Summary

Comprehensive real-world testing was conducted by MrWhoseTheBoss (https://www.youtube.com/@Mrwhosetheboss) as seen in this recently released video: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl_19rCQQB8).

Breakdown

Performance in order of shortest to longest battery life:

• The iPhone 15 lasted 7 hours and 45 minutes in the test.
• The base iPhone 16 lasted 8 hours and 19 minutes, showing significant improvement.
• The iPhone 16 Pro lasted the same as the base iPhone 16, which is surprising.
• The iPhone 16 Plus lasted 8 hours and 45 minutes, not as much as expected.
• The iPhone 15 Pro Max lasted 9 hours and 35 minutes due to its ProMotion display.
• The iPhone 16 Pro Max lasted 11 hours and 22 minutes, showing significant improvement.
• Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra lasted 12 hours and 31 minutes, outperforming all iPhones.
• All phones were tested under controlled conditions for accuracy.
• The test included various activities like workouts, messaging, social media, and video recording.
• The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra's battery performance is attributed to Android 14 improvements.