Countdown: 10 Smartphones with the Longest Battery Life

February 16th, 2012 by Mark Spoonauer, LAPTOP Editor in Chief  

With their dual core (or faster) processors and 4G data speeds, smart phones have never been more powerful–or more power hungry. Yes, specs and apps matter, but what good are they if you’re hunting for an outlet by lunchtime? If you want a smartphone that endures, check out the handsets that made our list. These devices lasted at least 6.5 hours on the LAPTOP Battery Test, which involves continuous web surfing over 3G/4G on 40-percent brightness.

See which smartphones truly go the distance.

Motorola Droid RAZRMaxx (Verizon)

A high-capacity battery inside a svelte design makes the Droid RAZR Maxx a 4G LTE phone with equal parts speed and endurance.

Read the Full Motorola Droid Razr Maxx (Verizon) Review

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9 Responses to “Countdown: 10 Smartphones with the Longest Battery Life”

  1. Bob Says:
    April 20th, 2011 at 12:20 am

    Motorola is clearly doing very well in the tests .. what a fabulous turnaround for this co. I liked the Defy!!

  2. Santosh Mishra Says:
    August 19th, 2011 at 12:59 am

    HTC Evo Shift 4G (Sprint) is one of the best smartphones, I’ve ever got to use.

  3. Indoor Says:
    February 16th, 2012 at 6:33 pm

    Sony is the best of the best

  4. Al Says:
    February 17th, 2012 at 1:43 am

    I think my wifes HTC Radar has them all beat. She is getting 2 to 3 days per charge.

  5. john Says:
    February 17th, 2012 at 8:43 pm

    well yeah if you don’t use it it will last for days Al

  6. Nathan Buth Says:
    February 17th, 2012 at 9:32 pm

    @Al, this is talking about with heavy use. On a side note I doubt the xperia play has a higher battery life than the razr maxx… XD

  7. Nathan Buth Says:
    February 17th, 2012 at 9:34 pm

    Should all either be 3G only or 4G phones (may be the reason the xperia is marked with higher battery life than the Razr Maxx) 4G antennaes at the moment fire run as a hybrid of 4g and 3g at the same time right now causing lower battery life.

  8. Carlos Bard Says:
    May 7th, 2012 at 12:35 pm

    None of the above can beat the Samsung Galaxy note N7000 this bad boy comes std with a 2500 mAp I’ve been on the phone for like over 12hours talk time using a Bluetooth headset!

  9. Mikerush76 Says:
    May 22nd, 2012 at 1:10 am

    Just a note on the Xperia play, you can get those results but you need to order an extended life battery with a custom rear cover(15$ on ebay but from hong kong) bring its from the default 1500 mAh to a whooping 3600mAh, you will not get great results otherwise.. I get at best 2 hours with default battery but I get 4-6 with the extended battery.

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