🔋 Need a phone that gets through a full day of meetings

I'm out of the house from 8 in the morning till late evening. Meetings, calls, maps, constant messages. My current phone is at 20 percent by 2 pm. I carry a power bank in my bag now, and I hate it. It weighs as much as my lunch. Last week the phone died in a taxi, so I couldn't book a ride home. I stood outside a building for 15 minutes asking a security guard to let me charge it. I don't care much about the camera. I'd take a slightly thick phone if it meant a full day. My target is 16 hours without checking the battery percentage every hour like it's a pulse. Fast charging matters too. If I get 10 minutes at lunch, I want that to count for something. A slow charger that takes over an hour to get anywhere is useless in my day. One thing I've noticed. The battery size on the box doesn't tell me much. A friend's phone has a bigger battery than mine but dies sooner. It seems to depend on the chip and software. So I'd rather hear from people who use their phones hard than read a spec sheet. Tell me what you carry now and how long it lasts in a normal workday. Also, has anyone found battery settings that made a real difference? I turned on battery saver once. My phone got so slow that I turned it off in 10 minutes, so that was a waste. I've heard dark mode and lower brightness help. I'm doubtful about both. I'll be home in Hyderabad for a visit in 2 months and can buy there if someone has a favourite.

My last phone had a huge battery and I still charged it at lunch, because I stream music all day. So be careful with reviews. A phone that lasts 2 days for a light user can die by 4 pm for you. Look for a review where they test with a mix of calls, maps and messaging for a full day. Buy from a shop that will swap it if the battery is bad.

Before you buy anything, try this for a week. Turn off background refresh for apps you don't need. Set the screen to a lower refresh rate if your phone allows it, and keep brightness on auto. That gave me about 2 extra hours on a phone I was ready to throw out. Maps and calls are the real killers, so a cable at your desk helps more than any setting.