Samsung Galaxy S8+
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- Anonymous
- KIj
- 30 Oct 2019
Patto, 30 Oct 2019Is the Galaxy S8+ water proof? i would like to be taking pi... moreAnd you can keep it in upto 1.5 meters for 30 minutes
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- Anonymous
- KIj
- 30 Oct 2019
Patto, 30 Oct 2019Is the Galaxy S8+ water proof? i would like to be taking pi... moreYes but it is water resistant you can keep it in water for 30 minutes
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- Patto
- rvG
- 30 Oct 2019
Is the Galaxy S8+ water proof? i would like to be taking pictures and vids in the pool. So i just want to be sure
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- Mongoose
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- 30 Oct 2019
Good answers about battery degradation. Each opinion counts to Mr. Mongoose. I won't prey on your chicken anymore :)
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- Anonymous
- KIj
- 28 Oct 2019
Anonymous, 27 Oct 2019I started to be aware of a noticeable drop in battery perf... moreThats great
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- Anonymous
- 39y
- 27 Oct 2019
Anonymous, 27 Oct 2019Yes but my battery health is 95 percent in 10 months of use... moreI started to be aware of a noticeable drop in battery performance just after about 2 years. Had the phone 2 1/2 years and still very happy with the phone and in no rush to upgrade or change the battery yet until I see a phone I really like or if the battery starts really letting me down which it isn't at the moment. Far from it in fact. I'm still getting SOT that I'm happy with. Best phone I've ever had by a long way. Like you I'm happy :)
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- Anonymous
- KIj
- 27 Oct 2019
Essam, 27 Oct 2019I started to notice it after around 1 and a half year mine is at 95 percent battery health in 10 month usage so it is fine
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- Anonymous
- KIj
- 27 Oct 2019
Essam, 27 Oct 2019I started to notice it after around 1 and a half year Yes but it depends on usage that how you used your phone means how much you charged your phone the temprature and did you fast charged or did normal charge it depends on lot of things you can install phone info app in that you can see your battery health that gives you an idea that how much battery is degraded
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- Anonymous
- KIj
- 27 Oct 2019
Anonymous, 26 Oct 2019Yeah, I think it's good too. I'm very happy :) I cant sa... moreYes but my battery health is 95 percent in 10 months of use so you are right maybe after 2 years it will drop to 90 percent but i am satisfied with its overall performance and i am happy with it
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- Anonymous
- KIj
- 27 Oct 2019
Anonymous, 26 Oct 2019Yeah, you're right. Depends how you use the phone E.g Using... moreYes i agree with you
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- Essam
- Trn
- 27 Oct 2019
Mongoose, 25 Oct 2019How many users have experienced significant battery degrada... moreI started to notice it after around 1 and a half year
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- Anonymous
- 39y
- 26 Oct 2019
Anonymous, 26 Oct 2019I dont know but sometimes it gives less sot and when i char... moreYeah, you're right. Depends how you use the phone E.g Using your phone to play VR games will use far more resources and lead to less SOT than simply browsing the web.
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- Anonymous
- 39y
- 26 Oct 2019
Anonymous, 26 Oct 2019And there is an app called phone info in that when i see ba... moreYeah, I think it's good too. I'm very happy :)
I cant say exactly how much my phones battery has degraded since I bought the phone at launch but I am very happy with the performance in general and how the battery has held up over that time. Compared to the battery in my S6 Edge for example it's like night and day between them. I have noticed a huge improvement in the lifespan of the battery.
The figures that you quote seem to tally with Samsung's R&D boss who told CNET ...
"Samsung claims the Galaxy S8's battery won't wear out as quickly as the Galaxy S7. After two years of use, Samsung R&D boss Oh Boo-keun told us the Galaxy S8 should still hold 95 percent of its charge"
https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/samsung-galaxy-s8-battery-claims/
But as we have discussed people use their phones in different ways so it would be unsurprising to see differences in degradation from one phone to another and not all phones will degrade by only 5% over 2 years as claimed by the R&D guy at Samsung. It will come down to how the phone is used on a daily basis and how hard you make the battery work.
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- Anonymous
- KIY
- 26 Oct 2019
Anonymous, 26 Oct 2019*Correction Some say dont let run down to below 15-20% ... moreAnd there is an app called phone info in that when i see battery health it shows 94.7% sometimes it shows 95.0% it means battery health is degraded only 5% in 10 months so i think that is good
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- Anonymous
- KIY
- 26 Oct 2019
Anonymous, 26 Oct 2019*Correction Some say dont let run down to below 15-20% ... moreI dont know but sometimes it gives less sot and when i charge it again it gives normal sot i dont know why but i cant say it is because of degradation maybe it is because some apps consumes more battery or some battery intensive app i am using
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- Anonymous
- KIY
- 26 Oct 2019
Anonymous, 26 Oct 2019*Correction Some say dont let run down to below 15-20% ... moreYes i agree with you i also charge between 40 to 80 sometimes 30 to 80 or 85 so that way i have to charge my phone 2 times a day but i honestly didnt feel any degradation as such i am using it from 10 months now i dont fast charge i do normal charge
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- Anonymous
- 39y
- 26 Oct 2019
Anonymous, 26 Oct 2019Sorry I didn't answer your question fully. Yes it is widely... more*Correction
Some say dont let run down to below 15-20% and top up charges, rather than long charges from very low to 100% will help too.
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- Anonymous
- 39y
- 26 Oct 2019
Anonymous, 26 Oct 2019I agree with you but what if someone charges between 40 to ... moreSorry I didn't answer your question fully. Yes it is widely accepted that if you dont let your phones battery run down to a very low level before charging then this can prolong the life of the battery. Some say dont let run down to below 15-20% and top up charges, rather a charge from very low to 100% will help too. I generally stick to this but without being too obsessive about it as I want to enjoy my phone and not become obsessed with how many charging cycles the battery has endured since I first used the phone.
The main aim of my previous posts was to point out that just basically asking "How long will my battery last in my S8?" Will be determined by how you use the phone, the conditions etc
If someones battery degrades quicker than someone else's, over the same period of time, it doesn't automatically mean that there is something wrong with your battery. It's not as simple as that.
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- Anonymous
- 39y
- 26 Oct 2019
Anonymous, 26 Oct 2019I agree with you but what if someone charges between 40 to ... moreA full charging cycle is 100% so therefore to charge the battery from 40% to 80% is only part of a full cycle (40% of a full cycle) so for example if the next time you charged your phone was from 20% to 80% so in total a 60% charge. Then this added to the previous charge of 40% would be the equivalent of one charging cycle.
I hope this makes sense :) but other factors such as using fast charging compared to normal charging will have different impacts on the battery and different conditions such as the environment will have an impact on battery degradation E.g extreme heat or cold weather.
So as you can see it's a bit more complicated than just asking random people without any knowledge of how each person uses their phone and under what conditions and so on.
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- Anonymous
- KIY
- 26 Oct 2019
Anonymous, 26 Oct 2019Battery degradation will occur more rapidly the more the ba... moreI agree with you but what if someone charges between 40 to 80 percent by doing this can we increase charge cycles and overall battery health