It kind of isn't. The EU is giving the cell companies guidelines on how they should test their batteries, and then report their numbers back to the EU. So "Apple" are testing their apple phones and then telling the EU their alleged numbers.

I was shocked when my new realme, which uses the same tech, didn’t even break 30°C while charging at 8+ Amps (should be around 80W). This was in a relatively warm room (25°C) and using the case that came with it

That's impressive. I'm looking at my phone now, not charging, but the screen is on, and it's at 33C. LOL

AccuBattery needs a session to have 60% charged, so <20% to 80% works. Doesn’t need to be every single one.

It's rare for me to get that low, even while charging to 80%.

But yeah, every so often I'll let it drain, then do a 100% charge to see what's up. I don't like doing that, because even Accubattery says that takes up more of a charge cycle than charging conservatively.

I do like the trend chart, although, the battery health on that actually went UP 5% between March and May

pixel also has the bad exonys chip that drains thier battery pretty fast. im using a oneplus12r right now, and it has 2 days of batteries if intensive usage(no gaming).

i did that for a month, it was actually more annoying than its worth, it made charge more often than i like. i was using a OPR12

I don't see that menu option. I do see Settings -> Battery but it does not count cycles.

Pixel 4a Android 14

They also say this:

In the absence of relevant standards and until the publication of the references of the relevant harmonised standards in the Official Journal of the European Union, the transitional testing methods set out in Annex IVa, or other reliable, accurate and reproducible methods, which take into account the generally recognised state-of-the-art methods, shall be used.

So I remain hopeful.

It makes sense once you consider that these numbers are the manufacturers self reporting. That means they aren’t comparable, so drawing conclusions like ”manufacturer X has better batteries than manufacturer Y” from these numbers is silly.

Before anyone rushes to replace their phones my Pixel 5 is nearly 5 years old, still on original battery (would be on at least 1200 cycles) and is presently sitting at 92% and claiming 1 day 11hrs remaining. Off the charger since 9:45 this morning and used for streaming music to my car while I was driving earlier. It still easily holds over 24 hours charge in my usage, so if I forget to charge it at night it's usually around 40% in the morning and I can plug it in sometime in the morning to top up. Perfectly useable after almost 5 years, and this is pretty normal for Pixels in my experience.

Love the new EU measurement standards but per other people's comments above they do not seem to mandate strict third-party testing, but rather rely on manufacturers submitting their results and adhering to the set test standards. This has not worked out well in the past, it should be mandatory third-party.

Cannot wait to see the return of user-replaceable batteries (thank you again, EU).

(Not saying this was your case, but generally good to check) - a finicky/wobbly USB type c connector has been a symptom of a dirty charging port several times in the past. Awful lint/dirt would get packed down into it, preventing the charger from fully inserting.

I ended up carefully and gently picking it out, though there are some delicate small contacts in there!

Anyway, good luck trying GrapheneOS! It's been my daily driver for months and past the learning experience it's great!

I'm on pixel 6a. There is no battery info there

Although, replacing the battery on the Fairphone is so much easier that 1000 cycles is acceptable.

But... Samsung also needs twice as many charges because for whatever reason, their batteries simply don't last as long. Timewise, you get the same lifetime, from both. What good does a larger charging count bring, if you need to charge it twice as much? Misleading spec.

Damn, yeah. My pixel will drain 50% or more in a day, in my pocket. Brutal

You say that like it's impossible to change the battery on a Samsung phone. I can have it done in under 10 minutes.

Sure but not everyone is tech savvy.

But they don't have GrapheneOS

That’s rhe same with my iPhone 16, it just charges to 100 every so often

Can you follow a step-by-step guide?

Can you use a screwdriver to remove 5-10 identical screws?

Can you use spudgers of varying sizes?

Can you use a hair dryer?

Then you can change the battery on your Samsung phone.

I'm still on my pixel 3 with CalyxOS

About to upgrade but only because CalyxOS has stopped supporting the 3 after all these years.

I find that I wear out the charging port before the battery. I don't even plug it in that much either.