Next-gen phablets have made displays standard Full HD and processors 1,5 GHz or more and we are all happy about it, but it is inevitable to worry about how these advances may affect the already fragile autonomy of the smarpthones, so the battery test they are almost mandatory before deciding on one device or another. Well, for all those who have in mind to get a Sony Xperia Z, we can finally show you a autonomy test quite complete, so you know what you can expect in this sense of the fantastic phablet.
We already showed you before it went on sale in Spain the Sony Xperia Z un first battery test (made with antutu tester), but now we can contrast those data and the Japanese own estimates with real data from a use test carried out by GSM Arena. The test to which the phablet has been subjected is very complete and allows us a good evaluation of the life of your battery en three types of activity different: in call, riding a video playback and in navigation.
Once again, we must start by recognizing that there is at least one section in which the results are really positive: with a battery of 2330 mAh el Xperia Z in actual use tests, it even exceeds the estimates of Sony, which were some 14 hours en call. According to the GSM Arena test data, the Xperia Z has a battery life of 16 hours, a figure that places it above a good part of its competitors, including the Nexus 4, HTC Droid DNA or the LG Optimus G.
The data is not that good, however, in the other two sections. On video playback the autonomy of Xperia Z it stays in 5 39 hours and minutes, which is less than half of the figures obtained by the Galaxy Note 2 and iPhone 5, for instance. though it would still be ahead of the Nexus 4. Neither in navigation it seems to have too long a life for its battery, with 6 37 hours and minutes of duration, although at least in this aspect the differences with its rivals are not so important: 3 more hours for the iPhone 5 and 2 more hours for him Galaxy Note II.
Overall, the autonomy of the Xperia Z It is quite acceptable, with estimates of recharging every 48 hours (for 1 hour of use per day for each of the 3 types of activity), although it must be recognized that some of its rivals still clearly exceed it. According to this study, its main problem is the consumption of the screen, and the more use is made of it, the shorter the battery life. In any case, it must be taken into account that the test is carried out with the mode stamina disabled, so some improvement can be expected if it is used.