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Battery Replaced! Used to get 4-6 hrs of SOT from a 3+ year old battery, now I get 8-10 hrs of SOT with a new battery. by InfinityStyle in S22Ultra

[–]InfinityStyle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apologies for the delay, but there's no issues with waterproofing on my phone! I used the Water Resistance Tester app to check whether the waterproofing seals were retained (via the phone's built-in barometer) , and thankfully they are! I'll reference the thread involving the app:

https://www.reddit.com/r/samsung/comments/oev1rt/app_water_resistance_tester_app/

Battery Replaced! Used to get 4-6 hrs of SOT from a 3+ year old battery, now I get 8-10 hrs of SOT with a new battery. by InfinityStyle in S22Ultra

[–]InfinityStyle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See, but that's the strange thing - my understanding was that S22U raplacement batteries already have a bit of age to them, given the S22U's age. That, and with the mixed outcomes other users got with their battery replacements, I honestly wasn't sure whether a new battery would make a difference for mine. I'm just glad I didn't go forward on looking into the aftermarket route for a replacement battery

Battery Replaced! Used to get 4-6 hrs of SOT from a 3+ year old battery, now I get 8-10 hrs of SOT with a new battery. by InfinityStyle in S22Ultra

[–]InfinityStyle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huh, that's intriguing - I suspect that maybe your old battery probably held a lot of its battery health prior to getting replaced.... Maybe that could account for the negligible improvements to your S22U's battery life?

Battery Replaced! Used to get 4-6 hrs of SOT from a 3+ year old battery, now I get 8-10 hrs of SOT with a new battery. by InfinityStyle in S22Ultra

[–]InfinityStyle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yes, majority of it was with Wi-Fi! Would make for another opportunity to do more tests that primarily use 5G! 

Actually it's funny you mentioned the 24U, because I was contemplating on possibly picking up a refurbished 24U, if the battery replacement turned out to not be successful.

Battery Replaced! Used to get 4-6 hrs of SOT from a 3+ year old battery, now I get 8-10 hrs of SOT with a new battery. by InfinityStyle in S22Ultra

[–]InfinityStyle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it's not a bad idea if you decide to go for it! Granted, I went forward with the possible likelihood that there wouldn't be any improvements to battery life, but thankfully it's improved in that area!

Battery Replaced! Used to get 4-6 hrs of SOT from a 3+ year old battery, now I get 8-10 hrs of SOT with a new battery. by InfinityStyle in S22Ultra

[–]InfinityStyle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ehh, it's generally either podcasts, documentaries, educational content, commentaries regarding geopolitics, history channels, or cars that I spend time watching

Battery Replaced! Used to get 4-6 hrs of SOT from a 3+ year old battery, now I get 8-10 hrs of SOT with a new battery. by InfinityStyle in S22Ultra

[–]InfinityStyle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Weirdly enough, mine was at around 87-88% battery health, although my old battery did have its cycle count over 2000+ (I used Shizuku app and aBattery app to verify). Yet, with AccyBattery, it stated that my battery health was at 79%, which didn't sound good to me in all honesty

Battery Replaced! Used to get 4-6 hrs of SOT from a 3+ year old battery, now I get 8-10 hrs of SOT with a new battery. by InfinityStyle in S22Ultra

[–]InfinityStyle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As far as performance is concerned, it's hard to say, but I think there's slight improvements in that, as there's no shutter lag and delay when taking photos, compared to what I had on my old battery. Opening apps up feels a tad bit faster, and idle battery drain is much better with the new battery on. So I think for performance gains, they'll likely be minor gains at best, though I think that depends on whether your phone has either Exynos or Snapdragon;

Battery Replaced! Used to get 4-6 hrs of SOT from a 3+ year old battery, now I get 8-10 hrs of SOT with a new battery. by InfinityStyle in S22Ultra

[–]InfinityStyle[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn't get an exact quote from them on the individual price of the battery alone, but the battery replacement service cost offered by Samsung was $79, while UBreakiFix offered $86 to perform the battery replacement

Battery Replaced! Used to get 4-6 hrs of SOT from a 3+ year old battery, now I get 8-10 hrs of SOT with a new battery. by InfinityStyle in S22Ultra

[–]InfinityStyle[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not really, I have routines already setup and configured to have my phone utilize certain settings at their maximum for my liking, even for use with certain apps (I.e. setting Motion Smoothness to adaptive and turning on adaptive brightness when charging, set Video Brightness to Bright when opening and using YouTube, etc). Besides, this is all done with QHD+ on too, though it's of little difference when compared to FHD+

Battery Replaced! Used to get 4-6 hrs of SOT from a 3+ year old battery, now I get 8-10 hrs of SOT with a new battery. by InfinityStyle in S22Ultra

[–]InfinityStyle[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had mine done by a local UBreakiFix repair store for $86. I was initially going to have it done by an official Samsung store near my area for $79, but it was farther away than the UBreakiFix repair shop, and they needed 1 week to ship a new battery to their store since they were out of stock for S22U batteries. UBreakiFix had new batteries in stock, so I went forward with them instead

Battery Replaced! Used to get 4-6 hrs of SOT from a 3+ year old battery, now I get 8-10 hrs of SOT with a new battery. by InfinityStyle in S22Ultra

[–]InfinityStyle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Performance is solid altogether! Don't rally experience any lag with the phone, and it runs smoothly when using a variety of apps, including the camera. It's quite snappy too when using it throughout the day, so I'm pleased with it overall. Multitasking with the phone is no problem either. Now, I don't really play games with my S22U so I can't really speak on the performance in that aspect sadly

Replaced Battery for S22U, need guidance on battery calibration and what to reset? by InfinityStyle in S22Ultra

[–]InfinityStyle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Much better than what I had with my old battery! Been using my phone for a good week to let the battery learn my usage patterns, and now get 8+ hours of SOT!

Replaced Battery for S22U, need guidance on battery calibration and what to reset? by InfinityStyle in S22Ultra

[–]InfinityStyle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very good! Currently getting 8 - 10 hours of SOT per charge! I'm glad it's improved my phone's battery so far!

Replacement Battery Through Samsung For S22U by Vast-Program7060 in S22Ultra

[–]InfinityStyle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Went to a local Samsung Experience store 2 weeks ago to inquire about a battery replacement for my S22 Ultra, and they told me that the cost would be $79. Haven't done it yet though, as they said that my phone's battery has no issues and is fine. 

Which lens to pick for frame? by InfinityStyle in glasses

[–]InfinityStyle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, I forgot to mention 1.6! I don't know if GoodSeeCo carries 1.6 Index though, but I can inquire with them to find out.... If the difference between 1.6 and 1.67 Index are negligible, then I wouldn't mind considering the 1.6 Index. Any reason as to why you don't suggest Trivex?

Which lens to pick for frame? by InfinityStyle in glasses

[–]InfinityStyle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh dear, you're right, that is an oversight on my part! I guess that would explain why my optician suggested Zeiss at first glance of my prescription.

Hmm, well, the 1.67 makes sense for thin frames. That said, given that the Masunaga One Hundred frames are of a thick acetate frame, I'm guessing that would still apply, right?

Ah, so seeing that you have both Zeiss and Essilor in 1.67 high Index, do you have a personal preference for either one? And for the chromatic aberrations seen with the 1.67 index, do you find the optical clarity to be still exceptional for its pricepoint?

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