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My largest grievance about final 12 months’s Galaxy S22 was that its battery did not final lengthy sufficient on a single cost. Samsung addressed that shortcoming with the just lately launched Galaxy S23, which has a bigger battery and a extra environment friendly processor.The Galaxy S23 would not provide record-breaking battery life, however it’s sufficient of an enchancment to make me really feel comfy utilizing it on a busy day with out carrying a charger. That’s greater than I may say for the Galaxy S22, which left me with battery anxiousness on lengthy days spent away from an influence outlet. Petite Android telephones just like the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S22 may be arduous to return by, which is why I’m glad Samsung made this repair to its 6.1-inch flagship cellphone. Galaxy S23’s greater battery makes a distinctionThe Galaxy S23 has an even bigger battery than its predecessor.
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Samsung elevated the Galaxy S23’s battery capability by 200 mAh in comparison with the Galaxy S22. The new cellphone has a 3,900-mAh battery; final 12 months’s machine had 3,700 mAh. But that is not the one issue influencing battery life. The Galaxy S23 household runs on a model of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor that is been optimized particularly for the Galaxy S23 collection. Samsung says this new processor brings higher energy effectivity, contributing to the cellphone’s longer battery life. Even after spending a short while with the Galaxy S23, these adjustments are noticeable. The Galaxy S22’s battery would generally dip to the 30s or 40s by roughly 9 p.m. after an extended day within the workplace. I even needed to borrow a colleague’s charger as soon as whereas attending an all-day work occasion as a result of I used to be anxious I would not make it to the night. (I usually had the always-on show turned off and the refresh charge set to straightforward as a substitute of adaptive.)My expertise with the Galaxy S23 has been very totally different thus far. I nonetheless had 64% of my battery left by 12:36 a.m. on a latest Sunday having taken the cellphone off its charger at 10 a.m. However, it is essential to notice that I additionally wasn’t utilizing my cellphone very regularly that afternoon. I used to be spending time with my household for a big chunk of the day, so I principally stored my cellphone tucked away in my pocket, solely retrieving it to sometimes examine my texts or take a photograph. 

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But even on a busy day, the Galaxy S23 nonetheless had extra of its battery left than the Galaxy S22 seemingly would have. After a day of operating benchmarks, taking a number of photographs, recording movies and streaming YouTube movies as a part of my overview testing, I nonetheless had 46% of my battery left by 9:45 p.m. That’s not so dangerous when you think about the Galaxy S22 generally had 30% to 40% of its battery left by round 9 p.m. after utilizing the cellphone closely all through the day. I additionally left the adaptive refresh charge setting turned on more often than not I spent with the Galaxy S23.To additional check the battery, I put every cellphone via a 45-minute endurance check and a three-hour battery drain check. During the 45-minute check, I repeatedly streamed movies on YouTube, made a video name, performed cellular video games and scrolled via social media feeds to see how a lot of a dent these on a regular basis duties would make in every cellphone’s battery. For the three-hour check, I streamed YouTube with the show brightness set to 100% and checked the battery proportion as soon as each hour to see how a lot it had drained.Unsurprisingly, the Galaxy S23 beat the Galaxy S22 in each checks, as you possibly can see within the tables beneath.

Galaxy S23 vs. Galaxy S22 45-minute check

Galaxy S23

91%

Galaxy S22

89%

Galaxy S23 vs. Galaxy S22 3-hour check

1 hour

2 hours

3 hours

Galaxy S23

95%

88%

81%

Galaxy S22

91%

81%

71%

It’s essential to keep in mind that battery life will at all times fluctuate relying on how you employ your machine. Factors like display brightness and the forms of apps you are utilizing will influence battery life, so your expertise could indirectly mirror mine. For instance, although I generally struggled to get via a complete day utilizing the Galaxy S22, I used to be in a position to protect roughly 60 to 70% of my battery by 9 p.m. with the always-on show turned off on days principally spent at house.How to get essentially the most battery life out of your Galaxy S22The Galaxy S22.
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If you personal a Galaxy S22 and are fighting battery life, there are just a few steps you possibly can take to maximise your machine’s longevity. First, strive turning down the display brightness by flattening from the highest of the show to entry your cellphone’s fast settings menu. You’ll additionally wish to make certain the adaptive brightness setting is disabled to forestall your cellphone from routinely boosting brightness when wanted. While that may be a helpful function underneath regular circumstances, you won’t need the brightness to extend while you’re making an attempt to preserve battery life. Open your Galaxy S22’s settings menu, select the show possibility and ensure the change subsequent to adaptive brightness is toggled off. It’s additionally a good suggestion to strive turning off the adaptive refresh charge and always-on show settings in the event you’re making an attempt to increase battery life, which you’ll toggle within the settings menu.Samsung gadgets have an influence financial savings mode that disables sure settings to make the battery last more. Open the settings menu, choose the battery and machine care possibility after which faucet battery to entry it. From this battery menu, you too can restrict battery utilization for apps that you do not use fairly often.These ideas will work on the Galaxy S23 too, which additionally has a lightweight efficiency mode to prioritize battery life and cooling effectivity over excessive efficiency. To flip this on, open the Galaxy S23’s settings menu, faucet battery and machine care, and choose battery. Scroll right down to the underside of the display and select the extra battery settings possibility. From there, it’s best to see a area referred to as efficiency profile, which you’ll faucet to modify between normal and light-weight. (During my time with the Galaxy S23, I had it set to straightforward.)If that is not sufficient, you possibly can strive buying a conveyable charger or energy financial institution to energy up your machine on the go. With its new $700 value, the Galaxy S22 is a tempting alternative alongside the $800 Galaxy S23. Just keep in mind you may be sacrificing some battery life to save lots of that cash.