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  • Mobile Battery Endurance and Efficiency Continuing to Improve

    From Chris@ithinkiam@gmail.com to misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.mobile.android on Sun Sep 20 13:11:29 2026
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    I've updated my analysis of the EU Mobile Battery Efficiency data with the
    gory details all here.
    https://rpubs.com/ithinkiam/1460398

    It includes the iphone 18 Pro/Pro Max, but not the Duo yet.

    Drilling down specifically to the big two brands we can see that since the inception of the EU ratings battery lifetime and efficiency has improved significantly.

    For Apple the Pro Max continues to be the one to get for the longest
    battery life: the 18 Pro Max has a huge - by Apple standards - 5391 mAh battery. The first Apple phone with >5,000 mAH.
    The average improvement in endurance is 44% between the 15 & 18 series
    although there are only two 18 models and spans four generations. https://i.postimg.cc/4d9ttvF3/Apple-Endurance.png

    For efficiency the 18 Pro is still significantly better than the others
    which are much of a muchness. The average efficiency gain is 19% between
    the 15 & 18 models.
    https://i.postimg.cc/Hn1MtJfd/Apple-Efficiency.png

    With Samsung, there's a 25% gain in endurance between the S25 and S26
    ranges. The Plus and Ultra are top overall today and the FE is very
    marginally bottom.
    https://i.postimg.cc/4yRc1KrZ/Samsung-Endurance.png

    For efficiency, the gain is 23% between the S25?and S26 models. The smaller base model wins out marginally over the Plus/Ultra with again the FE
    trailing. Could this be the Samsung Exynos processor (in the FE) not being
    as effective as the Qualcomm Snapdragon? https://i.postimg.cc/brfnRGKq/Samsung-Efficiency.png

    I can have a look at the Pixels as well if there's interest.

    It's great to see such big improvements in battery life which is good for consumers. Whether the EU ratings have made a difference is an open
    question, but have this objective data to play with is definitely a bonus.
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  • From Andy Burns@usenet@andyburns.uk to misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.mobile.android on Sun Sep 20 15:32:48 2026
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    Chris wrote:

    I've updated my analysis of the EU Mobile Battery Efficiency data
    It's suspicious how few have 900 cycles, likely some side-effect of
    everyone "rounding up" to make sure they hit the >800 cycle target?

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  • From Chris@ithinkiam@gmail.com to misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.mobile.android on Sun Sep 20 21:31:03 2026
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    Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
    Chris wrote:

    I've updated my analysis of the EU Mobile Battery Efficiency data
    It's suspicious how few have 900 cycles, likely some side-effect of
    everyone "rounding up" to make sure they hit the >800 cycle target?

    It's manufacturer provided information. Not sure how reliable it is.

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