Which Phone has better battery life? S4 or HTC ONE?

[cgardnervt]

I think if you are a heavy user with multiple hours of screen time per day, both phones will struggle in the battery department. In other words, you're not going to get a sudden explosion of battery-saving awesomeness if you switch to the S4. I have a co-worker who uses the S4 and says that even his moderate use drains the batteries quite alot. The S4, while packing a 2600 mAH battery (versus the 2300 mAH for HTC), also packs a slightly more powerful processor which seems to in turn hog more battery as well.

I've been quite happy with the battery life of my HTC One but I realize I'm not a heavy user. All I'm saying is that if you are a very heavy user, switching from the HTC One to the S4 is not really going to solve your problem as both phones will drain battery quickly if you are using as much as you claim.

But if you can switch the battery out then it becomes a game changer for some folks. For me I liked my HTC One better over all so thats what I got. The OP is looking at both angles to see what works best for him.

 

[carlostmac1]

Hmm i see i see, thank you all for the insight!

 

[madlaw1071]

I have the One and the S4 and use them identically with the same launcher etc. While the One has acceptable battery life for my usage, the S4 is clearly superior in this regard. The One can make it thru the day but by 10pm it's pretty much spent whereas the S4 is still at 40-45%. Again, everyone's mileage will vary.

 

[Jakiro201]

I think the S4 will have a slight advantage in this, though I have never used it at all. Iam using my HTC One with the Mophie case so overall I have a battery of 4800mAh which gives me about 8 hours of continous heavy usage.

 

[sel1965]

I have both phones and since it's really hard for me to put my One down I would say the S4 gets better battery life, but I don't use that phone much on for quick calls and some internet browsing. Other than that i'm on the one.

 

[henryfool3]

was wondering how you are managing such high screen time. what are your settings? how many accounts are you syncing? that kind of thing.

thanks.

My One averages a little over 20 hours with 4.5 to 5 hours screen time. My s4 has yet to hit 20 hours. Could be a difference in how I use the devices though.

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[marky_yo]

My two cents, and after having the ONE X and One X+, I have found that the battery saver on the ONE learns over time, at least so it seems and I even read it somewhere on here, but when I am work, I hate our wifi so I just downloaded power toggles and just flip it off and I noticed a big difference! Also, I just turn it on and off along with GPS when needed....helps a lot!

 

[whitecollar]

And a lot of the reviewers seem to think the battery is good enough at worst. Even this guy who didn't really like the phone said the battery was ok.
Review: Despite sleek design, HTC One disappoints | Business & Technology | The Seattle Times

 

[Aquila]

And a lot of the reviewers seem to think the battery is good enough at worst. Even this guy who didn't really like the phone said the battery was ok.
Review: Despite sleek design, HTC One disappoints | Business & Technology | The Seattle Times

lol, this review is hilarious: "This is the best phone in existence, but it's not good enough, here are all of my complaints" (paraphrased)

 

[bgapfire]

Hi i recently used the Note 2 for a few days and the battery is phenomenal! Now i have the HTC One and not too happy with the battery. Granted, the note was notably bigger and therefore probably had the bigger battery. So now i'm wondering which device has a better battery? The HTC One or the Samsung Galaxy S4? I'm also an extremely heavy user, surfing the web all day, texting, facebook, and etc.

Your battery mileage will vary by your usage. I had the One and own the S4. For my usage, the S4 has crushed the One.

 

[mysterygirl]

WHAT?! wow i'm definitely not getting that, so which one do you prefer if you had to just use one

Both are great, but the One is easily my favorite of the two. I like the S4, but I love the One.

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[mayconvert]

take it back and get the LG Optimus G Pro if you want Awesome battery life. kick *** phone

 

[aggie]

was wondering how you are managing such high screen time. what are your settings? how many accounts are you syncing? that kind of thing.

thanks.

I sync two email accounts (1 work, 1 Gmail personal). I have the work sync every hour.
I don't sync facebook and twitter. These are typically battery hogs and I really don't care enough about anyone or anything on either of these two services to get instant notifications.
I use the power saver option. Screen on auto brightness.
GPS off unless I am using maps. Bluetooth off unless I'm in my truck.

Also downloaded Snapdragon BatteryGuru but it is still in the learning phase so I don't yet know what kind of impact, if any, that it has.

I don't do anything out of the ordinary to try to save juice that I wouldn't do with any other device.

 

[henryfool3]

thanks for the info.

i can't seem to get that much screen time. i have bluetooth on all the time. wifi is using smart toggle to be on and off depending on if i'm home or not. no wifi at work. i auto sync 3 gmail accounts and one other yahoo, but that is every 4 hours. no fb or twitter sync. gps off. auto bright on screen, but no power saver. i've gotten like 2 or more hrs. screen and over an hour of calls. not bad at all. but when you see numbers like 4-5 hrs, makes you wonder.

I sync two email accounts (1 work, 1 Gmail personal). I have the work sync every hour.
I don't sync facebook and twitter. These are typically battery hogs and I really don't care enough about anyone or anything on either of these two services to get instant notifications.
I use the power saver option. Screen on auto brightness.
GPS off unless I am using maps. Bluetooth off unless I'm in my truck.

Also downloaded Snapdragon BatteryGuru but it is still in the learning phase so I don't yet know what kind of impact, if any, that it has.

I don't do anything out of the ordinary to try to save juice that I wouldn't do with any other device.

 

[bembol]

I hard to tell because even if I take my One at work I use it as an iPod (Music & Videos) and watch the NHL playoffs when working nights and use.

I'm working this weekend, I will use the One on Friday and the S4 on Saturday.

 

[HalizDad]

I had the S3 before this One...I just looked at my One and it's been off charge for 10hrs 33min and the battery is at 88%. I was using my stopwatch to water the front, with the screen on for 1.5hrs, listening to music with the earbuds and reading the blinkfeed news during that time. I'm happy. My S3 would have been needing a bump by now. The last 50% went quick on the S3.

 

[The Hustleman]

The tests I've read indicate the S4 has the better battery life.

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[carlostmac1]

Your battery mileage will vary by your usage. I had the One and own the S4. For my usage, the S4 has crushed the One.

take it back and get the LG Optimus G Pro if you want Awesome battery life. kick *** phone

I think i'm gonna hold out on these phablets for a while, unless i somehow grow massive hands overnight

 

[carlostmac1]

Your battery mileage will vary by your usage. I had the One and own the S4. For my usage, the S4 has crushed the One.

I hard to tell because even if I take my One at work I use it as an iPod (Music & Videos) and watch the NHL playoffs when working nights and use.

I'm working this weekend, I will use the One on Friday and the S4 on Saturday.

Amazing screen to do that, GO BRUINS!

 

[carlostmac1]

So I let my battery literally drain to 0 last night and got 9 hours and 54 mins. So i cant really complain. I just hate it how its pretty much drained by the time i get home from work and i wont b able to go anywhere until i have a comfortable battery life percentage. Maybe i'll just bring a cable to work and have it charging at work. Does anyone know if that will damage the battery, just having it charging maybe second half of the day?