In ours comparative we are often forced to leave pending (in part at least) the question of autonomy, because sometimes you have to wait a bit to have comparable actual usage data. We are going to fill that gap a little today by reviewing the ranking including the main models launched so far in 2018: these are the phablets with the best battery of the moment.
The best phablets of the moment, ordered according to their autonomy
We are going to use once the results of the autonomy tests of gsmarena And, as always, we remember that your tests leave a very high number of hours because they are done starting from a very moderate use, with 1 hour of browsing, 1 hour of video and 1 hour of calls a day. Anyway, we will see specific data for each type of use (the time they resist continuously dedicated to a specific activity) which can help you get a better idea of how you are going to go with each one according to your habits. Finally, we have to warn that there is some important absence, such as that of the Mi Mix 2S or that of other phablets already presented but not yet for sale, such as the Nokia 8 Sirocco, the Xperia XZ2 Premium.
Galaxy Note 8: 89 hours
El Galaxy Note 8 ended 2017 with the crown to the phablet with the best autonomy and still maintains it, although in a technical tie with the Huawei P20 Pro, as we will see. Not only does it have the highest overall autonomy, in addition, but its results are very balanced, with positive data for all types of activity: 22 hours of calls, 14 hours of video and 10 hours of browsing.
Huawei P20 Pro: 89 hours
Spectacular entrance of the Huawei P20 Pro, which can add autonomy to the camera as one of its great claims. If we look at the tests for intensive use of each type of activity, we see that we also have interesting figures for calls (21 hours) and video (13 hours), but especially for navigation, where it reaches 14 and a half hours.
Pixel 2 XL: 88 hours
The phablet of Google It loses a position with the entry of the Huawei P20 Pro, but manages to stay on the podium (although tied with another 2018 model). It is true, however, that the results of the Pixel 2 XL They improve above all thanks to their autonomy in calls (26 hours), while in navigation it stays in a more normal 10 hours and does not shine as much either in video (less than 12 hours).
Xperia XZ2: 88 hours
Sony It has always been one of the manufacturers that stood out the most in this type of rankings and it seems that with its new phablets it is again: the Xperia XZ2 manages to tie with the Pixel 2 XL and leaves us quite good results for all specific activities: 22 hours in calls, 11 and a half hours in navigation and 12 hours in video.
Huawei Mate 10: 87 hours
Although some of the newcomers have managed to surpass him, the Mate 10 manages to stay quite high in the ranking and, in fact, we see that it is actually quite close to those who are in the lead: its results in calls (24 hours) and in navigation (12 hours) are quite positive and only in video it remains a little behind the lead group (10 and a half hours).
Galaxy S9 Plus: 86 hours
Although the final overall result of the Galaxy S9 More is somewhat worse than last year the Galaxy S8 Plus, the new flagship of Samsung it still deserves a prominent mention, because it manages to achieve up to 16 hours of continuous video playback and 25 hours of calls, which are not bad either. The 11 hours of navigation are also a positive data, so we understand that the weak point must be more consumption in stand-by.
iPhone 8 Plus: 81 hours
At the bottom of the list the panorama has not changed at all and we continue to meet him 8 iPhone Plus at the tail of the high-end phablets, curiously with particularly negative results in calls (17 hours), while in navigation (12 hours and a half) and in video playback (15 hours) it is more than enough.
iPhone X: 74 hours
The worst results, however, continue to be those of the iPhone X It seems that the higher resolution of its screen takes its toll, because it does not do so badly in calls (19 hours) but it does disappoint in video playback (12 hours) and, above all, in navigation, being the that leaves us the worst figure (9 hours and a half).
Five mid-range phablets that outperform high-end ones
We are going to finish by highlighting that there are some mid-range phablets that have managed to put itself above all the flagships that we have dealt with (it helps, of course, that the resolution is normally "only" Full HD, but some of the first list have similar screens and despite that their results are worse). Normally we are going to make the jump to the high end for other reasons (camera, screen, performance), but there may be some of you for whom this section is especially important and who may be grateful to know that they would be better in this regard with a most affordable device. Here are also some very recent (or pending) releases that have not been included yet, so don't rule out that there are others that we later discover could be added to this list.
Mi Max 2: 126 hours
El We are Max 2 It is a really big phablet, surely too much for many, but it cannot be denied that having a screen of almost six and a half inches has its advantages, and by the way we will have a spectacular performance in autonomy, with no less than about 20 hours navigation and 21 and a half hours of video.
Redmi Note 4: 119 hours
If the Mi Max 2 is too big for us, we still have another great option in the Xiaomi catalog and it is the Redmi Note 4. Their figures are not so spectacular, but they are still much higher than those of the high-end ones, with 18 hours of navigation and 15 and a half hours of video. The most remarkable thing, in any case, is the about 35 hours that it resists in calls.
Xperia XA 1 Plus: 102 hours
It not only stands out again Sony with its new high-end phablet, but also in the mid-range it has a couple of pretty tough competitors, starting with the Xperia XA1 Plus, with almost 23 hours in calls, 15 and a half hours in navigation and 12 and a half hours in video playback.
XA2 Ultra: 100 hours
Normally the largest phablets, with more capacity batteries, are the ones that shine the most in autonomy, but in this case, the largest of the Xperia, XA2Plus, lags behind. There are not too notable differences, in any case: 22 and a half hours in calls, almost 15 hours in navigation and 13 hours in video playback.
Galaxy A8 (2018): 92 hours
The last place in this top 5 of the mid-range is for the Galaxy A8 (2018), which in global score is at a certain distance (again it is possible that it is a question of stand-by consumption), but if we look at each activity one by one, it has quite good figures (23 hours on call and 11 and a half hours of browsing), especially video playback (17 hours).