A long-lasting battery tends to be more important on a smartphone than bells and whistles like a high refresh rate or high megapixel count. If you fall on this list and are looking for a reliable smartphone with a long battery life, you are at the right place. We, at MSP, have a proper battery test in place to determine how long a phone’s battery can go on, giving you a detailed idea of what you can consider in your budget. This edition of MSP Explained will focus on MySmartPrice’s battery and charging test methodology for a better understanding.
What Is a Battery Test?
This process involves a set of tests to determine how a smartphone battery can perform in various conditions for us to know if a smartphone has a long-lasting and durable battery. MSP’s methodology includes six rounds the phones go through. These include,
- YouTube Videos
- Benchmarks
- Gaming
- Cameras
- Social Media
- Charging
MySmartPrice Battery and Charging Test Methodology
Our processes are not too intense but help us figure out how a smartphone’s battery fares in various circumstances we put them in. We usually put four smartphones of the same price range against each other.
Pre-Requisites for the Battery Test
Firstly, we ensure that all the smartphones taking the battery test are fully fuelled up. Then, we tick a few boxes, like:
- Enable the Flight/Airplane mode.
- Attain the maximum brightness levels.
- Increase the volume levels to 100%.
- Connect the phones to the same Wi-Fi network.
- Make sure all phones have the latest software updates.
Once these are fulfilled, the rounds can begin. During the process, the display is never turned off and the battery percentage is constantly logged.
Round 1: YouTube Videos
In this round, we play high-resolution videos on all smartphones for two hours straight. We also enable the highest quality setting available for each phone, without applying any display modes or changing the colour balance.
With this, we can also find how the display performs in real-time. This also helps us judge the speaker performance of each phone. We also use a lux meter to check the peak brightness. Once the two hours are over, we record the battery percentage left and see how much the battery has drained. These details can be found on AnTuTu.
Round 2: Benchmarks
Now, comes the performance test. For this, we take the phones through the AnTuTu and Geekbench tests to see how their CPU, battery, UI, and more aspects are. While Geekbench focuses on CPU performance and throws realistic tasks at the phone, AnTuTu provides an overall score based on CPU, battery, RAM, and more. If you are wondering what benchmarks are and whether they matter, we have got you covered. Besides giving us the scores for comparison, you also get to understand the heat management of the device.
Another step in this process is a CPU throttling test (via an app going by the same) to see how the phones perform with added workload. With this, the round can last for about an hour.
Round 3: Gaming
In this round, we play high-graphic games like Call of Duty (CoD): Mobile for an hour in several settings. This test also establishes the maximum graphic settings a phone can attain during the gameplay. The gaming round can also determine the heat management system of a smartphone.
Round 4: Cameras
Here, we record videos in the highest possible quality for each phone for about half an hour to see how the phone sustains this. The test is another indicator of whether there are heating issues with the device or not.
Round 5: Social Media
How can we forget social media?! This is our last round of tests and here we play YouTube Shorts or even Instagram Reels for about an hour until the phone’s battery starts dying. By the end of it, we get a winner that can run through all these tests and still have some juice left.
Note: Smartphones these days can easily last for a day with daily tasks like messaging, social media, videos, and more. If a phone can sustain these tests (which usually take about 8 hours), they can last for more than a day while anything below 8 hours can provide a day’s battery life.
Round 5: Charging
Now that the battery is fully drained, it’s time to test the charging time. We charge these smartphones simultaneously (using their bundled chargers) to see how long it takes them to reach a 100% charge.
Phones That Lasted The Most in MSP’s Battery Test
Here’s a look at smartphones that sustained our battery test in 2023,
- Samsung Galaxy M14: 11 hours 19 minutes
- Redmi 12 5G: 9 hours 52 minutes
- Realme Narzo 60: 9 hours 20 minutes
- POCO M6 Pro: 9 hours 20 minutes
- POCO F5: 9 hours 13 minutes
We have a few videos on smartphone battery tests in the Rs 15,000, the Rs 20,000, and more ranges. You can check them out for a better idea.
Ultimately, our battery test helps you know how smartphones in each price bracket are and whether they can be helpful during gaming, constant video recordings, or long hours of social media usage.
