If you own a Nexus 5 and upgraded to Android 5.0 Lollipop anticipating improved battery life thanks to Project Volta, you May Have the bitter taste of disappointment in your mouth. Now there’s data to support your displeasure. A series of benchmark tests Recent for the Samsung Galaxy S5, LG G3, HTC One (M8) and Nexus 5 Looked at battery life before and after Android 5.0 Lollipop on each of the flagship smartphones. The results are consistently disappointing for the Nexus 5.
To get an in-depth look at Android 5.0′s impact on battery life, GSMArena ran a series of four tests for endurance, talk time, Web browsing and video playback. The tests Compared results for each phone with itself – That is, They Compared battery life on the previous version of Android (4.4 KitKat) with battery life on Android 5.0
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When it comes to endurance, the Samsung Galaxy S5 has 83 hours of standby time on Lollipop, up 11 hours from the 72 hours of standby time on KitKat. The HTC One (M8) Received a six-hour boost from the update, as STI standby time rose from 71 hours to 77 hours on KitKat on Lollipop. However, the LG G3 saw ITS drop six hours standby time, from 69 to 63 on KitKat on Lollipop. . The Nexus 5 saw STI dip two hours standby time, from 40 hours to 38 hours on KitKat on Lollipop
The Samsung Galaxy S5 Also got a nice boost in six-hour talk time, going from 21:20 (hours: minutes) on KitKat to 27:37 on Lollipop. The LG G3 saw a small decline, going from 25:54 to 25:38 on KitKat on Lollipop. However, the HTC One (M8) and the Nexus 5 each lost acerca six hours of talk time after the update to Lollipop.
The HTC One (M8) was the only one of the four flagships in GSMArena’s test to see a significant boost in Web browsing time, going from 9:06 to 12:29. The other devices saw minor changes.
For the video playback test, GSMArena Observed the Samsung Galaxy S5′s battery life REMAIN Nearly unchanged, while the other smartphones in the test lost acerca an hour of playback time.
“The battery life after the update from 4.4 to 5.0 KitKat Lollipop is a mixed bag,” According to Peter at GSMArena. While the Samsung Galaxy S5 reaps the benefits from Project MOST promised Improvements to Volta’s battery life, the other smartphones in esta series of tests are still waiting for more of the magic to kick in. Nexus 5 owners, meanwhile, are left reminiscing about the good old days of KitKat battery life for Their notoriously quick-to-zero phones.
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