Samsung Galaxy S9 with Exynos chip has surprisingly bad battery life, here is why

The Samsung Galaxy S9 battery life is... well, not great. But it seems that not all Galaxy S9 phones have the same battery life and an interesting investigation reveals what could be causing those battery issues.

The thing is that the Galaxy S9 (see full specs here) comes in two versions: one that is sold in the United States, China and Japan uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chip, while the other that is sold in the rest of the world uses Samsung's own Exynos 9810 chip. Our review units are based on the Exynos chip and we noticed that battery life - especially on the ...