Oppo R7 Plus battery life

The Oppo R7 Plus is a 6-inch entrant in the upper segment of the midrange phablet market. Visually (and in concept) very similar to the Huawei Ascend Mate7, the smartphone relies on a high-quality FullHD AMOLED display and a mammoth 4,100mAh battery to make a name for itself.

Capacity is one thing, but transferring milliamp-hours into actual use passes through plenty of variables, and some phones put more obstacles on this path than others.

The Oppo R7 Plus starts off strong with nearly 31 hours in our 3G voice call test. This makes it the third highest ranked phone in our all-time chart, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE obviously can’t pass for a phone. The Mate7 we mentioned above only does 20 hours on the same battery capacity.

We’ve seen batter efficiency in this test though. For example the OnePlus 2 has a 3,300mAh battery and is only a few minutes short of the R7 Plus’ time, as so is the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ with only 3,000mAh.

Talk time

• Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE
  46:44h
• Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
  33:20h
• Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G
  33:19h
• Oppo R7 Plus
  30:46h
• OnePlus 2
  30:29h
• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
  30:29h
• Motorola DROID Turbo
  30:09h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE
  29:46h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM
  29:46h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 XL
  29:46h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM
  29:46h
• HTC One (M8) for Windows
  28:34h
• Nokia Lumia 1520
  28:34h
• Samsung Galaxy Note 4
  28:31h
• Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet LTE
  28:25h
• Samsung Galaxy S5
  27:37h
• Sony Xperia Z1
  26:53h
• Samsung Galaxy S6 active
  26:29h
• Samsung P6800 Galaxy Tab 7.7
  25:45h
• LG G3
  25:38h
• LG G Pro 2
  25:37h
• LG G Flex
  25:19h
• Sony Xperia T2 Ultra
  25:16h
• LG G2
  25:15h
• BlackBerry Passport
  25:12h
• Samsung Galaxy A7 Duos
  25:12h
• Huawei Ascend Mate
  25:12h
• Motorola Nexus 6
  25:03h
• Alcatel Hero
  25:02h
• Samsung Galaxy A8
  25:02h
• Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos
  25:02h
• Oppo N1
  25:01h
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
  24:52h
• Sony Xperia Z Ultra
  24:23h
• Apple iPhone 6 Plus
  23:49h
• LG AKA
  23:20h
• Sony Xperia Z3
  23:13h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE
  23:09h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM
  23:09h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM
  23:09h
• Oppo R7
  22:58h
• Samsung P6200 Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
  22:42h
• Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)
  22:36h
• ZTE Nubia Z9
  22:20h
• Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue
  22:16h
• HTC One Max
  22:13h
• Sony Xperia Z2
  22:13h
• Samsung Galaxy Core LTE
  22:13h
• Nokia Lumia 1020
  22:13h
• Nokia Lumia 1320
  22:13h
• Sony Xperia C3 Dual
  22:11h
• Yota YotaPhone 2
  22:09h
• Meizu MX4 Pro
  22:09h
• Samsung ATIV SE
  22:05h
• Xiaomi Redmi Note
  21:41h
• Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
  21:39h
• Motorola RAZR MAXX
  21:18h
• Xiaomi Mi 4i
  21:02h
• Meizu m2 note
  20:55h
• LG Optimus G Pro E985
  20:45h
• HTC One M9
  20:44h
• Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
  20:42h
• Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX
  20:24h
• Motorola RAZR i XT890
  20:07h
• Huawei Ascend Mate7
  20:06h
• Samsung Galaxy E7
  20:04h
• Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos
  20:04h
• Samsung Galaxy A3
  20:04h
• Oppo Find 7
  20:03h
• Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
  20:01h
• BlackBerry Q10
  20:00h
• OnePlus One
  19:56h
• Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
  19:55h
• Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200
  19:54h
• Sony Xperia SP
  19:49h
• Samsung Galaxy S6
  19:48h
• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
  19:48h
• Sony Xperia T3
  19:48h
• HTC Butterfly 2
  19:23h
• HTC Butterfly S
  19:14h
• HTC Desire Eye
  19:11h
• Oppo R819
  19:03h
• Asus PadFone X
  18:45h
• Huawei P8lite ALE-L04
  18:25h
• Xiaomi Mi 4
  18:15h
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3
  18:12h
• Oppo Find 7a
  18:11h
• LG G2 mini
  18:11h
• Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4
  18:03h
• Samsung Galaxy A5
  18:02h
• Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos
  18:02h
• LG G Flex2
  17:51h
• Sony Xperia ZR
  17:48h
• HTC One (E8)
  17:47h
• Huawei P8lite
  17:38h
• Nokia Lumia 735
  17:30h
• vivo X5Max
  17:23h
• Huawei Honor 6
  17:13h
• Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100
  16:57h
• HTC Desire 700 dual sim
  16:56h
• Acer Liquid Jade S
  16:51h

You don’t buy a 6-inch smartphone to use it for voice calls though, you buy it for the screen estate. In our web browsing trial the R7 Plus doesn’t quite produce an equally impressive result. Not that 10:39 hours is bad, it’s just nothing exceptional, and the battery capacity promises exceptional.

Back to the Mate7 for reference. Huawei’s 6-incher performs notably better in this test and post a result just short of 14 hours. The Nexus 6 only makes it through 8 hours before its battery dies, so large-screened devices are on both ends of the spectrum in web browsing.

Web browsing

• Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G
  16:41h
• Sony Xperia E4
  16:40h
• Samsung Galaxy S6 active
  16:25h
• Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet LTE
  15:05h
• Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
  14:52h
• Meizu MX4
  14:06h
• Huawei Ascend Mate7
  13:53h
• Huawei P8
  13:32h
• Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
  13:14h
• HTC Butterfly 2
  13:11h
• Meizu m1 note
  13:05h
• Huawei Honor 6
  12:59h
• Sony Xperia C
  12:45h
• Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)
  12:42h
• Nokia Lumia 1520
  12:40h
• Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
  12:37h
• HTC One (M8) for Windows
  12:31h
• HTC Desire 700 dual sim
  12:30h
• HTC One (M8)
  12:29h
• ZTE Nubia Z9
  12:18h
• Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos
  12:18h
• Samsung Galaxy A8
  12:18h
• Sony Xperia T2 Ultra
  12:17h
• Sony Xperia Z3
  12:03h
• Nokia XL
  11:54h
• Sony Xperia Z3+
  11:51h
• HTC Desire 816
  11:48h
• Sony Xperia C3 Dual
  11:47h
• LG G2
  11:42h
• Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos
  11:36h
• Samsung Galaxy A5
  11:36h
• Sony Xperia Z2
  11:32h
• Sony Xperia E4g
  11:32h
• Motorola DROID Turbo
  11:31h
• Sony Xperia E1
  11:30h
• Sony Xperia ZR
  11:20h
• HTC One Max
  11:20h
• HTC Butterfly S
  11:07h
• Asus PadFone X
  11:07h
• LG G2 mini
  11:02h
• Samsung Galaxy Note 4
  11:01h
• Nokia Lumia 1320
  10:58h
• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
  10:56h
• Samsung Galaxy S6
  10:56h
• HTC Desire 510
  10:53h
• Motorola Moto G 4G
  10:52h
• Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM
  10:52h
• Microsoft Lumia 532
  10:52h
• Oppo R7 Plus
  10:39h
• Huawei Honor 7
  10:38h
• LG AKA
  10:38h
• Nokia Lumia 830
  10:36h
• Apple iPhone 6
  10:29h
• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
  10:25h
• Meizu MX4 Pro
  10:24h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE
  10:23h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM
  10:23h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM
  10:23h
• Nokia Lumia 630
  10:18h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 XL
  10:14h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE
  10:14h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM
  10:14h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM
  10:14h
• BlackBerry Passport
  10:12h
• BlackBerry Q5
  10:04h
• HTC One (E8)
  10:02h
• HTC Desire Eye
  10:02h
• Nokia Lumia 635
  10:00h
• Apple iPhone 5s
  9:58h
• HTC One
  9:58h
• Apple iPhone 5
  9:56h
• Meizu m2 note
  9:54h
• Samsung Ativ Odyssey I930
  9:54h
• Sony Xperia E3
  9:48h
• Sony Xperia M2
  9:48h
• Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini
  9:47h
• OnePlus One
  9:46h
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
  9:43h
• Alcatel Hero
  9:40h
• Samsung Galaxy S5
  9:39h
• Samsung Galaxy Core LTE
  9:37h
• Xiaomi Mi 4
  9:31h
• LG G Pro 2
  9:31h
• LG G Flex
  9:31h
• Samsung Galaxy A7 Duos
  9:30h
• Sony Xperia T3
  9:23h
• Microsoft Lumia 435
  9:22h
• Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM
  9:22h
• Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
  9:20h
• vivo X5Max
  9:19h
• Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE
  9:16h
• Motorola RAZR MAXX
  9:12h
• HTC Desire 820 dual sim
  9:10h
• HTC Desire 820
  9:10h
• Samsung Galaxy K zoom
  9:10h
• Oppo R1x
  9:10h
• Apple iPhone 6 Plus
  9:05h
• Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
  9:05h
• Apple iPhone 5c
  9:05h
• Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
  9:05h
• Oppo N1
  9:05h

The test that the Oppo R7 Plus truly aces is video playback. All-time second result, the 18:04 hours are a really impressive feat. The Mate7 does the same 14 hours as in web browsing, the Lumia 1520 is good for 12 and a half, more or less the same as the 5.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A8. The Nexus 6 is not in the same league with only 10 full hours.

Video playback

• LG G Flex
  19:57h
• Oppo R7 Plus
  18:04h
• Samsung Galaxy S6 active
  18:03h
• Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G
  18:01h
• Samsung Galaxy Note 4
  17:52h
• Motorola RAZR MAXX
  16:35h
• Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
  15:03h
• Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet LTE
  14:58h
• Samsung Galaxy E7
  14:57h
• Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX
  14:17h
• Huawei Ascend Mate7
  14:04h
• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
  13:53h
• Motorola DROID Turbo
  13:41h
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3
  13:32h
• Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini
  13:12h
• Nokia Lumia 1020
  13:12h
• Sony Xperia T2 Ultra
  13:12h
• HTC One Max
  13:11h
• Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)
  13:04h
• Sony Xperia C
  12:53h
• Huawei Honor 6
  12:51h
• Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
  12:51h
• Samsung Galaxy Premier I9260
  12:51h
• Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos
  12:45h
• Samsung Galaxy A8
  12:45h
• Meizu MX4 Pro
  12:41h
• Nokia Lumia 1520
  12:31h
• Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4
  12:30h
• BlackBerry Q5
  12:28h
• Sony Xperia C3 Dual
  12:22h
• Huawei Ascend Mate
  12:18h
• Sony Xperia Z2
  12:16h
• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
  12:12h
• Samsung Galaxy S6
  12:12h
• Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE
  12:10h
• LG AKA
  11:54h
• Sony Xperia Z3
  11:47h
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
  11:38h
• Samsung P6800 Galaxy Tab 7.7
  11:37h
• Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4
  11:29h
• Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100
  11:27h
• OnePlus One
  11:23h
• HTC One (E8)
  11:16h
• Apple iPhone 6 Plus
  11:15h
• Samsung Galaxy S5
  11:15h
• BlackBerry Q10
  11:15h
• HTC One (M8) for Windows
  11:15h
• Oppo N1
  11:15h
• Meizu m1 note
  11:09h
• Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
  11:02h
• Asus PadFone X
  11:01h
• BlackBerry Passport
  10:46h
• vivo X5Max
  10:44h
• Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
  10:41h
• LG G Flex2
  10:35h
• HTC Desire Eye
  10:35h
• HTC Desire 816
  10:34h
• Apple iPhone 5s
  10:31h
• HTC Butterfly 2
  10:26h
• LG G2 mini
  10:23h
• Nokia Lumia 735
  10:20h
• Apple iPhone 5
  10:12h
• Xiaomi Mi 4i
  10:11h
• HTC One (M8)
  10:11h
• Samsung Galaxy K zoom
  10:08h
• Samsung ATIV SE
  10:07h
• Sony Xperia M2
  10:04h
• HTC First
  10:03h
• HTC One
  10:02h
• Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
  10:01h
• Motorola Moto X
  10:01h
• Motorola Nexus 6
  10:01h
• Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus
  10:00h
• Nokia Lumia 630
  10:00h
• Nokia Lumia 635
  10:00h
• Huawei P8lite ALE-L04
  10:00h
• Samsung Galaxy Express I8730
  10:00h
• Nokia Lumia 830
  9:58h
• Samsung Galaxy A7 Duos
  9:58h
• Sony Xperia T3
  9:56h
• HTC Desire 510
  9:54h
• Nokia 808 PureView
  9:53h
• Alcatel Hero
  9:49h
• Oppo N3
  9:49h
• Sony Xperia M
  9:49h
• Huawei Honor 7
  9:43h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE
  9:43h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM
  9:43h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM
  9:43h
• Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam
  9:42h
• Samsung Rugby Smart I847
  9:34h
• Oppo R7
  9:33h
• Meizu MX4
  9:31h
• Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom
  9:30h
• LG G2
  9:28h
• HTC One S C2
  9:28h
• HTC One S
  9:28h
• Xiaomi Mi 3
  9:28h
• Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III
  9:27h
• Huawei P8
  9:25h
• Apple iPhone 4s
  9:24h

The scores above add up to an endurance rating of 94 hours, or 2 hours less if you use 2 SIM cards at the same time. That translates into nearly 4 full days, if you use the phone for an hour each of voice calls, web browsing and video playback per day.

Our proprietary score also includes a standby battery draw test, which is not featured in our test scorecard but is calculated in the total endurance rating.

The battery testing procedure is described in detail in case you're interested in the nitty-gritties.

In the case of the Oppo R7 Plus it’s also worth mentioning that it supports the company’s proprietary VOOC fast charging tech. Part of the retail package, the fast charger and special USB cable work together to deliver up to 4A of current at 5V to the smartphone.

The battery inside is actually comprised of two separate cells, which can be charged simultaneously, thus reducing the current to each cell and keeping temperature in check. It also means that to make use of the VOOC fast charging you need both the charger and the cable, because they have additional pins, missing in your garden variety pieces. You can certainly use standard chargers and cables as well, but at the expense of speed.