Note 8 poor battery life?

[FutureMech]

This is example, the App Usage will give you the detailed results.

 

[luap123]

First of all, SOT is not a good measurement for how much battery last, it can be fooled easily, aka I can put the phone on one app and leave it idle till i get bored, and SOT will skyrocket.

But if u use the phone with various apps, such as browsing the web while listening to music and doing other stuff, it will get down quickly, also depends heavily on brightness level and singal transmission strength.

I would suggest downloading GSAM monitor and see what app sucking your battery, sometimes when u use 4G outside, quickly toggle the airplane mode on and off to reset the radio, it might improve signal.

Do it, that will be a good start to know what's happening behind the scenes.

I browse the web wilst lisining to music alot with my headphones

 

[luap123]

I dont understand technical stuff to do with phones.i only know the basic functions like .How to download an app are on the store listen to music .make a call .browse the web .check my email .go on instagram etc etc.
So I dont know what root means or any tech words I'm a noob .i just need to know if my note 8 is fcked or not.do I tell ee I need another phone or is this phone Ok?f

 

[luap123]

 

[evohicks]

Screen on time around 3 hours, don't really bother with the weather apps, but just tried to check and sure enough, it's showing my location about half a mile away, it doesn't make a lot of difference really as the apps are hardly accurate anyway!

 

[FutureMech]

Your signal might cause that, also you can disable Always On Display in order to save more battery.

What your brightness level, is it maximum?

 

[luap123]

Evohicks Not being funny mate but Whats that got to do with my battery life?im trying to find put if my new phone is faulty or not

 

[luap123]

My signal might cause what ?what are you talking about bro?
Screen is on just under half way brightness

 

[FutureMech]

Radio signal strength, mobile data, it should be 4 bars or 3 for best battery life performance.

It's too early to tell if the phone is faulty or not, i don't really think so.

When have u bought it?

 

[luap123]

Bro ee said this is New technology it's called volte it's 4g calling.my volte signal is on 3 out of 4 in my house.if I take it off the speacil ee volte and put it onto the normal 3g calling it's 4 bars full signal.
My signal is perfect on this phone.my note 4 dont have this special 4g calling only 3g calling but 4g mobile data internet.

 

[luap123]

Radio signal strength, mobile data, it should be 4 bars or 3 for best battery life performance.

It's too early to tell if the phone is faulty or not, i don't really think so.

When have u bought it?

Bought it nearly 30 hours ago on ee contract.i phoned them asking what the fuk volte means and they explained is a special ee 4g calling they just came out with and he said 3 bars for volte is correct

 

[FutureMech]

Well, the battery should get better after 2 or 3 days of use, the phone will know your use pattern.

Give it 3 days, charge it to 100% and let us know what's happening, nothing is wrong yet, you have 14 days of period till you can get it back.

 

[sloppygti]

I'd say it's not normal at all I'm getting better life from this phone then I did on the s8+

 

[luap123]

Well, the battery should get better after 2 or 3 days of use, the phone will know your use pattern.

Give it 3 days, charge it to 100% and let us know what's happening, nothing is wrong yet, you have 14 days of period till you can get it back.

Ok cool i was happy with the battery life on the note 8.its about the same as my note 4.brand new battery i bought from samsung 3 weeks ago,i was just wondering if nearly 10 hours use it was normal thats all.when people were saying nearly 10 hours of use before it dies is bad so I got worried that my phone is faulty

 

[SpookDroid]

Bought it nearly 30 hours ago on ee contract.i phoned them asking what the fuk volte means and they explained is a special ee 4g calling they just came out with and he said 3 bars for volte is correct

It's not that it's bad or that it's not working. The better signal you get the better your battery will be. The lower your signal strength is, the more your phone will strain to reach the towers and the more energy it needs to put out on the antennas to do so. Think of it as talking VS yelling; one is bound to get your vocal chords hurting way sooner than the other.

VoLTE means Voice over LTE, which is basically making calls over your 4G mobile data connection. Sort of like Skype but for your carrier. If done right, it has better quality than a 'regular' phone voice channel.

The biggest drain on your phone will be the screen, and you mentioned you're getting nearly 5 hours of Screen-on Time...that doesn't sound too bad to me, but if you really want to test it out, I suggest playing a video in a loop with SYNC off on your phone. You should probably be using about 10% battery per hour of video played on mid-brightness (again, that's an estimate, but an usually accurate one). If that holds true, then there's nothing wrong with your phone (and a single 2-hour movie would probably give you a good idea if the phone is using that much power or not).

Also, the best benchmark is your own: compare your phone life in previous ones to this. If it's similar at least, then you know that's just how you use YOUR phones. With your apps and your services and your area and your usage patterns.

 

[tekjunkie28]

Well I got about 8 hours screen on time yesterday but that's a rarity

 

[luap123]

It's not that it's bad or that it's not working. The better signal you get the better your battery will be. The lower your signal strength is, the more your phone will strain to reach the towers and the more energy it needs to put out on the antennas to do so. Think of it as talking VS yelling; one is bound to get your vocal chords hurting way sooner than the other.

VoLTE means Voice over LTE, which is basically making calls over your 4G mobile data connection. Sort of like Skype but for your carrier. If done right, it has better quality than a 'regular' phone voice channel.

The biggest drain on your phone will be the screen, and you mentioned you're getting nearly 5 hours of Screen-on Time...that doesn't sound too bad to me, but if you really want to test it out, I suggest playing a video in a loop with SYNC off on your phone. You should probably be using about 10% battery per hour of video played on mid-brightness (again, that's an estimate, but an usually accurate one). If that holds true, then there's nothing wrong with your phone (and a single 2-hour movie would probably give you a good idea if the phone is using that much power or not).

Also, the best benchmark is your own: compare your phone life in previous ones to this. If it's similar at least, then you know that's just how you use YOUR phones. With your apps and your services and your area and your usage patterns.

Thanks bro.yeah my note 4 battery life is about the same as my note 8
And the battery is brand new on my note 4 genuine from Samsung store

 

[SpookDroid]

Thanks bro.yeah my note 4 battery life is about the same as my note 8
And the battery is brand new on my note 4 genuine from Samsung store

Also, biggest 'test' to see if there's something wrong with your phone is to set it to Airplane mode and let it sit for a few hours. It should lose a very negligible amount of battery that way. If it still loses more than a couple percentage points per hour, then there's probably something wrong.

 

[kirksucks]

Coming from a Note5 that stopped fast charging, it was hard to resist not plugging in at 60% but I held out. From when I got out of bed, to when I got into bed. I'm not necessarily a power user but I'm on my phone a lot. listen to podcasts while im driving on bluetooth. Social media, this forum and AC articles. Edit photos etc.

 

[SpookDroid]

In case you're still wondering... on this comparison video, AC's editor does mention around 4 hours of screen-on time on his mixed use testing. So pretty much on par with what you're seeing. Again, if you are only watching video, the phone will last a lot longer (8 or 9 hours of SOT at least).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=51&v=MvMBCkNBg3g