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Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge battery life tests

The wait is over, guys, the retail units of the Samsung hottest duo made it to our office. As promised we are updating our Galaxy S6 review with the final results of each test, plus our in-depth Galaxy S6 edge review is already live on our homepage.

Both Galaxy S6 and S6 edge utilize Quad HD Super AMOLED screens and are powered by identical Exynos 7420 chips. The battery capacity of the S6 edge is just a whisker larger than the power unit inside the regular S6 model, but we are unsure if that’s enough to make a difference.

As it turned out both Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge outed absolutely the same results in all of our tests – 3G calls, web browsing, video playback and stand-by endurance. The scores are noticeably higher than the pre-release Galaxy S6 unit we had around, which is really nice.

Our first test gauges the 3G talk time endurance and the Galaxy S6 duo did great lasting a hair below the 20 hour mark.


Talk time

  • Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
    33:20h
  • Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G
    33:19h
  • Motorola DROID Turbo
    30:09h
  • 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 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
  • Sony Xperia Z3
    23:13h
  • Samsung P6200 Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
    22:42h
  • Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue
    22:16h
  • Nokia Lumia 1320
    22:13h
  • Samsung Galaxy Core LTE
    22:13h
  • HTC One Max
    22:13h
  • Nokia Lumia 1020
    22:13h
  • Sony Xperia Z2
    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 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
  • 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
  • Oppo Find 7a
    18:11h
  • LG G2 mini
    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
  • Samsung Ativ Odyssey I930
    16:41h
  • Nokia Lumia 930
    16:40h
  • Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active
    16:40h
  • Sony Xperia M2
    16:40h
  • Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
    16:40h
  • Sony Xperia M2 Aqua
    16:39h
  • Motorola Moto E Dual SIM
    16:38h
  • Motorola Moto E
    16:38h
  • Meizu MX4
    16:25h
  • Sony Xperia Z
    16:03h
  • Samsung Galaxy K zoom
    16:01h
  • 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 (2014)
    14:45h
  • Alcatel Idol X+
    14:41h
  • BlackBerry Q5
    14:31h
  • Xiaomi Mi Note
    14:31h
  • Sony Xperia E3
    14:28h
  • Pantech Discover
    14:17h
  • Nokia Lumia 620
    14:17h
  • Huawei Ascend P6
    14:17h
  • HTC Desire 820 dual sim
    14:17h
  • HTC Desire 820
    14:17h
  • LG Nexus 4 E960
    14:17h
  • Nokia Lumia 635
    14:17h
  • Motorola Moto G 4G
    14:17h
  • Oppo Find 5
    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
  • Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo
    13:20h
  • Samsung Galaxy Alpha
    13:20h
  • Nokia Lumia 630
    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
  • Motorola DROID RAZR M
    12:31h
  • HTC First
    12:31h
  • Sony Xperia M
    12:31h
  • Lenovo Vibe X2
    12:30h
  • Sony Xperia E1
    12:30h
  • Sony Xperia L
    12:30h
  • Huawei Ascend P1
    12:30h
  • Nokia Lumia 928
    12:27h
  • Apple iPhone 6
    12:23h
  • HTC Butterfly
    12:18h
  • Samsung Galaxy S III I747
    12:18h
  • Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
    12:18h
  • Microsoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM
    12:15h
  • Samsung Galaxy Note N7000
    12:14h
  • HTC One mini
    12:04h
  • Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam
    11:58h
  • HTC Desire 600 dual sim
    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
  • HTC DROID DNA
    11:07h
  • LG Optimus L9 P760
    11:07h
  • Samsung S8600 Wave 3
    11:07h
  • Sony Xperia E4
    11:07h
  • HTC Windows Phone 8X
    11:07h
  • HTC One SV
    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
  • HTC One V
    10:00h
  • Samsung Galaxy Express I8730
    10:00h
  • Lenovo S90 Sisley
    10:00h
  • Meizu MX 4-core
    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
  • Nokia Lumia 820
    7:09h
  • Samsung Rugby Smart I847
    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
  • LG Nitro HD
    5:16h
  • Nokia 808 PureView
    5:16h
  • BlackBerry Bold 9790
    5:00h
  • Pantech Burst
    4:46h

The Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge went through our web browsing test and, while they are not topping the chart, they surely did impressive. The default browser had to render web pages at Quad HD resolution, the pixel count surely eats more resources in every department, and yet the flagships managed to last 11 hours – the same result as the Galaxy Note 4.

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
  • 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 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 edge
    10:56h
  • Samsung Galaxy S6
    10:56h
  • HTC Desire 510
    10:53h
  • Motorola Moto G 4G
    10:52h
  • Nokia Lumia 830
    10:36h
  • Apple iPhone 6
    10:29h
  • Meizu MX4 Pro
    10:24h
  • Nokia Lumia 630
    10:18h
  • BlackBerry Passport
    10:12h
  • BlackBerry Q5
    10:04h
  • HTC Desire Eye
    10:02h
  • HTC One (E8)
    10:02h
  • Nokia Lumia 635
    10:00h
  • Apple iPhone 5s
    9:58h
  • HTC One
    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
  • Apple iPhone 6 Plus
    9:05h
  • Oppo N1
    9:05h
  • Apple iPhone 5c
    9:05h
  • Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
    9:05h
  • Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
    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
  • Motorola Moto E Dual SIM
    8:42h
  • Motorola Moto E
    8:42h
  • BlackBerry Q10
    8:42h
  • Sony Xperia M2 Aqua
    8:38h
  • 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
  • Motorola Moto X
    8:17h
  • Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200
    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
  • Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo
    7:43h
  • Sony Xperia E dual
    7:42h
  • Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
    7:42h
  • Motorola DROID RAZR M
    7:42h
  • Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini
    7:38h
  • Nokia Lumia 720
    7:37h
  • Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos
    7:36h
  • Samsung Galaxy A3
    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
  • LG Optimus GJ E975W
    7:11h
  • Motorola Moto X (2014)
    7:11h
  • Samsung Galaxy Grand I9082
    7:09h
  • Oppo Find 7a
    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
  • Samsung Galaxy Core I8260
    6:54h
  • Xiaomi Redmi 1S
    6:54h
  • HTC One V
    6:49h
  • LG Optimus G Pro E985
    6:40h
  • Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus
    6:40h
  • Sony Xperia L
    6:40h
  • Sony Xperia E
    6:40h
  • BlackBerry Curve 9380
    6:40h
  • Samsung Galaxy Premier I9260
    6:40h
  • Motorola ATRIX HD MB886
    6:40h
  • HTC DROID DNA
    6:40h
  • HTC First
    6:39h
  • Samsung Galaxy Ace 3
    6:38h
  • Motorola Moto G (2nd gen)
    6:37h
  • Sony Xperia Z
    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
  • HTC Windows Phone 8X
    6:01h
  • Oppo R819
    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
  • Sony Xperia acro S
    5:16h
  • HTC Desire X
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Nokia Lumia 900 AT&T
    4:10h
  • LG Optimus 3D Max P720
    4:10h
  • Nokia Lumia 800
    4:07h
  • Oppo R5
    4:05h
  • HTC One S C2
    4:03h
  • HTC One S
    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

Finally, the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge packed enough power to loop our test video for a few minutes after the 12 hour milestone. It’s an even better result than the Galaxy S5 predecessor.

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
  • Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX
    14:17h
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And now – the moment of the truth. As you should be well aware by now, the final endurance rating is influenced by the stand-by performance. First we tested the Galaxy S6 edge the way we do with all of our phones, including the Galaxy S6 – with no additional gimmicks turned on. Quite expectedly both S6 models outed same results – few hours north of 200 hours. This way the final endurance rating of both models is 73 hours, which means you can forget your charger for 3 full days, if you do an hour each of calling, web browsing and video playback daily.

And while we believe lots of S6 edge users will forget about most of the edge features in a couple of weeks or months, we still wanted to give you a better idea and understanding on the Galaxy S6 edge battery performance.

Most people will be turning on the Night Clock feature, which is an always-on clock during night time and its draws 2 to 3% extra charge per night compared to the normal standby battery usage. The Edge Lighting notification light doesn’t affect the battery life, but the rest of the features – People Edge and Information Stream – require the S6 edge to leave the screen digitizer always active in order to register your gestures (for turning the edge information on). And this is what makes a huge impact on the standby performance. So, if you are to use the Night Clock at night and rely on all edge gestures – the standby endurance is halved at 100 hours. This drops the final rating to 54 hours – which is still a respectable result for such a demanding flagship.

We’ve already updated the Samsung Galaxy S6 review and, spoiler, the speaker loudness stays the same. Meanwhile our Galaxy S6 edge review is open to the public. Enjoy!

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