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[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] LeoRex:
The thing that really impresses me the most is the active drain. Every phone I've had was in the high teens and low 20s. When I used to fuss with custom kernels and profiles, if I could get it to 15%/h or a tick less, I was jazzed... But those often came with compromise... More noticeable kernel lag due to fast down/slow up governor profiles, chunky scrolling, etc.

The 2XL sits around a 11%/h average for my typical day to day usage. I've been taking a ton of video and pics the past few days and that crept that average up to closer to 13...

But tonight I'm back at my usual junk and after a full charge I'm sitting at 80% with 2:45 of screen time. That's nuts.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Prattham:
Just posted my 9hr SOT on the SOT thread

Here is the link if you wanna see screenshots

https://xdaforums.com/pixel-2-xl/review/screen-time-t3685547/post74657933
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Allesa:
Anyone experiencing slightly faster battery drain with the latest developer preview?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] pbsec:
Yap.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Prattham:
Battery life is amazing on this
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] manalicream:
This is without data right?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Prattham:
5 min LTE rest on wifi :)
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] EeZeEpEe:
I've read it's the November security update.

https://www.androidauthority.com/november-security-patch-battery-issues-819496/

I've been pretty fine though.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Briankbl:
I have no issues with battery life on this thing! It's a beast!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Allesa:
While on the latest DP battery drain quicker, but it's like from awesome battery life to very good battery life.. So.. Not much of a complaint here
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
That it is! :cool:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jimv1983:
I've been getting about the same. For me it's consistently 12%/hr with the screen on, about 0.4%/hr in stand by but in my pocket and moving around while being woken up frequently and about 0.25%/hr in deep doze while I sleep.

To put that in perspective with comparable numbers to my old Nexus 5X that's 422mA/hr on the Pixel 2 XL vs 594mA/hr(22%/hr) on the Nexus 5X when it was new.

I don't even know how it's possible considering the 2880x1440 resolution.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] LeoRex:
Well, people always overlook improvements to the GPU. Those are processors, just like the main, and every performance and efficiency increase there pays dividends. Most of the power you use day to day is used up producing those photons and throwing them at your eyes... From the GPU rendering the screen, to the panel. LG's screen, as maligned as it is, is just as efficient as Samsung's...

So between the power saved there, the improvements of the SD835, Google making major efficiency improvements in Android 8.0, and a beefy 3520mah battery, the 2 XL has some serious legs.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] pilotgav:
Mmmmm... Photooooons
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] LeoRex:
I'm legally required to occasionally include words that make me sound smart.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] NOSTALGIA:
it seems we have a new battery life champion.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] iss7365:
Really bad battery life - pixel 2XL

[IMG="Killed 50% of my battery with just 14 minutes screen on time"]https://photos.app.goo.gl/C0yIWlBkeSNj11VR2[/IMG]

[IMG="That really sucks"]https://photos.app.goo.gl/g59wISu5a6LF9xn43[/IMG]
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] EeZeEpEe:
Did you forget to actually type something?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] manalicream:
First proper day with the phone. This was with heavy usage. Impressive.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] doctorew:
This battery is insane!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] nidhish91:
I never knew I could experience such a fantastic battery life on a phone. 1st day of use. Already killing it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Horoscope:
Been using Pixel 2XL since a month now and I can proudly say this phone has given me the best battery life among all the Smartphones that I have used in the last 4-5 years

6 hours of minimum Screen on time is rest assured on Heavy usage... many charge cycles I have crossed 7 hours SOT which is amazing....

I am not rooted since I now do not really see the necessity to root this phone..

as someone said above, we indeed have a new Battery life Champion
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
Yes....yes we do indeed :good:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] marbertshere:
Wow. Are you using a custom kernel, Greenify, or any other battery related tweaks?

FWIW, I think the SD-625 devices get better battery life, but this is probably the best in class.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] YoshiFan501:
i plugged my phone in. and it got to around 75%. then i rebooted, and it was at 100%.

is that normal

also my battery life on this phone is no where near what i see here and i havent the slightest clue why.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] EeZeEpEe:
That's crazy. What's your usage? And YouTube, picture/video taking, GPS?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
I'm a light user. No social media, everything is turned on, some YouTube and pictures, lots of xda and chrome browsing.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] marbertshere:
Hm interesting. Xda and chrome are my biggest battery drainers. Do you use the Play Store or Labs apk? And just to clarify, you're stock, not rooted, no kernel?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Hobox10:
Yeah my battery life has been great, particularly yesterday.

As you can see in my screenshots I went 2 hours playing a mobile game, an hour of GPS navigation, and an hour of web browsing. 6 hours screen on time in total with those aforementioned services and it lasted 16 1/2 hours overall in total.

It's been great and even better since getting 8.1.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Tangent_:
What I love about the amazing battery life of this phone is that it means I won't have severely degraded battery life in a couple of years. With all my previous phones I'd use most of the battery during the day and then plug it in overnight so it would be ready to go at 100% charge the next morning. Even if I had a decent charge by the end of the day it would lose enough overnight that a brief charge in the morning wouldn't be enough to safely last the day. Those daily charges to 100% are of course not good for Li Ion batteries, that's why electric cars usually only charge up to around 80% of maximum actual battery capacity. Typically by the time I got close to the 2 year mark the battery is so degraded that I have to plug in at every opportunity.

With this phone I now plug it in for a little bit in the evening to get the charge back up to around 50% and leave it unplugged overnight. The next morning I'll plug it in for about 15 minutes (all charging on a non-fast charger) and get back up in the 60s and that lasts me all day. The only time I ever charge to 100% is when I expect to use it very heavily the next day.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
thats a bit of a jump but yes, it happens lol.. battery is calibrated based on usage so it can fluctuate if say u were heavily using it, it will predict a quicker drain but then u stop using it, it will say ok, we can last longer lol
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] gmillz:
Mine either. Been trying to figure out why.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Babydollll:
You know the drill though....

YMMV based on what apps you use and how much.

I can get to even three days out of my pixel, but it isn't my daily driver and I leave it on battery saver all the time (as I do all my phones)
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
yep.. true words.. this batt/phone is beast tho.. i find myself trying to run the battery down before i go to sleep just so i can put it on the charger lol
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] manalicream:
Another great day of heavy usage
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
same here!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] an21281:
Holy f'in syt, almost 7hrs screen on time w/70%+ remaining!!!??? How long have you had the phone? Any special settings??? If its accurate and almost calibrated that would be about 22-23hrs screen on time, almost a full day...
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
ive had this one since fri.. nothin out tge ordinary.. it seems to last longer when im usin it haha

only noteavle differences im on elementalx and i changed the scheduler.. thats about it.. dark theme.. other then that not much
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] EeZeEpEe:
Could you scroll down and take a screenshot of the app usage?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
np
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] EeZeEpEe:
Terminal Emulator for 3 hours, File Explorer for 1.5 hour, and CatLog for 58 minutes? Those are all actively use times with the screen on?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
yep.. i do spend free time actively modifying my device and lookin for exploits for vzw variant
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] EeZeEpEe:
?? Got it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] crossen0:
Has anyone else experienced a lost of 25% of battery over a period of 10 hours (asleep during this time) due to system? I can't seem to win with this phone. I have another phone that barely sips battery life when idle. I'm at a loss.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Prattham:
If you are rooted then try doze enable for play services module

It does help in stand by

Cheers ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] atomikpt:
Had the same thing, 100% at night, in the morning 74%. WTF?

System draining battery..

What's the fix? No root.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] crossen0:
Can you tell if it's Google Play services draining your battery? I ended up clearing data will Google Play services and a drain wasn't nearly as bad
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] zaydaboss:
Have had my ? a few days came from note 8 which I loved minus the battery life which was 4 hours SOT if I'm at work (bad signal) and about 5-7 hours SOT at home (good signal and or wifi). I only got 7 twice the whole time owning it. The thing seem to know when I was ready to move on and it'll wow me. Here's a screenshot of my work day. Out the box with 60% I got 5 hours that's been my lowest. Haven't been home a full day to have an idea how it would perform in better conditions but I don't care if it's doing this well in non ideal circumstances. TLDR loved the note battery was meh this is my new home and it's...very nice.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] crazykas:
care to share your EX settings or governor that you using?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] otonieru:
From what i see after week using Pixel 2 XL,

I think its safe to say that 6Hrs SoT can be assured, even after few gaming session and some youtube streaming

It cant best out my Mate 10 which can assure me 8Hrs SoT

But mate 10 has bigger battery, and in my experience, pixel has better energy optimisation when it comes to heavy task.

So i think i can call it a draw
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] davids_laughter:
Screen usage has been good to me so far. A week ago the battery seemed to be crappy but now it's pretty good. this is with location on too!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] MannyManny714:
Battery life seems okay compared to other Pixel 2 XL users I've seen on this forum. Definitely better than my S8+ lol.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] clapper66:
You can't really compare SOT because everyone's use pattern is different and there are different variables to cause differences. What apps you use, your screen brightness, is you use adaptive brightness, how long your screen timeout setting set to, cell single, Bluetooth, wifi, using black themes in apps and black background to take advantage of AMOLED screens and much more. Some days I get just over 7 hours of SOT others I just break 5.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] MannyManny714:
What are your settings for the days you go over 7hrs of SOT? Hey are you having any signal stabilization issues on your pixel 2 XL?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] MrRisan:
Am I the only one who get battery drain caused by Google??

Is there any fix?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
Depends. Do you use it a lot. Your pic says 6 minutes, yet your graph says it's sleeping well :confused:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] MrRisan:
No I don't use it that much. Just asking for the weather in the morning.

I'm using stock launcher with the Google feed thing when you swipe to the right side. Maybe it's the stock launcher?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] ICEMAN_SID:
Guys my idle drain seems to have increased a lot after the June update. Anyone facing this issue?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Prattham:
Okay so i was using flash kernel and i posted this in that thread thinking it was due to kernel

Are you on stock?

My idle drain went from 0.5-0.8 to 1.7-2.0%
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] ICEMAN_SID:
Yes I am on stock. It has been only two days but, my SOT seems to have reduced due to idle drain. As per current calculations my idle drain has increased from roughly 0.4-0.5% to about 1-1.1%.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Prattham:
Yea me too two days as well
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] EeZeEpEe:
DP2 started off well at first but then the last couple weeks with it, Adaptive Battery was turning off by itself. DP3, for me, seems to have brought back good battery life especially with pretty heavy use.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
That's pretty darn good stuff Ez! Especially with all the social type apps. Should be fun to see how mine pans out once 9.0 is official. :good::cool:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] EeZeEpEe:
Thanks! With DP2, similar heavy use on a day off like that would've got me on the charger by late afternoon. I'm definitely happy with how DP3 has been running.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
I know you've seen my stats many times, you know I'm a light user, but I gotta say, the new stock enhanced kernel by Sultan has been pretty amazing for me. I believe some are using it on DP3 as well. You may want to go have a look :good::cool:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] digger.farmdog:
Pixel 2 XL still my daily driver after 3 years. Bought it used off Amazon (tmobile version), now using it on Shaw in Canada. Easily get a full day out of the battery - ok admittedly, with Covid i'm not on it as much. I think because I only charge once a day (sometimes every other day if its been a super light day) the battery hasn't been killed by cycles.

Eventually my banking apps will no longer work but until then its still quite a good phone. Best phone I've ever owned. Picked up a Pixel 3 XL for super cheap from a friend, will see if I actually switch. I've confirmed my 2XL case is the same size / button layout (i'll have to drill a small hole in the top for a sensor).
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] bugra333:
Google Pixel 2 Battery Life Thread

Feel free to post all your battery stats , compare them with other users :highfive:
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chronzy:
At first I thought I had the 100% sticking problem because after I took it off the charger this morning, first full charge, I got 1hr 47 min before it dropped to 99. Now that I'm out and on LTE it seems to be dropping a little faster. Will check back in later today.
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] GohanBurner:
I used my Pixel 2 in the gym the other day and it only lost 5% charge. I work out for an hour. My Nexus 6P would lose about 20% int he same amount of time. Probably symptoms of an aging battery, but hey, i'll take it. I leave the screen on for roughly 24-30 minutes while I am running (watching YouTube among other things).
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chronzy:
Forgot to screenshot, but I got 4hrs SOT with 35% left and that on a day where I really put the phone through its paces: good mix of wifi & LTE, several navigations with maps (~20-30min each), several phone calls and texts, and of course plenty of web browsing/social media. I was impressed.
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chronzy:
No tricks here... 6.5hrs SOT using 50% brightness (No adaptive display), always on display off, and battery saver turned off under 15%. Usage was a mix of LTE and Wi-Fi (mostly Wi-Fi), 27 min of voice calls, hour of hbo go, several pictures taken, and usual social media/news apps.
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] VadimTk:
Under active driving with Waze - 4h 34m SOT with 11% battery left.
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] rajmobilegeeks:
Battery Life

I am enjoying with battery life with compare to my old Samsung galaxy phone.
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] superleeds27:
Wow.
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] DualSportDad:
Anyone use Bluetooth headphones and stream music while at work? I listen to podcasts and stream music all day (7 hours est) while at work and am wondering what the battery life would be like in this case.
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chronzy:
Squeezed 8hrs SOT yesterday into today. Mostly wifi, but that did include BT streaming a podcast in the car on LTE for 1.5hrs and that only ate up 3%.
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] DualSportDad:
Awesome, thanks!
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] xstokerx:
On LTE with every thing on except for always on. I was streaming Spotify over the phones speakers for 6 hours and had 2 and a half hours of chrome Facebook and YouTube plus texting over what's app I got home at 5 percent it did alot better then my s6 it would be dead at noon and I didn't have even a quarter of the stuff in the background
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Tidbits:
So far at 41%. 4.5 hours SoT and 7.5h since last full charge. I am happy with that. Expecting to see 6-7 hours SoT with 14-15 hour since last charge.
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] kolyan:
Anyone coming from Pixel 1 XL can compare the battery life of the two phones? I have 1XL now and afraid smaller 2 battery is just not enough since my 1XL is barely last all day in heavy use (sometimes, usually during trips where I need to use camera often etc)
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] stackz07:
regular pixel 2 or xl?
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chronzy:
Moto X 2014
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] stackz07:
Aren't you ****ing cute?
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Chronzy:
You know i am.

What forum are we in?

What device is in my sig?

What device is in the sig of the very post you quoted lol?

Sorry but it seemed like an oblivious question. For the record, yes the P2 non - xl.
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] stackz07:
Soooo... what kind of phone are you using?
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] dbrohrer:
I consider myself a light user. I don't have time to look at my phone for 5 or 6 hours in a day. That said, the smaller Pixel 2 has been significantly better than the 1XL for my use. It's not even close. At the gym in the morning, I stream Pandora or Spotify and track my workout with a heart rate monitor via an app on the phone. I wake the phone up constantly to check my calories and heart rate. With the Pixel 1 XL, I would lose 15-20% battery during a 1.5 hour workout. With the Pixel 2, I lose 7-8%. I stream podcasts and music during the day and drain has been minimal. Standby drain has been so much better as well. Much more similar to my experience with iPhone than any previous Android phone.

I can't speak directly about gaming and streaming videos. But every aspect of this phone has been better and more consistent than my experience with the OG Pixel and OG Pixel XL.
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] cap1tal1sm:
I can tell this guy has quite the social life! Dude must be a riot at all the parties he gets invited to! After all, there are only well-adjusted people in Louisiana!
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] xstokerx:
Half lte half wifi and still 40 percent damn this thing is good on battery. Im on 8.1 DP
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] km8j:
Was this the same as you had before 8.1?
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] xstokerx:
Its actually just a bit better then 8.0
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] 530farm:
Google Play Services is at the top of my battery usage, even above screen time. Any idea how to reduce this? What all does it do? There is an option to disable background activity for it, but don't want to lose core functionality by doing so.
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] mayurkher:
PIxel 2 battery drains fast after OTA 8.1 update

Hello, I am not sure whether is this happening to me only or is general obersvation of all.

PIxel 2 - My initial SoT on 8.0.0 is about 5 hrs..but after updating to 8.1 yesterday with stable version, battery life seems to be dropping down to SoT 3.5 to 4 hrs approx with similar type of use & not having any basic system changes.

Anypone else observing same bettry life issues with 8.1?
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] flunk03:
Give it a few days to settle in. Most likely the app optimization process was running in the background after the update. Earlier versions of android used to do the app optimization process during the boot itself resulting in boot times of +5min after a system update.
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] KeLsTaR:
Really don't know how are you guys get this awesome battery stats on your Pixels. I've bought mine couple of days ago, and notices that battery is not that good, so I want to measure it. And here are my today's stats.

I have a regular usage, just messengers\browser, with wifi, lte and bt for android wear, headphones and fitbit.

Ambient display turned off!

I really dont know wtf is going on. And graphics cant help.
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Tidbits:
How often are you in a bad signal area? I see in your screenshots they are less than 1/2 there. Weak signal and searching for signal can chew some good amount of battery.
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] KeLsTaR:
Well, in fact, quite often, I have not that good lte network in my city. But I supposed that if bad signal is the reason of high consumption, then i will get higher [MENTION=222879]mobile[/MENTION] network standby" percent. But I didn't, there is just 3%. Maybe android graphics are not that clear, i'll try to measure it another way.
[Google Pixel 2 Guides, News, & Discussion] hueythecat:
4 days, 2hrs 20% remaining. Minimal usage around 4 hrs SOT

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