It’s not your imagination: Phone battery life is getting worse
The battery test, seen here inaction, makes phones set to equal brightness scroll through the same set ofwebsites until each runs out of juice. If you recently bought a new flagship phone, chances are its battery life is actually worse than an older model. Here's why, and what you can do to extend your battery's charge. Phone makers promise “all-day battery life.” Sure, and you haven’t stolen any of the kids’ Halloween candy. If you recently bought a new flagship phone, chances are its battery life is actually worse than an older model. For several weeks, I performed the same battery test over and over again on 13 phones. With a few notable exceptions, this year’s top models underperformed last year’s. The new iPhone XS died 21 minutes earlier than last year’s iPhone X. Google’s Pixel 3 lasted nearly an hour and a half less than its Pixel 2. Phone makers tout all sorts of tricks to boost battery life, including more-efficient processors, low-power modes and artifi...