There’s no query that among the best iPhone 16 options is battery life. Apple Intelligence is in its early days, Visible Intelligence hasn’t launched but, and the Digicam Management button has been very divisive. However you’ll discover the battery life enhancements day-after-day, and it’s all due to Apple’s work on the A18 chips that energy the iPhone 16 sequence.
That mentioned, Android customers ought to be ready for equally thrilling battery life from next-generation Android flagships that use the Snapdragon 8 Elite. The primary battery life checks present Qualcomm’s new chip is a high performer, and that’s nice information forward of the Galaxy S25 sequence’ arrival.
Rumors say that the three Galaxy S25 fashions coming at Samsung’s January Unpacked occasion will all rock the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. That’s the bottom Galaxy S25, the S25 Plus, and the S25 Extremely. If there actually is a fourth mannequin coming within the type of a brand new Galaxy S25 Slim mannequin, it could additionally use the identical Elite chip.
Only a few days in the past, I informed you I’m prepared to just accept the apparent compromises Apple would possibly make with the iPhone 17 Air subsequent yr. I’ve no downside shopping for a cellphone with a single digital camera on the again and recharging it each evening if want be. On the time, I assumed that the digital camera and battery life had been two apparent compromises. The identical would apply to any ultra-thin cellphone that rivals the iPhone 17 Air. They’d all must make compromises to realize ultra-thin designs.
Nonetheless, one thing else occurred that made me notice battery life doesn’t essentially need to undergo too badly. The primary telephones rocking Snapdragon 8 Elite chips characteristic significantly better battery life than anticipated, and elevated battery sizes can solely be chargeable for a part of that.
YouTuber Dave2D examined the Asus ROG Cellphone 9 Professional and the OnePlus 13, two telephones with the brand new Qualcomm flagship chip. Additionally they sport large batteries: 5,800 mAh and 6,000 mAh, respectively.
Each battery packs are bigger than their predecessors. We’re 5.4% positive aspects for the Rog Cellphone 9. However a PCMark battery check for the handset exhibits that battery life has jumped by 30%, from 11 hours to nearly 14.5 hours.
The OnePlus 13 has an 11% bigger battery than the OnePlus 12. Nonetheless, in the identical benchmark, the brand new cellphone lasted 17.5 hours, up 42% from 12.2 hours from its predecessor.
As 9to5Google factors out, the bigger battery packs alone can’t clarify the battery life positive aspects above. The Snapdragon 8 Elite have to be chargeable for these large positive aspects.
That is the place I remind you the way wonderful the Galaxy S24 Extremely’s battery life is. The cellphone beat the iPhone 16 Professional Max in some real-life checks and misplaced in others. The purpose is that the S24 Extremely delivers nice battery life.
With that in thoughts, I’d anticipate the Galaxy S25 Extremely to be an much more formidable cellphone relating to effectivity. All Samsung has to do is bump the battery measurement slightly and let the Snapdragon 8 Elite do the work.
Equally, the Galaxy S25 Plus and the common Galaxy S25 ought to ship nice battery life. They’ll additionally rock the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. Qualcomm did say the brand new chip will present energy financial savings of about 27%.
Getting again to the Galaxy S25 Slim, I’d anticipate Samsung to benefit from the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip right here. The ultra-thin cellphone doesn’t need to final two days just like the Galaxy S25 Extremely in all probability will. But it surely simply would possibly change into an ultra-thin cellphone with all-day battery life. Assuming Samsung makes it, after all. And assuming the benchmarks above replicate real-life battery life for Snapdragon 8 Elite telephones.
On the identical observe, if the Snapdragon 8 Elite is so environment friendly, I’d anticipate Apple’s A19 chip for the iPhone 17 Air to be much more environment friendly than the A18. In such a case, the iPhone 17 Air may not compromise battery life both. However we’ll cross that bridge nicely after the Galaxy S25 Slim drops.
