Screen on time - Xiaomi Mi Max 2 Real Life Review

It's amazing how much we actually use our phones in a given day, especially when we watch "videos"! Rate this thread to express how many hours of screen-on time you can get on the Xiaomi Mi Max 2 before depleting the battery.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!

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Getting about 10:30 sot will update later

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I use the chinese version since it came out ~ 2 Months.
I mostly have been using the stable chinese MIUI rom with no tweaks whatsoever. With that I usually (I dont play any games) get a consistent 10h screen on, even with longer GPS usage (Didi, Ofo). With only wifi it goes up to 12-15 hours depending on usage.
I also tried MIUI9, but was let down. Like with my previous Max 1, for some reason the "call standby" uses quite some energy. This is usually not the case for stable ROMs.

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Global Stable rom V8.5.6.0.(NDDMIED)
(I dont play any games )
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No heavy usage..on 4G all the time.. stock MIUI..

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No gaming, 10-11h for 3 full days of usage (Wi-fi, Gps, 4g)
With gaming 6-7h for 3 full days of usage (Wi-fi, Gps, 4g)

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Only WiFi, 13h of SOT, on 5% battery (approximately)
Mixed 4G and WiFi, 10-11h SOT on 5% battery (approximately)
Only 4G, 8h30m SOT on 5% battery (approximately)
No gaming with the above stats. Depending on the usage. Usually browsing, music, some videos and some app usage. Oh, and phone and messaging (plus some facebook/messenger/viber )
At work I mostly have 4G on, not touching the phone all day (just some times), usually. This means that the idle time is actually draining some of the battery. The above times are with minimal idle times, to have a better opinion about the screen on time.
With me not touching the phone much, the battery lasts 4 to 5 days and even 6 days, before I put it to the charger (means no heavy usage at all but I always have 4G on at work, so keep that in mind).
I charge it with 1.2A charger, from 15-20% to 100% or sometimes (when it is not over night) , to 90% (I do not complete a charging cycle EVERY time charging this way). I have heard it is better to do it that way, than with fast charger. I use fast charger only if necessary.
WiFi and gaming, almost 8h SOT.
4G and gaming 7h SOT. Same with the above applies here. Only tried those things to see what the SOT will be.
Keep in mind that my signal at home is not so good, so I keep it 2G Only when at home, to avoid searching for better signal all the time. When outside it is on "prefered LTE". Some people might not want to do that all the time and it is completely understandable, but having poor signal at home, it is the only "smart" thing to do

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me 16h with airplane mode on night, and 3 or 3,5 days of usage, wifi on all day, data mobile to 2g, social whatsapp, talking people forums selling things, mailing and much youtube videos, its insane
and with more than 150 apps installed and root

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tommybertsen said:
Only WiFi, 13h of SOT, on 5% battery (approximately)
Mixed 4G and WiFi, 10-11h SOT on 5% battery (approximately)
Only 4G, 8h30m SOT on 5% battery (approximately)
No gaming with the above stats. Depending on the usage. Usually browsing, music, some videos and some app usage. Oh, and phone and messaging (plus some facebook/messenger/viber )
At work I mostly have 4G on, not touching the phone all day (just some times), usually. This means that the idle time is actually draining some of the battery. The above times are with minimal idle times, to have a better opinion about the screen on time.
With me not touching the phone much, the battery lasts 4 to 5 days and even 6 days, before I put it to the charger (means no heavy usage at all but I always have 4G on at work, so keep that in mind).
I charge it with 1.2A charger, from 15-20% to 100% or sometimes (when it is not over night) , to 90% (I do not complete a charging cycle EVERY time charging this way). I have heard it is better to do it that way, than with fast charger. I use fast charger only if necessary.
WiFi and gaming, almost 8h SOT.
4G and gaming 7h SOT. Same with the above applies here. Only tried those things to see what the SOT will be.
Keep in mind that my signal at home is not so good, so I keep it 2G Only when at home, to avoid searching for better signal all the time. When outside it is on "prefered LTE". Some people might not want to do that all the time and it is completely understandable, but having poor signal at home, it is the only "smart" thing to do
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Battery of Max 2 is Best battery I have till now.

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I get 10-11 hours with mixed 4g data + wifi usage.