Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Alan Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.advocacy,misc.phone.mobile.iphone Subject: Re: Why ARE Android phones such power sucking junk? Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2025 08:30:16 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 90 Message-ID: <1048s28$stmr$1@dont-email.me> References: <10483kv$2g44$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2025 17:30:17 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="2c3cf3956922974f24dcaa6e36d66f86"; logging-data="947931"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/zml8agkDBATW06KXuH8fDXQmj5ADZId8=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:Km54r9y70/f0KIVmWF8ISG67oNA= In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-CA On 2025-07-04 06:26, Tyrone wrote: > On Jul 4, 2025 at 4:33:36 AM EDT, "Marion" 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? 😎