Nintendo Switch Battery Test Reveals Some Surprising Results

Beats 3DS and New 3DS in terms of stamina

[bouzebbal]

Who ever judges a console from how long time it lasts without touching it on home screen. This comparison makes absolutely no sense..

"Naturally there are some provisos here; games which really push the hardware are going to drain the battery faster, so don't expect to get the same kind of stamina when you're playing Zelda: Breath of the Wild."
now this is more like it.
i suggest you play the same game (NES or SNES) when the feature is enabled on switch and 3ds and make a comparative video. Or friday compare Zelda on gamepad vs zelda on Switch.

[Yohshida]

Just like every device ever. Try playing games on your smartphone. It wont even last close to this.

[XtreemGamer]

My S7 edge easily lasts for 6 hours in every intense 3D shooter and its rendering in 1440p. The battery in the switch is really bad compared to phones,this is the sad truth.

[Yohshida]

Comparing a "intense" smartphone game with zelda is just wrong. Also I dont think it can last 6h.

[DashMad]

@XtreemGamer
your's last 6 hour ?? then why my phone only last 2 hour from playing pokemon go ??

[rdgneoz3]

@Dash. The shooter doesn't need gps like Go does...

[Nivekki]

@XtreemGamer

Lol you're full of shit, I've got an s7 and games, particularly more intense games, eat through my battery. There's no way yours lasts 6 hours, anyone who believes that is a fool.

[TheLeapist]

@XtreemGamer your S7 has a 3600 mah battery compared to the 4310 mah battery of the switch. Nice try though.

[Captain_Tom]

LOL mine will. 3 year old Xperia Z3 still lasts 3-5 hours gaming.

Stop buying overpowered phones with tiny batteries.

[TWB]

I guess the newer Android OS could also account to larger/different battery drainage. My Xperia Z2 used to be able to play that 6 hours, or stream 10 hours straight from youtube IIRC, but that was on 4.4.4. Now on the newest available version (and I got a new battery changed into this one), the streaming goes down to 6 hours or less, while gaming would probably be around 3-4 hours? On the older battery, I could maybe game 1 hour, and stream one and a half (it was in such a bad shape, that the heat caused super fast drainage).

[MeteorPanda]

@XtreemGamer get that diaper changed mate cause you're full of it.

[Natversion1]

Lol agreed. My S7 Edge is at 85% and it's on power saving mode and all it's done is sit next to me at work.

[feraldrgn]

I was expecting them to play a game or something, not idle on the home screen.
What a terrible test, it's almost clickbait & anyone who just reads the headline will get the wrong idea.

[Uken12]

GameXplain did a test on Youtube. With everything on playing Zelda it last 2.5 hours. That is pretty good in my opinion.

[chris235]

now if they only had a proper it infrastructure and enough ram and all the standards of the industry like a healthy third party support - one could indeed buy a n-product. but the way things are: thanks. pass. gladly.

[OrangePowerz]

Doesn't really matter how long it lasts when it just sits around. What matter is how long the battery lasts when playing games.

[starrman1985]

I'm really glad that I know how long I can leave my switch on my desk, not playing anything!

[MoveTheGlow]

That makes sense. You've got a larger battery than a 3DS or DS to run more demanding games, and the OS has looked pretty lean and efficient. When it runs actual games, of course it drains more quickly, as it works with every device out there. To me, this points further to the Switch being intended as a genuine portable device, no matter what they're saying about it being a console and not replacing the 3DS (which will most likely mean "We will continue to support third-parties making 3DS games for small children").

[PCgamer98]

Great news. It's good to know that I'll be able to look at the ui for 5 hours straight without it dying on me.

[Tetsujin]

The sad truth is most electronic companies run their devices in the BIOS, or the most basic area of the device itself, and advertise "X can run Y hours!" however fail to mention with nothing else running.

I used to work for a major computer corp. and they pulled this all the time, and in theory it's not false advertising because it can reach those numbers - with nothing else but the bare minimum running. That's why most sites run benchmark tests to actually show what the device can do under a full load on battery and/or power connections.

[Dan_scruggs]

Damn slow your roll Game Boy.