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[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Tidbits:
I tried with and without ambient for my standby average.

Without ambient it took 4% for 8 hours

With ambient it took 5% for 8 hours
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] porky101:
I am a very light phone user, I went to bed at 100%, woke up at 100% , just now reached 90%!
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] foosion:
I'm averaging a little over 1% / hour drain overnight. Looking at GSAM battery monitor, there's a small spike in battery usage at regular intervals. This even happened in safe mode.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] PuffDaddy_d:
So in other words, it doesn't hold charge during standby any better than other phones in this segment. My Honor 8 will only drop 3-5% overnight and it has numerous accounts set to auto-sync.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] foosion:
I tried Greenify and drain went down to about 0.4% / hour overnight. I'm not sure if the difference is Greenify or turning off Always on Display.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] WEissbr0t:
See my Screenshots below. That's what I am expecting from a standby behavior. When I'm done using my phone, there is almost no drain over a long period of time (like over night or during work).

How did i achieved this? I've disabled for certain apps the background app refresh, like on the battery consuming app Facebook - app keeps updating your timeline. ...or Whatsapp - app keeps downloading photos and text messages in the background...

All other pixel related features like always on display or playing now are still enabled. Expect OK Google, I prefer the active Edge activation.

I have also the newest official Software update installed with display color fix, (working) NFC buzz fix and November security patch. Build OPD1.170816.025
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] mt2020:
Always plug in over night, but in morning when I unplug, minor use for 3-4 hours still says 100%. NEVER got this good on my Pixel 1 or Nexus 6p. I have several push email accounts and background news, but ZERO social media apps loaded.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] gm007:
Same here and i was worry about the small battery in this phine but it seems it's better than what i expected.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] mrnovanova:
100% at 11pm Las night woke up at 7:30am so 8 and a half hours later at 100%. Didn't even know that was possible. (No always on display of course)
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] natethegr8est:
Bug in battery usage stats

Just noticed an hour and a half after I unplugged my phone that the phone showed "13 min since last full charge" and the phone showed "100% battery life", thought it didn't make sense as already had about 20+ minutes of screen on time and was using Bluetooth. I restarted my phone and found the battery was at 98% then within a few minutes drained to 95%, but when I restarted it the battery stats showed "last full charge 0 minutes ago".
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] foosion:
I'd guess if your batter is showing 100% after a few hours of use, the battery is miscalibrated rather than having super low drain.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] quakeaz:
I think so too.

If I go to bed at 100%, I wake up 7 hours later at 100%. Anything below 100% I will lose about 2-5% in 7 hours overnight. No always on display, all auto-sync enabled.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Wartickler:
I left my charger at work last night and was down to 8% when I set airplane mode and went to bed. Luckily my wife was up with the baby and woke me up on time this morning because my $1000 phone was dead.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] thesebastian:
I think I'm not having an excellent standby time but probably this is because of the active display. Standby time is ok anyway so nothing really bad. But I do lose some % at night. Probably some apps draining.

8.1 DP here.

Sent from my Pixel 2
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] junkimchi:
Dropping by to say that I have the exact same experience, here are my findings:

- Google Play Services in System is the source of the drain

- If I reboot my phone the drain stops

- If I'm not on wifi the drain does not occur

- The drain restarts when I'm on wifi and connect my phone to the charger

Let me know if anyone else can confirm these happenings
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] WibblyW:
Standby battery drain will also be materially affected by the strength of the mobile signal when the phone happens to be. In weak signal areas you'd be surprised how much extra power the phone may use trying to 'keep in touch' with the cell towers. This is so the network knows where the phone is in case it needs to deliver a call or sms. Not sure where this drain is actually reliably revealed in the UI.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] synleon:
Turn off "Always on" in Ambient display and battery stayed 100% for 5 hours after unplugging charger.

Pretty happy with this performance, especially compared to my old 6P.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] stackz07:
This is true, except the fact that I got a RMA device which gets HALF of the battery my original device got. My lifestyle has not changed, I still work mornings in my condo, then walk to my business in the afternoon. The use has been the same as the previous device but battery runway has been cut in half? WTF.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] stackz07:
It's Wifi for me. Betterbatterystats shows "Wifi On" and "Wifi Running" at 100% everytime I check summary stats. Anyone have any ideas on this? I already did a network settings reset and am still getting it. I did not get this on my first pixel 2 before RMA'ing it.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] PuffDaddy_d:
The Pixel 2 costs $650... What phone are you taking about?
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Stretlow:
In settings, search for WiFi scanning

Turn that and Bluetooth scanning off and it will go away
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] JasonJoel:
Oops, quoted wrong post originally. Sorry.

Who only has 1 charger?? Lol
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] hueythecat:
Australia & NZ $1000-$1200+
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] jithuelad:
WhatsApp, Telegram, No Facebook. Connected to Wifi. Sync ON. Lost 10% over night (approx in 7hrs). This is from the first night of my phone. Let see will it become disaster or improve over time.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] thesebastian:
Active display on or off?

Sent from my Pixel 2
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] jithuelad:
Active display on.

Update : Day 2. Active display off and rest same set up + Facebook Installed, lost 4% over night.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Stretlow:
IIm losing 10-15% overnight which is terrible
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] nizarnoor:
I used to lose 9-10% overnight.

Now I put it on Battery Saver when I go to bed, and I no longer have the Always On display.

It loses 3-4% overnight.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Ves:
Lost 10% dropping from 94 to 84.

Everything is on.

Keep mobile data active while on WiFi is on
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Stretlow:
Losing 2% per hour in the daytime now... have used Greenify to close all the apps, put GPS on device only turned off Bluetooth and WiFi scanning... still haemorrhaging battery
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] JasonJoel:
If the drain is coming from system services, you likely have the play services bug that has been talked about many times. search for it.

The o my fix until Google fixes the services directly is to turn off WiFi, REBOOT THE PHONE, and leave WiFi off.

I capitalized reboot on purpose, as just turning off WiFi once it is on will not stop the battery drain - you have to reboot.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] ricky56789:
I'm getting about 7% drain overnight with battery saver on, flight mode on, location off
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Electroexpert:
Very disappointing Standby battery drain

Despite all my optimizations to make sure there's nothing (no syncs, or any other apps) running background services, with the Battery Saver mode and Data Saver modes on and the phone on Airplane mode, no ambient display, no FB. most apps manually stopped from System->Apps to make sure nothing is running in the background. Despite all this, 5 hours of idle time over night cost 6-7% of battery usage on the Pixel 2 with all of that going to "Phone Idle".

Under identical conditions or even fewer optimizations, the Pixel 1 only uses 2% and just about all the other devices I tested (LG G6, GS7, Moto G5Plus, Sony Xperia XZ) using about <.5 - 1.5%. The Sony Xperia incidentally seems to be consistently best in class with near less than .5% usage over an even longer period. All iPhones I've tested and used before do well in this department as well with no more than 1% used in the same time period.

This is VERY disappointing! Why would the Pixel 2 have a significantly worse idle battery life than the original Pixel? You would think by 2017 Google could do better here.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Tidbits:
Could be something you have installed isn't playing nice. I forgot my phone off the charging the other night and after 8 hours it only went down 3%. I don't have very much stuff installed to begin with.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] illuminati_13:
[MENTION=8826762]Electroexpert[/MENTION] seems you felt into a very small group of pixel 2 users with the same problem. I did the same optimizations and I get 1-2% battery drain over the night (6 to 8 hours).

What are your average Screen on time results?
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Electroexpert:
Thank you everyone for your posts. To be clear, I was okay with the overall battery life of the Pixel 2 and never complained about the SOT battery life but strictly the Idle/Standby time which was definitely the worst in class compared with all the other phones I had listed. I made another round of optimizations (disabling all VR and AR apps and services and also turning off the "Find my Phone" service). FINALLY, I have the overnight consumption down to just 2-3%. I feel like disabling the "Find my Phone" feature made the biggest difference.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] mikeynavy1:
For another data point, last night, my standby battery drain was 6% (100% start) over 12 hours. I'm not sure how that compares with other phones...definitely better than the 3-year old HTC One M8 it replaced. Still...always interested in better battery life and performance, so I'm all ears for tips and tricks. Also, if it matters, our house seems to be just out of good cell phone range. We are only getting 2 bars on Verizon. Per above, even on standby, that might contribute...although I also have my phone on Wi-Fi.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] PuffDaddy_d:
That's terrible, something is wrong. I only get 6% drain overnight with all radios active (wifi, bt, NFC, cellular) and no power saving mode enabled.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] WibblyW:
Yes, cell signal strength will make a difference. Even with WiFi on, the phone tries to stay in contact with the cell towers for calls/sms

I get between 0.5 to 0.8%/hr and this seems typical for this phone. WiFi and Cell on, other radios off. I consider it not bad considering my last phone had a 3630mA/hr battery (Moto X Play) and would lose a similar % on standby.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] flux0r:
I got 3% battery drain on standby over 12 hours using force doze rooted, but you don't need root if you give it permissions via adb. I highly recommend it.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Stretlow:
Any guidance on how to do this pal?
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] flux0r:
These are the permissions forcedoze needs. the instructions are also in the description on the google play store.

"adb -d shell pm grant com.suyashsrijan.forcedoze android.permission.DUMP"

"adb -d shell pm grant com.suyashsrijan.forcedoze android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS"
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] farhadtarapore:
Mine drained from 44% to 29% over the night. Had Gmail, Twitter, Pushover and Whatsapp notifications. Everything enabled, adaptive brightness turned off due to the unstable nature.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] czaplin:
I think it's quite normal. Mine goes about 10-15% within 8 hours. I have over 100 apps, above included.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Stretlow:
Ok I've been losing 10% overnight (8ish hours) on wifi which is crap.

I've narrowed it down to the following

* Location Settings

* NFC

* Now Playing

* Ambient display and subsequent settings

With all these off (location on device only) the battery is only dropping 4% over the same period which while is still not as good as I've had in the past (2%) i'll probably settle with.

Going to test each one on individually over the next few nights to find the culprit..
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] jericho246:
AccuBattery says I only lost 7% (174 mAh) in 16h 23 minutes. I'd say that's pretty good!
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Daandofreak:
After trying several settings against bad over night drain (4 to 8%) i am switching off my phone at night.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] tndb:
I had a huge batterydrain from the built-in Messenger (sms/mms).

Swapped it out for aosp sms just to see if the drain would stop and yeah, it made a huge difference for me. So try that if you havent already ?

Edit: dont forget to disable android Messenger or the batterydrain will continue.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] davidisflash:
Facebook and facebook messenger are my only drain culprits, mainly when using my phone. They also lock up the phone intermittently. Same issues with the apps when I used a Galaxy S8. Overnight with ForceDoze and leaving Bluetooth and wifi on, I'm probably losing like 2-3% over 8 hours. Not bad.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] bspcsquad:
Not satisfactory. About 1%/hr under either home WiFi or 4G, but it's mildly surprising that even under Airplane Mode it drains ~0.5%/hr. Moreover, I cannot use my office WiFi because my Pixel 2 is losing >5% per hour when connected to it (maybe due to the lots of computers in the same network, but other phone models do not have the same issue)

EDIT: tried Safe Mode and the results are largely the same.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Stretlow:
Been playing with this now for over a week. The always on display settings including "lift phone" option double my standby drain

I can have the top three of the above list on and it's half a percent per hour overnight on WiFi, with them on its more than 1 percent per hour.

I have some of the Google account sync settings off that I don't need plus WiFi and Bluetooth scanning.

I get a terrible signal at work though so my battery drops quicker but I can still make it home at the end of the day with > 30 %

I'm relatively happy now
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Abb22:
Mine is currently losing 10% charge an hour while idle. I've only had my pixel 2 for a week
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Stretlow:
I'm having an issue with mine since the Feb update.

After my successful testing above my phone no de-charges from 100% to 0 (or close to) overnight.

Whats weird is it doesn't do it in the day.

Jesus this is frustrating
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] davidisflash:
Somebody posted this thread for tracking battery drain after the march update:

https://xdaforums.com/pixel-2/help/...rch-update-t3759495/post75793230#post75793230

Have any of you experienced improvements?
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] bland.life:
It quicky lost 2% after unplugging for about 15 minutes.

1% by Play services and the other by Android System.

Sometimes this phone has a lot of its own things to do.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Rukbat:
Remember how that works, though. Play services used 1% of the 2% used, not 1% of the total battery power. So that's 2/100% of the battery power for Play Services.

But, as the OP asked, yes, the phone crunches numbers all night when you sleep, even if it's just running in a tight loop

label: goto label

waiting for something to happen. The CPU speed may drop down to 400MHz (System Panel Light shows the CPU speed, and if you just let it sit there for a minute you'll see how slow it gets) (and if you've installed a controllable kernel you can drop it lower than that) (and speed costs battery), but it doesn't stop completely when you're not doing anything.

I have the screen dark all night (Proximity Service with the phone face down) and don't generally drop more than 1%-2% with battery saver off. With it on, I seldom drop 1%.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] xFirefly93:
This is my calculated standby/idle/screen off-drain, taken from the battery statistics from EX Kernel Manager app.

Pretty good and not so bad, IMO!
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] krishsreedharan:
Possibly my first post - I just swapped my Xperia XZ Premium with the Pixel 2 of my wife because she was complaining that the battery does not last more than 6 hours - and she has 1 Gmail Account and a few apps that she runs.

However, since I completely factory reset the phone and loaded all my stuff and my email accounts - I use 6 of them - 3 on Google and 3 on O365, and a host of other apps - I have not seen the kind of battery drain that she has been complaining off.

I have WiFi and Bluetooth always on, have turned off ambient screen and also on-screen notifications. Just charged the battery to 100% and will report back tomorrow morning on the drain.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] hanifh:
And?
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Userusing:
It's now even worse on android 11!!
[Google Pixel 2 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 Google Pixel 2'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.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] nekoraysama:
Ive noticed this phone its battery life is so much better than the google pixel XL which was my previous phone.

After 29 hours of normal usage my phone was at 2%.

after 14 hours of heavy usage it was at 5%.

Im really satisfied about the battery life.
[Google Pixel 2 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 Google Pixel 2'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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[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Is the Google Pixel 2 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 Google Pixel 2 is attractive. A higher rating indicates that you would even go as far to say that the Google Pixel 2 is a beautiful phone.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Robert_W:
I went to Verizon yesterday and they only had the standard Pixel 2 on display. I must say, I am very impressed by the look. Once I grabbed it, the bezels faded and I was immersed in the screen. I think that since the bezels are actually black rather than charcoal like the original pixel, it feels like it just fades away more. I wasn't expecting to like it at all.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] GohanBurner:
I always told myself that if they ever re-made the Nexus 6P but with better specs I would buy it. I think the Nexus 6P is the PERFECT phone. The Pixel 2 looks just like it, albeit, a little smaller. So I'm sold, should have mine by the 19th! WOOT! I just hope that the file system isn't the same as the Pixel, that was horrendous for flashing ROMs. I'm sure it is though...:\
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] boeder9:
My Nexus 6P was awesome until it failed me during my vacation with the BLOD which I can't solve until I super heat it. Backed up my stuff and now waiting for Pixel 2 XL to arrive. In its last days the 6P became so unreliable. A pitty.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] jerflash:
Thats really good to hear! The "charcoal" always bothered me im glad they went real black this time.

A little behind since i juts got back from 2 weeks in hawaii today but i get my 5" one pretty soon!
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] wazka2:
Built quality is amazing, holding it makes me feel like it's worth the money.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] mrdoug:
When you get it, please post to the battery life thread your experience. I too went and took a look and I am very tempted. I can't live with something like the S8, though, which only get 3 to 4 SOT on a charge. I might be looking for too much, but Id like my next phone to have 6 to 8 hours SOT.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] Robert_W:
Welcome back, man! I hoped you enjoyed the honey moon.

The black is nice to have, I hates the not so quite black color of the original pixels.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] chane2k1:
I love the look of this phone, bezels included.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] B1GCL0UD4:
Nexus 6P Mini 2.0

Guys,

I am absolutely in love with the way this device was constructed. Bezels are NO ISSUE once you start to actually use the device. Also, with the bezels this phone is an absolute dream to use with one hand.

Highly recommend this device.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] ErikFry:
I average 6-8 SoT everyday with my pixel 2. Check out the battery thread in "real life reviews" section. I posted one with 7 hours 40 minutes SoT with moderate usage of GPS, Bluetooth, social media and taking plenty of photos. Screenshots included.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] hanifh:
Not anymore since 9.0. Battery life is atrocious now. I've moved on to the P20 with this phone now a pretty paperweight on my desk. I'll definitely use it again once Google is done doing an Apple on us.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Rate this thread to express how you think the Google Pixel 2 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).

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Please, no "that's what she said" jokes. Rate this thread to express how you think the Google Pixel 2 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.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] chane2k1:
The phone feels great in hand, it has a nice powdery metal finish on the back that gives it a bit of grip. The phone is a tad smaller than I expected in comparison to my Nexus 5X, but i'm not gonna knock it down because of that. I do intend to get a rhinoshield bumper, which should add just the bit of size and protection I want.
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] kronosqq:
Some context: My phone history up until the last few months has been a reliable new phone every two years system. Original Evo 4G, Evo 4G LTE, HTC One M8, HTC 10, and then in the last couple of months I've been trying out quite a few, the S8, The Essential Phone, now the Pixel 2.

It's a big adjustment moving from "bezelless" options to a 5" screen, but oh man, my early review of the ergonomics is that it's the most comfortable phone I've held since my Evo 4G LTE (which was back in the 4.7" screen days). Excellent reachability for all parts of the screen with one hand and without having to reposition or stretch. It feels great so far!
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] thesebastian:
Is stable enough on the hand, to use it without a case? (I haven't used a case for black Nexus 5 and black Nexus 5X BUT I had to use a case on Z5 Compact and have to use a case on my current 6P because these two are slippery)

Sent from my Nexus 6P
[Google Pixel 2 Real Life Review] foosion:
It's very similar to the Nexus 5 in terms of hand feel. Almost as grippy, pretty much the same weight and balance.

The 6P was too slippery and was not as comfortable to hold.

I don't see a need for a case for the Pixel 2.