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I have one of the Google 30w bricks that came with a Pixel 6. With my S23 it does Super Fast charging, even though it doesn't specify being PD certified or anything. Not sure on its cost.

I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Watch 2 with my S23. Non-LTE edition. I still get just over 2 days per charge on it (Sleep tracking on + snore detection, BT & WiFi on, GPS on). Power Saving mode (time-only) it projects to get 45 days. I generally have the fitness stuff off, or at least in standby. Steps & heart rate are on. My usage is mostly as a notification panel, occasionally replying to texts from the Watch, timepiece, and hands-free Bluetooth mic/speaker while driving. Oh and sometimes NFC contactless payments.

I have a Samsung Watch 2. Mine is Bluetooth-only, but it can be bought with LTE. I've had it for a couple years, and it's very durable. Battery lasts right at 2 days per charge for my usage. While it works pretty well, Personally I'd look at Watch 4 or better, as those use WearOS, instead of Samsung's old Tizen OS. And I'm looking into doing the same thing for a child with Down Syndrome. Easier for them to have & use a watch, vs a phone that's easily lost.

I use Microsoft Authenticator. On desktop, it imports passwords via Edge (which are also locked behind my Windows PIN) and on mobile it's the standalone password manager. (I use Authy as separate 2FA; M$ Auth is only for passwords.) I use Edge on both desktop & mobile, alongside Firefox occasionally.

Check Motorola. They might have something. Otherwise, use the Phone Finder tool at GSMarena.com, and specify exactly the features you want. Honestly, these shortfalls can easily be mitigated today. I use Bluetooth Buds. (Galaxy Buds Live) My wife has USB-C earbuds to use with her phone. And we have dongles just in case; USB-C to 3.5mm and dongles that let you listen & charge simultaneously. (I bought like half a dozen of the basic ones for around $3 each. They're scattered all over the house & in the car.) For storage, we keep apps on the phone, and have a USB-C thumb-drive on our keychains for anytime photo/video storage gets full.

Suppose something could have been wrong with the Pixel 7. After leaving the Pixel 5a, with it's bigger battery & slower Hz screen, I assumed the flagship Pixels just naturally ate more juice. Last year, I demo'd an S21 FE and Pixel 6 for a week each, and the Samsung held up better. Today on my S23, I'm at 3h 24m of use, 1h 44m screen on time, and I'm still at 83% remaining. It's had about 3 weeks for the battery optimizations to learn though...

I just recently moved from a Pixel 7 to Galaxy S23 - and so far (3 weeks) the S23 is blowing away the pixel for battery life. Easily 2x what the Pixel did. Has there been any major issues since the Note 7? I haven't seen anything about it.

The Galaxy Buds Live (the beans) have good endurance, and they don't sound isolate. You can use them and still be part of what's going on around you.

You can go into app properties, and disable Background data usage on a per-app basis. This will restrict Internet access while you're not actively using the app. Or you can configure your internet connection to be "Treated as metered." This basically tells the system you have cap on your internet, and so apps should only connect specifically when needed, or told to connect. After that, I'd personally Check your battery usage statistics. You'll see each app listed, and how much battery it's using, along with background battery drain. I doubt background is using any measurable amount. (In 6 hours, my Twitter background usage is less than 1 minute. That's my highest background usage.)

Basically, I want my phone to access my works WIFI, bypassing its services restrictions. I'd like to host the VPN at my house, instead of using a commercial service, if possible. It would only be used for that one mobile device. It does NOT need to access my home network's devices - Just encrypt & reroute my mobile traffic. Explanation: I just started working for the local school district as an evening custodian. The buildings I'm working in are all concrete & brick, and the main floor is partially underground, so cellular is non-existent inside. The school provides a "guest" Wi-Fi for staff & students to use (only the actual classroom devices can use the Secure wifi) but a majority of traffic/content is blocked. Ironically, YouTube & Twitter are completely open. But services like Discord, Facebook, Reddit, Google News, Google Voice VoIP, WhatsApp, Snap Chat and many keyword-based sites/services are blocked. I use AT&T prepaid with a Pixel 5a, and I am eligible for WIFI calling - but so far, my testing has it about 50/50 whether I receive a message or not using my cellular number over the Wi-Fi. On top of that, I prefer to use my Google Voice# for all my work-related activities, so I don't have to give out my personal cellular number. So, when Voice is being blocked, I can't receive work order calls. I'm NOT trying to change my location. I just want it encrypted enough to bypass the content restrictions the school district has in place for their guest Wi-Fi. (I believe this is the "tunnel" part of a VPN, and that's mostly what I want.) -> I have already tried the free account for ProtonVPN, and that works, so a VPN is a viable solution. And, if all else fails and this project isn't feasible, I can use this as a fallback solution. But I would like to try creating a VPN server at home, both as a project to do, and so I wouldn't have to worry about data-snooping from a commercial service (especially a "free" one). (Worst case option if this isn't viable, I can buy a VPN subscription. I just don't have the funds yet as the new job pays monthly.) I have a 400/20Mbps connection at my house using Charter Spectrum. I'm also using a Ubiquiti USG-3P gateway, along with a Cloud Key Gen2 to control my home network. I know my upload will be a bottleneck for this, but I don't do much that is bandwidth intensive on my phone. This VPN would either be running on a Synology DS720+ NAS in Docker, or I also have an HP G4 400 NUC (i3 8th Gen, 12GB RAM) running Linux (Kubuntu) that I could try installing the server on, if the NAS isn't up to par. Can anyone describe the type of VPN I'd need to create for this? Anytime I search for home VPN, I get results to access my home devices remotely, which isn't what I want to do. I just want it to tunnel my traffic past the content filters.

Motorola. Their G Power models have true multiple day battery life. I'm currently using a Pixel 5a, and I typically end my day with 40-50% battery remaining. I will say that I'm not using 5g with it, only LTE & WiFi.

Cynical take: privacy died decades ago & it doesn't matter anymore. So let everyone else have your data, along with Google & Apple. Now none of them can sell it, because anyone else who would have previously bought it, already has it - - and now you're worthless! I saw an article a year or two ago that even the collection of fonts installed in your browser to render the various pages you frequent are being used as an identifier.

I haven't seen James' video yet. But why can't both companies be having issues? Trouble isn't mutually exclusive. Or was there something else everyone's mad about that I missed?

For a smartwatch, I don't know of any. A simple fitness tracker can do this. I had an Amazfit BiP that would last over 2 week. But ALL it did was step count, heart rate (on demand, 24/7 monitoring killed battery) and notifications. My current Galaxy Watch 2 averages 2.5 days per charge, and charges completely in 1-2 hours.

I haven't done any testing, honestly. Best I can say is that for my usage, they're fine. I went for space & stability before speed.