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Subject: Re: Why ARE Android phones such power sucking junk?
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On 2025-07-04 06:26, Tyrone wrote:
> On Jul 4, 2025 at 4:33:36 AM EDT, "Marion" <marion@facts.com> wrote:
> 
>> Go to https://eprel.ec.europa.eu/screen/product/smartphonestablets20231669
>>   Enter "Samsung" in the "Brand or trademark" field.
>>   Battery endurance per cycle
>>    SM-S937B/DS 40h 05min
>>    SM-X210R 98h 32min
>>    SM-X216R 55h 14min
>>    SM-G766B 38h 15min
>>    SM-X350 142h 50min
>>    SM-X356B 142h 50min
>>    SM-X526E 96h 32min
>>    SM-X620 99h 06min
>>    SM-X520 96h 32min
>>    SM-X626B 99h 06min
>>    SM-X526B 96h 32min
>>    SM-A266B/DS 37h 05min
>>    SM-A566B/DS 44h 34min
>>    SM-A366B/DS 41h 28min
>>    SM-S936B/DS 43h 38min
>>    SM-S938B/DS 44h 54min
>>    SM-A165F/DSB 45h 10min
>>    SM-A166B/DS 43h 30min
>>    SM-X820 73h 44min
>>    SM-X920 85h 18min
>>    SM-X826B 73h 44min
>>    SM-X926B 85h 18min
>>    SM-S721B/DS 42h 00min
>>    SM-G556B 41h 22min
>>    SM-S921B/DS 41h 26min
>>    SM-X300 62h 31min
>>    SM-X306B 62h 31min
>>
>>    Total hours: 2,056.96
>>    Average = Total / 28 models = 2,056.96 ÷ 28 ˜ 73.46 hours
>>
>> Go to https://eprel.ec.europa.eu/screen/product/smartphonestablets20231669
>>   Enter "Apple" in the "Brand or trademark" field.
>>    A3267 62h 00min
>>    A3268 72h 00min
>>    A3355 67h 00min
>>    A3269 72h 00min
>>    A3354 67h 00min
>>    A3266 62h 00min
>>    A3409 41h 00min
>>    A2993 67h 00min
>>    A2995 67h 00min
>>    A3293 37h 00min
>>    A3290 48h 00min
>>    A3296 48h 00min
>>    A3287 37h 00min
>>    A2836 73h 00min
>>    A2837 73h 00min
>>    A2925 77h 00min
>>    A2926 77h 00min
>>    A3090 34h 00min
>>    A3094 45h 00min
>>
>>    Total battery hours = 1,199 hours
>>    Average per model = 1,199 ÷ 19 ˜ 63.1 hours
>>
>> Overall, Samsung models, based on EPREL data, have a 10 hour advantage.
>> That's a whopping ~16% higher average battery endurance per cycle.
>>
>> Where is the fabled endurance that Apple marketing so highly touted?
>> Could it possibly be that Apple marketing cherry picked the results?
> 
> Oh look. Arlen is cherry picking the results. AGAIN. Those numbers include
> tablets. Filter on phones only, and you get a much different story.
> 
> Samsung has 13 phones, 539.91 total hours = 41:32 average.  Apple has 7
> phones, 290 total hours = 41:26 average.  Basically identical. 6 minutes
> difference.
> 
> BUT, Apple is doing this on SMALLER BATTERIES than Samsung. Which means
> iPhones are lighter, more portable and MORE EFFICIENT.
> 
> Why ARE Android phones such power sucking junk?  Are they running Intel space
> heaters and using fans to keep cool?
> 
> If the iPhone 16 Pro Max had a 6000 mAh battery, it would run for more than 22
> hours.  3 to 4 hours longer than any Android phone with a 6000 mAh battery.
> For these facts, see the thread "iPhone 17 Pro Max Battery Capacity Leaked".
> Which Arlen started and then abandoned because the facts got in the way of his
> absurd-claim-of-the-day.

Did I not call it?

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