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An article from c|net has their list of 5 Phones with the Best Battery Life:
From 5G and folding displays to pop-up cameras and in-screen fingerprint readers, this year has been a dynamic time for phones. But whether or not these technological trends are here to stay, one phone feature always ranks at the top of the list for users: a long battery life.
Now that we've reached the middle of 2019, it's time to take a look at some of the best phones so far. After all, the last thing you want is for your phone to run out of juice when you need it most. Usually, a phone lasts a full workday with moderate use. But if you use it heavily, you'll need to recharge it more often. Batteries also lose steam over time, running down faster the longer you've owned the phone. The possibility of losing battery -- and therefore losing your communication hub -- is frightening and real.
If you feel your phone's battery seems to be stuck in the '90s and doesn't last as long as you'd like, you're not alone. So if a long-life battery tops your list of needs, check out these top-scorers -- they lasted impressively long during our lab tests for continuous video playback on Airplane mode.
Wait. In Airplane mode? So that means that there are no radio circuits active. No phone calls. No internet (LTE or Wi-Fi). That makes these results questionable for real-world use, but it may be somewhat indicative of comparative longevity. With that caveat, what were their results?
- Apple iPhone XR:
- 19 hours and 53 minutes
- Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus:
- 21 hours
- [*] Samsung Galaxy S10:
- 18 hours
- Huawei P30 Pro:
- 22 hours and 57 minutes
- [*] Huawei P30:
- 21 hours and 31 minutes
- Samsung Galaxy Note 9:
- 19 hours and 20 minutes
- LG V50 ThinQ:
- 17 hours and 49 minutes
[*] Related model that was also tested.
I do not use FaceBook, Instagram, LinkedIn, or any other social media site (except SoylentNews, of course). I also use my phone as a local hotspot to get on the internet when at home -- but it is usually in my charger when doing that. Further, I activated all the battery-saving measures I could find. That said, I generally have about 50% charge left on my Galaxy S7 at day's end.
How does your phone usage and logevity stack up?
(Score: 3, Interesting) by pecosdave on Monday July 01 2019, @07:04PM
I'm carrying a Cat S41 [catphones.com]. I can go for days without charging the thing. Literally, charge it on Friday, don't plug it in until noon on Monday, that sort of thing. I don't necessarily just leave it on standby either, I've never run the thing down. I played Iron Marines for hours on it over the weekend, and it just kept playing. It actually comes with a Micro to Host A connector so you can charge someone else's phone with it. It's got a 5000mAh battery. Per the specs site is says it can standby up to 44 days (I doubt it unless you've got it in low-power mode and it has a good signal the whole time) and a talk time up to 38 hours on 3G.
The camera sucks, the lack of a finger-print reader sucks for me personally since I use LastPass for Android as my browser, the one time I tried NFC it didn't work, I'm not sure if it works or not because I didn't try again with something else, and I have to reboot it occasionally since Bluetooth quits working - something coworkers have confirmed happens to them as well, otherwise, this thing is awesome. It even has an underwater photography mode.
If you want a tank that's waterproof and has obnoxiously good battery (or you're just really clumsy and want to compensate) this is the phone for you. If you like phones that you buy protective cases for and leave a hole to show off the logo this probably isn't for you.
Why it still has Micro USB instead of C is a mystery, but, whatever.