Samsung S22 Ultra vs S21 _ iPhone 13 Pro Max _ Pixel 6 Pro _ Xiaomi 12 Pro Battery Life Drain Test!

### Article: Comprehensive Smartphone Battery Life Test: Which Phone Delivers the Best Performance in 2022?

#### Introduction to the Test

In 2022, smartphone users are more reliant than ever on their devices for navigation, entertainment, work, and essential tasks. As our phones become increasingly indispensable, battery life has never been more critical. To determine which smartphone offers the best battery performance, a comprehensive test was conducted on five top-tier models: the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, iPhone 13 Pro Max, Google Pixel 6 Pro, Xiaomi 12 Pro, and last year's Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. All devices were tested under identical conditions to ensure fairness and provide a clear comparison.

#### The Phones in the Test

The test included the latest flagships from major brands:

- **Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra**: Hailed as Samsung's potential battery life game-changer with improvements over its predecessor.

- **iPhone 13 Pro Max**: Known for exceptional battery performance, it set a high bar for comparison.

- **Google Pixel 6 Pro**: Despite criticism for its battery life in the past, it was included to see if Google had improved.

- **Xiaomi 12 Pro**: Representing Xiaomi's latest efforts in the flagship market.

- **Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra**: Included as a baseline to measure Samsung's progress.

#### Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra: Hopes and Challenges

The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra was expected to excel, given its new Exynos 2200 chipset, designed to address past performance and efficiency issues. The phone featured adaptive Wi-Fi and signal management, temporarily powering down unused components to save battery life. Additionally, the S22 Ultra's LTPO display could refresh at a minimum of 1Hz, saving power during less demanding tasks.

However, despite these improvements, the S22 Ultra did not outlast its predecessor, the S21 Ultra. This result raised questions about whether the new chipset and features were enough to compensate for increased power consumption by components like the S Pen or thermal management issues.

#### iPhone 13 Pro Max: Consistent Performer

The iPhone 13 Pro Max consistently led the pack throughout the test. Known for its efficient A15 Bionic chip, it delivered impressive battery life, finishing with an outstanding 10 hours and 27 minutes of screen-on time. The phone's optimized software, hardware efficiency, and consistent performance across tasks showcased why it remains a leader in battery endurance.

#### Google Pixel 6 Pro: Mixed Results

The Google Pixel 6 Pro started strong but ultimately fell short. Despite its improvements, it struggled to maintain consistent battery life, especially during video recording and editing tasks. However, for most users, unless they are extreme power users, the Pixel 6 Pro's battery performance should still be satisfactory.

#### Xiaomi 12 Pro: Solid Performance

The Xiaomi 12 Pro demonstrated solid battery performance, finishing with seven hours and 34 minutes of screen-on time. Notably, it had the smallest battery capacity among the tested Android phones, making its endurance even more impressive. The phone's refined design and efficient hardware contributed to its strong showing.

#### Samsung S21 Ultra: Unexpected Results

The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra outperformed expectations, finishing second with eight hours and 15 minutes of screen-on time. This result was surprising given that the newer S22 Ultra did not surpass it. The test highlighted that Samsung's older models may still offer better battery life than their newer counterparts, raising questions about software optimization and hardware efficiency in the latest devices.

#### Key Findings from the Test

- **iPhone 13 Pro Max**: Unmatched endurance, making it a standout choice for those prioritizing battery life.

- **Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra**: Showed impressive stamina, rivaling newer models despite being last year's release.

- **Xiaomi 12 Pro**: Delivered strong performance, especially considering its smaller battery size.

- **Google Pixel 6 Pro**: Struggled in demanding tasks but remained a solid choice for everyday use.

- **Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra**: Did not meet expectations, prompting concerns about its hardware and software optimization.

#### Conclusion

The test highlighted significant progress in smartphone battery technology over the past few years. While some phones excelled under specific conditions, others showed areas needing improvement. The iPhone 13 Pro Max emerged as the clear leader, while the Samsung S21 Ultra's performance questioned whether newer models necessarily offer better battery life.

Ultimately, this test underscores the importance of considering both hardware and software efficiency when evaluating battery life. As phones become more essential in our daily lives, manufacturers must continue to prioritize power management to meet growing user demands.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enall right let's decide this once and for all in 2022 which smartphone company gives you the best battery life we've got five phones here the brand new samsung galaxy s 22 ultra the iphone 13 pro max the google pixel 6 pro and then xiaomi's latest flagship the 12 pro and then just next to that s22 ultra i've also added in last year's s21 ultra so we'll be able to see not just if samsung's managed to beat the competition but also how much they've improved by and just to make sure that this test is 100 fair for every phone you're seeing here i've bought us a brand new version of it so everything has 100 battery health and so is pretty representative of what you would get if you went into a shop and bought one of these now so all the phones are calibrated in terms of brightness let's unplug the charges and start that timer and just so you know in these tests if a phone can get five hours of screen on time that's solid six hours is good seven hours is great and if a phone can pass eight hours then that is power user level right there and i just want to stress that this is a very important battery test because you might know that for some time now samsung has been having quite a bit of trouble with their own in-house exynos chipsets year after year they've just lagged behind in terms of both performance and battery efficiency but this time the exynos 2200 chip that's sitting inside this s22 in front of us is meant to be the savior and if we check the battery percentages so far well the pixel is winning would you look at that that was a phone that was pretty heavily criticized for not having great battery so uh fingers crossed that result changes and while we wait for it i do want to mention a few things that samsung has done with this next generation s22 ultra which they're saying will elevate it to another level of battery life so for starters because this phone is more intelligent it can now predict based on what you're doing with your phone when you're not going to need your wi-fi and signal and then temporarily for short periods of time put them to sleep without you realizing but it's not just that they've also used a very special display on this phone you can see how like sometimes these screens are flickering quite a lot other times less so well that's because each phone on this table is using ltpotech that lets their screens refresh at the minimum refresh rate that they need to to display the content you're looking at which saves power and while last year's samsung the iphone and the pixel can all go from 120 hertz to as low as 10 hertz the s22 ultra as well as xiaomi's mi 12 pro use a new generation of this technology that can take them as low as one hertz i've made sure to include some static bits in this test so we will get to see how much of a difference it's making so far though looking at the battery percentages now it's not looking great the iphone is now leading the pack that in itself doesn't surprise me i've been using a 13 pro max since the day it came out the battery is life-changing on that thing but then interestingly that's being trailed by not the s22 ultra but in fact the s21 ultra there's still plenty of time for that to change but it is still surprising if we drop all the battery capacities on screen now you can see that the s22 ultra has the same size battery as their last phone and so if you pair that with what should be a bunch of optimizations then it is a little fishy now it's not impossible that there might be a software update in the future which helps it out but you've got to remember that a the time when the most number of people are going to buy this thing is now so you need to know how good it is now not after you've received it b that this is the state that samsung has given it to reviewers for testing so either they've got a pr team that needs a serious looking at or it's not going to get much better than this and that's c the other thing in my testing battery life does not tend to improve with updates the battery life of an s21 ultra for example is not better now than it was at launch last year anyways as you can see we're currently recording some 4k video on each phone right now this is probably the most demanding thing you can do on a smartphone you're using just about every component at the same time so you will notice the batteries start to fall a little faster and then straight from there we're gonna take this video clip that we've just filmed on each and load it into adobe premiere a video editing program with the plan being to make a minor adjustment to the file and then re-export a full version of it to kill the phones all over again and if i hit that export button you'll notice that the iphone finishes the render way faster than any other phone followed by last year's s21 ultra we are just approaching the three hour mark by the way and the primary message that i actually want to get through in this video is that i am just glad that none of these phones are flagging at this point i remember when i used to make these tests like four years ago and pretty much no phone would ever hit six hours so progress is being made which is important because i feel like as our phones have gotten more and more useful we are increasingly offloading more and more tasks that would have been done using other gadgets onto them our smartphones are now our primary navigation devices our content machines are banking platforms and so it's not just that we use them more and therefore we need them to last longer but it would also be a bigger problem than ever if they suddenly died randomly in the middle of the day one thing to also keep in mind for this test is that i've made sure that all phones are on their default settings i think it's the fairest way to do it because it's probably what 95 percent of people will use them on but just bear in mind that it does mean different things for each phone they are all matched in terms of having a lighter colored wallpaper removing the sim card from each as that can create a whole load of extra variables and keeping them on light mode instead of dark mode but where they differ is that both the pixel and the iphone run a much higher screen resolution than the samsung's in the xiaomi and neither of those two phones give you the ability to lower it that said it can't be that much of a disadvantage given that the iphone is now leading by more than 10 percentage points one thing i do always notice about the iphone in these tests though is that even though apple has trimmed down those black screen borders since the original iphone 10 they do still look pretty chunky up against all these full screen near bezel-less androids it doesn't affect the screen size itself though so as far as battery's concerned it shouldn't have an impact i can't believe i tried to play this game on five phones at once okay so now that all phones are well beyond the five hours required to i guess pass this test i'm just gonna start fast forwarding so we can get to the results it does seem though at this point that the s21 ultra is going to beat the s22 ultra and i've been racking my brain trying to figure out how this could be possible couple of thoughts one the s pen that you now get inside this new s22 ultra could be sipping some extra power two it could be that this new exynos chip even though it might be more efficient for some tasks may actually use more energy when being pushed to its peak level of performance because that peak is higher than before three it's also possible that the thermals inside this new phone just aren't as good and if the phone is getting hotter its battery will drain faster and finally it could be some level of software optimization unlikely given that with past samsung phones how they've been at launch is how they've tended to stay but possible okay the pixel is dead so is the xiaomi okay let's just do a bit of a mass extinction right now let's just sweep through the entire test and get straight on to which phone lasted for how long okay so in fifth position is the google pixel 6 pro it's a very strong performance for last place with a time of seven hours and six minutes and so even though it has lost this test unless you're an extreme power user i don't think battery should be a reason to not consider this phone then in fourth place we have the xiaomi 12 pro which i've not got around to making a full video about but it is a really solid refinement from last year's mi 11 and it definitely looks a lot better too but yeah so this phone had a total time of seven hours 34 which puts it very firmly in the category of great battery life especially given that it has the smallest capacity battery of all the androids on this table then we've got the s22 ultra and whilst i am a little concerned confused why this didn't outlast its predecessor if we just put that all aside for a second eight hours and eight minutes is a hell of a lot of screen on time then so as far as the battery is concerned i've got no hesitation in still recommending it the s21 ultra wasn't really far ahead at 8 hours 15. so there's probably not quite enough of a gap to conclusively say that it beats its successor but at the same time it is enough to say that it doesn't lose to it also side note this is the first time i've had proper hands-on with the silver variant of this phone isn't it just beautiful oh yeah and then in first place we have the iphone 13 pro max let me ask you how long do you think it lasted 8 hours 30 9 hours nope 10 hours 27 minutes it's not just better it is in a whole other tier of endurance to see if the s22 ultra fares better when it comes to camera that video is over here or for 50 surprising facts about me i'll leave that video over here my name is aaron this is mr who's the boss and i'll catch you in the next one\n"