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[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] xonyl:
I can't help but thinking my battery or phone is faulty. None of these SOTs posted here matches mine :(

After several tests, I can barely reach 5h SOT, for 24h in a row. Any support would be much appreciated here.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Sherlock H:
Snapdragon?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] xonyl:
Exynos : N960F (128/6 GB)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] cavags5:
only 3G is a mistake, only 4G even with low signal is better.

i notice is the consumptionof the apps on the battery manager is not the same as in the app.

could be a bug.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] ihuman007:
How do you optimize the phone
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] ssgunner20:
Got my midnight black snapdragon yesterday. Today, still learning habits.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] adamantell:
I use my phone a lot, WhatsApp, SnapChat, YouTube, SkyGo, Spotify in car (2-3h a day) Gaming (a little) about 2-3hours of calls and 20-50 texts a day

If I get 3.5h SOT it's amazing lol

imo it's a great battery just wish was 5-6h SOT for my kinda usage
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] dilpreetpuri:
SOT 4H 16 Min with 21% Left. Acceptable?

So I have a 5 day old Note 9(Exynos Version)

Using Nova Launcher

Auto Brightness On

HD+ resolution and Color selection is Basic Mode

No Battery Saving Mode Used

Dual Sims in Use

Locaton selected on Phone Only throughout

Black Theme Installed with any other Dark theme for any software installed

Always Display On

I dont game at all and only use it for FB or Youtube videos maybe for an hour or so

Have made all the changes which can help me save battery

With all this is the SOT i am getting do you think its acceptable?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] ssgunner20:
Check out my stats. Posted on another thread. Post #26

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-9/help/bad-battery-life-t3854256/page3
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] ssgunner20:
Added pics.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Imran8483:
please update Samsung experience 10.0 with full screen gestures....full screen caller I'd along with double tap to screen wake up and Lock....
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Avi8ion:
View attachment 4621454

Satisfied.

Pulled it off at 5 am. Just got home. Could be better but overall happy
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] ssgunner20:
that is good
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] kathleenjackson040:
Its screen lifetime is much better than note 8. I am pleased with note 9. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] sefrcoko:
You should contact Samsung ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] vojopd:
Ok, I will do that!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] illetyus:
Where do you live? Do you get SOLID, INTERRUPTED SIGNAL all the time?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] TonyGzl92:
I'm getting one hour of SOT per 10 percent of battery drainage. IMO it's very good,

My settings are:

AOD off (I don't really use it because when I pull out my phone I'll unlock it instead if I have any notifications)

1080p (I've used 1440p and I haven't noticed any upgrades in sharpness, but it does improve battery life, not much though but it does)

Most of the time I use Wi-Fi instead of LTE because I'm always either at my house or at the university.

Brightness is between 35% and 70% depends on where I am.

Auto brightness off.

As you can see I watch a LOT of videos and use a lot of social media.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Avi8ion:
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This is the best i will ever get.

I am running AOD along with qhd

brightness is set to auto

60% data usage, 40% wifi

I disabled ALOT of packages using package disabler.

Sungstratum with swift black theme.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] imkr1:
Show us lists of disabled apps..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] paggps:
Is SOT measured like in the previous phones ?

I was reading these thread about battery on the Note9 and SOT.

I am coming from a Note8 too, and now I have the Note9.

It is undoubtely that the Note9 has a greater battery autonomy, and can reach bigger SOT, but the point I would like to share is this:

Is anybody having the sensation (as I do) that the Note9 is measuring larger SOT for the same routine use you were giving to your previous phone?

I mean: I am having the same daily routine as with my Note8, but now I am having about 5-6 hours daily SOT instead of 3-4 hours with the Note8 (in both cases without finishing my battery of course)

This is not related with battery duration, but about how SOT is registered.

Is anybody having this same sensation...?

Is it possible that Android 8.1 is more "generous" registering SOT than Android 8.0 ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] digitalart:
T-Mobile, 4G most of the time + WiFi when at home, BT + Location when driving to work and back. Screen brightness about 40%. Changed theme , nothing removed (yet)

[IMG="Note 9 Battery"]http://www.f-digart.com/note9-batt.jpg[/IMG]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] vojopd:
Games, youtube, browsing, nothing?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] ru_dimka:
Very strange. I had S9 (non plus, just regular) on Snapdragon and SoT was 4-4.5h. Now with Note9 (Exynos) I have the same 4h. Everything is same: cellular, apps, settings.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] ssgunner20:
Battery life has been great. Today prior to leaving to work in the am I charted up to about 84%. After full 8hr day at work with poor to moderate reception I dropped to 57%as I was leaving work. Just browsed, lil pubg and social media.

I think that is pretty good. Been charging from 20+ to about 85%. I try not to fully charge nor pass 89% and seems to be giving me great battery life.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] ru_dimka:
Which ones?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Virgo_Guy:
These..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] vojopd:
Wow... that helps a LOT ! LOL
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] dilpreetpuri:
Has anyone used the Package disabler Pro for Samsung to remove the Bloatware and has that made any difference in the battery life?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] OrateX:
First day with Exynos note 9. Using wifi until almost 55% then 4G. 5hr 12min SOT at 15% battery left. Not impressed but way better than note 8, Dark theme and around 40% to 60% brightness with AOD. This easily will get to 6h SOT at very low battery left.

i.imgur.com/WnH1K0V.jpg
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] sruel3216:
Full LTE. Never wifi. WQHD+. High accuracy location. Bluetooth always on. Adaptive color and slider all the way warm. No AOD. No dark theme.

All bixby disabled. Samsung cloud disabled. Some Google play services, Google play store and Google framework permissions denied through App Ops ADB.

Just plugged in at 31%
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] enyaj:
Any difference on battery life with Exynos vs Snapdragon versions?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] clax6:
Give it a couple of days it will get better.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] michelino159:
My battery drops pretty well after two months. Exynos Note9.Nice!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Limeybastard:
I thought Aida 64 is better to show the value than Accubattery? My Accubattery shows higher than 2 months ago but Aida64 shows the same 3753 still at fully charged.View attachment 4627102
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] michelino159:
Hello my frend!

Aida the same 3753, but AccuBattery after reseting looks much less. I'm not reseting him anymore.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Limeybastard:
Hi friend, yes. I reset it twice, last time was about 4 weeks ago. I regret even resetting it at all. Like to have it from original date of purchase.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] michelino159:
From September 25 we reset AccuBattery 5 times. Maybe you should not, you are right. The fall is seen in time not after a single load. Aida reads just the Samsung's charge counter at 3753mAh. At this threshold, the green LED lights up. When I turn the green light, I pull the phone out of the socket. If I leave it in the charger for another half an hour then AccuBattery continues to charge other mAh instead of putting pressure on the battery and deteriorating faster.

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After one year of use(i hope), you will see that it decreases and mAh counted on the counter. I'm curious when it drops below 3753.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Limeybastard:
My wife's note 8 showed 101% from new , she always tops up and charges overnight fast charge wireless. After one year Accubattery showed her note 8 health approx 97 or 98%.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] sruel3216:
I'm confused, so the battery never fully charges to 4000mah? Mine too stops at 3753 with aida64
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Limeybastard:
That's the million dollar / rupee question.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] michelino159:
We do not know yet for sure, because we do not have yet an application that really shows us this. From Note7, batteries are safer, but they also have a load limit from the manufacturer. I suspect this. Anyway, they're pretty strong and for 2 years you have nothing to worry about.

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The Samsung mobile boss says that after 2 years of normal charging you lose less than 5% of the capacity. I say it's more because you and the way of loading and unloading each of the batteries. So after three years of use, the battery should be changed, but who keeps it for three years.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] hackdrag0n:
You don't really want the battery to ever charge to 100%. It increases the wear on the cell so I'd assume Samsung are limiting it to around 90% for battery longevity. Who really knows though.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] OrateX:
it actually did..same settings but no AOD and only 4G..got about 28% left with 5H screen on time and almost 3hr of youtube 9h+ on battery
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] clax6:
I have AOD off NFC off blue light filter always on set to 50 % screen brightness auto off set to 50%.

Seems to get the best battery for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Limeybastard:
Sounds like most logical answer I've heard so far. Reference, Samsung limiting...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] hackdrag0n:
Struggling to find it right now as I'm more interested in thrashing red dead redemption 2, but there was a study that shows a lithium ion battery will loose about 20% of it's capacity after 300 full charge/discharge cycles. If what above poster said is true and they claim only 5% loss after 2 years I find it hard to see how a reported 100% charge would actually be a true 100% load on the cells. 2 years of daily usage would equate to at least 300 full cycles for even a moderate user and probably closer to 500-600 for the types of people who frequent xda.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] michelino159:
I found a photo on a site, I do not know which one and I hope the owner does not hurt if you reveal it. It is a comparison between S7 edge and Note9 with AccuBattery. Something gets rid of Samsung batteries but if they are not allowed to total discarge and you do not keep it all night, and you know it's good enough. It's another technology with quality materials that lead to a better life.

Dj Koh,Samsung mobile interview about new battery on Note8:

“There are some reasons why we can reduce the battery capacity. One of them is the 10-nanometer processor that has enhanced the phone’s power efficiency by 30%. Users are also allowed to adjust their battery use based on their smartphone use patterns, which increases battery efficiency overall. Now I can guarantee battery safety. The phone will maintain more than 95 percent of battery capacity even after two years of use.”

https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-note-8-dj-koh-interview-795846/
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] michelino159:
By normal use I understand a normal load of 15% -100%.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] OrateX:
Well I switched from a Note 8 that i used for 1 year, it lasted maximum 4 hr-ish SOT for me on QHD + AOD, I can't really complain.. there's a major difference between Note 8 and Note 9 in battery life. Since yesterday around 10:30 PM until now its almost 10 AM, 20% left on battery with 4G and youtubing more than 3 hours.. no AOD, almost 6H SOT. However, I really hope the Note 9 battery life lasts and not worsen over time.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] adelistiawan:
Note 9 Exynos/128GB
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] illetyus:
Here my stats:

(I unplugged at %82 battery level, 22 hours passed, still going strong)

[IMG="https://vgy.me/iti8ud.jpg"]https://vgy.me/iti8ud.jpg[/IMG]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] jblaze53:
This is my second day with the note (128gb snapdragn version on T-Mobile) and the battery life is crazy good. This is with WiFi only.[IMG="screen on"]https://imgur.com/a/gSDJgWj[/IMG]
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] jblaze53:
128gb Snapdragon T-Mobile on WiFi
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Blingoose:
Here's mine:

I'm satisfied.

Screen Mode: FHD+

Video Enhancer On

Exynos version 8 gb ram

Data (LTE) + Wifi On

Gps (Battery) On

AOD & Edge lighting Off

Samsung cloud and Google cloud syn ON.

The most demanding activity on this charge:

Watched 4 hours of YouTube via Samsung Browser.

[IMG="."]https://i.postimg.cc/L4xbVkTY/Smart-Select-20181106-202939-Settings.jpg[/IMG]

Personal Opinion:

The phone does amazing job for SOT compared to idle (Which is fine, not great).

Overall? I give it 8/10. The highest rate I ever gave to a mobile phone battery management.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] sruel3216:
Full LTE

Gps on

WQHD+

No AOD

Almost all debloated

Samsung cloud disabled

Some Google playstore, play services and Google framework permissions denied
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] sruel3216:
Update
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Paninno12:
Not crazy good but good enough. Exynos model.

I noticed SOT and standby time has improved overtime.

Hopefully Pie can make it better.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Mmdsy:
bad

that's is very bad sot.. its must get more ?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] sruel3216:
Idk how some of you are getting 7+ hours of SOT?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] darthmalus:
I took my note 9 off the charger at 7am the other day, and got 8 hours and 12 minutes of screen on time and had 11% left by 9pm the same day before i plugged it in.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] sruel3216:
Damn that's so good. Maybe I just don't use mine heavy enough to get that much. I don't have any apps draining and the phone is in deep sleep about 95% of the time when it idles theough the night
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Limeybastard:
It was also on for 1 day and 11 hours. Let's not forget.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] sruel3216:
Yes I'd be happy with those numbers.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Hazzay88:
No where near the Mate 20 Pro
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] seifhd:
riview

I am so happy with the battery life
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Mmdsy:
no

don't forget its Chinese.. and that's fast charging will damage.. the battery in short time..
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] imkr1:
I'm switching from S9+ to Mate 20 Pro. I can say the battery is 2 times better than the S9+
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] vwite:
I ended up returning my Mate 20 Pro and going back to Note 9 because it's a better overall package for me, but not gonna lie, one thing I'm gonna miss is the battery life, it was insane in the Mate 20 Pro, with my usage, I get 5-6 hours SOT on Note 9 and I was getting 8-9 hours SOT with the Mate 20 Pro. SuperCharge 2.0 was amazing too, waaaaaay faster than Samsung "fast charge".
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] relaag:
From my own experience with huawei phones - their battery life is epic at the start. But it really degenerates quickly with their charge speed, after not even 2 years bettery will struggle to survive a day(with almost 2 at the beginning).
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] brc6985:
Think I was around 14% here (immersive mode so status bar hidden). By far the best battery life of any phone I've had.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] hmptec:
Can’t complain. AOD off, edge lighting off. Bluetooth off.View attachment 4639631
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] gamekill:
Recently switched from a Mate 10 Pro to the Note 9 (snapdragon, 512) and after properly setting my Note 9 up and debloating, I get 37h+ battery life with 8h+ screen time, with my normal everyday usage (not trying to stretch it out).

I listen to music using bluetooth for around a total of 4 hours every day, use the camera a few times (including video recording) while walking around, never turn location or data off. I turn on wifi too for several hours while at work or at home.

Play light games for maybe a total of one hour a day, sparsely. Clash Royale (online), some others. Just a tiny bit of Fortnite recently.

A lot of messaging on more than one app.

So, do your debloating (by adb, easy, and reversible).

Put every app possible to sleep.

Turn every autosync you don't need to off.

I customized and use 24/7 "Medium" power savings, so that it does not reduce screen brightness, not screen time, not turns background data off. Only settings I really use out of it is limit cpu and the screen res to fullhd+.

Also, my brightness is always set to "auto" and I adjust the bar to around 40~45%.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] djisma86:
Standby drain is high or not?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] gamekill:
I can test it. What kind of standby you wanna know? Normal, everyday life drain I assume? Meaning, leave wifi/data on so I receive messages etc, and the system does background stuff? Or disable data for the night and set everything possible to just save battery?

The normal real everyday drain I will check and update here with results anyway.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] vwite:
Wow, do you really do this 24/7?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] gamekill:
Well I meant I leave these power saving settings on 24/7. I never use the display's full resolution, or 100% CPU power; and honestly I don't think it degrades the overall experience.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] lastfugi1979:
Very good SOT compared to Note 8. Getting about 6 to 7 hrs (mostly wifi browsing and video streaming)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Hazzay88:
My Mate 20 Pro gets about 6 hours of SOT with 50% of battery remaining. Note 9 hardly gets that with all battery depleted
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] disturbd1:
While I can't speak to SOT with the 9 yet, if that first reply with 4 hours is any indicator of what we're dealing with, it is an underwhelming upgrade from the 8. 4% of the overall charge being used to keep the screen on is less than minimal compared to the average user (4 days = 96hrs. 0.96hrs = 1%, so just over 4% of that time is SOT). I'm not complaining, just pointing out how it seems the first people to jump on the bandwagon about battery longevity seem to either use deceptive/misleading results or simply don't use their phone much at all. Still excited about the bump in capacity over the 8.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Zappapp:
This review makes the N9 battery look decent . In real life situations, battery life on N9 would get affected by how many times one uses the S Pen and recharges it, but nevertheless, impressive win for N9.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Josh LaCelle:
Note 8 can't get anywhere near that in that type of test. These battery tests are far different than real life usage.

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Correct. These battery tests are very hard on batteries. Something to keep in mind as well. The Note 9 beat the P20 and that has exceptional real life battery usage. So that is amazing!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Cool Person:
It can check the samsung note 8 screen on time thread

Some people are getting from 6.30 to 7 hours SOT.

Its called black theme and lowering brightness to 70 percent.

Its cool the note 9 without black theme delivers 5.20 hours SOT Thought just imagine with black theme and bit lower brightness According to video omparison the s9+ died while note 9 had 15 percent left.

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https://youtu.be/WohCuSb3dsM

Well it has the most lasting battery

Which is cool. Thought as I said it varies from day to day usage,for example if your phone lasts all day no need to upgrade but if you feel need to recharge then upgrade (that shen it comes to battery life).
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Josh LaCelle:
I don't really trust SOT from most people on XDA. It is so easy to fake that kind of screen on time with black screens. I never got close to that with my Note 8. Most I have ever got was 5hrs SOT. And that was me actually trying to stretch battery life.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Cool Person:
I get 6-7 with optimisation

Regardless I am excited to buy the note 9 when price drops and sell my Note 8 maybe after 6 month. (Battery seems to be the best one yet).

But I am not urgent to buy it. Hopefully when you buy it , give us some insight
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Josh LaCelle:
I don't run betas. But I will post back when I get mine with what my battery life is like. And if it is decent for me it should be decent for anyone :D
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Virgo_Guy:
Some initial reviews are up, battery seems to be a "thumbs up".

https://bgr.com/2018/08/15/samsung-galaxy-note-9-review/

https://gizmodo.com/samsungs-galaxy-note-9-is-the-best-big-phone-1828348138

https://www.techradar.com/amp/news/...g-galaxy-note-9-the-camera-battery-and-screen
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] jayr04:
One of the biggest disappointments with my OP6 is battery life. Hoping the N9 is acceptable for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] rowihel2012:
Not great

Near average
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Virgo_Guy:
OP6 batterylife is lower than the 5T, I believe Note 9's endurance is definitely better than OP6.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] destz0r:
Wait, do you already have the Note 9? Why is the battery "not great"? Give us your SOT results please
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] Semantics:
Best Flagship Battery.

https://bgr.com/2018/08/16/galaxy-note-9-battery-test-video-vs-iphone-x/
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] rowihel2012:
Yea it is already available in Egypt

I bought it from 3 days

Phone is great

but nothing new from my old s9 plus

Battery with hard work got 10 hours and 6 hours on screen

And all the time phone is warm
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] destz0r:
Could you give some more details? 6 hours screen on time doesn't sound bad. What did you do during those 6 hours? Gaming or just browsing and texting, or? And also, were those 6 hours on wifi or 4g? Because that makes a huge difference as well.

The phone is warm you say, but you're in Egypt where it's very hot, 40 degrees or something lol. Is it warmer than your old s9?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] ilordvader:
I got mine Yesterday :)

See how it Plays vs S9+
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] afiqsabri:
I have owned it for 8 days I think...you will get minimum 5 1/2 hrs sot on dual sim...fhd..mix wifi and 4g+...

The new update, yesterday...drain battery a bit...dayummmm
[Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Real Life Review] dj24:
How is the standby time on galaxy/ note phones in general? This is my first Samsung coming from from the Moto G series which had outstanding standby battery life.