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[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] MatroxD:
Wow.. That's asking a ton (considering the device). Honestly, the only thing I've done, and I mentioned it before, is disabled some of the Verizon stuff with package disabler pro, turned off AOD(that's the biggest thing that impacted my battery since I've had this phone), I use mostly Samsung apps (calendar, clock, and email, bigsby, etc),. And I have location and Bluetooth on all the time, along with WiFi. But I do have power saving on (medium, at lowest resolution, and CPU at 70%(this thing is fast enough for me to do that, and it still or performs my 5 easily), and background disabled in there.. Just the options in there, nothing crazy), and I keep my display usually below probably 30%(all that brightness hurts my eyes). I watch YouTube all the time also (I think that was up there pretty high also).

I run Nova launcher with apps hidden (I read long ago that having tons of widgets drains your battery also) in the app drawer. I don't have the battery percent on the notification bar, I use a Facebook alternative (and I don't even leave that open), and then, I run hibernator..

Honestly, I really don't think it's anything I'm doing. I really don't. I think it's the phone. I say this, because I've been doing these same things for years with my previous notes (all the features that I could), and I've never had battery life like this, unless I ran a zero lemon battery. So honestly I don't know.. I mean, I can tell what I'm doing with the set, but really, I can't put a finger on it myself, because the battery life has been like this since day 1. Not as extreme as this time, but it's always been at least a good 8 SOT for me. It's actually kind of weird..

Oh and I run dark backgrounds.. But that's it..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] note3userr:
Thanks for the info. I usually get around 4.5 / 5 hours but I followed some of your tips so let's see how much it improves. Also what theme are you using. Samsung or substratum?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] MatroxD:
No problem.. I'm using a Samsung theme.. I can't remember which one, but it's black.. I like the darker lol of things
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] JesseMT4G:
I don't know how people are getting 6 to 9 SOT. I got that with my Mate 9 with apps closed when finished. That was a 4000 mah battery though.

Best I've gotten on my n8 is 5.5 hours and about 16 hours total.

I really don't want to disable a bunch of stuff. Seems to defeat the purpose really.

I tried metal for Facebook, but hated how it was set up. Really wanted to like it but I haven't even noticed that much a saving from the main app.

In the end its still getting me through the day, so that's all that matters. Barely though....
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] naylor83:
Hi everyone in the battery life thread! I'd love to hear what your estimated battery capacity is according to AccuBattery. I made a poll for this here: https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-8/how-to/accubattery-note-8-whats-estimated-t3713218
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] zaydaboss:
I'm so jealous of you guys great battery life . I'm actually swapping for a new one Tuesday but if the same I'll have to say goodbye
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] JesseMT4G:
Wow, you have to have wake locks or a Rouge app causing issues. There's no way it should be that bad unless of a faulty battery.

I'd suggested adding one app back at a time to try and find which one it might be.

My wife's n8 don't do that well either, but she has a gear s2 linked and believe that's the issue. Still she gets 14-15 hours and almost 4 hours SOT.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] zaydaboss:
I agree there's clearly a bad app or battery. It was not from a restore so no bugs there I'm going to get an new one Tuesday. Factory wipe it soon as it comes out the box and install apps in groups of 3s by category starting with apps that don't use data or location. No reason my iPhone 7 should be lapping the note 8 battery life wise
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] zaydaboss:
Trying running it with a custom power saving set up. I've babied usage of the device though. Posting from my iPhone
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] MatroxD:
I'm sure "now" something changed in the update that was pushed recently.. I did nothing different from the last post except charge.. I do not know what it is honestly, but this is the result..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ivanovkm1@gmail.com:
Post your capacity and charge fg_fullcapnom.

My - 3006 :crying:

Cycle - 12!

What is happening I do not!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] intruda119:
lol people still believe this 10 sot ****.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] note3userr:
It's doable if you disble absolutely everything and never leave your house
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] intruda119:
Of course. Paper weights don't use power.

Anyone that uses their phone won't get pass 6 hours. That's great for the small battery.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
I do not understand why some think others are lying about screen time. I use my Note8 constantly and I average over 7hrs screen time.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] MatroxD:
It doesn't matter honestly. I've been a member of XDA for years and this type is nothing new. A lot of it stems from people that simply cannot do the same. And that's ok. It's misguided energy, and they simply want to pick a fight or troll(aka haters).. And that's fine also.. It is the way of today. If you can't beat em, troll em...

Sent from my note 8...

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Please don't ask for "how someone does something", they explain it(take time out of their own time), (multiple times), and then make assumptions.. It is understandable that you may be frustrated, but.. You are wrong..

Sent from my note 8...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] note3userr:
I appreciate your help and said thank you but let's be honest. You did have a lot of stuff disabled or lowered to minimum which mile the point of the 950$ phone. We are not attacking or hating. We all have the same phone with the same battery size. A few setting changes don't make a difference from 5 hours to 9 so clearly something is fishy.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] hussam1988:
my battery sucks.

my phone is less than a week old and I only used Facebook, messenger, WhatsApp and YouTube

10 hr since charged

I couldn't upload the other screen shot
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] MatroxD:
Like I said, your wrong. Your very much attacking. If your only here to argue, and start things and not help, and be disparging, why are you here in the first place? It's like "I'll do a little, and then, if I can't get the same results, then my phone is right and yours is wrong". Let's be completely honest here, I know what I'm doing and basically you don't. That's what's clear.. That's just the truth. There's nothing fishy besides the fact that your not able to understand the phone.. I'm sorry you can't get the results (which, the point of a FAST phone, IMHO and experience, as I've had every note, is that you can turn things off and down if you want. There is nothing at all fishy about that. That's the point of Android and it's skins. Sorry you guys don't understand that. But I have mine at for me, and if like you or anyone else to point out what I cannot do, that yours can. That's nothing fishy.. That's is knowing my device.. If you don't, that's not my fault. Maybe spending 950 on a phone is a big deal to you, but for me, it's a tool at work. I don't game, and I set my phone up for me, not for you. But the difference is that I'm not asking anyone for help.. And then get bent and try and make something out of it after I can't get the job done. If you doubt me, check my name. I've always had great battery life on notes, and it's posted on XDA widely. Over every note I've owned. Learn the Samsung ecosystem and how it works, then maybe, instead of trying to cry wolf when you can't get it, you might be able to.. Or maybe the note is a little too difficult for you guys. iPhone might be better up your alley.. Don't know, but turning things down (why would I leave it up if I don't need to? For you and your satisfaction? I don't think so), to make it work for me, I can't help that it pays off..

But I know I wouldn't go asking for help, and then say something is fishy when someone offers that help.. That's rude, shady and a bit ungrateful.. And for me, a turn off.. You asked, and I was kind enough to try and help, and now, it's fishy because I was trying to help.. Don't complain about your battery life and get jealous or spiteful and Ispy(saying something is fishy) if you don't want to do what someone suggests that does work.

Yes, same device (I consider them mini computers and not only a phone) and battery, but what is done with and to those devices can range, and this their performance. That, once again, is knowing the device you paid your money for, and not just letting it run all wild like a bad kid...

Sent from my note 8...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] note3userr:
Lol you don't need to justify anything buddy. The fact that you're writing so much to defend yourself and stroking your ego at the same time is making it even worse. The fact that you're so obsessed about screen on time is even more of a reason why this is fishy. You can know your phone all you want. A 3300 mAh battery is a 3300 mAh battery no matter what.

Why are you getting so offended? I said your sot is achievable if you turn everything off and lower everything and that is what you did. You're taking that as an attack but then you're defending yourself by saying you can do that cause it's your device. I never said you couldn't ... I was just stating that that's the only way to get 9 hours out of a small battery like this.

And also I'm not crying wolf. I didn't even try to follow what you do because to me that's pointless. I rather charge my phone a bit earlier and enjoy it fully then use a 1080p screen with all my apps always sleeping like I own a midranger. I asked solely to know to what extent you went to achieve that.

Also you're right the beauty of Android is that you can set it up your way and have it to your liking but when someone points that out as to why you're bragging about your battery then you shouldn't get upset. Admit that that's how you achieved what you achieved and move on. It's like a bodybuilder getting big on steroids but then gets mad when people point out he took steroids, then proceeds to defend himself by saying it's his body and he can do what he want.

Have a nice day
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] prodigyX:
Well said!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TroubleShootMe:
I am sure one day tech will be good enough to only need a 2000mah battery, the amount does not matter its how it handles it.

tech tends to get smaller not bigger ;)

and as for these silly SoT post's... these phones are media playing powerhouses with amoled screens... all they do is wack the brightness to 0 and play a youtube playlist all day long untill it dies.

Again this information is useless.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] parmend:
Battery life for me been pretty good. Standby time has been great really surprised. That's what Bluetooth, Android Wear always-connected and AOD on.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] lennie:
hmm, interesting but i don't do youtube playlists I use Pandora for music, youtube for everything else. I text, phone calls, browse the web, game, taking photos can video, you name it. brightness is a little less than half unless i'm outside where i would turn it up. wifi, Bluetooth, nfc, etc is off unless i'm using them it doesn't make sense to have those on unless i'm using them. I don't use bixby (i only have it enabled in the camera for barcodes and QR tags everywhere else it's disabled).

location services are off while i'm inside (so i only have it on when I believe I need it), again it doesn't make sense burning out my battery on things i'm not using. that's like leaving your car engine on while you're inside watching a movie then complain you don't get enough mileage out of a tank of gas.....

i use my phone a lot, that much i can say. The problem isn't really the phone, per say, I believe it's also how the user configures and uses it. it could possibly mean all phones aren't created equal either as mine have a red tint screen issue (maybe that has something to do with the amount of power it draws but when watching videos or hdr content I don't see the red tint problem it gets really white where white should be) while others screen doesn't have this issue, it could be the same for batteries too, maybe not all batteries are created equal like the screens.

the red tint screen issue i have is similar to this (check pics). but turning down the red to about a quarter and the green by just 1 or 2 notches down from full while leaving the blue at full partially fixes the problem for me. my phone is also off while charging from the outlet, don't know if that makes any difference with battery life.

I've been getting 10hr SOTs, twice in a row now, based on my usage but i'll say the battery should be good for 8+hr SOT or at least 7hrs. For me, battery life is excellent so far but it makes me curious, what are your configuration and usage like?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bajasur:
I'm getting 2-3 hours less SOT than I did on S8+. I was averaging about 8 hours SOT on that device
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] JamesRiot:
I'm coming off a Note 3, so the battery life on the Note 8 is freaking amazing by comparison. I've had my 8 since Monday evening, and I'm getting a solid day out of it with moderate-to-heavy use. I'm probably getting a mophie for it if they release one, though.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] FormeriPhoney:
I am averaging between 5 1/2 and 7 hours for a full day. Right on par with my S8 Plus
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] CtrlZThis:
I'm averaging 5-7.5 hours SOT as well and not paying attention to my battery life until well after 2pm unplugging at 4am. I honestly haven't had the need to charge it during the day since I got it.

This battery really makes my 6p look bad. If I got 3.5-5 hours SOT I was really happy....

For my first Note.... I'm very impressed
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] imatts:
I got 18hrs SOT on my Note 7 once. Its possible*

(*if you put the phone in airplane mode and leave it viewing a black image all day)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Venom0642:
Second cycle on AT&T Note 8 battery life !

On my S8 Plus i do get 10hrs SOT!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] TeleFragger:
ive had my note for days now and LOVE IT.. coming from a Note 3 which is in super bad shape.

So far I love everything about it. Albeit still getting used to where things are.

Today I used Samsung Pay (I know other phones had it and my Gear S2 hardware didn't play nice with using that) - and I loved it... was so nice and easy.

most everything is going well except for 2 things...

1. My car isn't charging my phone well enough as my % drops. I start out at home with 100% and by the time I get to work I'm at 86%. I drive 65 miles and only use Samsung music to play music on my phone. I then decided to not use that to see if it recharged and it didn't. still went down.

This charger worked great on my note 3 and kept me 100% full drive to work no matter what I threw at it. even with 2-3 devices plugged in

Exclusive PowerIQ Technology: Detects your device to deliver its fastest possible charge speed up to 2.4 amps per port or 9.6 amps overall.(Does not support Qualcomm Quick Charge).

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2. Today since I didn't use Samsung Music, my phone screen shut off but seemed every minute it was waking up and showing the lock screen for a few seconds, then off again and repeated for my 65 mile commute. Dark in the car and annoying... anyone else see that or know how to stop that from happening?

other than that it is great. Even with the discharge while driving, I still end the night @ 11pm with 15-15% battery left... LOL

but app says 12h left and 3h in.. so 15h...

I have screen resolution to max as well and other stuff on... why not if you got it.. hah
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Allesa:
So far unhappy with the battery life... Exynos version, stock, haven't disabled anything as I want to test battery life out of the box first..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] jason504:
Here we go screen resolution Max screen brightness 85 all day not bad
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] markwebb:
Snapdragon, auto brightness on, mostly LTE, battery saving location
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Allesa:
Sd835 really beats exynos this year..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nuclearrage:
I remember some of my older chargers would keep up with the new phones. Also with the lock/wake cycling I would think you have a loose connection somewhere, either at power port on car or at the connection to the phone as well. I saw a review on YouTube that showed a lot of play on the note 8 usb-c connection on the phone.

Just some ideas, hope it helps
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Moudav730:
#iwin
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sudermatt:
I'm resigned to fact that I'm hard on phones. I've given up on the notion that a phone will be able to last "all day". My day is 18 hours long and I'm on my phone constantly. If I get 6 hrs of on screen time and I only have to bump it once or twice a day day in my car. I'm good.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] ekerbuddyeker:
Mine sits on my wireless charger all day whenever not in use. No other way out makes it through the day.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] androidman0225:
I am curious do yall leave location services on all the time or turn them off and only use them when you need it ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Alex---1:
Love the battery life of this phone.

AOD is on, WiFi always on. Mostly full brightness but reduced in the evenings to around 20-30%. Will easily last 'all day' for me :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
[MENTION=351544]matrox[/MENTION]

Some only come to create drama..move on from those. Several people here have had same issue. Setup is key, everyone uses their phone different. But as stated its not a lie just because another doesnt get same result. Been here since Samsung Infuse days and this is why so many developers leave because of things like this..but hey..I love sll you peeps here..lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] MatroxD:
Thanks dude.. I was sitting here at work like "I really don't need these games".. And I did block them all (the negatives). Because I agree and understand what you mean about the developers leaving and it's a shake for the large scale. And I hear you, I think I started with my Motorola Atrix.. Love you trues also man.. There's so few of us these days..

And the Goofy thing is, while I'm trying not to root anymore, I still play with the phone a ton(more with these crazy apps, and things within the apps).. It never ceases to amaze me how fast the things are now, and what they can do.. So my thought was and has been that my 5(prior to this one) was recently fast.. OMG though, nothing like this beast.. So, I don't need all that speed. I thought, let's see how we can play with it.. And you know like I do, all that stuff they put on these, these days.. But I'm still shocked honestly. I just hope that it lasts over time, especially when Oreo comes to it..

But again, thanks dude, I appreciate the words dude...

Sent from my note 8...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] woodman:
Please chill guys, this is just battery life and smartphones.

I didn't delete posts here since nothing really harmful. But if you continue to derail the thread, the moderation team may take some actions.

Thanks.

Wood Man

Forum Moderator
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] butchieboy:
I have 11 devices and Note8 is a freaking beast. One of the 1st devices I have had that without root was great. And for a 3300mAH battery getting 24hrs is easy. But I have seen that some Notes were shipped 3350mAH

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Lol thanks Wood Man im chill...im just old and grumpy..lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] note3userr:
Aod on with a picture, only disabled sprint software. No power saving and on wqhd resolution. Was mostly on WiFi but watched a lot of YouTube and played clash Royale and homescapes. And the usual messaging apps. The battery on this phone keeps getting better
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Furma:
lol people set the resolution to minimum, underclock the CPU and then go on to brag about their 8+h SOT

its like buying a lamborghini and then swapping the engine with a toyota
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sethsmaxx:
Im getting 20 hrs of battery life between charges, i dont have wifi on or bluetooth or gps on but hotspot on the entire time. Excellent battery life compared to my note 3 8hrs with same usage.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Joao Oliveira:
I have the European (Exynos)dual sim version of the note 8 and since the last update a week ago,with November security patch the stand by battery life sucks. 2 to 4 % hour doing nothing I don’t get many notifications or anything. I have hard reset it and all and nothing seems to solve it. The phone also get much warmer using it . I think Samsung screwed up something

Damn it!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] zoreli:
On N950FXXS1AQK9 (SEE) - battery life is much better
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] note3userr:
I don't understand why my battery is suddenly dipping. The bar is constantly going down and most of that time I spent sleeping. I'm at 39% and only have 2 hours of sot
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] SiViS:
I am getting 4.5 hrs SoT with wifi/4g and autobrightness and around 5 hrs with medium power saving(only cpu speed reduction). Not happy with it but bearable.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] browniegirl:
Had mine at 50% and didn't underclock. I still feel your signal dictates battery life a lot.

Your device idle and Android system seem to be eating a good bit of battery.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] note3userr:
Not really. They have always been that high and I get around 6.5

Since last night I'm losing almost 20% overnight but nothing on my stats is different. Accubattery is showing my capacity at 3000mah -_-
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] note3userr:
Ok my battery has gotten worse and worse and I even did a factory reset and absolutely nothing. I woke up today with 74% battery from 100% right before I slept.

If I added up all the used mAh under device maintenance by Android system and device idle and Android os it all adds up to around 260mah. How is that enough time for 26% of my battery?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] zenaku77:
Mines been doing the same since the November security update. Hoping the cause and fix is found soon. If it doesn't I want to go back to the August one.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sameer3006:
My note8 exynos8895 N950DS battery performance

Please see two screen shots. Not rooted. Brightness levels 35 to 40 percent. Not using auto brightness. Using lux app to control brightness.