iPhone X Toms Guide: iPhone Xs / Xs Max have LESS battery life than iPhone X in detailed web browsing test

[Hal~9000]

https://www.tomsguide.com/us/iphone-xs-iphone-xs-max-battery-life,review-5773.html

“We put the iPhone XS and XS Max through the Tom's Guide Battery Test, which involves continuous web surfing at 150 nits of screen brightness. For this test, we turn Auto-Brightness off and True Tone off in the display settings.

To ensure consistency, we run all of our phone battery tests on T-Mobile's network, and we ensure that the phones have full signal strength by using a signal booster called the T-Mobile 4G LTE CellSpot. In other words, this is as close to ideal conditions as we can get while keeping everything repeatable.

The iPhone XS Max turned in a run time of 10 hours and 38 minutes, which is well above the smartphone category average of 9:48. However, the iPhone XS lasted for just 9:41, which is slightly below the average. Last year's iPhone X lasted 10:49 on the same test, despite claims from Apple that the iPhone XS was supposed to last 30 minutes longer.”

 

[Donnation]

Someone will run the exact same test next week and state that the XS and XS Max both get longer battery life than the X.

 

[Newtons Apple]

So far my MAX is doing as well if not slightly better than my X. Still have over 50% left after a typical workday.

 

[iOli]

…this is because of the weak antenna – its burning akku to compensate; that also gives you a good dose of radiation.

 

[Seth Matthews]

This just doesn't reflect my experience and really drives home how everyday use by the individual is the true marker for results.

My iPhone goes on the wireless charger at around 9:00 or 9:30 every night. Comes off at around 5:30. My Max is still around 50% at the end of the day. that is better than my X.

 

[tonybarnaby]

I’ve seen people claim the x battery was amazing and I’ve seen others claim it’s trash. These tests suck

 

[jona2125]

That's interesting. It's been pretty close for me the last two days between the Max and Note9. I found this video interesting as well

 

[diddl14]

With this test, they shouldn't measure battery life but how much data the phone has downloaded before the battery dies.

The new Intel LTE chip is supposed to have faster download speeds so you might get a lot more data on a full charge. Maybe at the expense of using a bit more power but in the real world that might not be an issue as it simply gets the job done faster resulting in longer idle time and thus longer battery life.

 

[1144557]

Owned an X and dont buy for 2 seconds that the X got 10 hours 49 min continuous web browsing.

The X battery life was average at best; somewhere between the regular size and Plus.

 

[Weaselboy]

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