What is the real-life battery life of this tablet? If being used with a heavy program the whole time? I'm a student planning on taking note with it.
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It is rated at about 10 hours under normal use. I use mine mainly when I wake up and at night when I go to sleep to stream Sirius satellite radio along with a JBL flip speaker via BT. Sirius will auto end after a couple of hours of inactivity, and then my speaker will power off a little while after. A full charge will last me 2 or 3 days. My brother has the same tablet and he is very happy with his battery life as well (I decided to purchase my tablet after he sold me on it, and his praise of the battery life was a plus for me, as I have an Acer laptop as well, and the battery life is only about 3 hours). I would think most will be very happy with the battery life. It is rated at about 10 hours under normal use. I use mine mainly when I wake up and at night when I go to sleep to stream Sirius satellite radio along with a JBL flip speaker via BT. Sirius will auto end after a couple of hours of inactivity, and then my speaker will power off a little while after. A full charge will last me 2 or 3 days. My brother has the same tablet and he is very happy with his battery life as well (I decided to purchase my tablet after he sold me on it, and his praise of the battery life was a plus for me, as I have an Acer laptop as well, and the battery life is only... » Read More It is rated at about 10 hours under normal use. I use mine mainly when I wake up and at night when I go to sleep to stream Sirius satellite radio along with a JBL flip speaker via BT. Sirius will auto end after a couple of hours of inactivity, and then my speaker will power off a little while after. A full charge will last me 2 or 3 days. My brother has the same tablet and he is very happy with his battery life as well (I decided to purchase my tablet after he sold me on it, and his praise of the battery life was a plus for me, as I have an Acer laptop as well, and the battery life is only about 3 hours). I would think most will be very happy with the battery life. « Show Less
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I have been getting at least 10 hours after upgrading to windows 8.1. Be sure to do all Samsung software upgrades first and then all windows 8 updates. After you are sure you have got all these, then, and only then, do the windows 8.1 upgrade. I use it to surf the web and to stream videos.
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When plugged into the keyboard - I've been successful using it for 5-6 hours (coast to coast flight) using standard office aps. When using it to stream internet content or play movies, 4 hrs.
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Hi Whill...battery life is around 4 hrs for me using web..would be longer not using power saver when on battery...even screen light highyou can reach 4 hrs...been great laptop for me..fingerprint scanner cool..brushed finish looks awesome.light weight to.hope i help insome way...cheers.
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I may not be the best test case for this but I can say it lasted me the entire week on vacation and had 20% of the battery life left after 7 days. I probably used it much less than the average user so I am sure your results will vary depending on usage. I would guess it would last at least the entire day under normal use.
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I don't know how long the battery lasted.. the tablet was so bad that I returned it. IT did have internal wi-fi and that worked but it would not run if I put more than two apps on it, and then even with only two added apps.. I needed to completely erase the added apps and reboot twice or more per day. It also had problems with the apps that were installed at the factory. It only knew Chinese time even I set it to my time zone. This tablet is really not worth the money or the time spent re-setting it. I'm sure the battery is probably the same poor quality.
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Saul, I do the same thing, I game heavily, and use it in class. I keep the settings light weight for on battery, ramp to 100% on power. This means I do not game while on battery. While in class using word, power point, Firefox on wireless, downloading and uploading schoolwork and having several tabs in FF open at the same time I get around 4 hours off of a full charge. I'm actually very impressed I was expecting at most 2 hours under that load. But the ssd and smart power management really makes a difference. Hope this helps!
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I can help with the performance question. The tablet operates very efficiently. I own several different models of tablets and this one is one of my favorites. From using it for work to watching movies we have been very happy with the product.
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I had played with one at CES, and then spent about twenty minutes going through everything on it at Frys Electronics (their demo unit) yesterday. I ran the windows experience index thing and it scored low obviously, but everything was still a tenth of a point above my current laptop which is no slouch. I run everything on my current laptop, including high graphics needs such as Rhino, Keyshot 2, Photoshop, Etc. with no problems. My point being this tablet is still just i tiny bit more powerful so it should run about anything you throw at it fairly decently. Enough to get the work done for sure
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I didn't keep it long enough to know how battery life is. But most Bluetooth keyboards have great battery life. It's not a problem. You might have to charge it once a month.
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I run this laptop in desktop mode. I cannot attest to battery life but I can say that the keyboard is wonderful. It is not clumsy to type on and it is very responsive. I really like this computer from Dell. In my family we drive Honda and BMW. For computers, we have Dell.
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I can practice for hours (3+) on a full charge and not notice much of drop compared to normal phone usage. About 15% / hour. I use a reduced brightness for practice and that helps reach that 15% per hour. I also use JamUp Pro for most of my playing through the iRig HD. For live performance I would up the brightness and turn off any type of screen lock so I could see it well on stage and then put it in Airplane mode. If I was using a bluetooth stomp box then I'd turn off wi-fi and cellular. In that case I've been able to play 90 mins and remain above 50% charge. Not nearly as battery consuming as video or actual phone use.
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I don't know how much help I will be, but I have had the tablet out of the cradle for 9 hours of on and off use and have not run it down to the point of notification. I do not think that battery life is much of a concern, since this is not really a tablet one would take on the road, or carry very far from the cradle, due to its size. But, just in case, I am confident it would last most of a day, perhaps less if you streamed movies the whole time.Keep one thing in mind; This is a heavy tablet and not much good for lugging around. I bought it mostly for the convenience of the one-button switch from WIN8 to Android. I don't know how much help I will be, but I have had the tablet out of the cradle for 9 hours of on and off use and have not run it down to the point of notification. I do not think that battery life is much of a concern, since this is not really a tablet one would take on the road, or carry very far from the cradle, due to its size. But, just in case, I am confident it would last most of a day, perhaps less if you streamed movies the whole time.Keep one thing in mind; This is a heavy tablet and not much good for lugging around. I bought it mostly for the convenience of the... » Read More I don't know how much help I will be, but I have had the tablet out of the cradle for 9 hours of on and off use and have not run it down to the point of notification. I do not think that battery life is much of a concern, since this is not really a tablet one would take on the road, or carry very far from the cradle, due to its size. But, just in case, I am confident it would last most of a day, perhaps less if you streamed movies the whole time.Keep one thing in mind; This is a heavy tablet and not much good for lugging around. I bought it mostly for the convenience of the one-button switch from WIN8 to Android. « Show Less
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Well, it's being used for playing games only and that's all it does for the person we bought it for so it's hard to give a definite answer. Less than 3 hours. Hope that helps. Overall, I don't recommend this particular tablet, at all, for anyone. Good luck!
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To be honest, my old tablet (original galaxy note, before 2014 edition) lasted 3 or 4 times longer. When you do things like e-mail, facebook, internet surfing, etc. The battery lasts ok. But, when you play games (newer games) the battery goes fast. Even plugged in, my tablet cant keep up.
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This tablet uses an i5 CPU and uses more power then ARM processor. Mine last up to 5-6 hours of normal use. The battery tend to drain quicker if streaming video or using apps like Photoshop. Watching Netflix the battery drop to about 2-3 hours of use. Also the keyboard dock do not turn off and will drain the battery quicker.
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I say for me it is about 6 hours. I am a student do I could use it long. Great computer .
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Athough there is no mention of battery life in the supplied Quick Start guide, personally, starting with a full charge, I've used this tablet for approximately six (6) hours before having to recharge. Take into consideration battery life is diminished greatly by watching movies, extended periods of playing music or games. (Although I have watched a movie or TV show in it's entirety (over two hours) with charge to spare. This tablet may also be used while battery is connected and charging. I've experienced little or no inordinate battery drain in download apps. 'Hope this was helpful.
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I agree with previous response. Have 2 tablets for a couple years now, and never had any problem with decreasedbattery life. Also have the optional keyboard which really extends the battery life of the tablet and uses the same charger. Only problem I have encountered was the necessity of replacing one of the wall chargers.