S8 battery and battery life

[James Falconer]

I'm not thrilled about the s7edge screen. I want a larger screen. A 5.7 or "flat 5.5" would be better for me personally. I have a Nexus 6P coming in the mail today as a 2ndary phone so interested to check that out. Will be very interested in the S8 series/ Note 8

I suspect a lot of folks are in the same position as you are!

 

[Victor Hernandez Jr]

Hope the battery life is good ever since I gave back my note 7 using the iPhone 7 Plus the battery life is amazing

 

[amyf27]

Hope the battery life is good ever since I gave back my note 7 using the iPhone 7 Plus the battery life is amazing

I have an s7edge for the note 7 replacement until either the S8 or Note 8 hit. I also just got a Nexus 6P as a backup phone_like it!

 

[Tim1954]

Huge battery, fat phone please ... Say 5,000mAh.... Or more...

 

[Snareman]

You can put all the fancy features you want on a phone, but if the phone is dead because of a small battery they don't do you any good. The battery on my S7E is pathetic and I can't wait to get rid of this phone because of it. Loved my N7! The next phones better have a huge battery with efficient use of it.

 

[chyeo1979]

You can put all the fancy features you want on a phone, but if the phone is dead because of a small battery they don't do you any good. The battery on my S7E is pathetic and I can't wait to get rid of this phone because of it. Loved my N7! The next phones better have a huge battery with efficient use of it.

You mean the battery life of N7 is much better than S7E?

 

[Snareman]

You mean the battery life of N7 is much better than S7E?

In my case by about a factor of 2.

 

[Nakrohtap]

In my case by about a factor of 2.

Unfortunately, other users of the Note7 didn't have your experience. Some users of the S7E have better battery life than their Note7. It seems all phones aren't created equal.

 

[Snareman]

Unfortunately, other users of the Note7 didn't have your experience. Some users of the S7E have better battery life than their Note7. It seems all phones aren't created equal.

Well, in my case my phone was apparently created sucky. It's even sensitive and will only wirelessly charge with the charger plugged into certain outlets. Very odd. It's a nice functioning phone, but I can't wait to get rid of it because the battery sucks so much. Samsung/Verizon better give us N7 people some sort of a deal to get an early out on these phones that we were forced into since we are going to be farther out from our year contract of paying monthly.

 

[hishaq96]

Battery life like the lenovo p2 will be great

 

[anon(9691750)]

A battery that doesn't explode. That's all I care about.

 

[Nakrohtap]

Well, in my case my phone was apparently created sucky. It's even sensitive and will only wirelessly charge with the charger plugged into certain outlets. Very odd. It's a nice functioning phone, but I can't wait to get rid of it because the battery sucks so much. Samsung/Verizon better give us N7 people some sort of a deal to get an early out on these phones that we were forced into since we are going to be farther out from our year contract of paying monthly.

I almost forgot about that. Samsung did say something about previous Note7 owners getting some kind of incentive, correct? I guess we'll have to wait and see.

 

[Aquila]

I almost forgot about that. Samsung did say something about previous Note7 owners getting some kind of incentive, correct? I guess we'll have to wait and see.

If you live in Korea, yes

 

[amyf27]

If you live in Korea, yes

Why just Korea. Everyone that purchased that Note 7 was affected and that's pretty much world wide

 

[Aquila]

Why just Korea. Everyone that purchased that Note 7 was affected and that's pretty much world wide

Not sure, that was all that was mentioned in the announcement but they could change it.

 

[Jaycemiskel]

Why just Korea. Everyone that purchased that Note 7 was affected and that's pretty much world wide

It's their home country so they can easily give any incentive they want. In other countries they would need to go through the carriers and all that.

 

[Snareman]

It's their home country so they can easily give any incentive they want. In other countries they would need to go through the carriers and all that.

I have no doubt Verizon would try and charge us all they can for any upgrades.

 

[Jaycemiskel]

I have no doubt Verizon would try and charge us all they can for any upgrades.

Right, they'd be like, oh you had a Note 7? We're charging you extra to upgrade for the inconvenience that WE suffered lol

 

[Snareman]

Right, they'd be like, oh you had a Note 7? We're charging you extra to upgrade for the inconvenience that WE suffered lol

That sounds about right.

 

[illdini]

Samsung is reportedly going for bigger batteries for the Galaxy S8 – BGR

Reportedly, 3250 mAh for the S8 and 3750 mAh for the S8 Plus.