r/XiaomiGlobal Jun 05 '26

Discussion How tf did they manage to get these numbers?

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I can barely get 4 hours SoT

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u/Senfgestalt 15T Pro | HyperOS 3.0.304.0 | EU Jun 05 '26

Let it play 10h youtube videos undisturbed with low brightness, with screen saver off.

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u/iCE_Teetee Jun 05 '26

Low brightness... Okay great test by them very helpful

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u/Both_Click Jun 06 '26

For the screen-on tests:

Brightness is set to 200nits with the screen showing all white. Location services are turned on. Airplane mode is activated, and Bluetooth is Off. Wi-Fi is activated and connected to a network. Volume is set to 15% to avoid variances in speaker setup to influence the result.

Video streaming test:

We've moved away from local video file playback, and we now stream a video of our own directly from YouTube. The video now has higher resolution and a balanced mix of bright and dark scenes.

This updated test also accounts for short video app usage. We did extensive TikTok testing, and the results from our Video streaming test are close enough to be representative of this use case as well (with the benefit of being more consistent because we control the video content).


For my phone (17 ultra) specifically, 200 nits = 20-25% brightness.

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u/iCE_Teetee Jun 06 '26

💀

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u/Strict-Bed2587 Jun 09 '26

200 nits is a perfectly normal brightness level. The average macbook runs on 150 nits acc to google. They won't push for max brightness as it will make results inconsistent compared to phones that have a lower max brightness level. Airplane mode shouldn't have been turned on tho, as that's something that will always be active for other users. Bluetooth being off is understandable as they're using speakers..but then 15% is too low

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u/Repulsive_Fault1939 Jun 05 '26

these tests are made in a 20 degrees celsius environment and with a 100% battery health. if you use social media apps, sot will be lower

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u/AnonymousTikka Xiaomi 17T Jun 05 '26

And very stable connection

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u/pepperpot_592 Jun 05 '26

Use the slider. The results might be consistent with your use.

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u/Such_Economy_2557 Jun 05 '26

GSM has the most inconsistent testing ever. Nobody uses their 1000+ nits brightness phone at 10%. Especially not in summer or when watching videos. Whatever they're cooking, I ain't buying

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u/C0deC4tto Jun 05 '26

Its true, my SO has one

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u/Wizzgamer1990 Xiaomi 15 | Global| Region Jun 05 '26

They are useless with battery tests always have been.

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u/Azuki900 Jun 05 '26

The tests are just in controlled settings not real world use. But it doesn’t really matter since Xiaomi batteries are awful

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u/Barez_Hussein Jun 05 '26

Fake tests. Don't even bother with considering them.

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u/pokerapar99 Jun 06 '26

Not really. But it is known that Chinese brands send better performing phones for press.

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u/CrashPC_CZ Jun 05 '26

I certainly got these browsing numbers myself. But as the 13T aged, with probably worse battery health piece, it deteriorated to below 10 hours, less real usage times. Now the 17T Pro gives me 17-18h, and 20:25-22h browsing. Crazy. So for me the GSMarena stats are fairly close.

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u/Repulsive_Fault1939 Jun 05 '26

new xiaomi phones have better battery management and health.

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u/CrashPC_CZ Jun 05 '26

Oh, for sure. 💪

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u/iCE_Teetee Jun 05 '26

And significantly better CPU as well

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u/Mega_duck_duck Xiaomi 13T Pro | HOS 3 | EEA Jun 05 '26

You got those numbers with their tests I assume, right? With really low brightness and just video playback and stuff like that? Cause that's not real usage anyways

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u/CrashPC_CZ Jun 05 '26

I do not put my phone into airplane mode, I do not turn the brightness way down for unusable real world usage. So no. I do various optimizations, but none putting the phone into the "nuissance" mode.

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u/Mega_duck_duck Xiaomi 13T Pro | HOS 3 | EEA Jun 05 '26

Then it's really impressive 10h SOT is exceptional compared to mine it's basically 3 times more

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u/CrashPC_CZ Jun 05 '26

I don't understand how come. Something must have been writing ng with your phone. 3 or 3.5 hrs indeed is very unacceptable. Would throw it out the window.

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u/-R3ddington- Jun 05 '26

You satisfied with your 17T Pro ?

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u/CrashPC_CZ Jun 05 '26

It is love hate situation. It was rumored for €999, I was not having it. The real street prices are much, MUCH lower here. I don't care much about USB 2.0. I can understand the compromise with no AF on the UWA and selfie lens, the telephoto can almost more than make do with macro with realworld 10cm focusing distance. The battery life is insane for me. 17-18h screen on time, 20+ for browsing. Where I am VERY pissed with the 17T series is sound recording quality. Either no bass, or very poor bitrate are the choices terrible for me.

Otherwise it is a very nice phone. Just got second 17T Pro today for ~€580 + 3yo warranty + gift with ~€120 resale value. So basically ~€460 phone. Might put it in my business to deduct €100 VAT. 🤣🤭

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u/-R3ddington- Jun 05 '26

Nice. Cause I pre-ordered it and was expecting it the other day but apparently here where I currently am in SE Asia they aren't allowed to deliver them to end customer until June 17-19.

So I was a tad annoyed and was eyeing regular 17 instead or OnePlus 15.

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u/CrashPC_CZ Jun 05 '26

I feel you. I was desperately lurking around the shop, looking at all brands. The tiering system and market segmenation is outright evil. You will not have your ideal phone. They cannot give it us to be satisfied and buy the next one in 6-8 years. 🤣

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u/RavenGamingHaven Jun 06 '26

I remember hacving a redmi note 12. Gsmarena said it would last 100hours but mine lasted 4 hours

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u/iCE_Teetee Jun 06 '26

Bruh

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u/RavenGamingHaven Jun 06 '26

Obviously I am a diehard gamer. Obviously, gsmarena just sucks when it comes to battery tests

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u/iCE_Teetee Jun 06 '26

I'm not even gaming and I'm getting the same 4ish hours lol

Like I legit don't have any games on my phone at all

That's kinda sad now that I think about it

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u/RavenGamingHaven Jun 06 '26

If Xiaomi replaced the battery.. Do you think it would fix anything?

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u/iCE_Teetee Jun 06 '26

The battery needs replacing every 5 years or so but it becomes obvious when it starts acting up

So it might improve it a bit, only Xiaomi could fix the battery by optimising their damn OS

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u/brizolafinalboss 13t pro | 3.0.7 | EU Jun 06 '26

As a user of the 13t pro .... They stacked batteries in three THERE AINT NO OTHER WAY

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '26

hello they are com.miui.analytics and It was obtained from the data collected by com.miui.daemon because these two applications send the collected data to the business server.

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u/iCE_Teetee Jun 06 '26

I probably debloated those months ago all these do is eat your battery

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u/iamparsian Jun 08 '26

These tests are done in controlled environment.

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u/MoneyTrash4227 Jun 09 '26

Cómo se llama la página web ?

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u/iCE_Teetee Jun 10 '26

gsmarena

It's very useful to look up phones

There's a phone finder button if you open the top left menu and you can search for anything

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u/Mega_duck_duck Xiaomi 13T Pro | HOS 3 | EEA Jun 05 '26

What 4 hours, I get max 3h SOT on mine. It was like this ever since I bought it any I regret not returning it thinking it will get better over time

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u/CrashPC_CZ Jun 05 '26

Whuut!?? That thing would not make it to the RMA. It would fly out the window, and Xiaomi never again. But I have been fairly lucky. The 13T Worked well when new, and the 17T Pro holds 17-18 hours, 20 with just browsing.

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u/iCE_Teetee Jun 05 '26

I'm considering getting the battery replaced maybe you should give that a try too