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[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] Hubird:
Yeah, I read that but part of the charm of Pixel devices is up to date software.

If we give Google an inch they'll take a mile!
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
To power up, you consume Red Bull. But your phone just needs its adaptive fast charger. Rate this thread to express how quickly the Google Pixel 3a XL can charge. A higher rating indicates that it charges extremely fast.

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[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] justqt:
So I just got 3 of them a couple days ago and wow they charge quick. And the battery lasts a long time. Used it from morning to night and it was at 65% full. Plugged it in and it was charged in no time. I'll have to time it next time but it was pretty quick
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] jauhari:
that was stunning
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] bubbyj:
I bought an 18w generic type C charger from Walmart, which is what this phone is max rated at. However, using multiple apps to monitor amperage, voltage and wattage -- between 0 and 80%, it actually charges at around 23-25w. I can charge this phone from 0-50 in less than 20 minutes. A full charge happens in about 45 minutes. Keep in mind, this is only on a Type-C to Type C cable. If I switch it to the type A to type C cable, I get a 5v/3.2amp (16w) speed. Using this, it takes about 65 minutes to full charge it.
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] sghir ziane:
Could you please post the link of the charger u bought because the original charger that came with the phone charges my pixel 3a xl in 2 hours from flat to full.

My pixel 3a xl charging test :

From 1% to 30% in 30 minutes.

From 1% to 60% in 60 minutes.

From 1% to 86% in 90 minutes.

From 1% to 100% in 116 minutes.

I repeated the same test using another 65W laptop C to C charger and the same results. Apparently, the chargiung speed is slugish. Any advice?
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] bubbyj:
It is a BlackWeb 5.4amp dual port. It has both a type C to type c port (for the fastest charge) and a type A port. Using the type c to type c cable included, I can pull as many as 25w with it. The charge from 0-50% is literally about the amount of time I that I can take a quick shower.

I take advantage of several modifications to boost both charging time and battery life. Here's a few helpful ideas.

1)I use elementalx kernel 2.14

2)Android 10 rather than 9.

3)ExKernel Manager (most important part, the settings are below!)

4)a magisk module for allowing more system apps to doze, especially google and play stores apps

5)L-Speed

6)also, when I need every last bit of charging efficiency, I go on airplane mode.

ExKern Settings for charging!

-I hit the powersave button. This switches over to a quad core by disabling two of the 6 little CPUs, and disabled the big CPUs entirely. (You can go down to 2 CPUs for ultimate charging speed.)

-set the governor to powersave.

-gpu initial freq 180mhz, and powersave governor.

-entropy 64/64

L-Speed: simply use the battery saver profile to wind down any power hogging settings.

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But seriously, the charger I mentioned above is by far the best I've ever used on this phone. I tried a dozen or so before I found the one that blazes!

I'm not sure if I can post commercial links, but here's the link to it. Mods feel free to remove if this is a violation.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Blackweb...dTKhuVrP2nXmdqxffkicpxYxOmIRlGHUaAhf-EALw_wcB
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] sghir ziane:
Thank yo for the invaluable time u've dedicated to write this reply. I tried averything you mentionned except for the magisk module for doze and L-speed which I didn't understand, is it a new app or something. Could u provide the magisk module and advise on how to use Sweep to lock gesture?

Thank u so much
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] bubbyj:
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The magisk module i use is "Universal GMS doze." It blocks certain wakelocks and optimizes the apps for battery life.

As far as sweep to sleep -- I'm not sure. I don't use that feature. Perhaps someone else can help you with it.

L-Speed can be found on GitHub by user Paget96. It allow for some fine tuning scripts (simple on and off toggles) that can possibly boost performance and/or battery life depending on what you select. It's safe to use. I've been using it for 4+ years now on half a dozen phones. It is super informative and simple to use. It'll allow you to optimize battery use, and select an aggressive doze (which tries to force the phone into deep sleep anytime the screen is off). Every single option has an info button that will tell you what it does and what you can expect.

L-Speed has its fans and it's haters. It's controversial to the extent that it may not give you any benefit (but it def won't hurt it).. My experience is that it does give small boosts in performance (measurable boosts using benchmarks), and better screen time.

I have two profiles set up. I use one for all out performance. And use another for low power consumption and charging.

I hope this helps!

PS, I use NOOP i/o scheduler for performance, and 1024kb readahead. I also use 384/2560 entropy settings when I want to minimize lagging. Last thing, turn off FSync in your kernel manager -- this is a nice boost in throughput and speed.
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] sghir ziane:
Thanks for the effors. I did everything u mentioned. However, once I installed L Speed, the phone freezed and cruched constantly, and all the settings changed, donwload from play store stopped working. notification shade disappeared, navigation gestures stopped working, double tap as well, tactile freeses. A nightmare hhhh. Strange things happened. Rebooted time and time again, but to no avail. All went down the drain. I had to factory rest everything and all my data was down the tube. I feel stupid.
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] sghir ziane:
Thank u for all the effort that've put to clarify and give a hand. I really don't recall the settings of L-Speed, the only thing I remember is that the first setting I set caused the whole thing to crush. Furthermore, and aside from L-speed thing, I installed everyting you mentioned onin the previous posts, the charging time's decreased from 115 minutes to 105 minutes, using the originbal charger, I'm still not satisfied with that, I sold my Oppo R17 pro which used to fully charged in less than 36 minutes. Anyway, as for the IDLE, when I go to sleep I turn the airplane mode, and I lose between 0 to 2% over 8 hours while XKernel Manager is set to PowerSave. When I keep the airplane mode off, I lose up to 8% over 8 hours of sleep.

Regarding the battery life, I get 8 hours of SOT over 24 hours of use. I have never reached 48 hours. I still remember my old Asus Zenfone 3 zoom with 5000mah battery which used to give me 14 hours SOT over 50 hours between charges. That was epic. Anyway, thank u for everything. Stay safe man.
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
It's amazing how much we actually use our phones in a given day, especially when we watch "videos"! Rate this thread to express how many hours of screen-on time you can get on the Google Pixel 3a XL before depleting the battery.

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[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] jauhari:
Still waiting this review
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] poncespr:
I've posted my findings on the battery thread, but long story short, I can easily get 9hrs SOT on stock Android Q beta 5.
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] acejavelin:
Pixel 3a XL on stock Pie, with everything on, default auto brightness, and mixed LTE and WiFi usage I can get an average of about 7 hours SOT in an 18 hour period on the weekends. If I am on WiFi 80+% of the time I can get 8.5 hours of SOT. Longest I ever had was 9h 28m SOT and 4% battery remaining when plugged in. This is the first phone I have had that I have NEVER had to connect to a charger during the day, others got close but there was always an occasion where it didn't make it through the day. Granted, I have only had it 3 months or so.

On a typical work day, up at 6:30am and in bed around 10:30pm, and in the field (80% out of the office on LTE, 20% in the office on WiFi, 1.5-2 hours talk time) is about 3-4 hours SOT with 50% battery remaining when plugged in. Typical day in the office on WiFi 95% of the time is about 3 hours of SOT and the battery at 60% at bed time.

I think if I sat in my office on my phone all day, I could easily break 10 hours of SOT, possibly hit 12 hours... The WiFi is incredibly strong, there is a Meraki MR55 access point right outside my door, so I am usually within 3-4 meters unobstructed line of site of it, and the AT&T cell tower is within 3 blocks. Again, this is all with everything turned on... Bluetooth, NFC, location services, Map's Timeline, push synching two Exchange accounts and two Gmail accounts, casting audio 50% of the time when in the office, and screen auto brightness on.

This is without a doubt the best device I have had for Screen On Time. May not be the best there is, but it is spectacular in my book.
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] Salo444:
Battery Life of all Pixel 3 variants

Hello, (sorry for my bad english, I'm German)

I'm looking for a new device, bc my old HTC 10 loses massively battery life (1-1,5h SOT) and I have to charge it 1-2 a day, so I guess I have an average usage of 4-6h SOT per day.

Now I have to choose between a used Pixel 3/3 XL (~400€) or a new Pixel 3a/3a XL (~370-450€); Pixel 4 is not an option, maximum 450€

Main factors for me are the camera and vanilla android, so I can get along with all of them. But also the battery is a facotr, bc in my opinion it's the point who limits the usage in 3 years, so I will get the Pixel whth the best battery life (if there are appreciable differences)

I read that the Pixel 3 is quite bad, so first I looked for the Pixel 3a wit its smaller SoC (is this a notable factor?) because I liked the really handy size.

But now I read, that the XL models has despite their bigger screens a better battery life - is the difference between 3400mAh+1440p and

3700mAh+1080p a significant factor? Otherwise I doubt with the bigger size, is it worth considerung the greater battery?

I hope some Pixel users could give me advices to choose the best Pixel phone fpr the next few years.

Thanks!
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] Yousvel:
I have already used Original Pixel XL, Pixel 2 and now Pixel 3a XL, the Pixel 3a XL is the best phone I have ever used.

I would easily recommend you the 3a XL.
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] BabelHuber:
Can't complain:laugh:
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] glocksman:
Results using AccuBattery Pro for a week.

I use Facebook, Twitter, and the camera fairly heavy and I don't game on it, so YMMV.

That said, I'm pretty pleased so far.

AccuBattery Average Battery Usage

AccuBattery Battery Health
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] ctfrommn:
Stock Pie, my custom kernel and very typical usage.
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] oranget:
I think this pic says it all.

I think this pic explains it all. Android Q beta 6.
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] Devhux:
Holy moly! 10 hours of screen on time? Even if I didn't play Pokémon Go I wouldn't get there!
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] bioly87:
Battery drain after Android 10 compared to 9. Marked red linie is my sleep time phone not used

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What i can do? Factory reset gonna help?

After factory reset no deep sleep drain
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] ctfrommn:
How did you update to 10? I would do a factory reset then sideload the OTA. If that still doesnt help (assuming youre not flashing any mods, themes, custom kernels, etc) then you need to track down whats preventing it from sleeping. Its typically an app.
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] bioly87:
Thanks for the reply, but my problem is solve by factory reset
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] MeowDotEXE:
Battery life is superb. I can easily get 8-9h SOT with regular usage. If I play games it drops by maybe an hour or two.

I've had the 3a XL since Christmas and I've never been able to make it die within a day. If you are someone who doesn't use their phone that much, you could easily get 2 days out of it.
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] sghir ziane:
How to install your super great custom kernel on my 3a xl?

Hope you are safe and sound with this pandemic.

I'm obsessed about having a great camera, long battery life and higher screen on time. I accidentally landed on your comment and saw the great battery life you have got in your pixel 3a xl thanks to the custom kernel you have installed.

Do you think you could show me how to download and install your custom kernel on my pixel 3a xl so that I pull the best battery longivity from my pixel 3a xl. That would be so nice and kind of you!

Most importantly, is there any compromises when installing this kerenl?

Thank you so much for your reply and help!
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] ctfrommn:
Go to my thread. All instructions and download link are there. And no, no issues running this kernel. Everything works as intended.
[Google Pixel 3a 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 3a XL's battery drains under standby conditions. A higher rating indicates that when the phone is not in use, the battery drains minimally.

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[Google Pixel 3a 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 3a 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.

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[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] jauhari:
Never do that, but I will try
[Google Pixel 3a XL 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 3a XL'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 3a XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Is the Google Pixel 3a XL 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 3a XL is attractive. A higher rating indicates that you would even go as far to say that the Google Pixel 3a XL is a beautiful phone.

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[P3300, MDA Compact III  upgrading etc.] Mario Bros.:
i know hermes has field test app that allow you to read rx level quality, ARFCN, etc.

something close to net monitor on nokia

but it seem to work only on hermes

how about artemis? i tried hermes app on my artemis but all parameter is N/A
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Rate this thread to express how you think the Google Pixel 3a XL 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).

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[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Please, no "that's what she said" jokes. Rate this thread to express how you think the Google Pixel 3a XL 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.

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[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Are you comfortable in your own skin? Is your phone comfortable in its skin? Rate this thread to express how you deem the skin on the Google Pixel 3a XL. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it adds just the right amount of features, it's visually pleasing, and overall it's additive to the experience. If this is a Nexus phone (you didn't think we hand-wrote all of these prompts, did you?) then use this rating to indicate how the latest version of Android looks to you.

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[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Rate this thread to express how well you can see the Google Pixel 3a XL's display outdoors. In case you've been playing Minecraft for 18 months straight, you might not known how to get outside anymore. Well, find the door and walk through it. A higher rating indicates that it has very high maximum brightness and thus fantastic outdoor visibility in direct sunlight.

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[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] dollarpapa:
It's one of its weaknesses. I can't recall owning any phone that was lacking this bad in outdoor brightness. Maybe my LG G6, but that was because of the adaptive lighting was messed up, soon I took it off from auto brightness, the phone was bright. Not this one though.
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] Toilet Paper:
Outdoor visibly is acceptable. If you want to out on a super sunny day and enjoy a movie or game on the go, this is not for you.

If you are trying to do a call, look at a map, or some e-mail, you can see the screen, hard, but you can.

I had worse devices (laptop, tablets, old phones) than this. What would make this screen better for outdoor viewing is something my old phone did, and that is play with the panel contrast setting. Horrible for images, video and such, but for text, it helped make it more readable. Would be nice if all phones did this (would also help battery life), but sadly, that is not the case
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
How well do you know your fifty shades of grey? Rate this thread to express how good the Google Pixel 3a XL's display contrast is. A higher rating indicates that black is true black, rather than a very dark gray.

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[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
If you're colorblind, please disregard this thread. Rate this thread to express how you deem the color saturation and accuracy of the Google Pixel 3a XL's display. A higher rating indicates that you think that color accuracy is very high and saturation is excellent.

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[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
The Google Pixel 3a XL has a crazy crisp display. Just kidding, this is automated text so who knows if this screen is any good. So, you be the judge! A higher rating indicates that it's extremely sharp and clear, and that you cannot see pixels with your naked eye.

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[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] bubbyj:
I'm actually extremely impressed by the screen. It's PPI is among the highest in the market. I believe its something like 550-575ish. Very smooth, excellent HD video playback.
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
You don't want to give your significant other yet another reason to yell at you while you're reading XDA in bed. Rate this thread to express what you think of the Google Pixel 3a XL's display minimum dimness. A higher rating indicates that the display can get extremely dim, ideal for reading in very dark environments.

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[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
When you call granny, does she keep saying "Huh?! Wut?!" or does the conversation flow pretty well? Rate this thread to express how you feel about the Google Pixel 3a XL's call quality. A higher rating indicates that calls are clear and crisp, and that regardless of background noise, you can hear the other party clearly (and with ample volume) and they can hear you.

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[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Rate this thread to express how you think the Google Pixel 3a XL's Wifi performs. A higher rating indicates that it has excellent range, throughput, and signal strength. Like when you're taking a dump in the bedroom upstairs, do your videos have to buffer or do they come through without interruption?

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[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] bindir:
I have the Pixel 3a XL I get 156mbit up and 159mbit down through wifi doing a local speed test, connected to wifi at277mpbs excellent signal strength
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] justqt:
I get much faster speeds than my last phone.

Connectivity, WiFi 5ghz Spectrum gig internet. Of course it's much faster wired.

500 down /41 up (mobile) - 900+/45 (wired)

Advertised speed 975/35

https://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/4992288161
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] eucurto:
Hi,

One of the most useful features of TomTom is the auto enable BT when TT starts and then turn it off when TT is turned off.

I also use Route66 because it has better maps but i have to remember to turn BT on before starting the program.. Boring..

So, is it possible to automatically turn ON BT when starting an application and turn it OFF when the app goes off?

SPB Phone Suite turns BT ON and OFF according to profiles and not apps.. almost perfect..

Thanks.
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] paul c:
I use PhoneAlarm, which is similar.

I have used some spare profiles to set up a TomTom profile (also a GPS tracking profile): with the TomTom one, it changes screen orientation, BT status, runs TomTom, goes handsfree.

Do you have spare profiles in PhoneSuite to do the same?
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 General] eucurto:
yep, phonealarm seems to be the answer but i want something more simple...

i can set the "cradle" profile in phonesuite to turn on BT..

i thought i could add to the app shortcut some kind of command to turn BT on..

but thanks for the tip.
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] XDA_RealLifeReview:
We know how much you like to stream, ahem, "videos", and so cellular data is mega-important. Rate this thread to express how you think the Google Pixel 3a XL's LTE performs. A higher rating indicates that it's fantastic: throughput is excellent and signal strength is top-notch.

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[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] alexb7217:
literally just testing the rating feature. I'm not sure if the 5 stars is default. Not able to tell if users are actually rating or not, because I am xda noob

*I learned by using the rating feature - posted 3 stars without actually testing the device. Mods: Feel free to delete this. As a new user I was unable to grok the meaning of the ratings until I used it myself.
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] LordLugard:
Coming to the 3a XL from a Samsung S8+, on the Sprint network.

RF/radio/signal performance i've observed is better on the 3a XL. There's a particular take out spot i frequent, and for the 10 minutes or so i sit and wait for my order, i never bother to interact with the S8+ because it never gets any usable reception inside the place.

Since i'm so used to not having cell service inside this particular place, i went in as usual and didn't think much of it and calmly waited for my order. I was surprised to find the 3a XL sending and receiving data just fine, where the S8+ would be kaput.

Just my personal experience so far.
[Google Pixel 3a XL Real Life Review] davidelupi95:
Reception is excellent, call quality is high. I never got much more than 2G or unusable 3G with my older phones (MotoG2015/MiA1/RedmiNote8) in my barber's waiting room. With the 3A I get a quite fast 4G