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Which phones keep their batteries happiest?

Every day, people using 3C apps choose to share a little anonymous information about how their battery is doing.

Put together, it gives a real-life picture of how phones hold up over time.

These are everyday phones in everyday pockets, not lab tests.

Here’s what each list shows:

• Battery health: how much of its original capacity the battery still holds. Closer to 100% is better.
• Standby time: how long a full charge would last with the screen off.
• Screen-on time: how long a full charge would last while you’re using the phone.
• Slowest aging: which batteries lose the least capacity each year.
• Standby and screen-on efficiency: which phones sip the least power, screen off and screen on.

Not sure which list matters to you? If you use your phone lightly and would love to charge less often, look at standby time. On your phone a lot? Screen-on time. Want the most from every charge? Efficiency, a bit like an A+++ energy label. Keeping your phone for years? Slowest aging. More in Which battery stats matter for you?

To keep things fair, a phone only shows up once at least 5 different people have shared data for it. That way no single unusual device can sway the results.

The lists refresh every day, so they keep changing as more people join in.

Don’t see your phone yet? You can help put it on the map. Turn on community sharing in 3C NG Battery or 3C Battery Manager or 3C Battery Watch, and thank you to everyone who already has! 💙