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[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] ohpfan:
The "end call" does it's job, just that the screen is dim then it takes like 30 seconds to brighten again to show that the call is ended. Possibly it's something I have set up wrong. I notice the blue backlight for the keypad doesn't light up until a minute of my typing on it for a text; it's like a delayed reaction.

(I have the unlimited text/pix/vid plan, as of this past Thursday.) A bit off-topic, but are the Yahoo, AOL, & MSN IM programs considered a text or do they use kilobytes of data? I could use the programs over the Wi-Fi if I had to, but I don't want to pay extra for data kilobytes.

Lastly, I have never downloaded the Schaps Configuration. What all settings should I change? I know it's mostly based on personal preference, but what are some common alterations using it? For instance, I set the alarm to wake up to, but it's only a short beep sound. If I really was sleepy, I would probably sleep right through it! Does this program (or any others) configure any song on my device to be the alarm? I've already done that to the ringtone (where the first 30 seconds of any song is my ringtone).
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] galaxys:
see info above...
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] XDA_RealLifeReview:
When you hand your phone to granny to take a photo of you, can she get the job done? Rate this thread to express how you deem the Samsung Galaxy S21 / S21+ / S21 Ultra's camera software. A higher rating indicates that the software is easy to use, fast, uncluttered, and inclusive of advanced features for when you need them.

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[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] 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 Samsung Galaxy S21 / S21+ / S21 Ultra can charge. A higher rating indicates that it charges extremely fast.

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[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] 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 Samsung Galaxy S21 / S21+ / S21 Ultra before depleting the battery.

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[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] HugePotato:
Pretty damn average on S21 128GB Exynos version. Accubattery says max 6h on charged battery and it's pretty in line with my experience. Charged in the evening (around 19:00) and unplugged, I could only do 4 hours SOT before it died around 17:00 the next day.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] blinkin:
I'm on 2.5h SOT. Same setup on p30 pro was giving me 7h 😲😲😲 of course it was without 5g and no 120hz but still it's a huge difference... let's see how it evolves
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] HugePotato:
Previously I smartswitched and set everything up. I factory resetted the phone, SOT did not seem to get much better than previously reported but I think idle drain is a little better. I don't, however, have all apps set up yet and also changed Messenger to Lite, uninstalled facebook.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] etiennedefqvx:
Battery life is poor on mine (Exynos) : around 2.5h SoT after a day of use, mostly in WiFi. I actually can't use it for a day even though I try to save as much battery as possible.

Initially migrated through SmartSwitch, I did a factory reset without this migration and still have poor battery life after 9 days of use.

I'm really considering returning the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] Gizmo_x:
very bad battery usage... no idea what is eating at background of the device...
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] etiennedefqvx:
Just returned it, that's really not worth 700+€.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] billozy:
I have the unlocked snapdragon version, i dont know guys maybe you should try to do a hard reset. I'm getting great SOT with wifi and 5gView attachment 5239095
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] hanifh:
The Exynos curse strikes again eh? I vowed never to touch another Galaxy phone after a similar experience with the S20 last year.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] subhani:
It's definitely not as good as my previous two or three devices. Especially my last one. But that's not a fair comparison. Most people don't own those or even know about them (Chinese imports - flagship chips with high refresh rate displays too). I've only owned this for just over a couple days and idle drain overnight is too high. Actual SOT is average. Not terrible or awesome. Just about acceptable. My concern is, how it will hold up in the one year or more life cycle of my ownership, if this is its performance four days into owning it.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] DadMalice:
What is your screen settings? Im curious how u able to achieve that sot
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] :
Exynos, got 6hr SOT, all stock, 120hz, 5g etc
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] billozy:
Adaptive Brightness = on

Motion Smoothness = standard

Screen mode = natural

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Thats basically my display settings. I had the best battery life with the May security update

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[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] Sheldd:
I'm the only one with only 3h SoT everytime on the damn Exynos? xDD
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] rjaygalvez:
Hi, do you have sync on? and did you limit background use for apps and also put them to deep sleep?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] davedes:
120hz

Pretty average SOT

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[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] billozy:
The following are On all the time:

WiFi

Mobile Data

Bluetooth

Location

Sync

NFC

Power Saving Mode.

I dont manually put apps in deep sleep, i just leave that to the system to decide.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] davedes:
120hz refresh rate

Power save mode off

20% battery left, battery still shows 3h50min left unfortunately have to recharge.

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[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] davedes:
I noticed a massive improvement in battery life on my S21 when setting a Bixby routine to automatically turn off mobile data and location services when connected to known wifi networks.

You can also set a routine for auto rotate to only work when opening certain apps, this will save you further power turning off that sensor until required.

Enable wifi calling under connections if you struggle with mobile signal in any areas where you are connected to wifi. This will assist with less stress on the phones battery searching for a better mobile connection.

Also turn off fast wireless charging in more battery settings if you do not make use of wireless charging.

My standby battery drain with the above settings is now nearly non existent.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] davedes:
Improvement in battery life after August update on S21

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[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] insign:
Using battery saving mode, since I already use 60hz (to save 15%) and already put WhatsApp and Telegram in sleep mode (and many others in deep sleep). I still get push from IM.

I don't have seen any problem and got much more SoT then shown here.

Soon I post a full battery only print.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] abycharlie:
I am getting 2 days of low usage and one full day with normal usage. I don't know what's wrong with those getting low screen on time here.

SOT for me is usually 8 to 9 hours and I'm using the exynos version, normal mode without power saving.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] phone-company:
Here between 5 and 7 hours SOT with exynos. It's enough for a whole day for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] theartialmartist:
I'm happy with the battery. This is a snapdragon g9910. Granted power savings was turned on, i forgot it was, but the truth is 120hz doesn't eat that much battery unless you're gaming, and even then, not much more than 60hz. Rooted with bloatware removed.

Anyone asking "how can I be getting 3hours sot on a single charge??"

- 3 hours of gaming

- a poor 4g signal where you live (AT&T I'm looking firmly at your cellulite ridden a$$, despite calling in my IMEI, I haven't seen the phone show up in myatt control panel, and still don't have 5g. Going to fire up a Mint free trial soon and probably go for it for half the price of a TEN LINE family plan ($60 a month)
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] nocio:
I'm satisfied with my SOT, I debloat my phone via ADB appcontrol and removed all useless stuff, even system updater and this is what I got
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] 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 Samsung Galaxy S21 / S21+ / S21 Ultra'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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[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] Gizmo_x:
S21 Exynoss, while standby battery is fading away for some reason...
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] HugePotato:
Latest OTA introduced some bug. I tried fixing it with wiping cache, it does not help. Others tried wiping whole phone, does not help either. Just gotta wait for Samsung to fix it...
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] HugePotato:
I think disabling location scanning with wifi and bluetooth fixed the drain for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] etiennedefqvx:
Did all the battery saving tweaks available on my regular Exynos S21 (including location scanning with WiFi + Bt), but I'm still experiencing from 3-3.5% idle battery drain. I'm seriously considering a return but have only two remaining days to decide.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] joakimbo:
Experiencing the same.. After February patch the idle drain on mobile data is crazy high. Losing around 6-7% per hour in idle.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] Gizmo_x:
5-6% is premium... once i plug off the device from charger in around 5 hours standby (no wifi, 4g, nfc, bt active) 20% battery drain... this is crazy..
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] HugePotato:
Sorry everyone, I did not fix anything. It seemed like this for me yesterday but it went to s*** at night. It's faulty OTA and Samsung is apparently aware of the issue. We have to wait for the update unfortunately... Nice QA
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] Gizmo_x:
can you put screenshot after you pull off wall charger and phone standing in standby how much battery will fade in few hours with turning off wifi, 4g, bt bla bla?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] HugePotato:
What for if I may ask? I'm basically using it with wifi all the time and VoWIFI so not sure it even uses mobile atm, bluetooth off as well. Still draining
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] rafflax:
Hi everyone. I don't think I have the same issue you say after february update. What I have realised is that DQA service, that you can see in System apps, takes more than 100% of battery used since last full charge. I usually plug the charger when the phone is around 20% and I stop it when its about 80%, so I wonder if that service is adding % because it needs to count since the very beggining of battery %, I mean, 100%.

Edited: I left the phone in plane mode last night at 10:30 with 80% till 6:30 this morning, having changed to 78%, so it's a normal drain of battery, I think.

I´ll try this weekend with carrier range on in 2G and will comment.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] Gizmo_x:
today there was new update for s21 series. let's see what happens with it.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] Spewy1:
Installed today's new update and it seems to have sorted the drain.

Let's see how it goes overnight and a full day tomorrow.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] rafflax:
In what country is the update available?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] petiolarissean:
Installed package disabler and naptime.Will let you know bit if made difference
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] xdafly:
ADB AppControl > If so, can you post what apps you disabled from Safe or Basic ?

Any other tweaks ?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] rafflax:
For those who read XDA from Spain, the second February update to solve battery drain while using 4G has already been released today in that county.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] xdafly:
This video was useful for two S21 settings and setups for me
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] Mickepilot:
Hello folks, I got my first Samsung phone (S21 5G Exynos) around mid of Februar. The Phone installed the latest Firmware/Software (AUB8) without problems. What really chocked me was the drastic power drain during standby in the nights. Overnight in standby, always about 30% (!) battery drain. Regardless whatever settings, powersavings etc. That's about 3% per hour loss (in standby!), absolute crazy.

Yesterday I found somebody in the QXDA forum that suggested:

TURN OFF the VoLTE ==== Bingo!!!

I have now only around 5% loss during the night in standy (5G activated, power saving turned off)

Thank's a lot for the help through this forum.

I hope Samsung brings an update with optimized lower VoLTE power usage.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] phil_666:
hello

Thanls @Mickepilot for the tips

Personnaly i put my S21 in airplane mode all the nighty and i loss 1 % for 7 hour, it's really correct and i don't for call during my sleep )
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] Mickepilot:
Unfortunately, Samsung did NOT fix the standby drain issue with ACTIVATED "VoLTE" in the new "AUBB" update. The battery still drains about 3% per hour with "VoLTE" selected ON.

However, with "VoLTE" switched OFF, I get only about 0.5% drain per hour. Same as before the update.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] robnitro:
Ive seen the same issue with my S8 active. It means your LTE signal is poor vs the standard voice signal. I turn off volte by tasker custom settings using a toggle to set at work where my signal sucks.

Also disable the 5g, use 4g/LTE in network settings instead. 5g is not faster on tmo/sprint and uses way more power most of the time.

Tasker, custom settings, choose system, name is voicecall_type

Set it to 1. If your carrier only has volte, you won't have signal and can reboot or redo tasker with setting it to 0.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] :
AUBB standby is awful. Even using the device drains 1% every 3min.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] robnitro:
Try turning off 5g in settings connection m mobile networks choose 4g option.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] :
I have 2g only set at home with WiFi enabled. There's a huge update rolling out now. Hope it fixes everything.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] Domino5:
Regular S21 Exynos G991B battery life is very good after 4 charging cycles it "settled down" Galaxy Max Hz app helps a lot too
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] lallolu:
Turning off VoLTE reduced the standby consumption to about 1% per hour. Otherwise, it went up to 5% per hour. I noticed the increased consumption this month. It's a shame that one has to disable features due to battery consumption.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] 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 Samsung Galaxy S21 / S21+ / S21 Ultra'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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[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] @ Ayush Garg:
I think Samsung give you to post these positive things
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] mattlcfc:
8 hours screen on today (day 2)
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] HugePotato:
What phone though?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] 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 Samsung Galaxy S21 / S21+ / S21 Ultra'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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[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Is the Samsung Galaxy S21 / S21+ / S21 Ultra 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 Samsung Galaxy S21 / S21+ / S21 Ultra is attractive. A higher rating indicates that you would even go as far to say that the Samsung Galaxy S21 / S21+ / S21 Ultra is a beautiful phone.

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[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Rate this thread to express how you think the Samsung Galaxy S21 / S21+ / S21 Ultra 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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[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Please, no "that's what she said" jokes. Rate this thread to express how you think the Samsung Galaxy S21 / S21+ / S21 Ultra 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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[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] marvi0:
How's the inhand feel, of the s21 ultra please?
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] blackhawk:
It's a death wish not to use a case.

My 10+ like most newer Samsung's is slippery as a fish. It's never out of it's Bolt case except for maintenance.

Even if your a demigod that never drops a phone consider the mere mortals that may inadvertently come into contact with it.

A true story of The Flying Fish (warning there is unspeakable carnage in this story).

My boss once handed me his caseless new Samsung before I could say a word. I wear gloves with finger cutouts all the time.

My 10+'s Bolt case is real easy to grip; it never slips in my hand at all with it's golfball like skin texture.

Enter the slippery fish; as soon as he nonchalantly put it in my hand it popped into the air a couple inches as I tried to grasp it as I would the 10+.

Learning curve, being distracted, information overload etc. Plus I told him initially I really didn't want to... whatever it's a lick on you.

It happened fast enough that I wasn't able to regrasp it, as I considered it would slip out again and gain more velocity. I can still see it.

It landed on concrete in a frame rail faceplant rendering it useless. Badly cracked screen and frame.

First phone I ever destroyed.

I felt bad but my boss made two big mistakes; always have a case and don't give your phone to other people especially if they're wearing gloves standing on concrete.

Fortunately my glove was unscathed... yes, well.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] mattlcfc:
Received mine yesterday. Setup was easy as I was coming from an S10 plus. First impression was it is top heavy. Still fells a bit top heavy but getting used to it. Quality of fit finish and materials is as you would expect. Feels solid in hand. It does feel like a flagship phone. Wouldn't have expected any other tbh. ... Slippy so a case is a must imo
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] blinkin:
Feels great in hand with leather case. Much easier to handle than p30 pro.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] guky667:
I absolutely love how the S21 (regular) feels in the hands, it doesn't dig into my palm, and coming from an S10 i also appreciate that there's no more accidental touch on the side of the screen with my palm because the screen is no longer curved. good stuff!
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] blackhawk:
Just be real careful handing it to someone🤣

In a Bolt case the curve screen is an asset and accidental touches don't happen. I use it to house One Handed Operation plus; it's not wasted real estate.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] wpscully:
Agreed. The Samsung leather case (or similar) should be considered mandatory to reduce the fear, uncertainty, and dread which comes with handling slippery Samsung phones.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] wpscully:
I find the front-screen fingerprint reader less reliable than my Samsung S9 or Pixel 3A. In particular, if my hands are freshly washed (slightly damp; not wet) or dirty (from petting the dog) it might take a few taps to get recognition. Samsung's documentation mention that excessively dry hands (perhaps in winter-time) can also affect the fingerprint reader. My muscle-memory keep making my index finger try to hunt for the rear sensor.

I'm guessing that in a couple of weeks I'll learn to wipe my finder on my t-shirt to clean and dry it, and I'll learn the exact location of the on-screen sensor.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] 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 Samsung Galaxy S21 / S21+ / S21 Ultra. 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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[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] Freisturz:
I'm a first-time user coming from lawnchair. I decided to give One UI a shot.

This is my list of disadvantages compared to other launchers:

Lack of support for custom icon packs / icon shapes without using themes, which requires an account

You can't hide applications from the application drawer without also hiding them from the home screen. I don't want duplicate icons in the app drawer that are already accessible on the home screen

Sorting the apps alphabetically does not include application groups; they are placed in front of the alphabetically sorted list of apps

I dislike the jumpy icons when closing an app

I will most likely return to lawnchair as launcher.
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] batroc:
I would like to have a colored icon in the status bar like in Android 2.3

The rest is why I choose Samsung )
[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] XDA_RealLifeReview:
Rate this thread to express how well you can see the Samsung Galaxy S21 / S21+ / S21 Ultra'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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[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] XDA_RealLifeReview:
How well do you know your fifty shades of grey? Rate this thread to express how good the Samsung Galaxy S21 / S21+ / S21 Ultra's display contrast is. A higher rating indicates that black is true black, rather than a very dark gray.

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[Samsung Galaxy S21 Real Life Reviews] 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 Samsung Galaxy S21 / S21+ / S21 Ultra's display. A higher rating indicates that you think that color accuracy is very high and saturation is excellent.

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