Apple exaggerating iPhone battery life by up to 51 percent, report says
According to U.K. consumer group Which?, in tests of nine iPhone models,
all of them fell short of Apple's battery life claims by between 18 and 51
percent.
The
group carried out tests to determine average talk time for a range of models,
including the iPhone XR, which had the biggest overestimation for talk time on
a full charge. In Which? tests, it lasted for 16 hours and 32 minutes
— whereas Apple said it would last 25 hours.
"With mobile phones now an essential
part of everyday life, we should be able to count on our handsets living up to
the manufacturer's claims," said Natalie Hitchins, Which? head of home
products and services, in a statement.
"There
are clearly questions here around how long some mobile phone batteries will
last and so it's important to make sure you find an independent source of
reliable information when buying your next phone," Hitchins added.
Which?,a consumer advocacy group that tests a wide range of productsregularly, is seen as the British version of America's Consumer Reports.
Apple disputed the results in a statement to
Business Insider.
"We
rigorously test our products and stand behind our battery life claims. With
tight integration between hardware and software, iPhone is engineered to
intelligently manage power usage to maximize battery life. Our testing
methodology reflects that intelligence. Which? haven't shared their methodology
with us so we can't compare their results to ours. We share our methodology for
testing which we publish in detail here."
Inorder to complete its testing, Which? examined over 50 mobile phones from five
popular brands. It purchased the phones at full battery strength and timed how
long they lasted when making continuous calls. It also ran other tests before
making a ruling on battery life.

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