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Smartphones with best battery life that you can buy this Christmas

Battery Life is a key point to consider while buying a mobile. What good is a mobile, if it has all the best features in the world, but runs out of battery when you start using those features? Mobiles with large battery life, tend to be bulky in size. But that trend changed. We started seeing mobiles with a sleek profile and a heavy battery life. Here is a list of smartphones that have best battery life and are proven to have a solid performance. The best phones are the ones that find that perfect balance between battery life and performance. There is no point in having a phone with 3-4 day battery life when it lags in performance. If you also want to know which are the overall best phones that you can buy right now, head to our ‘Smartphone Recommendation List‘ page. Head to this page for recommended Android applications list.

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These three phones come with very good battery life, are packed with speed and lot of features that makes a difference.

OnePlus 6T

Amazon (₹38,000);
OnePlus 6T

The Good The Bad
  1. 6.41″ FullHD Optic AMOLED display has minimal bezels
  2. Price tag, best VFM phone
  3. Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 is fastest smartphone chip
  4. In-display fingerprint reader
  5. 128GB or 256GB storage, 6GB or 8GB RAM
  6. 16mp + 20mp rear camera setup
  7. 20mp front selfie camera
  8. Android 9 Pie pre-loaded
  9. 3700mAh battery gives good life
  10. Super fast charging, thanks to OnePlus’s Dash Charge tech
  1. Display cannot compete with the likes of S9,G6,P20
  2. No water resistance
  3. OnePlus still won’t provide headset
  4. Above average camera quality
  5. Brittle glass back should be protected with a case

Samsung Galaxy Note 9

Amazon (₹67,900/-); Samsung Store (₹67,900); Flipkart(₹67,900/-);
Samsung Galaxy Note 9

The Good The Bad
  1. You cannot get an Android phone that is more functional than this one right now!
  2. 6.4″ 2960 x 1440 pixel QHD+ Super AMOLED display is the best display panel ever made for smartphones
  3. S-Pen functionality is much improved, now acts as Bluetooth remote
  4. Bluetooth v5 lets you connect two bluetooth devices at once
  5. Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 is screaming fast
  6. Dual SIM card slots
  7. 6GB or 8GB of RAM
  8. 128GB and 512GB storage options
  9. 12mp+12mp rear camera setup takes stunning photos and videos, primary camera has variable aperture
  10. 8mp front camera can do 1440p videos
  11. IP68 Dust and water resistance
  12. microSD card slot
  13. 4000mAh battery, supports fast charging
  14. Fast Wireless Charging
  15. Better and lighter TouchWiz
  16. Amazing audio quality
  17. Fingerprint sensor, heart-rate sensor, barometer, SpO2
  18. Iris Scanner is super fast
  1. The rear glass panel is brittle, do not use the phone without back case

Poco F1

Flipkart (₹19,999);

The Good The Bad
  1. Cheapest smartphone with powerful SD845 chipset
  2. 6.18” FullHD display with minimal bezels
  3. Huge 4000mAh battery
  4. Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 845
  5. Unbelievable pricing
  6. 4GB RAM or 6GB or RAM + 64GB storage
  7. nanoSIM + nanoSIM/microSD card slots
  8. IR sensor based face unlock
  9. 12mp + 5mp dual rear facing camera ; 20mp front facing camera
  10. Bluetooth v5, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi
  1. Questionable customer service
  2. Flash sale circus
  3. LiquidCool technology not that effective
  4. Slow OS updates
  5. No water proofing, even on the top end model

Others in the list

 

Vivo Nex

Amazon (₹44,990);

The Good The Bad
  1. Futuristic looking phone, a real head turner
  2. Price is very competitive
  3. Under display ultrasonic fingerprint scanner
  4. 6.6″ 2316×1080 fullHD Super AMOLED display
  5. Dual SIM card slots
  6. Snapdragon 845 is extremely fast chipset.
  7. 8GB of RAM, 128GB storage options
  8. 8mp front camera can be used for high quality video calls/selfies
  9. Dust and water resistance
  10. Bigger 4000mAh battery, supports fast charging
  11. Fast charging
  1. No dust/water resistance
  2. No NFC
  3. No memory expansion
  4. Average camera performance
  5. Under display fingerprint scanner can be hit and miss sometimes
  6. Service is a ?
  7. FunTouchOS UI on Andorid 8.1 tries too much to be like iOS

ASUS ZenFone 5z


Flipkart (₹32,999);

The Good The Bad
  1. 6.2″ FullHD Super IPS+ display has minimal bezels
  2. Price tag, best VFM phone
  3. Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 is fastest smartphone chip
  4. Upto 128GB storage, upto 8GB RAM
  5. 16mp + 20mp rear camera setup
  6. 8mp front selfie camera
  7. Android 8 Oreo pre-loaded
  8. 3300mAh battery gives good life
  9. Super fast charging, thanks to Quick Charge 3.0
  10. Dual Speakers with dual NXP Smart amplifiers
  1. Display cannot compete with the likes of S9,G6,P20
  2. No water resistance
  3. Not everyone would like that notch
  4. Brittle glass back should be protected with a case

Vivo V11 Pro

Flipkart (₹25,900); Amazon (₹25,990);

The Good The Bad
  1. Elegant looking phone, a real head turner
  2. Price is competitive.
  3. Under display ultrasonic fingerprint scanner.
  4. 6.41″ 2316×1080 fullHD Super AMOLED display.
  5. Dual SIM card slots.
  6. Snapdragon 660 is one of the best midrange chipset.
  7. 6GB of RAM, 64GB storage.
  8. 25mp front camera can be used for high quality video calls/selfies.
  9. 12mp+5mp rear camera setup takes quality photos.
  10. Dust and water resistance.
  11. 3400mAh battery, supports fast charging.
  12. Fast charging.
  13. Very good camera for its price.
  1. No dust/water resistance
  2. No NFC
  3. Under display fingerprint scanner can be hit and miss sometimes.
  4. Service is a ?
  5. FunTouchOS on Andorid tries too much to be like iOS

OPPO F9

Flipkart (₹18,990);Amazon (₹18,990);
OPPO F9

The Good The Bad
  1. 6.3″ FullHD display
  2. Looks stunning, the diamond back is beautiful
  3. Dual SIM card slots
  4. MediaTek P60 is a very fast and capable chipset
  5. 4GB of RAM, 64GB storage options
  6. 16mp+2mp rear camera setup, 16mp front camera
  7. Dedicated microSD card slot
  8. Bigger 3500mAh battery
  9. VOOC Fast charging is one of the best
  10. Android 8.1 Oreo
  11. Amazing audio quality
  1. Updates rarely happen
  2. No memory expansion
  3. Support is a ?

Motorola One Power

Flipkart (₹15,999);
Moto One Power

The Good The Bad
  1. 6.2″ FullHD display
  2. Price
  3. Huge 5000mAh battery,
  4. Qualcomm® SnapdragonTM 636 is a capable midrange chip
  5. 64GB of storage, 4GB of RAM
  6. P2i splash resistance coating.
  7. 16mp + 5mp rear camera setup video recording is very good
  8. 12mp front selfie camera with selfie flash light
  9. Android One, regular and fast OS updates
  10. Supports 15W fast charging, charger included in the box
  11. Pure Android experience
  1. Generic design
  2. Average camera quality
  3. That notch is big and ugly.

Honor 8X

Amazon (₹14,990);
Honor 8X

The Good The Bad
  1. Huge 6.5″ display.
  2. Price, one of the best VFM Phones.
  3. HiSilicon Kirin 710 is powerful, yet, efficient
  4. 64GB of storage, 4GB RAM.
  5. Dual 20mp+2mp rear camera, 16mp front camera
  6. Looks much better than other phones in same price range
  7. Phone can be used as Wi-Fi bridge
  8. Dedicated microSD card slot for memory expansion
  9. Dual Nano SIM cards
  10. 3750mAh battery
  1. Support can be a ?
  2. No fast charging

 

Redmi Note 6 Pro

Flipkart (₹13,999);

The Good The Bad
  1. 6.26″ FullHD display with minimal bezels
  2. Huge 4000mAh battery
  3. Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 chipset
  4. Price
  5. 4GB RAM or 6GB of RAM + 64GB storage
  6. microSD card slot
  7. Dual SIM card slots
  8. Fingerprint sensor
  9. 12MP + 5MP rear camera setup
  10. 20MP + 2MP dual front camera setup
  11. MIUI 9 OS
  1. Customer service is a hit and miss.
  2. Glass protective cover on display is brittle, handle with care.
  3. Flash sale circus.
  4. micro-USB port.
  5. Android 8.1 Oreo.

 

Realme 2 Pro


Flipkart (₹13,999);

The Good The Bad
  1. Price
  2. 6.3” FullHD Super IPS+ display has very small notch
  3. 91% screen to body ratio
  4. Clean look, better than most other phones in the segment
  5. Dedicated microSD card slot, up to 256GB.
  6. 3500mAh battery gives long life
  7. Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 AIE chipset is powerful.
  8. 4GB + 64GB / 6GB + 64GB / 8GB + 128GB.
  9. 16mp + 2mp rear camera setup
  10. 16mp front selfie camera
  11. Great camera quality
  12. Android 8 Oreo pre-loaded
  1. No fast charging.
  2. No NFC.

 

Honor Play

Amazon(₹19,999); Flipkart (₹23,999);
Honor Play

The Good The Bad
  1. 6.3″ display.
  2. Metal back panel does not need a case.
  3. Price, one of the best VFM Phones.
  4. HiSilicon Kirin 970 is best chipset from Huawei, their first mobile AI computing platform
  5. 64GB of storage, 4GB RAM.
  6. Dual 16mp+2mp rear camera, 16mp front camera
  7. Phone can be used as Wi-Fi bridge
  8. Dedicated microSD card slot for memory expansion
  9. Dual Nano SIM cards
  10. 3750mAh battery, with quick charging.
  1. Support can be a ?.
  2. Average low light camera performance.

 

Asus Zenfone Max Pro (M2)


Flipkart (₹14,999);

The Good The Bad
  1. 5.99” FullHD Super IPS+ display has minimal bezels
  2. Huge 5000mAh battery gives long life
  3. Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 is a capable mid range chip.
  4. 32GB or 64GB of storage
  5. 3GB or 4GB or 6GB of RAM, pick model with 4GB or 6GB or RAM.
  6. Up to 2TB microDS card, dedicated slot.
  7. 12mp + 5mp rear camera setup
  8. 13mp front selfie camera
  9. Android 8 Oreo stock ROM.
  1. Nothing in particular

Asus Zenfone Max (M2)

asus-zenfone-max-m2
Flipkart (₹9,999);

The Good The Bad
  1. 6.26” 720p IPS display.
  2. 4000mAh battery gives long life.
  3. Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 is a capable mid range chip.
  4. 32GB or 64GB of storage
  5. 3GB or 4GB of RAM.
  6. Up to 2TB microSD card
  7. 13mp + 2mp rear camera setup
  8. 8mp front selfie camera
  9. Android 8 Oreo pre-loaded
  1. No fast charging, takes lot of time to charge that battery.

Amarendra

Co-Founder of GadgetDetail, gadget lover, addicted to American TV shows, fan of Ferrari and Federer, Bengalurian, FOOD LOVER, multiplex hater.

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