Normal usage, only social media, no game. My brightness level even lower than 50%

I using OnePlus 8 before, SOT is really good compare to s20

Oh I forgot to mention one thing. The reason why Samsung 120hz mode drain battery faster compared to other phones like OnePlus , is because their screen do not implement dynamic resolution mode. Other phones such as OnePlus will automatically switch to 60hz when you are using app that are not supporting 90/120hz. On the other hand, Samsung run in 120hz mode all the time, no matter what type of apps you are using. That's the reason why Samsung drain faster.

And yes. Samsung realized this issue and they promised dynamic resolution mode will come in Note 20 Ultra. Sadly to say, they do not do the same thing to S20 series. Makes me wonder if this is hardware limitation.

Then it has to do with the fact that the SD865 is far more power efficient than the Exynos.

I think optimization also an issue, OnePlus 8 easy to reach 7-8 hours SOT, but I think my S20 can't even reach 4 hours SOT if battery drain issue do not improve

This post has been edited by wkchee95: Jul 25 2020, 12:19 PM

Yeah, if you check the GSMArena long term review, you can see that the reviewer stated even the S20 Ultra only got something like 5 hours SOT which is kinda low for a 5000mAh battery. Optimisation seems to still be a problem for Samsung.

Yes. There has been lengthy and exhaustive discussion (or rather argument ) on this topic btw Exynos and SD here and believe me, we don't even want to go near there. There are already multiple benchmark test btw S20 Exynos and S20 SD models which shows some very definitive results.

So since you have already gotten your phone, there is not much choice but to live with it. Next round you should know better which model you should go for.

Anyway, is your AOD turned on? You can start by disabling your AOD first. Just for starters.

That's right, I had turn it off for all battery draining function except 120hz. Haha

Next step would be to log out of FB and turn wechat to optimised battery usage.

Yeah, removing FB and Messenger helps a lot!

But it defeats the whole purpose of owning a semakphone in the first place.... might as well buy a nokia 3310. Good battery life.

Nah... Just joking. Just install FB lite.

I'm aiming to s20+ sd version but anyone has gotten samsung pay works? This is the only feature that makes me stay with Samsung.. else I jump ship long time...

Haha the prove that S will always be prototype while note is polished version of the phone

Oh that opinion could start a war my friend. Some said Note is better because it's polished right after the S. Some said S is better because new thing start with S. It's a never ending argument. LOL.

Same here. According to samsung customer service, it wont work because Samsung pay service is based on region. So if we buy us version phone, the samsung pay will connect to the us region server or something like that, thus it wont work. But then the guy might be lying to make us buy from samsung malaysia

What if S.Korea set?

ss pay wont work if get sd s20plus is it? am thinking to get it.. is it really region locked?

if you are talking about s20 series, then the answer is no. S.Korea set is using Snapdragon chipset as well.

It will work BUT no access to local Samsung stuffs
It will default to phone country of origin

hi unker benny. means samaung pay still workable using the us korea set in msia right? mind to share what are the local samsung stuff? watched the online review between sd and exymos.. sd seems to be outperforming exynos by 20 % on battery life