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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] myrums:
I'm not using dex. It's android system i think, gsam is showing wrong.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] zuckerboy:
I usually get 5 to 5,5 hrs sot . it depends on usage but never dies in day usage.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] jnyfive:
I'm averaging 5.5, sometimes near 6 lately. Not bad for stock.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] Mikeybray16:
Amazing battery life on the s8+
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] Mr. Orange 645:
Battery life has been a bit inconsistent. Usually I get around 4 or 5 hours screen on time, though honestly my habit with all my phone Shas been to charge them whenever possible. If I'm driving, I set it on the mount and plug it in. If I'm at home or work and not using it, I plug it in (or in this case set it on the wireless charger). But I was fairly unimpressed with the S8+ battery life.

Yesterday and today, I turned on the medium battery power setting. It seems to have increased my screen on time dramatically, but I'm also at home and on wifi.

Medium decreases screen brightness by 10%, sets resolution to FHD+, underclocks by 30%, and turns off the AOD. Of these, the only thing I miss is the AOD, but it also seems to make the most difference in battery life.

Either way, my battery life today is much better. So far I've had almost five and a half hours of screen on time and 54% battery remaining. That's all surfing the internet, posting here, texting my wife, taking a few photos, and a little Facebook. I'd say that is fairly impressive.

I'll see how the battery holds out Monday when I'm away from wifi, driving through varying cell tower coverage areas. I'll also check how it is if I turn the AOD back on. I do like the AOD.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] AndresF1406:
Really good for a stock rom
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] ciaox:
Bat Rom & Noto.

Could of got to 10hrs but was playing with themes which require reboots.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] tsmith1223:
Do you notice any decreases in performances with the underclocking? Or are things still fairly snappy?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] Mr. Orange 645:
I don't notice any performance issues at all with it underclocked. But I don't do any gaming either, so that may be an issue for others.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] Daveprorc:
Oh thats not much for that capacity of battery :( I expected around 10hours SOT
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] El Presidente81:
Is this serious? What's your frame of reference?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] Mikeybray16:
This is mine on stock full resolution with aod turned on Amazing battery best in the business!!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] Senik:
wooow love
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] jirka607:
How? what apps are you using and other stuff?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] Mikeybray16:
Use Facebook,Instagram,Snapchat,YouTube,Twitter,WhatsApp and maybe a few games too id say medium to heavy usage and I got easily 10 hours sot each day!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] jirka607:
On wifi or LTE because it seems impossible to reach those numbers for me. :o
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
When you sleep, does your phone sleep, or does it stay up all night and crunch 1s and 0s? Rate this thread to express how you deem the speed at which the Samsung Galaxy S8+'s battery drains under standby conditions. A higher rating indicates that when the phone is not in use, the battery drains minimally.

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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] Przezro098:
Hello. I've recieved my mobile phone about week ago and there is one problem that annoys me. While the phone has lcd turned off, it drains a lot of energy. For example, yesterday I slept 7h and the battery decreased from 80 to 50%! I've tried almost everything, offline mode, aod off, battery saver mode etc. Any solutions?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] Dark_shadow_007:
Not that much
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] Przezro098:
I think it's a lot ! I've seen many baterry usage screenshots and I was impressed. But mine is some kind of joke. I can't even use my mobile phone often at work because it's dead from 8 to 16, with all options turned off - aod, sync, gps etc. Also with baterry saving mode. Please guys, there must be a way to fix that.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] Shah1989:
Maybe try and disable bloatware using BK package disabler. It helped for me after disabling a few things
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] Przezro098:
Unfortunately it did not work. I've tried everyrhing..
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] krwlng:
with only wifi and sync on, battery drains 3% from 11PM to 6AM
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] bluheart:
4G on

Wi-Fi on

Sync on

Over night From 12 to 8am is 2-3%

Not more.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] pltctytc:
there's a hundred settings for better battery life, putting apps to sleep, app background data, app data while data saving, notifications, permissions, etc etc etc....
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] sharkonland:
Change network mode to 2G only. You will see standby consumption go from 1-1.5% per hr to .3-.5% per hour guaranteed. Obviously more drain if using always on display and/or other heavy features. Works perfect for me as my s8 is my secondary phone and don't need 4g.

ps. sot currently was like 6 mintues so didnt post screenshot of that, although im able to get around 5-7hrs sot with about 24hrs total use time. Also rom is renovate ice note 8 port ver .1 all stock settings otherwise. Also i got pretty much the same battery runtimes with stock or custom roms. Same usage with lte/3g/2g setting enabled got me nearly 5/6 hrs sot with around 16hrs total usage but really standby was affected by this setting change.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] AAA118:
how much would it be with AOD on ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] Thanatos355:
Snapdragon S8+ rooted.

Not touching the phone, I lose about 10% per hour. A thirty minute drive to work, with Pandora the only app in use, it runs through somewhere between 15-20%. I've tried everything, including telling its mother and using the kitchen sink, but nothing helps. One day we weren't busy at work, and I forgot my charger at home. By 11am I was at 9% (that's after leaving the house at 7:30am) and had to make a run to Walmart for a charger. On a normal day, I have to charge it 2-3 times. On an extreme use day, I have a constant tether.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] zBobs:
Not that much
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] RazoE:
I lose 3% or so over 8 hours of sleep. Make sure you go through your battery management and options to end draining apps when left in the background.

Stock US unlocked S8+
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] Dr.No.pt:
I'm going to leave my S8+ (unlocked) history so that others can relate and solve as i did:

Bought mine with a German ROM (DBT), and as soon i as connected it to Wi-Fi it got updated to QH3 (latest).

Notice immediately a "Android System" drain that would take over almost 50% of phone sleep time. After some days decided to a "Reset / Factory default" but same story, drain ...

Solution ? Flash different region software (PHN - Netherlands - G955FXXU1AQI7 )

Now it sleeps like a baby and "Android System" remains very low.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] shmezbollah:
Imm experiencing huge battery drainage since the new firmware update......no clue why

Oh and my phone is warm in idle and becomes quite hot when doing low intensity tasks such as loading this site
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] DorisSheh:
It's too bad

If this true, I may give up to purchase one. I don't like to bring a power sink. And there is not always have a store that I can charge my device.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] Thanatos355:
That's been my, my son's, and several other people's (in the root threads) experience. There are a whole slew of people that have great battery life with root, but mine is abhorrent. I actually went back to stock, and have been astounded how much longer the battery lasts compared to having it rooted.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] adewfaw:
Use Tasker!

Program Tasker to switch off all internet access, auto sync and wifi and Bluetooth. Once switched on, the phone will regain all functions. In a 12 hour shift, with occasional use, I lose about 20% of battery power.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] Maddy1234:
I like Galaxy S8

This is best phone I every wanted. Galaxy S8 is best device in its own. No one can beat it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] nvision:
Just last night, I charged fully to 100%, and went to sleep. Woke up to 42% remaining!! 58% overnight?? That's not right. AOD is off, only wifi & sync on, signal is strong. I've now gone through and killed as much bloat as I can without rooting. It's funny because during the day it drains as expected with normal workday use.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] pltctytc:
the s8+ unlocked beats it

---------- Post added at 01:48 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:38 AM ----------

i'd take the phone back and get a new one. otherwise

make sure facebook app is disabled (if you don't use it) supposedly the biggest drain of any app

did you add any apps that may be draining the battery? many apps do

i have every app to sleep except gmail and ad-clear

in settings press/hold the battery icon until the menu comes up. you should solve most your issues there, also go to device maintenance

most apps 'allow background data' =off

most apps 'allow app while data saver on' =off

and most notifications =off

bixby totally off and button disabled

i get average use 24-36 hrs battery life per charge s8+

overnight uses 2% average
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Playing Candy Crush for 22 hours straight can take its toll on your battery (and your marriage). Rate this thread to express how the Samsung Galaxy S8+'s battery performs under heavy use. A higher rating indicates that it lasts a long time even when playing games, streaming video and audio, and doing other CPU-intensive activities.

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[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] taita:
Hello,

When we open the herald keyboard, the light of the keyboard only last a few seconds.

How can i change light ON duration?

thank you

Mikas
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] neptune:
here ya go mate

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=313376

also you should check this out...can find anything you need in a matter of seconds....no more waiting for people to reply

http://www.google.com/advanced_search?q=+site:http://xdaforums.com&hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all

bookmark it...will search xda dev (better than the built-in search)

cheers
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] taita:
OK

thanks very much
[Wing, P4350 Herald Upgrading] neptune:
np man, just try to use that google search and read the wiki for some background info on your herald...who knows you might find some new things you didn't know your phone could do
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Once in a while, when your significant other yells at you, you might use your phone a bit less. Rate this thread to express how the Samsung Galaxy S8+'s battery performs under light use. A higher rating indicates that the device goes a long time when you're using the phone sparingly: no gaming or video/audio streaming, light web browsing, some calling and texts, etc.

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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] rodritank:
Holds up pretty well. Light use (Whatsapp, Chrome, Wi-fi and Economy mode) will probably render me two days with no charge.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Is the Samsung Galaxy S8+ as good-looking as you are (despite your receding hairline, adult-onset acne, and massive weight gain)? Rate this thread to express whether you think the Samsung Galaxy S8+ is attractive. A higher rating indicates that you would even go as far to say that the Samsung Galaxy S8+ is a beautiful phone.

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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] PhallusOfGod:
I've stated this in another thread: the Samsung Galaxy S8+ is a beautiful piece of art. It has the curves of a woman, the sleek black slickness of a Mustang, and awesome cpu muscle! [emoji1531]
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] Deleted member 7436581:
More like AMG muscle. Not the kind of CPU that runs people over. :p
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] Dark_shadow_007:
Yeah:p
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] Outatime67:
I've had non-phone-fan people compliment me on how good looking it is. And I agree, but the real appeal to me is the feel. It feels fantastic in the hand. Smooth and great curves. I have probably 20 cases I've bought and I just can't bring myself to use them.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Rate this thread to express how you think the Samsung Galaxy S8+ feels in terms of quality. A higher rating indicates that it feels premium and high-quality (attention to detail is high, manufacturing defects don't exist, etc).

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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Please, no "that's what she said" jokes. Rate this thread to express how you think the Samsung Galaxy S8+ feels in-hand. A higher rating indicates that it's comfortable to hold for long periods of time, even in one hand. Resist the urge to say "TWSS" just now. Seriously.

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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Are you comfortable in your own skin? Is your phone comfortable in its skin? Rate this thread to express how you deem the skin on the Samsung Galaxy S8+. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it adds just the right amount of features, it's visually pleasing, and overall it's additive to the experience. If this is a Nexus phone (you didn't think we hand-wrote all of these prompts, did you?) then use this rating to indicate how the latest version of Android looks to you.

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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Rate this thread to express how well you can see the Samsung Galaxy S8+'s display outdoors. In case you've been playing Minecraft for 18 months straight, you might not known how to get outside anymore. Well, find the door and walk through it. A higher rating indicates that it has very high maximum brightness and thus fantastic outdoor visibility in direct sunlight.

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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
How well do you know your fifty shades of grey? Rate this thread to express how good the Samsung Galaxy S8+'s display contrast is. A higher rating indicates that black is true black, rather than a very dark gray.

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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] danieldp1990:
Maybe I think it need to have smoother transition on dark videos, like degradation on dark areas.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] :
This.

I was actually noticing this very much recently whilst watching Supernatural. If you know the series you know much of it takes place in the dark so the DEEP blacks can look brilliant on this device but often times it can also be too much. Degradation would definitely help. I played around with the Video Enhancer option using Netflix and MX Video Player Pro but didn't notice any major differences in picture brightness where the blacks are concerned.

But I prefer the trade-off of having the deepest blacks to that grey-heavy LCD stuff any day.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] danieldp1990:
On my old S7 Edge the screen was beautifull, I am not saying that the one on S8 is not.... the only con on this screen is that. yes I know supernatural and does videos have to much dark.

Well at least I am not the only one.

when I set the screen to AMOLED Cinema it improves a bit.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] Mr. Orange 645:
I love watching movies on this phone. The screen is absolutely beautiful.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] webtech9:
I have yet to watch a movie or netflix yet...but now Im going to have to! I know colors and blacks in photos really pop...soo...off to the movies!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
If you're colorblind, please disregard this thread. Rate this thread to express how you deem the color saturation and accuracy of the Samsung Galaxy S8+'s display. A higher rating indicates that you think that color accuracy is very high and saturation is excellent.

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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] Binsalhoon:
Screen burn-in !!!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] Gregzi:
Good quality display but over saturated images
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] TechAddictionYT:
Yea?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] draconas:
Uneven red tone, even with the patches.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
The Samsung Galaxy S8+ has a crazy crisp display. Just kidding, this is automated text so who knows if this screen is any good. So, you be the judge! A higher rating indicates that it's extremely sharp and clear, and that you cannot see pixels with your naked eye.

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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You don't want to give your significant other yet another reason to yell at you while you're reading XDA in bed. Rate this thread to express what you think of the Samsung Galaxy S8+'s display minimum dimness. A higher rating indicates that the display can get extremely dim, ideal for reading in very dark environments.

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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] -Alan:
There's an app called screen filter in the play store it should do the trick
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] karmoussa:
Hi

Used intégrate blue filter
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] pcsandchips:
i bought a signal booster from eBay and it arrived today

its a small sticker which goes under your battery and i must say i am well impressed i now have two bars at home where before i had one which came and went. i would recommend this to any one with signal issues

:):)
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] bobdude5:
is it like this one?

http://cgi.ebay.com/HTC-touch-HD-Dr..._Mobiles_Accessories_RL?hash=item180335817705
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] frazzle121180:
I ordered one of those myself as my 02 signal ain't the best on my Touch Dual, here's hoping it works ok
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
When you call granny, does she keep saying "Huh?! Wut?!" or does the conversation flow pretty well? Rate this thread to express how you feel about the Samsung Galaxy S8+'s call quality. A higher rating indicates that calls are clear and crisp, and that regardless of background noise, you can hear the other party clearly (and with ample volume) and they can hear you.

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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Rate this thread to express how you think the Samsung Galaxy S8+'s Wifi performs. A higher rating indicates that it has excellent range, throughput, and signal strength. Like when you're taking a dump in the bedroom upstairs, do your videos have to buffer or do they come through without interruption?

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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] lynxblaine:
I find that there is no buffering, good wifi signal all over my house. Home router is a big part of that.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] icanrule:
This is the worst part of the phone byfar. Wifi extend much further than it did on my Nexus 6 but it extends it so far that my connection could be at 50k and remain connected. This causes the connection to appear stalled but really it is just buffering.

I have turned on WiFi switching and then advanced WiFi switching but both options are subpar. They almost never like the strength of my wifi signal.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] zBobs:
good wifi signal all over my house
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] yycDAAN:
im at the edge of the garden, some 100m away and still getting good WiFi netflix without buffering on an older linksys E3200
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] i killed tupac:
i get enough lag that playing online MOBA's on wifi is awful.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] Lenin_:
That might be because of your network? I'm playing Arena of Valor another MOBA and I have no lag at all with a constant 60fps gameplay
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
We know how much you like to stream, ahem, "videos", and so cellular data is mega-important. Rate this thread to express how you think the Samsung Galaxy S8+'s LTE performs. A higher rating indicates that it's fantastic: throughput is excellent and signal strength is top-notch.

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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] tigsandmitch:
I get a low 4g signal at work whereas on my s7 edge I didn't get anything
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] ggrant3876:
Mine is a lot better than any phone I've had before. Usually at home on all my other phones I have 1-2 bars and on the S8+ I have at least 4 bars.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] Mr. Orange 645:
Bars are no indication of true signal strength. My S8+ doesn't get nearly as strong of a signal as my Pixel XL. I drop signal a lot more often now. I was rather disappointed with the performance of the cell radio actually.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] QLR1:
For me, the signal is about the same at home. But at work, the S8+ performs much better than the Note5 that I had... Must be an extra band or something. The Note5 would hang on to an unusable LTE signal or drop to 3G/1x inside my job. The S8+ stays on on LTE with a usable signal.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] bluheart:
It's worst Then S8 as I used that before shifting to S8 plus. But download speed is great.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] Dirtdawg57:
My S7 was better. :( The S7 ised a new duel antenna tech, I am not sure the S8 used it or not.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] jimjam14:
My AT&T Note 4 and my new S8+ get about the same signal, which is really disappointing
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] fantasy2c:
I generally see around 5-8dbm better then I did with my pixel xl at home..notice the s8+ does drop signal little easier tho then my pixel in fringe areas
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] :
Tested right outside my house. Never had these speeds on my Note 5.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] farookh:
Comming from a S6, the signals and speeds are far better, also my s6 was missing a few bands so never ever got speeds like this on my Jio 4G Network in India
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] webtech9:
At work on LTE Im getting 31 Mbps down and 6 Mbps up. Not bad! Faster than our company wifi!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] dragunbayne:
I used to get 54Mbps which WAS faster than the company wifi. Then we bumped up to 500Mb. :D
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Real Life Review] thefish123:
Poor Reception in Canada on Bell Mobility

I just got an unlocked S8+ that was apparently originally from Sprint (because that is where the home page goes in Samsung Internet).

I do not get very good reception on it – even in urban/suburban areas. Sometimes, when I am inside a building, it disappears altogether. I often get 1 or 2 bars on the reception indicator. If I check the “Sim Card Status” screen under settings I get -105 dBm 3 asu. I don’t really know what those numbers mean.

Is there anything I can do to improve reception? Should I be calling Bell and maybe they need to know what kind of phone I have? Should I expect an S8+ purchased directly from Bell (they also carry this phone) to have better reception? Or is the reception of “105 dBm 3 asu” fine and it’s just the indicator showing low levels?

As much as I like this phone I cannot be missing calls randomly. I have a business to run.

Thanks.

The Fish