That’s right, as discussed many times in other threads, it is much higher than that of e.g. the XA2 Ultra. But when using the 2G or 3G network, at least it drops to 30-50 mA when the device is not in use, whereas while using 4G network it never drops, permanently consuming anything from 160 mA to even 300-400 mA. So while power consumption on 2G/2G network could be considered an inconvenience (but still allowing for 2+ days of use), on 4G it is literally eating the battery alive, consuming 4-5% per hour while doing absolutely nothing, reducing battery life to less than 1 day.
I did complain many times about 10 III power hunger, but at least on 2G/3G (thanks to huge 4500 mAh battery) the device was still pretty usable (and cool, at 20-21 degrees when idling) But with 4G power consumption being further that much higher, eating 4-5% per hour and permanently heating up the battery to >30 degrees, it really becomes unacceptable…
I’ve even switched a few times between the underlying Sony’s stock Android 11 and 13 to check if there’s any difference while using different hardware drivers and baseband versions, but it doesn’t seem to make any difference. So I suspect that it must be SFOS to blame for this.
What’s interesting is that sometimes (extremely rarely) the phone does reduce power consumption to 30-50 mA also on 4G, similarly to how it does on 2G/3G. But it is really rare and lasts very shortly - after merely and hour (or even just half an hour) power consumption suddenly rises by itself again and stays at 170-400 mA for hours.
I will do some further tests with SystemDataScope and SysMon.