Samsung Phone Holds Twice More Charging Than Pixel And IPhone

Samsung, excels in battery charging cycles (photo: x @appltrack)

JAKARTA - The latest energy label from the European Union revealed interesting information about smartphone battery life: Samsung is far ahead of its competitors, with some devices able to last up to 2,000 cycles of charging twice the Pixel and iPhone.

The European Union recently required mobile phone manufacturers to include energy labels that include power efficiency, hardware resilience, and the most prominent number of charging cycles that can be borne by batteries before starting to decline significantly.

Based on data from the European Product Registry for Energy Labeling (EPREL), Samsung occupies the top position. Here are some of the Samsung models and their durability:

2,000 cycles: Galaxy S25, S25 Plus, S25 Ultra, S25 Edge, S24, S24 FE, Galaxy A56, A36, Galaxy XCover7 and XCover7 Pro, Tab Active5 and Active5 Pro, as well as Tab S10 series and Tab S10 FE.

1,200 cycles: Galaxy A26, A16.

Meanwhile, other major brands have the following battery life:

Google Pixel: 1,000 cycles for all Pixel 9 and Pixel 8a models.

Apple: iPhone 16 Pro Max to iPad Air M3 all recorded only 1,000 cycles.

Motorola: 1,000'1,200 cycles, some even only have 800 cycles (like Moto G55).

Fairphone: 1,300 cycles (Fairphone 5), 1,000 cycles (Gen 6).

Nothing: 1,400 cycles for Phone 3 series and CMF Phone 2 Pro.

Sony: Xperia 1 VII is recorded in 1,400 cycles.

OnePlus: OnePlus 13R gets 1,200 cycles, while OnePlus 13 is only 1,000 cycles.

It is still a big question how Samsung managed to reach 2,000 cycles in many of its devices. This could be related to more advanced battery engineering or more efficient use of materials and power management systems. However, manufacturers have so far not provided official technical details explaining this advantage.

Differences in battery technology can also play a role. For example, OnePlus uses a silicon-carbon battery in OnePlus 13, which, although sophisticated, is still only claimed to last 1,000 cycles.

This energy label program from the European Union is a step forward in consumer transparency. Now, buyers can find out from the start how long their batteries can last in active use. However, this data still needs to be completed with an understanding of how this charging cycle is calculated in real practice.

With battery life becoming an increasingly important issue in the era of modern mobile phones, it may be time for all manufacturers to be more open in conveying this specification to their users.