I installed an "always on display" app that drained the life out of the battery. As soon as I removed it, battery was great again. I would guess it is an app problem. Other than not, no battery issues.
Battery Health on Duo
I received the Duo as soon as it got released, so far I am happy with the purchase (a few quirks here and there - which will probably be fixed through the next updates), overall a very good device.
I have Accubattery installed, to try and optimize my battery performance. Shockingly, after just a few days/weeks, the battery health was showing that capacity was down to about 60%. I cleared the cache thinking there was probably some kind of glitch in the software, and used the phone for another couple of days; it is now showing less than 50%, as if the battery already lost half of its original capacity.
I did not observe the range to have fallen, I use it all day and recharge it in the evening (trying to charge it up to 85-90%), so it COULD be a problem with the application rather than the phone's battery - at least that is what i hope!
Has anyone else experienced drops in battery life? Is there another application i could use to verify this?
Surface | Surface Duo | Power and battery
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Anonymous
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2020-10-12T18:33:09+00:00 thanks for your comment; my issue is not with battery draining too fast - it seems to be ok in that respect - but the concerning report that my battery is now at less than 50% capacity than when it was new - i.e., a couple of weeks ago ...
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Anonymous
2020-10-12T20:08:33+00:00 Hello,
Please go to Settings, tap Battery, tap the three dots in the upper right, tap Battery Usage and then tap the 3 dots again and you will be able to display the devices full usage since last full charge.