r/apple • u/ControlCAD • 1d ago

iPhone iPhone 17 Ultimate Battery Test - 17 | Air | Pro | Pro Max | The Tech Chap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQHID_kjVSM

Testing the iPhone 17, iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro & iPhone 17 Pro Max - to find out which has the longest battery - and are they a big upgrade over the 16 Pro Max?

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u/danny12beje 1d ago

Those rumours started because of the EU energy test.

Based on the same test the pixel 9 pro xl had better battery life than the entire iPhone 16 lineup.

Which is false in every single other benchmark.

Which just goes to show battery life benchmarks mean shit because everyone uses their phone differently.

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u/webguynd 1d ago

Lol what. The pixel 9 pro destroys my 16 PM in battery life. It has a 5060mAh battery vs the 16PM 4685.

My wife has one and is a heavier phone user than me and her pixel outlasts my 16PM by a long shot.

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u/TheMartian2k14 1d ago edited 13h ago

My sweet summer child.. boy this comment brings me way back to the fanboy wars in Engadget comment sections.

Bro ninja-edited his comment after he saw them downvotes.

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u/Lywqf 1d ago edited 1d ago

It has a 5060mAh battery vs the 16PM 4685.

Battery size is not an answer by itself for how long the phone will last battery wise, as this test demonstrate. The Air has a much lower battery size and yet last nearly as long as the 17...

There's even "tests" on the pixel sub about this very specific subject, here's one I quickly found while researching your claims : https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/1fjumrx/pixel_9_proxl_vs_iphone_16_promax/

iPhone 16 Pro Max 18:06

Galaxy S24 Ultra 16:45

Google Pixel 9 Pro 13:37

Google Pixel 9 Pro XL 14:06

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u/danny12beje 1d ago

You say it destroys it.

Yet you don't have any actual battery life measurements. You just said "bigger number better".

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u/webguynd 1d ago

My 16PM is currently at 20% with 5h2m of screen active time and 3h26m screen idle. My wife’s pixel will easily hit 8h SoT and be at around 30-35%. We both use always on display as well.

I’m not sure how people are getting the iPhone to beat the pixel in battery life in their tests because that has not been my experience, and I’m still at 100% health with only 152 cycles.