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[Galaxy S6 General] kendall1004:
As much as i love the S6:

the power consumption of AMOLED display and Mobile Data/GPS connection is frightening.

I wanted to check out Google maps and used it to navigate around for 1 hour 10mins.-

the battery went down from 56% to 27% :mad:

Since i am running XtreStoLite deodexed and optimized everything possible to prolong battery life,

this is a bit sad. How long does a stock S6 last when used as a SatNav, 2 hours when its fully charged?!

The S6 already has newest hardware components to ensure max efficiency, it seems it needs a bigger battery nonetheless.

Get rid of the glass backside and fit a 5000mAh in, i think lots of people would happily swap 1mm of sexy thinness against a slightly thicker phone that doesn't require to be charged twice a day.

You heard me Samsung?

Probably not.

:(
[Galaxy S6 General] HaGii:
Where can I find this theme?
[Galaxy S6 General] slikr:
Android 5.1.1 is to blame not your S6. There is a bug that drains your battery when mobile data is turned on. Hopefully Marshmallow will fix this.
[Galaxy S6 General] whatnow275:
Anyone use s voice with voice wakeup? I just enabled it and want to know its impqct on battery
[Galaxy S6 General] kendall1004:
Thanks for the info!

So every device running 5.1.1 is affected...? Wow.

Anyway, good to know its not about the hardware and maybe future updates could fix this.

Otherwise than that, i'm finally satisfied with Standby/SOT, think i've found my setup.
[Galaxy S6 General] brezzo:
Umm.. no it's not. The AMOLED display is one of the most efficient displays as far as power goes since black pixels are literally turned off (amongst other things), so don't blame the display :P

Using the display for 1 hour on GPS navigation on any phone is going to use a lot, but a lot of the extra drainage on this phone is from the gps/mobile radio which are commonly quite thirsty. IMO maps navigation counts as pretty high usage in terms of constantly getting data/gps/etc while you drive, and you're not going to do that the whole time when you're not driving. Using other apps seems to drain much slower for me. Perhaps you should consider an in-car charger to plug in if you are going to be constantly using 1 hour+ of maps navigation, as even in any phone it's going to use 15-20% at least.

And I don't think you could fit 5000mAh into it and have it very marketable at all. An alternate option, perhaps, but not their flagship phone. Not every consumer wants a gigantic battery with a thick phone. 5000mAh would require an extremely thick phone compared to basically anything else on the market. It would be ridiculed out of the market and would sell very few units (except to power users who might not care about looks).
[Galaxy S6 General] Crisisx1:
My first battery cycle on the s6.

Pretty good SOT but that cell standby bothers me
[Galaxy S6 General] rinderkappajoe:
Hey there,

I tried everything now to enhance my battery life while Phone is in standby (no root)

In my opinion i still loose too much battery when not using the phone and dont Know what i can Do else...

Or is this normal?

Could SwiftKey be the Problem? (unfortunately i Cant Type with any other Keyboard)
[Galaxy S6 General] cavags5:
What do you have on while is in standby. ?

Sent from my SM-G920F
[Galaxy S6 General] rinderkappajoe:
Nothing on except mobile Data....greenifyed all my apps even System apps...

I also Use package disabler and so on....
[Galaxy S6 General] cavags5:
Standby with 4G have always drain i bit.

If you turn off you have 5h 1% at least

Sent from my SM-G920F
[Galaxy S6 General] rinderkappajoe:
Thanks i will try that and Post the result tomorrow! :)
[Galaxy S6 General] cavags5:
Usually i go to bed and leave it charging, but when charge earlier i clean memory and close everything, and when i awake i have 1 maximum 2% left.

Sent from my SM-G920F
[Galaxy S6 General] rinderkappajoe:
Thats what i want to achieve! Normally i Charge over night aswell but sometimes i have to Charge earlier and I Start the next day with 85% that sucks....
[Galaxy S6 General] sofir786:
I have a UK 64gb model S6 and I manage to get okay battery life but this down to my own particular usage. I'm completely stock uprooted right now
[Galaxy S6 General] tmac31:
according to your usage you were always on wifi i belive and phone has acceptable battery life on wifi but its just very bad on mobile data.
[Galaxy S6 General] rinderkappajoe:
So last night i turned mobile Data off aswell.... But it did not improve anything :/

12% in 8 hours is really bad
[Galaxy S6 General] cavags5:
There is something wrong there.

Usually with 100% last almost 6h or 7h.

What do you have disable. ?

Sent from my SM-G920F
[Galaxy S6 General] rinderkappajoe:
I disabled allmost everything that is Safe to disable according to package disabler.

I greenify all of my apps except WhatsApp messaging and SwiftKey Keyboard.

I disabled Background Data of all Google apps.

Really dont know what i could Do else.

Thanks for trying to help me btw :)
[Galaxy S6 General] cavags5:
Im nota expert, but i know somethings.

Try to do a hard reset again,do the back up of your data first. If you have Samsung account enable Samsung push service, or you don't manage synchronize your account.

Then you install only what you need,and don't install package disabler or greenify.

Check my other posts with photos the things i disabled.

Let me know.

Sent from my SM-G920F
[Galaxy S6 General] rinderkappajoe:
I dont quite unterstand why i should not install greenify and package disabler!?

I need all the apps i installed..... I would install all of them again.... How could this enhance my battery life?
[Galaxy S6 General] cavags5:
Like i said im not a expert, just trying to help.

I already had package disabler and doesn't notice any difference.

I have stock with no apps.

I just disable what i don't need and drain the battery.

Sent from my SM-G920F
[Galaxy S6 General] Ionut Ciprian:
Hi there,

I did all this and no result except a mutilated software.

I reinstalled the software (BTU), and completely forgot about greenify and package disabler. I disabled all i could using android, and put every app i do not frequently use to sleep after 10 minutes using manage apps from package disabler. Belive it or not my battery last a couple of hours more on same usage and the phone seems much smoother.
[Galaxy S6 General] kendall1004:
The one thing that consumes LOTS of power seems to be a permanent connection; the phone itself has hardly any battery drainage at all (at least mine hasn't):

When fully charged, my battery is still at 100% after 5.5hrs when i am in airplane mode and not using the phone.

After 13hrs, it gently drops down to 99%...amazing, i think.

Gonna try this without airplane mode next time, i wonder what's the actual "standby time" when its not used.

When using the phone as a navigation device (mobile data+GPS on & full screen brightness), it goes from 100% to empty in about 3.5hrs., what a difference :p
[Galaxy S6 General] Crisisx1:
What's a good free app to check for battery wake locks and drain
[Galaxy S6 General] sapnesh:
I use better battery stats. It's good, developed by a xda member . It's available for free for xda members here in xda. check in xda apps section.

920-I unikernel v8,xtrestolite 2.3,xposed
[Galaxy S6 General] abbz123:
I get about 6 hours of screen time at home with WI-FI on. When im on LTE with good signal coverage for about 80-90 percent my battery drastically drop to MAX 3 hours of screen time, total up time of 16-18 hours. I have BBS installed, GSAM battery installed, running custom rom custom kernel, back to note + arter kernel, debloated, location/gps off, wifi search off, smart stay off. I've decided to go ahead and purchase the nexus 6p today and will most likely sell my s6. I'll miss the IR blaster and beaming for my cards thats about it.

I really like the s6.. i do.. but damn this battery life on LTE is horrendus.
[Galaxy S6 General] eric150:
I have the opposite problem. My battery drains quick on a stable WiFi connection.
[Galaxy S6 General] abbz123:
we should swap phones.. :highfive:
[Galaxy S6 General] Crisisx1:
Yedd!! That's the one, I tried searching for it the other day but forgot what the name was, thanks.

Does anyone know how to get rid of the keyboard icon selector in the status bar when it pops up anytime you're typing
[Galaxy S6 General] sapnesh:
Xtrestolite 2.3 has that warning removed by default.

920-I unikernel v8,xtrestolite 2.3,xposed
[Galaxy S6 General] gingi999:
external battery

Has anyone found an external battery that can be CHARGED with the quick charge tech. I know there are ones that will charge a phone real fast, but I want to charge the external battery real fast.
[Galaxy S6 General] rinderkappajoe:
Success!! :)

Yesterday i went to bed with 75% and woke up today with 71% After 8/9hours of sleep.

The Day before i lost 12% in 8h.

What i did:

-A Hard Reset

-disabled everything in Android that i dont need

-turned off WiFi and 4G of course

-used package disabler (dont know if this is needed)

-did not install greenify again

Thanks cavags5 and all the others for your help! :)

Edit: now i used the Phone for 10 min and the battery drained down fast to 66% with WiFi on
[Galaxy S6 General] kalpesh6331:
Has anyone ever tried to use juice defender???
[Galaxy S6 General] cavags5:
You know the stock weather drain a bit too.

Disable it Just to check any difference .

I had a good app weather.

Sent from my SM-G920F
[Galaxy S6 General] rinderkappajoe:
Thanks i bought the app and really like it a Lot so far :)

Where can i get a good Black theme with normal Symbols? If possible Not from the Samsung theme store
[Galaxy S6 General] Gnexlex:
Hi

I got my Gs6 two weeks ago.With really moderate use I hit 4sot,otherwise I get 2.5-3sot.I'm running non-rooted,stock,and I've disable most of the bloat on my device.

Inoticed that I lose 4-6% on standby,1-2% on flight mode and 8-10 on wifi,all overnight.

I'd like you to give me some advice to achieve better sot when on normal use.

I'm on wifi most of the day,and when I'm not I got 4g on.Brightness on auto or at 50%,no gaming,some phone calls,a lot of messenger,some music and browsing.

I normally use my device up to 15 maybe10%,not any lower If I don't need to to keep the battery in good shape.

Here are some screenshots of light to moderate use,I'll post some of intense use.
[Galaxy S6 General] cavags5:
This is the theme i like.

Sent from my SM-G920F
[Galaxy S6 General] rinderkappajoe:
Thanks, i found some that are very good for me :)
[Galaxy S6 General] cavags5:
Do you disabled the weather daemon.

Sent from my SM-G920F
[Galaxy S6 General] rinderkappajoe:
Yes i did After installing the new weather app, which again is really great and worth the money.

Didnt try greenify again... Do you think it would help using it?
[Galaxy S6 General] cavags5:
My opinion is the greenify force the apps to close.

And more apps we have more memory, more battery.

I think only get better with root and uninstall all bloatware and apps.

Sent from my SM-G920F
[Galaxy S6 General] asdfvtn:
[MENTION=3058792]omersak[/MENTION]

Thanks for the post! When I first looked at the graph I somehow missed "talk time" and got a little worried how abysmal the battery was in comparison to others.

I do most my talking at night where I'm at home anyway, so this works perfectly.
[Galaxy S6 General] D15:
Despite it being worse than the other phones, that's still over 18 hours of call time, which is way more than enough. Who needs 25 hours of call time per charge?

I think Samsung has done a great job of balancing battery use across all categories in the S6.
[Galaxy S6 General] asdfvtn:
Yeah, sorry, that's what I meant. Talk time measurements don't quite matter anymore considering how much time we can get nowadays.

I'm really glad for the relatively competitive wifi browsing and gaming times.
[Galaxy S6 General] D15:
Yeah I know what you meant. I was agreeing with you.
[Galaxy S6 General] lawtq:
We just can't accurately measure battery life on this phone due to android 5.0.2.. It just ain't optimized enough. Speak to the other nexus device owners who got their 5.1 update, some saying how they recieved 2 hours sot extra!

Now I don't imagine we'll get 2 hours extra but 5.1 improved things a lot! I'm sure it'll improve these average s6 results. When it comes out next year :p
[Galaxy S6 General] D15:
Being on par with the S5 and Note 4 in web browsing and 3D gaming is not 'average'. That's pretty good.

But 5.1 might bring further improvements indeed.
[Galaxy S6 General] equake:
Coming within 1/2 hour to the Note 4 is good goal albeit the Note 4 has a bigger screen and battery.
[Galaxy S6 General] se1000:
My reaction was "people still talk on phones?!" kidding.
[Galaxy S6 General] Lodix:
I forgot to say before that the improvements in battery of the Nexus 6 with 5.1 is due to a modification in the kernel of the SD805 ( eliminating hot-plugging ). So, it may not make any different in an big.LITTLE SOC.
[Galaxy S6 General] D15:
Yup (in web browsing, which equals less than 5% difference), and it actually beat the Note 4 in 3D gaming by 45 minutes (20% improvement).

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To be honest the results I've seen so far are good enough, so wouldn't complain even if 5.1 didn't bring any improvements.
[Galaxy S6 General] AndreiLux:
Correct. 5.1 won't do anything to non-nexus devices.
[Galaxy S6 General] Berlinetta:
Coming from the LG G2 variant with no removable battery or microSD slot, I was worried about those issues on the new S6.

It's not an issue, and the battery should remain fine after two years. My G2 battery has been doing well.
[Galaxy S6 General] chrcol:
The S5 901F (EU model that everyone seems to pretend doesnt exist as if only america and korea matter) has almost 30% better battery life than the 900F for screentime, so I think would top that graph.

Also the video I posted if you check the guy's videos he did also review the normal S6.

Sadly I disagree with the review you posted, the guy has got lost in beauty asthetics etc. As if all that is matters, I couldnt give a crap about beauty in the way these reviewers seem to get high about.
[Galaxy S6 General] omersak:
These things are all subjective - and that's why he left it out of the conclusion. And no, he did not get 'lost' in the aesthetics because there are a ton of measurements and result based objectivity in the review.

I've already formed my own opinion about the subjective aspects of the device - so it'll never bother me if a reviewer has an opinion that's different to mine. My opinion will remain. What I do need from a review, however, is real world empirical data on key metrics which I can use to further arrive at a buying decision. This review has that in spades. No, it's no Anandtech but it's actually very rare to find other reviews which spend the time, effort and care to post measurements and results such as these - most of them are just pretty essays with little to no helpful data at all (theverge). Honestly, how many English reviews have real-world in-game fps? They all just post some Antutu scores and call it a day.
[Galaxy S6 General] CLARiiON:
Did you receive the review unit yet?
[Galaxy S6 General] D15:
That's not the model that's widely used in Europe. The European version of the original S5 (which people compare to) is the SM-G900F, which was used in the review. The SM-G901F is a model that came about 6 months after the original S5 and was actually called S5+ (so that's not really the 'EU version of the S5', it's a separate model and it's not used by many, which is why it's pointless to add it to the comparison).

The article had a lot of objective measurements, and the battery test was one of the best and most accurate that I've seen. Most reviewers for example don't care to set the brightness of the screen on a level pre-defined and measured objectively, which is imo crucial in a test like this.
[Galaxy S6 General] SilentEYE:
Power consumption

Hello,

I collected some power consumption graphics to compare the S5, S6 and HTC One M9. (This is also the order of the pictures!)

source: notebookcheck

The differences in power consumption between the S5 and S6 isn't big at all.
[Galaxy S6 General] tmac31:
if that iphone in test isnt 6 plus. i doubt any score is true in that test.

cuz i have 6 plus and note 4. 6 plus barely get same time on 3d and browsing. iphone 6 cant be that close.
[Galaxy S6 General] D15:
I think the key is in the brightness level. In the test all phones are set to the same objective brightness level.
[Galaxy S6 General] tmac31:
well im sure s5 and iphone 6 doesnt have better battery with gaming
[Galaxy S6 General] rinderkappajoe:
Ok I will try it without greenify for the moment.

As long As i dont loose much battery in standby my problem is solved! :)
[Galaxy S6 General] RodolfoKSP:
Hello,

My carrier has a discount until tomorrow for this phone but I cant decide. I need some help from you, the users of the s6. My questions are: * with data and wifi always on, 4G disabled.

Is the battery bad ? How is standby battery, how long in stand by? With light use, no gaming, 2 hours on screen for text sms, email, some web searching and 15m youtube videos can the phone easelly go throught the day?

For example the phone I have now, xperia m2 has fantastic standby and for today since 7am, until now, I have 40% battery remain with a total of 3 hours on screen which 1h and half was from web surfing.

Should I get this phone?
[Galaxy S6 General] :
I have the AT&T S6, and here are my answers:

–the battery is not bad. It's not amazing but I don't think it's bad, after having had it for many months. If you get the phone and the battery seems bad after the first two weeks, do a factory reset (back up your texts and camera pictures first, if you care about those, of course). That fixed my initial battery issues. I also have normal Power Save mode set to kick in when I hit 50%. I really don't notice any substantial decrease in performance, and I can almost always get through a full day no problem.

–The battery does not go down much on standby. I use my phone pretty regularly/as I need it, and I rarely have any issues with battery life. Here's a few examples: I'm on the latest update (5.1.1) and have had my phone on today for 7.5 hours. It's at 59%. It estimates another 8 hours left. Screen on time is at 1 hr 40 minutes. Yesterday I got about 2.5 hours screen on time and it lasted about 16 hours - could have lasted longer except I finally went to bed and plugged it in at around 18%.

–I do basically the same things as you: emails, texts, web searches, occasional YouTube video (but more common for me, playing music via bluetooth), and I have an Android Wear watch so that's always connected to the phone. It's not a problem - I can do all those things easily. 2+ hours of screen on time is definitely doable for all those tasks.

–I can't answer your question of how long it lasts without any use, as I use my phone every single day. But if I had to guess, I think it could easily last several days, *especially* with the 4G off.

–I do have to add, though, when you say "4G off," do you mean all mobile data off, or only LTE? I always leave mobile data and LTE on, and do all the previously described stuff. I have found that WiFi actually tends to be worse on battery than mobile data, so keep that in mind. I have campus-wide wifi at my school, so I will often keep wifi on, but have it set to turn off when the screen turns off. That way I save power in standby, and save data when using the phone.

My recommendation: get the phone, especially if there is a discount. It's a great phone, has an amazing camera, is very fast/responsive, has Samsung Pay (which will be great once my bank supports it), and looks amazing. Battery life would be better with a larger battery, but it's really not as bad as everyone said it was when it first came out.
[Galaxy S6 General] aac24:
s6 battery in general is not bad at all; s6 is a one day phone . you can go easy throughout a day with the usage you mentioned. this is without root/custom rom, kernel. standby is also good but never had the chance to leave the phone and see how many days will last in standby but i predict max two and half days.
[Galaxy S6 General] RodolfoKSP:
Thank you for taking the time.

Well regarding data, it is with data on but lte off. You seem to have a very good battery taking into prespective you use bluetooth and have lte turned on.

Thank you again for your time.

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Anyone has battery estimates for the phone with lte and bluetooth off, data (2G/3G) and wifi on, regards.
[Galaxy S6 General] cavags5:
Hi friend.

You are right, but i disagree with one thing. Battery drain faster with 4G than with the wifi in all my phone's, and depends a lot of the signal you have.

And 4G LTE are the same.

Sent from my SM-G920F
[Galaxy S6 General] dandrumheller:
This may be unique to ATT - I get significantly higher battery drain, both in use and idle, on Wi-Fi, relative to areas of strong LTE. My work is right next to a tower, and my battery life is pretty damn good (particularly idle) there with LTE on. At home on Wi-Fi, my idle drain is heavier, as well as drain while in use. Poor idle on Wi-Fi I could chalk up to apps being more active when they have a "free" data connection, but in use higher drain doesn't make sense to me.
[Galaxy S6 General] cavags5:
Here in my country my region the signal is not strong all the time.

Is nothing like canada or America big cities with good signals and speeds more than 150mb 200mb/s.

There is lot of things could mess with the battery.

Sent from my SM-G920F
[Galaxy S6 General] iamhacked:
When I'm at home I easily get 4h30m - 5h SOT, but during school days I get like 3h SOT.

Any idea why?
[Galaxy S6 General] ra9b:
If you go to high school or middle school it's probably due to the signal scrambles destroying your phone reception. If you go to college, it's probably due to the constant changing of wifi to data. I am currently in college and my battery sucks here.
[Galaxy S6 General] iamhacked:
Yeah I'm in college. Then wouldn't cell standby and wifi be higher in the battery stats? There's only two cell towers on campus

Also Google App and Google Play Services use so much battery when outside... I wonder if it's for location data? I don't have location history enabled though.
[Galaxy S6 General] ra9b:
Not too sure about what your stats will report... But I feel like just while you're on the move in college, you keep moving from place to place, frequently disconnecting to wifi, switching to data, and reconnecting to wifi. Idk if your phone can measure the drain due to the toggling of wifi
[Galaxy S6 General] Crisisx1:
What's that? If custom ROM, nope I am not rooting. I love Samsung Pay.
[Galaxy S6 General] cavags5:
Here is my standby this night.

Sent from my SM-G920F
[Galaxy S6 General] ra9b:
Can you guys go to your storage settings and tell me how much memory you have in miscellaneous files? I have around 17 gb (only 1 or 2 gb of my files), whereas everyone I know with an s6 has only 8.06 gbs
[Galaxy S6 General] iam1234:
G920FD

Hi,

I have G920fFD 64gb

first sim fot calls and sms

2nd sim only for data .

At home the wifi always on.

outside I use data for 2-3 hr.

By the end of day the battery still have some juice (25-30%).
[Galaxy S6 General] rinderkappajoe:
[MENTION=6684540]cavags5[/MENTION]

Come on how did you Do that? :D

I'm on the Third Day with my New config.... Yesterday i went to bed with 36% and After 12h of sleep i woke up with 11%..... Same **** again :/

Android OS 18%...i just dont unterstand it
[Galaxy S6 General] marios_ch:
Sometimes a restart can stop draining.
[Galaxy S6 General] cavags5:
Usually when you charge 100% last more, when battery drop to 50 or less last less its normal.

But never more than 1% per hour.

Sent from my SM-G920F
[Galaxy S6 General] rinderkappajoe:
Yeah But again i have more than 1%Per hour :/

I deactivated Background Data usage of Most of my apps..... But this cant be the reason for such a High draining\High Android OS usage!?