Samsung Galaxy Note 9

[IdentityCrisis]

Crazy battery life on the Note 9! Now I'm on the fence between getting another iPhone XS Max (I returned my Gold one) or going with the Note 9. I wouldn't feel good to drop $1.200 on the Note 9 when I got my Note 8 working perfectly fine, but that battery life...

Pick up a slightly used Note 9 off Swappa for $700~ as that is what they are selling for now.

But I owned a Note 9, 512gb, and returned it after a month. Camera issues, and the battery life wasn't as good as everyone says. The Max actually beats it in my usage by a lot. 70% at end of day for iPhone Max and 30% for Note 9. I had to charge the Note midway if I had plans for that evening.

 

[mib1800]

Pick up a slightly used Note 9 off Swappa for $700~ as that is what they are selling for now.

But I owned a Note 9, 512gb, and returned it after a month. Camera issues, and the battery life wasn't as good as everyone says. The Max actually beats it in my usage by a lot. 70% at end of day for iPhone Max and 30% for Note 9. I had to charge the Note midway if I had plans for that evening.

Give it up. I doubt your "feel" is fair. Maybe the day you use note9 much more (since you can do so much more with it ). We know screen on time, note9 kills xs max.

Proof:
-in the phonebuff excellent battery test
- in displaymate screen power consumption, note 9 scrren is much more efficient

Hey, as a consolation xs max has a better battery life if YOU DONT USE IT.

 

[Sevanw]

Can't help but think how battery life can only get better for Galaxy flagships with 7nm processors and an ever improving Samsung software experience. Bring on the S10/Note10. #greatnessiscoming

 

[Fernandez21]

Can't help but think how battery life can only get better for Galaxy flagships with 7nm processors and an ever improving Samsung software experience. Bring on the S10/Note10. #greatnessiscoming

Mi excited that some of the rumors are talking about a model with a flat display S10 variant. It jus better have the same internals as the curved models.

 

[I7guy]

Give it up. I doubt your "feel" is fair. Maybe the day you use note9 much more (since you can do so much more with it ). We know screen on time, note9 kills xs max.

Proof:
-in the phonebuff excellent battery test
- in displaymate screen power consumption, note 9 scrren is much more efficient

Hey, as a consolation xs max has a better battery life if YOU DONT USE IT.

What is your anecdotal experience of note 9 vs Xs max? Or do you rely on YouTube videos for the information you post here. No need to answer.

 

[boomer11]

What is your anecdotal experience of note 9 vs Xs max? Or do you rely on YouTube videos for the information you post here. No need to answer.

you'd rather have biased "evidence" from people instead of just seeing the phones tested side by side on video? these are tested using the exact same apps at the same time in the same location.

the note flat out embarrasses the iphone in the battery department. get over it.

 

[I7guy]

you'd rather have biased "evidence" from people instead of just seeing the phones tested side by side on video? these are tested using the exact same apps at the same time in the same location.

the note flat out embarrasses the iphone in the battery department. get over it.

There’s nothing to get over as you say. Someone claims x on a forum you gonna say that experience is not true? You wanna believe the YouTube videos as gospel, be my guest.

 

[Lobwedgephil]

you'd rather have biased "evidence" from people instead of just seeing the phones tested side by side on video? these are tested using the exact same apps at the same time in the same location.

the note flat out embarrasses the iphone in the battery department. get over it.

I have both and they both have similar batteries for my usage. The Note 9 has a few unexplainable days where it drains for no reason, but it is usually very solid with great battery life.

 

[boomer11]

There’s nothing to get over as you say. Someone claims x on a forum you gonna say that experience is not true? You wanna believe the YouTube videos as gospel, be my guest.

i'm saying two phones tested side by side doing the exact same thing for the exact same amount of time is way more accurate than you using an iphone one day and an android phone the next. i'd rather see the results myself rather than depend on someones biased words. i can understand why you prefer the 2nd method though. its not easy seeing a 1500 purchase lose so easily.

 

[I7guy]

i'm saying two phones tested side by side doing the exact same thing for the exact same amount of time is way more accurate than you using an iphone one day and an android phone the next. i'd rather see the results myself rather than depend on someones biased words. i can understand why you prefer the 2nd method though. its not easy seeing a 1500 purchase lose so easily.

To your logic I can see why you “prefer” the Youtube video, which these videos mostly aren’t real world scenarios. Some useful information sometimes does come of them, but if you want to bet the farm on them, as I said, be my guest. As far as defending anything not sure why you are either.

 

[boomer11]

To your logic I can see why you “prefer” the Youtube video, which these videos mostly aren’t real world scenarios. Some useful information sometimes does come of them, but if you want to bet the farm on them, as I said, be my guest. As far as defending anything not sure why you are either.

LOL phone calls, messaging, emails, surfing the web, watching videos and playing games isn't real world?

Take a screenshot of your battery usage so I can see all these real world apps that wasn't included.

 

[I7guy]

LOL phone calls, messaging, emails, surfing the web, watching videos and playing games isn't real world?

Take a screenshot of your battery usage so I can see all these real world apps that wasn't included.

Lol, real world is moving around and doing that stuff in cars, buses, trains buildings, beach etc. that’s real world. Maybe your definition is different.

 

[lavrishevo]

Having a 5th grade education is not starting your sentence off with LOL.

 

[boomer11]

Lol, real world is moving around and doing that stuff in cars, buses, trains buildings, beach etc. that’s real world. Maybe your definition is different.

You think using the phones in different locations is gonna make up a 38% battery difference?

Hate to break it to you but the iPhone would've lost by way more than 38% if it had to move around b/c it's artenna is far inferior to the note. Imagine the thing constantly trying to find a cellular connection....

 

[Michael Goff]

i'm saying two phones tested side by side doing the exact same thing for the exact same amount of time is way more accurate than you using an iphone one day and an android phone the next. i'd rather see the results myself rather than depend on someones biased words. i can understand why you prefer the 2nd method though. its not easy seeing a 1500 purchase lose so easily.

Except that battery life has a lot to do with personal things. So my great battery life phone might be your mediocre. There are factors that sitting both of them on a table and running apps won't exactly measure.

Not arguing against the Note 9 having beastly battery, arguing against supposed "real world benchmarks".

 

[I7guy]

You think using the phones in different locations is gonna make up a 38% battery difference?

Hate to break it to you but the iPhone would've lost by way more than 38% if it had to move around b/c it's artenna is far inferior to the note. Imagine the thing constantly trying to find a cellular connection....

Yes. And while there are reported connection issues, this again seems to affect a subset of buyers.

 

[boomer11]

Except that battery life has a lot to do with personal things. So my great battery life phone might be your mediocre. There are factors that sitting both of them on a table and running apps won't exactly measure..

Like what exactly? Both phones are the same brightness, connected to the same wifi/cell tower, doing the exact same things yet they do not have the same battery life.

What other factor do you think lead to such a dramatic difference?

 

[Michael Goff]

Like what exactly? Both phones are the same brightness, connected to the same wifi/cell tower, doing the exact same things yet they do not have the same battery life.

What other factor do you think lead to such a dramatic difference?

If I sit two phones in a room and have them just run apps, that's not at all realistic. If a person does the same thing two days in a row with two different phones, that's their own personal battery life.

But you asked for things that would differ. Two phones sitting in a room with great reception and perfect wifi signal show you just that, how well they deal with in ideal conditions. I don't know about you, but I'm rarely in such ideal conditions. I'll move in and out of WiFi, signal will vary in strength.

My battery life and yours can be vastly different with the same phone.

 

[Tsepz]

you'd rather have biased "evidence" from people instead of just seeing the phones tested side by side on video? these are tested using the exact same apps at the same time in the same location.

the note flat out embarrasses the iphone in the battery department. get over it.

Here's what you have to understand in this forum going forward:

- If iPhone loses - YouTube is unreliable, and even 1 person who opposes it is right.
- If iPhone wins - YouTube is reliable and is hardcore evidence that trumps everything else.

You will notice this as a consistent theme with our iPhonebrigade, all over this forum.

 

[Cryates]

I’ve had both the Max and Note9, and I’ll tell you the battery life is slightly better on the Note9 in my usage day-to-day but it’s not substantially better as that video suggests. Not even close to that big a difference. I’d maybe have 5-10% more left on the Note9. Both would last me plenty enough through a full day of heavy use so it’s pretty negligible in my experience.

 

[boomer11]

If I sit two phones in a room and have them just run apps, that's not at all realistic. If a person does the same thing two days in a row with two different phones, that's their own personal battery life.

But you asked for things that would differ. Two phones sitting in a room with great reception and perfect wifi signal show you just that, how well they deal with in ideal conditions. I don't know about you, but I'm rarely in such ideal conditions. I'll move in and out of WiFi, signal will vary in strength.

My battery life and yours can be vastly different with the same phone.

So what you're basically saying is that in perfect condition the iPhone lost badly but if you take both phones out into not perfect conditions, the iPhone will suddenly stand a chance? Hmmmm not sure I follow such logic.

The note gets strong signal everywhere due to its attenna. I don't think going to a low signal area would do the iPhone any favors in testing.

 

[1050792]

So what to believe? Everyone has their own user perspective about battery life, I guess in the end of the day it depends on usage. From what I can tell most iPhone users do not use their phones for an extended period of time hence why such claims about "outstanding" battery life. This is physics, there's no software that can make a 3.100mAH battery last as long as a 4.000 mAH.

 

[Roadstar]

So what to believe? Everyone has their own user perspective about battery life, I guess in the end of the day it depends on usage. From what I can tell most iPhone users do not use their phones for an extended period of time hence why such claims about "outstanding" battery life. This is physics, there's no software that can make a 3.100mAH battery last as long as a 4.000 mAH.

I think it’s the old issue of iPhones having a much smaller idle drain compared to Android. However, if you actively use both with the screen on, the smaller mAh count is starting to show.

 

[1050792]

I think it’s the old issue of iPhones having a much smaller idle drain compared to Android. However, if you actively use both with the screen on, the smaller mAh count is starting to show.

I don't think that's true anymore since Marshmallow which was supposed to fix the stand by drain. For example my XS Max was losing about 2-4% per hour while my Note 8 loses 3% in 12 hours.

 

[Cryates]

Here are my battery stats on the Max. It’s plenty to last me through a full day. I’ve still got my Note9, but I haven’t used in it a couple weeks, so I don’t think there’s a way for me to pull a similar comparison.