This year, 2021, I did not only rank the charging duration,
but also battery life with conservative testing. It includes music playback
(with the display on) [20 minutes], web browsing [10 minutes], casual gaming
[10 minutes], photo shoot [5 minutes], video recording [5 minutes], and video
playback [10 minutes]. That is a one-hour testing session. In a day, there are
5 testing sessions, while the remaining 19 hours are for standby session. This
is also specified on the first post of this series. I will also include a
ranking for screen on time which is essentially similar to the battery life,
overall.
But, first, here are the untested phones.
·
Phone 1 – Nokia 1100 [unbootable]
·
Phone 2 – Alcatel OT-C552 [unbootable]
·
Phone 3 – Nokia 1600 [unbootable]
·
Phone 8 – Nokia N8 (a) [blank
display] was #5
·
Phone 9 – HTC Desire 200 [unbootable] was #7
·
Phone 11 – Asus Zenfone 5 [lost]
·
Phone 13 – Nokia N9 [unbootable]
was #12
·
Phone 14 – Nokia X2 Dual SIM [lost]
·
Phone 19 – Cloudfone Thrill Plus [lost]
·
Phone 20 – Firefly Mobile Aurii Secret 4G [lost]
·
Phone 23 – Nokia N70 (b) [unbootable]
Here is the rundown from the longest duration (slowest to
charge) to the shortest duration (fastest to charge), with the following
format: Current Ranking (Previous Ranking) Phone [Hours Charging]
|
26 (#17) |
[11:10 hours] |
|
|
25 (#15) |
[07:38 hours] |
|
|
24 (new) |
[05:55 hours] |
|
|
23 (new) |
[04:40 hours] |
|
|
22 (new) |
[04:16 hours] |
|
|
21 (new) |
[04:09 hours] |
|
|
20 (new) |
[03:55 hours] |
|
|
19 (#16) |
[03:31 hours] |
|
|
18 (#18) |
[03:21 hours] |
|
|
17 (#13) |
[03:04 hours] |
|
|
16 (new) |
[02:58 hours] |
|
|
15 (new) |
[02:56 hours] |
|
|
14 (new) |
[02:45 hours] |
|
|
13 (#3) |
[02:38 hours] |
|
|
12 (#11) |
[02:25 hours] |
|
|
11 (#10) |
[02:25 hours] |
Here are the top 10.
|
10 (#17) |
[02:20 hours] |
|
|
9 (#6) |
[02:16 hours] |
|
|
8 (#14) |
[02:10 hours] |
|
|
7 (#9) |
[02:07 hours] |
|
|
6 (new) |
[02:03 hours] |
And, here are the, best, top 5 (#5 faster, only, by 8 seconds to #6)
|
5 (#8) |
[02:03 hours] |
|
|
4 (new) |
[01:57 hours] |
|
|
3 (#4) |
[01:55 hours] |
|
|
2 (#2) |
[00:37 hour] |
|
|
1 (#1) |
[00:30 hour] |
From this ranking, I find around 2 hours to be good enough. The top two phones are outliers due to their deteriorated batteries.
Now, for the battery life and screen on time, with the following format: Battery Life Ranking [Battery Life] Phone (Screen on Time Ranking [Screen on Time])
|
26 [0 day 00:52 hour] |
(#26 [00:52 hour]) |
|
|
25 [0 day 01:18 hours] |
(#25 [01:00 hours]) |
|
|
24 [0 day 17:00 hours] |
(#21 [04:00 hours]) |
|
|
23 [0 day 21:27 hours] |
(#24 [03:27 hours]) |
|
|
22 [0 day 21:37 hours] |
(#23 [03:37 hours]) |
|
|
21 [0 day 21:44 hours] |
(#22 [03:44 hours]) |
|
|
20 [0 day 23:40 hours] |
(#20 [04:40 hours]) |
|
|
19 [0 day 23:56 hours] |
(#19 [04:56 hours]) |
|
|
18 [0 day 23:59 hours] |
(#18 [04:59 hours]) |
|
|
17 [1 day 00:23 hour] |
(#17 [05:23 hours]) |
|
|
16 [1 day 00:26 hour] |
(#16 [05:26 hours]) |
|
|
15 [1 day 00:32 hour] |
(#15 [05:32 hours]) |
|
|
14 [1 day 00:40 hour] |
(#14 [05:46 hours]) |
|
|
13 [1 day 01:00 hour] |
(#13 [06:00 hours]) |
|
|
12 [1 day 02:22 hours] |
(#12 [06:22 hours]) |
|
|
11 [1 day 04:36 hours] |
(#11 [07:36 hours]) |
Here are the phones on top ten.
|
10 [1 day 04:49 hours] |
(#10 [07:49 hours]) |
|
|
9 [1 day 21:23 hours] |
(#9 [08:23 hours]) |
|
|
8 [1 day 21:32 hours] |
(#8 [08:32 hours]) |
|
|
7 [1 day 22:27 hours] |
(#7 [09:00 hours]) |
|
|
6 [1 day 23:28 hours] |
(#6 [09:28 hours]) |
And, the top five phones. Exceeding 10 hours of screen on time.
|
5 [2 days 00:20 hour] |
(#5 [10:20 hours]) |
|
|
4 [2 days 00:36 hour] |
(#4 [10:36 hours]) |
|
|
3 [2 days 02:18 hours] |
(#3 [11:18 hours]) |
|
|
2 [2 days 05:14 hours] |
(#2 [12:14 hours]) |
|
|
1 [3 days 23:22 hours] |
(#1 [19:22 hours]) |
For a stress-free battery life, at least for me, a phone has to last more than a day, or at least 5 hours of screen on time. 17 phones satisfy this, making the top ten phone really good. Twice that, at least 2 days total standby time and 10 hours of screen on time, is already impressive. And there are 5 phones. Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet may be large, but the display resolution is Full HD. LG Wing 5G was just released last year, making its battery optimization on par with new phones. Though, take note that the smaller display was not used during the battery test. LG V50s ThinQ 5G was also tested without the second screen. Unexpectedly, Sony XZ Premium joins the top 5, despite of using the ultra hd resolution on some video playback sessions on my test. The top phone for battery life is, expectedly, Nokia Asha 202. It has a good battery performance since I bought it. Being a feature phone with the tried and tested BL-5C battery, it is anticipated to outlast other phones, especially smartphones.
You can always read the review of each phone by clicking on the corresponding link.
Do you have a phone with the same model from any of the phones I tested? How is the battery life doing?
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