vivo X5Pro battery life

Not overly creative with the naming, vivo has a whole bunch of X5’s and the X5Pro appears to be the most well-rounded among them, as we discovered during our in-depth review. Among its other merits, the vivo X5Pro proved an efficient battery user, and we’ll now try to go into more detail on its performance in this respect.

Its compact frame allows for a 2,450mAh battery, not the greatest capacity for a FullHD 5-incher. The Sony Xperia M5, for example, has a 2,600mAh unit, while the Huawei Honor 6 and Xiaomi Mi 4 have cells around the 3,100mAh mark. Then again, the Oppo R7 and the Lenovo Vibe X2 hover around 2,300mAh.

It’s also worth noting that we previously tested the vivo X5Max, which has a 5.5-inch display and a smaller capacity battery, but still achieved respectable endurance scores. So vivo seems to know what it’s doing when it comes to getting the most out of the limited capacity.

After that preamble, let’s move on to the X5Pro’s test results. In our 3G call test the smartphone is good for almost 17 full hours, a very good performance. That said, the Oppo R7 does markedly better at 23 hours, but then the R1x only lasts 12 and a half. In vivo's camp the Pro does nearly as good as the Max and both are better than the LG G4, mind you.

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
• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
  30:29h
• OnePlus 2
  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 Dual SIM
  29:46h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 XL
  29:46h
• Nokia Lumia 1520
  28:34h
• HTC One (M8) for Windows
  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
• Huawei Ascend Mate
  25:12h
• BlackBerry Passport
  25:12h
• Samsung Galaxy A7 Duos
  25:12h
• Motorola Nexus 6
  25:03h
• Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos
  25:02h
• Alcatel Hero
  25:02h
• Samsung Galaxy A8
  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 Dual SIM
  23:09h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE
  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
• Nokia Lumia 1020
  22:13h
• HTC One Max
  22:13h
• Sony Xperia Z2
  22:13h
• Samsung Galaxy Core LTE
  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 edge
  19:48h
• Sony Xperia T3
  19:48h
• Samsung Galaxy S6
  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
• vivo X5Pro
  16:57h
• Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100
  16:57h
• HTC Desire 700 dual sim
  16:56h

Our web browsing test script depletes the X5Pro’s battery in 9:34 hours, a smidgeon short of the Samsung Galaxy S5, and equally as much longer than that Xiaomi Mi4 we mentioned with the 3,100mAh battery. The Honor 6 is in a league of its own here with 13 full hours, and the Honor 7, while not as impressive, still manages to outlast the X5Pro by an hour.

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
• Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos
  12:18h
• ZTE Nubia Z9
  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
• HTC One Max
  11:20h
• Sony Xperia ZR
  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
• Microsoft Lumia 532
  10:52h
• Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM
  10:52h
• Motorola Moto G 4G
  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 Dual SIM
  10:23h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM
  10:23h
• Nokia Lumia 630
  10:18h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE
  10:14h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 XL
  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
• HTC One
  9:58h
• Apple iPhone 5s
  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
• vivo X5Pro
  9:34h
• Xiaomi Mi 4
  9:31h
• LG G Flex
  9:31h
• LG G Pro 2
  9:31h
• Samsung Galaxy A7 Duos
  9:30h
• Sony Xperia T3
  9:23h
• Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM
  9:22h
• Microsoft Lumia 435
  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
  9:10h
• Oppo R1x
  9:10h
• Samsung Galaxy K zoom
  9:10h
• HTC Desire 820 dual sim
  9:10h
• Apple iPhone 5c
  9:05h
• Apple iPhone 6 Plus
  9:05h
• Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
  9:05h
• Oppo N1
  9:05h

The X5Pro scores well above average in the video playback test too. 10 hours and 41 minutes are enough for an entire Game of Thrones season with time to spare. The Honor 6 lasts two hours longer, but the Honor 7 dies after 9:43, more or less the same as the Oppo R7.

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
• Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
  12:51h
• Huawei Honor 6
  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
• Oppo N1
  11:15h
• HTC One (M8) for Windows
  11:15h
• BlackBerry Q10
  11:15h
• Apple iPhone 6 Plus
  11:15h
• Samsung Galaxy S5
  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
• vivo X5Pro
  10:41h
• HTC Desire Eye
  10:35h
• LG G Flex2
  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
• Motorola Moto X
  10:01h
• Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
  10:01h
• Motorola Nexus 6
  10:01h
• Samsung Galaxy Express I8730
  10:00h
• Nokia Lumia 635
  10:00h
• Huawei P8lite ALE-L04
  10:00h
• Nokia Lumia 630
  10:00h
• Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus
  10:00h
• Samsung Galaxy A7 Duos
  9:58h
• Nokia Lumia 830
  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
• HTC One S C2
  9:28h
• HTC One S
  9:28h
• Xiaomi Mi 3
  9:28h
• LG G2
  9:28h
• Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III
  9:27h
• Huawei P8
  9:25h

The math works out to an endurance rating of 67 hours with a single SIM or 62 hours if you pop in a second card. So two and a half days of use on a single charge are possible if you do an hour each of voice calls, web surfing 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. You can also check out our complete battery test table, where you can see how long any of the smartphones we've tested will last under your own typical use.