When answering the question “What would you like to improve in your smartphone?” Most people talk about autonomy. Camera quality, processor power, volume random access memory- they all seem to have reached a good level, even among mid-budget devices. But battery life on a single charge still leaves a lot to be desired, incomparable to our first phones, which had to be charged once a week. Thinking about it guys from Phonearena decided to look into their extensive database and rank the autonomy of smartphones. When reviewing each device, they run a special script that simulates Internet surfing until the battery is completely discharged, based on this data, the following chart is built. So, Top devices that will not make you frantically look for an outlet when entering the room.
Unexpectedly, the first place was taken by a budget smartphone from the Chinese company Lenovo. For just $250, a user can get a 5.3-inch HD screen, stereo speakers, aluminum back cover, as well as a 4000 mAh battery. The latter, in turn, provides 15-16 hours of screen operation on a single charge, or 3-4 days battery life in average usage. These numbers are shocking!
Next comes a smartphone from the same manufacturer, Lenovo P780. And again, an HD display (though only 5 inches) and a 4000 mAh battery. Only $ 220 - and 15 hours of browsing in your pocket.
The 6.1-inch phablet puts the Ascend Mate in the niche category. However, the 3900 mAh battery gives the user more than 11 hours of screen time. And such autonomy may well compensate for not the most convenient dimensions of the smartphone.
6 inches, 2 SIM cards, more than 10 hours of screen time or about three days of average use. Sony Xperia T2 Ultra is a great workhorse, showing one of the best battery life, even among tablets. What else can you add here?
This smartphone from a Finnish company could be placed in the first place if we had to compare not the actual operating time, but the ratio of operating time to battery capacity. The Lumia 635 delivers over 9.5 hours of screen time with a battery capacity of just 1830 mAh. 4.5-inch screen, support for LTE networks, low price. Its only drawback is Windows phone as operating system, but its latest version is 8.1.
So, while Samsung, HTC and even Google are introducing energy-saving modes and their capabilities into gadgets, and others are trying to make the phone as thick as a sheet, the Top 5 standalone smartphones are devices from completely different companies. Is it surprising? Probably not. The idea that the Chinese offer more for less has long been firmly entrenched in the mind. It remains only that in this consciousness there are no questions about the quality of the resulting product.
6. Sony Xperia M2 (9 hours 19 minutes)
7. Sony Xperia C (about 9 hours)
8. LG G2 mini (8 hours 32 minutes)
9. Hero (8 hours 11 minutes)
10. Sony Xperia Z2 (8 hours 10 minutes)
11. Motorola Moto E (8 hours 8 minutes)
12. Oppo N1 (just over 8 hours)
13. samsung galaxy Note 3 Neo (8 hours 6 minutes)
14. OnePlus One (8 hours 5 minutes)
15. Sony Xperia E (about 8 hours)
16. Samsung Galaxy S5 (7 hours 38 minutes, no power saving mode)
17. HTC One Max (7.5 hours)
18. Samsung Galaxy S5 Active (7 hours 18 minutes)
19. LG G Flex (unspecified)
20. Motorola Moto G (7 hours 12 minutes)
21. HTC One (M8) (just over 7 hours, no power saving mode)
22. Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo (just over 7 hours)
23. Motorola DROID MAXX (nearly 7 hours)
24. LG G2 (6 hours 50 minutes)
25. LG G Pro 2 (6 hours 50 minutes)
26. LG Optimus L7 II (not specified)
27. Huawei Ascend P7 (over 6.5 hours)
28. HTC Desire 700 (not specified)
29.Samsung Galaxy Note II (6 hours 15 minutes)
30. LG G3 (just over 6 hours)
31. HTC DESIRE 816 (6 hours 11 minutes)
32. HTC DESIRE 300 (just over 6 hours)
33. Oppo R819 (just over 6 hours)
34. Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (not specified)
35. Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 (not specified)
36. Oppo Find 7a (just over 6 hours)
37. Sony Xperia L (exactly 6 hours)
Tell us in the comments if you are satisfied with the rating of your gadget, do you plan to climb a few steps higher in the near future, or are you waiting for the approach that various studies regularly promise us?
Most standalone smartphones. Find yours among them. Sergei Burovtsov
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1 - Very popular smartphone;
2 - The largest diagonal;
3 - Phablet with the highest autonomy.
In times of crisis, budget smartphones have become very popular. A number of companies, such as Lenovo, Xiaomi and many others, are increasingly offering quality models for sale at affordable prices. They are gradually gaining a foothold in the market leaders of inexpensive mobile devices.
Now budget smartphones are considered models that are sold for less than 10 thousand rubles. For such a price it is quite possible to buy good device. There are models with good shooting quality and productive solutions on the market. There are even cheap smartphones with a metal case.
The low price is achieved by saving on individual components. Therefore, balanced budget phones do not exist. They have obvious disadvantages, but such solutions also have advantages. It all depends on what the manufacturer will focus on. Some smartphones show high-quality camera shots, others last longer in active use mode, and so on. This rating is intended to help people in choosing the right budget device for their requirements.
Rating of inexpensive smartphones with good shooting quality
The final quality of images from a smartphone is affected by four criteria: the matrix, the installed optical system, the hardware capabilities of the processor, and software frame processing algorithms. Matrices are divided into two varieties: CCD and CMOS. In budget smartphones, the second is more often installed. This is due to its lower cost.
The quality of a sensor is determined by two factors: size and resolution. The detail of the final image depends on the first. In first-tier smartphones, this figure ranges from 1/2.6 to 1/2.3 inches. For budget devices, the matrix size should be close to this one.
Sensor resolution affects only the size of the final frames, it does not determine their quality. Therefore, the number of megapixels of the camera is not so significant. For high quality shooting high resolution the matrix should capture a lot of light. It is physically difficult to install such a system in a smartphone. Therefore, the optimal value is considered to be a resolution of 8 to 12 megapixels.
The rating includes inexpensive smartphones, whose photo quality is not much worse than that of expensive ones. Their main focus is on the camera. The presented models will be of interest to people interested in a cheap smartphone with a decent camera.
Score (2018): 4.4
Advantages: Smartphone with the best front camera
Manufacturer country: South Korea, but made in China
This smartphone is from budget segment is ideal for selfie shots. The manufacturer has worked hard on the software component of photography, which makes the device get pretty good shots. In addition, when shooting with the front camera, the screen partially replaces the flash. During photography, its brightness is set to maximum. There is a shutter release function using gestures. The smartphone opens the rating and takes third place, thanks to its wide shooting capabilities.
Score (2018): 4.6
Advantages: Best Performance
Manufacturer country: China
Meizu has become famous for producing high performance phones at affordable prices. This also applies to the M3 model. The smartphone has a fingerprint sensor, which is rare in budget devices. The rear camera is a 13MP sensor, while the front camera is an 8MP sensor. There is an original technology for adjusting faces when taking a selfie. Thanks to its high performance with good photo capabilities, the smartphone comes in second place in the ranking.
Score (2018): 4.7
Advantages: Camera with optimal aperture (f / 2.0)
Manufacturer country: China
The top of the ranking is a smartphone from ASUS. It is similar in design to other mobile devices from the company: rounded edges and a glossy finish. Outwardly, it looks quite stylish and "expensive". The manufacturer made the main emphasis on the camera. On the rear panel is a powerful two-section flash. There is the possibility of shooting in HDR. The f/2.0 aperture allows you to take high-quality shots without color distortion. The smartphone uses special image processing algorithms aimed at software improvement of their quality.
Top cheap smartphones with high autonomy
The battery capacity is determined by the capacity. According to most users, the duration of the smartphone is directly proportional to it. This is true, but only partly. If a smartphone has a large screen size, a powerful processor and a battery capacity of 4200 mAh, then it will last less from one charge than a model with less power and a smaller diagonal display.
In some smartphones, the manufacturer relies on autonomy. They are featured in this list. For example, OUKITEL K6000 Pro has such a capacious battery that it can charge other devices.
Score (2018): 4.0
Advantages: Most cheap smartphone with high autonomy
Manufacturer country: Netherlands, but made in China
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The smartphone has a battery with a declared capacity of 5000 mAh. It is enough for several days of active use of the device. Otherwise, this is an ordinary budget smartphone with a high-quality screen, but poor performance. For high autonomy affordable price he is awarded a bronze medal, opening this top.
Score (2018): 4.5
Advantages: The highest performance
Manufacturer country: China
Lenovo has relied not on a large battery capacity, but on software and hardware optimization of the smartphone. As a result, the device can work up to five days in standby mode. The smartphone has good performance for a model with high autonomy. For games it will not be enough, but for everyday needs it will be enough with a margin.
Score (2018): 4.6
Advantages: Smartphone with the largest battery
Manufacturer country: China
This smartphone has the most capacious 6000 mAh battery. Other aspects of the device are also on top: 3 GB of RAM and powerful processor. The smartphone has a good camera with a resolution of 13 megapixels. And its feature is the ability to recharge other devices. It was the high autonomy that allowed the smartphone to establish itself on the first line of the top.
Rating of budget smartphones, taking into account the opinions of buyers
Score (2018): 4.5
Advantages: The most compact ranking model
Manufacturer country: South Korea but made in Vietnam
Contrary to the general trends, Samsung has released a smartphone with a very modest screen size - only 4.5 inches. Due to the small diagonal, the device turned out to be compact and light. The smartphone occupies the third line of the rating. It does not boast high performance, but it has a battery and quality camera. The smartphone demonstrates high autonomy.
Score (2018): 4.8
Advantages: Optimal Smartphone for social networks
Manufacturer country: South Korea but made in China
This smartphone will please fans of social networks. It does not have high performance, but the manufacturer did not focus on this. The smartphone supports two SIM-cards, a high-quality matrix with a resolution of 720p is installed. Externally, the device looks good, and Android 6.0 is responsible for its operation. This is a youth solution from the budget segment. For being oriented towards social networks the smartphone is awarded with a silver rating medal.
Score (2018): 4.8
Advantages: High performance for little money
Manufacturer country: China
Xiaomi's Redmi lineup includes budget phones with high performance, which in terms of functionality can be compared with the flagship models. This smartphone even has a fingerprint sensor. In addition, he has quality screen with 720p resolution, good camera and nice design. Numerous reviews speak exclusively in favor of the smartphone. For high performance at an affordable price, the device becomes the winner of the rating.
Top budget phablets
From year to year, there is a tendency to increase the diagonal of the screen in manufactured phones. Now a separate subspecies stands out - phablets. These are smartphones with a display of 5.5 inches. They are closer in size to tablets, but still more compact. On phablets, it is more convenient to watch movies and scroll through texts, in comparison with conventional smartphones. This top is made up of them.
Score (2018): 4.5
Advantages: Phablet with the highest autonomy
Manufacturer country: China
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hard to do powerful smartphone with a large display that will last a long time. But HOMTOM did it. In addition to a capacious battery, the phablet demonstrates good software and technical optimization. The battery of the smartphone will last for 5 hours of active use. And in normal mode, the smartphone will work for several days. For high autonomy, this phablet takes the third position in this top.
Score (2018): 4.5
Advantages: The largest diagonal
Manufacturer country: China
This phablet has a display of just under seven inches. In size, it is almost identical to the tablets. This smartphone has poor performance, it will be convenient for Internet surfing and watching videos. Its power is not enough for games. As a processor, a chip from Qualcomm is installed, which is characterized by lower power consumption when compared with MTK. But the phablet still does not work very long, the battery capacity is only 3480 mAh. And the device occupies the second line of the top because of the record-breaking large screen.
Score (2018): 4.6
Advantages: Very popular smartphone
Manufacturer country: China
By appearance the device looks like a stretched iPhone 5C. But in terms of technical equipment, it greatly surpasses it. The phablet is equipped with a high-quality FHD screen with good viewing angles. The smartphone has a powerful processor that can even handle games. Front-camera by 8 MP, and the rear by 13 MP. This is the best phablet presented top. In addition, it enjoys high user demand, there are many reviews and testimonials on the net.
Battery life is one of the most important features smartphone. The quality of camera shots, data processing speed and display resolution - in all this, manufacturers have more than succeeded. But the issue of battery capacity of mobile devices is of concern to everyone today.
Using its own test base, the PhoneArena website compiled list of smartphones, which more hardy and can offer the user really extended battery life(that is, the rating is not based on the actual capacity of the battery, but on its optimal ratio device performance).
Well, the results may surprise you as these are not always the most popular and flagship smartphones.
1.Lenovo P780
Won first place Lenovo smartphone with an impressively powerful battery. The device is equipped with a rather modest Cortex-A7 processor and a 4000 mAh battery, the capacity of which will easily provide up to 25 hours of 3G talk time.
2. Sony Xperia C
The mid-range smartphone with dual-SIM support has very well balanced hardware characteristics. The 5-inch QHD display and the humble MediaTek chipset pair nicely with an impressive 2390 mAh power capacity.
3 Oppo N1
In the 6-inch device, the manufacturer has focused on the camera. The N1 is the first Android smartphone with a 13-megapixel rotating camera using six-lens optics. staffed Oppo N1 powerful 3610 mAh battery, the capacity of which is sufficient to maintain battery life of the device for more than 8 hours.
4. Sony Xperia E
Specifications Xperia E nothing particularly remarkable: the smartphone is equipped with a 3.5-inch screen and old version snapdragon. But the battery of the device is undoubtedly on top - 1500 mAh (about eight hours of battery life in active use).
5. HTC One Max
HTC's first smartpad - 6-inch One Max. And with it, the manufacturer did not fall into the dirt: a 3300 mAh battery (given the decent specifications of the device) is ready to offer more than 7 hours of smartpad operation without recharging.
6LG G Flex
The G Flex smartphone with a flexible OLED display took an honorable sixth place in the ranking. It packs a huge 3500mAh battery along with other decent hardware specs. But, in addition, it also has a very attractive curved design.
7. Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo
Yes Yes. Do not be surprised. This small budget smartphone has very revealing battery specs. The tests carried out confirmed that its capacity (1200 mAh) is sufficient to maintain battery life of the device for more than 7 hours.
8 Motorola Droid Maxx
In general, the entire Maxx line Motorola devices features great endurance and a huge capacity of batteries from 3000 mAh. Directly Droid Maxx equipped with a 3500-mAh battery (almost 7 hours of active use of the device offline).
9LG G2
The flagship smartphone of the Korean manufacturer also showed itself worthy. LG G2. The device, equipped with a 3000-mAh battery, withstood seven hours of continuous operation. And this is very significant for the flagship of a manufacturer of this magnitude with its high-end specifications.
10LG Optimus L7 II
Another LG smartphone hit our rating. This time it's a compact 4.3-inch Optimus L7II with 2460 mAh battery. In our testing, the smartphone performed just as well as the flagship G2, so if you're looking for an affordable small Android smartphone with good picture quality and decent battery life, then the LG Optimus L7 II might be your option.
11. Samsung Galaxy Note 2
The second generation Galaxy Note is equipped with a 3100 mAh battery that provides a battery life of just over six hours, making it one of the most best smartphones in your category.
12. HTC Desire 300
A smartphone is also a very worthy choice if you are looking for an inexpensive compact smartphone with decent features. 4.3 inch HTC Desire 300 has a really great battery life, despite the seemingly ordinary battery capacity of 1650 mAh.
13 Oppo R819
The dual-SIM Android smartphone comes with 2000 mAh batteries. Today it is one of the lightest and thinnest smartphones. The R819 comes with a bright 4.7" HD display.
According to the test results, the battery life of the Oppo smartphone was approximately six hours.
14. Samsung Galaxy Note 3
The fourteenth, but no less worthy place, was assigned to Galaxy Note 3. Compared to its predecessor, the device has a slightly larger battery capacity - 3200 mAh.
The smartpad is equipped with a 5.7-inch Super AMOLED Full HD screen and one of the best cameras available in smartphones today.
15. Samsung Galaxy Ace 3
And finally, 15th place, which also went to Samsung. And this time her 4-inch mid-range smartphone Galaxy Ace 3. The device comes with a dual-core 1.2GHz Broadcom processor and a fairly generous 1800mAh battery for its category.
Today, few people are surprised that the people around us have expensive smartphones with large displays, high-performance processors and a huge variety of useful and not so applications installed in the system. All this business, and not just making calls and playing powerful games, consumes energy, which means that mobile gadgets need batteries with a good supply of power.
When choosing a smartphone, you need to pay attention not only to the “steepness” of its screen and maximum performance in games, but also to the amount of battery. Although, in fact, this is not entirely true. The battery life of a gadget is determined not only by maximum capacity batteries, but also the "gluttony" of the technical stuffing, as well as the efficiency of optimizing the system under which the device operates.
Given all of the above, I bring to your attention a review of the 5 best smartphones in terms of battery life, which were selected by the well-known Western publication Tom'sguide based on testing among more than 30 models released no earlier than 2014.
I note right away that all the tested gadgets were in equal conditions: the display brightness was set at 100 nits (average brightness on a modern PC monitor), the same level of network reception was selected, 4G LTE Internet was activated and the screen for web surfing was turned on.
I offer a review of smartphones in descending order of the duration of their work.
1st place - Huawei Ascend Mate 2
I was able to last 14 hours and 43 minutes. With a display size of 6.1 inches, it has a far from the most powerful 4050 mAh battery. But this was enough for him to become a leader in terms of duration of work.
The device is equipped with a good 4-core Cortex-A7 processor with a frequency of 1.6 GHz, an IPS display with a resolution of 720x1280 pixels (241 ppi) and 2 cameras: the main one is 13 Mp with autofocus and LED backlight, the front one is 5 Mp. The memory in the device is 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of ROM, expandable with a microSD card up to 64 GB. Huawei Ascend Mate 2 weighs no less than its dimensions - 202 g. Today, these are not the most outstanding characteristics, but quite sufficient for fast and comfortable work of a "heavy" game.
An interesting feature is the PoweBank function. capable of sharing charge with another smartphone connected to it with a microUSB-to-microUSB cable.
The price of Huawei Ascend Mate 2 on AliExpress is about $350.
2nd place - One Plus One
The second candidate was a little behind the leader, but showed quite a decent result, working for 13 hours and 16 minutes. This despite the fact that the battery capacity is only 3100 mAh.
OnePlus One is equipped with a 4-core Qualcomm processor Snapdragon 801, 2500 MHz, paired with an Adreno 330 video processor. The amount of memory - 3 GB of RAM and 64 GB of ROM - is quite a decent headroom for a 2014 model. The smartphone has perfect size screen - 5.5 inches. IPS matrix type with a resolution of 1920x1080 with a density of 401 PPI.
Like most modern smartphones, it has two high-quality cameras of 13 megapixels and 5 megapixels. The maximum video resolution of the main camera is 3840x2160 pixels.
We can say that OnePlus One is the perfect phone for the money ($325).
3rd place - iPhone 6 Plus
"Apple" flagship was able to hold out exactly 10 hours. It is equipped with the most powerful battery among all previous iPhone models - 2915 mAh.
The screen has a diagonal of 5.5 inches (also the maximum in the iPhone line). Its specifications are similar to the OnePlus One model, and the price on AliExpress starts from $880
Naturally, the processor of its own production Apple A8, 1400 MHz with 2 cores, is paired with a PowerVR GX6450 accelerator. The main camera is equipped with an 8 megapixel matrix, and the front one is only 1.2 megapixels. It seems to be not outstanding characteristics, but the presence optical stabilization and high-quality autofocus, makes the camera one of the best among the tested models. The maximum resolution for video recording is 1920x1080.
It is worth noting that the younger model lasted only 7 and a half hours.
4th place - Samsung Galaxy S5
Yes, yes, it was S5 that took 4th place with a result of 9 hours 42 minutes. He was a little ahead of his more modern counterparts and. The battery capacity of the device is 2800 mAh, and it is replaceable.
The original devices are equipped with an Exynos 5 Octa 5422 processor, 4 cores of which operate at a frequency of 1.9 MHz (Cortex-A15), and the remaining 4 at a frequency of 1.3 MHz (Cortex-A7). GPU Mali-T628 MP6 is working on the graphics.
It has an excellent 16 MP camera with autofocus and the ability to shoot video in modes [email protected] and [email protected] Focusing is carried out in 0.3s, there are a large number of shooting modes (HDR (Rich tone), the choice of focus depth after shooting is available.
The display is 5.1 inches, it is equipped with a Super AMOLED matrix with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. Memory capacity: 2GB RAM and 16GB ROM expandable microSD cards up to 128 GB. The cost of a refurbished S5 smartphone on Aliexpress is from $250.
5th place - Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
With a 2600 mAh battery, it lasted 8 hours 57 minutes during testing, which is 30 minutes longer than the younger one. Galaxy models S6. Also a good result, given its level of performance and not the most powerful battery.
The main feature of this model is a 5.1-inch Super AMOLED screen rounded at the ends with a resolution of 2560x1440 and a pixel density of 577 PPI. The maximum brightness is 600cd/m2. It is protected by the latest Gorilla Glass 4 coating.
The workhorse of the S6 Edge is samsung processor Exynos 7 Octa 7420. 4 Cortex-A53 cores + 4 Cortex-A57 cores operating at frequencies of 1.5-2.5 MHz. Video processor - GPU Mali-T760.
For maximum performance, Samsung has equipped this model 3 GB RAM and 32 GB ROM, but not expandable with memory cards.
It is worth noting that the Sansung Galaxy S6 Edge is by far the most productive smartphone, ahead of such giants as the iPhone 6 and HTC One M9 in tests.
The stunning 16MP camera, fingerprint scanner and wireless phone charging feature prove that the S6 is Edge is the best in your class! The only limiting factor is the considerable cost of the gadget - $ 650.
As we can see, the most modern smartphones are not always the most best options. In terms of performance, they certainly lead and give odds to earlier models, but if you need a gadget that, with good technical specifications works for a long time, then it’s worth “returning to the past”.
The following facts also speak in favor of the “offer” for the purchase of long-lasting smartphones:
- Firstly, according to statistics, most users do not need a heavy-duty device at all, but the operating time of mobile technology is important for every person.
- Second, everything latest models have an exorbitant cost, designed for special "connoisseurs" who are not limited in funds.
