5 smartphones that have the best battery life

As they say, life with a smartphone is like having a second brain in your pocket. However, there are times when this second brain goes dead because of something as trivial as your phone running out of battery. 

With most buyers focusing on phones with bigger displays and faster and more power-hungry processors, the humble battery pack that actually brings all the magic to life is often forgotten. But having said that, a big battery on a low spec, or worse a badly designed phone is also of no use.

So here's our list of phones that not just offer great battery life but also come with best specs (well, almost).  

Moto E4 Plus

Kicking things off is the recently launched Moto E4 Plus which brings with it a massive 5000 mAh battery pack, a 5.5-inch 720p display, a fingerprint sensor running on Android 7.1.1. It's also equipped with a capable MediaTek MT 6737 quad-core processor clocking at 1.3GHz paired with 3GB RAM. There's also 32GB of inbuilt storage which can be expanded up to 128GB via microSD cards.

Priced at Rs 9,999, the phone represents a good deal for buyers looking for a budget phone with no-frills stock Android experience and great battery life.

Redmi Note 4

The successor to the popular Redmi Note 3, this smartphone from Xiaomi is another great budget buy. The Note 4 is powered by the Snapdragon 625 SoC, which to be honest is a slight downgrade on the 652 SoC found in the previous variant of the phone. The device is powered by mammoth 4,100mAh battery that powers the 5.5-inch 2.5D curved glass full HD display on the phone. 

At Rs 10,999 for the 3GB RAM, 32GB storage variant, and Rs 12,999 for the 4GB RAM, 64GB storage variant, the Redmi Note 4 stands out as a good proposition if you're in the market for a phone that is heavy on specs, but light on the pocket. 

OnePlus 5

A more than capable phone, the OnePlus 5 is one of the best smartphones available in the market. Much has already been spoken about the high-end specs it boasts of, but not enough about the battery.  

The battery capacity on the OnePlus 5 has been cut down by a 100 mAh from 3400mAh pack found inside the 3T. But thanks to the power efficient 835 SoC found inside the phone, the smaller battery does not translate into decreased real world performance.

Owing to the use of the 835 SoC in the phone, the OnePlus 5 rather gives about 20 per cent-30 per cent longer battery life than the previous flagship from the company. The OnePlus 5 also has dash charging capabilities which can give you a full day's battery charge in just 30 minutes.

Asus Zenfone 3S Max

Another phone that could be picked up for the promise of a long battery life is the Asus Zenfone 3S Max. Currently retailing for Rs 12,999 – down from its Rs 14,999 launch price – the phone comes with a 5.2-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) display with 2.5D curved glass. The device is powered by a 1.5GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6750 SoC that's coupled with 3GB of RAM and the Mali T860 GPU. There's also a 13-megapixel rear camera with an f/2.0 aperture, 5P Largan lens, PDAF, and dual-LED real-tone flash. 

However, the real star of the show here is the 5,000 mAh battery pack that promises three days of run-time on moderate usage.

Xiaomi Mi Max 2

Last but not the least, is the Xiaomi Mi Max 2 that recently made its way to India. The device will try to bring some cheer to the increasingly shrinking phablets segment of the market. But even if it fails on that front, it will still count as one of the better big battery phones from 2017. 

The device comes with a massive 6.44-inch 1080p display powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoC paired with 4GB of RAM hidden neatly under the hood. The package gets its juice from a massive 5300 mAh battery that Xiaomi promises is good enough for watching videos for up to 18 hours, 10 days of music playback, nine hours of gaming, and up to 57 hours of talk time.