LG G4 battery life

The LG G4 has grown a bit compared to the G3, but kept the battery capacity at 3,000mAh. Actually, that number hasn’t changed since the LG G2, but the company is promising that display and chipset advancements help expend battery life.

Except the growing number of screen pixels and CPU cores make optimizing for power efficiency a tough proposition.

The G3 didn’t have the best battery life amongst flagships so it shouldn’t be hard to improve on it. Still, other makers did not stand still either.

One thing LG failed to improve is talk time. The G3 achieved an excellent 25+ hours, but both the G4 and G Flex2 struggle to top 18 hours. This could be an issue with the latest Snapdragon chipsets though HTC got close to 21 hours with a Snapdragon 810.

Talk time

• Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE
  46:44h
• Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
  33:20h
• Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G
  33:19h
• Motorola DROID Turbo
  30:09h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 XL
  29:46h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM
  29:46h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM
  29:46h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE
  29:46h
• HTC One (M8) for Windows
  28:34h
• Nokia Lumia 1520
  28:34h
• Samsung Galaxy Note 4
  28:31h
• Samsung Galaxy S5
  27:37h
• Sony Xperia Z1
  26:53h
• Samsung P6800 Galaxy Tab 7.7
  25:45h
• LG G3
  25:38h
• LG G Pro 2
  25:37h
• LG G Flex
  25:19h
• Sony Xperia T2 Ultra
  25:16h
• LG G2
  25:15h
• Huawei Ascend Mate
  25:12h
• Samsung Galaxy A7 Duos
  25:12h
• BlackBerry Passport
  25:12h
• Motorola Nexus 6
  25:03h
• Alcatel Hero
  25:02h
• Oppo N1
  25:01h
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
  24:52h
• Sony Xperia Z Ultra
  24:23h
• Apple iPhone 6 Plus
  23:49h
• LG AKA
  23:20h
• Sony Xperia Z3
  23:13h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM
  23:09h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE
  23:09h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM
  23:09h
• Samsung P6200 Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
  22:42h
• Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)
  22:36h
• Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue
  22:16h
• Nokia Lumia 1020
  22:13h
• Samsung Galaxy Core LTE
  22:13h
• Sony Xperia Z2
  22:13h
• Nokia Lumia 1320
  22:13h
• HTC One Max
  22:13h
• Sony Xperia C3 Dual
  22:11h
• Yota YotaPhone 2
  22:09h
• Meizu MX4 Pro
  22:09h
• Samsung ATIV SE
  22:05h
• Xiaomi Redmi Note
  21:41h
• Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
  21:39h
• Motorola RAZR MAXX
  21:18h
• LG Optimus G Pro E985
  20:45h
• HTC One M9
  20:44h
• Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
  20:42h
• Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX
  20:24h
• Motorola RAZR i XT890
  20:07h
• Huawei Ascend Mate7
  20:06h
• Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos
  20:04h
• Samsung Galaxy E7
  20:04h
• Samsung Galaxy A3
  20:04h
• Oppo Find 7
  20:03h
• Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
  20:01h
• BlackBerry Q10
  20:00h
• OnePlus One
  19:56h
• Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
  19:55h
• Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200
  19:54h
• Sony Xperia SP
  19:49h
• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
  19:48h
• Sony Xperia T3
  19:48h
• Samsung Galaxy S6
  19:48h
• HTC Butterfly 2
  19:23h
• HTC Butterfly S
  19:14h
• HTC Desire Eye
  19:11h
• Oppo R819
  19:03h
• Asus PadFone X
  18:45h
• Xiaomi Mi 4
  18:15h
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3
  18:12h
• Oppo Find 7a
  18:11h
• LG G2 mini
  18:11h
• Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4
  18:03h
• Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos
  18:02h
• Samsung Galaxy A5
  18:02h
• LG G Flex2
  17:51h
• Sony Xperia ZR
  17:48h
• HTC One (E8)
  17:47h
• Nokia Lumia 735
  17:30h
• Huawei Honor 6
  17:13h
• Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100
  16:57h
• HTC Desire 700 dual sim
  16:56h
• Acer Liquid Jade S
  16:51h
• Samsung Ativ Odyssey I930
  16:41h
• LG G4
  16:40h
• Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
  16:40h
• Sony Xperia M2
  16:40h
• Nokia Lumia 930
  16:40h
• Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active
  16:40h
• Sony Xperia M2 Aqua
  16:39h
• Motorola Moto E
  16:38h
• Motorola Moto E Dual SIM
  16:38h
• Meizu MX4
  16:25h
• Sony Xperia Z
  16:03h
• Samsung Galaxy K zoom
  16:01h
• Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML
  15:47h
• Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom
  15:32h
• LG Optimus G E975
  15:30h
• Archos 50 Diamond
  15:23h
• Sony Xperia ZL
  15:22h
• Nokia Lumia 720
  15:17h
• ZTE Blade S6
  15:01h
• Nokia Lumia 830
  14:56h
• Meizu m1 note
  14:53h
• Xiaomi Redmi 1S
  14:51h
• HTC Desire 816
  14:46h
• Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen)
  14:45h
• Alcatel Idol X+
  14:41h
• Xiaomi Mi Note
  14:31h
• BlackBerry Q5
  14:31h
• Sony Xperia E3
  14:28h
• Oppo Find 5
  14:17h
• HTC Desire 820
  14:17h
• Motorola Moto G 4G
  14:17h
• Nokia Lumia 620
  14:17h
• Huawei Ascend P6
  14:17h
• LG Nexus 4 E960
  14:17h
• Nokia Lumia 635
  14:17h
• HTC Desire 820 dual sim
  14:17h
• Pantech Discover
  14:17h
• Nokia Lumia Icon
  14:15h
• HTC One (M8)
  14:15h
• Oppo N3
  14:14h
• Motorola Moto X
  14:06h
• HTC Desire 510
  14:06h
• Motorola Moto G
  13:41h
• HTC One
  13:38h
• Huawei Ascend P7
  13:36h
• Nokia Lumia 520
  13:33h
• HTC One X+
  13:31h
• Sony Xperia C
  13:29h
• Xiaomi Mi 3
  13:28h
• Nokia Lumia 630
  13:20h
• Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo
  13:20h
• Samsung Galaxy Alpha
  13:20h
• Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini
  13:10h
• HTC Desire 616 dual sim
  13:00h
• Samsung Galaxy Grand I9082
  12:45h
• LG Optimus GJ E975W
  12:39h
• Xiaomi Redmi 2
  12:33h
• Sony Xperia M
  12:31h
• Motorola DROID RAZR M
  12:31h
• HTC First
  12:31h
• Lenovo Vibe X2
  12:30h
• Sony Xperia L
  12:30h
• Huawei Ascend P1
  12:30h
• Sony Xperia E1
  12:30h
• Nokia Lumia 928
  12:27h
• Apple iPhone 6
  12:23h
• HTC Butterfly
  12:18h
• Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
  12:18h
• Samsung Galaxy S III I747
  12:18h
• Microsoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM
  12:15h
• Samsung Galaxy Note N7000
  12:14h
• HTC One mini
  12:04h
• HTC Desire 600 dual sim
  11:58h
• Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam
  11:58h
• Samsung Galaxy Core I8260
  11:52h
• Motorola Moto G (2nd gen)
  11:49h
• Gionee Elife S5.5
  11:32h
• HTC Desire 500
  11:31h
• Samsung Galaxy Premier I9260
  11:30h
• HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE
  11:25h
• Asus PadFone 2
  11:20h
• Nokia X
  11:13h
• Sony Xperia E4
  11:07h
• HTC DROID DNA
  11:07h
• HTC One SV
  11:07h
• HTC Windows Phone 8X
  11:07h
• LG Optimus L9 P760
  11:07h
• Samsung S8600 Wave 3
  11:07h
• Sony Xperia E4g
  11:07h
• Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus
  11:06h
• HTC Desire X
  11:03h
• Meizu MX3
  11:02h
• Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4
  11:01h
• Apple iPhone 5s
  10:46h
• Nokia XL
  10:45h
• Apple iPhone 5c
  10:18h
• Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III
  10:15h
• Samsung S7710 Galaxy Xcover 2
  10:03h
• LG Nexus 5
  10:01h
• Meizu MX 4-core
  10:00h
• Samsung Galaxy Express I8730
  10:00h
• HTC One V
  10:00h
• Lenovo S90 Sisley
  10:00h
• HTC One mini 2
  09:58h
• HTC One X
  9:57h
• Oppo R5
  9:45h
• HTC One S C2
  9:42h
• HTC One S
  9:42h
• Samsung I9103 Galaxy R
  9:40h
• Samsung Galaxy Ace 3
  9:32h
• HTC Sensation XL
  9:30h
• Sony Xperia J
  9:14h
• Nokia Lumia 810
  9:05h
• Nokia Lumia 710
  9:05h
• Acer CloudMobile S500
  9:05h
• Motorola ATRIX HD MB886
  9:04h
• HTC Vivid
  9:02h
• Nokia Lumia 920
  8:56h
• Gionee Elife S5.1
  8:55h
• Nokia Lumia 610
  8:51h
• HTC Rhyme
  8:48h
• Apple iPhone 5
  8:42h
• LG Optimus 3D Max P720
  8:42h
• Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V
  8:41h
• Meizu MX
  8:39h
• Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II
  8:35h
• Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562
  8:28h
• Nokia Lumia 800
  8:25h
• Samsung Galaxy Nexus I9250
  8:23h
• Nokia Lumia 510
  8:22h
• Samsung Galaxy Fame S6810
  8:21h
• Samsung i927 Captivate Glide
  8:20h
• BlackBerry Z10
  8:20h
• Sony Xperia T
  8:15h
• HTC Rezound
  8:10h
• Samsung Galaxy Note I717
  8:02h
• LG Optimus Vu F100S
  7:57h
• Apple iPhone 4s
  7:41h
• LG Optimus 4X HD P880
  7:41h
• Samsung Focus S I937
  7:25h
• Nokia Lumia 900
  7:21h
• Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G T769
  7:14h
• Samsung Rugby Smart I847
  7:09h
• Nokia Lumia 820
  7:09h
• Sony Xperia acro S
  7:09h
• Nokia N9
  6:57h
• Sony Ericsson Xperia pro
  6:57h
• HTC Radar
  6:53h
• Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos S6802
  6:53h
• BlackBerry Curve 9380
  6:52h
• Sony Xperia E dual
  6:42h
• Sony Xperia E
  6:40h
• Samsung Galaxy mini 2 S6500
  6:28h
• Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini
  6:22h
• Sony Xperia P
  5:58h
• Samsung Galaxy Pocket S5300
  5:54h
• Nokia Lumia 900 AT&T
  5:53h
• Sony Xperia ion LTE
  5:52h
• Nokia 808 PureView
  5:16h
• LG Nitro HD
  5:16h
• BlackBerry Bold 9790
  5:00h
• Pantech Burst
  4:46h

The web browsing did improve, the LG G4 lasts 8 hours. That’s about an hour and a half improvement over the predecessor. Still, it’s not a great achievement, especially when you consider the screen brightness. We kept the brightness slider at 50%, which results in around 100nits. That’s just a fifth of the screen’s max brightness and less than most other phones in this test.

Web browsing

• Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G
  16:41h
• Sony Xperia E4
  16:40h
• Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
  14:52h
• Meizu MX4
  14:06h
• Huawei Ascend Mate7
  13:53h
• Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
  13:14h
• HTC Butterfly 2
  13:11h
• Meizu m1 note
  13:05h
• Huawei Honor 6
  12:59h
• Sony Xperia C
  12:45h
• Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)
  12:42h
• Nokia Lumia 1520
  12:40h
• Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
  12:37h
• HTC One (M8) for Windows
  12:31h
• HTC Desire 700 dual sim
  12:30h
• HTC One (M8)
  12:29h
• Sony Xperia T2 Ultra
  12:17h
• Sony Xperia Z3
  12:03h
• Nokia XL
  11:54h
• HTC Desire 816
  11:48h
• Sony Xperia C3 Dual
  11:47h
• LG G2
  11:42h
• Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos
  11:36h
• Samsung Galaxy A5
  11:36h
• Sony Xperia E4g
  11:32h
• Sony Xperia Z2
  11:32h
• Motorola DROID Turbo
  11:31h
• Sony Xperia E1
  11:30h
• Sony Xperia ZR
  11:20h
• HTC One Max
  11:20h
• Asus PadFone X
  11:07h
• HTC Butterfly S
  11:07h
• LG G2 mini
  11:02h
• Samsung Galaxy Note 4
  11:01h
• Nokia Lumia 1320
  10:58h
• Samsung Galaxy S6
  10:56h
• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
  10:56h
• HTC Desire 510
  10:53h
• Motorola Moto G 4G
  10:52h
• LG AKA
  10:38h
• Nokia Lumia 830
  10:36h
• Apple iPhone 6
  10:29h
• Meizu MX4 Pro
  10:24h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM
  10:23h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM
  10:23h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE
  10:23h
• Nokia Lumia 630
  10:18h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 XL
  10:14h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM
  10:14h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE
  10:14h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM
  10:14h
• BlackBerry Passport
  10:12h
• BlackBerry Q5
  10:04h
• HTC One (E8)
  10:02h
• HTC Desire Eye
  10:02h
• Nokia Lumia 635
  10:00h
• HTC One
  9:58h
• Apple iPhone 5s
  9:58h
• Apple iPhone 5
  9:56h
• Samsung Ativ Odyssey I930
  9:54h
• Sony Xperia M2
  9:48h
• Sony Xperia E3
  9:48h
• Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini
  9:47h
• OnePlus One
  9:46h
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
  9:43h
• Alcatel Hero
  9:40h
• Samsung Galaxy S5
  9:39h
• Samsung Galaxy Core LTE
  9:37h
• LG G Flex
  9:31h
• Xiaomi Mi 4
  9:31h
• LG G Pro 2
  9:31h
• Samsung Galaxy A7 Duos
  9:30h
• Sony Xperia T3
  9:23h
• Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
  9:20h
• Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE
  9:16h
• Motorola RAZR MAXX
  9:12h
• Samsung Galaxy K zoom
  9:10h
• HTC Desire 820
  9:10h
• HTC Desire 820 dual sim
  9:10h
• Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
  9:05h
• Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
  9:05h
• Apple iPhone 6 Plus
  9:05h
• Oppo N1
  9:05h
• Apple iPhone 5c
  9:05h
• Motorola Moto G
  9:04h
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3
  9:04h
• Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom
  8:51h
• Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100
  8:48h
• BlackBerry Q10
  8:42h
• Motorola Moto E
  8:42h
• Motorola Moto E Dual SIM
  8:42h
• Sony Xperia M2 Aqua
  8:38h
• Samsung Galaxy Alpha
  8:25h
• Nokia Lumia 810
  8:20h
• Asus PadFone 2
  8:20h
• Nokia Lumia 735
  8:20h
• Samsung Galaxy E7
  8:17h
• Huawei Ascend Mate
  8:17h
• Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200
  8:17h
• Motorola Moto X
  8:17h
• Oppo N3
  8:16h
• HTC One mini
  8:12h
• Xiaomi Mi 3
  8:04h
• Nokia Lumia 610
  8:01h
• Lenovo Vibe X2
  8:01h
• HTC One X+
  7:56h
• LG G4
  7:54h
• Motorola Nexus 6
  7:54h
• Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML
  7:52h
• Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo
  7:43h
• Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
  7:42h
• Sony Xperia E dual
  7:42h
• Motorola DROID RAZR M
  7:42h
• Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini
  7:38h
• Nokia Lumia 720
  7:37h
• Samsung Galaxy A3
  7:36h
• Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos
  7:36h
• Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active
  7:35h
• HTC One M9
  7:31h
• Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4
  7:24h
• Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX
  7:23h
• Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue
  7:23h
• Archos 50 Diamond
  7:20h
• HTC Radar
  7:17h
• Nokia Lumia 520
  7:15h
• Huawei Ascend P7
  7:13h
• Samsung ATIV SE
  7:12h
• Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen)
  7:11h
• LG Optimus GJ E975W
  7:11h
• Oppo Find 7a
  7:09h
• Samsung Galaxy Grand I9082
  7:09h
• Samsung Galaxy Express I8730
  7:09h
• Meizu MX3
  7:09h
• Sony Xperia M
  7:09h
• Motorola RAZR i XT890
  7:06h
• Sony Xperia J
  7:06h
• Gionee Elife S5.1
  7:04h
• ZTE Blade S6
  7:01h
• Lenovo S90 Sisley
  7:00h
• Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4
  6:58h
• Apple iPhone 4s
  6:56h
• Samsung Galaxy Core I8260
  6:54h
• Xiaomi Redmi 1S
  6:54h
• Samsung P6800 Galaxy Tab 7.7
  6:54h
• HTC One V
  6:49h
• LG Optimus G Pro E985
  6:40h
• Sony Xperia L
  6:40h
• HTC DROID DNA
  6:40h
• Motorola ATRIX HD MB886
  6:40h
• Sony Xperia E
  6:40h
• Samsung Galaxy Premier I9260
  6:40h
• BlackBerry Curve 9380
  6:40h
• Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus
  6:40h
• HTC First
  6:39h
• Samsung Galaxy Ace 3
  6:38h
• Sony Xperia Z
  6:37h
• Motorola Moto G (2nd gen)
  6:37h
• Samsung S7710 Galaxy Xcover 2
  6:35h
• HTC Desire 600 dual sim
  6:34h
• HTC One mini 2
  06:33h
• HTC Desire 500
  6:31h
• Huawei Ascend P6
  6:30h
• LG G3
  6:29h
• BlackBerry Z10
  6:27h
• Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III
  6:27h
• HTC Butterfly
  6:24h
• Yota YotaPhone 2
  6:23h
• Xiaomi Mi Note
  6:19h
• Sony Xperia SP
  6:18h
• LG G Flex2
  6:16h
• Samsung Galaxy S III I747
  6:16h
• HTC One SV
  6:15h
• Samsung Focus S I937
  6:15h
• Nokia Lumia 510
  6:13h
• Sony Xperia ZL
  6:04h
• Samsung Galaxy mini 2 S6500
  6:03h
• Samsung P6200 Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
  6:02h
• Oppo R819
  6:01h
• HTC Windows Phone 8X
  6:01h
• Sony Xperia Z1
  5:59h
• Sony Xperia ion LTE
  5:56h
• Samsung Galaxy Fame S6810
  5:55h
• Alcatel Idol X+
  5:55h
• Xiaomi Redmi Note
  5:53h
• Samsung Rugby Smart I847
  5:53h
• Pantech Burst
  5:51h
• Nokia Lumia 1020
  5:50h
• HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE
  5:48h
• Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G T769
  5:45h
• Xiaomi Redmi 2
  5:41h
• Nokia Lumia 920
  5:40h
• Nokia Lumia 928
  5:36h
• Samsung S8600 Wave 3
  5:34h
• Pantech Discover
  5:33h
• Samsung i927 Captivate Glide
  5:33h
• Sony Xperia T
  5:33h
• Oppo Find 5
  5:33h
• Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam
  5:28h
• Nokia Lumia 900
  5:25h
• Samsung Galaxy Note I717
  5:24h
• HTC Desire 616 dual sim
  5:24h
• Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562
  5:23h
• Sony Xperia Z Ultra
  5:23h
• Microsoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM
  5:21h
• HTC Sensation XL
  5:20h
• Meizu MX 4-core
  5:19h
• Nokia Lumia Icon
  5:17h
• HTC Rezound
  5:16h
• HTC Desire X
  5:16h
• Sony Xperia acro S
  5:16h
• LG Optimus G E975
  5:15h
• Gionee Elife S5.5
  5:10h
• HTC Rhyme
  5:08h
• Samsung I9103 Galaxy R
  5:07h
• LG Optimus L9 P760
  5:02h
• Oppo Find 7
  5:02h
• Nokia Lumia 930
  4:57h
• Nokia X
  4:55h
• Acer Liquid Jade S
  4:54h
• Sony Ericsson Xperia pro
  4:50h
• LG Optimus Vu F100S
  4:49h
• HTC Vivid
  4:46h
• Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos S6802
  4:45h
• LG Nexus 5
  4:45h
• Meizu MX
  4:35h
• LG Nexus 4 E960
  4:34h
• Nokia N9
  4:33h
• Acer CloudMobile S500
  4:32h
• Nokia Lumia 820
  4:24h
• Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II
  4:24h
• Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V
  4:20h
• HTC One X
  4:18h
• Nokia 808 PureView
  4:14h
• LG Optimus 3D Max P720
  4:10h
• Nokia Lumia 900 AT&T
  4:10h
• Nokia Lumia 800
  4:07h
• Oppo R5
  4:05h
• HTC One S
  4:03h
• HTC One S C2
  4:03h
• BlackBerry Bold 9790
  4:02h
• LG Nitro HD
  4:00h
• Sony Xperia P
  3:59h
• LG Optimus 4X HD P880
  3:59h
• Nokia Lumia 710
  3:51h
• Nokia Lumia 620
  3:50h
• Samsung Galaxy Pocket S5300
  3:47h
• Samsung Galaxy Note N7000
  3:35h
• Huawei Ascend P1
  3:23h
• Samsung Galaxy Nexus I9250
  3:01h

Video playback time didn’t improve, in fact it’s one hour less than the LG G3 managed. Again, the screen was very dim but then again the G3 screen was at the same brightness so that’s no excuse.

Video playback

• LG G Flex
  19:57h
• Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G
  18:01h
• Samsung Galaxy Note 4
  17:52h
• Motorola RAZR MAXX
  16:35h
• Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
  15:03h
• Samsung Galaxy E7
  14:57h
• Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX
  14:17h
• Huawei Ascend Mate7
  14:04h
• Motorola DROID Turbo
  13:41h
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3
  13:32h
• Nokia Lumia 1020
  13:12h
• Sony Xperia T2 Ultra
  13:12h
• Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini
  13:12h
• HTC One Max
  13:11h
• Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)
  13:04h
• Sony Xperia C
  12:53h
• Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
  12:51h
• Samsung Galaxy Premier I9260
  12:51h
• Huawei Honor 6
  12:51h
• Meizu MX4 Pro
  12:41h
• Nokia Lumia 1520
  12:31h
• Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4
  12:30h
• BlackBerry Q5
  12:28h
• Sony Xperia C3 Dual
  12:22h
• Huawei Ascend Mate
  12:18h
• Sony Xperia Z2
  12:16h
• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
  12:12h
• Samsung Galaxy S6
  12:12h
• Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE
  12:10h
• LG AKA
  11:54h
• Sony Xperia Z3
  11:47h
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
  11:38h
• Samsung P6800 Galaxy Tab 7.7
  11:37h
• Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4
  11:29h
• Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100
  11:27h
• OnePlus One
  11:23h
• HTC One (E8)
  11:16h
• Oppo N1
  11:15h
• BlackBerry Q10
  11:15h
• Samsung Galaxy S5
  11:15h
• HTC One (M8) for Windows
  11:15h
• Apple iPhone 6 Plus
  11:15h
• Meizu m1 note
  11:09h
• Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
  11:02h
• Asus PadFone X
  11:01h
• BlackBerry Passport
  10:46h
• Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
  10:41h
• HTC Desire Eye
  10:35h
• LG G Flex2
  10:35h
• HTC Desire 816
  10:34h
• Apple iPhone 5s
  10:31h
• HTC Butterfly 2
  10:26h
• LG G2 mini
  10:23h
• Nokia Lumia 735
  10:20h
• Apple iPhone 5
  10:12h
• HTC One (M8)
  10:11h
• Samsung Galaxy K zoom
  10:08h
• Samsung ATIV SE
  10:07h
• Sony Xperia M2
  10:04h
• HTC First
  10:03h
• HTC One
  10:02h
• Motorola Moto X
  10:01h
• Motorola Nexus 6
  10:01h
• Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
  10:01h
• Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus
  10:00h
• Samsung Galaxy Express I8730
  10:00h
• Nokia Lumia 630
  10:00h
• Nokia Lumia 635
  10:00h
• Samsung Galaxy A7 Duos
  9:58h
• Nokia Lumia 830
  9:58h
• Sony Xperia T3
  9:56h
• HTC Desire 510
  9:54h
• Nokia 808 PureView
  9:53h
• Sony Xperia M
  9:49h
• Oppo N3
  9:49h
• Alcatel Hero
  9:49h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE
  9:43h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM
  9:43h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM
  9:43h
• Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam
  9:42h
• Samsung Rugby Smart I847
  9:34h
• Meizu MX4
  9:31h
• Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom
  9:30h
• Xiaomi Mi 3
  9:28h
• HTC One S C2
  9:28h
• LG G2
  9:28h
• HTC One S
  9:28h
• Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III
  9:27h
• Apple iPhone 6
  9:24h
• Apple iPhone 4s
  9:24h
• Samsung Galaxy mini 2 S6500
  9:22h
• Sony Xperia M2 Aqua
  9:21h
• Oppo Find 7a
  9:19h
• Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos
  9:18h
• Samsung Galaxy A5
  9:18h
• Nokia Lumia 1320
  9:17h
• HTC Butterfly S
  9:03h
• Sony Xperia E4
  9:00h
• Sony Xperia E
  9:00h
• Motorola DROID RAZR M
  9:00h
• Samsung Ativ Odyssey I930
  8:59h
• Sony Xperia Z Ultra
  8:45h
• BlackBerry Z10
  8:44h
• Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
  8:41h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM
  8:40h
• Nokia N9
  8:40h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE
  8:40h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM
  8:40h
• LG Optimus G Pro E985
  8:40h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 XL
  8:40h
• Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML
  8:34h
• Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200
  8:34h
• Samsung Galaxy A3
  8:34h
• Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos
  8:34h
• LG G3
  8:30h
• HTC Butterfly
  8:28h
• Sony Xperia E3
  8:26h
• Samsung Galaxy Note N7000
  8:25h
• Archos 50 Diamond
  8:24h
• HTC One M9
  8:21h
• LG Optimus GJ E975W
  8:15h
• Samsung Galaxy S III I747
  8:14h
• Samsung Galaxy Grand I9082
  8:11h
• HTC One X+
  8:11h
• Motorola RAZR i XT890
  8:11h
• Sony Xperia J
  8:11h
• Huawei Ascend P7
  8:10h
• Samsung Galaxy Alpha
  8:05h
• Xiaomi Redmi 2
  8:01h
• Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II
  8:00h
• ZTE Blade S6
  8:00h
• Samsung Focus S I937
  7:55h
• Samsung S8600 Wave 3
  7:52h
• HTC Desire 500
  7:50h
• Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini
  7:46h
• Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V
  7:45h
• Apple iPhone 5c
  7:41h
• Yota YotaPhone 2
  7:41h
• Huawei Ascend P1
  7:38h
• Asus PadFone 2
  7:38h
• Nokia Lumia Icon
  7:34h
• Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G T769
  7:33h
• Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen)
  7:31h
• HTC DROID DNA
  7:30h
• Samsung Galaxy Note I717
  7:30h
• Lenovo S90 Sisley
  7:30h
• Samsung Galaxy Core I8260
  7:30h
• Samsung S7710 Galaxy Xcover 2
  7:30h
• Sony Xperia ZR
  7:30h
• Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
  7:29h
• Sony Xperia SP
  7:27h
• Motorola Moto G 4G
  7:27h
• LG G4
  7:23h
• Nokia Lumia 610
  7:23h
• HTC One mini
  7:23h
• LG Optimus G E975
  7:16h
• HTC Desire 820
  7:10h
• HTC Desire 820 dual sim
  7:10h
• Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active
  7:03h
• Xiaomi Mi 4
  7:00h
• Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo
  6:55h
• Huawei Ascend P6
  6:55h
• Pantech Discover
  6:55h
• HTC One SV
  6:55h
• Samsung Galaxy Ace 3
  6:54h
• Nokia Lumia 928
  6:54h
• HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE
  6:51h
• HTC Desire 600 dual sim
  6:49h
• Nokia Lumia 720
  6:43h
• Xiaomi Redmi 1S
  6:42h
• Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue
  6:40h
• Motorola Moto G
  6:37h
• Nokia Lumia 900
  6:37h
• Meizu MX 4-core
  6:33h
• Nokia Lumia 620
  6:32h
• Xiaomi Mi Note
  6:32h
• Motorola Moto E Dual SIM
  6:31h
• Motorola Moto E
  6:31h
• Alcatel Idol X+
  6:29h
• Nokia XL
  6:28h
• HTC Windows Phone 8X
  6:27h
• Sony Xperia E dual
  6:27h
• HTC Desire 700 dual sim
  6:26h
• Nokia Lumia 810
  6:26h
• Nokia Lumia 820
  6:25h
• Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos S6802
  6:25h
• Nokia Lumia 510
  6:23h
• LG Optimus Vu F100S
  6:23h
• Samsung I9103 Galaxy R
  6:21h
• Nokia Lumia 920
  6:19h
• Sony Xperia Z1
  6:12h
• HTC Sensation XL
  6:12h
• Sony Xperia E1
  6:12h
• Nokia X
  6:10h
• Samsung Galaxy Pocket S5300
  6:06h
• Gionee Elife S5.1
  6:06h
• Motorola Moto G (2nd gen)
  6:05h
• HTC One mini 2
  06:05h
• Samsung i927 Captivate Glide
  6:04h
• Sony Xperia ion LTE
  6:03h
• Gionee Elife S5.5
  6:02h
• Samsung Galaxy Nexus I9250
  6:02h
• Motorola ATRIX HD MB886
  6:01h
• Sony Xperia T
  6:01h
• Sony Xperia E4g
  6:00h
• HTC Vivid
  6:00h
• Oppo Find 7
  5:58h
• Oppo R819
  5:54h
• HTC Radar
  5:54h
• LG Optimus L9 P760
  5:53h
• Nokia Lumia 800
  5:52h
• Nokia Lumia 520
  5:50h
• LG G Pro 2
  5:49h
• Nokia Lumia 930
  5:48h
• BlackBerry Bold 9790
  5:47h
• HTC One X
  5:45h
• Sony Ericsson Xperia pro
  5:44h
• Sony Xperia Z
  5:39h
• Sony Xperia acro S
  5:38h
• HTC Desire X
  5:38h
• Meizu MX3
  5:38h
• Pantech Burst
  5:38h
• Samsung Galaxy Core LTE
  5:34h
• Sony Xperia ZL
  5:28h
• Microsoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM
  5:27h
• Meizu MX
  5:27h
• Oppo R5
  5:27h
• HTC Rhyme
  5:23h
• HTC One V
  5:20h
• Nokia Lumia 900 AT&T
  5:18h
• Xiaomi Redmi Note
  5:18h
• Acer CloudMobile S500
  5:18h
• Oppo Find 5
  5:18h
• Samsung P6200 Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
  5:16h
• HTC Desire 616 dual sim
  5:15h
• BlackBerry Curve 9380
  5:09h
• Lenovo Vibe X2
  5:09h
• HTC Rezound
  5:03h
• Samsung Galaxy Fame S6810
  5:02h
• LG Nexus 5
  5:01h
• LG Nexus 4 E960
  4:55h
• Sony Xperia L
  4:44h
• Acer Liquid Jade S
  4:31h
• Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562
  4:30h
• Sony Xperia P
  4:30h
• LG Nitro HD
  4:17h
• LG Optimus 4X HD P880
  4:14h
• LG Optimus 3D Max P720
  3:28h
• Nokia Lumia 710
  3:27h

The overall Endurance rating is 54 hours, which is about average. It’s well below the Galaxy S6 though and it’s not just because of worse individual scores either – the standby power draw was pretty high, which further lowers the final score.

We can’t say that LG managed to improve the battery life of its G-series flagship. The Endurance rating is actually lower, though if you do more browsing than talking you might get the phone to last a little bit longer. It’s a good thing that LG is offering a free second battery in some markets, it’s necessary if you keep the brightness slider close to 100%.