LG Nexus 5X battery test results

Peter, 20 November, 2015

The LG Nexus 5X comes with Doze, the new Android feature that promises to extend standby time by being smart about when it lets apps run in the background. To be fair, the old Nexus 5 will get the same feature after the update, but its replacement has two hardware improvements that software updates can't make up for.

The first is the bigger battery – 2,700mAh – and the second is the newer chipset, Snapdragon 808, built on a 20nm process instead of the 28nm process used for the Snapdragon 800.

The new Nexus 5X significantly improves the talk time over its predecessor and indeed posts and above average of 17 hours. We've seen much better performance, the Moto X Style (S808, 3,000mAh) went over 22 hours, and worse – the LG G4 (S808, 3,000mAh) couldn’t quite make it to 17 hours.

Talk time

  • Oppo R7 Plus
    30:46h
  • OnePlus 2
    30:29h
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
    30:29h
  • Motorola DROID Turbo
    30:09h
  • Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM
    29:46h
  • Microsoft Lumia 640 XL
    29:46h
  • Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM
    29:46h
  • Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE
    29:46h
  • Samsung Galaxy Note5
    28:34h
  • Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet LTE
    28:25h
  • Sony Xperia Z5 Compact
    28:23h
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 active
    26:29h
  • Motorola Moto X Play
    26:28h
  • Samsung Galaxy A7 Duos
    25:12h
  • Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos
    25:02h
  • Samsung Galaxy A8
    25:02h
  • Apple iPhone 6 Plus
    23:49h
  • LG AKA
    23:20h
  • Meizu PRO 5
    23:10h
  • Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE
    23:09h
  • Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM
    23:09h
  • Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM
    23:09h
  • Oppo R7
    22:58h
  • Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)
    22:36h
  • Motorola Moto X Style
    22:23h
  • ZTE Nubia Z9
    22:20h
  • Lenovo ZUK Z1
    22:13h
  • Meizu MX4 Pro
    22:09h
  • Yota YotaPhone 2
    22:09h
  • Xiaomi Mi 4i
    21:02h
  • Meizu m2 note
    20:55h
  • HTC One M9
    20:44h
  • Asus Zenfone Selfie ZD551KL
    20:22h
  • Samsung Galaxy E7
    20:04h
  • Samsung Galaxy A3
    20:04h
  • Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos
    20:04h
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
    19:48h
  • Samsung Galaxy S6
    19:48h
  • HTC Desire Eye
    19:11h
  • Samsung Galaxy J7
    18:37h
  • Xiaomi Mi 4c
    18:31h
  • Huawei P8lite ALE-L04
    18:25h
  • Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos
    18:02h
  • Samsung Galaxy A5
    18:02h
  • LG G Flex2
    17:51h
  • Huawei P8lite
    17:38h
  • vivo X5Max
    17:23h
  • Sony Xperia Z5
    17:13h
  • Lenovo K3 Note
    17:13h
  • Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
    17:09h
  • LG Nexus 5X
    16:57h
  • Acer Liquid Jade S
    16:51h
  • LG V10
    16:40h
  • LG G4
    16:40h
  • Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
    16:40h
  • Sony Xperia M2 Aqua
    16:39h
  • Motorola Moto E
    16:38h
  • Meizu MX4
    16:25h
  • Sony Xperia Z3+
    16:13h
  • Apple iPhone 6s Plus
    15:51h
  • Microsoft Lumia 435
    15:50h
  • Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM
    15:50h
  • Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML
    15:47h
  • Asus Zenfone 2 Deluxe ZE551ML
    15:47h
  • Archos 50 Diamond
    15:23h
  • ZTE Blade S6
    15:01h
  • Nokia Lumia 830
    14:56h
  • Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual
    14:53h
  • Sony Xperia C5 Ultra
    14:53h
  • Meizu m1 note
    14:53h
  • Xiaomi Redmi 1S
    14:51h
  • Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen)
    14:45h
  • Huawei Honor 7
    14:33h
  • Xiaomi Mi Note
    14:31h
  • Sony Xperia E3
    14:28h
  • Microsoft Lumia 532
    14:24h
  • Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM
    14:24h
  • HTC Desire 820 dual sim
    14:17h
  • HTC Desire 820
    14:17h
  • Oppo N3
    14:14h
  • HTC Desire 510
    14:06h
  • Huawei Mate S
    13:53h
  • Huawei P8
    13:50h
  • Samsung Galaxy Alpha
    13:20h
  • Meizu MX5
    13:15h
  • Sony Xperia C4 Dual
    13:11h
  • Xiaomi Redmi 2
    12:33h
  • Oppo R1x
    12:33h
  • Lenovo Vibe X2
    12:30h
  • Apple iPhone 6
    12:23h
  • Microsoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM
    12:15h
  • HTC One E9+
    12:07h
  • BlackBerry Leap
    12:05h
  • Motorola Moto G (2nd gen)
    11:49h
  • HTC One A9
    11:12h
  • Sony Xperia E4
    11:07h
  • Sony Xperia E4g
    11:07h
  • Lenovo S90 Sisley
    10:00h
  • Oppo R5
    9:45h
  • Apple iPhone 6s
    9:41h
  • Gionee Elife S5.1
    8:55h

The web browsing time is also above average at 8 and half hours (beating the median time by almost an hour). Both the Moto and G4 performed worse (but have big QHD screens). The Sony Xperia Z5 (S810, 2,900mAh, 5.1" 1080p) lasted a whopping 6 hours longer.

Web browsing

  • Sony Xperia E4
    16:40h
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 active
    16:25h
  • Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet LTE
    15:05h
  • Sony Xperia Z5
    14:35h
  • Huawei P8
    13:32h
  • Meizu m1 note
    13:05h
  • Meizu PRO 5
    12:51h
  • Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)
    12:42h
  • Apple iPhone 6s
    12:27h
  • ZTE Nubia Z9
    12:18h
  • Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos
    12:18h
  • Samsung Galaxy A8
    12:18h
  • Motorola Moto X Play
    11:52h
  • Sony Xperia Z3+
    11:51h
  • Apple iPhone 6s Plus
    11:51h
  • Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos
    11:36h
  • Samsung Galaxy A5
    11:36h
  • Sony Xperia E4g
    11:32h
  • Motorola DROID Turbo
    11:31h
  • Sony Xperia Z5 Compact
    11:20h
  • Samsung Galaxy S6
    10:56h
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
    10:56h
  • Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM
    10:52h
  • Microsoft Lumia 532
    10:52h
  • Lenovo ZUK Z1
    10:46h
  • Samsung Galaxy Note5
    10:43h
  • Oppo R7 Plus
    10:39h
  • Huawei Honor 7
    10:38h
  • LG AKA
    10:38h
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
    10:25h
  • Meizu MX4 Pro
    10:24h
  • Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM
    10:23h
  • Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE
    10:23h
  • Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM
    10:23h
  • Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM
    10:14h
  • Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE
    10:14h
  • Microsoft Lumia 640 XL
    10:14h
  • Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM
    10:14h
  • Meizu m2 note
    9:54h
  • Huawei Mate S
    9:43h
  • vivo X5Pro
    9:34h
  • Xiaomi Mi 4c
    9:32h
  • Samsung Galaxy A7 Duos
    9:30h
  • Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM
    9:22h
  • Microsoft Lumia 435
    9:22h
  • vivo X5Max
    9:19h
  • Oppo R1x
    9:10h
  • Samsung Galaxy J7
    9:04h
  • Meizu MX5
    9:03h
  • Huawei P8lite ALE-L04
    8:42h
  • LG Nexus 5X
    8:32h
  • Huawei P8lite
    8:27h
  • Xiaomi Mi 4i
    8:27h
  • Samsung Galaxy Alpha
    8:25h
  • LG V10
    8:20h
  • Nokia Lumia 735
    8:20h
  • Samsung Galaxy E7
    8:17h
  • Oppo N3
    8:16h
  • OnePlus 2
    8:05h
  • HTC One E9+
    8:05h
  • Lenovo Vibe X2
    8:01h
  • Motorola Nexus 6
    7:54h
  • LG G4
    7:54h
  • Asus Zenfone 2 Deluxe ZE551ML
    7:52h
  • Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML
    7:52h
  • Asus Zenfone Selfie ZD551KL
    7:43h
  • Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
    7:42h
  • BlackBerry Leap
    7:37h
  • Samsung Galaxy A3
    7:36h
  • Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
    7:36h
  • Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos
    7:36h
  • HTC One M9
    7:31h
  • Oppo R7
    7:22h
  • Archos 50 Diamond
    7:20h
  • Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual
    7:15h
  • Sony Xperia C5 Ultra
    7:15h
  • Samsung ATIV SE
    7:12h
  • Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen)
    7:11h
  • Oppo Find 7a
    7:09h
  • Sony Xperia C4 Dual
    7:05h
  • Gionee Elife S5.1
    7:04h
  • ZTE Blade S6
    7:01h
  • Lenovo S90 Sisley
    7:00h
  • Xiaomi Redmi 1S
    6:54h
  • Motorola Moto X Style
    6:49h
  • Motorola Moto G (2nd gen)
    6:37h
  • HTC One mini 2
    06:33h
  • LG G3
    6:29h
  • Yota YotaPhone 2
    6:23h
  • Xiaomi Mi Note
    6:19h
  • LG G Flex2
    6:16h
  • Lenovo K3 Note
    5:56h
  • Xiaomi Redmi Note
    5:53h
  • Xiaomi Redmi 2
    5:41h
  • HTC Desire 616 dual sim
    5:24h
  • HTC One A9
    5:22h
  • Microsoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM
    5:21h
  • Oppo Find 7
    5:02h
  • Nokia Lumia 930
    4:57h
  • Acer Liquid Jade S
    4:54h
  • Oppo R5
    4:05h

It's the video playback time that doesn’t live up to the common performance of a modern smartphone. At six and a half hours, even the LG G4 and Moto X Style with their sizeable screens outlast the Nexus 5X. Even the new HTC One A9 with a tiny 2,150mAh battery and less capable chipset (28nm) went on for 8 hours and 30 minutes.

Video playback

  • Oppo R7 Plus
    18:04h
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 active
    18:03h
  • Meizu PRO 5
    18:02h
  • Samsung Galaxy J7
    16:22h
  • Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet LTE
    14:58h
  • Lenovo ZUK Z1
    14:14h
  • Apple iPhone 6s Plus
    13:57h
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
    13:53h
  • Samsung Galaxy Note5
    13:51h
  • Sony Xperia Z5 Compact
    13:04h
  • Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)
    13:04h
  • Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos
    12:45h
  • Samsung Galaxy A8
    12:45h
  • Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
    12:12h
  • Motorola Moto X Play
    12:06h
  • LG AKA
    11:54h
  • Asus Zenfone Selfie ZD551KL
    11:32h
  • Huawei Mate S
    11:26h
  • Xiaomi Mi 4c
    10:47h
  • Apple iPhone 6s
    10:46h
  • vivo X5Pro
    10:41h
  • Xiaomi Mi 4i
    10:11h
  • Huawei P8lite ALE-L04
    10:00h
  • Samsung Galaxy A7 Duos
    9:58h
  • Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM
    9:43h
  • Huawei Honor 7
    9:43h
  • Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE
    9:43h
  • Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM
    9:43h
  • Oppo R7
    9:33h
  • Huawei P8
    9:25h
  • Motorola Moto X Style
    9:14h
  • Meizu MX5
    9:13h
  • Huawei P8lite
    9:00h
  • BlackBerry Leap
    8:59h
  • Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE
    8:40h
  • Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM
    8:40h
  • Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM
    8:40h
  • Microsoft Lumia 640 XL
    8:40h
  • Asus Zenfone 2 Deluxe ZE551ML
    8:34h
  • HTC One A9
    8:33h
  • Archos 50 Diamond
    8:24h
  • Sony Xperia C5 Ultra
    7:58h
  • Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual
    7:58h
  • Sony Xperia Z5
    7:53h
  • LG V10
    7:30h
  • ZTE Nubia Z9
    7:11h
  • HTC One E9+
    7:00h
  • Lenovo K3 Note
    6:55h
  • Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
    6:37h
  • Meizu m2 note
    6:27h
  • LG Nexus 5X
    6:25h
  • Nokia Lumia 510
    6:23h
  • LG Optimus Vu F100S
    6:23h
  • Nokia Lumia 920
    6:19h
  • Sony Xperia Z1
    6:12h
  • Sony Xperia E1
    6:12h
  • Nokia X
    6:10h
  • Samsung Galaxy Pocket S5300
    6:06h
  • Gionee Elife S5.1
    6:06h
  • HTC One mini 2
    06:05h
  • Motorola Moto G (2nd gen)
    6:05h
  • Sony Xperia ion LTE
    6:03h
  • Gionee Elife S5.5
    6:02h
  • Sony Xperia T
    6:01h
  • Motorola ATRIX HD MB886
    6:01h
  • Sony Xperia E4g
    6:00h
  • Oppo Find 7
    5:58h
  • Oppo R819
    5:54h
  • LG Optimus L9 P760
    5:53h
  • Nokia Lumia 520
    5:50h
  • LG G Pro 2
    5:49h
  • Nokia Lumia 930
    5:48h
  • BlackBerry Bold 9790
    5:47h
  • Sony Xperia Z
    5:39h
  • Sony Xperia C4 Dual
    5:39h
  • Meizu MX3
    5:38h
  • HTC Desire X
    5:38h
  • Sony Xperia acro S
    5:38h
  • Pantech Burst
    5:38h
  • Samsung Galaxy Core LTE
    5:34h
  • Sony Xperia ZL
    5:28h
  • Oppo R5
    5:27h
  • Meizu MX
    5:27h
  • Microsoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM
    5:27h
  • HTC One V
    5:20h
  • Acer CloudMobile S500
    5:18h
  • Oppo Find 5
    5:18h
  • Xiaomi Redmi Note
    5:18h
  • HTC Desire 616 dual sim
    5:15h
  • BlackBerry Curve 9380
    5:09h
  • Lenovo Vibe X2
    5:09h
  • Samsung Galaxy Fame S6810
    5:02h
  • LG Nexus 5
    5:01h
  • LG Nexus 4 E960
    4:55h
  • Sony Xperia L
    4:44h
  • Acer Liquid Jade S
    4:31h
  • Sony Xperia P
    4:30h
  • Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562
    4:30h
  • LG Nitro HD
    4:17h
  • LG Optimus 4X HD P880
    4:14h
  • LG Optimus 3D Max P720
    3:28h

With two good results and one disappointment, plus the new Doze feature, the endurance rating works out to 60 hours. Of the competitors mentioned above, only the Xperia Z5 (73h) and Moto X Style (63h) last longer.



The LG Nexus 5X is good for about two and a half days of moderate use, but with heavy use it will get you to the end of the second day. The powerful charger that comes with it – 5V @ 3A or 15W – is quick to top up the battery.

You can even sneak in half an hour of charging and it will make a great impact. To charge at the office you will need a USB Type-C cable and those are fairly rare. And you can pack up your wireless charger from the Nexus 5, the 5X doesn’t support it.


Reader comments

  • GTK
  • 30 Nov 2015
  • PYM

jus as ur name states?am sure ure an apple fanboy

  • AnonD-328513
  • 25 Nov 2015
  • T4Z

It's the same sensor. Only difference is software, which tbh sucks in 5X, camera lags and crashes.

  • Anonymous
  • 24 Nov 2015
  • 61}

GSMA should change their way to test the battery measure certain phone with a different nits and another phone with different nits ant try to say this one is better than the other is absolutely ridiculous.

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