How to Extend Samsung S22 Battery Life?

bleedblue · July 5, 2022

Two months ago my OnePlus 7T Pro's display died. Repair estimates was around 300 USD. I figured it was time for an upgrade anyway. So I got the Snapdragon variant of the base S22. I'm very happy with all aspects of the device except one: the battery life.

My typical day goes wake up > jog while listening on bluetooth earbuds > Scrolling around social media while on the way to work > More social media during downtime and on the way home > Bluetooth music while in the gym. I don't have any games on my phone and my mobile data/wifi and bluetooth are on pretty much 24/7. My old OnePlus could easily get me through the day with battery to spare while I read before going to bed, I'd charge it to full when I wake up the next day. I can barely get 4 hours of SOT with the S22. I find myself having to top up a bit after work, and then I charge it again when I wake up.

Is this the normal battery life of this particular phone? I see people on Reddit claiming over 5 and even 6 hours of SOT with the same snapdragon variant. Any tips on how I can extend the SOT?

Mayday793 · July 5, 2022

I'm in almost the exact same case as you.
I'm coming a OnePlus 6 and I loved that phone. still lasted me almost two days depending on what i was doing. But the phone was old and the software bugs were starting to pile up.

This is just the battery life of this particular phone. It sucks that we gotta live with it but it hasnt been that bad now that i've gotten used to it.

One thing i do in particular is set the battery saver mode on by default and plug in before i go to bed every day, so itll charge to 85%. But half an hour before i wake up, i have a bixby routine turn off the battery saver mode so that it can charge to 100%. then 1 minute before my alarm goes off, i have it turn battery saver mode back on. This way i have 100% battery that gets me a bit more duration during the day and if i get the chance at my desk at work ill plug in for a little bit (only going to 85%). This gives me a bit more battery without hurting the battery too much for staying at 100% for too long.

I plugged in last night and its 11:42 pm right now and i'm at 42%.

One thing to also mention is that after a month the battery life does get a bit better since it recongnizes which apps you actually use and puts the rest into deep sleep so they dont turn on.