In a more embarrassing product review of Apple’s recently released iPhone 7, a British consumer group titled ‘Which?’ has established that the battery of the device fares quite poorly than that of its peers.
The group tested the iPhone 7 with other recently launched high-end smartphone models including Samsung Galaxy S7, the HTC 10 and LG G5.
When tested with a 3G connection, the iPhone 7 was rated at the bottom of the list, providing 712 minutes of call time.
Meanwhile, other phones recorded a much high call time, with HTC 10 lasting 1859 minutes, LG G5 lasting 1579 minutes and the Samsung Galaxy S7 lasting 1492 minutes.
The group is said to have also tested the four smartphones to see how long they would last when used on the Web.
Once again HTC 10 emerged victorious lasting 790 minutes followed by Samsung Galaxy S7 that lasted 677 minutes, LG G5 lasted 640 minutes and iPhone 7 lasted 615 minutes.
Which? said it carried out the tests using its own phone network simulator to ensure that the signal strength was consistent for each test.
The group, which is Britain's oldest consumer group explained, “This is important as a phone has to expend more power when it’s struggling for reception. We also set the screen brightness on every phone to the same level. Finally, we perform a full ‘power cycle’ of each phone’s battery prior to testing – that means fully discharging and then charging it.”
In reaction, users said that Apple’s focus in recent years has shifted and it is currently obsessed with size. The brand want to deliver the thinnest and lightest fully-featured phone, and in the process, they might have settled for a smaller battery.
iPhone 7 employs a significantly lower capacity battery as compared to most of its rivals.
The HTC 10, which emerged right on top of the test, on most parameters uses a 3,000 mAh battery compared to the 1,900 mAh unit used by iPhone 7.
Incidentally, some users pointed out that Apple never highlights the capacity of its batteries in any promotion.
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