There is never too much battery life: TOP 5 long-lived smartphones

In the lineup of the fourth generation of Zenphones from the Taiwanese company Asus, there are devices for every taste and colour: from classics to a smartphone focused on taking selfies. A remarkable feature of the character of the gadget with the Max prefix is long-term battery life, for which a separate "thank you" should be transferred to the 5000 mAh battery installed "under the hood".

The youngest of the "Max" uses an entry-level Snapdragon 425 chipset in combination with 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of permanent memory. In order not to drive themselves into the framework, limiting the storage space to a purely internal storage device, the user has the right to complete the smartphone with a microSD card, without sacrificing the second "SIM card". The closest relative of the model in the person of Asus Zenfone 4 Max 32 GB / 3 GB memory and more power — 3/32 GB and an 8-core Snapdragon 430 chip, respectively.

By modern standards, the display resolution of the gadget is small (1280x720 pixels, taking into account the 5.5-inch diagonal). But in fact, there is no particular discomfort when working closely with a smartphone. In addition, the HD screen consumes a minimum of energy, which allows you to extend the battery life of the Asus ZenFone 4 Max ZC554KL up to 2-3 days at moderate loads. The battery of the device is also able to share the charge with external devices, and the time to replenish the energy reserves in it, despite the manufacturer's statements about the support of fast charging technology, is about 4 hours.

The next item in the programme is the cameras available in the arsenal of the model. From the rear, the smartphone is equipped with a dual photo module with one conventional object and wide-angle optics (120°), and a 5 MP camera with a front flash is assigned to the role of the selfie module. Additional convenience in handling the model is added by a fingerprint sensor integrated into the Home key on the front panel. Asus ZenFone 4 Max ZC554KL has no special rivals among the power bank smartphones with a worthy dual camera, which once again benefits him and increases the attractiveness of the gadget in the eyes of potential buyers.

Smartphones with a capacious battery are not often found in the A-brand league. One of these few solutions is the brainchild of the South Korean tech giant LG — the second generation of the "long-lived" X power series.

The smartphone is aimed at active users who cannot imagine existence without gatherings in social networks and draws all the information from the vast expanses of the World Wide Web. But less than that, because in view of not the most powerful hardware, you can't exactly call the LG X power2 gaming. In the AnTuTu performance test, the "iron" bundle of the MediaTek MT6750 chip and 1.5 GB of RAM scores about 36K points, which corresponds to a level below average. The lack of "RAM" is sometimes visible in everyday use scenarios when many applications are running in the background.

16 GB of permanent memory is provided for storing user data in the smartphone, but about half of the volume is taken away by the Android 7.0 system for its needs. The lack of free space is designed to compensate for a dedicated slot for a microSD memory card, combined with one of the "seats" for the SIM. The second "SIM card", which is noteworthy, is installed in a separate tray.

The screen of the LG X power2 has an HD resolution (1280x720 pixels) with a 5.5-inch diagonal. There are no complaints about the quality of colour rendering, however, the low maximum brightness threshold of the display (less than 300 cd/m2) worsens the readability of information from the screen on a bright sunny day. The cameras in the model's arsenal also turned out to be quite ordinary: a 13 MP main module and a 5 MP front-facing camera, supplemented with a flash to highlight faces when taking selfies.

The 4500 mAh battery gives confidence that the smartphone will not fail at the right moment. Even if the energy reserves in it are exhausted, the support of fast charging technology immediately comes to the user's aid — in just half an hour at the outlet, the model is charged by about a third. And that's enough for her for a day of work. As a result, LG X power2 becomes relevant for those users who are not interested in mobile games and the photographic component of the issue is not important, as opposed to which the longevity on a single battery charge is set.

"Puffy" comes from the Celestial Empire, the Doogee BL12000 holds the palm among modern smartphones in terms of the duration of operation without recharging. The secret of its record-breaking battery life lies in the 12,000 mAh battery put into service, which is displayed directly in the naming of the device.

One charge of such a capacious battery is enough for a 25-hour marathon of continuous video playback or more than a month of operation of the gadget in standby mode. Also, the smartphone is able to share the accumulated energy with third-party devices, acting in the role of a Power Bank. It takes about 4.5 hours to charge the deadest battery, which, given its impressive capacity, is a very good indicator.

The lion's share of energy is consumed by the display, whose role is assigned to a 6-inch IPS matrix with a newfangled 18:9 aspect ratio and FullHD+ resolution (2160 x 1080 pixels). But with the hardware of the Doogee BL12000, things are much simpler: a modest MediaTek MT-6750T chip is "working" inside the smartphone, to help which 4 GB of RAM is provided. You can only play simple games on such hardware, but there are no problems with the speed of the device when operating on a daily basis.

An important emphasis in the model is placed on photographic abilities. And if shooting on the main camera (16 + 13 MP), frankly speaking, leaves much to be desired, then the front camera makes very good selfies, allowing you to switch between an object with a standard viewing angle and wide-angle optics (130 °). Finally, it would be useful to remind you about the equipment of the smartphone with a fingerprint sensor, "under lock and key" of which the user's personal data is stored. If you are ready to put up with large dimensions (162x74.7x14 mm) and a large device weight (about 300 g), there is no better smartphone option with a record battery life.

In the niche of inexpensive tablet phones, Xiaomi Mi Max 2 is an out—of-competition device — there is simply no other such balanced cross between a smartphone and a tablet for little money.

The giant in an aluminium "outfit" is equipped with a gigantic screen with a diagonal of 6.44" and a FullHD resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels). You can see the grain on it, the viewing angles are maximum, in addition, the picture will please the user with bright and saturated colours. Consuming multimedia content on such a display is a pleasure. But it is unlikely that you can reach all corners of the screen with your finger, since the manufacturer has provided a one-hand control mode.

The well-proven 625th "dragon" is installed in the heart of the smartphone. His company in the depths of the all—metal case is 4/64 GB of memory and graphics Adreno 506 – the "golden mean" in terms of performance. There are enough such TTX for comfortable gaming (for example, in World of Tanks Blitz on "maximalki"), and, moreover, to ensure quick responsiveness in the everyday operation of the gadget.

The main camera in the assets of the device is well known to fans of the Chinese brand by the flagship Xiaomi Mi 6 64 GB / 4 GB . This is a 12 MP Sony IMX386 sensor with slightly darker optics (f/2.2). The camera gives a good result during the day, but with the deterioration of the external lighting, the quality of the pictures falls inexorably and at night the rear photo module turns into a pumpkin. The phablet has a 5 MP sensor with an aperture of f/2.0 assigned to the front—end role — a common solution for a smartphone of this class.

A large device has a long battery life, which Xiaomi Mi Max 2 has no problems with. Worries about feeding the electronic components of the gadget are shouldered by a capacious battery (5300 mAh), on a full charge of which the smartphone keeps "afloat" for 2 full days of active operation. To quickly replenish energy reserves, support for Quick Charge 3.0 technology is provided. Pleasant bonuses for the phablet owner will be a two-way USB-C port, a fingerprint scanner from the rear and an IR port for remote control of home appliances — a kind of "chip" of mobile gadgets under the Xiaomi brand sign.

Recently, the range of products of the world-famous CATerpillar brand has been replenished with smartphones. Yes, not simple, but with protection from all kinds of adversity, which is considered on the example of a model with the index S41.

A large and heavy device in a characteristic protective suit "gets away with it" (when diving to a depth of up to 2 m for an hour), is not afraid of falling from a 1.8-metre height and remains operational in a wide temperature range. A distinctive feature in the appearance of the smartphone is the beveled corners of the case, thanks to which CAT smartphones stand out as a bright spot against the background of odnoklassniki.

For a display covered with Gorilla Glass 5, only 60% of the area of the front panel of the device is allocated. Under the screen, stretched diagonally by 5", there are mechanical navigation keys. Another programmable button is placed on the side face of the model body and can be configured to perform an action depending on the user's own preferences.

CATerpillar S41 is running under the control of a MediaTek Helio P20 "not the first freshness" chip, which is assisted by 3 GB of RAM. For everyday tasks, its power reserves are more than enough, and it is better for adherents of mobile gaming to look at the closest competitor of the model — a top-end smartphone Samsung Galaxy S8 Active 64 GB / 4 GB with a Snapdragon 835 processor at the head.

The star of Instagram together with a smartphone will only be able to become a great effort, since the cameras on board the device (13 MP main and 8 MP front) do not have high-quality images. The fact that there is no fingerprint scanner in the model is also surprising. But the CATerpillar S41 is strong in operating time without recharging — the 5000 mAh battery provides the smartphone with battery life away from civilization for 2-3 days. He would still have a lower price tag and a queue of those wishing to get a model would be lined up at the entrances to the stores.