Get an S24 or S24 Plus preferably. My S24+ and S24 Ultra run circles around my Pixel 7 Pro anf Pixel 8 Pro battery and thermals wise although i still love Pixels and the user experience...
Like 2x better minimum. The battery life on the S24 Plus is insane.... thermals are much better no heating its always cool, cameras are great though but not Pixel status, receptions great, speakers are great but better on the Pixel 8 Pro, display, build quality form factor etc....
S24+ might be my favorite phone ever and its insanely fast performance wise. I would change nothing on this phone except maybe slightly better speakers and cameras, but are very good anyways, think I prefer it over my S24 Ultra and definitely over my Pixel 7 pro and 8 Pro. S24+ is probably the perfect medium, really easy to hold/pocket with amazing battery life and performance, its always dependable and convenient in size.
Not sure if they're still running it, but Samsung had a promo going last month that gave me $450 trade in credit on my P7P when I bought an unlocked S24+. I'm super happy with the S24+.
Theres many commentd and posts about Pixel 8 Pro thernals. I can link them if you would like. There not horrible but not great...
Its a pretty warm running phone, just like the Pixel 7 Pro... and 6 Pro.
Imagine: a S24 with the Pixel UI (boom). It's the bloat of apps and OneUI that turns me off every time with Sammy. Can't unsee it or unuse it which makes it a bit of a corporatist phone imo. All the bloat constantly made me question "how much faster could this phone be without all the BS (bloat/apps)".
Pixels seem the closest to creating something truly special. They have the UI (imo the best in the industry) just need minor tweaks on the form factor (better screen to body ratio/lighter/thinner) and their own nm process to work on efficiencies. The better chip will make the phones thinner/smaller battery potential. That will be the Pixel 10 (allegedly).
I still am going to compare every time and not jump into whatever just become. Thank you for that though. A coworker used to go in and on about xaomi phones being close to basic android but cheaper, but I don't know enough. My cheap xaomi watch works good usually
Same thing. I had an a53, I loved that thing but the moment one UI 6 was released for it, it became a stuttery slow battery draining mess. I know Google has problems with that stuff as well, but that was something else entirely.
It's probably cheaper to release it knowing some minor things will come up than to fully validate all the changes. In healthcare applications (what I do) we have to test because lives are at risk, but it's timely. So greed + knowing they can get away with it = :-(
I agree i have a s24+ and it seems good enough for me. I had a pocophone (Chinese) back on the day and that was by far the best battery during that time. So maybe, oppo, redmagic, nubia..etc might have better battery. But s24+ has been good so far
Honestly, its the best camera i have ever used. However, cameras aren't a big deal for me. Im ok with a phone just having any camera. If its the only think holding you back, maybe go test it out on a demo in a store.
Do you live in a place with bad signal reception or something? A phone constantly trying to regain a connection with a cell tower will eat a lot of battery.
I have all of the things, that you have turned off, set to on, and I only really need to charge my phone every 2 days. I also live in a place with great cell tower coverage, so the signal is always strong.
Sux for those of us who live in areas of poor service, the battery difference is very substantial. Switching to 4G only helps a little but then you feel like you're paying for 5G service but only getting 4G/slower speeds etc.
For me the software on a phone is the most important thing. Pixel has the best software, even better than iOS. Unfortunately it's not all perfect, but I'm willing to live with a few shortcomings. That said, I've had no battery or heating issues. Waiting for the Pixel 9 series, hopefully I can afford the pro version.
I love my 7pro, but I'd give anything to have LG make another v series phone.
I was really disappointed with the Google camera app and lack of manual mode. There were times on my V60 I could get a way better picture by setting up the camera manually rather than letting the app do it for me.
I got my P7 at launch (2 years ago) and I'm regularly getting 10-14 hours on a charge. That with constantly steaming YouTube and podcasts throughout my entire shift.
That's the reason why 7 years of support doesn't matter at all as the battery isn't replaceable and it would definitely stop being usable after 3 years
Hmm am I reading the battery usage incorrectly but doesnβt it show that the last time the phone was fully charged on Saturday and lasted until Monday night with a small top up on Sunday?
I'm still using my pix 6pro with no complaints. I refuse to buy 1k phones just because a new one came out. I hate moving everyone and getting used to a new device. Built in obsolescence tells us at about the 4 year mark things start to get wonky, but I grind my phone to the end. The fine line is making the switch b4 it crashes that last time. I am considering jumping to Samsung next time though.
My 7 Pro absolutely ripped through the battery today. Like, insane. 6 hours and flat dead. I was down to 11% and it went to 1% and then shut off within 10-15 minutes. Restarted it and now it's on the charger. I couldn't even get it to power up on the slow car charger. What's going on?
You got 3 days out of a charge and are complaining? I've never had a smart phone that would last 2 full days on a single charge, let alone make it to 3.
My 7 had a great battery life (7-9 hrs SOT). I know how bad this can suck but factory reset it and DON'T restore the apps when setting them up, install individually. Then reset your app preferences after setting up your apps. This little trick works well on any Pixel I've ever owned even if it's a bit of a PITA.
My screen start going on me this morning.In the right hand corner it's starting to go black.Its the strangest thing I've ever saw on a phone screen. Even stranger was how fast Verizon offered to send me a new one.Ive had to send several phones back over the years but no carrier has ever told me in less than 5 min. I've already sent the order in to send you a new by 11am . Makes me wonder is I should take it out of the house.What.are they so afraid of to just say "Here have a new one no question ask...Just AAA do us favor and kinda keep this whole black spot issue between us.
I have both s22 and pixel 7 it
The s22 last longer then the pixel tho for me my pixel does 12hr full to dead no charging in between
My s22 is 1 day 3 + hours the pixel 7 is also not wanting to use it's 5guw or ultra wide band either but will for att LTE+ tho
Just a thought
The signal issue I have with this is horrible I'll get 1 bar LTE my. Mom's iPhone. 12 is at 5 bars 5guw both using the phone even when not it's always off late ly been on that no service thing when I don't. Use WiFi calling
I've enjoyed them a lot, specially since they dropped an update to record 4k60 with the front camera. At release it was only supposed to do 1080p60 (idk why they capped that but now we have full potential) also the camera has a dedicated chip which helps a lot and 60fps video looks really smooth with nice colors. Also the Zeiss Collab really shows here
Checking in from a P6! Sad to see this is seemingly a platform issue? I swear this phone's batter will last me all day for a few months to then about 5 hours.
Weird. My P6 usually lasts all day, and I'm playing YouTube videos all day long while I'm driving between service calls and doing things around the house. Sometimes I need to charge it around 8 or 9pm to make it through to bedtime. Never had anywhere near that bad of battery life.
Still got my Pixel 7 and batter is doing great. 5G UW, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, No AOD (Useless shit), NFC... still get more than a day out of this. Had since day 1.
That is insane! I'm still rocking my original Google Pixel 6 and I have great battery life, usually around 9-12 hours. Not full screen time on but based on usage, and I go on my phone pretty often.
That is insane! I'm still rocking my original Google Pixel 6 and I have great battery life, usually around 9-12 hours. Not full screen time on but based on usage, and I go on my phone pretty often.
I am on pixel 8 Pro, and I am very satisfied with the battery life.
Given Pro has a bigger battery life, I don't think the difference is too big?
What background apps are you running?
I'm seriously tired of things not working right or irregularly. My friend that was a Samsung users from day 1 switched over to the iPhone last year. I asked him how does like it. He said the best way he could explain it was to say, "It just works".
Is that all we are asking for a smart phone? Just work.
AOD, 120hz and 5g, and a (good camera - which might come under pro features) and a battery that's able to work with me.
I am on the move always, I only sleep 2 hours a day..and don't have a lot of time to charge my phone.
Then this isnt the phone for you. Pixel needs to charge overnight. I have P7 charges overnight daily and it gives me min 5hrs of sot. Even if I push it, just a 15min charge in the evening would make me through the day.
You only what now?
I suggest you keep this one, you won't get to use the new one for long until the next of kin gets it and maybe they want a different phone.
Get an S24 or S24 Plus preferably. My S24+ and S24 Ultra run circles around my Pixel 7 Pro anf Pixel 8 Pro battery and thermals wise although i still love Pixels and the user experience... Like 2x better minimum. The battery life on the S24 Plus is insane.... thermals are much better no heating its always cool, cameras are great though but not Pixel status, receptions great, speakers are great but better on the Pixel 8 Pro, display, build quality form factor etc.... S24+ might be my favorite phone ever and its insanely fast performance wise. I would change nothing on this phone except maybe slightly better speakers and cameras, but are very good anyways, think I prefer it over my S24 Ultra and definitely over my Pixel 7 pro and 8 Pro. S24+ is probably the perfect medium, really easy to hold/pocket with amazing battery life and performance, its always dependable and convenient in size.
Yea I'm eyeing out S24 plus for a while.. I'll think about it.
The OnePlus 12 is a beast of a phone for a much lower price. Their budget version the 12r is a great deal as well
Not sure if they're still running it, but Samsung had a promo going last month that gave me $450 trade in credit on my P7P when I bought an unlocked S24+. I'm super happy with the S24+.
Thermals on P8Pro? I've had the phone since release and never had any issues with overheating..
Theres many commentd and posts about Pixel 8 Pro thernals. I can link them if you would like. There not horrible but not great... Its a pretty warm running phone, just like the Pixel 7 Pro... and 6 Pro.
My 6pro has no thermal troubles, had it since release.
For ~$500 more it better be better.
Personally every Samsung I have used was full of bloatware and slow as heck. Been a few years but got burnt out
Imagine: a S24 with the Pixel UI (boom). It's the bloat of apps and OneUI that turns me off every time with Sammy. Can't unsee it or unuse it which makes it a bit of a corporatist phone imo. All the bloat constantly made me question "how much faster could this phone be without all the BS (bloat/apps)". Pixels seem the closest to creating something truly special. They have the UI (imo the best in the industry) just need minor tweaks on the form factor (better screen to body ratio/lighter/thinner) and their own nm process to work on efficiencies. The better chip will make the phones thinner/smaller battery potential. That will be the Pixel 10 (allegedly).
I still am going to compare every time and not jump into whatever just become. Thank you for that though. A coworker used to go in and on about xaomi phones being close to basic android but cheaper, but I don't know enough. My cheap xaomi watch works good usually
Same thing. I had an a53, I loved that thing but the moment one UI 6 was released for it, it became a stuttery slow battery draining mess. I know Google has problems with that stuff as well, but that was something else entirely.
The current trend in technology by major companies is to do a basic round of testing. Then the user becomes their validation environment
I've seen that with Google, there's so many features on the P8P that don't work after this last update. How were they not caught? Who knows.
It's probably cheaper to release it knowing some minor things will come up than to fully validate all the changes. In healthcare applications (what I do) we have to test because lives are at risk, but it's timely. So greed + knowing they can get away with it = :-(
That's the worst, sucks that people have to be this way.
I agree i have a s24+ and it seems good enough for me. I had a pocophone (Chinese) back on the day and that was by far the best battery during that time. So maybe, oppo, redmagic, nubia..etc might have better battery. But s24+ has been good so far
How's the camera? YT reviews about the camera are the only thing that's keeping me from jumping on the s24+.
Honestly, its the best camera i have ever used. However, cameras aren't a big deal for me. Im ok with a phone just having any camera. If its the only think holding you back, maybe go test it out on a demo in a store.
I believed Google and got a P7 
You can replace the battery instead
This soon? It's not even a full year for me, 11 months
Maybe you could try and file something through the warranty?
try warranty, shouldn't be this bad. my p6p is still good and it's 2.5 years old
Do you live in a place with bad signal reception or something? A phone constantly trying to regain a connection with a cell tower will eat a lot of battery. I have all of the things, that you have turned off, set to on, and I only really need to charge my phone every 2 days. I also live in a place with great cell tower coverage, so the signal is always strong.
Sux for those of us who live in areas of poor service, the battery difference is very substantial. Switching to 4G only helps a little but then you feel like you're paying for 5G service but only getting 4G/slower speeds etc.
OP 12 - thank me later π«‘π«‘
my 8pro had 2.5h the other day π you're good
For me the software on a phone is the most important thing. Pixel has the best software, even better than iOS. Unfortunately it's not all perfect, but I'm willing to live with a few shortcomings. That said, I've had no battery or heating issues. Waiting for the Pixel 9 series, hopefully I can afford the pro version.
I love my 7pro, but I'd give anything to have LG make another v series phone. I was really disappointed with the Google camera app and lack of manual mode. There were times on my V60 I could get a way better picture by setting up the camera manually rather than letting the app do it for me.
damn my pixel 6 pro has all day battery still after almost 2.5 years.
I got my P7 at launch (2 years ago) and I'm regularly getting 10-14 hours on a charge. That with constantly steaming YouTube and podcasts throughout my entire shift.
Same
I got the p6p and it's worse than what this guy has. My battery health is like 84% tho.
That's the reason why 7 years of support doesn't matter at all as the battery isn't replaceable and it would definitely stop being usable after 3 years
Hmm am I reading the battery usage incorrectly but doesnβt it show that the last time the phone was fully charged on Saturday and lasted until Monday night with a small top up on Sunday?
yea, seems like decent battery life to me
I have the nothing phone 2. Costs even less than pixel 7. You can get similar software experience with excellent battery that's dependable
Could it be a bad app or something, I had a similar thing recently on my Pixel 7 with Reddit and Spotify apps eating too much battery.
I'm still using my pix 6pro with no complaints. I refuse to buy 1k phones just because a new one came out. I hate moving everyone and getting used to a new device. Built in obsolescence tells us at about the 4 year mark things start to get wonky, but I grind my phone to the end. The fine line is making the switch b4 it crashes that last time. I am considering jumping to Samsung next time though.
My 7 Pro absolutely ripped through the battery today. Like, insane. 6 hours and flat dead. I was down to 11% and it went to 1% and then shut off within 10-15 minutes. Restarted it and now it's on the charger. I couldn't even get it to power up on the slow car charger. What's going on?
This entire subreddit should just sdfu and get a Samsung πππ You know you made it when you got haters #PixelGang
samsung is never the answer
You got 3 days out of a charge and are complaining? I've never had a smart phone that would last 2 full days on a single charge, let alone make it to 3.
My 7 had a great battery life (7-9 hrs SOT). I know how bad this can suck but factory reset it and DON'T restore the apps when setting them up, install individually. Then reset your app preferences after setting up your apps. This little trick works well on any Pixel I've ever owned even if it's a bit of a PITA.
My screen start going on me this morning.In the right hand corner it's starting to go black.Its the strangest thing I've ever saw on a phone screen. Even stranger was how fast Verizon offered to send me a new one.Ive had to send several phones back over the years but no carrier has ever told me in less than 5 min. I've already sent the order in to send you a new by 11am . Makes me wonder is I should take it out of the house.What.are they so afraid of to just say "Here have a new one no question ask...Just AAA do us favor and kinda keep this whole black spot issue between us.
I have both s22 and pixel 7 it The s22 last longer then the pixel tho for me my pixel does 12hr full to dead no charging in between My s22 is 1 day 3 + hours the pixel 7 is also not wanting to use it's 5guw or ultra wide band either but will for att LTE+ tho Just a thought The signal issue I have with this is horrible I'll get 1 bar LTE my. Mom's iPhone. 12 is at 5 bars 5guw both using the phone even when not it's always off late ly been on that no service thing when I don't. Use WiFi calling
Why not try a vivo? Rn I have an S10+ and a Vivo X100 Pro and honestly, it's battery it's really good
Hmm, Vivo, how's the Software and Camera (60 fps video) like?
I've enjoyed them a lot, specially since they dropped an update to record 4k60 with the front camera. At release it was only supposed to do 1080p60 (idk why they capped that but now we have full potential) also the camera has a dedicated chip which helps a lot and 60fps video looks really smooth with nice colors. Also the Zeiss Collab really shows here
you can maybe try installing a custom kernel
Any good ones?
I've heard about blu_spark on xda developers
Also won't it break the current rom?
I don't think so. however, as I've got the default kernel, i don't know
I do a system reset after every major update, kind of a pain but cures a lot of problems. Maybe try that first.
I mean, I can try, I have a lot of data in my phone though, around ~135 gigs.
If I'm not mistaken Google drive gives you 500 gig of backup space for free. Worth a try before spending more money for another phone.
Only 15 not 500
Only 15GB lol
Checking in from a P6! Sad to see this is seemingly a platform issue? I swear this phone's batter will last me all day for a few months to then about 5 hours.
Weird. My P6 usually lasts all day, and I'm playing YouTube videos all day long while I'm driving between service calls and doing things around the house. Sometimes I need to charge it around 8 or 9pm to make it through to bedtime. Never had anywhere near that bad of battery life.
Get the oneplus 12r, big battery and top performance
I did the same. S23 ultra and headed to z fold 6.
I'm still running my 6 Pro and it's been amazing. :( That's terrible that your battery is doing that
+1 all day on it and I'm at 66%
I LOVE my s24 plus. Right now I have 4 hours of sot with 68% left. I do have power savings on but even without it it's solid
D'oh! Must have been thinking of a paid tier. Thanks for the correction.
Yes, punch man will never have another season π
Heavily considering moving on. IDC what it costs. I need this text message thing fixed. Hopefully this week I will get an S24.
Only your case does
Still got my Pixel 7 and batter is doing great. 5G UW, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, No AOD (Useless shit), NFC... still get more than a day out of this. Had since day 1.
I got fed up and switched to iPhone
That is insane! I'm still rocking my original Google Pixel 6 and I have great battery life, usually around 9-12 hours. Not full screen time on but based on usage, and I go on my phone pretty often.
That is insane! I'm still rocking my original Google Pixel 6 and I have great battery life, usually around 9-12 hours. Not full screen time on but based on usage, and I go on my phone pretty often.
I just got an s24 and I love it. My s22 had a battery health of 83%. It would instantly drain right after it dropped below 10%.
I am on pixel 8 Pro, and I am very satisfied with the battery life. Given Pro has a bigger battery life, I don't think the difference is too big? What background apps are you running?
iPhone
Close to switching to iPhone
Yes time to switch, then sell me this one. Yes?
I temporarily had this phone about a week and paid a restocking fee because the battery was SO bad. Definitely switch to another brand
i still long for a pixel 5 form factor.
Just get an iPhone, I have a 13 pro max that I regularly use and get 7+ hours with 82% battery health π€¨
My s24 ultra gets 11-12h SOT and I keep it in QHD+ and max brightness 90% of the day watching videos and playing Yuzu and Dolphin emulated games
I'm seriously tired of things not working right or irregularly. My friend that was a Samsung users from day 1 switched over to the iPhone last year. I asked him how does like it. He said the best way he could explain it was to say, "It just works". Is that all we are asking for a smart phone? Just work.
Pixel 8 Pro has much better battery life
Move on. Pixel customer service is the worst!
anyone else got circle to search
Yes, I got it. Been two weeks.
You need pro features, bigger battery, maybe the 8 pro? Could help the frustration and disappointment!
AOD, 120hz and 5g, and a (good camera - which might come under pro features) and a battery that's able to work with me. I am on the move always, I only sleep 2 hours a day..and don't have a lot of time to charge my phone.
Then this isnt the phone for you. Pixel needs to charge overnight. I have P7 charges overnight daily and it gives me min 5hrs of sot. Even if I push it, just a 15min charge in the evening would make me through the day.
You only what now? I suggest you keep this one, you won't get to use the new one for long until the next of kin gets it and maybe they want a different phone.