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iPhone 16 battery life vs Samsung vs Google — which flagship phones last the longest?

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The iPhone 16 Pro Max posts the best time of any flagship on the Tom 's Guide battery test, beating out the OnePlus 12 .

The two largest phones — the iPhone 16 Plus and the iPhone Pro Max — outlast the average smartphone we test by more than 2.5 and 4 hours.

As with Apple , Samsung sees the best battery performance from its largest phone, with the Galaxy S24 Ultra lasting the longest on a charge.

Google may find itself at a disadvantage with a pair of 6.3-inch phones in the form of the Pixel 9 Pro and 9 Pro XL .

The Pixel 9 Pro XL is the best battery performance we've ever seen from any Google phone we've tested.

Samsung 's Galaxy S24 family posted the best average battery test results.

The OnePlus 12 lasted 29% longer than the OnePlus 11, while the iPhone 16 lineup posted a 21% gain over the iPhone 15 lineup's results.

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