Samsung conquered the DxOMark with the autonomy excellence of the Galaxy S23 Ultra, and now, it’s time to analyze the battery performance of the cheapest models in the new line of flagships. The Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23 Plus had their test results revealed this Thursday (23) by the website.

It should be remembered that DxOMark evaluates not only the autonomy, but also the performance and offload efficiency — that is, the relationship between duration and capacity — of the device’s power cell, allowing its tests to be much more accurate when determining best phones for battery life.

The Galaxy S23 Plus impressed in tests by scoring 134 points, beating strong rivals and taking the 4th place in the ranking of cell phones that cost more than US$ 800. The battery life of 4,700 mAh reached 2 days and 13 hours in the DxOMark laboratory. With just 5 minutes of recharging, the model managed to run for almost 5 hours.

This indicates that the “middle brother” of the new generation of Samsung’s top of the line surpassed the iPhone 14 Pro Max (133 points) and the Xiaomi 13 Pro (126 points). On the other hand, in the same price segment, other models have better battery efficiency, such as the iPhone 13 Pro Max (136 points) and ASUS ROG Phone 6 (140 points).

DxOMark points out that the Galaxy S23 Plus has excellent autonomy when watching videos, possibly thanks to its high efficiency screen. In addition, another advantage is in the process of recharging the battery: the Residual power drain is very small after reaching 100%, which can yield good savings on the electricity bill.

On the other hand, the device showed an exacerbated expenditure of energy during music reproduction. A critical flaw pointed out by DxOMark is Samsung’s wireless charging, which can be slow and inefficient. In addition, its discharge efficiency proved to be inferior to rivals such as the Xiaomi 13 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro.

Compact phones tend to have poorer battery life than larger devices, and that hasn’t changed with the Galaxy S23. To accommodate a powerful set of cameras and an advanced cooling system for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, the model sacrifices its battery capacity and uses a unit of only 3,900 mAh.

The Galaxy S23 obtained 109 points for autonomy of 2 days and 3 hours in a light activity routine (2.5 hours of use per day) and only 33 hours in an intense routine (7 hours of use per day), indicating that its efficiency discharge rate is lower than that of the Galaxy S22.

The model was below rivals like the iPhone 14 (112 points), but outperformed the Mate 50 Pro (103 points) and the Black Shark 5 Pro (105 points). DxOMark highlights the same low-power advantages for the cheapest model in the lineup, but the disadvantages have kept it from entering the top 10 devices that cost between $600 and $800.

According to the test platform, the Galaxy S23 suffers from poor autonomy in various use cases, including music playback, voice calls, and camera use. At times, energy expenditure was high even with the screen off.

Another detail pointed out by the evaluators is the inaccurate display of the remaining capacity. At one point, DxOMark verified that there was 15.6% battery left, but the operating system showed “20%” on the screen indicator.

The Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23 Plus are already available in Europe with suggested prices starting at R$5,999, but it is possible to find the brand’s flagships for less aggressive values ​​in the main retail stores in the country.

Galaxy S23

Galaxy S23 Plus

• The Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus is available at Extra for BRL 5,398.
• The Samsung Galaxy S23 is available at Extra for BRL 4,398. The cost-benefit is average but this is the best model in this price range.