Worth Switching to an iPhone 13 Pro from an S22 Ultra?

Gustavo Fring on 30/04/2022 - 23:41
Last edited 30/04/2022 - 23:41

Hi guys

Three weeks ago I got an S22 ultra upgrading from a Xiaomi Mi 9T. So far the experience has been really disappointing. I get about 6-hours of screen-on-time which is less than what I expected but I was fine with that given the power draw from all the extra stuff compared to the Xiaomi. However, the standby battery drain for mine has been absolutely shocking. Apps also often crash and I get performance stutters. I've waited for the battery management software to do its thing and a hard reset as some have suggested online but it's made no difference. So I'm thinking it of selling it and getting the 13 pro as I've heard from all the big tech reviewers that the new Iphones these days have pretty damn good battery life.

The last time I've used an Apple device was the first Iphone SE. I remember that also not having good battery life and terrible standby battery drain as well. So for people with IOS devices especially who recently switched from a droid, how's the experience so far? Do apps still crash? Is it worth getting the iphone 13 pro max instead of just the pro? Just wanna read your experience / opinions.

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  • sicaboy on 01/05/2022 - 00:15
    -1

    If you stick to iOS/Apple ecosystem, don’t switch.

  • AustriaBargain on 01/05/2022 - 00:59
    +1

    I'd think about the Pro Max if you really care about battery life. I have one and it runs great. I never kill apps either, I just leave them open because I read killing the just means more battery is used later when they have to reopen and iOS will intelligently kill apps for you when it needs.

  • Kangal on 01/05/2022 - 01:04

    The iPhone 13 Max has the best battery life on the market. It also has the best performance on the market. And the longest software-support (probably same as iPhone 11). I would say it has the best camera as well (it's quick, easy, accurate VS slow, manual, options). And the Apple ecosystem is arguably superior; better accessories, higher quality App support, iWatch, CarPlay, Apple TV, iPad, macOS, Handover, iMessages, etc etc.
    …so there are many good things going for it.

    However, if you're not satisfied with the Samsung S22 Ultra, I doubt there's any device including iPhone which will satisfy you.

    And personally I find the Apple Ecosystem a little suffocating. It has much worse integration, but I prefer Android, Windows, and Open Standards (eg USB-C) just due to their capabilities.

    • Gustavo Fring on 01/05/2022 - 13:30

      However, if you're not satisfied with the Samsung S22 Ultra, I doubt there's any device including iPhone which will satisfy you.

      I did notice as I was researching phones before I got the S22 there really wasn't any "good enough" flagship phones. I picked the S22 ultra as I found that it was the best Android phone for the price I could get it for.

      • Kangal on 01/05/2022 - 17:18

        The best phone-for-the-price is the Samsung A52s.
        It's a flagship phone at midrange price. It is "good enough" for +99% of people. The Samsung S22 Ultra is the most expensive phone you can buy, sans the Flip/Fold models and iPhones.

        The improvement in Android Phones has been on the steady decline since 2016. Just look at where we've progressed in key components (processors, cameras, displays, battery, software).
        2007: iPhone 2G ———vs— Google G1
        2008: iPhone 3G ———vs— Motorola Milestone
        2009: iPhone 3GS ——vs— Samsung Galaxy S1
        2010: iPhone 4 ———-vs— Samsung Galaxy S2
        2011: iPhone 4S ———vs— Samsung Note 1
        2012: iPhone 5 ———-vs— Samsung Note 2
        2013: iPhone 5S ———vs— Samsung Note 3
        2014: iPhone 6 Plus —-vs— Samsung Note 4
        2015: iPhone 6s Plus —vs— Samsung S6+
        2016: iPhone 7 Plus —-vs— ZTE Axon 7
        2017: iPhone 8 Plus —-vs— Samsung S8+
        2018: iPhone Xmas —-vs— Samsung Note 9
        2019: iPhone 11 Max —vs— Samsung S10+
        2020: iPhone 12 Max —vs— Sony Xperia 5 mk ii
        2021: iPhone 13 Max —vs— ASUS RoG 5
        2022: iPhone 14 Max —vs— ???

  • quire on 01/05/2022 - 01:09
    +2

    Have you tried disabling 5G to see if that has an impact on your standby battery drain? I’m an iPhone user (currently iPhone 13 Pro) and have been since OG Nokia. I’d recommend weighing up the benefits and costs for switching. There are positives and negatives for each platform.

    • Soluble on 01/05/2022 - 07:08

      This, mine was terrible with 5G turned on. Turned it to 4g/3g and it gets me to day 2 with 20-30% left.

    • Gustavo Fring on 01/05/2022 - 13:28

      I'll give that a shot.

      • kmanccr on 03/05/2022 - 20:17

        For me reducing refresh rate and reducing screen resolution (eg 4K => 2K, which is the screen resolution of iPhones anyway) helped my battery issues.

  • Informed Consumer on 01/05/2022 - 01:19

    S22 Ultra user here since launch (switched from S10+, last iPhone was the 5S). I can say that Samsung has really hit it out of the park with this phone.

    I haven't had any major apps crashing nor force closing with the exception of YouTube Music, but that's since been fixed and is working great (external playback issues).

    As for ecosystem, I have a Windows laptop and iPad. I have zero issues with iMessage and a modern Windows laptop pairs great with Samsung, e.g. you get "Handover" features that have worked flawlessly for me (via the My Phone app on Windows and companion app baked into OneUI 4.1).

    So battery life … I have had absolutely no issues here. Poor standby time can be due a plethora of factors, e.g. Always-On display, hunting for mobile signal in poor coverage areas, etc. the list goes on. I always have access to a charger so battery life in general isn't a concern for me. I even have a power bank if I know I won't be near a wall charger when I'm out.

    I would suggest looking at it more holistically and deciding whether or not it's good for your situation, rather than deciding to ditch a phone based on 1 aspect that might not be doing it for you.

    • havequick on 01/05/2022 - 02:45
      +3

      …Battery life isn't an issue because you always have access to a charger and you're willing to take an external battery pack with you wherever you go…what if the OP doesn't always have access to a charger or wants to deal with potentially taking an external battery pack everywhere?

    • Gustavo Fring on 01/05/2022 - 13:26

      I don't use an always-on display for any phone. I'm fine screen-on-time but there are times where I just don't use the phone. Reason I bought this phone was because for my life I've been using mid-range android phones. The issues I usually had were poor camera stabilization (important if I'm taking pictures with important info on the move) and wireless charging. I didn't think the battery sacrifice for having a more power-hungry flagship chip would be this much. Standby time I guess is important to me as I often travel without a charger and would like to not bother with plugging it in or finding the wireless charger.

      Seems like there's no flagship phone with decently good standby time as good as a mid-range phone this year.

  • Axelstrife on 01/05/2022 - 07:43

    I currently have the 13 pro max, I did buy the S22 Ultra and tried it out for a week with my initial plan to switch back to android but after owning it i immediately noticed the battery life with the exact same usage and apps was insanely bad, id say i was getting close to half the battery life i was on the iPhone, while iPhone has it's downsides specifically no back button by swiping from the right of the screen like on android meaning you have to swipe from the left of the screen which is quite stupid the battery life more than makes up for the dumb design choices by Apple.
    Ive gotten 10 hours screen on time with med/heavy usage and the battery was only down to 10% on the iPhone.

    I'll 100% switch back to android if a phone comes out with high end performance and battery life matching the 13 pro max but until then im with Apple.

    • Gustavo Fring on 01/05/2022 - 13:27

      Did you use the smart switch thing when you got the S22?

      • Axelstrife on 01/05/2022 - 13:43

        No idea what that is so I guess no haha

  • Morien on 01/05/2022 - 11:22

    Go buy a 13 pro max from an Apple store. Make use of their very generous return policy. Use the opportunity to see if it's what you're after.

  • constipated on 01/05/2022 - 11:45

    Out of interest, when you hard reset your S22 Ultra. Did you clean install all the apps, i.e. not from a stored backup?

    • Gustavo Fring on 01/05/2022 - 13:27

      I cleared cache and did a hard reset from the recovery menu

  • Hugh G Rection on 01/05/2022 - 21:33

    yes

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