1440p vs. 1080p Battery Test

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Battery test between the 1440p and 1080p resolutions on the Samsung Galaxy S10+ to see how much battery setting your screen to a lower resolution actually saves.
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[@PhoneBuff]

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[@itreat2016]

PhoneBuff You should do a version of this with a phone on 120Hz refresh rate vs 60Hz. See if there's a big difference.

[@fadilzilic]

I would suggest bringing up the point that the lower resolutions (often set by default) on AMOLED devices are often there to benefit the longevity of the display, because of the pentile arrangement of LEDs and the green/blue subpixels, not necessarily the battery life. A test regarding burn-in at these resolutions might be a good idea?

[@mollerbt]

Would love to see a comparison of 1440 vs 720. Surely that would show a difference in battery life!!!??

[@KanwarAnand]

Just wanna say - great video, unbiased, great pace.

[@moetezkbaier9796]

Man where is the ROG phone 2 ?

[@andreiudroiu184]

Ok, now do a 90 Hz Vs 60 Hz ;)

[@marko49972]

👍👍

[@torokmackto]

👍👍

[@matthewmargo8573]

Do it

[@danieljaramillo553]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Cptyash]

You read my mind

[@MohammedNameerAnsari]

Plot Twist: He forgot to change the resolution to 1440p

[@seal9502]

Lmaaooooo

[@pepela2219]

believe me there are lots of people that wish that was true because for some reason they want to believe lower resolution will improve battery life and if you think they will set their resolution to max after watching this video then you are wrong they will keep doing it and swear it helped them improve battery life by at least 20 percent

[@amiklc1481]

@@pepela2219 lol

[@kshitishsorte2918]

Lmao

[@ateez_stan777]

Y'all funny

[@Jry088]

I've been living in a lie. 1440p here I come.

[@shigeyokageyama4564]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@christiaanaucamp4940]

Shame here bro switching now

[@josesampaio5345]

Same here with the note 10+. Here I come 1440p... 😂😂😂

[@syn2667]

@@josesampaio5345 how's the battery been since switching?

[@syn2667]

Battery results since switching? Worse? The same?

[@qwertiee]

Who else just switched their phone to QHD after watching this 😂😂

[@kasadam85]

@BatManSandWitch iPhone XR or 11 user I see, do you miss the 1080p option ?

[@kasadam85]

@BatManSandWitch oh I see :(

[@cosminbuta3081]

I'm using s10e, can't change resolution #😢

[@wandersonvitor3054]

My actual phone only has 720p screen tho

[@darkuniverse2088]

You guys have the snapdragon samsung my note 9 have exynos 😕

[@ibad3318]

Phonebuff: some people cant even differentiate between 1080p and 1440p displays. Me watching it on a 720p display: *absolutely*

[@thestigtm1865]

Am at 144p

[@gilbertgomes8439]

I am in nokia 220

[@BaconFaceMcGee]

syed ibad My iPhone 7’s resolution is 1334 x 750. So I have a higher resolution than you.

[@BaconFaceMcGee]

Cloudy Silver I didn’t realize that was possible. Do you have DSL or Dialup?

[@nmot97]

@@BaconFaceMcGee but no headphone brah

[@iliyaskyrykbayev775]

Immediately changed to 1440p on my S10 after watching this video. Thanks bud, appreciate your job👍

[@shubhamdongare7779]

Me too ...🙌

[@aamermhpoo9795]

Me too 😂😂😂👏

[@subaharannithiyananthan59]

Me too

[@a-f3013]

Yeah but when you put power saving mode on a S10 it limits the screen resolution to 1080p so there must be an affect on battery life

[@osahon9483]

@@a-f3013 depends on which power mode you use though

[@Lord_Fidel]

You channel does these tests on a higher standard than anyone else, keep it up man, you are killing it!

[@hazardtv2929]

Me: There is no difference, I’ll set the display of my phone to 1440p. Also me: *Cries in a iPhone 11*

[@itzifieno6122]

HazardTV 😂😂

[@PacMacDo]

720p like samsung a10 hah

[@hazardtv2929]

@@PacMacDo Quality wise... not even comparable lmao

[@ElonMusk-FanZone]

Bro, the display is good man. Can't see pixels.

[@cooliipie]

Bruh 👀😂

[@TheOfficialStal]

The same pixels are still being lit no matter the resolution so makes sense for general usage. However if you game allot I suppose you could see a benefit to lower resolutions as the GPU is not being hit so hard

[@lodbldbol]

This is where the only noticeable difference will be, idk why people say lower resolution will save battery when the phone isn't rendering anything graphically intensive.

[@sathya5057]

Yeah lol

[@2911oscar]

@@lodbldbol because people are idiots

[@djsist]

I think only PC guys know and understand this fact. I'd been arguing with my friends for years about how changing the resolution on phones won't do shit to battery life, and the upscaling will replicate the information and spread it through all the pixels. As the wise gentlemen in this comment thread said, it only helps when there's a gpu-bound task going on. Its good to see people being rational.

[@ateez_stan777]

@@djsist yes

[@kazuya186]

Next : 1080p vs 720p 1440p vs 720p

[@zoltek7]

There won't be a diffrence. Maybe slight in 1440p vs 720p

[@kazuya186]

@イレ I dont think so

[@zoltek7]

@イレ the higher the resolution, the more work is for gpu. But when you "simulate" lower resolution on higher resolution display, CPU is working more to simulate lower resolution, so it evens out.

[@cern1999sb]

I love your testing methods with the automated phone navigation. Really informative 👍

[@GoddardEmpire]

You're the man! Meaningful videos all the time.

[@agiverreviga4592]

Thank you for finally proving the point there's no point in lowering the resolution. You can't physically limit the amount of pixels being pushed, you only lower the resolution.

[@MuddinNYC]

I don't think anyone thought it would improve battery life. Instead people do it so it feels faster.

[@kirakira9906]

You said nothing with this comment buddy

[@TheAlbaniaGaming]

It does make gaming faster tho

[@impulsedguy6557]

But will it affect performance ???

[@kasadam85]

Which means toxic Samsung fans will bark this in every battery test comparison videos : the screen of samsung is 1440p , so it's the winner 😂 .

[@Lunarpollo5622]

Thank you for this video. It's exactly what I was looking for.

[@prod_krisztian]

Was waiting for this!

[@khl2445]

WE NEED 1440p vs 720p

[@Dragonfly383]

If 1080 vs 1440p made no differce 720p wont do anything as well

[@KINDLY7]

I try 720p on my note9 and the battery last longer compared to 1440p. But i prefer 1440p

[@kbdadriftking]

@@KINDLY7 yes my note 9 definitely gets a lot better battery on 720p

[@xOneCinema]

No we don't

[@osaid.k]

We do

[@3150xYz]

Quick answer: No difference

[@JfLee518]

Long answer: No difference at all

[@mahammad]

Junfong Lee 😂

[@yanipro3978]

Ty

[@frednugent8068]

Not true! I have the note 10 + and my kids have the iPhone 11 and you can clearly see the difference between the resolution when viewing 4k

[@Dongzzzzzz]

@@frednugent8068 The battery they mean

[@Horvath0819]

Been waiting for this one for a while

[@alej89]

I've been waiting for this video for a long time. Thumbs up 👍🏼

[@rahuldavies]

Finally a test nobody does but one which actually helps, appreciate it mate 🤙

[@afteryoufriend]

God this deserves a million LIKES. Myth BUSTED

[@Pawcio2115]

Finally. Thanks for this video, I thought the results would be slightly different. Happy new year

[@vascularviet]

I've been waiting for this video for years

[@josefmprable]

I can finally put my S10 at 1440p with confidence, thanks! ✌️

[@ramugautam4032]

Before video: keeping it at 1440p no matter what After: I was a genius lol

[@leonmagmenschenlol9538]

Same bro

[@ink281]

💯%

[@TechnoFreaks]

This is the only video on KZbin regarding this topic thanks brother for providing us a better understanding about this misconception.

[@mattriarchal]

Ive been waiting for this video to be done For years

[@muzammilshahid9928]

I set my galaxy s9 screen resolution to QHD immediately as i watched the result

[@Jaykae_t]

Same! But hoping the effects won't be more noticeable on my S9 since the battery has degraded

[@CelestialArchangel]

Plot twist...this test only applicable to dynamic amoled display only

[@kasadam85]

@@CelestialArchangel what about lcd

[@VoltigeurGT]

@@kasadam85 You can't change that on LCDs. At least I've never seen one

[@____________1269]

Me too. I used to have my phones display (Galaxy S10) to 720p. Now I'm going to set it to 1440p

[@davidchen4310]

I've been waiting for this video forever!!! Thanks!

[@robotaholic]

Thank you for settling this once and for all

[@temwatkins]

Should have watched this years ago! Thanks for testing

[@krishnadj10]

This video should have uploaded in dec 31,2017.

[@thevarietykid686]

Krishna Dj why?

[@caseysalinger]

Yes, THANK YOU for doing this test! SO many phone reviews suggest there's supposed to be some kind of appreciable battery life difference the two resolutions without actually TESTING the difference. And the results are just as I suspected

[@TheMstwntdLMSV123]

You have done everyone a great service. Very scientific and thorough test. 👍🏻

[@MiguelBuenos]

As always .... excellent comparative

[@antonyrivera8318]

Great test! I always wonder this.

[@BeckOfficial]

A native 1080p screen would probably making a difference though, since it has less pixels to light up/change. The 1440p display will still display 1440p pixels in a 1080p mode.

[@dedanieldd]

That's not how it works. Lower resolution will be scalled to display all over the pixels.

[@BeckOfficial]

@@dedanieldd Yes, that's what I'm saying. A 2560x1440 display is still displaying 2560x1440 pixels despite the resolution fed to it is only 1920x1080 for example. Hence why a 1080p screen would use less power because less physical pixels, and a 1440p display running 1080p would not.

[@dedanieldd]

@@BeckOfficial ouhhh sorry for the misunderstanding

[@DK-is-Right]

Hey man thank you so much for doing these test 💯 I would have never known

[@supaahflyy]

This is a big video. Massive thanks. Finally puts it to bed once and for all

[@DECOVER323]

Let me explain the reason behind the same results: When you lower your resulotion, you don't turn off pixels, you just lower your cpu and gpu usage because your hardware doesn't have to render all those extra pixels and the same amount of pixels are on even when you lower your resulotion so the difference isn't significant when power save is only from cpu and gpu:) If there are two smart phones with the same hardware and battery but only difference is native screen resulotion then you can see some differences between two phones.

[@hmmm9183]

Cpu does not render frames but ok. Resolution has no effect on cpu

[@rievalnp]

Next : minimum power mode vs normal

[@Miguel-sh2jk]

Excellent video!

[@Umair17411]

Very use full video thanks man

[@ForcedGabry]

One question: this s10 equipped with exynos or snapdragon? You have exynos results?

[@karlitoz_]

"1080p uses less GPU " *Texting and calling in the phone to see difference*

[@t_t8815]

ikr

[@Dat1Nerd]

They were trying to get a sense of real life use. I'm glad they include that, thorough experiment.

[@TsunaXZ]

They should've do some 3d gaming to make use of those extra pixels.

[@TsunaXZ]

They should've do some 3d gaming to make use of those extra pixels.

[@Firmin38]

Thnx for the video. I've always wondered about this question because it's a very important to me.

[@mannyponce2230]

So satisfying to know. Thanks for the vid 🙌🏼

[@Exaflare23]

You can only see difference in an actual panel, higher resolution panel's settings are just simulating the lower resolution 😉

[@impulsedguy6557]

Someone just give this guy an award.

[@AJ_Stark007]

Wow! Interesting Content as usual! 👍🏼 Keep up the good work 👍🏼🤘🏼

[@nellylegend7264]

Great test don't know why it's not been done before well done 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@adriandabrowski4990]

That's why Samsung has the option to use battery saver with 1440p

[@subswithnovideos-kp3ou]

Now the “Higher resolution” argument is invalid

[@ashtonsequeira9757]

so nothing can be an excuse for the absolutely shitty battery life of note 10 and pixel 4

[@youravghuman5231]

This test is not much accurate since he does not use much extensive gpu app like pubg or cod

[@ayaUwU]

All of the pixels are active, you are still seeing at 2k. Just 1080p res graphics, so the gpu 4 times less pixels to calculate

[@anonymoustroll1549]

@@ayaUwU finally someone with a brain

[@AARTpl]

Wayyyy, no, it's not. The problem is phone even on lower resolution settings just doesn't need to generate image in high resolution, but it still need to highlight these pixels, so theoretically it's possible that phones with displays with lower resolutions can be able to last longer on the battery. There is also another thing - I'm not sure, but shouldn't heat dissipation be important here? Phone with higher resolution may get way hotter when u hold it in the hand all the time, causing some battery problems. When it lays on the table and thats pretty new phones the diffrence won't be visible.

[@thinkspeed6787]

Thanks so much I always wanted to know this

[@ck-oe9qi]

Thank you for solving this much needed debate for us 🙏

[@BradLoyo]

would have been interesting to also include 720p just as an option for really low battery life in emergency situations or when on a long time away from the charger.

[@replymahlangu5361]

Thank you so much for doing this test, i guess it shows that the bettery still needs the same power to light up a same-size-screen, whether that screen is divided into a million pixels or just 500 000 pixels. Please compare the 60hz vs 120hz when the S20 arrives, hopefully the same logic should remain

[@johnle1723]

Good test dude

[@sneakycactus8815]

Holy shit you still make videos. I havent seen one of your videos since like 2014 or 2015. You were doing drop tests with that wicked robot machine thing.

[@JacobYuanHang]

On my s23 ultra i see a tremendous difference in battery's life between WQHD vs HD or FHD however i also do see a difference in image quality

[@greencapzelda372]

I think since the display is set natively to 1440p it still uses that resolution. It just doesn't show it. In the background it still has to display the same amount of pixels. So the resolution would only make a difference with a different display.

[@ilham_faiz9283]

Most useful video for me thank you

[@mr.shooter2837]

I like your test ways ... bcs it matches the reality so much

[@giorgijangulashvili6188]

And here is me trying to find difference between resolutions while watching at 240p

[@helixrelicsshow9651]

Ur most funny here lol

[@jatoxo]

Don't worry, I can't tell at 1080p on desktop

[@jatoxo]

@Cloudy Silver Normal 24"

[@helixrelicsshow9651]

@@jatoxo my phone hardly get 360P it lags at 360p i brought my device for 49 dollars

[@bigmaxcc]

Giorgi Maraneli 4K best 😱😎

[@BrenoBP]

Can you repeat this video in 2022? So we can see if the software now is able to show this difference in power consumption

[@josephkanini2478]

Absolutely quality content thanks 👍

[@pascalm1163]

Thank you for doing this. This finally closes the subject. 👍

[@raihanshidqi147]

VERY NEXT episode! Next month : oh here the VERY NEXT episode (so long :( )

[@biscuitdelivery5711]

Shit, I thought there's a real difference. Now setting 1440

[@jomiro]

Thank you for making this video.

[@emanuelebarbato]

Wow. Very useful and unexpected. Thank you

[@kaisyaya8492]

the gpu on a phone is always factory limited to work in a certain speed to avoid overheating so when you cranks it up to 1440p in a game the gpu is still working on that speed delivering less fps then in 1080p, but if you want a conclusive result you need to run a more demanding title like asphalt

[@ThibautMahringer]

Asphalt is a 720p game on mobile.

[@krakenjm6877]

The reason why it’s the same story between the tests is because, no matter what resolution you change it to, the hardware physical screen is still 1440p with all pixels turned on. 1080p makes 1/2 the amount of pixels (or whatever the scaling is) set to be the same between the pixels next to them, making that microscopic view (and overall view of the phone) less sharp. It makes little to no difference because all the pixels are still being powered.

[@jamesn6048]

Doesn't it take more power to render the apps in a higher resolution

[@67Djinns67]

Great test thank you

[@muifsan7737]

big thanks man

[@Konvict40]

I'm now setting to 1440p after watching this. About to Enjoy the pixels I paid for 💯👍🍻

[@henryC-03]

If you were to use the battery saver on your phone, it tells you how much battery you save by changing your resolution and it's a minimum difference. Like 5 minutes or something like that.

[@mohamedmedhat9539]

very helpful thanks

[@shehryarmateen5641]

Loved the video

[@mohammadat3455]

Ok, I'll go with 1440p now. Thank you.

[@alkheigani]

For the third time: Would you do a Galaxy Note 10 Snapdragon version vs Exynos one battery and speed test, please?

[@user-du7nu8qt6t]

Samsung: Grab my bribe and don't do such test!

[@amonrei]

Shouldn't have that much difference. Signal strength though...

[@mrmoinn]

He's already done a test with them I can't remember if it was battery or performance tho I don't think he did both just search his channel

[@jackenoph6422]

@@amonrei exynos gets destroyed by Snapdragon he has videos from previous phones

[@adinugraha1276]

Why don't you look at AnTuTu and other benchmark scores? Since it's basically fhe same phone, I don't think it will make much difference.. I think this channel isn't just realizing request without thinking, especially when it's just a miniscule population who is asking..

[@pratikpatel1274]

Awasome 👍.. You make this thing so clear...

[@big_turk]

Man, just love that you tested this. I've always wondered if I should drop down to 1080p on my Note 10+ because they both look great. Now I won't do it ever, thanks! 😀

[@muhammadjawad8257]

I am using Note 9 and i was waiting for this test after a long time . Thanks for the video. ♥️♥️.

[@stephonvidal2]

I set it to 1440p from day one no major drain

[@zakelinos]

Hi and I am using Note 9 😂😂

[@magazinetrash1226]

I want the note 9

[@zakelinos]

@@magazinetrash1226 It is a really good phone but unfortunately it has only a good camera it should have a better

[@magazinetrash1226]

@@zakelinos yeah it should have a better camera

[@SHERIF_GHARIB]

Iphone : Low power mode vs Normal Like to pop up!!

[@joeykeilholz925]

Generally a small difference

[@RR-uc1wb]

Low power dims the screen and turns off some sneaky animations that people don’t usually notice.

[@originalx136]

Baby Magnum which animations?

[@x97k8]

Dark mode already have a video same as low mode to me

[@sirdaniel1862]

Joey Keilholz no big one, look it up

[@gaganonyoutube]

Much needed video bro Thanks. I own a LG V30+ and was setting the display res to 1080p but now I know its not worth it.

[@IqbalSaiful]

Insightful 👍🏽

[@primusjc77]

Do it please with the OnePlus 7 pro with 60 & 90 Hz screen options!

[@GregJ22]

I get no difference on my 7t pro with 90 and 60 hz.

[@TheRfh901]

@@GregJ22 same here on myMcLaren Edition 7t pro. I also dont see much difference in battery after forcing 90hz on all apps though adb. I easily gets 8-9 hours on screen time.

[@kamelalg9859]

Me before the video: there will be a big difference Me after the video: immediately changing the resolution on my phone to 1440p Oh wait my A70 is already at max resolution which is 1080p 😢

[@99Venom]

kamel alg A70 still beats the flagship models in battery life and screen size, it’s a really good phone, probably the best midrange out there.

[@bongman123]

@@99Venom a51

[@andreafranco4351]

I have a70 too and its good

[@kamelalg9859]

@Suppanut Saengratwatchara it makes sense cause A70 is half the price of an iPhone11 with a 720p lcd screen 😒

[@bongman123]

@@kamelalg9859 but tbf that 720p display is one of the best. Saw a comparison where 2 phones, (1 iphone xr and 1 pocophone 1080p) were covered up. Most people didn't recognise the phones but chose the iphone. Depends on the build wuality

[@weekendwarrior8179]

Great test. I like these types of tests when there are no new phones out.

[@redparth]

I've been searching for this exact video for years

[@ThisChannelIsComingSoon]

Note 10 battery duration: Power saving mode vs normal?

[@ryanr8400]

Immediately changed it to qhd+ resolution

[@kshitij_chhokar]

wow I am amazed by how much work you put in your videos

[@malte2505]

this is a fantastic video!

[@LyNhatPE]

When I buy my new phone I always change my resolution to HD+ 720p 😂

[@senadmusic57]

You have to remember that when you have two videos playing at their MAXIMUM RESOLUTION (typically 4k) you are having the Processor PUSH those pixels regardless of whether or not the display can show them. Meaning you force performance to BE the same. Rather than a more accurate test of limiting the video to each displays setting. (1440p vs 1080p) because realistically, that would be where the change is shown.

[@ShahrokhKING]

very informative, thx

[@sambitdas9416]

That really came as a surprise