Samsung phones can survive twice as many charges as Pixel and iPhone, according to EU data
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Samsung encourages battery provisioning in it by the user. So most people using a samsung only charge to eighty percent.
That’s rhe same with my iPhone 16, it just charges to 100 every so often
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Sure but not everyone is tech savvy.
Can you follow a step-by-step guide?
Can you use a screwdriver to remove 5-10 identical screws?
Can you use spudgers of varying sizes?
Can you use a hair dryer?
Then you can change the battery on your Samsung phone.
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I'm still on my pixel 3 with CalyxOS
About to upgrade but only because CalyxOS has stopped supporting the 3 after all these years.
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I find that I wear out the charging port before the battery. I don't even plug it in that much either.
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Sure but not everyone is tech savvy.
But non-tech people aren't buying Faiphones, but whatever they're pushing at the Verizon store.
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But... Samsung also needs twice as many charges because for whatever reason, their batteries simply don't last as long. Timewise, you get the same lifetime, from both. What good does a larger charging count bring, if you need to charge it twice as much? Misleading spec.
I had a Fold 3, and while I loved the form factor, the battery was shit.
The screen got broken, and I decided to upgrade to a Fold 6 so far I'm very impressed. I took it off the charger in my car at 100% on Wednesday night around 10pm, and put it back on the charger at 11:30pm Friday with 15% left.
48 hours with moderate usage (including some gaming and YouTube) is pretty good.
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Can you follow a step-by-step guide?
Can you use a screwdriver to remove 5-10 identical screws?
Can you use spudgers of varying sizes?
Can you use a hair dryer?
Then you can change the battery on your Samsung phone.
I guess the answer to at least one of those is no. Last time I tried a battery replacement, I broke the screen either during assembly or disassembly. I build my own desktop PCs, and have fixed laptop monitors and drives, but every time I attempt hardware repair on something phone-ish, I make it worse (even going back to when I owned an OpenMoko).
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Sorry, no way I am going back to Samsung. I had the A71 and it was a TERRIBLE smart phone. I switched to the Pixel 6 and it was night and day.
I just need to get off my ass and install Graphene.
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I guess the answer to at least one of those is no. Last time I tried a battery replacement, I broke the screen either during assembly or disassembly. I build my own desktop PCs, and have fixed laptop monitors and drives, but every time I attempt hardware repair on something phone-ish, I make it worse (even going back to when I owned an OpenMoko).
You haven't had to touch the screen on a Samsung phone since like the S6, every model after that opens from the back.
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Before anyone rushes to replace their phones my Pixel 5 is nearly 5 years old, still on original battery (would be on at least 1200 cycles) and is presently sitting at 92% and claiming 1 day 11hrs remaining. Off the charger since 9:45 this morning and used for streaming music to my car while I was driving earlier. It still easily holds over 24 hours charge in my usage, so if I forget to charge it at night it's usually around 40% in the morning and I can plug it in sometime in the morning to top up. Perfectly useable after almost 5 years, and this is pretty normal for Pixels in my experience.
Love the new EU measurement standards but per other people's comments above they do not seem to mandate strict third-party testing, but rather rely on manufacturers submitting their results and adhering to the set test standards. This has not worked out well in the past, it should be mandatory third-party.
Cannot wait to see the return of user-replaceable batteries (thank you again, EU).
Your pixel 5 didn't just mysteriously die? There was a wave of them dying. Mine was part of the crossfire.
I loved the pixel 5 too, for like 3 years then mysteriously croaked.
Currently on the pixel 6 which is pretty good.
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I find that I wear out the charging port before the battery. I don't even plug it in that much either.
try a magnetic charger. it may look a bit off leaving the usb-c part plugged into the phone, but there's way less wear or lint
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Sorry, no way I am going back to Samsung. I had the A71 and it was a TERRIBLE smart phone. I switched to the Pixel 6 and it was night and day.
I just need to get off my ass and install Graphene.
it's well worth it and quite easy with the WebUSB installer
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Sorry, no way I am going back to Samsung. I had the A71 and it was a TERRIBLE smart phone. I switched to the Pixel 6 and it was night and day.
I just need to get off my ass and install Graphene.
The Pixel line is comparable to the Samsung S line, you got a budget phone before
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try a magnetic charger. it may look a bit off leaving the usb-c part plugged into the phone, but there's way less wear or lint
Or wireless, I've used both for years
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Can confirm my pixel 6a battery went to dogshit this week. Almost feels like it's more the update than anything with the battery.... but I guess I'll be learning to switch battery and finally going back to lineageos
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try a magnetic charger. it may look a bit off leaving the usb-c part plugged into the phone, but there's way less wear or lint
Magnetic USB cables are usually dogshit though. They are not defined in the USB spec, so it's the wild west out there.
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You haven't had to touch the screen on a Samsung phone since like the S6, every model after that opens from the back.
Yeah so?... They still managed to break it because battery replacement in a phone is not as easy as pop off the panel and replace.
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Can confirm my pixel 6a battery went to dogshit this week. Almost feels like it's more the update than anything with the battery.... but I guess I'll be learning to switch battery and finally going back to lineageos
I've had my Pixel 5 since around the time the 6 came out. The battery life isn't great, but I can get by just fine. Maybe Samsung phone batteries are better, but before this I had a Samsung Galaxy. The battery on that was no better. I know this is anecdotal, but I don't plan to switch when my 5 croaks.
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Can confirm my pixel 6a battery went to dogshit this week. Almost feels like it's more the update than anything with the battery.... but I guess I'll be learning to switch battery and finally going back to lineageos
Yeah they sent a communication to pixel 6a owners saying that they will force an update that will reduce battery usage.
In case you did not know, Google is providing a 100$ check, or 150$ discount on their store for 6a owners. -
Yeah they sent a communication to pixel 6a owners saying that they will force an update that will reduce battery usage.
In case you did not know, Google is providing a 100$ check, or 150$ discount on their store for 6a owners.Yup, got my 100$ yesterday -it is anti-lawsuit stuff but will cover the cost of fixing a new battery
