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First Android considering an S22. I have some questions. (lemmy.ml)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I need to get a second phone for work. I’m set on a galaxy as I’m really interested in dex mode.

How is getting an s22 used these days? Are there any common problems I should be on the lookout for? Also, the battery health in some screenshots shows 32%, etc. does that mean the battery needs to be replaced right away? This will be my first Android.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

If you can skip premium phones from this year, you'll get noticably better battery life. The Samsung fabbed Snapdragon 8Gen1 is kind of a dog. 8+Gen1 and 8Gen2 were fabbed by TSMC, and deliver a significantly better performance per watt.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

My phone is a S22, and it's fine. Very responsive, camera is very good. Dex is impressive, work reliable and pretty well.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

32% battery health is impressive. I have phones that have kept on a charger for 4 years straight with better battery health. How the hell did they manage that?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I’m guessing it’s a faulty battery. I’m in a third world country and there is a large electronics resell market. They also do all kind of repairs there with after market parts. So who knows😅

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

I don't even know what you could do to make the battery that awful that quickly and not be physically damaged. Like I'm legitimately baffled.

Maybe someone left it baking in the sun it's entire life? I've never tried leaving batteries at like 140f (60c) all day. Honestly I'd really like to know how it's physically possible.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

First Android considering an S22. I have some questions.

Never mind that. You're the first android doing a lot of things! You're posting on lemmy, you're asking for help, you're comparing quasi-tangibles between products and you've got free will and permission to follow it; this is a landmark moment!

Consider what you want, android person, and we welcome your questions about humanity and anything.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

😂

I… I… I just want to make paper clips. As many paper clips as possible. Paper clips at any cost!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

The S22 has pretty bad battery life already, with 32% battery health on top of that it'd barely make it past breakfast before it runs out of battery, might make it to noon if you don't use it much

I'd recommend trying to find one above at least 60-65% battery health if possible, unless you've found an extremely good price for it. You'll wanna replace that battery pretty soon if you can if you go with the 32%. If it's gonna be used plugged in most of the time (can't remember if you can charge during dex mode or not) then the battery isn't much of a worry

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Thanks! I will mostly be at home, but I want decent battery life, so I’ll look for another model.

Does it work the same way as iPhone where the battery is considered failed when it’s under 80%?

The model naturally having worse battery life isn’t a major concern since it’s a work only phone and my main phone will still be the one mostly used. But I still want a decent battery.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Depends for each brand, looks like Samsung currently considers >75% good, 55-75% normal, and <55 as bad, they usually recommend getting it replaced right when it drops below normal, but they'll still work fine past that just with terrible battery life.

Not sure where their warranties or battery replacement programs stand at, but looks like you can find relatively cheap self-install OEM batteries online for the S22 ($~20 for me, not sure for where you are)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I am usually more worried about the phone being in some blacklist or not, this has always been one of my issues with the used phone market.

On to your question - 32% battery health seems pretty bad. I just replaced my s22 ultra that I used quite heavily for the last 2 years, it is at 86% battery Healthy.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

Thanks! There are like a billion being sold where I live so it should be pretty easy to find a better one.

Also, I don’t think we have a blacklist here 3rd world country.

Thanks for letting me know about the battery thing. I really had no idea what is considered good or bad.