Galaxy S23 Battery Life: Does It Last Longer Than the Galaxy S22?

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My largest grievance about final yr’s Galaxy S22 was that its battery did not final lengthy sufficient on a single cost. Fortunately, Samsung has addressed that shortcoming with the just lately launched Galaxy S23, which features a bigger battery and a extra energy environment friendly processor.

The Galaxy S23 does not provide record-breaking battery life, nevertheless it’s sufficient of an enchancment to make me really feel comfy utilizing it on a busy day with out carrying a charger. That is greater than I may say for the Galaxy S22, which left me with battery nervousness on lengthy days spent away from an influence outlet. 

Petite Android telephones just like the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S22 may be onerous to return by, which is why I am glad Samsung made this repair to its 6.1-inch flagship cellphone. 

Galaxy S23’s larger battery makes a distinction

Samsung elevated the Galaxy S23’s battery capability by 200 mAh in comparison with the Galaxy S22. The brand new cellphone has a 3,900-mAh battery, whereas final yr’s system has a 3,700-mAh capability. However 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 typically 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 sometimes had the always-on show turned off and the refresh fee set to straightforward as an alternative of adaptive). 

My expertise with the Galaxy S23 has luckily been very completely different up to now. I nonetheless had 64% of my battery left by 12:36 a.m. on a current Sunday once I took the cellphone off its charger at 10 a.m. that morning. Nonetheless, it is vital to notice that I additionally wasn’t utilizing my cellphone very incessantly that afternoon. I used to be spending time with my household for a big chunk of the day, so I largely stored my cellphone tucked away in my pocket, solely retrieving it to sometimes test my texts or take a photograph. 

However even on a busy day, the Galaxy S23 nonetheless had extra of its battery left than the Galaxy S22 possible would have. After a day of operating benchmarks, taking plenty of images, recording movies and streaming YouTube movies as a part of my evaluate testing, I nonetheless had 46% of my battery left by 9:45 p.m. That is not so dangerous when you think about the Galaxy S22 typically 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 fee 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. Through the 45-minute check, I constantly streamed movies on YouTube, made a video name, performed cell 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 telephones’ 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 exams, as you may see within the tables under.

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 is vital to keep in mind that battery life will at all times differ relying on how you employ your system. Components like display screen brightness and the forms of apps you are utilizing will affect battery life, so your expertise could indirectly mirror mine. For instance, though I typically struggled to get via an entire 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 largely spent at residence.

The best way to get probably the most battery life out of your Galaxy S22

If you happen to personal a Galaxy S22 and are scuffling with battery life, there are a number of steps you may take to maximise your system’s longevity. First, strive turning down the display screen brightness by knocking down from the highest of the show to entry your cellphone’s fast settings menu. 

You may additionally need to be certain that the adaptive brightness setting is disabled to stop your cellphone from mechanically boosting brightness when wanted. Whereas that may be a helpful characteristic beneath regular circumstances, you won’t need the brightness to extend once you’re attempting 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 is also a good suggestion to strive turning off the adaptive refresh fee and always-on show settings when you’re attempting 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 system care possibility after which faucet battery to entry it. From this battery menu, you may as well restrict battery utilization for apps that you do not use fairly often.

The following pointers 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 show this on, open the Galaxy S23’s settings menu, faucet battery and system care, and choose battery. Scroll right down to the underside of the display screen and select the extra battery settings possibility. From there, you must see a area referred to as efficiency profile, which you’ll faucet to modify between commonplace and lightweight. (Throughout my time with the Galaxy S23, I had it set to straightforward). 

If that is not sufficient, you may strive buying a transportable charger or energy financial institution to energy up your system on the go. 

With its new $700 value, the Galaxy S22 is a tempting selection alongside the $800 Galaxy S23. Simply keep in mind you will be sacrificing some battery life to get that cheaper value.