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S21 Ultra Battery life really bad compared to all the youtube video review

(Topic created on: 22-01-2021 11:04 PM)
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daribeiro
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So I bought the new S21 Ultra on the pre order the day it was announced. I was one of the lucky ones to get early so I could leave a review. 

 

Coming from a Note 10+ that I had for a year and a half, I was really excited for the S21 Ultra, but was really disappointed with the battery life. I've had the phone for 5 days now and since the very beginning I've not been able to use the phone for the whole day on a single charge. It's been giving me screen on times comparable to my Note 10+ (4/5 hours) which is a much older device, but I thought maybe this was the way all S21 ultra's were behaving, just not very good battery life.

 

BUT, yesterday all the youtubers started to publish they're videos comparing batteries with older S devices and Iphones and their S21s were doing amazing, giving them screen on times of up to 13 hours! 

I contacted support but they said this would be normal as my phone was still learning user patterns... but I'm not sure if that would affect it as bad as it is at the moment. 

 

What do you guys think? Should I send the phone back? I'm really concerned that I just spent all this money on a new phone for it to be so bad with battery. 

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TechieNikhil
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Hi Daribeiro, 

There is a reason why Apple iPhone feels 'Smoother' even though it has 60Hz Refresh Rate display. I will suggest you to update your Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra smartphone to the latest software? And also, restrict background activity for apps you want. Give it 2-3 days.

K Dimov
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You do realize you are replying to a thread that is almost 11 months old, right? A lot has changes since then. And as an ex-Apple user, I know perfectly well why iPhone is the way it is. Still, for a top-of-the-line model, restricting apps and creating routines to get better battery life is disappointing to say the least. This is where Android is miles behind iOS and will be like that for quite some time. Google, unfortunately, is not even trying to get there.

Current: S24 Ultra 512GB Titanium Violet | Old: S21 Ultra 256GB Phantom Black
zSPARTAA03
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I want your phone lol

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