Battery life worst case scenario

[v-600]

All smartphone/tablet/laptop reviews do battery tests for different scenarios; gaming, web browsing on wifi and 3/4G, video playback etc.

Do any sited run a worst case scenario battery test? For example maintaining a data connection, gps on, screen brightness full similar to what would happen if I was using my phone to navigate round a new city (one of my favourite things to do in a new city is to stress test my cpu ).

From experience I know using my phone as a satnav on my motorbike (before I put a 12v socket on) could flatten the battery in a couple of hours.

As well as the normal battery of scenarios, I for one would find the worst case interesting to look at too.

 

[poofyhairguy]

Worst case is a gaming test.

 

[v-600]

I disagree. I just had a look at the anandtech review for the note 4. As well as the standardised brightness bit (which in a worst case scenario isn't necessary) the cpu and gpu tests don't seem to rely on a radio connection being active.

If a phone is used outdoors the screen brightness ramps up to full. Making up numbers to support a point, but if a manufacturer has a phone with a max screen brightness of 400 nits, and another has one with 1000 I'd bet the brighter phone dies sooner. Why not penalise a brighter screen. If 400 nits is viewable, but 1000 is only 10% better, but results in a 40% drop in battery, I'd be interested to know.

I'd still be interested in seeing a table at the end of a battery test with worst case e.g. We couldn't flatten the battery in phone x in less than 80 minutes, we couldn't flatten phone y in less than 240 minutes, phone z lasted 36 minutes.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

I disagree. I just had a look at the anandtech review for the note 4. As well as the standardised brightness bit (which in a worst case scenario isn't necessary) the cpu and gpu tests don't seem to rely on a radio connection being active.

If a phone is used outdoors the screen brightness ramps up to full. Making up numbers to support a point, but if a manufacturer has a phone with a max screen brightness of 400 nits, and another has one with 1000 I'd bet the brighter phone dies sooner. Why not penalise a brighter screen. If 400 nits is viewable, but 1000 is only 10% better, but results in a 40% drop in battery, I'd be interested to know.

I'd still be interested in seeing a table at the end of a battery test with worst case e.g. We couldn't flatten the battery in phone x in less than 80 minutes, we couldn't flatten phone y in less than 240 minutes, phone z lasted 36 minutes.

I agree brighter screen should be penalized. I've always been an advocate of doing autobrightness in controlled ambient conditions like something to simulate office lighting, as that's where most of us probably use our phones. If a phone's screen is on the bright side (nexus 5), then it should be penalized.