Low Power Mode vs. Normal Power Mode Battery Test
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Apple says Low Power Mode helps the iPhone last longer. But how much longer? After 80 hours of active testing, that's we aim to find out in this video.
TEST NOTES:
- Screens were calibrated to 200 nits with auto-brightness turned off, except for in the second test where auto-brightness was turned on.
- Speakers calibrated to the same decibel count.
- Tested within equal distance of a mini cell tower.
- Tested in a temperature controlled environment.
- It's the same iPhone in all tests, with a battery health of 100%.
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How is low power mode?
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Low power is more beneficial for when the phone is in your pocket, it stops background refresh for apps, downloads, email fetching, and dims the screen faster after receiving a notification or something that lights up the screen, so of course having the phone on most of the time doesn’t work at all.
In other words, it’s background tasks that get benefits from low power mode.
Also on iPhones with LCD display is more beneficial, because if you watch HDR video or movie with low power mode off, the battery drains fast, on the iPhone XR - 11 - SE this process use cpu to simulate hdr. When you use low power mode on, the HDR is off and help the battery when you watch movies.
But most iPhones have pretty good stand by. As you saw earlier in the video, he put both on standby for 16 hours and they both lost a similar level of battery.
@@fiifi9283 but that standby test is on a video phone sample with no active app that are receiving mails or auto updates from the App Store
what about the ram? is low power mode more agressive emptying the ram that otherwise has to be refershed in order to mantain the data? if so doing the app cycle without closing the apps would result in low power mode using more battery by having to reload everything from storage every time?
Yeah but it actually did worse in the test during the standby state.
I would like a speedtest between low power mode and normal
It’s about 30 to 50 percent slower
@@earnistse4899 not that much at all
I just tested it on my 12 pro on wifi, got 484mbps down and 23.3 up without low power mode and 452down and 23.2up with it on. On LTE I got 11.3down and 33up with low power mode on and 6.41down and 30.2up without it on. I don’t think that low power mode made it slower, especially with the LTE test where it was actually better. So I’d believe low power mode doesn’t affect Speedtest speeds. Just your connection may vary.
@@navtejsingh9248 he didn’t mean connection speed to WiFi / data , he meant processing speed
@@kayla4406 🤦🏼♂️
I use a 6S Plus and it saves soooooo much more power but that's again probably cause of the older phone.
me too. it's much better becuz older iphones don't have efficiency cores.
My old 6s plus would get so hot w/o low power mode
it also makes charging way faster
@@iamasianok7227 it made it slower for me
No I have the new SE and it really helps because the chip is so powerful but the battery is small I really feel the difference in intensive apps
Does low power actually increase battery life?
Well no, but actually yes
No it doesn’t it degrades battery percentage over time .
@@kanishksharma5132 how?
@@sam512 you can try !
@@sam512 try it for 2 months and see the difference in battery health
@@kanishksharma5132 but what would the technical explanation be?
I would like to see this test in some androids too. I think iOS is normaly super efficient
Yes! Do it!
Yeah same here. Samsung low power mode!!
Android low power mode will drop refresh rate to 60hz so difference will be bigger
Let's do it with s21
It will be laggy as fuck. Typical android stuff
Thank you for this video! Obviously took a lot of quality work. Well done!
It’s about years that I’m trying to find video like this
Thanks 🙏🏻🙌
His videos are too fascinating and entertaining to watch, also informative at the same time, excellent work!
I think we will see a significant difference while comparing the Samsung/Android devices.
Sony Stamina be like: 🗿
Ultra power saving mode back in the day, turn your smart phone into a dumb phone and have it last for 20 days
Right. On my phone it switches to dark mode,dims the screen,lowers the resolution and the screens at like 30hz.
Yeah, I have Huawei, when they had gapps, and ultra power saving mode makes my phones 5 percent 30 min lasting
@@Vayves holy shit stamina on the Xperia Z3 was soooo good. It lasted a good 1 1/2 days with light use. Ugh 😫 I loved it
So satisfying and very useful information for me. Thanks bro
Please do a True Tone on vs True Tone off battery life test
I’ve been asking for this vid for about a year lol finally happy to see it
Same lol, but on Android and a speed test as well to see the extent of throttling
i never thought of it , it’s epic.
your video really helped a lot. thank you very much for such great content :)
Your tests are super Great.
Most detailed video ever done..Great work man! 👏🏻
As someone who always uses low power mode everytime. I feel like i needed to watch this
As someone who always uses low power mode everytime. I feel like i needed to thank you for sharing
As someone who always uses low power mode everytime. Good day comrades
As someone who never uses low power mode. I'm glad to see there's a very small difference.
Well now yk that putting your phone on battery saver actually hurts rather than help it save batery
@@pythondrink you obviously did not watch the whole video
Great video, btw subbed bc ur voice is really relaxing
Great review 🙏🏾
Waiting too long for this
Keep up the great job💪
I would expect normal mode power draw to vary greatly by what background tasks/apps you often use. If you have many things chugging in the background or while in standby, the difference should grow
Another very realistic battery test. Keep it up PhoneBuff!
Can you guys do an LTE VS 5G battery test? Great video btw, very informative
I would love to see this on iPhone 13s and the difference from the 120 hz refresh to the 60 on low power mode
You should keep in mind that this is a very specific model of iPhone. Older devices, like the iPhone 7 may benefit from Low Power Mode more. I can say that on my 6s, I got quite a bit more screen on time with Low Power Mode, though I can't really give an exact number
Thanks great info
Much needed video
This is funny cause i tested the new low power mode they released on the iPadOS 15 on my iPad while binge-watching the office and it really drained less battery. What i think it happens is that native iOS apps already are well optimized for low energy consumption, therefore native apps dont really benefit from the low poder mode, so it helps more on non-native apps.
Would love to see this test with low battery on the new iPhones with pro motion !!
Thanks for your sharing
Excellent video, as always! Do the same with the S23 Ultra, please!
As someone who’s used an iPhone 5s and is currently using an iPhone XR, low power mode is HUGE for the older devices. Since their processors aren’t as powerful, my old iPhone 5s could get an extra 30-90 mins with low power mode enabled from 100%, where as there is no major difference from day to day simple tasks on the XR. However, intense gaming or video editing has helped me squeeze an hour or so more with the iPhone XR on low power mode
The Low power mode restricts background processes and lowers the refresh rate when fast scrolling. In your case, there are very few fast scrolling session, and there are virtually no demanding background apps like messaging apps, multiple mail accounts and other realtime notification enabled apps, that's why the difference between two modes is negligible.
lowers refresh rate in 13,14,15 pro models though, base models dont get 120hz
@@rul3s1232true, and none of the 12 series used in the video even had promotion
@@tobp yup
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i had just googled this, thank you and bless homie
Actually I'm a huge Apple Supporter and enjoy the whole eco system... But the low power mode sucks. I always keep it turned off, since it never made any difference for me (sometimes it even seemed to make it worse...)
Btw. Awesome videos. I watched some in a row now and love the whole concept. Really dope. Subbed!
Hey, could you try this again but instead use a heavier used/daily used iPhone with more apps. What I mean is that these stock iPhones do not have much background refresh as I think low power mode helps with that more. Thanks!
Very informative video
Amazing video!!!
I'm actually doing a test on my 12 Pro Max using low power mode. I haven't charged the phone since Sunday at 3pm and it Tuesday 7am and I have 34% left with 7hr 34 min screen on time between the nearly two days. I have to say the low power mode does its magic on turning the 5G off and using LTE only.
My 13 pro max lasts me 2 days, sometimes even three and my screen on time is usually around 12-16 hours
I think you can conclude that low power mode makes the most difference when doing more intensive tasks, for day to day tasks that aren’t intensive to begin with it doesn’t make that much of a difference
U dud lot of work 🤪 for 11mins video, hats-off to u man, take a bow 😁😁
Great video! Can you make a battery comparison between low power mode 13 pro and one in normal mode ?
Without starting to watch this. I have tested some sort of this with my own device too and since then I haven't ever activated it except If my battery fell below 10%
I think it’s much more affective with older phones where the processor might be working harder for more normal tasks so that CPU cap will make a big difference, on top of that the older CPU’s are less efficient and usually paired with smaller batteries
It is also effective for modern Smartphones as it will make each charge last longer
Well on my old iPhone SE 1st gen even opening a website without low power mode dropped my battery percentage by 3%. With low power mode i could at least spend some time like half a minute on there before losing battery. It definitely helped me out
Great video
Yaaay it lasts 15 minutes longer.
Perfectly useless.
But yeah if I enable it at 20%, I save 2 minutes. Well that's worth it, right?
15 minutes SOT. With stand by it will be more
@@sahil47 It did worse in the standby dude!
On my iPhone 7 I get an extra hour SOT with low power mode. I think it benefits older phones more
@@XMostaxX trun off low power mode when phone on standby
@@srikarvundavalli5934 true. I get 1hr more battery time with low power on my 6s
I think you should do a test with low power mode and normal power mode on a degraded battery iPhone
I think the difference would be much greater because most people who have their iPhone constantly on low power mode have also degraded batteries.
Also do it on the iPhone 13 pro since low power mode on iPhone 13 Pro disables ProMotion
I’ve been waiting for this for the longest time! Thanks 🙏
For me on my 14 pro, I’ve noticed that the underclocking the processor is quite annoying. It runs so much more sluggishly (not just the refresh rate). I’m okay with using it for if I’m not actively using my phone and if I want to temporarily disable AOD or something
Yeah me too , my 14 promax runs weirdly sluggish when i turn low power mode on
Honestly a bit surprised, but how about when doing a speed test? And checking the battery percentage after a lap? Would be interesting to see how much ram is affected
Low power mode saves significint amount of battery juice when turned on on older iPhones like the 6S through underclocking the processor (but it causses it to be really laggy).
Thankfully, Phonebuff!
Low power mode may be prioritizing efficiency cores. Will it also help with heat?
It reduces processing power so it should reduce the heating a bit
Good on you for doing 3 whole tests just to make sure you're giving us accurate information!! 😆
I’ve noticed standby time in LPMode helps tremendously
Only use it when your not using your phone, that’s how you get most out of it
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6:50 That’s… not how margin of error works… like at all. You don’t just add percentage points to the one you think should’ve won because “margin of error”.
Relax. He gave us the results with AND without the "margin of error" and ran multiple tests in multiple ways. You can completely ignore the whole margin of error thing and be your own judge with the results given. It's not a big deal at all.
I honestly think that low power mode might have a more noticeable effect on older iPhones due to their less efficient processors
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More tests please 👍.
This would be a good test to try on the new Iphone 13 pro as it has adaptive frequence display. Maybe it will be a bigger difference?
Low power mode is a huge difference within the newer Samsung devices such as my s20 ultra that I have set to 120hz normally, while low power mode drops it back to 60hz, same with the screen resolution where normal power mode would be WQHD+ while low power automatically sets it to FHD+. In my opinion, Low power mode has such a big difference when it come's to Samsung devices, plus it's still as amazing, and even if not better screen quality, but more importantly BETTER BATTERY(even better than better with battery saver activated).
Try aeroplane mode , dark mode and battery saver all on at same time🤔 that's what I use but on my 1+👌
thanks for the video, do the same for iphone 13 pro, let's see what can you save with pro motion displays
I have an automation that turns low power mode on whenever I leave my house and then turns it off when I return. Then I also have a shortcut in a widget that I can easily just toggle to turn it on or off when I need to with just one tap.
When I use low battery mode;I do notice a big difference. It helps my battery last bit longer and also helps my battery charge faster. I have an SE 2020.
1% could be the difference between a 911 call or not having it
Good point, but 1% could also mean you can make the call but can’t finish it.
@@thevarietykid686 That made me laugh.
thank you
This may not be your field of focus, but I’d be very interested in a comparison of the Apple Watch’s “battery preserve mode” versus normal mode. I reckon the difference there is extremely significant, but I’ve never seen anyone test it :(
To people who are curious about the performance with and without low power mode:
Geekbench 5 CPU without Low power mode:
Single Core: 1332
Multi Core: 3282
Geekbench 5 CPU with Low power mode:
Single Core: 786
Multi Core: 1487
3D Mark Slingshot Extreme without Low power mode: 5190 pts.
3D Mark Slingshot Extreme with Low power mode: 4298 pts.
EDIT 1:
Geekbench:
Runtime: 03:35
Battery before test with low power mode: 71%
Battery after test with low power mode: 70%
Runtime: 02:06
Battery before test without low power mode: 70%
Battery after test without low power mode: 68%
Yes
Well, when in use, low power is useless and very agressive on performance hit. My iPhone 13 feels very sluggish when low power Mode is active. Thanks to this vídeo and this comment wont use it again.
So basically you limit the performance in half...Great Gainz
Thank you. I would want expect with performance cut in half, battery life should double, if not more. Clearly not the case and not much point to using it.
There's no need to use power saving unless you really REALLY can't get to a charger in your car, a power bank or to a wall plug. The phone is bought to be used to its maximum, why limit anything if not absolutely needing to do so?
You should do a test with a phone on low brightness and one on full brightness. I always keep my screen brightness on the lowest for extra battery life, but I’m not sure if it makes that huge of a difference.
You should do the difference between dark mode and regular mode with the oled displays
Oneplus 9 Pro vs 12 Pro Max Speed test !!
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I feel like it's pointless to test whether low power mode is better while allowing it to dim the screen because you can just as easily dim the screen in normal power mode anyway.
But you can get extra dark on the lowest setting with it on.
@@FSXgta yeah but it's not testing whether the mode does anything, it's just testing how much battery you save by lowering the brightness.
I only recently got a new phone, but on the old one I always used low power mode since it was 3-4 years old and the battery was... yes, not in its best shape, so it helped very much.
They way I’ve looked at it was; it’s still another “mode” activated hence effecting your overall battery and I’ve noticed my iPhones battery doesn’t drop as fast when not using low power mode vs with low power mode and I didn’t do tests it was just a coincidental feeling I’d get every single time.
most ppl who use low power mode like myself also turn the screen brightness really low that may be the real reason why it works so well for me
NO, I use low power mode even when fully charged! It provides me with over an hour more battery life during the day!
I’m definitely a firm believer in that
i swear i was searching the other day for this exact topic and i couldn't find any related videos on youtube , then i got a notification u uploaded a video about it ! Do u read minds sir !? 🤯
Thank You for answering my question 🙏🏻❤
I love the subtle Halo references around the video lol
Low porer mode is here mostly to your iPhone from overheating.
One of the biggest impacts with low power mode is that the performance cores of the processor gets disabled. That's why it doesn't make any difference on apps like phone or messengers / iMessage.
This just shows how extremely efficient and powerful the iPhones are already.
Pretty much.
The fact that youtube runs perfect without performance cores is insane!
What is that machine that automates interacting with the phone called? Would love to have one
Super cool
3:08 They're the same number, yet the levels aren't equal. Exaggerating the score to make the difference more noticeable?
maybe from rounding. one is 80.4 while the other is 79.5
@@on_spikes6867 How do you get that ,5 or ,9 information? Lol
@@on_spikes6867 the phone only shows in integer
@@rayawira we see that by calculating the time between the percentage loss in the app using or currently or maybe his software is doing it
I’ve never actually used it.
I am now curious on how low power mode performs during idle (display off)
I mean I usually try to avoid using my phone when I need to activate low power mode (< 50% & don't have access to charger)
Is there default settings on the "normal power" phone or did you already change some settings that would lead to less battery usage?
i only use low power mode when i know i wont be using phone for a while(1-2hours) or during night time/sleep or when battery is 20% or lower
You should use it all the time as it will make your charge go further
Low power mode helps most when you have multiple fetch email account and are on cellular.
FINALLY HE BACK
I’ve been waiting for years for this video.. now i can finally get an answer...
please do those tests on cell signal with wifi off! that would be a good real world test
Low power mode plus dark mode saves the best battery life!
how do you accurately track the batteries and putting them on video during editing ?
Nice content👌...love to see this same test on Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
Lessons learned: don’t use low power mode when calling someone
why?
@@karimferraz8440 it used more battery
It’s actually more like a Margin of error than actual result.
yeh
He needs to run the test with WiFi off in a 5G area