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		masonic on April 30, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google Meet premium video meetings–free for everyo... I used Google meet yesterday on a Samsung phone (GS7),and in ~80 minutes almost the entire battery was drained and the phone was too hot to handle. I powered down completely to recharge.

freepor on April 30, 2020 [–]

A multi-person video call should be expected to heavily drain a battery. 80 minutes is impressive.

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