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[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] malimt:
Of course. Sorry for the late response. Here are two screenshots taken on separate occasions—one with Bluetooth active for a few hours as well and one without.

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Sorry, I forgot to include your quote in my response. I have edited my post to add you as well. Please view the attached screenshots for more info. Unfortunately, I forgot to take pics of the app usage. I will tell you, though, that it has a great battery life, in my opinion.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] malimt:
Nothing suspicious about it. Check out my latest post; I provided screenshots—5H13M SOT and on 50%. Forgot to take a screenshot of app usage, but I go through this phone a lot. I really do use it a lot with many different apps.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
Still missing app usage. That's kind of the one everyone's been curious about.View attachment 5084883
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] malimt:
Thank you for pointing it out. Yes, I know how to locate it, but I genuinely forgot about that. I'm going to be starting my day here shortly, and with a 100% charge, I will be using all day. Once it becomes night time, I will upload a pic of the battery status/info as well as the app usage for you guys to view. Mainly, YouTube, Snapchat, some browsing, phone calls, texts, some minor gaming, and that's about it. Anyhow, I'll post one by tonight.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
[emoji1360] yeah sorry didn't realize you actually acknowledged that you didn't take those screenshots. It's just super rare to see or hear of 5+ hours SOT and still have 50% battery life with regular app usage. I literally probably couldn't even get that of all I did was read on my Pixel 4 XL. [emoji23]
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] malimt:
I understand. Here you go as promised, two screenshots. I genuinely couldn't use my phone as much as I'd like too, but then again, it is Sunday, not much work-related stuff going on. Still, I think it did very well.

Edit: I'd like to clarify one more thing that I had forgotten about when I made this post. Some apps do not show up on the app usage page. For instance, I used Adobe Acrobat Reader to view some PDF files for a solid 10-15 minutes, and it didn't show up. I did some texting as well on the stock messaging app, and that isn't showing up either. I am not sure if that's normal or not, as I do not usually tend to check my app usage; therefore, I would not know. I just realized another thing as well; I have the "force 90hz refresh rate" option turned on from developer settings, not sure how much that affects the battery. All I know is that it states, "it increases battery usage," but haven't tested to see how much precisely.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
Interesting. That usage looks way different than your previous screenshots that had 5+ hours SOT because the "Full charge lasts about" is way less than the 2 day estimates in those. Watching straight up video for the majority of the time is very doable to get that kind of SOT though.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] matemade:
This is the maximum I can get with my phone.

No Bluetooth bit a lot of gaming etc.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] malimt:
Yes, well, it was a Sunday, not much activity going on. Netflix streaming on HD, the same goes for YouTube, streaming videos at HD with almost 50% brightness is going to use a decent amount of battery. Also, as aforementioned, some apps such as the stock messaging app that I use and the adobe acrobat reader, both of them didn't show up in the battery usage page. In addition, this is on the "force 90hz refresh rate." All set and done, it's not very bad. A typical workday for me is about 8 hours, and this phone gets me through effortlessly, and when I come home, relax, watch a couple of videos, and then I'm down to 15-20%. Usually, I get about 7+ hours of SOT sometimes. As I continue to use this device, I will gather a week's worth of data in order to display the battery usage accurately. Then, I will make a post by next week to share my findings.

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Thanks for sharing. That seems quite decent. I never let my phone get below 15% battery level unless I have no choice. That said, it's best never to let your battery drain, always try charging it when it's getting low. This way, you can prolong the life/longevity of your battery. Anyhow, thanks for sharing. It would be nice to see the "usage" page as well to get some more info on what is being used.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] Lawmanhkven:
omg you guys have amazing SOT... below is my best result so far (rooted with Magisk and using ElementalX Kernel)

Can only get around 4.5 -5 hrs SOT if connected to LTE most of the time.

Why there is such a big difference? :crying:

https://imgur.com/SEl0gzr

https://imgur.com/dRMGoXl
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] Mackay53:
Simple answer to that question is everyone uses their phone differently to everyone else
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
Exactly. His SOT is perfectly respectable.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] krabban:
Dirty unicorns!!

7hours sot. Unplugged 0500 - 22.49 over 18 hours 1% left

2 hours + Bluetooth.

Only 4g .

Sync.

Lots of social apps.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] Emu:
I get 7 hr SOT on WiFi

I only get 5+ hr on LTE

I'm usually LTE only. I have unlimited data and don't like to connect to Wi-Fi on principle. But it sucks.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] junyamada:
Why does the going from 100% to 99% always take so long? I'm on my second charge cycle. Took 30 mins of XDA reading from full charge to take off 1%.

If only there's like a Pixel 4 XL phone with the endurance of Moto G Power, I'd be really really happy and content.

My girlfriend's Moto G Power last for 4 days without charge that goes with 8-10 hrs SOT!
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] Mackay53:
That's cause that phones got a huge battery with hardware made of potatoes.

8 hours SOT on this is phone easy enough to get
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] junyamada:
That's true. Yup, 8 hrs should be easy. But 8 hrs over the span of 2 days on a single charge? Quite a daunting task that would be.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] junyamada:
For those who are getting almost 2 day battery life before charging, any specific changes you made on the device?
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
It's not for me unless I watch 8 hours of videos and that's it. I only get 4-4.5 SOT in 16-18 hours off the charger.

It's really unrealistic to compare the battery life of the Pixel 4 XL to the Moto G Power. The G Power has a 35% larger battery, mid-range processor and 1080p screen. Of course it'll have amazing battery.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] junyamada:
You are correct. I'm just wishing of the day when phones like Pixel 4 XL would have the same battery endurance as like that borderline midrange phones like the Moto G Power.

I've been contemplating to get the same phone like hers but I couldn't (too slow for me). I love this phone so much that I ended up buying 2 (one is from ebay which had become a suspicious transaction with me having my money stuck and the other one from Amazon Prime Day which I'm using right now) while I RMA'd my Pixel 3a XL.

I was looking into the Pixel 5, but the under the screen speaker was a deal breaker for me. Would've loved to try the footprint of that phone as a breather.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] wolfeyes30:
SOT been hot garbage since Android 11.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] krabban:
not garbage , but def not good.

im having around 4-6 hour sot on a 18hour day.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] flash713:
I'm using stock Android 11, magisk canary, CleanSlate kernel #279. I've made my max on each cluster lower a little and last night I setup naptime and servicely apps. I didn't use those apps on my previous device, OnePlus 6t, because it always got unbelievably outstanding battery life. But it didn't have a 90 refresh rate screen. I've only been using this kernel almost two days now so I'm still very much getting things adjusted and settled in. I usually begin to study my battery life on day 3 or 4 after I've installed a rom and or a kernel because that's when things are more accurate after a clean install. I'm going to use Naptime and Servicely for a week and then I'm going to not use them a week and see if any battery was saved and how much. I'll monitor my cycles and take some screenshots and return here and post them once I've gotten some records if anyone else is interested. I love this 4xl and it always gets me through the day plus some but it most definitely doesn't achieve the battery life that my Fajita does. Still all are all I prefer my 4XL over all previous devices I've owned and I'm happy with it. :)
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] kmry:
Do you have an update? Im using a brand new xl, and the battery is the worst. Any advice?
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] flash713:
I've been using Scorpion May build and Sultan May build kernel for about two months now. I get five to six hours screen on time and about twenty something (23-24 hrs) all together in a cycle. However sometimes I don't achieve that. Sometimes I get 4 hours screen time and about 15 all together. I have studied Better Battery Stats xda thread now for many years, before Android was as optimized as it is now and my apps are fine during these periods. What isn't always fine is my battery. Try using an app like Accubattery and see how well your device does charging and draining. Keep track of it and you'll be able to see if your battery knees replacing.. I was very pleased with Accubattery! Check that out and see how well it does. That's what I recommend.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] kmry:
I have been using accubattery for years and I notice some apps that drains the phone a lot, google photos, my banking app, chrome, brave for example, I believe you can't have more than 6 SOT without having some sacrifices, battery saver all time, no 90hz refresh, etc etc, this phone having 4-5sot is standard with standard use, if people are having more they must be sacrificing something else.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] flash713:
Yes that and also block certain sensors on apps and tweak Doze to kick in upon screen unlock vs movement.. I get a wonderful signal where I live in San Antonio Texas but omw to work it bounces in and out from great service to poor.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] zmma780:
Mine is even bad 3 to 4 hours. Bought a used phone repaired and battery replaced in china
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] onthecouchagain:
Is anyone forcing 90Hz. How is your battery life? Worth the hit?
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] osbaldo17:
Decided to test out the battery life on my Pixel 4 xl and was very happy with the results. Mind you I came from the OnePlus 7pro and Note 10 so bar was set fairly high. I forced it on consistent 90hz display with the developer options. Not too 16hrs with 58min left, screen on time must have been 4-5hrs no battery saver mode used. Wish I could post the screenshot but when I try uploading it using the app on the phone it say Bad request.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
First, welcome to the forums. Second, you probably can't post a screenshot yet because you're too new. Prevents spam accounts.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] osbaldo17:
I see, thanks.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] aakash43:
Can anyone comment on pixel 4 non xl version sot. I know this is xl forum but non xl version forum is deadly silent.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] Kevtrejo37:
3rd cycle phone just gets better each time
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] xxnoelziexx:
Battery got me through my work day. Not impressed though to be honest as died before bed time. On to my second cycle now.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] TrevSo:
First day of heavy use -- no WiFi and forced 90Hz
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] Luxferro:
I'm pretty much getting at least 8 hours of SOT. This is with everything enabled; motion sense, pokemon motion sense wallpaper, face uplock... pretty much everything (minus forced 90Hz). The only tweak I normally do to my phones is lower the brightness (running at 60%). I also had an issue while playing CSR2, where it wouldn't connect to my Google Play profile, so I had to clear data on a few google services and reboot - so in theory it could have been higher SOT.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/1RmCooxxvgebXLcf6
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] Pix4xl:
So I've had the Pixel 4 XL , for 3 full days in the UK now.

Day 1 SOT was 6 hrs 3 mins with 9% left

Day 2 SOT was 6 hrs 15 min with 4 % left

Day 3 SOT is 5 hrs 1 min with 18% left.

The battery is more than adequate. I had the 3 XL which would get a max of just over 4 hours. I'm new to the forum but I have screenshots as well but don't have a clue how to upload lol. The phone is on 90hz at all times too but most times you can't really tell. It's an amazing phone so fast, the disappointment is video quality again and some of the pic quality are a similar levels to 3 XL but I need to fully utilise the camera.

**Update day 4 so 7.27am in the UK, fell asleep so didn't charge currently on 20% with SOT of 4 hrs 40 min which will give me 6 hours comfortably to 0%. After day 1 I forced 90hz on, tap to wake on, pick up wake on too. I may add a few more days updates if anyone is interested.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] rocku_dj2000:
My first charge cycle..it's not bad.. Can certainly last 1 working day easily. This was on dark mode, smooth screen on default setting, AoD on, motion sender on. I think AOD does consume a lot of battery.. Switching it off can certainly add 1 hour SOT.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] donnybright:
Battery is fine for me. Mix of LTE and WiFi.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] HipKat:
Hey guys! Just moved over from the Note 8 and damn glad I did. Amazing phone! Anyway, yesterday was my 1st day with it, Dark Theme, motion and most of the bells and whistles on, using it for work, mostly (Tech for Dish Network). I didn't check screen on time, but was off charger for 14 hours and battery was at 58% - - which is epic. The Note 8 wouldn't make the day without needing a charge at some point
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] wolfeyes30:
I can't complain.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] jerry00020001@gmail.com:
Forced 90hz, all features enabled. Don't know how some of y'all getting 6+ hours...

Edit: couldn't post a screenshot, put I'm at 4 hours 11 minutes, 7% battery with battery saver turning on at 15%
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] ErikFry:
http://imgur.com/a/CT5WLcr

Forced 90hz on

Dark mode off

Bluetooth, gps, WiFi always on

AOD on

Screen full brightness all day

This phone is a beast!
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] Paz9:
Pretty good if you ask me

90hz forced on

Wifi GPS and NFC always on

Took it off charge at 8:30 am it's 5pm now.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] edved:
What kind of sorcery is this?
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] Paz9:
Everything non essential is disabled or off

Im at 6 hours 15 minutes at 25%

I'm happy :)
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] crusht:
You seem to use your phone like me, I turn everything I don't use off. I own a oneplus 6t which I think has the same battery size and I get between 8-11 hours. I need this for certain work related situations where I cannot charge and need the phone for work. And I want to buy this phone for the camera and software.

I wish there was someone who doesn't care about the 90hz and radar and keeps location and bluetooth off most of the time and restricts all background battery for all but just a few apps and showed me an amazing SOT. Anyone doing that please let me know so I have an excuse. Since the phone is a mint OS without any bloat I want to assume I will get the same SOT as my 6T with the same 3700mah.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] Paz9:
Also I've disabled digital wellbeing and system tracing via ADB

Enabled RCS (which also disabled some other services)

Those were the only changes I've made other than turning off sensors, etc
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] CyberpodS2:
Took it off the charger before bed last night. Getting reading to hit the sack now. Bluetooth and location on, been connected to WiFi all day. Tomorrow will be in LTE all day so will see how it changes things...
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] blcklab:
I don't have screenshots of battery or anything, but I've had the 2, the 3xl and now the 4XL. Today I decided to just let it run. BT always on because I'm in sales and in and out of my car. I don't game but tons of scrolling FB, news etc. Some NAV without charging. Some WiFi at home. Ring doorbell monitoring

SMS. Guitar shopping in my browser. Anecdotal without actually checking battery stats but I feel like this phone is a battery beast, even compared to my 3xl

Not sure where the bad performance articles come from. I'm a "real world" user.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] wolfu11:
I'm with you on that. My regular usage and I can't complain at all.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] donnybright:
Forced 90hz to compare battery life to my earlier test. Still great battery for me
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] manners400:
I understand their are a few phones with better battery life out there but the way some people are ranting about the battery life is crazy. The battery has been great, definitely last me through the day!!!
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] Geo411m:
Battery life has been really good for me. Got 6.5 hours SOT with 20% remaining. Took the phone off the charger at 7am and made it to 10pm. I do disable AOD and reach to wake feature.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] blcklab:
I don't use AOD, but am curious. Does it amount to significant battery drain?
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] Kevtrejo37:
https://m.imgur.com/a/mrUypu1

Kiri kernel + 90hz enforced@90% of brightness
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] :
Bluetooth, WiFi and Location are On, turned off screen Adaptive Brightness and set it at 75%, fix 90hz refresh rate, all sensors on, NFC on as required (about 1 h). I'm not complaining at all.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] PaRaNoidNeM:
So I got 5 H 28 M of screen on time and I spent 56 of those minutes playing a game. That battery life has been good so far.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] Ksams:
with force 90 hz on my SOT averages around 5~7ish hours with 12 hours since last charge (with 10% battery remaining) slightly below mid - slightly above mid brightness levels
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] JeyTruth:
I recently changed the resolution and DPI density to FHD+ and so far I'm noticing better battery performance, even on forced 90hz.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] PaRaNoidNeM:
What are those settings called, and what did you change them to? I'm guessing these are in the Developer Settings.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] JeyTruth:
Actually had to do it through ADB commands.

-Changed DPI to 444; (Command: adb shell wm density 444)

-Changed res to FHD+ (cmd: adb shell wm size 1080x2280)
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] PaRaNoidNeM:
Thanks!
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] cstark27:
I'm gonna give it a go, too. I don't see well enough to notice a difference, and I did the same on my 3XL :silly:

On my 4 XL I had to do these as well:

adb shell settings put secure sysui_rounded_size 1

adb shell settings put secure sysui_rounded_content_padding 20

Not sure what the stock values are to be able to revert. Oh well.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] jerry00020001@gmail.com:
Welp same thing again.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] jimv1983:
I don't understand why some people get vastly better battery life than others even with somewhat similar usage. For the most part from what I've seen in this thread battery life is pretty weak but then there are a few odd cases where it's really good battery life.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] EeZeEpEe:
I'm getting, what appears to be the average here and on Twitter, an SOT of 5-6 hours. These were taken on days 4 of 5 of own it. Not even close to the 6-7 hours my Pixel 2 XL got during the same time. Hoping a few more cycles could get it there but I'm doubtful. I'm also very doubtful I'll hit 8 hour SOT over a 24 hour off the charger.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] xxnoelziexx:
I get anywhere between 3 - 5.5 hours of SOT. Battery life has been very weak on my usage.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] Badger50:
Looks like we're both on par to mimic what we did on our P2XL's. I'll likely still be in the 7-10 range of SOT again based on my retired usage patterns. I do like the device very much though. Just for the screen quality(no P2XL hollow sound) the sound is much better, it's fast as all get out, but I do miss the FP unlocking method. I'm getting used to it though :cool:
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] big samm:
One is with smooth display on...

The other is with smooth display on (Forced)

Everything on.

For me it's more than enough.

Xl model
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] cstark27:
I am fortunate enough to have great cell reception which will effect battery life a lot. I switched to Sprint once which had much worse coverage here and MUCH lower LTE speeds that chewed through my battery in no time, compared to my current carrier. This will vary by region.

That said, here's my 4 XL with Soli and Smooth Display off. It is pretty close to the battery life I got on the 3a XL. I can not complain at all about that.

2 different types of days. 1 day off work with an hour of Camera and game use. Then a typical work day.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] AhsanU:
6 hours of SoT.

Nothing very impressive, but not the worst either. Forced 90Hz, soli gestures disabled except only the proximity one that wakes the phone up when your hand goes near it, basic WhatsApp and Instagram use. Minimal camera use.

The actual drain of the phone isn't bad at all. If I continuously use it, as you can see, at around 74% remaining I had used it for nearly 2 hours. Basic math says that it should last almost 8 hours altogether over 100% cycle, but alas - the idle drain isn't the greatest.

I had two days that were identical, so it's safe to say that the Pixel 4 XL is a genuine 6 hour SoT phone over the course of an entire day.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] darkoroje:
I never got more than 4 - 4.30 SOT over a day. Quite poor unfortunately.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] jimv1983:
Based on the size of the battery it was pretty clear that the battery life would be weak and based on what I've seen in the 7 pages of this thread it looks like I was right. I did see a few outliers that were getting crazy good battery life. I honestly don't know what kind of sorcery some of you are using. For the most part it was pretty bad considering the usage.

The battery life is even worse than my Pixel 2 XL which was never very good even brand new. When the phone went on sale I was debating ordering it but I decided to hold off. I'm glad I did. Hopefully my Pixel 2 XL can manage to hold on another year and hopefully Google figures it out with battery life on the Pixel 5 XL.
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] haris163:
Which command did you use to disable system tracing?
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] Badger50:
It's under settings/developer options :good:
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] Reuben_skelz92:
Battery life is a solid one day. Don't need more than that
[Google Pixel 4 XL Real Life Review] Bogega:
Got 6,5 hours SOT on the first regular usage day (after everything has been setup etc) with force 90hz.

If it stays like this I'll be more than happy since I barely got past 4 hours SOT on my OPO 7 Pro.