Sony Xperia XZ battery life test score is out
posted by Victor H.
/ Sep 20, 2016, 3:29 AM
All of this is great, but what about battery life?
The Sony Xperia XZ features a 2,900 mAh battery that is not easily user removable as on most modern phones. Sony made it clear that it is introducing some clever tricks to keep it healthy in the long run by preventing it from overcharging and damaging its chemistry. However what most users will be really interested in is actual battery life in daily use.
That's why we put it through its paces in our standardized battery test that puts all phones on equal playing ground: we set their screens at 200 nits of brightness, a level comfortable for indoor use, and run a custom script that measures typical phone use with no off-screen time. So how much did the Xperia XZ score?
No miracles from Sony's new flagship
Don't expect miracles: its 2,900mAh batteries scored a good, but not great 6 hours and 41 minutes, practically on par with the Samsung Galaxy S7. While not outstanding, the Xperia XZ battery still lasted longer than the one on the LG G5 and Nexus 5X, but less than the battery of the iPhone 6s.Another interesting thing we test is charge times: how much does it take to fully recharge the phone from 0 to 100% using the wall charger and cable provided in the box?
In the case of the Xperia XZ, there is a 5V 1.5A (7.5-watt) wall charger and a USB-C cable provided. As you can see, this is no quick charger with such a low power output, so expectation for fast recharging were not high, but it was quite a shock to see such a slow charge.
It took us an appalling nearly three hours to fully charge the Xperia XZ! The exact charge time stood at 2 hours and 54 minutes, more than all modern phones. The Xperia XZ was even slower to charge than the notoriously slowly charging iPhone 6s Plus.
So there you have it, the Sony Xperia XZ scores in the middle of the pack in terms of battery life, and it is appallingly slow to recharge. All of this hopefully should mean that battery health will remain excellent in the long run, but for users looking for the daily charging results, the score is really nothing to write home about.
Sony Xperia XZ first look
Related phones
- Display 5.2" 1080 x 1920 pixels
- Camera 23 MP / 13 MP front
- Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, Quad-core, 2150 MHz
- Memory
- Storage 32 GB + microSDXC
- Battery 2900 mAh(17.5h 3G talk time)
44 Comments
2. VVayne
Posts: 103; Member since: Oct 01, 2015
3 hours charge. What a joke.
posted on Sep 20, 2016, 3:33 AM 7
30. dcwt2010
Posts: 71; Member since: Feb 01, 2013
The real joke is Phonearena basing their charge time on a non quick charge adapter; granted Sony should've provided one but it means they are unintentionally hobbling it.
Also, my Z3 still reigns supreme for battery life...I might keep it for a bit longer now as it seems aside from camera quality, not a lot has improved.
Honestly, why would we need faster processing? It's a smartphone... you do some emails and so light games, it is not going to replace your laptop/desktop!
posted on Sep 20, 2016, 1:19 PM 1
44. wishmaster71
Posts: 1; Member since: Sep 13, 2017
Yeah Thats Joke. im charging my phone by Orginal Charger : 0-40 in 30 min " 40-90 in 60 min and 90-100 in 15 min >>> Thats take about 105 min>>>> 2 hours and 54 minutes lool ...
posted on Sep 13, 2017, 9:12 AM 0
3. femiRicHkiDD
Posts: 15; Member since: Aug 21, 2015
With the fact that you accepted that your galaxy s7 edge initial battery test was wrong , you still came back to to use the Old wrong Data #shameonyou iphonearena
posted on Sep 20, 2016, 3:35 AM 11
20. Finalflash
Posts: 4062; Member since: Jul 23, 2013
Yea, but you have to take the phonearena battery test with a grain of salt since the site is heavily biased towards Apple. Most other battery tests including screen on time tests on YouTube show exactly the opposite of the tests done by PA.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sC0gQMwBSI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czofcz7e0sI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=073f1xGhqbo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROHctDywyaQ
(in this last test the iPhone only lasted because the GPU has to work on 1/4 or 1/2 the pixels of the other phones)
posted on Sep 20, 2016, 6:18 AM 1
4. monoke
Posts: 1115; Member since: Mar 14, 2015
Almost 3 hrs less than the mighty z3!? Hmm. Seems that Sony has lost its touch the last few phones. Really sad.
posted on Sep 20, 2016, 3:47 AM 5
6. maple_mak
Posts: 953; Member since: Dec 18, 2013
This score was jokes.
posted on Sep 20, 2016, 3:52 AM 0
25. buccob
Posts: 2944; Member since: Jun 19, 2012
I wonder if PhoneArena took into account the "Charging Optimization" introduced by Sony in Marshmallows...
My old Z3 Compact enabled by default after upgrading and it basically reduced the TOTAL battery capacity for a single charge, so that instead of topping at a full 100% you are actually charging your device about 20% less (but the readings are adjusted)...
Anyway I disabled it because my total battery life was not as special as it used to be..
PhoneArena, if you are reading, please go into Settings > About Phone > Status > Charging Optimization, and disable it... and re-do the test... you will probably have a 20% increase....
posted on Sep 20, 2016, 7:54 AM 3
9. Plasticsh1t
Posts: 3088; Member since: Sep 01, 2014
Snapdragon 820 comes with quick charge 3.0. Why it's taking that long to charge.
posted on Sep 20, 2016, 4:10 AM 0
10. R3DgRu
Posts: 55; Member since: Jun 10, 2015
"Sony made it clear that it is introducing some clever tricks to keep it healthy in the long run by preventing it from overcharging and damaging its chemistry. "
and
"It took us an appalling nearly three hours to fully charge the Xperia XZ!"
so, there you have it. Simple physics, can't have both; fast charge and long durability. We need some kind of new battery technology.
posted on Sep 20, 2016, 4:18 AM 5
15. Settings
Posts: 2942; Member since: Jul 02, 2014
Why dont PA put the battery benchmark result of LG X Power in every chart? It will make the iPhone 6s plus looks like it ran on penlight batteries.
posted on Sep 20, 2016, 4:39 AM 0
32. AmashAziz
Posts: 2869; Member since: Jun 30, 2014
So you want them to include lg x power in the results just to put iphone 6s plus to shame??
posted on Sep 20, 2016, 5:13 PM 0
16. hansip87
Posts: 221; Member since: Nov 10, 2015
charging time doesn't bug me too much, when i charge it all night. Even when i'm on the office, charging it in for top up doesn't have to be fast. When you really need fast charging, new QC adapter is not that far away. Plus with Qnovo tech and battery care software, Sony battery will be better for more than 3 years of usage. (Even my Xperia Z Ultra still kicking with its original battery after 3 years)
posted on Sep 20, 2016, 5:04 AM 0
22. RAA1144557
Posts: 1; Member since: Sep 20, 2016
"In the case of the Xperia XZ, there is a 5V 1.5A (7.5-watt) wall charger"
sound like EP880 no qc2.0/3.0
posted on Sep 20, 2016, 6:36 AM 0
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