Our HMD Skyline battery life test is ready

The HMD Skyline relies on a 4,600 mAh battery, which is a bit below today's standard of 5,000 mAh cells and runs on a recent and supposedly energy-efficient Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SoC. It also has a medium-sized 6.55-inch OLED panel.

Having said that, the Skyline shows sub-optimal endurance in pretty much all aspects. The Active User Score is 10:47h and it's lower than most of its direct competitors. In fact, only the Poco F6 Pro shows lower results, whereas the rest of the rivals are a few steps ahead of HMD's new offering.

And it's not just one test, the Skyline seems to be dragging behind in almost all scenarios - call time, web browsing and video playback. In the gaming test, it's just about average.

We even compared it to a couple of Snapdragon 7s Gen 2-powered smartphones, such as the Realme 13 Pro+, Realme 12 Pro+ and Edge 50 Fusion and all three have better runtimes. But compared to some Xiaomi offerings with the same SoC, namely the Poco X6 or the Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G, the Skyline has slightly better endurance, despite its smaller battery pack too.

Stay tuned for the full review as there are a lot more findings in store for you.