iPhone 18 Pro Max’s battery life is phenomenal! Outperforming numerous Android flagships in a comparison of 32 phones.

Fast Technology reported that overseas technology media CNET recently released the results of a smartphone battery life test. In a comparative review covering 32 phones, the Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max took first place overall with its outstanding battery life performance, surpassing a number of Android flagships.

It is understood that this test involved 32 mobile phones, covering multiple brands such as Apple, Samsung, OnePlus, Motorola, and Google.

The test consisted of two parts: a 3-hour online video playback test and a 45-minute comprehensive usage test.

Based on a test duration of 3 hours and 45 minutes for each phone, the total test time for the 32 phones reached 120 hours.

The video playback feature allows for continuous online video streaming via Wi-Fi with the screen brightness set to maximum. The comprehensive usage feature covers operations such as video playback, video calls, gaming, and social media browsing, simulating everyday usage scenarios as closely as possible.

Test results show that the iPhone 18 Pro Max takes first place overall with its 5567mAh battery capacity.

Among them, the iPhone 17, iPhone 18 Pro, Motorola Razr (2026), and OnePlus 15 tied for second place.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 ranked third, the iPhone 17e, iPhone Duo and Motorola Razr Ultra (2026) tied for fourth, and the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra ranked fifth.

It is worth noting that after a 45-minute comprehensive usage test, both the iPhone 18 Pro Max and Apple’s first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, had 99% battery remaining, with a power consumption of only 1%, tying for first place.

The Google Pixel 11 Pro XL had 97% battery remaining in this test, a significant improvement over the previous generation Pixel 10 Pro XL’s 93%.

In the 3-hour video playback test, the iPhone 18 Pro performed best, with 94% battery remaining and only 6% battery consumed in 3 hours.

CNET analysis suggests that the iPhone 18 Pro Max’s success is due to factors such as its increased battery capacity compared to its predecessor, the improved energy efficiency of the A20 Pro chip, and the optimizations in iOS 27.

In the average battery life statistics by brand, Apple ranked first for the second consecutive year, with OnePlus in second place.

However, CNET also pointed out that the average battery life of the tested phones in 2026 was basically the same as in 2024 and 2025, and the overall battery life of smartphones did not show a significant leap.

This also shows that battery capacity is not the only factor determining a phone’s battery life; screen power consumption, processor efficiency, and system optimization also affect the final performance.

It should be noted that this test mainly compares power consumption performance under fixed usage scenarios, rather than using the phone continuously until it automatically shuts down. Therefore, the test ranking is not directly equivalent to the longest battery life in actual use.