You may have been waiting for a battery life breakdown for the very popular Microsoft flagships, namely the "Lumia 950" and Lumia 950 XL". Luckily GSMarena has already provided the final result for these phones' battery life tests.
Summary Of Specs For "Lumia 950" and "Lumia 950 XL"
Both the "Lumia 950" and "Lumia 950 XL" use high res Quad HD AMOLED panels with the 950 having a 5.2 inch size and the 950 XL having a 5.7 inch size. Furthermore, the two models differ in chipsets used, the 950 uses a Snapdragon 808 with hexacore CPU while the 950 XL has a Snapdragon 810 with octa core CPU and liquid cooling. The OS, of course is the Windows 10 Mobile. According to GSMarena's review, the Windows Mobile used in the models improved a lot, with great added features, optimizations, and universal apps across devices. But that's not the only good thing about the flagship phones, the PureView camera is also an impressive asset. It may even be one of the best on the market.
For the battery department, the "Lumia 950" has a massive 3000 mAh battery and the "Lumia 950 XL" has an even larger battery of 3430 mAh. You may have expected that 950 XL's powerful Snapdragon 810 chiip combined with its big screen will result to a less impressive battery life in comparison to that of the "Lumia 950", but that idea is actually wrong.
Battery Life Test Results For "Lumia 950" and "Lumia 950 XL"
For the 3G talk time result, the "Lumia 950 XL" brought out a great result of 17 hours endurance. It actually doubles the score received by "Lumia 950". The web browsing battery life result for the 950 is an average 7.5 hours, while the 950 XL lasted a bit longer with a final result of about 11 hours. Both phones also brought in decent results when it comes to the video playback test, the "Lumia 950" lasted 9 hours and 40 minutes while the "Lumia 950 XL" lasted one hour more.
The only drawback is when it comes to the standby hours, as both models can only last up to seven days on one charging. This result isn't an impressive one, and it's more than disappointing coming from phones with big batteries.
But as an overall rating, the tech website gave the "Lumia 950" a rating of 48 hours.This is the amount of time that the phone would last when you use the phone for an hour of calling, an hour of browsing, and an hour of video playback per day. The 950 also does average when it comes to all the separate tests done on the phone. The "Lumia 950 XL" on the other hand scored a higher rating of 62 hours. This score is above average when it comes to smartphones, but for phablets, not really.
