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Samsung S25/ S25 Ultra
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I never understood the point of light performance modes in phones.
Let's make your phone perform like a chipset from 2 or 3 years ago to save battery life. Kind of negates the point of having a fast or flagship level phone at that point.
I shouldn't have to compromise everyday performance just to get adequate battery life. Governers on most modern phones and AI should be enough to regulate performance and battery life and if it isn't then Samsung is doing something wrong.
Most people now expect at least a full day of battery life and most want 2 day battery life and would probably want more.
Most larger flagship phones with one exception have large enough batteries to deliver most people's expectations without having to tinker with performance settings. In my opinion if I have to adjust the performance settings then something is wrong.
There are cases, generally in laptops/desktops where more refined control for specific use cases is required. Smartphones generally don't need such fine tuning. I can see using a battery saver governer in times of emergency when you don't have much battery left and won't be able to recharge or other such situations. Otherwise standard performance or high performance if I could choose it. But again if I need a high performance mode it is sort of the same as needing a low performance mode.
It is hard to believe that with a s25 ultra and a 5000mah cell you aren't getting good battery life with a more powerful and more efficient chip than previous generation.
Usually when odd battery drain occurs it is either a bad app or a bad update/corrupted installation. It can also be the cache. Most of the time and simple back up and reset will fix unless the bad app is reinstalled or another corruption occurs. Play store updates may also slightly affect battery.
After doing more research, it sounds like the a light profile isn't hampering the user experience at all. I sure haven't noticed it today. And I don't game or anything like that.
I get it. If it works for you I am certainly not criticizing you.
It is just my personal take. I tried using a battery saver setting and I could tell a difference. I don't game on my phone either.
I just don't like it on principle. I feel like I am getting cheated if I need it. I may as well buy an s23 ultra. Same battery size and slower processor. Same as s25 on light performance?
I know there is a lot more to a phone but in my opinion a newer phone should both be faster and more efficient. Specially after 2 gens. If I have to use a light performance setting to get the most of my phone then I feel something is wrong. I feel light performance should be used only for extreme cases not everyday use.
If I have a flagship phone and I have battery anxiety I am getting a different phone. Actually, one of the reasons I stopped using my Pixel 8 Pro was due to battery life. My s24 ultra has all day battery life even if pushed really hard while in most cases I can get a day and a half easy and 2 days of medium to light use. I consider a day 8 hours of screen on time. Maybe 6 to 8. I generally don't have any issues even on cellular. Cellular does kill the battery much faster. So instead of day and half to 2 days I will get only one.
Even with heavy use on cellular it would be hard to get less than 6 hours of sot. I can't imagine how the s25 ultra would be worse???
Yeah it doesn't hinder performance or the user experience at all.
It is similar to new car technology that will limite engine cylinders to increase fuel economy when at highway cruising speeds.
The S25U is like a mini laptop in your hands. You don't need all the power all the time. With machine learning and AI some things can be prioritied over others. Some unused or rarely used applications are out into sleep to save energy.
My Dodge Ram truck has a hemi engine. It has a lot of power. But when I am cruising at highway speeds, i don't need all that power so the buitin technology will disengage a cylinder to conserve fuel and save me money.
Never have I thought to myself man......"if it does that I might as well get a 6 cylinder instead."
I want all the power I can get but I also want to save energy, gas, battery life when it is appropriate.
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Every time I see reference to a hemi I think of this commercial. 🤣 "You 'bout to find out" gets me every time.
I don't know about y'all but I always drive in sport mode 
Damn all this HEMI talk is making me miss my TRX 😢
If the rumors are true and they bring it back in 26 or 27 I'll be one of the first to order.
If the rumors are true and they bring it back in 26 or 27 I'll be one of the first to order.
Hah!I don't know about y'all but I always drive in sport mode
I did a lot of body and motor work on the old school 1 MPG Hemi beasts (Cuda, Dart, Road Runner, Satellite, Super Bee). Still liked GM 396 small block and 454 big block powered rides better
Phone is in less power hungry mode and works great.
I hear you mostHah!
I did a lot of body and motor work on the old school 1 MPG Hemi beasts (Cuda, Dart, Road Runner, Satellite, Super Bee). Still liked GM 396 small block and 454 big block powered rides better
Phone is in less power hungry mode and works great.
definitely 
Can't you either reclick on the live notifications or bring it back via notification history?
Mobile phone GPS tracking accuracy FAIL again after one ride that was similar to what has been recorded (using the same app) for more than a decade.
This is on Google as far as I am aware. Playstore and Maps too?
I've never owned a Garmin or other dedicated GPS tracking device and have no plans to do so.
This is on Google as far as I am aware. Playstore and Maps too?
I've never owned a Garmin or other dedicated GPS tracking device and have no plans to do so.
Yep this is the Android way, it's all about options and running your device your way and prioritising your preferences
