00:00Hey guys, it's that time again the Tom's Guide battery life test has closed for this year
00:04and now the list of the best battery life phones of 2025 is officially locked in.
00:09In this video, I'll be counting down 11 different smartphones based solely on battery life results
00:14and of course, we'll talk about those results, give them some context.
00:18This is going to be a fun one, I think a lot of you guys are going to be surprised by the final rankings.
00:22So let's get into it.
00:25For those of you watching the Tom's Guide battery life test for the first time,
00:28welcome to the channel and this series where we run a standardized battery test across every phone
00:32aptly called the Tom's Guide battery test.
00:35For this test, the phone screen is locked to 150 nits, the phone's on 5G
00:39and it just keeps surfing the web until it dies using an app developed in-house.
00:43That way, the results are consistent and easy to compare and lets us make videos like this.
00:47With everything tested under identical conditions, the leaderboard gets interesting.
00:52Case in point.
00:53In 11th place, the iPhone 17 Pro.
00:56The iPhone 17 Pro lasted 15 hours and 32 minutes in our battery life test.
01:00Now, we're actually not used to seeing the standard Pro model on this list,
01:03but the new iPhone 17 Pro design lets Apple stash more components under the camera plateau at the top.
01:09The iPhone 17 Pro ended up being the iPhone 16 Pro's time by around one half hours.
01:14That's a big gain, which also results from the upgrade to a more efficient A19 Pro chipset.
01:18Spoiler, we will see talk of this again when we get to the iPhone 17 Pro Max later in this video.
01:24In 10th place, we actually have a foldable phone, the only foldable that made the list.
01:28In fact, the Motorola Razer Ultra 2025.
01:31You guys know I love the Razer Ultra, and battery life does play a factor in that.
01:35It lasted 15 hours and 42 minutes in our test.
01:38That's roughly 3 hours and 20 minutes longer than the Galaxy Z Flip 7.
01:41We ran the Razer Ultra's test on the default smart and balanced setting,
01:45but when we switch to efficiency mode, which locks in a lower refresh rate for the phone's display,
01:50battery life fell just a few minutes short of 19 hours.
01:53An incredible result if you know how foldable phones struggle to keep up.
01:57Whatever the 4700 mAh battery and Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset are doing together,
02:02this thing definitely works out in Motorola's favor.
02:04In 9th place, we've got our first Samsung device, the Galaxy S25+, aka the middleman of the S25 family.
02:11It has the same Snapdragon 8 Elite chip we find in the Razer Ultra,
02:14so even with the same battery size as the Galaxy S24+,
02:17the S25+, lasts nearly an hour longer than our test.
02:21We benchmarked 16 hours and 55 minutes.
02:24We got that battery test result with the S25+, display set to its default adaptive refresh rate.
02:29Turned that feature off, and the battery test result topped 18 hours.
02:33You don't always want your display's refresh rate clocked at 60Hz,
02:36but it's good to know that you can extend the phone's battery life if you have to.
02:40Still, I'm glad you don't need to have an ultra-level Samsung phone to get good battery life.
02:45In 8th place, another Motorola phone, the Moto G Power 2025.
02:48The Moto G Power has typically been the model to get when you value battery life over everything else.
02:53However, this year's edition shockingly isn't the longest-lasting entry in Motorola's budget lineup.
02:59An obvious hint of what's to come higher in the rankings,
03:01but this phone still lived up to its name.
03:03It lasted 17 hours and 13 minutes.
03:05Any 17-hour-plus result is very impressive,
03:08and this model can do something the standard Moto G 2025 can't.
03:12It includes wireless charging support,
03:14throwing greater durability and decent cameras,
03:17and there's a lot to like about this phone, long-lasting battery life included.
03:21In 7th place, we have the Galaxy S25 Ultra.
03:23This is the last Samsung phone you'll see in this video,
03:26and I already basically spoiled it,
03:28but it lasts 17 hours and 14 minutes in our test.
03:31Now, the Galaxy S25 Ultra had a high bar to clear,
03:34but it was able to beat the S24 Ultra by more than 45 minutes,
03:38even though its battery capacity hasn't changed from 5,000 milliamp hours.
03:41Again, credit to that Snapdragon 8 Elite chip.
03:44If you're looking generation over generation for all these devices,
03:47it consistently is delivering improvements to power efficiency.
03:50Apple's been cooking up some of its own improvements with the A19 Pro chip
03:54we find in our 6th place phone, the iPhone 17 Pro Max.
03:58Apple's biggest iPhone lasted 17 hours and 54 minutes,
04:01kind of annoyingly just shy of that 18-hour mark,
04:03but no matter, it's still the longest-lasting iPhone we've ever tested,
04:07beating the iPhone 16 Pro Max's record by more than half an hour.
04:11While Apple doesn't release battery sizes,
04:13it seems pretty clear that the iPhone 17 Pro Max benefits from a larger power pack.
04:17Again, the new design of the Apple's Pro phones leaves more space for the battery.
04:22The A19 Pro chipset powering the phone is more power-efficient than previous Apple Silicon,
04:26and the new vapor chamber helps the iPhone 17 Pro Max
04:29deliver more sustained performance than before.
04:32So no doubt, this is the best iPhone battery life,
04:34but there are still five more phones on this list that beat out Apple and Samsung.
04:38I'll get to those in a second,
04:39but let me know what you think of the video so far,
04:41and if any of the rankings have surprised you.
04:43Ranking fifth place, the Moto G 2025.
04:45Motorola sets the standard for low-cost phones that last a long time on the charge.
04:49The 2025 edition of the Moto G cost $200,
04:52but certainly didn't skip on battery life.
04:54The 5,000 mAh power pack helped this budget phone last 18 hours and 32 minutes on our test.
05:00Locking the screen at 60 Hz added a few extra minutes to the Moto G's time,
05:04but no matter how fast the refresh rate,
05:05you can count on a long-lasting phone.
05:08However, there's still one more Motorola phone coming up, so stay tuned.
05:11In fourth place, we have our first OnePlus phone, but not our last.
05:16This is the OnePlus 13R.
05:17It's technically a step down from the OnePlus 13.
05:20It has the same 6,000 mAh battery as its flagship sibling,
05:23but sports the slightly older Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 to keep down the cost.
05:28It lasts at 18 hours and 49 minutes.
05:30In our test, absolutely epic.
05:32Yeah, there's not much really else to say about the OnePlus 13R.
05:35I'm not going to get too much into it, but it does offer support for up to 80-watt
05:39wire charging speeds in the U.S., although no wireless charging.
05:43Let me know if you consider that a deal-breaker.
05:45And wow, we're finally getting to the three best battery life phones of 2025.
05:49In third place, this is actually the last phone we tested in 2025,
05:53and it's the Moto G 2026.
05:55So yes, Motorola released the 2025 and 2026 G Series in the same calendar year.
06:00Same $200 price.
06:01Can't speak to the strategy with that,
06:02but at least the new one comes with an even better battery life in 19 hours and 12 minutes.
06:08I haven't spent too much time with this phone at the time of this video recording,
06:12but again, Motorola does budget phones very well.
06:15The MediaTek Dimensity 6300 processor keeps costs down,
06:18but hey, it also clearly helps the battery life story here.
06:22Our runner-up in second place, the OnePlus 13.
06:25On the flip side, this was actually one of the first phones to be released
06:28and tested in 2025, and definitely sets a high bar.
06:31It lasted 19 hours and 45 minutes in our tests.
06:34Certainly, the 6,000 mAh power pack and the Snapdragon 8 Elite combination
06:39plays a big role in that longevity.
06:41OnePlus loves to hype up charging.
06:42Using an 80-watt charger, we got a drained OnePlus 13 up to 92% charge after 30 minutes,
06:48which is very impressive.
06:50Look at OnePlus showing up big in these rankings.
06:52Now, we've made it to our first place, the best phone battery life of 2025 winner.
06:58Can I get a drum roll?
07:00The OnePlus 15.
07:02Yes, similar to Motorola, we had two flagship refreshes in the same calendar year from OnePlus,
07:07and this one pretty much broke our battery life test.
07:11I actually did a full video about the OnePlus 15 battery life results,
07:14so if you caught that episode of the TomSky battery life test series,
07:18I guess you probably had this whole video spoiled for you from the start.
07:21But anyway, our winner clocked in, or out, I should say, at 25 hours and 13 minutes.
07:26Such a large margin between this and the number two phone,
07:29OnePlus was basically just in competition with itself this year.
07:32This title comes down to several factors,
07:35but the most important is the 7300 mAh battery that uses advanced silicone nanostack technology.
07:40I'm definitely curious to see if other phone makers are taking note of this,
07:43because, wow, a new standard has been set.
07:46And that wraps up the official TomSky battery life leaderboard for 2025.
07:50Let's take one more look at the final rankings.
07:53I love it all.
07:54The shocks, the upsets, the absolute monsters of battery life.
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08:04I'm John V, and I'll see you in my next video.
08:10I'm John V, and I'll see you in the next video.
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