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The Washington Post has found that the latest flagship smartphones have worse battery life than older models: in particular, the iPhone XS dies “21 minutes earlier than last year’s iPhone X,” while “Google’s Pixel 3 lasted nearly an hour and a half less than the Pixel 2.” The author believes that lithium-ion batteries are being outpaced: one insider claims that technology is improving only “5 percent per year,” which designers don’t seem to be accounting for.
My results made me do a double take, so I called up a squad of other tech journalists also obsessed with testing at CNET, Tom's Guide and Consumer Reports. "Our overall average battery life is coming down," says Mark Spoonauer, the editor in chief of Tom's Guide, who also found the iPhone XS battery died sooner than the iPhone X. Many of the phones with the longest battery life, he adds, are a year old.
My results made me do a double take, so I called up a squad of other tech journalists also obsessed with testing at CNET, Tom's Guide and Consumer Reports. "Our overall average battery life is coming down," says Mark Spoonauer, the editor in chief of Tom's Guide, who also found the iPhone XS battery died sooner than the iPhone X. Many of the phones with the longest battery life, he adds, are a year old.