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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] common_aman:
My first full charge. I was expecting worse. 3 hour SOT and 50% still remaining is pretty good.

-FHD+

-AOD on(7:00-21:00)

-Bixby Voice on

-Brightness around 50%

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That's why I switched to Tapatalk. XDA Labs wasn't working for me. Fortunately Tapatalk is.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] jason504:
Oh ok I got ya. Tapatalk was giving me problems with downloading and posting. So I started using XDA Labs but with labs my notifications come real late.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] mankvl:
Use xda labs ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] Malik828:
this is mine note 8 exynos how can i improve
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] yashwanthms:
Have been consistently getting 6hr30min+ screen on time inspite of playing games frequently like Clash royale, Ludo, mini militia, etc. Also I keep GPS on at times and keep watching videos.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] mankvl:
Give it some time. First cycle for me was similar to yours. If you are not getting 5-6 hour SOT after a week try factory reset. I always do it when getting a phone. Just boot in recovery it helps a lot. Also depending on what you gave turned on this might be normal. I auto turn off wifi, Bluetooth is only on in the car, sync, mobile data, GPS at hight accuracy is always on. Using AOD and auto brightness too. 6 hours SOT minimum. My provider coverage is not so good, having only few bars at home, at work maybe better. Imo these are the most battery drainers, but also I have Facebook and messenger those apps just kill battery ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] common_aman:
If your phone is new, give it a few Recharge Cycles atleast 4 or 5. It gets better, lots of apps do processing on a new device. Once they are in the memory they won't take that much battery. Don't try to reset your phone or anything, it won't help.

If you are using a package disabler, check if you've disabled a wrong package which is triggering battery drain.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] lmaoboi:
I forgot to charge the phone before sleeping, woke up with 1% left :cyclops:

I think Spotify was playing music since I fell asleep

FHD+

AOD from 4:00 pm to 1:45 am
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] jason504:
Turn AOD off. I have mine on just at night while it's on the wireless charger. So when I wake up in the middle of the night I can see what time it is.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] yiyi28:
Turn off AOD. My experience is AOD costs at least 1% per hour. 17 hours of usage costs you at least ~20%. If you add 20% to you current battery = 37% with over 3 hrs screen on time, the battery life is OK. You are expecting to get 4.7 hrs for your full battery cycle.

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Defective? This battery life is perfectly fine, and most people are in this range.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] Shuthefrontdoor:
After a week with my second note 8 (first had spen problems) I've been averaging 6-7 hrs sot, perfectly content with that. I'm on whd display, Bluetooth wifi gps on at all times aod off, no package disabled, no Bixby. But I can't hit 8hours sot without trying like my pervious s8+, but that's expected so yes I'm a happy camper, I was really expecting worse with bigger screen smaller battery, spen features eat. Thinking 7.1.1 is also more efficient.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] mankvl:
8.0 should be even better ☺
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] Shuthefrontdoor:
Impressed today wasn't even trying, and I tested from 100% last night to see overnight drain, morning I woke up to 98% ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] meryguadelupe:
what is the best screen on time using gps navigation only ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] Limeybastard:
I'm happy.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] petethepete2000:
I get over 7hrs screen on time with full screen resolution and processor beast mode on, also on cellular.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] MACHEK:
Looks like you ran it on airplane mode the whole time. 0 phone radio, 0 Bluetooth, 0 wifi?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] Limeybastard:
Never used airplane mode.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] LXXSXNNY:
Mine has been okay. I would love more standby time with Doze. I remember with my 6P (when it didn't have the battery issue yet) it would only lose 1% overnight. That was amazing.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] Limeybastard:
You got me thinking about this now, thanks.

I just looked at gsam again and the phone radio shows zero . Surely this not just used for phone calls is it ? If so then I guess zero figure is fine as I haven't been on a call I don't think since last full charge.

On the other hand, I was under the impression that the gsam phone radio would be used for data also, which I'm using since the phone not on WiFi.

Anyone ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] Venom0642:
Here's mines, outstanding AT&T Note 8!

Running On Samsung Galaxy Note 8 SM-N950U Wicked Venom
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] Dafrag:
Well, it has been almost 1 month, and my battery life is still going strong with the same settings and usage test!

Very promising if you're interested in this phone :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] ELEXCEER:
Can you tell me how can I make dark theme like yours?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] lennie:
that's pretty weird...the phone battery is 3300mAh.......but here you posted a screencap with your screen using 3246mAh so how is that even possible?

if 65% of the power available is 3246 then that means the total power available should be roughly 4400mAh

you have an almost consistent power drop but i don't see what app is using it.

great screen on time, but I'm baffled at the power draw.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] jason504:
High contrast theme in Samsung store
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] Venom0642:
You think that's weird look at my S8 Plus which battery is a 3500mAh look at the SOT on it and the mAh! Lol

Running On Samsung Galaxy Note 8 SM-N950U Wicked Venom
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] iGREASE:
So I have had my Note 8 for a week now. I upgraded from my Nexus 4 which had absolutely terrible battery life. Just listening to music offline at work drained my battery to about 30% after only 4 hours. The battery life on my Note 8 is a lot better than the Nexus 4, however I feel like something is zapping my power. I usually keep my brightness at about 50% (with auto brightness) and I am running on WQHD+ as FHD+ doesn't seem to make much of a difference in battery usage. I a pretty light user and while at home I am always connected to wifi. It has been off charge for around 2 hours now and it has used 11% battery with only 34 minutes of screen on time. I've only been sending a few texts, Tinder and Snapchats. I do try to keep my background apps clear.

Sorry for the big pictures.

Like I said the Note 8 is indeed a lot better than my Nexus 4 but I still feel like something is eating my batter with considering my usage.

I had roughly 4 - 5 hours of screen on time in these screenshots.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] kratos9500:
Bad sot

Hardly getting 4 hours sot on medium settings. Usage = no video browsing, no games, nothing. Just chrome and fb for some time. When I slept battery was 75, woke up at 67.this is current charge screenshot
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] lennie:
Great SOT man, but am still baffled as to the math, it doesn't add up.

Care to divulge the secrets of them numbers?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] petzku:
That looks like he's been staring the home screen just to show of unreal sot. ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] iGREASE:
This is 14 hours of very light usage. 6 Hours the phone was completely idle with AOD off and it lost 10%. The rest was just listening to music, twitch streams with audio only and browsing Tinder. I'm pretty sure its my phone signal that is screwing me because I notice when I am out of my house and in the city my battery actually drops slower even when I am watching youtube without wifi.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] jason504:
I don't see how some people keep your phones for so long? Especially people like us that are phone super freaks. I saw a guy said he just got his Note 8 and came from a Nexus 4. Ha ha ha. After a year I am tired of a phone. I always want the Newest phone out there. The only phone I kept for over a year was the Nexus 6. Because I was not to impressed with the Nexus6p. Also I only had the Nexus 6 for 6 months before the 6P came out. That's why I have the Next plan on att every year I am switching.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] Pandawg:
Not everyone has money to buy new phones.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] Limeybastard:
Indeed. A year at most. But I swear this time I'm going to keep this one until Note X is released. Aka 2 years. That'll be the longest time I've ever used just one phone, normally twice a year I change..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] jason504:
Every 2 years you can get another phone from your carrier. Unless you are buying them outright. I would have to say if your on XDA you really care about phones. So having a new phone is a must. But I do hear what you are saying. Some people have families in other responsibilities. But a 5year old phone? It has to be slow compared to today's phones. I am not trying to belittle anyone. Because I have been there myself. So sorry if I offended anyone.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] iGREASE:
Are you trying to make yourself feel better by boasting about how you get a new phone every year? ha ha ha. Some people don't need the top of the line phone. My Nexus 4 worked just fine for me but it was certainly showing it's age and the screen was going. So I upgraded to a Note 8 and hopefully this phone will last just as long. I bet you buy a new car every year too, right? ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] jason504:
No I don't buy a new car every year. I am not trying to make myself feel better about buying a new phone every year. It just amazes me that someone on XDA would have that old of a phone. I can see someone not into phones having that old of a phone. But not a XDA member.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] iGREASE:
I used to be really into rooting and all that jazz back in the day. Now I don't particularly care anymore but I still browse XDA. Simply had no reason to upgrade from the Nexus 4 until it started dying.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] jason504:
I hear you that's one of the few things I am into phones and watches. So I have no problem spending on them.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] ZeroDefined:
Best performance I've had from any device I've ever owned. Color Me Impressed.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] Symphony0fLife:
Getting about 4 hours SOT here. Pretty disappointed. Every other phone I have can hit 9-10 hours SOT no problem, without trying to stretch it. This thing gets 4-4.5 if I really push it. Everything off when not in use, screen dimmed to the minimum, all gimmicks disabled in settings. Hoping it gets remedied with an update. The S8+ I just sold was even getting 7-8 hours SOT without having to baby it. I knew the Note 8 would take a hit with the smaller battery but I didn't expect what, 200 mAh? to cut the SOT literally in half.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] rocku_dj2000:
Which phone gave you 9-10 hrs? I want to buy it :P

Though you are right - S8+ battery was better but note 8 is not bad (its average). Still able to easily make it to the night. But considering it is a note, it should have been better but i am not complaining (why should I? I almost had to sell my kidney for it :P)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] Symphony0fLife:
The LG G6, OnePlus 5 (actually that one gets up to 10 and even a bit over at times), the Essential PH-1 and the Xperia XZ Premium all get that on average without having to do anything special. Can exceed it with some effort to do so. If this is average I've just been spoiled I guess :laugh: can't get used to having to bring a charger everywhere I go!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] oprescutoma4:
Anyone that has exynos procesor please specifice that when show sot. Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] jason504:
I get 6hrs plus every day. Sometimes I get 5.45mins. But my average is 6. I do not use auto brightness. It's on 80% all day. At night I put it around 50%. My screen resolution is Max all of the time and still get 6hrs. Best phone and battery I have ever had. Also I am not using any battery saving modes or greenify. Also I am on the SD version.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] Alex---1:
Put an all black theme on and reduced the brightness to around 40-50% all the time and also turned off AOD. Using MAX power save at night - Because why bother syncing sh*t and wasting power when you're asleep?

Amazing battery life.

Given some get 6+ hours screen on time over a 16 hour period and I got pretty much 5h over 2 days of standby time - Not bad at all.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] yiyi28:
Are you using a custom ROM? What font is this? Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] ZeroDefined:
Running Renovate ICE 2.1 and the font is Sony Sketch
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] yiyi28:
Thanks:)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] gCloud:
Great battery life.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] cricketgirl90:
How can u buy so many phones?????
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] Limeybastard:
Pretty average.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] Limeybastard:
I was joking., Pulling your chain ;) please ,no letters to Samsung .
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] ELEXCEER:
Exynos N950N using auto brightness, all apps I used are in the attachment
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] Malik828:
Exynos N950F how can I improve please help
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] Fizzy2k:
Pretty happy with mine
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] Cab1230:
Disappointed

On mine I'm getting about 3 to 4 hours screen on time can't seem to get over that though...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] eldar4uk:
is this dual sim results or one sim?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] Fizzy2k:
Single sim
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] erwaso:
Has anyone done a real gaming/movie watching test like the YouTube videos? I game all day and need at least 6hrs sot of straight play like I get now.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] erwaso:
Got myself a note 8

Awseome SOT so far
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] ryan770:
I think this was day 3 of heavy usage. Woke up with near 100% and used it basically non stop at work.

I kept the screen in 720p and 10-30% brightness. Also debloated with BK Disabler.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] gCloud:
I think there maybe a battery lottery going on.

from reading around forums, it seems to me that although design capacity of the battery is 3300 mah, some note8s arrived with 3450 mah and others as low as 3150.

i checked mine after about 2 week of recieving it had capacity 3182 after 12 cycles.

To check your battery go to

/Sys/class/power supply/battery/

Scroll down to the fg_fullcapnom & Fg_cycle

Open with any text viewer

Fg_ fullcapnom - That Is your current battery capacity in mAh.

Fg_cycle - to see the charging cycle count.(since last factory reset)

Report your readings... :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] themaximillian:
Can't find the file or the location.

Root needed?

Skickat från min SM-N950F via Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] gCloud:
No root need. I use es file explorer pro and just star at /
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] themaximillian:
Thanks....

Battery:3362

Charges:30

Skickat från min SM-N950F via Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] sewe:
3319

33
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] gCloud:
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180 mah diff in capacity. That's an hour SOT right there.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] *Telcontar*:
Netflix, ytb, FB, web... no gaming. I dont remember having phone with such battery life like this. But 8+ hour is on wifi, 4g is draining like hell, if I am watching netflix on 4g it barely lasts half of that time. Exynos version.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] bigpapa007:
I'm not really excited about this battery, had a s7 edge before and 1 week ago got the note 8, on the note 8 i get around 4 hours sot and on the s7 edge i've always got at least 4:30
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] louforgiveno:
Rooted SD. Charged to 100% in download mode....Auto Brightness, high power mode,2 bars lte during the day at work
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] blaze0303:
Fell asleep watching youtube, woke up and it was still going. Nearly 7hrs of SOT, yup i'm happy with the battery life.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] streetconspiracy:
Mainly was on Twitter, but used Snapchat for a little bit, YouTube, Chrome, Instagram and others. Was on LTE for several hours and wifi the rest. So far I'm pretty content with my battery
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] louforgiveno:
Stock or rooted?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] MACHEK:
I can't open battery, I assume you need to be rooted
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] streetconspiracy:
Stock with no apps disabled
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] gCloud:
No root needed
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] themaximillian:
I used EZ file explorer to navigate and open the file(s),not the stock one.

Worked like a charm.

Skickat från min SM-N950F via Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] Kamikaze_Ice:
I think this will make for a nice reference point for screen on time.

Here is stock N950N rom, Korean.

Notes of interest:

This is a fresh install with as little as possible added to it. Only installed 3D Mark and PC Mark, and two benchmark tests (3D Mark: Slingshot extreme, PC Mark: Work 2.0)

Google and Samsung accounts are NOT enabled or used (manual install of APKs for benchmark apps stated above)

No battery management active, power mode is default (optimized).

Wifi connecting in background (unstable) and AT&T data on (also unstable). I drop connections to both every few hours or so

Keep Mobile data with WIFI connection enabled

Resolution is 2960x1440 (max)

Display mode = Basic (most accurate, see DisplayMate's technical measurements and assessment of the screen)

Screen Brightness is NOT dynamic, calibrated with colorimeter+HCFR to be as close as possible of a peak white of 200 nits (205 nits actual, about 55-60% brightness)

Steps:

First, charged phone to 85%

Second, installed apks for 3D Mark and PC Mark. Started both and downloaded the recommended benchmark test in each (Slingshot Extreme & Work 2.0).

Third, enabled developer menu and made changes to settings as mentioned above.

Started PC Mark and calibrated the screen brightness (try to start Work 2.0 battery test, use calibrate option). As per instructions set max brightness as close to 200 nits as possible. Took about 10-15 minutes trying to find the right spot on the brightness slider (slider will not move until you drag it enough to move THREE positions. Pain in the butt to set even with the Spen because of this...). When set, pressed home and cleared all windows in app switcher.

Set an alarm for 10 minutes from now to let screen and phone cool down.

Finally, I made sure nothing was running or connecting to the device, and cleared ram (Settings>Device Management>Memory>Clean Now) then rebooted.

Once booted, cleared ram again and started 3D Mark. Chose PC Mark inside 3D mark, then ran Work 2.0 benchmark.

When done, closed all windows/apps, set timer for 10 minutes, rebooted.

Cleared ram, then ran PC Mark (not 3D Mark) and ran Battery Work 2.0 benchmark.

I started the battery benchmark at 83%.

I actually got a call during the benchmark which killed the battery and temperature graphs for some reason. I immediately dismissed the call as I was always right next to the phone monitoring it's heat (was never a problem. not even slightly warm to the touch after 5 hours of this).

200 nits is brighter than my LG E6 OLED HDTV (it's calibrated to 130 nits peak in my mancave), and is brighter than I'd use inside for any light source, and the unstable wifi and mobile signals keep the battery drain close to real world usage, IMO.

Again, this is STOCK, and can only get better :)

I set a 10 minute timer ASAP and left the device alone
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] neograndizer:
WiFi all day. Playing a game, checking email, messages, streaming HD movies and some music. Not rooted and running stock. Thought I'd play with it and see how long the Note will last. It actually surprised me.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] whiteangelcl:
Battery is draining fast
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] sewe:
I'm happy, best sot so far
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] Bryannrx:
After reading this thread, it seems most of you guys get a screen on time of 5-7hrs. Not the case for me tho, not too sure why. I'm using the exynos version of the note 8. I'm just averaging a screen on time of 3-4.5hrs only. Anyone knows why? I'm having the normal stuff on like Location, Auto Sync, Always on Display etc.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] gtaadicto92:
I have the same version and it's hard to get more than 4.5h SOT on 4g data. Android OS and Android system drain too much battery :/

These two processes keep draining my battery in the background.

Can anyone help us?

Enviado desde mi Galaxy Note8 mediante Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] WizP:
Just ran a bit of a test. Been using the phone pretty heavily all day mainly for Internet browsing etc over WiFi. Am using the medium battery saver mode and AOD is turned off. But account sync and location is on.

I'm using the N950-DS (exynos) with two sims INSTALLED. I'm running totally stock setup as I'm still waiting for the OEM unlock to come out of jail.

Over 14hrs on the battery. Over 9hr40min of that SOT.

The screen shots were taken seconds after I plugged back in.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] MACHEK:
Most people are posting without any battery saver. Some days I get 6 and some up to 8 hours but with no battery saving mode
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] vietkao:
My first day with the phone shows a 5.2 hours of SOT, which is decent as far as I'm concerned.

I have 2 sim cards installed, sync on, wifi on, bluetooth off and location off. I don't use any battery saving or do anything with my phone just yet. Straight out of the box. I also have to say that it depends on how you use your phone during your SOT (surfing the web and reading < watching movies, youtube < gaming < gaming in the sun???).

The battery is definitely not as good as my previous Z Play which literally never die (8-9 hours SOT constantly with my usage - while people are saying 10-11 hours SOT). However, more than 5 hours SOT is definitely not bad.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] icemanbg33:
How are you guys getting 5-8 hours SOT. I barely got 3 today and I used power saving from 40%. It's ridiculous. I've always had a problem with android mismanaging my battery. Percentages don't even add up when you look at the usage. I'm seriously considering an iphone for my next phone if that battery loss is not fixable. [IMG="at 14%"]https://ibb.co/kFhHsb[/IMG]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] En Kee:
8H40 SOT
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] whiteangelcl:
I see some people getting only 4 hrs SOT .... Is that low? By the way does battery savers actually help?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] kratos9500:
On same boat , I wonder how people here are getting 5+ hours of sot , I even made a post asking for the same but people just kept on telling how much they get :P . Having the same version as urs.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Real Life Review] Bryannrx:
Yeah ikr, still wondering how everyone here manages to get minimum 5hrs, tried turning the down the resolution to FHD+, it helps a bit!