Top 10 phones of 2017: Best battery life

02 December 2017
The 2017 phones that offer the best battery life mapped out.

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  • AnonD-635604
  • KZ8
  • 04 Dec 2017

Battery life on Sony phone is going strong.

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    • AnonD-523334
    • HsJ
    • 04 Dec 2017

    Xiaomi is best :-)

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      • Anonymous
      • Xuf
      • 04 Dec 2017

      AnonD-468012, 04 Dec 2017Sorry but Zenfone 3 Zoom (released on January 2017) and Zen... moreI know but my ZenFone battery is 4100mah but the battery is really bad and my dad has the same problem with his 3 zoom also. After 5 months of using it I realised battery is too bad.

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        • AnonD-468012
        • Fvh
        • 04 Dec 2017

        Anonymous, 03 Dec 2017I have ZenFone 3 and the battery life is a pity. I regret ... moreSorry but Zenfone 3 Zoom (released on January 2017) and Zenfone 3 is not a same phone especially for Battery.

        https://www.tomsguide.com/us/smartphones-best-battery-life,review-2857.html

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          • AnonD-528139
          • HBI
          • 04 Dec 2017

          What about LG X power?

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            • Edi
            • Mkc
            • 04 Dec 2017

            Where are Asus Zenfone Zoom S (150 h) and Lenovo P2 (149 h)?

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              • Paa
              • NsZ
              • 03 Dec 2017

              From various test on battery drain test I have seen on YouTube the phone that has a long battery life is Oneplus 5, followed by oneplus 5t. If you follow the amperage on the battery, you can be misled.

                Gaming smartphone of 2017
                From 60 Available to test and those which endured 5 hours and more in a single charge from 100 to turn off.
                "By battery life"
                SoC (All categories)
                OS (Out of box)
                HH:MM / Total mAh"
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                Xiaomi Mi Max 2:
                FHD-6.44"-16X9
                SD625, Android 7.1.1
                07:12 / 5,300
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                Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017):
                HD-5.2"-16X9
                E7870, Android 7.0
                06:12 / 3,000
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                Motorola Moto Z2 Force:
                QHD-5.5"-16X9
                SD835, Android 7.1.1
                06:07 / 2,730
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                Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017):
                FHD-5.7"-16X9
                E7880, Android 6.0.1
                06:04 / 3,600
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                Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro:
                FHD-5.5"-16X9
                E7870, Android 7.0
                06:03 / 3,600
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                Samsung Galaxy S8 Active:
                QHD+-5.8"-18.5X9
                SD835, Android 7.0
                06:02 / 4,000
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                Oppo F3 Plus:
                FHD-6.0"-16X9
                SD653, Android 6.0
                05:41 / 4,000
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                LG V30:
                QHD+-6.0"-2X1
                SD835, Android 7.1.2
                05:36 / 3,300
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                OnePlus 5T:
                FHD+-6.01"-2X1
                SD835, Android 7.1.1
                05:36 / 3,300
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                Motorola Moto Z2 Play:
                FHD-5.5"-16X9
                SD626, Android 7.1.1
                05:33 / 3,000
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                Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017):
                HD-4.7"-16X9
                E7870, Android 6.0.1
                05:32 / 2,350
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                Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017):
                FHD-5.5"-16X9
                E7870, Android 7.0
                05:28 / 3,600
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                Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017):
                FHD-5.2"-16X9
                E7880, Android 6.0.1
                05:24 / 3,000
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                Samsung Galaxy S8+:
                QHD+-6.2"-18.5X9
                E8895, Android 7.0
                05:21 / 3,500
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                Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact:
                HD-4.6"-16X9
                SD835, Android 8.0
                05:19 / 2,700
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                Xiaomi Redmi Note 4:
                FHD-5.5"-16X9
                SD625, Android 6.0
                05:10 / 4,100
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                Huawei Mate 10 Pro:
                FHD+-6.0"-2X1
                K970, Android 8.0
                05:08 / 4,000

                These are tested in real life conditions, indoor, outdoor, warm, cold.
                Fast paced, Power hungry games are tested and their average calculated to reach these results.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 8jv
                  • 03 Dec 2017

                  got the XZ1 Compact about a month ago, expecting a day and a half of battery and at days it won't even make it to bed time! I'm a bit disappointed to be honest

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                    • Achu
                    • 3J%
                    • 03 Dec 2017

                    Imperator Neubaticus, 03 Dec 2017Lol you have a 4.6 inch 720p display vs a 5.7 inch 1080p di... moreReally XZ1 has 835 chipset and power thirsty camera, yes it's screen is the only inferior thing compared to the A7, the worst for A7 is that it has whole 900 mah more than Xz1, still not able to beat it, even after XZ1 is an LCD and according to samsung AMOLED is power efficient than LCD one's.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • gML
                      • 03 Dec 2017

                      Imperator Neubaticus, 03 Dec 2017Lol you have a 4.6 inch 720p display vs a 5.7 inch 1080p di... moreYeah. True don't reply him. He js a sony fan and going to use another brand when sony will sink

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                        • AnonD-558092
                        • r7b
                        • 03 Dec 2017

                        Kiyasuriin, 03 Dec 2017A Mediatek MT6735P with four cores and 1,000 MHz clock freq... moreA quad-core MT at 1GHz is the same thing as a Pentium 4. Eats more power than you can supply.

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                          • AnonD-558092
                          • r7b
                          • 03 Dec 2017

                          Anonymous, 03 Dec 2017A7 uses a weaker chipset...Well the GPU is more powerful and Samsung can enhance the E7880 with optimisation

                          https://www.notebookcheck.net/Adreno-506-vs-Mali-T830-MP3_7443_7686.247598.0.html

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                            • AnonD-558092
                            • r7b
                            • 03 Dec 2017

                            Anonymous, 03 Dec 2017Because they made it. Like you really forgot your common se... moreQC overcharges their patents, that is a fact. Numerous OEMs have complained about it and the authorities have found them right. And cite me a REAL improvement on the SD835 over the 820. What, smaller process? It's other companies that do it for them! More cores? Come on, even Speedtraum can do an octa core big.LITTLE chip. Kyro cores? Try again... Faster Modems? Yeah, but first, only one country supports 4x4 MU-MIMO plus 4CA for these speeds so... and you do not need billions to do something faster. A million will suffice. Faster QuickCharge? See last statement. More MP cameras? Everyone is content with 12MP and the max in a dual-camera setup is a 20MP. Also it's just a more powerful ISP.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • dQy
                              • 03 Dec 2017

                              wow Sony still alive .. why people don t buy those Xperias?They are very strong and good quality

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                                • AnonD-359374
                                • NwI
                                • 03 Dec 2017

                                Where is the Blackberry Keyone?

                                  TheGoldenMellifluous, 03 Dec 2017Ok. Before other Sony fans attacked you, How about we imagi... moreLol you have a 4.6 inch 720p display vs a 5.7 inch 1080p display plus a far more efficient chipset in favor of the xz1 compact yet the a7 still lasts longer.

                                  Lol at optimization. The only reason the compact has that kind of battery life is it powers a small display with fewer pixels that naturally wouldn't need too much energy.

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                                    • ACE
                                    • p7A
                                    • 03 Dec 2017

                                    Im having HUAWEI MATE 10...The battery is the best & Its Super Fast charge...AMAZING

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                                      • LiX
                                      • 03 Dec 2017

                                      chac3men, 03 Dec 2017You left out Lenovo P2 with 5100 mAh battery, super efficie... moreYes, but P2 is from 2016?

                                        Anonymous, 03 Dec 2017xz1 compact is trash. it cannot beat A7 even with very low ... moreOk. Before other Sony fans attacked you, How about we imaginate a case to make you at least realize a thing you shouldn't underestimated ? Let's put 2700 mAh from first XZ1 Compact to A7 2017 and, then compare to second XZ1 Compact with its original battery. Or let's put 3600 mAh from first A7 2017 to XZ1 Compact and, compare it with second A7 2017 with its original battery. I bet Sony battery's endurance rating will far better than Samsung as most user and people said, Sony's biggest tricks and keys on great battery life was on optimization on hardware-software and light UI.

                                        XZ1c on 3600 will leave A7 2017 with its original battery in dust. That can be said the similar if not the same, with XZ1 with original battery versus A7 2017 with 2700. I had to do this because your mindset is always bigger battery is better, not deep optimization is better. Even you're going to replied to me saying that's not ever fair for reason of different resolution, how about, if you put this on original XZ1 (same battery as XZ1c) with same case of its compact counterparts, it will still wins for XZ1 no matter what due optimization. Do i need to mention how fast is Xperia Home UI compare to Samsung Experience, huh (forget about features and beautiful design icons, we're talking about who's faster)? End of discussion.

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