The new Samsung Galaxy S5 comes with a 2,800mAh capacity battery which is 200mAh more than the Galaxy S4. The Galaxy S4 came in 2 versions (Octa-Core non-LTE and Quad-Core 4G LTE). Among the two, the 4G LTE version powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon had delivered a longer battery life compared to its Samsung Exynos equivalent.
With the Galaxy S5 running on Qualcomm’s high-end 2.5GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 801 processor and a slightly bigger 5.1″ Full HD display, naturally we would expect longer usage especially with its larger battery capacity. On GSMArena’s battery test, the new Galaxy S5 manages to push a longer Talk Time and Web Browsing usage even than the Galaxy Note 3 that packs a larger 3,200mAh battery. However when it comes to video playback, the Galaxy S5 seems to struggle and it manages a shorter usage than its former Galaxy S4 non-LTE version.
Most recently, the Galaxy S5 found to be one of the brightest smart phone displays ever. In auto brightness, the Galaxy S5 reported to be 47% brighter than the Galaxy S4 and 6% brighter than the Galaxy Note 3 in bright ambient lighting. This could probably the reason behind its shorter video playback compared with its predecessor.
With the new HTC One M8 thrown into the picture, it gets a little bit more interesting. Despite having a much smaller 2,600mAh capacity battery, the M8 manages to push a respectable talktime and web browsing usage that’s quite close to the Galaxy S5. What’s even more amazing is last year’s HTC One (M7) which manages to push close to 10 hours of web browsing usage which is probably the result of its frugal power management.
Some of the battery test results are as follows:
Talk Time
Galaxy S5 21:20h
HTC One M8 20:01h
Galaxy Note 3 18:12h
Galaxy S4 (9505) LTE: 18:03
HTC One M7 13:38h
Galaxy S4 (9500) Non LTE: 11:01Web Browsing
HTC One M7 9:58h
Galaxy S5 9:36h
HTC One M8 9:06h
Galaxy Note 3 9:04h
Galaxy S4 (9505) LTE: 7:24
Galaxy S4 (9500) Non LTE: 6:58Video
Galaxy Note 3 13:32h
Galaxy S4 (9505) LTE: 12:30
Galaxy S4 (9500) Non LTE: 11:29
HTC One M8 11:14h
Galaxy S5 11:05h
HTC One M7 10:02h
Of course these numbers came from tests conducted in an control environment and actual usage may vary. While the Galaxy S5 display is one of the brightest, it also comes with several power saving features as well. The 5.1″ Full HD Super AMOLED has a Super Dimming Mode where you can turn down the Maximum screen brightness to just 2 cd/m2 from its maximum 698 cd/m2. Being an AMOLED display, it consumes less power when viewing blacks where each individual pixels are actually turned off. This makes the Galaxy S5 more frugal especially in its Ultra Power Saving Mode that squeezes more battery life by switching to a Black and White display and disabling non-critical features.
You can check out more battery test results over at GSMArena.
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