Top Samsung Smartphones With The Best Battery Life

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Written By Larious

Larious is the Executive Editor of LowkeyTech. He is a tech enthusiast and a content writer. 

 

 

 

 

Last Updated on September 17, 2016 by Larious

Battery life is one of the most important things to consider when buying a new smart phone. With the vast majority of phones, you’ll probably need to charge them every day, preferably at night just before you go to bed, but this isn’t always possible if you like watching videos on the commute home from work or are constantly using it to stream music and surf the web during the day.

If you’re constantly having to carry a battery pack round with you just to make it through the better part of an afternoon, then it quickly begins to lose its so-called ‘smartness’

For many people, the battery life is the single most important consideration when buying a new phone. It’s not easy to find a phone with a long-lasting battery, but all the devices on this list have proven their worth in the longevity stakes. Scroll on down to see our top picks for the Samsung smartphones with the best battery life.

Top Samsung Smartphones With The Best Battery Life

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Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

Samsung’s Galaxy S7 edge is a powerhouse for specs. The battery is definitely a draw for this device coming in at a whopping 3,600 mAh. That’s an increase of 1,000 mAh over its predecessor. It’s also could be one of the biggest batteries we’ll see out of a flagship device this year.

The battery can be charged quickly with the new fast charging technology. In our tests, the device fully charged in about one and a half hours. Additionally, the big battery lasts longer with the power-saving modes standard with the device. You will be more limited in your usage of the device during this time.

Samsung’s Galaxy S7 Edge is a powerhouse for specs. The battery is definitely a draw for this device coming in at a whopping 3,600 mAh. That’s an increase of 1,000 mAh over its predecessor. It’s also could be one of the biggest batteries we’ll see out of a flagship device this year.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Features

  • Display – 5.5 inches, HD, IPS LCD
  • Scratch resistant – Gorilla Glass 4
  • Processor – Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo
    Quad-core 2.3 GHz Mongoose + quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
  • GPU – Adreno 530
    Mali-T880 MP12
  • RAM – 4GB
  • Storage – 32/64 GB internal, up to 256 GB expandable
  • Camera – 12 MP primary and 5MP secondary
  • Battery – 3600mAh
  • Dual SIM – Yes
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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)

Inside the phone, there’s a 3,300mAh Li-Ion battery, which users can replace with ease. The combination of 720p resolution and 14nm chipset manufacturing process promises solid battery life on paper, but we’re not ones to go by the spec sheet alone.

We were nothing short of amazed by the J7’s battery life. It achieved more than 18 hours in our video playback test. When browsing the web over Wi-Fi, the result isn’t quite as spectacular, but is still great at almost 12 and a half hours. On a 3G voice call the smart phone is good for a full day and change. the device is backed by a powerful 3,300mAh battery which offers a talk time of 23 hours on 3G as claimed by the company. All that adds up to an overall endurance rating of 101 hours an excellent result.

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) Main Features

  • Dual-SIM, Dual Standby capability, microSIM
  • 5.5-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen of 720p resolution and 268ppi
  • Exynos 7870 ; octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53; Mali-T830 GPU
  • 2GB of RAM, 16GB of inbuilt storage, microSD slot (up to 128GB)
  • 13MP main camera with f/1.9 lens, LED flash, 1080p@30fps video recording
  • 5MP front camera with LED flash, f/2.0 lens, 1080p@30fps video recording
  • Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with TouchWiz
  • LTE Cat.4, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n; Bluetooth v4.0; NFC, GPS, GLONASS, microUSB 2.0 port, USB host
  • 3,300mAh removable battery
  • Plastic back, metal frame
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Samsung Galaxy Note 4

The battery life was a bit of a question mark hanging over the Samsung Galaxy Note 4, considering the screen resolution has nearly doubled, with the battery capacity remaining almost unchanged. 3,220mAh sounds like a pretty ample battery, but we were curious how it compared to the stellar endurance of its predecessor.

As it turns out, our worries were in vain as Samsung has done more than enough on the back-end to compensate for the new more powerful chipset and the higher-res screen. The phablet managed to last longer than the Galaxy Note 3 by just over 10h, posting the overall great score of 87h

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Features

  • 5.7″ 16M-color QHD Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with curved Gorilla Glass 4
  • Android OS v4.4 KitKat with TouchWiz UI
  • LTE Cat 6 support
  • Quad-core 2.7GHz Krait 450 CPU, Adreno 420 GPU; Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset
  • 3GB of RAM
  • 16MP OIS camera with 2160p video recording @ 30fps, 1080p @ 60fps, 720p @ 120fps
  • 3.7MP front-facing camera, 1440p video recording
  • Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct and DLNA, Download booster
  • GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS
  • 32GB of built-in storage; microSD card slot
  • S Pen stylus
  • Enhanced Multi-window multitasking support
  • Fingerprint scanner with PayPal support and private mode access
  • microUSB 2.0 port with USB host and MHL 2.0
  • Bluetooth v4.0
  • NFC
  • IR port for remote control functionality
  • Standard 3.5mm audio jack
  • Accelerometer and proximity sensor
  • Heart-rate monitor
  • Active noise cancellation with a dedicated mic
  • 3,220mAh battery
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Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200

The Galaxy Mega 6.3 battery life is pretty good. It scored an endurance rating of 60 hours, almost 20 hours of talk time and over 8 hours for both web browsing and video playback. The 3,200mAh battery, which can be removed too. We expected a bit more capacity from the battery, it’s barely bigger than that of the Galaxy Note II (3,100mAh), despite the Mega 6.3 being bigger (the screen especially).

Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200 Features

  • Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE; quad-band 3G with HSPA; LTE
  • 6.3″ 16M-color 720p TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen; 233ppi
  • Android OS v4.2.2 Jelly Bean with TouchWiz UI
  • Dual-core 1.7GHz Krait CPU, Adreno 305 GPU; Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset
  • 1.5GB of RAM
  • 8 MP autofocus camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording @ 30fps, continuous autofocus and stereo sound
  • 1.9 MP front-facing camera, 1080p video recording
  • Drama shot, Shot and sound
  • Dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct and DLNA
  • GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS
  • 8/16GB of built-in storage
  • microSD card slot
  • microUSB port with USB host and MHL
  • Bluetooth v4.0
  • NFC
  • IR port for remote control functionality
  • Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
  • Accelerometer and proximity sensor
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Ample 3,200mAh battery with great endurance; user replaceable
  • 8mm thickness; 199g of weight
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Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016)

Popping the rear cover of the Galaxy J5 (2016) reveals a 3,100mAh Li-Ion battery, that’s user replaceable. It’s whole 500mAh larger than the previous generation, so we expected it to perform much better, given the identical chipsets.

And indeed we see its benefits in some key components in our battery life test. The Galaxy J5 (2016) managed an endurance rating of 66 hours. Despite its excellent call time score, there’s a lot to be desired from the video playback performance, as it draws way too much battery life.

Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) Features

  • Aluminum frame around plastic body with an exchangeable back cover
  • 5.2″ Super AMOLED display of 1280 x 720px resolution; 267 ppi
  • Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 chipset; quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 CPU; Adreno 306 GPU; 2GB of RAM;
  • 16GB of built-in memory; microSD card slot (up to 128GB)
  • 13 MP main camera with f/1.9 aperture; phase detect autofocus; LED flash; face detection; 1080p video recording
  • 5MP front-facing camera with f/1.9 aperture; LED flash
  • Cat. 4 LTE (150/50Mbps); Wi-Fi b/g/n; Bluetooth 4.1; GPS/GLONASS/BDS; microUSB; NFC
  • 3100mAh Li-Ion battery, user-removable
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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo

The Galaxy Note 3 Neo battery has the reasonably big capacity of 3,100mAh, just 100mAh less than the original Note 3 phablet. This is the first time we see in action Samsung’s hexa-core Exynos 5260 chipset though, so we didn’t know what to expect. Fortunately Note 3 Neo’s battery life turned out to be great.

The lightweight Cortex-A7 cores and the energy-efficient Super AMOLED HD screen surely helped the Note 3 Neo to achieve indeed an impressive result even though it isn’t on par with the Note 3 flagship. The endurance rating of 74 hours means the Galaxy Note 3 Neo should manage just over three days on a single charge if used for one hour each of calls, web browsing and video playback daily.

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo Features

  • Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE; quad-band 3G with HSPA; LTE Cat 4 (LTE+ model only)
  • 5.5″ 16M-color 720p Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen; Adobe RGB mode
  • S Pen
  • Android OS v4.3 Jelly Bean with TouchWiz UI
  • Dual-core 1.7GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mali-T624 GPU; Exynos 5260 chipset
  • 2GB of RAM
  • 8 MP autofocus camera with LED flash
  • 1080p @ 30fps; continuous autofocus and stereo sound
  • 2 MP front-facing camera, 1080p video recording
  • Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct and DLNA
  • GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS
  • 16GB of built-in storage (11GB user available)
  • microSD card slot (up to 64GB)
  • microUSB 2.0 port
  • Bluetooth v4.0
  • NFC
  • IR port for remote control functionality
  • Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
  • Accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, hall, ambient light and proximity sensors
  • Smart gestures: Smart stay, Smart pause, Smart scroll
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Ample 3,100mAh battery
  • Smart volume and Adapt Sound features for the music player
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Samsung Galaxy A8

Samsung fans weren’t happy about the Galaxy Note5 battery getting smaller and getting sealed in. The Galaxy A8 is pretty much in the same boat, 3,050mAh of sealed battery.  The samsung galaxy A8 battery tests is getting over 12 hours in both web browsing and video playback, plus a whopping good time in the call test.

Samsung Galaxy A8 Features

  • 5.9mm slim metal chassis; Corning Gorilla Glass 4 front, plastic back
  • 5.7″ 1080 x 1920px Super AMOLED display with 386ppi
  • 64-bit Snapdragon 615 chipset; octa-core CPU (quad A53 at 1.8GHz + quad A53 at 1.3GHz), Adreno 405 GPU; 2GB of LPDDR4 RAM
  • -OR- 32-bit Exynos 5430 chipset; octa-core CPU (quad A15 at 1.8GHz + quad A7 at 1.3GHz), Mali-T628 MP6; 2GB of LPDDR4 RAM
  • 32GB of flash memory; microSD card slot
  • Optional dual-SIM (microSD goes into SIM2 slot)
  • Android 5.1.1 Lollipop with TouchWiz UX
  • 16MP camera with f/1.9 aperture; 1080p video capture
  • 5MP/1080p front-facing camera, f/1.9 aperture
  • Cat. 6 LTE network support; Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz); GPS, GLONASS; Bluetooth 4.1; microUSB 2.0 with OTG
  • 3,050mAh non-removable battery
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • FM radio with broadcast recording
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