GSMArena feature labs: The tests

26 April 2012
The GSMArena Labs are tests designed to give an objective account of how a device performs in real-world scenarios. In short, it's about what you can expect from a gadget you're planning to buy. Our tests are constantly being developed...

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  • Anonymous
  • vGM
  • 20 Dec 2023

Is the colour accuracy test no longer a thing?

The recent reviews sometimes have not been including the exact deltaE (average or maximum) values, and instead just mention whether a display is considered "good enough" in terms of colour accuracy or for colour critical work. The latest two reviews though (Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro and Vivo X100 Pro), as of this day, do not mention colour accuracy at all.

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    • Anonymous
    • NMv
    • 07 Oct 2023

    Mr M, 06 Oct 2023I still don't understand the main figure. If calls, br... moreConsider the main number to be approximately 4x (400%) battery life.

    100% used as 1h talk, 1h video, 1h web browsing, 21h standby.

    100% used as continuous talk until battery is drained

    100% used as continuous web browsing until battery is drained

    90% used as continuous video playback until battery hits 10%

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      • Mr M
      • 0w7
      • 06 Oct 2023

      I still don't understand the main figure. If calls, browsing, watching a video are all done each day even with the rest of a day in standby, for an hour, there's no way that any smartphone endures e.g. 120h?

      Or maybe it boils down to performinone test and than letting the battery drain, which is a bit more probable, only not clearly stated.

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        • Johnny5
        • Ib5
        • 17 Jul 2023

        Could you please do a battery endurance test for the TCL 30XL. I know it's just a budget phone, but I only use it to stream content at home. The battery is amazing! With heaving usage I can go all day and not have to charge this phone. So I'm curious to see where it ranks battery wise. Thanks

          You should add a standard test for camera in motion and for a shaking camera.
          A cheap smartphone might have decent quality for stable photos, but a blurry mess with any small movement.
          Human hands are rarely that stable or you're unlikely to spend that much time trying to stabilize a photo.

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            • Your NickName OK
            • 7R{
            • 03 Apr 2023

            please test the iphone xr speakers, because i want to see how even the low frequencies are

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              • Kedir
              • Ng$
              • 01 Feb 2023

              Good

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                • Baxz
                • H5S
                • 04 Jan 2023

                Please do a speaker test for a oppo find x 5 pro

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 8X{
                  • 12 Dec 2022

                  Aominee, 29 Nov 2022Please Test Poco F1 SpeakerIt's kinda too late for that, this phone has been released in 2018 and it's not even in the market.

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                    • Aominee
                    • X}R
                    • 29 Nov 2022

                    Please Test Poco F1 Speaker

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                      • Mikhail
                      • r31
                      • 04 Sep 2022

                      Rasputian666, 10 Mar 2022They can't Mate. They are an informative website not a... morePerfect ever seen

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                        • Rasputian666
                        • M7Y
                        • 11 Mar 2022

                        PhoneAddict, 18 Nov 2021I wish it had a longer battery life on webbrowsing. 12:37hr... moreTotally agree on the first part... 12hrs is a bit too short for Web-Browsing.

                        The second part was offending though. Nothing wrong in being a women and categorising one as chatty as a woman is a bit too what may I call it "sexist". And FYI I've got sisters and can guarantee that I talk much more on the phone (Zoom Call dial-ins) through out the day more than all the respected and amazing women in my life. So kind request, lets keep judgements out of here.

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                          • Rasputian666
                          • M7d
                          • 10 Mar 2022

                          Rasputian666, 10 Mar 2022They can't Mate. They are an informative website not a... more(Edited - incomplete earlier)
                          Just peeved at them for only one reason; they don't do a complete review including Battery Endurance Test for mid-ranger phones (which is what I'm focused on - not a gamer but a mostly work on apps specific to the Browsing capabilities). Hence curious on the Browsing Time + Talk Time. Thats all!

                          GSMArena Team should create a new list of Battery Endurance Stats for phones which are available for sale; new list should exclude the older phones which are no longer available i.e. > 2years old smartphones should be removed from the looooong list. Their numbers can be included in their individual Specs List Battery Life Test numbers.

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                            • Rasputian666
                            • NR2
                            • 10 Mar 2022

                            ali, 10 Apr 2020please describe how you score smartphones and quantify them... moreThey can't Mate. They are an informative website not a rating agency. Moreover, if they rated a phone as 4.7 in 2020 - Q4 will the ratings still hold true for the same phone in 2022 - Q1 ? (e.g. iPhone 12 Pro Max would have gotten a ~4.9/5 rating in Q4/2020 - by Q2/2022 would that rating still apply?) Then in such case they would have to devise such a dynamic rating scales which would evolve overtime with the introduction of every new phones. For a rating you may refer to other sites but we love GSMArena for its informative description of the phones and their reviews which is quite comprehensive compared to other reviews we get on the net.

                            Just peeved at them for only one reason; they don't do a complete review including Battery Endurance Test (which is what I'm focused on - not a gamer but a mostly work on apps specific to the Browsing capabilities). Hence curious on the Browsing Time + Talk Time. Thats all!

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                              • Battfreak
                              • txE
                              • 09 Jan 2022

                              Is the standby test done with always on display on or off?

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                                • PhoneAddict
                                • x@H
                                • 18 Nov 2021

                                I wish it had a longer battery life on webbrowsing. 12:37hrs is still pretty weak... On the other hand I care less about the talking time for calls. It's not that I am calling all day. I am not a woman...

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                                  • kapqa
                                  • 0N4
                                  • 27 Aug 2021

                                  yes, please reintroduce the audio lab test data.
                                  the music sample test is very nice, but it would be complimented by the raw audio data results, which was always premium section in very review.

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                                    • yogesh
                                    • upc
                                    • 17 Jul 2021

                                    please don't discontinue lab audio test
                                    my previous phone was asus max which shows 93db snr in your lab test
                                    my present phone asus 6z snr only 85db
                                    i feel the difference in sound clarity
                                    if you discontinue audio lab test i cant find audio quality data before buying any device
                                    you know music litsning is one of prime purpose of mobile now a days.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • nHA
                                      • 17 Jul 2021

                                      Some older reviews have two scores for the endurance rating with and with AOD e.g. Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 and Samsung Galacy A7 2017. Are all the newer endurance rating scores with AOD disabled?

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                                        • Ndaba
                                        • fr%
                                        • 28 Jun 2021

                                        My phone has no sound, the whole phone n its new Y9a what shouod i do?