Nokia 5 review (battery life)
The Nokia 5 draws power from a 3,000mAh battery - same capacity as the Nokia 6, where the power pack needs to feed a larger, higher-res display. For a 5.2-inch phone, the Nokia 5 is then more than adequately equipped.
It did prove itself in practice too, with very good results in all of our tests. More than 12 hours of Wi-Fi web browsing and just short of 13 hours in video playback mean roughly 3 hours on top of the Nokia 6 in each discipline. The Nokia 5 failed to match the 6's 3G voice call endurance, but at 18:34h you could still have plenty of long and pointless, um... meaningful, conversations.
Those numbers result in an overall endurance rating of 84 hours for the Nokia 5 - 9 more than the Nokia 6.
Our endurance rating denotes how long a single battery charge will last you if you use the Nokia 5 for an hour each of telephony, web browsing, and video playback daily. We've established this usage pattern so our battery results are comparable across devices in the most common day-to-day tasks. The battery testing procedure is described in detail in case you're interested in the nitty-gritty. You can also check out our complete battery test table, where you can see how all of the smartphones we've tested will compare under your own typical use.
While we mostly have praise for the Nokia 5's endurance, it's hard to say the same about charging speed. A 30-minute charge from flat will only get it to 23%, which is quite sluggish in the rapid charging times we live in.
It did prove itself in practice too, with very good results in all of our tests. More than 12 hours of Wi-Fi web browsing and just short of 13 hours in video playback mean roughly 3 hours on top of the Nokia 6 in each discipline. The Nokia 5 failed to match the 6's 3G voice call endurance, but at 18:34h you could still have plenty of long and pointless, um... meaningful, conversations.
Those numbers result in an overall endurance rating of 84 hours for the Nokia 5 - 9 more than the Nokia 6.
Our endurance rating denotes how long a single battery charge will last you if you use the Nokia 5 for an hour each of telephony, web browsing, and video playback daily. We've established this usage pattern so our battery results are comparable across devices in the most common day-to-day tasks. The battery testing procedure is described in detail in case you're interested in the nitty-gritty. You can also check out our complete battery test table, where you can see how all of the smartphones we've tested will compare under your own typical use.
While we mostly have praise for the Nokia 5's endurance, it's hard to say the same about charging speed. A 30-minute charge from flat will only get it to 23%, which is quite sluggish in the rapid charging times we live in.
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