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[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] gm007:
I used it for a half a day but the battery was draining fast so i did the reset,you can try it without reset first and see how it's going for you, it could be different experience.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] ThatLarsenGuy:
Google things I should have Verizon swap my phone as it may have a bad battery.... Thoughts?

33% remaining with estimated 4 h 7 m left

Last full charge 9 h 57 m ago

Screen usage since full charge 4 h 15 m
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
Not necessarily. How about going down to 5%, include some screenshots, talk about what kind of usage you had, what's the most SOT you've had so far, etc.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] jimv1983:
Battery life has decreased since updating 8.1. Why does this happen? Battery life always seems to get worse after updates. I have a Pixel 2 XL and my last 2 phones were a Nexus 5 and Nexus 5X. In every case getting anything other than a security update on any of those phones I've seen a battery life decrease.

I charged my phone to 100% before I went to bed last night. I'm now at 10:34 off charger and 23 minutes screen on time just browsing and Facebook. I'm currently at 87%. Before the update I would be at like 90-91%.

Yesterday after 18 hours off the charger and 5.5 hours screen on time doing minor stuff I was at 25%. Pre-8.1 I was at like 32-35% with similar usage. Nothing else has changed. The battery life certainly doesn't suck but it has noticably decreased. Before the update I could get like 8-8.5 hours screen on time over like 32 hours off the charger. That's not possible after the update.

I might try a factory reset but I really hate that. Backing up data (even though is isn't much), resetting, reinstalling apps and restoring data is such a time consuming pain in the ass.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Waibashi:
Since I've updated to 8.1... I have terrible SoT, I'm averaging 3.5hrs on Wifi with Facebook and Reddit usage.

Should I factory reset my phone?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
Battery life has been the same for me. Both screen on time and standby are still about what I got with 8.0. I never got 8 hours SOT over 30+ hour off the charger though.

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Really? Only 3.5 hours? Sorry but screenshots or didn't happen.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] techstudio:
Same issues with less battery life after 8.1. did a full wipe and flash. Normally would use Waze for 30 min to work and be at like 96% now it will be around 89%
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] jimv1983:
This screenshot was taken a few weeks ago. I've actually done a little better than that but didn't get a screenshot. Based on the battery life I've seen since updating to 8.1 this screenshot isn't possible anymore.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Waibashi:
51% Screen usage, did you just used left your phone unlocked, lowest brightness possible and took a screenshot of your 8H SoT? It needs to be realistic, not a contest of who can get the longest SoT doing nothing...

Show the rest of your apps?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] jimv1983:
No, I was actually using the phone but nothing extreme in that screenshot. No Bluetooth, no streaming video or music, no gaming, no GPS, wifi most of the time, good cell reception, etc. Just Facebook and browsing with Chrome.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] gm007:
I'm still having a good battery life after the update to 8.1
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] FabZombie:
my battery life has been pretty crazy so far. I can go two full days without charging the phone :D
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] iron maiden:
Hello full stock ?

Regards

Enviado desde mi Pixel+2+XL mediante Tapatalk
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] horterino:
i don't know if that's normal, but i think my SoT is kind of low and apps use way to much power. Anything i can do? Brightness is at ~50% with Auto enabled. I will use my phone for today and update with more pictures, it just seems to me that apps use way to much.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
That does look a little low for SOT. App percentage might seem high because it's a percentage out of the 50% battery. What was the app percentage when lower like 15% or less?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] horterino:
i will report on that later in the evening. At the moment i'm on 84% with 43min. of SoT and 5hrs 35min since last full charge. See pic added that's current
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
Well with those numbers that's a possible 4.5 hours SOT and nearly 35 hours since last full charge. Pretty fine to me. Of course just an estimate so let's see what you actually get.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] horterino:
i am at work, so not to much time to use my phone, but i will report later today to see what i'll get. All in all it's a huge upgrade from my Samsung S6 Edge Plus which would be around 35% by now with the same type of usage.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] horterino:
Here's my evening update. Usually i don't really game on my phone, but i wanted to test it out. Is this time normal, because i read some people get 7hrs + of SoT?!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
That is normal. 15% is still plenty for another hour SOT putting you over 6 hours. People who get 7+ hours aren't gaming or doing processor intensive activities. It's usually just browsing and reading. I'm usually 6-7 hours SOT if I go down to 5% but I have hit 8 hours once.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] mediaman123:
Think I could get 5, but only seen 4.5 so far.........

I wouldn't say I am a heavy user either....people getting 7 hours, how on earth is that possible......do you actually use your phone.....?

how many apps are installed......?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
Did you get your phone recently or have had it a while and even had Android 8.0? It's been said some people have had a slight battery hit with 8.1 but I haven't noticed it much. I also haven't really done a full day endurance since the update though.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] dnyc:
Here's my usage from full. Keep in my mind the stats shown is based on the fact I work from home. My phone is on WiFi 99.9% of the time. Mostly YouTube, chrome browsing, Reddit. No games.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] mediumraresteak:
I have to say that coming from the LG G4, the SOT is awesome. Close to 8 hrs SOT with mostly YouTube 1080p and Netflix streaming. I used wifi for 95% of the day with location (device mode) and Bluetooth on the entire time. Adaptive brightness off and I had my screen at about 35-40% brightness.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] mediumraresteak:
Just following up from yesterday's post. I used mostly chrome today and noticed battery life was worse. Still got close to 6 hours of SOT, but clearly chrome is still a battery hog.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Combonary:
Averaging 4-8

Very good
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] palimatix:
Mine is just 5.5 without any games or YouTube o any videos.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] mademan420:
My personal best so far:good:!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] styckx:
Seems like you left your screen on and barely used the phone. That's not a really accurate account of screen on time..
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] mademan420:
Who just sits around with the screen on and not doing anything on it just for numbers sake??? And who are you to tell me whats accurate or not. I use this phone how I have used my several dozen phones or so before this one and no other phone has ever come close to this. This is the next day.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
It's because he turned on the "show full device usage option".

Try showing us a screenshot with that option off for a more app oriented battery use breakdown.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] dieselhazza:
Android can't rectify optimization issues. That is causing a lot of unwanted battery drain issues
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
What are you talking about exactly? Lots of people in this thread and the standby thread are saying great battery and no unwanted drain issues.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] tvdang7:
Has anyone tried going back to 8.0 to get better battery life? I really miss my 5+hours SOT compared to my 3.5-4h now.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Badger50:
If you do so, you will have to wipe your phone! Only way to downgrade from what I've read.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] tvdang7:
I am fine with that . I need to look into how to do it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Badger50:
Easiest way would be to use the flash-all.bat script and let it do it's thing :good:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] mademan420:
Here ya go:svetius:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] mademan420:
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[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
Yeah that looks about right.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Seybs:
I'm getting a little over 4 hours of screen on time with just a little over a day off the charger.

Is that about right? I was at home today, had WiFi on and didn't use battery saver .
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
24 hours of charger? Yeah that's pretty good. You'll see exceptions with people getting more SOT and off the charger but it's not exactly common.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] styckx:
4-5 hours SOT from 100% to a dead battery is about average for 24hrs off charge with this phone.. Again average... Which is fantastic and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. My Nexus 6P wasn't pulling that brand new..

You have to remember this is SOT thread on XDA.. There will be lots of embellishment so take the average. :)
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Seybs:
Thanks Guys!!

I just wanted to be sure everything with this phone is fine! I'm just being picky because I paid the premium for this thing ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] arvonn:
my pixel 2 xl is a champ.. i've been getting between 5-7 hrs SOT with from 100->25% battery life.. i don't know what i did different, but it is up about 2 hrs per day across the board from my previous Pixel XL.. (yeah, i'm one of those people who upgraded from pixel xl to pixel 2xl.. what and idiot.. anyway

That being said.. battery life is one place that this phone has absolutely not disappointed me... :)
[Google Pixel 2 XL 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 Google Pixel 2 XL's battery drains under standby conditions. A higher rating indicates that when the phone is not in use, the battery drains minimally.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] rajendra82:
This phone is incredible coming from the 6P, which chewed batteries up like candy. The original battery lost capacity over a year and a half and then started turning off at 20%. Replaced it with an OEM battery a couple of months ago, and I could feel it slowly degrading too. I was floored when I had the Pixel 2 XL on me the whole day and had over 80% life left after leaving work. Grated I was in meetings, and actually working, so this was not a heavy phone use day, but the 6P would have lost this much in the morning commute to work.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] manners400:
Get use to it!!!

Happy to hear the great battery life continues!!!! I currently still have my Pixel XL and should be receiving my XL 2 in about a week. I have enjoyed battery life on the original XL and after having it for over a year my battery functions the same as when purchased. On heavy usage days I can get my phone down to under 10% and still feel comfortable playing a game, checking emails, watching a YouTube video, etc. I work 10 hour days and have high usage some days so I still carry my charger out of habit but very rarely ever end up using it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] joeslide:
My Pixel XL 2 dropped 15% overnight in standby mode.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] bartolo5:
Try to disable background activities in those apps that haven't been updated to 8.0
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] lur3nj14:
Mine drops 2%/hour with really bad cell service, around 0.8%/hour on airplane mode (wifi connected)
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] jamgam:
Mine is dropping that much if not more overnight also. Only thing in the battery settings is "Android OS"
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] turboencab:
So I've had weird battery issues so far, this is day 6 with my 2 XL btw. I think I've started to get a handle on what's going on.

To get a baseline starting point I reboot the phone at home, on WiFi.

Great battery life

If I turn WiFi off or move out of WiFI coverage.

Great battery life

Once I turn WiFi back on or move back into WiFi coverage battery life is BAD.

Finally, rebooting while on WiFi returns to great battery life.

Hopefully this is something that will be fixed in subsequent updates.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
Not sure which thread to post this observation but I figured it would apply to standby. The "Always On" feature actually does turn off when in a pocket. I've noticed it goes into a lift to wake mode when pulling it out. Go to know it won't accidentally double tap and wake the screen while in a pocket.

Oh and in terms of overnight standby time, I'm usually plugged in for sleep tracking but I get 1%/hour which I'm assuming is from the always on display. Will try turning it off one night.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
So last night night my phone went from 39% to 38% over 7 hours with Always On Display off and wake screen for new notifications off.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] tluley51:
Like many here, I too am not "dozing" properly. Steps I have taken:

Factory reset phone, but reinstalled all of my normal apps (I never had this issue with my OG Pixel. It ALWAYS dozed properly with the same app setup, 1-3% drain over 7 hours)

Completely new phone (not for this issue, screen issues), still not dozing properly

Installed GSAM and gave it ADB to unlock more battery stats like many suggest and like usual, it tells me nothing.

Flipped the phone upside down which turns off always on display. This made the standby drain go from about 12% over 7 hrs to about 6%, which still is not where it should be.

https://imgur.com/LHKRtg0

https://imgur.com/rFG8H3U

EDIT: I have NOT turned off always on display, only tried flipping it over to deactivate it for the night.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] CandyAndy:
Which wallpaper do you have? I have Huawei Mate 9 Pro, so not the same phone as you have. It usually have a great battery life, but after I installed those Pixel 2 live wallpapers my battery life became pretty bad, even while not using it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] tluley51:
An all black Boba Fett wallpaper from google :)
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
Don't think the wallpapers makes a difference. I've been using the Living Universe ones since I got it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] tluley51:
Went back and read your messages. So with AOD on, you were about 7% battery lost at night and with AOD off, about 1 or 2% battery lost?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
That's correct. The AOD on was tested only twice and AOD off was only tested last night. It really was only 1% last night. I have the screenshots. I'm usually plugged in for sleep tracking.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] tluley51:
I have been trying to get the word out there that AOD effects Doze in Android but it isnt gaining any traction. I just got down voted on the Pixel subreddit and it lost all traction. Your post is right in line with what I am finding as well.

It would be nice if there was an option to turn it off during a certain set of hours.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
Of course there's going to be some drain but that's pretty minimal. 1% or less per hour seems reasonable to me. I'm not complaining about it at all.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Don_Perrignon:
This helped me a lot. I woke up at 3am at 98% and at 2pm was at 90%. This whole time, I checked a few apps, took two pics, and sent a few messages. Otherwise, it's been on standby.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] turboencab:
Just a quick update, I'm about half way into my 5th day in Europe and have only charged the phone twice. Needless to say battery life has been stellar, the phone seems like it's dozing like it's supposed to.

Now I'm wondering if my issues are somehow related to having a "non-Verizon" phone on Verizon in the US. I'll be back in the US in a few days so I'll see if my battery life goes bad again.
[Google Pixel 2 XL 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 XL'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 XL Real Life Review] Andebad:
Battery life so far and that's with over 3 hours of gaming, 1 hour of podcast listening, 1 hour listening to Google music, 1 hour of YouTube as well as Facebook, Tapatalk, discord ect. I have to say I'm pretty much blown away.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] cecho:
What is your location mode? High Accuracy, batter saving, or device only?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] jwfos22:
I'm gonna guess battery saving
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Andebad:
Battery saver. I only really need it so the weather app works properly.

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But this was using no other battery saving techniques. With things like greenify with aggressive doze, lowering resolution to 1080p ect I'm sure I could extend this even more if I really wanted. Not only that but the game I was playing is a 3d MMORPG with graphics set to med/ high.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] jimv1983:
So far I've only had one real heavy usage day.

I was on a mix of LTE and wifi, browsed with Chrome, Facebook, texting, 30 minutes of calls, 30 minutes YouTube, 1 hour streaming Google Play Music to Bluetooth headphones, 15 minutes playing Asphalt 8, brightness at 20%, Now Playing on, Google account syncing, Location on high accuracy and battery saving off. At the end of the day I was literally trying to kill the battery but it was getting late and I was tired.

Under the same conditions my Nexus 5X, even when it was brand new, only got like 3 hours screen on time with the same off the charger time.

First phone I've ever had that I can actually say has great battery life. It more than makes up for the blue tint that I only even see if I'm looking for it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] blcklab:
Been at a conference last few days in a row. Historically I bring a charger with me because usually I'm just sitting there on my phone.

Don't have my actual battery performance but started with 100% out of my car. Purposefully left a charger in the car.

Used tons of XDA, Facebook, browser text email etc and had 40-60% remaining after about 7 hours onsight each day.

Great battery for working professionals or any heavy user
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] onyx_64:
Much better lasting than i expected. 3500mah compared to the 3000 mah of Nexus 6, and it lasts 2 days easily on light to moderate use.

EDIT: i meant nexus 6
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] jimv1983:
The Nexus 5 didn't have a 3000mAh battery. It had a 2300mA battery.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] onyx_64:
Oops, i meant Nexus 6, my bad!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] Rakeesh_j:
I'm downright impressed with the battery on this phone. I was at the hospital for 3 days with no charger, and it lasted the whole time. Granted, I pretty much don't use any app other than firefox, but at the same time, I never turned on the TV (I honestly don't care for watching TV) and my phone was all I had to entertain myself, so the screen was on a lot.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] jimv1983:
The Nexus 6 was 3220.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] onyx_64:
Yeah even better! Even with a 3220 battery, it barely lasted for almost a day. Granted it was after 3 years of using the phone, so at the time i bought it, it would have lasted maybe 1.5 days. But when i went 3 days without charging the pixel 2xl, that was something else.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] johnlgalt:
Upgraded from a Nexus 6 as well. With he same apps installed, and with everything else as similar as possible (i.e. batter saver disabled, location high-accuracy, same google accounts added, etc.), and with hte N6 rooted and running Pixel Launcher and wallpaper app, *and* with the N6 being a 2nd replacement (having replaced my original purchase due to batterygate in Jan 2015, and then having lost the second device in Jan 2016 and relacing it with the last completely new in a box N6 that I found only) and thus around 1.75 years of actual use (versus a true 3 years), I can say that my N6 will die easily in ~4 hours of intensive video game playing (games like PotC: Tides of War and Lineag 2: Evolution) but the Pixel 2 XL has let me play 7+ hours continuously and still had well over 30%.

Being the holidays, I don't have that much time to dedicate to playing games in one sitting, but I can fire up Lineage 2 and auto hunt for a long time, with the phone sitting off to the side, if anyone requires actual visual proof.

Also, relate to this, even if I am playing either game and connect to my charger, the phone barely gets warm, whereas my N6 would get almost unbearably hot if I charged and played at the same time.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] plisskenn:
If you aren't fortunate to live on wifi and have bad service, my battery life is dropping. I'm down to 10 hours with 2 hours of SOT. First day was much better. I am using a third party charger. Does that drop battery life?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
That's pretty terrible. Never got lower than maybe 4.5 hours SOT and that was out and about at Disney World for 16 hours. Mostly the bad service that's killing your battery because it's searching for stronger signal. Doubtful 3rd party charger would be doing this. Screenshots?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] plisskenn:
So far today
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
Screenshots like that's aren't the most helpful. Scroll down and take a screenshot of the app usage too.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] jimv1983:
Yeah, something is wrong. A few weeks about I had a long day out using mobile data only with signal average to bad browsing, Facebook, texting, 30 minutes of calls, 45 minutes of Google Maps navigation with the screen always on and playing music over Bluetooth to my car for like 2 hours and even like 15 minutes of Asphalt 8 and I ended the day with like 6 hours SOT and 20 hours off the charger and still had like 10% left. That's the absolute WORST I've ever seen. On wifi all the time with good cell signal just browsing and Facebook I've gotten 9 hours SOT over like 40 hours at best. Average with a mix of usage is about 7 hours SOT with about 32 hours off the charger. Individual results will obviously vary but if you are getting a lot less than what I get, which is pretty typical from all the user experience I've read, something is wrong.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Real Life Review] noking:
Can anyone tell me what is the screen time you get on a pixel 2 Xl iam getting 4.00 hours with 80% battery used and 20% battery left with full recharge 15:20 hour's ago

With talk time of roughly 1:45 minutes used.

How i'm /my phone is doing.

Read somewhere people are getting 8+hour's of screen time with 10% battery still left.