mine is doing pretty well overall. I get really good.battery life

 

[anon(40376)]

Reading here and on other sites about battery longevity, I have PERSONALLY come to believe that it all depends on how a person uses THEIR phone. Pixel 4XL was noted to have terrible battery life; however, mine is still acceptable for me and it is now 1.5 years old. Doesn't mean it is as good as day one, but still acceptable for me. If I had listened to all the naysayers, I would never have purchased the phone and I can say now it has been the best phone I have ever had, but time to replace; primarily because I want a new phone.

Too many variances in mobile coverage signal either at home and stationary or while traveling, too many variances in how people use their phones, some for business, some personal, some on facebook, twitter; some like me don't even have facebook or twitter. I use my phone primarily as a phone, or a MP3 player while walking with bluetooth earbuds or a Moto for talking; casting to my TVs for music.

I will still get this Pixel 6, if and when Google decides to ship it and give it a two-week try if the battery is not acceptable (or other items) then it will be returned.

RANT OVER.....

 

[B. Diddy]

I think it's reasonable to say that the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro firmware have some kind of bugginess that is responsible in part for the wide variety of battery experience so far. I would agree with anyone who says that the user shouldn't have to modify a bunch of settings in order to avoid excessive battery drain. I'd say that the only thing I've identified so far that's out of the user's control is 5G availability -- hopefully, as 5G matures and strong signal becomes more widely available, this will be less of an impact on the battery. And I'd also remind everyone that 5G battery drain isn't specific to the Pixel 6 -- there are plenty of PSAs out there from carriers and manufacturers:

www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshooting/TSG01201462/
https://arstechnica.com/information...le-5g-to-preserve-battery-then-deletes-tweet/
https://www.fiercewireless.com/5g/to-leave-5g-or-off-smartphones-s-question-i-ask-thee

... and so on.

The best thing I can advise for people who are experiencing poor battery life is to send feedback to Google. I've already done it for the Mobile Network Standby issue. The more people send feedback, the better, since Google can get all of the associated system information for the units that are having the issues.

 

[YankInDaSouth]

Mine is doing pretty well overall. I get really good.battery life
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What app are you using?

 

[Kizzy Catwoman]

What app are you using?

Battery monitor by RYO software

 

[YankInDaSouth]

Thanks!

 

[bkdodger2]

I think it's reasonable to say that the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro firmware have some kind of bugginess that is responsible in part for the wide variety of battery experience so far. I would agree with anyone who says that the user shouldn't have to modify a bunch of settings in order to avoid excessive battery drain. I'd say that the only thing I've identified so far that's out of the user's control is 5G availability -- hopefully, as 5G matures and strong signal becomes more widely available, this will be less of an impact on the battery. And I'd also remind everyone that 5G battery drain isn't specific to the Pixel 6 -- there are plenty of PSAs out there from carriers and manufacturers:

www.samsung.com/us/support/troubleshooting/TSG01201462/
https://arstechnica.com/information...le-5g-to-preserve-battery-then-deletes-tweet/
https://www.fiercewireless.com/5g/to-leave-5g-or-off-smartphones-s-question-i-ask-thee

... and so on.

The best thing I can advise for people who are experiencing poor battery life is to send feedback to Google. I've already done it for the Mobile Network Standby issue. The more people send feedback, the better, since Google can get all of the associated system information for the units that are having the issues.

I agree there is definitely something happening a little bit with the battery, especially on standby whether it be 5G or even Wi-Fi to LTE connections. But I am seeing some of that unusual behavior and although I'm one that is getting good battery life, I feel like this phone can get even better battery and hopefully Google zeros in on some issues reported with a software update ..also Android 12 overall software too besides Pixel phone ...

 

[PixelKing]

I did some testing on Pixel 6 Pro and 2XL. They both discharge at the same rate when the screen is off and in deep sleep mode.

Pixel 6 Pro Results:
WiFi OFF: 0.4% battery usage per hour

WiFi ON & LTE ON: 0.5% battery usage per hour in 40 hrs 29 mins of screen off (20% total);

I saw a 0.1 increase after leaving LTE on.

39 mins of the 40 mins was in deep sleep

1 hr of SOT used 3% of battery


Testing on Pixel 2XL. Phone initially was using 1.7% of battery an hour with the screen off. I removed a lot of apps I don't use and I did a reboot.

Result:
WiFi ON: 0.4% battery used per hour in 4 hrs of screen off time/deep sleep mode.

If you have crappy apps installed, you're going to see more battery usage while the phone sleeps. Which may result in deep sleep issues as well. Also depends on what YOU permit to run the background on your phones. I turn OFF background mobile/wifi data for apps. That's just me.

 

[Lyphe 416]

Battery has been fantastic.
I came from a S20 and was worried about having battery issues based on what I'd read ... but my Pro 6 has been much better on battery life.

Love my 6 Pro battery time so far.