Samsung Galaxy S26 Battery Life Tested

Samsung Galaxy S26 Battery Life Tested

Battery Specs

4,500mAh — 200mAh over S25. Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 2nm process delivers Samsung's claimed 15% improvement.

Screen-On Time

Mixed use: 9.2 hours (12% over S25). Video streaming: 18.5 hours.

Gaming

Genshin Impact 60fps: 18%/hour = 5.5 hours continuous. Phone at 39C after 30 min.

Charging

45W: 0-50% in 22 min, 0-100% in 58 min. 15W wireless: 2h40m.

Standby

AOD: 1.2%/hour (83h). No AOD: 0.5%/hour (200h). Class-leading.

Real-World

Two weeks daily (4-5h screen-on): 25-35% at bedtime.

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Nina Walsh

Contributing writer at ElectronNexus - Your Guide to Consumer Electronics.