Samsung Galaxy S22 disappoints in battery life tests as it barely hits 5 hours of screen-on time

[Redaktion]

With two reviewers reporting that they barely got five hours of active use out of their new Galaxy S22, Samsung's decision to shrink the battery capacity of its smallest flagship smartphone to 3,700 mAh is called into question.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Samsung-Galaxy-S22-disappoints-in-battery-life-tests-as-it-barely-hits-5-hours-of-screen-on-time.600035.0.html

[robert scorpio]

OK - The S22 could have been
.2 thicker .

2 Tenths of an inch thicker !

Still a compact phone .

And had a 4200 MAH Battery.

[ChrisEXE]

At this day and age, the most important aspect of a phone upgrade should be battery life.

Do you want an even faster phone? Any flagship phone in the last few years is actually quite capable. A higher refresh rate? Above 90Hz or 120Hz, I could barely tell the difference. Most people ditch their old phone because their phone's battery life starts to degrade. So a better battery life than the last model is the top priority in my opinion.

[LOL]

All 'compact' phones usually have the worst battery life.

Maybe the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 isn't very power efficient. We need to compare with other smartphones using the same chip and having a similar battery capacity to verify if this is true.

[Commenter]

All 'compact' phones usually have the worst battery life.

Maybe the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 isn't very power efficient. We need to compare with other smartphones using the same chip and having a similar battery capacity to verify if this is true.

A 6.1in medium sized phone with a 3700mah battery is beaten by a true compact 5.4in 2400mah battery iPhone 13 Mini. Compact is not an excuse, especially when it's a) not even compact and b) has a fairly large battery in comparison.

[Mrbrooks418]

Just watched a comparison video where the S22 ultra lasted with 8 hours and 18 minutes of screen on time with video and games being on the entire time. Pixel 6 lasted only 7 hours. And iPhone 13 max pro 10 hours.

[Ssgsdhgzzfhczxvvvc]

this is because of several reasons:
- this years chips from qualcomm and samsung are made on the same shitty 4nm samsung process. they are HOT and inefficient;
- the s22 has a smaller battery than s21, 3700mah vs 4000mah. Looking at a disassembly video, it looks like samsung had a TON of space for battery, but they just, cut the prices, like they did with the missing charger and missing micro sd slot;
- the display is still not ltpo, that is, it cannot go down to 10hz, but only 48 hz. they initially said it is 10hz capable, but then retracted the spec because people have tested the actual phones.

[GaryK]

Bring back Huawei the rightful King

[wasi]

Well I don't know how did they check the battery time I was watching YouTube video . iPhone 13 Pro. s22 ultra . s21 ultra . battery comparison . s22 ultra fel behind s21 ultra and iPhone 13 Pro.  but battery time was 8hr 8min. where did you get this 5 hour  reading doesn't look legit

[Richard marsh]

I recently purchased this phone away on a trip replacing my A20 that had been damaged on my trip.
Not realising the new A22 does not come with NFC Technology, I wasn't able to make electronic payments to any store as I had no physical card either..
I think Samsung mucked this one up as my older model had NFC built in..
Lucky enough I had a Samsung Smart Watch which worked with this newer model..
Also the battery has been running out quickly compared to the A20.
Was a little  disappointed by these two things..
Just keep that in mind if purchasing this model phone..

[Zendan2022]

A 5,000 mah battery would have been better!

[Sescio]

Well I don't know how did they check the battery time I was watching YouTube video . iPhone 13 Pro. s22 ultra . s21 ultra . battery comparison . s22 ultra fel behind s21 ultra and iPhone 13 Pro.  but battery time was 8hr 8min. where did you get this 5 hour  reading doesn't look legit

Read before you type. No one mentioned ultra anywhere.

[s8]

#1 robert scorpio 2 days ago
OK - The S22 could have been
.2 thicker .

2 Tenths of an inch thicker !

Still a compact phone .

And had a 4200 MAH Battery.

Well no. You know why? Samsung wants to have slim phone like the IP13 & 13Pro and that is why we have S22 with thickness less than 8mm or to be precise less then 7.7mm. This is the only reason!  >:(

[MaxMad]

I am so angry that they put such a small battery into S22.  >:( I'll wait for S23 or for some other brand to release a compact phone with better features. Shame on you Samsung!

[Chrisw265]

Before you go running with torches and pitchforks, the video specified they had the brightness of the Samsung's maxed
The 22 Ultra set a new record for peak nits, so it's no surprise at max brightness the battery doesn't appear to last long