Still, Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has a pretty good battery run-time; the “phablet” has the best battery life among products of its category. It can last up to 35 hours of talk time and up to 980 hours in standby. Samsung Galaxy S 3, the product that is usually brought in discussion when it comes to comparing the note’s specs, can only offer 22 hours of talk time and at maximum 800 hours in standby which is fairly reasonable for such a great smartphone.
Apple’s iPhone 4S is at the bottom of the list with only 14 hours of battery life during talk time.
Reviewers have subjected Samsung’s larger smartphone to various tests and they have reached the conclusion that the phablet’s battery is the best on the market. The most relevant test was performed by analysts at Techradar, who have continuously run the phone for 12 hours.
The phone received updates from Facebook, Twicca, Gmail and Dropbox, whereas analysts spent most of the day surfing the Internet. At the end of the test, the phone had only 4% battery left, but that was enough for reviewers to conclude that Galaxy Note 2 is the best product they have seen so far.
There are several tricks one can perform to prolong the life of the phone’s battery. The device has a power saving mode and several options that may be selected to save energy.