That's a fair point, as Samsung has some of the lowest (and therefore best) recharging times
in our battery tests, and it also supports wireless charging.
In our battery tests, the Zenfone 3s Max lasted more than 16 hours, which is impressive.
The latest proof is the Galaxy Note 5, which has outlasted its predecessor
in battery tests despite sporting a smaller battery (of course, the newer processor and other optimizations also help.)
In its battery tests, the OnePlus One came in second, lasting only five minutes less than Sony's Xperia Z2, and significantly longer than other flagship devices from the competition, including the Galaxy S5, the G3 or the HTC One (M8).
As one of the market leaders for battery life in this range — nothing beats the Surface Book 2 — it should come as no surprise that the XPS 13 does so well
in battery tests, even if this version is a little weaker in that regard than its predecessor.
It's no shock that the ThinkPad P50 has trouble
in battery tests, given its high - resolution display and extremely powerful hardware.
In our battery tests involving continuous HD video playback at full brightness with WiFi connected, the Huawei Mate 10 Pro lost just 9 % of battery after 90 minutes, ranking it above any other flagship smartphone currently available (Galaxy S8 Plus lost 11 %, LG V30 13 %, Galaxy S8 lost 23 %, iPhone 8 Plus 23 %).
We thought those findings looked a little odd — Apple's latest phones did pretty well
in our battery tests — so we decided to take a closer look at what's going on.
The majority of the web reviews and comparisons of the LG V30 against it's price point competitors (iPhone 8X, Samsung S8X / Note 8, and Pixel 2X), shows the LG V30 performing at or near the top
in battery tests.
In our battery tests, the Moto E managed to squeeze out 6 hours and 22 minutes.
While the last - gen processor held back the Revolve
in our battery tests, we can't say the same about performance.
Both voice quality and talk - time battery life were excellent:
In our battery tests, the T - Mobile 8120 was still going strong after 10 hours — the maximum length of time we test for.
The phone clocked just 3 hours and 4 minutes
in our battery test, in which we set screen brightness to maximum and stream full - screen video over LTE.
In our battery test, a continuous looping video with Wi - Fi on and screen brightness at 100 percent, the Springboard lasted 5 hours, 16 minutes.
In our battery test, we kept the tablet on Balanced mode.
Battery life on the Fire 7 isn't great; it lasted 6 hours and 53 minutes
in our battery test (browsing over Wi - Fi) at 150 nits of screen brightness, which is below Amazon's quoted battery life of 8 hours.
In our battery test, which loops a video on max brightness with Wi - Fi on, the Thrive 7 lasted just 3 hours, 50 minutes.
The tablet's battery lasted 10 hours and 58 minutes
in our battery test, which trumps the Fire 7's 6:53 time and beats the average tablet battery span of 8:58.
(It's highly unlikely that a backlit, multifunction device would outlast the Amazon or Kindle reader
in a battery test.)
I knew a beast of a workstation wouldn't fare well away from a power outlet, but I was surprised by its four - hour lifespan
in our battery test, especially considering its price.
It's very easy to upgrade, it has room for both an M. 2 SSD and a 2.5 - inch drive, and it lasted for nearly 7 hours
in our battery test.
Thankfully, the XA2 Ultra still delivered lengthy performance on a charge, clocking 12:46
in our battery test, which consists of endlessly streaming websites over T - Mobile's LTE network.
Battery life is the our pick's single biggest shortcoming — the laptop's 26 Wh rear battery and 23.5 Wh front battery lasted for around 5 hours and 20 minutes
in our battery test, which was slightly better than the T470 and X270 with their default batteries but worse than anything else we tested.
In our battery test, the Asus ZenBook UX330UA lasted 7 hours, 16 minutes, landing in the middle of our pack of contenders.
In the battery test on PC Mark, it scored around 8 hours plus, which is acceptable.
That makes the S9 + a pretty long - lasting phone in our testing, but its 10 hour and 59 - minute result
in our battery test (continuous surfing over LTE) wasn't as impressive as we expected.
When it comes to web browsing, it's as fast as the other competitors in this battle (it could not compete in most benchmark tests), it lasted nearly 9 hours
in our battery test, and there is no laptop in this price range that can match it for design.
The Honor 5X had always impressed as a low - cost phone that could last for a good long while, but the Energy XL made that phone's 9:22 result
in our battery test seem like the blink of an eye.
The Snapdragon 835 makes Samsung's latest much more power efficient too, which helps explain the Galaxy S8's strong showing
in our battery test.
In the battery test, it performed surprisingly well despite its rather small battery capacity, but this maybe due to fact that it runs vanilla Android in addition to the already very efficient Snapdragon 625.
In our battery test we found the MateBook X to last for 10.5 hours at 50 % screen brightness while playing video.
In our battery test, it lasted for 2 hours 42 min, consuming 40 battery on AnTuTu battery bench.
The latter helped the phone along to an impressive 11 hours and 44 minutes
in our battery test using T - Mobile's network.
The Note 8's 3,300 mAh battery lasted 11 hours and 11 seconds
in our battery test, which consists of continuous website streaming over T - Mobile LTE.
In our first impression, Zenfone 3s Max lasted more than 16 hours
in the battery test.
On testing the battery life
in our battery test (playing videos online via WiFi with full brightness and sound) we found an average backup of 6 hours and 40 minutes.
Still, a bigger battery means more of a charge, and since the S8 + was able to outlast the S8 by 25 minutes
in our battery test, we expect that the S9 + will top the S9 once we finish testing that second phone.
The Note 8 proved to be a long - lasting phone
in our battery testing, but it never hurts to have added juice on hand.
That handset delivered just 7 hours and 39 minutes
in our battery test, which consisted of continuous web surfing on an LTE network.
Not exact matches
Apple's
battery tests may say everything is fine, but that doesn't show up
in what the user is experiencing.
When your patience is
tested today, recall when you were patient
in the grocery checkout line last week behind a mother of five when all you needed to buy was
batteries.
Testing is now due to start
in order to make sure the
battery is optimized and meets Australian Energy Market Operator and South Australian Government requirements.
Fisker then suffered a series of mishaps, including a
battery flaw that caused at least one of its vehicles to burst into flames, and a lurid episode with Consumer Reports, when its
test Karma sedan failed to run at all, a first
in the history of that publication.
In my capacity as an editor, I've had the opportunity to
test out countless phone cases, ranging from the protective to the stylish to the
battery - saving to the card - holding.
But as Consumer Reports — and a few others — uncovered through careful
testing, something appears highly amiss
in the newly designed
battery system.
Reddit users discovered last week that shortly after the
battery on an old iPhone was replaced, benchmark
tests — which measure a computer's processor speed — saw a dramatic and noticeable increase
in performance.
And because the drones rely on lithium - ion
batteries that don't always do well
in the bitter cold during PyeongChang winters, Intel (intc)
tested the drones
in Finland to evaluate their performance under similar conditions.
Neometals» plans to go up the lithium value chain have received a major boost
in the form of a solid set of numbers from
tests to produce
battery - grade lithium hydroxide from run - of - mine concentrates at the Mt Marion lithium mine near Coolgardie.
«And their
batteries, which can be easily swapped out, are among the longest lasting
in our
tests.»
The XPS 13's superior
battery life (surpassing 16 hours
in some
tests) will ensure you'll get plenty of work done even on international flights without power plugs.