LG G6 battery capacity and charge time comparison vs Galaxy S7 edge, OnePlus 3T and other rivals
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LG G6 battery capacity vs rivals
LG G6 | LG G5 | GALAXY S7 EDGE | IPHONE 7 PLUS | ONEPLUS 3T | PIXEL XL |
3300 mAh | 2800 mAh | 3600 mAh | 2900 mAh | 3400 mAh | 3450 mAh |
LG G6 comes with a battery 18% larger than that of the G5
LG G6 battery charging time comparison
With an increased battery size, comes a longer charging time – it's only natural to expect that, and it's indeed the case with the G6. From the G5's leading 76 minutes, we're now looking at 96 minutes, which is still a great result, however you look at it. Powered by Quick Charge 3.0, the LG G6's charging time is pretty much on par with the Galaxy S7 edge's 99 minutes, but behind the OnePlus 3T's impressive 85 minutes (thank you, Dash Charge). The Pixel XL goes from zero to hero in about 118 minutes – a slightly slower pacing, but obviously – still way faster than the iPhone 7 Plus and its 197 minutes.
The G6 will go from zero to hero in 96 minutes
With all this said, the only missing bit of information remaining... is the actual LG G6 battery life. Ha-ha. While we promise to have that for you as soon as possible, hopefully this analysis of the LG G6's battery capacity and charging time helped establish some sort of projection. Our take? We'd expect this year's G-series flagship to close much of the gap between itself and its rivals. However, as you've probably noticed, we've only been comparing the G6 against the completion from 2016 throughout this whole article. And yes, while LG has managed to get its top phone out the door ahead of everyone else this year, we know the Samsung Galaxy S8 is going to follow shortly, meaning LG has a very small window of opportunity with this early launch. We'd be surprised if Samsung has gone with a very aggressive approach with the battery in the S8 (considering the Note 7 and all), but it's expected that there's still going to be some sort of progress compared to the S7 family. If that is indeed the case, it'd probably mean that LG's flagship will once again trail behind Samsung's, but the real question is by how much. The answer? We're going to have it sometime in April, when, if all goes according to plan, we're going to have the final battery life results for both the LG G6 and Galaxy S8.
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