Hi,

I’ll start by saying that i absolutely love this phone, but I’m frustrated of the battery life that it makes me look into buying a newer phone, which is money i don’t really want to spend right now, and other than the battery i see no reason to upgrade to be honest.

I am in the annoying situation where the screen time is not horribly low, but it is also not quite enough, I’m getting around 3.5-4 hours on average.

I’ve been looking for a battery replacement (for self-repair) for ages but couldn’t find a fresh one (2021 onwards), or one that isn’t a knockoff. I don’t necessarily need an original Samsung battery, it can be a 3rd party, but I’ve heard that some people did battery replacement, even officially at Samsung’s and the replacement battery was 70-80% health, which is ok for someone whose battery is totally dead, but for my situation it will not help a lot since my battery is still useable.

I appreciate any comment, help and insights,

Thank you

  • robot_imaginar@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I still have my S20+, but is no longer my daily driver. The battery drain is so bad, that when I was still using it, I had to charge it twice a day. Changed the battery and factory reset the phone: 3 hours SoT at best.

    I gave up and bought an iPhone 14 Pro Max. Out of the box it had like 65% battery, and during the setup (i installed the necessary applications and stuff) between 65% and 15% I i got 7 hours of SoT without dark mode.

    I don’t use the phone much, i just listen to music and browse the internet ~3 hours / day. In 2 days of use the battery drop from 100% to 45%. I could easily last another day.

    So from 4 charges in 2 days on the Samsung, I just need to charge the phone every 3 days now. Quite insane.