How we test: GSMArena Battery Life Test 2.0

08 November 2023
The way we use our mobile phones has evolved, and so has our new Battery Life test.

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  • Alphonsokurukuchu
  • X@F
  • 24 Sep 2024

What's the equation used to calculate the active score? I want to know what weightage you give to each of the metric

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    • Fawad
    • 6Pf
    • 16 Sep 2024

    Endurance were much more than reliable

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      • pagan
      • nvU
      • 21 Jul 2024

      Page download speed, page display rendering speed and page scrolling smoothness could also be included in the rating as they greatly affect one's browsing efficiency and productivity.

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        • Mike
        • n{0
        • 08 Jul 2024

        Is there any way to compare the new numbers and the old ones?
        For example, I have a phone tested the old way - 110 hours. I want to understand how good will be the new phone compared to it. But the new phone has a new rating 12 hours.
        How to understand their comparison?

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          • Bimi
          • Xqa
          • 16 Apr 2024

          Theres NO WAY A15 has a better battery live than S24U

            the old sytem is better...why no indication whatsoever what refresh rate used in web browsing? 60fps like the old system or what refresh rate in new system? what about web browsing?

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              • Anonymous
              • iAB
              • 10 Feb 2024

              I think this's the test of interest of manufactured and.... others. Show me anyone watching video on the phone with airplane mode activated... This test is a synthetic measurement which has no relation to real life usage scenario. You'd better keep an old test and don't waste you time and efforts on something useless like a "new" battery test.
              The old test is more real and important in real life.

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                • Jazz
                • LB2
                • 09 Feb 2024

                I believe a battery idle test would be of benefit to be closer aligned to actual phone use (overnight battery drain test).
                While I know it would add a lot of more time to completing testing, its something worth considering.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • LaS
                  • 09 Feb 2024

                  i'm not gonna lie... i prefer the old system. can we have the formula for calculating it?

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                    • Deepti
                    • 7kq
                    • 08 Feb 2024

                    How do you calculate this score? What is the formula?

                      what about idle time??? can you consider an option for that in your measurement?

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                        • no-one
                        • PA@
                        • 19 Dec 2023

                        The new measurement pattern is welcome with addition of gaming numbers. Just like that, in real life usage, standby drain is a significant differentiator between a well-optimised ROM from others. While standby drain is contingent upon various parameters, having a representative measurement number with most common usage pattern will be super useful.

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                          • RRHood
                          • nuD
                          • 18 Dec 2023

                          M.A., 12 Dec 2023Stand by drain is a key factor in battery life, especially ... moreyou cannot really measure standby times too consistently because installing applications that have services running will ruin standby over the life of the device

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                            • Battery guy
                            • 4XP
                            • 17 Dec 2023

                            What web browser is used for the browsing test?

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                              • M.A.
                              • u1v
                              • 12 Dec 2023

                              Stand by drain is a key factor in battery life, especially with Always-on displays. Pixels are notably culpable in this regard. I think stand by should be part of any measurement. This test is good for estimation, but not a true representative of real life use in my opinion.

                                Bobby, 16 Nov 2023Could you please clarify if the webbrowsing test is with wi... moreHello. I think they will use Wi-Fi only as they mentioned they also turned Airplane Mode on, which means no mobile network is used for these tests. (I believe this applies to all tests that involve the internet.)

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                                  • Maina
                                  • Bm8
                                  • 26 Nov 2023

                                  If possible include a test for the phone used as a navigation with 3-4 more apps runing. I have noticed that this type of usage kills the batterie super fast. It would be nice to see what phones hold best in this test.

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                                    • Edge 40
                                    • 7k3
                                    • 23 Nov 2023

                                    Please test Moto Edge 40 and S21 FE 888 variant to tell which is better ?

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                                      • Yanick
                                      • 6v1
                                      • 22 Nov 2023

                                      Galaxy A34 battery life test 2.0 :)

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                                        • Adel
                                        • HIt
                                        • 17 Nov 2023

                                        Very good way to estimate battery life, especially your customize section, way better than DXO.
                                        You are the best now for battery life comparison.

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