Even if a smartphone is a real miracle of technology, the carriage instantly turns into a pumpkin if the battery is low. No calls, no SMS, no internet, and even no games to play - you just have to look sadly at your reflection in the dark glass and ask: “Why didn’t it occur to me to buy a smartphone with the most powerful battery?” For those who are looking for a device that can work for 2-3 days without recharging, we have compiled a list of budget smartphones with good battery according to the latest data of 2017.
10. LeEco Cool1
Price - from 10 800 rubles.
The model from LeEco, one of the leading companies of Chinese smartphone manufacturers, opens the rating of smartphones with a good battery. She can freely claim the title of a popular smartphone - the price / performance ratio looks very attractive. The smartphone is based on the Snapdragon 652, it has a dual camera and a 4060 mAh battery. The battery charges from zero to 100% in 2 hours 15 minutes. The battery life according to the PCMark test was 8 hours 50 minutes, while the brightness of the display was 50 percent and Wi-Fi and GPS modules were turned on.
The big minus of LeEco Cool1 is the lack of international global firmware. In addition, it is very hot in games and does not have a slot for expanding memory. For fast charging, you must purchase a separate power supply.
9. Xiaomi Redmi 4A
It costs - from 6,340 rubles.
Xiaomi Redmi 4A is a simplified model of the most technically advanced Chinese “state employee”. At the same time, it boasts features characteristic of models of a completely different price category. This is a display with luxurious natural colors, excellent sound, and, of course, a battery - if other budget models have a power of 2600 mAh, then Redmi 4A can boast as much as 3120 mAh. For a smartphone with a diagonal of 5 inches and a thickness of 8 mm, this is very good. In continuous game mode, the device can work up to 5 hours, in video playback mode - up to 9 hours, in mixed mode - up to 2 days. Work in PCMark with a display brightness of 200 cd / m² was 8 hours 28 minutes.
In the "Battery" section, the device has settings to increase energy saving. You can turn off animation, limit program activity and control background processes.
Despite the disadvantages (discreet design, plastic case, minimum brightness on the display, sometimes it slows down), Redmi 4A remains one of the best cheap smartphones with a good battery on the market.
8. Huawei Honor 4C Pro
You can buy for 8 653 rubles.
One of the main improvements of the Pro version compared to the Honor 4C (in addition to improved toppings, LTE support and increased internal memory) is a more capacious 4000 mAh battery. An hour of play discharges the battery by only 16%, and you can watch video in full resolution for 18 hours in a row. If any application consumes too much power, the software will notify the owner.
It is worth saying that Huawei is not just a Chinese brand, but one of the world's leading smartphone manufacturers in 2017.
The test in the PCMark Honor 4C Pro program did not pass, an unknown error constantly appeared in it and the application closed.
If you have an OTG cable, you can recharge another gadget from the Honor 4C Pro battery. Before that, you need to activate the option “External battery”, which is located in the settings of the “Battery” application.
7. Highscreen Power Five Evo
Cost - from 10 490 rubles.
In seventh place in the top of smartphones with a good battery is the Highscreen model with the Evo prefix, which, as it were, hints at a new stage in the evolution of smartphones. Its main advantages are an eight-core processor with a frequency of 1.3 GHz, cameras with a resolution of 13 and 5 megapixels, and, of course, a capacious non-removable 5000 mAh battery. If you use a smartphone for continuous video viewing, it will hold a charge of at least 11 hours. And you can play non-stop mode up to 6 hours. In standby mode, the device spends up to 2% per night, and with constant work with the browser and instant messengers, about 10% of the charge "goes away" per hour. That is, in mixed mode, it can not be charged for up to 2 days, and in standby mode - up to 3 days.
In the PCMark autonomy test, the smartphone managed to hold out a little more than 10 hours, this is a very worthy result.
The disadvantages of the device include a thick body and low performance, modern games will slow down on it.
6. Motorola Moto C Plus
Sells for 8 490 rub.
In the summer of 2017, Lenovo introduced its new budget smartphone - a five-inch Motorola Moto C Plus. Its advantages: a bright design, a display with HD-resolution, a large amount of memory (1-2 GB of RAM), a MediaTek processor with a frequency of 1.1 GHz, LTE support and, of course, a 4000 mAh battery. Unlike most competitors, the battery in this smartphone is made removable, and the procedure for replacing it will take about a minute. What you need for a reliable working smartphone with a good battery and not too much price. In the battery mode it will last up to 2.5 days.
In the PCMark autonomy test, the smartphone worked for 7 hours 52 minutes.
But the manufacturer was greedy with RAM, and it is only 1 GB in the device. This is very small for a modern device.
5. Meizu M3 Note 32Gb
It is offered for 12 690 rubles.
If Meizu's MX and Pro lines are top-end, then the M Note line promises the average customer the best price / quality ratio. The M3 Note 32Gb smartphone was no exception - a good screen, a metal case and a fingerprint scanner.
In 2016, he became one of the smartphones with the best battery: the latter's capacity was quite impressive - 4100 mAh, while the MediaTek processor with Helio P10 chip has less power consumption than others, and the software itself adjusts its frequency depending on the load. Meizu M3 Note runs 9 hours of continuous video playback. In the active mode (Internet, instant messengers), the smartphone will work for about 2 days, and if you “conjure” with the power management settings, then all 3 days.
The PCMark test passed the smartphone in 10 hours and 26 minutes.
4. ASUS ZenFone 3 Max
It is possible to buy for 9 500 rubles.
This model belongs to the most affordable segment of good inexpensive smartphones for the buyer. However, despite the cheapness, it boasts a metal case, a fingerprint scanner and a non-removable battery with a capacity of 4130 mAh. In the PCMark 8 video test, the gadget worked for 8.5 hours. Energy saving settings have 5 modes:
- Performance - the backlight level is slightly higher.
- Normal - normal mode, does not affect performance.
- Power Saving - when the display is off, Wi-Fi and other communications will not be available.
- Super Saving - in standby mode only voice communication, SMS and alarm will be available.
- Customized - you can manually adjust the behavior of the networks and backlight.
The package includes an OTG cable, with which you can charge another mobile phone from ZenFone 3 Max.
What the smartphone lacks is the quick charge function. It charges slowly, about 3 hours.
3. Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X
The average cost is 9,390 rubles.
In third place in the list of best smartphones with a large battery is a smartphone from Xiaomi with a diagonal of 5.5, Full HD resolution, an eight-core processor with a frequency of 2 GHz, two cameras and a battery capacity of 4100 mAh. A very good version of the smartphone in the price range of up to $ 200, with virtually no competitors. And the battery life, according to the manufacturer, is up to two days. The PCMark Benchmark test showed that the smartphone will work up to 12 hours in the video-Internet game mode. To extend battery life, you can use one of the energy saving modes. The user can specify which applications to disable in the background, and what should always be kept.
It is a pity that with such a battery, Xiaomi decided not to install fast charging support. Such a volume will be charged for at least two hours, or even more.
2. Xiaomi Redmi 4X
The average price is 7 985 rubles.
Another long-term budget employee from Xiaomi. Although the filling is a little weaker than the third place in the rating (the eight-core Snapdragon 435 processor with a frequency of 1.4 GHz), however, paradoxically, in terms of battery life, this (plus a screen resolution of only 720p) benefited the smartphone. With normal use (talking, sms, photos, sometimes games), the smartphone can last a couple of days without recharging. In the PCMark video test, the smartphone lasted 12 hours 30 minutes at 39% screen brightness.
You can read on it for 20 hours in a row, watch a video for almost 16 hours, and play for 9 hours.
Cons: there is no quick charge system, on a sunny day the screen is hard to see.
1. ZTE Blade A610 Plus
In stores, it costs 14,990 rubles.
The smartphone with the most powerful battery in the ranking was the ZTE Blade A610 Plus, which combined the two defining features of the latest generation of smartphones - a large screen and a large battery. Among its advantages included: a metal case, a five-inch multi-touch screen with Full HD resolution, a MediaTek processor with a frequency of 1.5 GHz, and a 5000 mAh battery. The battery life is impressive - when talking about 40 minutes a day, two hours on the Internet and three hours listening to music, the device can last up to three days. And if there is not enough energy, then you can turn on the energy saving mode.
The results of measurements in PCMark showed that the smartphone will have enough energy for 13 hours 43 minutes.
The only drawback of the device is the lack of fast charging. Therefore, it charges about 4 hours.
When choosing a smartphone, you should focus not only on which battery capacity is better, but also on other technical characteristics, such as screen resolution, processor, memory, the presence or absence of a slot for expanding it, and useful options (for example, a fingerprint scanner). And all the models in our top 10 have an excellent performance to cost ratio. And it’s up to you to choose which one according to your financial capabilities.
