Samsung Galaxy S6 Active battery life test

Samsung Galaxy S6 Active features a massive 3,500mAh battery. The rest of the rugged device’s internals are identical to those found in the regular Samsung Galaxy S6, so we were quite curious to put it through our battery test.

The 2,550mAh battery of the SM-G920 was sufficient enough to propel it to a stellar endurance rating of 73 hours. With roughly 40% more battery capacity than its non-rugged sibling, Samsung Galaxy S6 Active commands seriously high expectations. Read on to find out if the device delivers!

With 26 hours and 29 minutes of 3G talk time, Samsung Galaxy S6 Active started off our battery test on a high note. The device’s result is considerably higher than the 19 hours and 48 minutes posted by the regular Samsung Galaxy S6, and one of the best performances we’ve witnessed to date.

Talk time

• 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
  29:46h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM
  29:46h
• Nokia Lumia 1520
  28:34h
• HTC One (M8) for Windows
  28:34h
• Samsung Galaxy Note 4
  28:31h
• Samsung Galaxy S5
  27:37h
• Sony Xperia Z1
  26:53h
• Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
  26:29h
• 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
• Samsung Galaxy A7 Duos
  25:12h
• Huawei Ascend Mate
  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 LTE Dual SIM
  23:09h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM
  23:09h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE
  23:09h
• Samsung P6200 Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
  22:42h
• Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)
  22:36h
• Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue
  22:16h
• Sony Xperia Z2
  22:13h
• HTC One Max
  22:13h
• Nokia Lumia 1320
  22:13h
• Samsung Galaxy Core LTE
  22:13h
• Nokia Lumia 1020
  22:13h
• Sony Xperia C3 Dual
  22:11h
• Meizu MX4 Pro
  22:09h
• Yota YotaPhone 2
  22:09h
• Samsung ATIV SE
  22:05h
• Xiaomi Redmi Note
  21:41h
• Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
  21:39h
• Motorola RAZR MAXX
  21:18h
• Xiaomi Mi 4i
  21:02h
• 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 E7
  20:04h
• Samsung Galaxy A3
  20:04h
• Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos
  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
• Sony Xperia T3
  19:48h
• Samsung Galaxy S6
  19:48h
• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
  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
• LG G2 mini
  18:11h
• Oppo Find 7a
  18:11h
• Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4
  18:03h
• Samsung Galaxy A5
  18:02h
• Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos
  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
• Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
  16:40h
• Sony Xperia M2
  16:40h
• Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active
  16:40h
• LG G4
  16:40h
• Nokia Lumia 930
  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
• Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM
  15:50h
• Microsoft Lumia 435
  15:50h
• 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
• BlackBerry Q5
  14:31h
• Xiaomi Mi Note
  14:31h
• Sony Xperia E3
  14:28h
• Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM
  14:24h
• Microsoft Lumia 532
  14:24h
• Nokia Lumia 635
  14:17h
• Motorola Moto G 4G
  14:17h
• HTC Desire 820 dual sim
  14:17h
• HTC Desire 820
  14:17h
• Pantech Discover
  14:17h
• Huawei Ascend P6
  14:17h
• Oppo Find 5
  14:17h
• Nokia Lumia 620
  14:17h
• LG Nexus 4 E960
  14:17h
• HTC One (M8)
  14:15h
• Nokia Lumia Icon
  14:15h
• Oppo N3
  14:14h
• HTC Desire 510
  14:06h
• Motorola Moto X
  14:06h
• Huawei P8
  13:50
• 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
• Oppo R1x
  12:33h
• Xiaomi Redmi 2
  12:33h
• HTC First
  12:31h
• Motorola DROID RAZR M
  12:31h
• Sony Xperia M
  12:31h
• Sony Xperia E1
  12:30h
• Lenovo Vibe X2
  12:30h
• Sony Xperia L
  12:30h
• Huawei Ascend P1
  12:30h
• Nokia Lumia 928
  12:27h
• Apple iPhone 6
  12:23h
• Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
  12:18h
• HTC Butterfly
  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
• Sony Xperia E4g
  11:07h
• Samsung S8600 Wave 3
  11:07h
• LG Optimus L9 P760
  11:07h
• HTC One SV
  11:07h
• HTC Windows Phone 8X
  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
• Samsung Galaxy Express I8730
  10:00h
• Lenovo S90 Sisley
  10:00h
• Meizu MX 4-core
  10:00h
• HTC One V
  10:00h
• HTC One mini 2
  09:58h
• HTC One X
  9:57h
• Oppo R5
  9:45h
• HTC One S
  9:42h
• HTC One S C2
  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
• Acer CloudMobile S500
  9:05h
• Nokia Lumia 710
  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
• BlackBerry Z10
  8:20h
• Samsung i927 Captivate Glide
  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
• Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos S6802
  6:53h
• HTC Radar
  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 impressive performance of the smartphone continued in the web browsing section of out test. With 16 hours and 25 minutes of endurance, the SM-G890 once again produced one of the best results on the board. it also handily beat the 11 hours of web browsing posted by the regular Galaxy S6.

Web time

• Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G
  16:41h
• Sony Xperia E4
  16:40h
• Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
  16:25h
• Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
  14:52h
• Meizu MX4
  14:06h
• Huawei Ascend Mate7
  13:53h
• Huawei P8
  13:32
• 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
  11:36h
• Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos
  11:36h
• Sony Xperia Z2
  11:32h
• Sony Xperia E4g
  11:32h
• Motorola DROID Turbo
  11:31h
• Sony Xperia E1
  11:30h
• HTC One Max
  11:20h
• Sony Xperia ZR
  11:20h
• HTC Butterfly S
  11:07h
• Asus PadFone X
  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
• Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM
  10:52h
• Microsoft Lumia 532
  10:52h
• 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 LTE Dual SIM
  10:23h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 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 Dual SIM
  10:14h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE
  10:14h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM
  10:14h
• BlackBerry Passport
  10:12h
• BlackBerry Q5
  10:04h
• HTC Desire Eye
  10:02h
• HTC One (E8)
  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 Pro 2
  9:31h
• LG G Flex
  9:31h
• Xiaomi Mi 4
  9:31h
• Samsung Galaxy A7 Duos
  9:30h
• Sony Xperia T3
  9:23h
• Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM
  9:22h
• Microsoft Lumia 435
  9:22h
• 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 dual sim
  9:10h
• HTC Desire 820
  9:10h
• Oppo R1x
  9:10h
• Oppo N1
  9:05h
• Apple iPhone 6 Plus
  9:05h
• Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
  9:05h
• Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
  9:05h
• Apple iPhone 5c
  9:05h
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3
  9:04h
• Motorola Moto G
  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
• Xiaomi Mi 4i
  8:27h
• Samsung Galaxy Alpha
  8:25h
• Nokia Lumia 735
  8:20h
• Asus PadFone 2
  8:20h
• Nokia Lumia 810
  8:20h
• Huawei Ascend Mate
  8:17h
• Samsung Galaxy E7
  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
• Lenovo Vibe X2
  8:01h
• Nokia Lumia 610
  8:01h
• HTC One X+
  7:56h
• Motorola Nexus 6
  7:54h
• LG G4
  7:54h
• Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML
  7:52h
• Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo
  7:43h
• Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
  7:42h
• Motorola DROID RAZR M
  7:42h
• Sony Xperia E dual
  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
• Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue
  7:23h
• Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX
  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
• Sony Xperia M
  7:09h
• Meizu MX3
  7:09h
• Samsung Galaxy Express I8730
  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 P6800 Galaxy Tab 7.7
  6:54h
• Xiaomi Redmi 1S
  6:54h
• Samsung Galaxy Core I8260
  6:54h
• HTC One V
  6:49h
• LG Optimus G Pro E985
  6:40h
• Sony Xperia L
  6:40h
• Samsung Galaxy Premier I9260
  6:40h
• HTC DROID DNA
  6:40h
• Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus
  6:40h
• Motorola ATRIX HD MB886
  6:40h
• BlackBerry Curve 9380
  6:40h
• Sony Xperia E
  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
• Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III
  6:27h
• BlackBerry Z10
  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
• Alcatel Idol X+
  5:55h
• Samsung Galaxy Fame S6810
  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
• Oppo Find 5
  5:33h
• Samsung i927 Captivate Glide
  5:33h
• Sony Xperia T
  5:33h
• Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam
  5:28h
• Nokia Lumia 900
  5:25h
• HTC Desire 616 dual sim
  5:24h
• Samsung Galaxy Note I717
  5:24h
• Sony Xperia Z Ultra
  5:23h
• Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562
  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 Desire X
  5:16h
• HTC Rezound
  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
• Oppo Find 7
  5:02h
• LG Optimus L9 P760
  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
• LG Nexus 5
  4:45h
• Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos S6802
  4:45h
• Meizu MX
  4:35h
• LG Nexus 4 E960
  4:34h
• Nokia N9
  4:33h
• Acer CloudMobile S500
  4:32h
• Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II
  4:24h
• Nokia Lumia 820
  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
• LG Optimus 4X HD P880
  3:59h
• Sony Xperia P
  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

Battery performance of the device during video playback has been stellar too. Samsung Galaxy S6 Active lasted for a tad above 18 hours before calling it quits. This is yet again a top notch score that’s among the best we’ve witnessed.

Video time

• LG G Flex
  19:57h
• Samsung Galaxy S6 Active
  18:03h
• 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
• Sony Xperia T2 Ultra
  13:12h
• Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini
  13:12h
• Nokia Lumia 1020
  13:12h
• HTC One Max
  13:11h
• Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)
  13:04h
• Sony Xperia C
  12:53h
• Huawei Honor 6
  12:51h
• Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
  12:51h
• Samsung Galaxy Premier I9260
  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
  12:12h
• Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
  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
• HTC One (M8) for Windows
  11:15h
• Samsung Galaxy S5
  11:15h
• Oppo N1
  11:15h
• Apple iPhone 6 Plus
  11:15h
• BlackBerry Q10
  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
• Xiaomi Mi 4i
  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
• Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
  10:01h
• Motorola Moto X
  10:01h
• Motorola Nexus 6
  10:01h
• Nokia Lumia 630
  10:00h
• Nokia Lumia 635
  10:00h
• Samsung Galaxy Express I8730
  10:00h
• Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus
  10:00h
• Nokia Lumia 830
  9:58h
• Samsung Galaxy A7 Duos
  9:58h
• Sony Xperia T3
  9:56h
• HTC Desire 510
  9:54h
• Nokia 808 PureView
  9:53h
• Alcatel Hero
  9:49h
• Oppo N3
  9:49h
• Sony Xperia M
  9:49h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM
  9:43h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM
  9:43h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE
  9:43h
• Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam
  9:42h
• Samsung Rugby Smart I847
  9:34h
• Meizu MX4
  9:31h
• Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom
  9:30h
• LG G2
  9:28h
• Xiaomi Mi 3
  9:28h
• HTC One S
  9:28h
• HTC One S C2
  9:28h
• Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III
  9:27h
• Huawei P8
  9:25
• 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
  9:18h
• Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos
  9:18h
• Nokia Lumia 1320
  9:17h
• HTC Butterfly S
  9:03h
• Oppo R1x
  9:02h
• Sony Xperia E4
  9:00h
• Motorola DROID RAZR M
  9:00h
• Sony Xperia E
  9:00h
• Samsung Ativ Odyssey I930
  8:59h
• Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM
  8:51h
• Microsoft Lumia 532
  8:51h
• Sony Xperia Z Ultra
  8:45h
• BlackBerry Z10
  8:44h
• Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
  8:41h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 XL
  8:40h
• Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM
  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
• Nokia N9
  8:40h
• Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200
  8:34h
• Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML
  8:34h
• Samsung Galaxy A3
  8:34h
• Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos
  8:34h
• LG G3
  8:30h
• HTC Butterfly
  8:28h
• Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM
  8:27h
• Microsoft Lumia 435
  8:27h
• 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
• HTC One X+
  8:11h
• Samsung Galaxy Grand I9082
  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
• ZTE Blade S6
  8:00h
• Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II
  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
• Asus PadFone 2
  7:38h
• Huawei Ascend P1
  7:38h
• Nokia Lumia Icon
  7:34h
• Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G T769
  7:33h
• Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen)
  7:31h
• Sony Xperia ZR
  7:30h
• Lenovo S90 Sisley
  7:30h
• Samsung Galaxy Core I8260
  7:30h
• HTC DROID DNA
  7:30h
• Samsung S7710 Galaxy Xcover 2
  7:30h
• Samsung Galaxy Note I717
  7:30h
• Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
  7:29h
• Motorola Moto G 4G
  7:27h
• Sony Xperia SP
  7:27h
• HTC One mini
  7:23h
• Nokia Lumia 610
  7:23h
• LG G4
  7:23h
• LG Optimus G E975
  7:16h
• HTC Desire 820 dual sim
  7:10h
• HTC Desire 820
  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
• HTC One SV
  6:55h
• Pantech Discover
  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
• Xiaomi Mi Note
  6:32h
• Nokia Lumia 620
  6:32h
• Motorola Moto E
  6:31h
• Motorola Moto E Dual SIM
  6:31h
• Alcatel Idol X+
  6:29h
• Nokia XL
  6:28h
• Sony Xperia E dual
  6:27h
• HTC Windows Phone 8X
  6:27h
• HTC Desire 700 dual sim
  6:26h
• Nokia Lumia 810
  6:26h
• Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos S6802
  6:25h
• Nokia Lumia 820
  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 E1
  6:12h
• Sony Xperia Z1
  6:12h
• HTC Sensation XL
  6:12h
• Nokia X
  6:10h
• Gionee Elife S5.1
  6:06h
• Samsung Galaxy Pocket S5300
  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
• HTC Radar
  5:54h
• Oppo R819
  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
• Meizu MX3
  5:38h
• Pantech Burst
  5:38h
• HTC Desire X
  5:38h
• Sony Xperia acro S
  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
• Xiaomi Redmi Note
  5:18h
• Oppo Find 5
  5:18h
• Acer CloudMobile S500
  5:18h
• Nokia Lumia 900 AT&T
  5:18h
• Samsung P6200 Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
  5:16h
• HTC Desire 616 dual sim
  5:15h
• Lenovo Vibe X2
  5:09h
• BlackBerry Curve 9380
  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

Quality outings in all of our battery test sections naturally resulted in the truly impressive endurance rating for Samsung Galaxy S6 Active. With a score of 109 hours, the Korean giant’s rugged flagship beat Nokia Lumia 1520 for the top spot in our battery test rankings.

The Windows Phone phablet has been ruling for a while now, so the S6 Active surely deserves props for toppling it without skimping on hardware features. Even more impressively, despite its massive battery, the SM-G890 still totes a body that’s only 8.6mm thick.

The extra 40% of battery capacity for Samsung Galaxy S6 Active over the regular model resulted in roughly identical advantage in terms of battery endurance. We certainly believe that the target audience of the rugged flagship will appreciate the extra endurance the device offers.

So, there you have it! Samsung Galaxy S6 Active is our new battery test champion. Here’s hoping that the smartphone will soon become available to more markets globally – it surely deserves the attention.