Galaxy S23 Ultra vs. iPhone 14 Pro Max Battery Test

Battery test between the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra and the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max to see which phone lasts longer.
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[@weekendwarrior8179]

It's crazy how good the s23 ultra has been after everyone at the beginning was saying it was a minor update. Very happy with this phone.

[@Mo-kl4fb]

Too bulky for me especially with those sharp edges digging into my palm

[@LinuxAndroid86]

@@Mo-kl4fb u got small hands lol

[@LinuxAndroid86]

@@Mo-kl4fb u got small hands lol

[@vikinnorway6725]

Still lost to a 4350 mAh battery😂

[@Akkk117]

Still cant beat the champ iphone in battery or speed test

[@georgesmith8241]

This was the final test I needed to determine whether the S23 Ultra was what I wanted to upgrade to from my S10+. Finally a phone that seems to be an all rounder of this generation, and which is a worthy upgrade of my S10+.

[@lukarogelj61]

Same bro, but s10+ lasted pretty good only prob is battery

[@georgesmith8241]

@@lukarogelj61 Yup it's still a great one I just want better battery life.

[@Arkan_Fadhila]

​@@georgesmith8241 you can extend the life of your S10+ by replacing te battery, but yeah S23U bring more upgrades to your life rather than S10+ with new battery

[@mr.x.666]

Yes, I have the S23U and it's pretty good. I have from day 1 activated the battery protect option that limits charge to 85%, and the phone still gives me a day of use. I consider my usage heavy as I watch quite a lot of KZbin during my spare time. According to my on screen time I get 6.47 hours on a single charge. I'm sure if I allowed my phone to charge to 100% I could easily get 8 hours of screen on time.

[@akagaminolip]

​@@lukarogelj61 im having great time with s10+ battery sd version past 4 years already.

[@moist.politician]

He doesn't post often but his tests are always so interesting to see.

[@erkhembayarlkhamgombo3488]

Quality over quantity

[@xKyriakoZ]

well my s22 ultra lasts around 4-5 hours active. i dont get how you guys get these 12 active hours and stuff

[@moist.politician]

@@xKyriakoZ its because its a new phone also s22 ultra was not very efficient in power use

[@xKyriakoZ]

@@moist.politician but even in s22 tests it runs way more than mine. unless mine has a bad battery. as soon as it gets to 5% it goes to 0% within 3 minutes even if i dont use it

[@moist.politician]

@@xKyriakoZ yeah when you got the phone was the battery better? it could be because of wear and tear but if not then your phone is defective

[@Photo0021]

It’s absolutely outstanding to see the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra nearly match the iPhone 14 Pro Max. I switched from my S22U for the 14PM simply because of battery life, and while I’m happy with my iPhone, Samsung deserves all the kudos for launching a phone that massively improved the battery life.

[@zombi6535]

Even more impressive considering the more intensive software with less optimized apps, a bigger display with a higher resolution, and a 5000mah battery powering a literal stylus inside of it. Edit: I never said the stylus made a difference in battery life 🤦

[@alexwelch7198]

Yeah to be honest since it has a higher resolution display, more pixels to push, and still comes close means that if this was set to 1080p it would easily beat the iPhone

[@Akkk117]

​@@alexwelch7198 lol keep crying 😂 ipone is king of battery and speed test fyi resolution makes no difference watch phonebuff test of s22 ultra he set it first in 1080p then in full resolution yet there was no difference

[@Akkk117]

​@@zombi6535 even more impressive is iPhone lasted 40 minutes extra with a better display smoother 120hz and less battery at 4300 mah compared to 5000 mah iphone is just generations ahead

[@sungjinwoo8822]

​@@Akkk117 aww look this baby is defending his favourite phone brand how cute 😂

[@ChadH2023]

This channel is the very definition of quality>quantity. 👍

[@HMZ991]

Damn s22 ultra and 23 ultra looks so similar yet performs very differently. Very tempting to buy s23 ultra......

[@LordCoeCoe]

Damn the past 4 years all iPhones basically look the same but perform way differently... as if the internals are different hmm...

[@enquiem3051]

don't be fooled

[@TylerN945]

@@LordCoeCoe Fr, It’s like their SoCs get more efficient every year or something 🤔😂

[@Yashuop]

Raise your hand if you've been watching PhoneBuff for a long time🤚

[@Skreaker]

🤚

[@Pearloryx]

Since 2018, even though my account was created in 2020

[@YACGT]

Since S7 edge Snapdragon varient vs Exynos varient

[@alexisaguirrevazquez7900]

2016, before I made this account.

[@youcrew11]

Long time ✋🏼

[@calebseal3.14]

I CANNOT believe how close this was.

[@vikinnorway6725]

40 minutes tho

[@calebseal3.14]

@@vikinnorway6725 Even though that was the difference in the end, it was really close almost all the way to the end

[@Dan4096]

This is what I've been waiting for!

[@recess7]

I really didn't expect the S23 Ultra would have so much improvement on the battery life

[@ch-p2861]

Yeah it’s almost at the iPhone’s level now! Just 40 minutes less!

[@tomo100brt]

And iPhone has smaller battery.

[@a.t.6432]

​@@tomo100brt and samsung has a bigger display lmao

[@tomo100brt]

@@a.t.6432 Yes, 0.1 inch bigger display. For battery not important difference.

[@a.t.6432]

@@tomo100brt it still makes a difference if u count a whole day of usage

[@robertmassa9229]

The battery test that I've been waiting to see! Great job.

[@chandraprabhaghosh1133]

Awesome! I loved your test. It is the most life like. That keeping idle part

[@OMGIRLuniverse7]

Hands down to the SD8 Gen 2. It's really a significant improvement. Also you're so lucky to have S23 not having an exynos variant. Samsung took advantage of the sd chip this time. And so impressive S23's beating the iPhone 14 Pros by extra mile, except battery life (but almost there). I wish I waited for this instead of getting the S22 that has exynos in it in my country.

[@greg8214]

There is no s23 exynos variant anymore!

[@dominic7012]

What?! They have 677 mAh in plus and they don’t beat Apple and this is good? What a joke. Also, A17 Bionic on 3nm it’s coming this year. RIP Samsung.

[@RaibuTheRipper]

​@@dominic7012 does iphone have QHD+? Bigger screen? Get rekt iToilet trash.

[@SayoojGarrix]

Also thanks to OneUI 5.1 optimizations

[@jasrajbrar7707]

@@dominic7012 check out the camera test Iphone gets destroyed

[@myfakeguuglaccount8307]

Your tests are CRAZY thorough!

[@joseadorno292]

I absolutely love my s23 ultra, I'm super impressed and happy with it!

[@shamimazad007]

I was eagerly waiting for this test for a very long time and as always you delivered it well. Yes the iPhone won but man S23 Ultra going so far in the test was mind blowing. Kudos to Samsung for their achievement.

[@vikinnorway6725]

Catching up to iphone 13 pm 2021..

[@shamimazad007]

@@vikinnorway6725 before 11 ProMax iPhones were laughing stock for all battery jokes so don't forget that.

[@vikinnorway6725]

@@shamimazad007 11 pro max had great battery

[@sathyaki]

@@vikinnorway6725 except it didn't.

[@jaerg91]

@@shamimazad007 they always had a very small battery compared to the competition. The other thing is how they improved compared to the competition.

[@abdullahosman5981]

This is the most interesting test on this channel ever❤️

[@ShalabhJain21]

The best in the business, when it comes to mobile phone comparisons. I always look forward to phonebuff's next video! Keep up the great work guys!

[@YuriLast]

Love your tests!❤

[@nothing9220]

Was eagerly waiting

[@shadowkilla245]

Been waiting for you to release this video thank you. I was worried the champ 🍎 would lose like many other videos I seen but this one shows a real actually result.

[@Appleminty_]

It's kinda incredible on how the iPhone which is released in 2022, had less battery capacity than the s23 ultra and iphone 13 pro max still outlasted the s23 ultra

[@eduardguerra]

Would be awesome to see how all S23s compared against each other.

[@DrAlyElashry]

You should buy a brain man :D

[@LegendJ0e4]

@@DrAlyElashry why do u look like that tho

[@DrAlyElashry]

@@LegendJ0e4 Says the guy with cartoon pfp :D

[@LegendJ0e4]

@@DrAlyElashry ?

[@DrAlyElashry]

@@LegendJ0e4 Grow up trashcan :D

[@greysymphonyearth]

Been waiting for this. I must say. I'm impressed.

[@asda47927]

Had to subscribe after such quality content!

[@MaDFroG88]

Monster improvement from Samsung, unbelievable 😮!!! Can’t go wrong with both phone this time!

[@manoharreddy8760]

Thanks to snapdragon tsmc

[@udayreddy46]

Man O Man.... waited for this video for ever dude! Switched from S22 Ultra to 23 Ultra. Battery life difference is night and day.

[@vikinnorway6725]

Yeah its 13 pro max level now

[@abdullahosman5981]

That's amazing, just the way you make this Comptions ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@akinsbolu2409]

Weldone phonebuff .. settings the test standard

[@jjpark98]

What I find impressive is how the iPhone can still have that much crazy battery life with such a smaller battery. You can tell the software/hardware optimization is EXTREMELY tight.

[@ancientslav4863]

Yes. I always think that if Apple had some brain cells, theyd ditch the heavy stainless steel for a hardened aluminum frame like the S23 Ultra, make the phone 1mm thicker like the S23U, raise the battery to at least 5000mAh and show the world how battery life matters. Imagine + 2 more hours SOT = AMAZING! But nooooo..we need a heavy thin phone so that on a paper it looks good but is less practical

[@blue_ig1]

@@ancientslav4863 it’s enough for more people so why worry about it, but bigger battery means more optimization and maybe the level of optimization that they have now isn’t possible on a bigger battery

[@DamianLesiuk]

iPhone is still heavier and doesn't have multitasking and battery replacement costs twice as much so battery size doesn't matter

[@blue_ig1]

@@DamianLesiuk android users can’t take a shit about apple doing something good?

[@DamianLesiuk]

@@blue_ig1 and what is so good? I mentioned to you why smaller battery size doesn't matter when it's charging twice as long, the phone weighs much more and battery replacement costs twice as much. They could even put a 100mAh battery here and so what? There is no space inside for a bigger battery. There is no space even for periscope zoom. Their battery is smaller but the CPU is twice as big and much more efficient to compensate for it.

[@POVwithRC]

I just leave mine in "Light mode". It's been a phenomenal cure for the range anxiety the S22U used to incur.

[@sbrader97]

Same and the performance is still great in light mode I dont notice any lag thanks qualcomm I hope samsung doesnt go back to exynos in Europe

[@peterpachnik]

Is the battery life better when on light mode?

[@allyssonsouzam]

​@@peterpachnik of course

[@POVwithRC]

@@peterpachnik Very much so. Yesterday I clocked 8:41:00 SOT, 4:56:00 screen off, in a mixed workload of socials and media consumption. I ended the day on 43 percent. Madness.

[@acojo8205]

What were you doing on your phone for over 8 hours a day? That’s more than a full time job’s worth of time

[@raycon921]

oh yeah, We've been waiting a lot for this one 👍

[@mr.morningstarplays3188]

In what quality where youtube videos viewed / tested? and to what resolution and hz was display configured with a brightness? For S23 ultra? Thank you.

[@GalaxyFur]

*The Galaxy has an ace up it's sleeve here though. It can charge from dead to full in around 55 minutes with the 45 watt charger. The iPhone takes nearly twice as long in comparison with it's fast charger.*

[@Akkk117]

Iphone can charge 80 percent in an hour and its 80 percent will last longer than samsung 100 percent 😂 so iphone is better

[@swaroopreddy3370]

@@Akkk117 oh no a sheep

[@biggbro9]

@@Akkk117 are u blind or did you not watched the video?

[@CraigDIGz]

@@Akkk117 you literally just watched a video that says otherwise and you're here talking out og your ass

[@vikinnorway6725]

Its really not a big differense. 50% in 30 minutes for iphone 60% for samsung 30 minutes. Iphone lasts longer too so

[@artemanderr]

Bro, I want to thank you so much for your tests. I have never seen similar tests in terms of objectivity from anyone! This is a truly historic event and we should praise Samsung for such a job done. We were sure that there would be no major changes as usual, but we were wrong. It's really incredible how well optimized this smartphone is!

[@daveys_gaming_corner]

The standby test literally made my jaw drop, that is insane

[@Shise-]

On the App Cycle test at @5:20 - The iPhone couldn't keep the KZbin and Game loaded in the background, they restarted from start, interesting detail missed.

[@TySchmidt]

New update supposedly boosts Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 performance like 10%. Camera is way faster and the phone bemchmarks like 200 points higher. The update isn't out in the US yet though

[@andyH_England]

I have had the update and cannot notice the difference. However, it is superfast and slick in everyday use so I am not sure how much faster they can make it, other than for games.

[@eulehund99]

​@@andyH_England how is the shutter lag? Is it still as bad as all the generations before?

[@andyH_England]

@Eulehund99 Yes, it is still poor. Worst in any flagship, even if you use the new setting for less quality. I think Samsung is unable to fix this with software as it has been around for 2+ years.

[@kiranjoshyk]

Great to see competition, whether it is the Samsung catching up with the iPhone’s battery or iPhone catching up with the camera hardware and customisability. The winner is the customer. Great videos as always.

[@Akkk117]

Catching up ? Lol iphone is 40 minutes longer lasting its not even close

[@justinw-bs7053]

Apple usually does a big battery jump in its phones every two years. Ex: iPhone X - iPhone 11 Pro Max - iPhone 13 Pro Max- (iPhone 15 Pro Max?). If Apple continues this cycle the iPhone 15 will get a huge battery jum.

[@kiranjoshyk]

@@Akkk117 The S22U died at half way into snapchat and now the S23U is just 40 minutes away from the iPhone. That’s what catching up means. Also 40 minutes is what it takes from charging the S23U from 0-90%. Yes the iPhone still leads but I said it’s good to see competitors catching up.

[@subhojit2003]

@@Akkk117 🤡s33u charges 2x faster than pineapple In real world usage it will blow the pineapple out of the water

[@AponTechy]

​@@Akkk117lol 🤣 iphone takes 2x more time to charge

[@pablouribe1522]

PhoneBuff are the best when it comes to battery/performance tests!

[@summerslider2487]

You guys are consistent with your tests and no one does them better! Thankyou!

[@TheRealLink]

Wow that's getting pretty close! Nice to see Samsung's huge improvements. S21 Ultra has still been a great phone for me but clearly they've continued to improve.

[@Truth_Seeker1]

😂😂😂 Close? iPhone has a 4323 battery Samsung has 5,000 and still lost. iPhone would have won with a bigger difference there was a battery issue. It was fixed in iOS 16.5.

[@TheRealLink]

@@Truth_Seeker1If Samsung continues to optimize year after year as shown from the 22 to 23 then we'll see. I still get days out of any of the phones I use so not worried.

[@ch-p2861]

Wow it’s crazy good how even last generation’s iPhone BEATS next generation’s Samsung by 40 minutes 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@arcnemisis3189]

hey David, can you please do a speed test comparison between 1+ 11 and 1+11R as soon as possible !!

[@Xstation20]

It isn't a battery test, until Phone Buff drops a video on it.

[@thespicyswede9302]

Both phones use 4nm chips from TSMC, so they are expected to be quite similar. The difference comes down to how well the phone's OS is optimized with the chip.

[@educated_idiot4036]

Battery size difference also affects it

[@thespicyswede9302]

@@educated_idiot4036 True! The most obvious thing and I forgot about it lol

[@educated_idiot4036]

@@thespicyswede9302 yeah it’s crazy that the iPhone still beats the S23U despite having quite a smaller battery. Imagine the iPhone with a 5000mAH battery. Would be insane

[@victorvicc4750]

@@educated_idiot4036 and iPhone with such big battery would be thick and much heavier

[@jimv1983]

​@@educated_idiot4036the iPhone being able to get that kind of battery life with a smaller battery is due to the difference in the screen. The screen is, by far, the biggest consumer of power in any phone and the resolution is a big part of that. The iPhone 14 Pro Max has a 14% smaller battery but it also has a screen with 19% few pixels.

[@Gopinathk17]

Awesome improvements by Qualcomm and Samsung. You should have checked the heat as well. Galaxy has the best heat management this year.

[@andyH_England]

I saw another video, and the iPhone is similar.

[@note9mnr384]

Thank you for the test👍

[@alkheigani]

Thanks for the great video but why don't you include the camera app?

[@taq7752]

The test doesn't take into consideration the usage learning process of the S23U which takes a couple of weeks to kick in so battery life is further extended. I'm coming off the S10+ snapdragon version and the permutations to get the required battery life are great such as Screen Resolution settings and various battery saving modes. Bixby can also set a certain resolution for a given app which optimises the phone further.

[@aaronlimitless]

The battery is also newer (fresh in galaxy ) either way if the iPhone had the same size battery it would obliterate the s23 ultra on a time per mah basis.

[@taq7752]

@@aaronlimitless Definitely agree with you the iphone is more power efficient achieving the run time on a smaller battery. Everyone is invested in different ecosystems but we all like to have good battery life. Personally s23u is too large for me so I stick with phones with a small form factor and good battery life. It's a hard balance to achieve!!

[@TylerN945]

Don’t forget the iPhones battery is also 13% smaller lol. Efficient operating systems don’t need to “learn” to be more power efficient. They’re supposed to be efficient right out of the box.

[@salmankhalid9196]

S23 ultra battery is far more powerful than iphone 14. Check bigger KZbinrs than this guy and i tested by myself. Check both phones by yourself first than comment.

[@TylerN945]

@@salmankhalid9196 PhoneBuff is as official as it gets. Also the S23 Ultra does have a bigger battery than the iPhone 14 Pro Max, however it will always lose to the iPhone in battery tests because iOS is well optimized for the A16 Bionic.

[@metalistic1]

Wow. What an improvement. Great video as always.

[@Skreaker]

Waited for this

[@yabrgon]

One and only phonebufffffffffff 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@carlosc2849]

great video as always! can you maybe do an s23 base and 14 pro ?

[@Jonas-ej7id]

Wow that's quite an impressive improvement It's strange how I didn't see any major reviewers talk about this? Most of them passed this phone off as a minor incremental upgrade

[@faridoonts]

What were the display settings for the s23 ultra?

[@tarq171]

its crazy what the iphone can do with that 4300Mah battery!

[@curious_Mind87]

Man oh man! I had my eyes open at many instances witnessing how efficient S23U has become than it's predecessor and most importantly to 14pm in many areas. Its actually amazing what can be done with proper optimization. Kudos to Samsung! 👌🏻

[@vikinnorway6725]

Its just because tsmc makes sd2

[@andyH_England]

It was little to do with Samsung; quite the opposite, the S22U's SD8G1 was made at Samsung Fabs, but Qualcomm sacked them, and the chips are now made by TSMC. Samsung is the one that has caused the last two years poorly efficient chips, and they have yet to learn why their fans are thanking Samsung for the S23U. They should thank Qualcomm for finally ditching Samsung!

[@ancientslav4863]

If I disabled all the bloat apps that can be in Settings/Apps, took out the stylus, It would probably even beat the iphone.

[@ethannn475]

This was really impressive for the galaxy! Hopefully this can push apple to innovate some more..

[@super_co6621]

Thx bro for this 👏 job

[@emadahmed7145]

The S23 Ultra is a beast mode phone! Galaxy Ultra series has always been a functionality and versatility monster but fell short of the iPhone in performance and battery life. But that gap has been pretty much closed now with no compromise on the Galaxy's strengths. It's amazing how a single generation's gap brought such a huge jump in those categories, pretty much nullifying the only two key advantages the iPhone held. And it's still going to destroy the iPhone in charging speeds, so that's that. Only on the surface is this a minor upgrade over the S22 Ultra. Under the hood, it's a pretty substantial upgrade.

[@roadblock4740]

Nice way to give your heart solace😂

[@julp7266]

As an S9+ user, I’m so glad I didn’t spring for the S22 series. I now know what my next phone is gonna be because I have a case for it.

[@LAMethWitch]

U still use s9??? Gosh 😂

[@julp7266]

@@LAMethWitch yes, which is gonna make this phone a perfect upgrade for me. 😂

[@LAMethWitch]

@@julp7266 Cool! i loved my S8, S9, s10+ such good phones a few years back

[@nuncasabeu]

Congratulations I really appreciate your tests. Can you do a S23 vanilla vs iphone 14 pro battery test too ?

[@Agletgaming]

1:41 bro the texting what is going on lol. It's soo funny.

[@nipunsharma5351]

Samsung finally gives us the bare minimum. As a Samsung S23U owner coming from the S22U, I find it interesting how people are celebrating Samsung finally doing the bare minimum. When we've been starved of the basics functioning reliably and as expected, this is how people finally react. Processor parity and performance, battery life, heat management all these are issues that have plagued Samsung phones for ages now. What still bothers me is that there is no guarantee of Samsung maintaining this quality next year with the S24 series. It's not just planned obsolescence people, it is also deliberately holding off giving people consistent quality and reliability so that they keep hoping for microscopic improvements and keep byung phones every year.

[@captainluigi9894]

Seriously! People will buy the S24 thinking it’ll be even better than the S23 but Samsung will throttle the S24 in some way to then make the S25 better and the reviews will predictably be great! This cycle will repeat. It started with the iPhone 11 Pro Max. The first iPhone with great battery life. The 12 was a battery failure with the 13 becoming the best ever and the 14 now worse in battery than 13. It’s all planned.

[@garrylong2993]

@@captainluigi9894 yeah because Apple and Samsung run a duopoly. It’s no longer Apple vs Samsung. It’s pretty much both companies trying to milk their massive fanbases for more and more momey

[@captainluigi9894]

@@garrylong2993 true that!

[@jimjamjon2285]

0:29 correction here. The A16 is 5nm, not 4nm and it’s essentially just an overclocked A15. The A17 later this year is going to show huge battery gains with its new 3nm architecture which is a huge jump from 5nm in one generation

[@Lynxvex_Maris]

Did bro just say A16 Bionic is 5nm🗿 Go do some research bruh until you find out that A16 Bionic chipset is 4nm

[@jimjamjon2285]

@@Lynxvex_Maris it’s using the N4P tech mode process which is 5nm

[@T3CHGY007]

Wow HUGE improvement on the 23 ultra battery from last years model!

[@rswl_mrwn1175]

I love your videos

[@Kbax3614]

iPhone having far less mAh and brighter screen lasts 40 minutes longer than a phone with only 1inch more diagonal display. Comments t: OmG i canT bELiEve S23 hAs so MuCh batterY. ThoSe iPhone FanbOys aRe craazYy

[@TySchmidt]

Bittersweet feeling for Samsung seeing almost everyone unanimously say that the S23 Ultra is the best phone money can buy, yet knowing the reason for that is because you aren't using your own chip this year lol

[@TermiGaming]

what was the screen refresh rate and resolution of the s23 ?

[@runelu]

*Impresive!* *Don't forget to put the results on your website.*

[@mrcasanova3686]

Great job on the battery test. Howerever, in other battery test the S23 Ultra won. I think both phones are great overall you won't be disappointed with either ones🙂

[@vikinnorway6725]

Iphone has better batterylife… Even with a way smaller battery. But yeah, both phones are amazing

[@SayoojGarrix]

​@@vikinnorway6725 but galaxy charges up twice the speed as of iphone. But yeah, both are amazing

[@andyH_England]

I have yet to see one mainstream video where the S23U beat the iPhone. TechNick had one yesterday with the exact same result, iPhone won by 5%. So the best testers have the iPhone ahead by about 40 mins, which is unexpected as it has a much lower battery (15%), and the S23U has the latest, much more efficient modem, display and RAM.

[@pedjadoktor7803]

@@andyH_England yes, but Iphone has a lower resolution, less ram, less bloatware and closed OS compared to Android, but both phones are fantastic in battery department as they last 27 hours of intense usage...

[@phase0400]

@@pedjadoktor7803 iPhone has a brighter display than the Samsung here, less RAM because iPhone doesn't need it (its 6GB is better than Samsungs 12GB). No S23U has beaten this iPhone unless its one of those scam Indian youtubers that do some "off camera stuff" before coming back with iPhones battery being drained lmao.

[@abefriessen6545]

Awesome drain test, It would be awesome to see how much the new light performance mode would make a difference on the battery drain time in the galaxy s23 ultra!

[@andyH_England]

I tested it and in use, i.e. using apps it makes zero difference. In standby, it delays notifications and stops background stuff so makes 30 mins difference at most. Not really sure that is a big thing, more marketing than anything else.

[@uzairzafar3087]

​@@andyH_EnglandOk 🤡🤣

[@FlorinArjocu]

I guess that wiith some software optimisations, video and audio playback might get a bit more efficient. It might get even better than what we see here.

[@supaahflyy]

Hey phone buff, could you do a dark mode vs light mode battery test for 2023 with different phones like Samsung, apple, google? I know you have done this in the past but it would be interesting to see if newer screen technology has closed the gap between dark and light mode

[@Rash7]

agreed, with both galaxy and apple please

[@ksamuelrodriguezyt1634]

Me gusta mas el samsung por su resolución de pantalla y su diseño todo pantalla, y ver como a mejorado la batería me parece bueno, aunque debería mejorar más con las actualizaciones

[@Kamal.826]

S23 Ultra improved drastically this year ❤🕊️🔥

[@obedkwafo1752]

Thank you

[@thatonebeone]

I got over this types of battery and faster test like 5+ years ago.. it's very minimal for real world use

[@rogeriogomesosorio4755]

What’s amazing is the fact that, despite always having a much smaller battery than the Galaxy, still takes the win. That’s how efficient it is.

[@carlmathews5778]

Galaxy has higher resolution and bigger screen. They work themselves out tbh

[@vikinnorway6725]

@@carlmathews5778 lol resolution dont matter, phonebuff did a test on this..

[@Akkk117]

Resolution does not affect the battery life and the iPhone 14 pro is much better

[@Akkk117]

​@@vikinnorway6725 yes

[@Akkk117]

​@@carlmathews5778 iphone has a better dispay but resolution does not affect the battery life of iphone

[@jonathandiaz1701]

I can’t wait for the iPhone 15 Pro Max versus any latest android phone battery test 😊❤️🙏🏽

[@Cat0620]

Would love to see a battery test on the normal S23. Thanks.

[@SaifSKH]

This year has been incredible when it comes to competition between flagship phones, specifically between Samsung and Apple Basically if you want better GPU performance, better photos, and a little bit better display you go with the S23 Ultra, but if you want better CPU performance, better videos, and a little bit better battery life you go with the iPhone 14 Pro Max, but in either case you can’t go wrong with either options, because even the stuff that the iPhone beats Samsung in or vice versa, there’s usually a very minimal difference that it makes both phones insanely good, competition is great for us consumers because it means companies will actually put some effort into their smartphones

[@MrModikoe]

actually at this point they are equally on those grounds..id go for the S23U given you also get a lot of features that iPhone just doesn't have..

[@Rapkyrpang]

For gaming iphone is king

[@MrModikoe]

@Rapkyrpang Khongdup but by how much of a margin? cause frankly it's breeze playin games on the S23U

[@Raja995mh33]

The S23 Ultra has far from a better display... it just doesn't. If you want realistic colors, you are limited to sRGB and to get the full P3 you have to use the unrealistic color options...

[@andyH_England]

@@Raja995mh33 Yes, people keep saying the S23U has a better display, but that is fake news. Samsung uses a clever marketing trick with a vivid default mode that appeals to the teen demographic. The reality is that both displays are great, but from a scientific perspective, the iPhone just edges it.

[@pedrovelezjr5195]

I'm getting 6 to 7.5 SOT on my s23 ultra so this phone is perfect ! Great job sammy

[@jimv1983]

What is the total time off the charger and how much of the day is spent on mobile data vs wifi?

[@pointcodding]

Because these test made up under wifi connection only

[@jimv1983]

@@pointcodding yeah, I know the test was done on wifi only. I think that makes the test results completely useless. However, my comment wasn't about the test in the video. I was asking the commenter about how much time on wifi for his use case.

[@pointcodding]

@@jimv1983, Oh sorry it is misunderstanding by me

[@fijiwill2237]

I get this on the 14 pro, not the max.

[@sorenlaudamus2287]

How did you do the Standby button on the iphone? I am searching for such a button since i switched from android to iphone :(

[@ya3mor]

Was the 23 ultra on qhd display or 1080p ?

[@teodorococca9681]

I think this test is pretty accurate and tells comparable results. However I feel like samsung smartphones need like a week to calibrate user usage routine. I have bought the standard s23 and after 2 days I can tell a really big difference based on my daily usage. On saturday and Sunday can reach up to 9 hours of screen time because I'm mostly on youtube and watching live streaming events, understands very well how to modulate battery and performace. Really solid device.

[@michealadebz]

The iPhone also adjusts its battery based on user routine so I doubt much will change

[@teodorococca9681]

@@michealadebz Of course, but IOS is far more optimized on the app side in fact I noticed a 15% improvement on autonomy. Android needs to cut off a lot of background processing and needs a little bit of extra work on RAM usage. Iphone great battery life comes all from software improvements(they don't need to upgrade battery capacity as android does)I was saying android needs more time to get to its best.

[@andyH_England]

@@teodorococca9681 That is the way Android works, the apps are controlled by the OS, so down to Samsung to optimise background stuff. The iOS apps are controlled by the apps, so they can use an API to get better background optimisation. As you say there are differences, but when it boils down to it, it is Samsung that needs to optimise better, rather than relying on freeware from Google (Apple spends billions developing iOS every year).

[@aaronlimitless]

If iPhone had same size battery it would obliterate it.

[@Angel05433]

​@@aaronlimitless no it wouldn't lol and the iphone would be heavier alot heavier you guys would complain lol

[@learzetur6]

As an S22 Ultra user I am happy to see the S23 Ultra do so well against the iPhone! I already feel that I have good battery and I lowered my resolution to 1080p because I don't care about resolution at this point and I saw a huge improvement on battery life on the S22 Ultra. Imagine the S23 Ultra!

[@andyH_England]

I use 720p on my S23U and easily get 7.5hrs SOT over two days, which is enough for the vast majority of average users.

[@TylerN945]

Lowing your render resolution shouldn’t make that big of a difference with battery life. Just because your GPU is rendering in 1080p still means content is being upscaled and almost all of the same pixels on your 1440p panel have to be lit.

[@SilentButtDeadly15]

l think l might do the same

[@shakhzodkamolov4027]

Happy to see huge improvement on battery life made Samsung)

[@marioslipsos7756]

What settings were on the screens, in terms of resolution?

[@alphazutn1274]

The iPhone is older as well and the battery may have deteriorated a bit, still wins with a smaller battery.

[@Dan4096]

You think a new iPhone has a degraded battery already?

[@Ben21756]

@@chris201 Samsung doesn’t have the luxury of being able to optimise their hardware to their fullest potential, but they're quickly closing the gap and realistically it doesn’t matter since nobody uses their phones for 11 hours straight...

[@Eythora94]

@@chris201I've been hearing that optimize shit for years and never saw a video about it. stop that bullshit optimize thing. any smartphone battery sucks after update. What you see now is its peak battery.

[@alphazutn1274]

@@chris201 By the time that happens, iPhone 15 will be out.

[@alphazutn1274]

@@chris201 I actually have a Note 8, owned Note 2 previously, the battery doesn't get better with time.

[@jonnygti]

Very happy with my 14 pro max, does everything very well, and lasts me 2 days consistently, never had to charge after one day since I’ve had it 😁

[@JasonsSongStop]

I like that this test actually used everyday apps and videos for the test. It seems similar to my use case except Snapchat may have been TikTok instead for me. So idk how much TikTok vs Snapchat would effect the battery drain? But regardless, the battery life was neck and neck which gives me confidence!

[@soulhandler2227]

Could you do a battery test for the S23 plus? I feel like a lot of tech channels are sleeping on that phone's battery. There are barely any tests on that phone here on KZbin.

[@darrenyp]

Apple will have a massive advantage on the app cycle test, mainly due to how IOS deals with background apps vs Android. IOS essentially freezes/stops the app when closed while Android will keep the app running in the background, increasing CPU usage and loading up the RAM much more. The most surprising thing coming from the test is how much more power is required by the speaker to produce a similar output. Cool test!

[@andyH_England]

That is rather misleading. Apple does not close these apps; as in Android, they are still in RAM. When RAM is near full, Apple will compress apps, but mostly 20+ apps can easily remain in RAM before that is needed. Of course, an efficient OS will stop running apps in the background if you are not using them, so Android's so-called disadvantage is more to do with Apple's better optimisation. I think your point is moot.

[@ficc666]

What do you mean by they keep running in the background? I don't know how iOS works but on Android onPause/onStop lifecycle method would be triggered.

[@Polar_X_Bear]

nice to see the S23Ultra matching the iPhone's battery life, great job Samsung for such a nice phone

[@Akkk117]

Iphone is 40 minutes ahead what u smokin niggga

[@banpridev]

When will you be filming the smaller models!

[@niteshjha32]

Iv been watching phonebuff since my high school almost a decade or ?? 😅😅😅

[@rahuldasgupta5996]

This 5% is not a major difference by considering the fact that we all know how wonderfully Samsung had improved the battery life of their S22 series devices after 3 months of OS updates. So I will consider them to be equal as of now. Also S23U has more complex OS compared to IPhone 14PM and that's why their battery sizes are fair based on their OS differences.

[@dominic7012]

Good joke, they didn’t improve nothing with the software updates. One UI is full of bugs.

[@rahuldasgupta5996]

@@dominic7012 maybe you are the unlucky one or maybe you don't even own a Samsung phone. OneUI is the best Android UI in the smartphone industry and this fact is supported by multiple reviewers all over the world. But yes, the experience of low end Samsung device and a flagship Samsung device will always be different even if both are running on OneUI.

[@umarabid150]

This is huge, absolutely huge. Samsung has a pretty heavy skin on top of Android, and optimizing it to the point that it beats iOS is hands down respect. Yes they had to have a bigger batterh but the display and the speakers are also different. Also, while I do hate Samsung for quite a bit different things, this is just hats off to them for optimization.

[@bobbyright2010]

Androids best and current phone still lost the last year’s iPhone tho…

[@vikinnorway6725]

Beats iphone??😂 it lost.. It lost… even with a much bigger battery. And stanbytime on iphone is way better than on android

[@Akkk117]

Lol keep cryng salty android fanboy iphone has a smoother better display world best smartphone display by dxomark best cameras by mkbhd and best speed and battery by phonebuff

[@TheUnknown-rs5el]

@@vikinnorway6725 What! You clearly just saw that the standby time is better on the Galaxy right?

[@TheUnknown-rs5el]

@@Akkk117 The F*** you taking about? Iphone's 90% of displays are made by Samsung. Edit: ROASTING An Apple Fan Boy.