Apple iPhone Air outperforms the Galaxy S25 Edge in battery drain tests despite capacity disadvantage

[Redaktion]

Apple's new iPhone Air is equipped with a laughably small battery in a world where even compact phones sport 5,000 mAh batteries. In spite of that, the iPhone Air manages to offer solid battery life in hands-on tests—better than the Galaxy S25 Edge, and astonishingly close to the iPhone 17.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-iPhone-Air-outperforms-the-Galaxy-S25-Edge-in-battery-drain-tests-despite-capacity-disadvantage.1120146.0.html

[Terror Byte]

Hardly surprising as the Apple SoC is significantly more efficient than anything Qualcomm or Samsung has ever produced. I'll guarantee SD Gen 5 will also be well behind in performance per watt too.

[Constable Odo]

Why does Apple always use a smaller capacity battery when the body is the same size as a similar-sized Android smartphone?  Is Apple trying to save money?

[RobertJasiek]

Thin and light is Apple's aim while lying, and watching many journalists lie, about the fake thinness of the camera bump.

[Tranquil Byte]

well behind

If only they would be well behind it pricing too, that would be nice.

Why does Apple always use a smaller capacity battery

It might have something to do with keeping the weight down as typically the battery is responsible for most of it.