Samsung surely raised a few eyebrows by equipping the Galaxy Note5 with a smaller battery than its predecessor. The newcomer’s 3,000mAh unit is also non-removable, so we were quite curious to put it through the rigors of our battery test.

The Note5 started off its run through our battery test track by recording twenty eight and a half hours of talk time before its battery called it quits. That’s the exact same score as Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and a result worthy for a flagship.

Talk time

Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro

33:20h

Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G

33:19h

Motorola DROID Turbo

30:09h

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM

29:46h

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE

29:46h

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM

29:46h

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL

29:46h

Samsung Galaxy Note5

28:34h

Nokia Lumia 1520

28:34h

Samsung Galaxy Note 4

28:31h

Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet LTE

28:25h

Samsung Galaxy S5

27:37h

Sony Xperia Z1

26:53h

Samsung Galaxy S6 active

26:29h

Samsung P6800 Galaxy Tab 7.7

25:45h

LG G3

25:38h

LG G Pro 2

25:37h

LG G Flex

25:19h

Sony Xperia T2 Ultra

25:16h

LG G2

25:15h

Samsung Galaxy A7 Duos

25:12h

BlackBerry Passport

25:12h

Huawei Ascend Mate

25:12h

Motorola Nexus 6

25:03h

Alcatel Hero

25:02h

Oppo N1

25:01h

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo

24:52h

Sony Xperia Z Ultra

24:23h

Apple iPhone 6 Plus

23:49h

LG AKA

23:20h

Sony Xperia Z3

23:13h

Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM

23:09h

Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE

23:09h

Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM

23:09h

Oppo R7

22:58h

Samsung P6200 Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus

22:42h

Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)

22:36h

Sony Xperia Z2

22:13h

Sony Xperia C3 Dual

22:11h

Meizu MX4 Pro

22:09h

Yota YotaPhone 2

22:09h

Samsung ATIV SE

22:05h

Xiaomi Redmi Note

21:41h

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge

21:39h

Xiaomi Mi 4i

21:02h

Meizu m2 note

20:55h

LG Optimus G Pro E985

20:45h

HTC One M9

20:44h

Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

20:42h

Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX

20:24h

Motorola RAZR i XT890

20:07h

Huawei Ascend Mate7

20:06h

Samsung Galaxy A3

20:04h

Samsung Galaxy E7

20:04h

Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos

20:04h

Oppo Find 7

20:03h

Samsung Galaxy S5 Active

20:01h

BlackBerry Q10

20:00h

OnePlus One

19:56h

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2

19:55h

Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200

19:54h

Sony Xperia SP

19:49h

Samsung Galaxy S6

19:48h

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge

19:48h

Sony Xperia T3

19:48h

HTC Butterfly 2

19:23h

HTC Butterfly S

19:14h

HTC Desire Eye

19:11h

Oppo R819

19:03h

Asus PadFone X

18:45h

Xiaomi Mi 4

18:15h

Samsung Galaxy Note 3

18:12h

LG G2 mini

18:11h

Oppo Find 7a

18:11h

Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4

18:03h

Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos

18:02h

Samsung Galaxy A5

18:02h

LG G Flex2

17:51h

Sony Xperia ZR

17:48h

HTC One (E8)

17:47h

LG G4

16:40h

Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active

16:40h

Nokia Lumia 930

16:40h

Sony Xperia M2

16:40h

Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

16:40h

Sony Xperia M2 Aqua

16:39h

Motorola Moto E

16:38h

Motorola Moto E Dual SIM

16:38h

Meizu MX4

16:25h

Sony Xperia Z3+

16:13h

Sony Xperia Z

16:03h

Samsung Galaxy K zoom

16:01h

Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM

15:50h

Microsoft Lumia 435

15:50h

Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML

15:47h

Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom

15:32h

LG Optimus G E975

15:30h

Archos 50 Diamond

15:23h

Sony Xperia ZL

15:22h

Nokia Lumia 720

15:17h

ZTE Blade S6

15:01h

Nokia Lumia 830

14:56h

Meizu m1 note

14:53h

Xiaomi Redmi 1S

14:51h

HTC Desire 816

14:46h

Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen)

14:45h

Huawei Honor 7

14:33h

Alcatel Idol X+

14:41h

Xiaomi Mi Note

14:31h

BlackBerry Q5

14:31h

Sony Xperia E3

14:28h

Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM

14:24h

Microsoft Lumia 532

14:24h

HTC Desire 820 dual sim

14:17h

HTC Desire 820

14:17h

Huawei Ascend P6

14:17h

Nokia Lumia 620

14:17h

Oppo Find 5

14:17h

Motorola Moto G 4G

14:17h

Pantech Discover

14:17h

LG Nexus 4 E960

14:17h

Nokia Lumia 635

14:17h

Nokia Lumia Icon

14:15h

HTC One (M8)

14:15h

Oppo N3

14:14h

Motorola Moto X

14:06h

HTC Desire 510

14:06h

Motorola Moto G

13:41h

HTC One

13:38h

Huawei Ascend P7

13:36h

Xiaomi Mi 3

13:28h

Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo

13:20h

Nokia Lumia 630

13:20h

Samsung Galaxy Alpha

13:20h

Samsung Galaxy Grand I9082

12:45h

LG Optimus GJ E975W

12:39h

Oppo R1x

12:33h

Xiaomi Redmi 2

12:33h

Huawei Ascend P1

12:30h

Lenovo Vibe X2

12:30h

Nokia Lumia 928

12:27h

Apple iPhone 6

12:23h

HTC Butterfly

12:18h

Samsung Galaxy S III I747

12:18h

Samsung Galaxy S5 mini

12:18h

Microsoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM

12:15h

Samsung Galaxy Note N7000

12:14h

HTC One E9+

12:07h

BlackBerry Leap

12:05h

HTC One mini

12:04h

Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam

11:58h

HTC Desire 600 dual sim

11:58h

Samsung Galaxy Core I8260

11:52h

Motorola Moto G (2nd gen)

11:49h

Gionee Elife S5.5

11:32h

Samsung S8600 Wave 3

11:07h

HTC Windows Phone 8X

11:07h

Sony Xperia E4g

11:07h

Sony Xperia E4

11:07h

HTC One SV

11:07h

Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus

11:06h

HTC Desire X

11:03h

Meizu MX3

11:02h

Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4

11:01h

Apple iPhone 5s

10:46h

Nokia XL

10:45h

Apple iPhone 5c

10:18h

Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III

10:15h

Samsung S7710 Galaxy Xcover 2

10:03h

LG Nexus 5

10:01h

Samsung Galaxy Express I8730

10:00h

HTC One V

10:00h

Meizu MX 4-core

10:00h

Lenovo S90 Sisley

10:00h

HTC One mini 2

09:58h

HTC One X

9:57h

Oppo R5

9:45h

BlackBerry Z10

8:20h

BlackBerry Curve 9380

6:52h

With 10 hours and 43 minutes of web browsing, Samsung Galaxy Note5 once again matched the result of it predecessor before its Android Lollipop update. Considering the Note5’s smaller battery, we find its achievement to be quite stellar.

Web browsing

Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G

16:41h

Sony Xperia E4

16:40h

Samsung Galaxy S6 active

16:25h

Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet LTE

15:05h

Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

14:52h

Meizu MX4

14:06h

Huawei Ascend Mate7

13:53h

Samsung Galaxy S5 mini

13:14h

HTC Butterfly 2

13:11h

Meizu m1 note

13:05h

Huawei Honor 6

12:59h

Sony Xperia C

12:45h

Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)

12:42h

Nokia Lumia 1520

12:40h

Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

12:37h

HTC One (M8) for Windows

12:31h

HTC Desire 700 dual sim

12:30h

HTC One (M8)

12:29h

Sony Xperia T2 Ultra

12:17h

Sony Xperia Z3

12:03h

Nokia XL

11:54h

Sony Xperia Z3+

11:51h

HTC Desire 816

11:48h

Sony Xperia C3 Dual

11:47h

LG G2

11:42h

Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos

11:36h

Samsung Galaxy A5

11:36h

Sony Xperia E4g

11:32h

LG G2 mini

11:02h

Samsung Galaxy Note 4

11:01h

Nokia Lumia 1320

10:58h

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge

10:56h

Samsung Galaxy S6

10:56h

HTC Desire 510

10:53h

Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM

10:52h

Motorola Moto G 4G

10:52h

Samsung Galaxy Note5

10:43h

Huawei Honor 7

10:38h

LG AKA

10:38h

Nokia Lumia 830

10:36h

Apple iPhone 6

10:29h

Meizu MX4 Pro

10:24h

Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE

10:23h

Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM

10:23h

Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM

10:23h

Nokia Lumia 630

10:18h

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE

10:14h

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL

10:14h

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM

10:14h

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM

10:14h

BlackBerry Passport

10:12h

BlackBerry Q5

10:04h

HTC Desire Eye

10:02h

HTC One (E8)

10:02h

Nokia Lumia 635

10:00h

Apple iPhone 5s

9:58h

HTC One

9:58h

Apple iPhone 5

9:56h

Meizu m2 note

9:54h

OnePlus One

9:46h

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo

9:43h

Alcatel Hero

9:40h

Samsung Galaxy S5

9:39h

Samsung Galaxy Core LTE

9:37h

LG G Flex

9:31h

LG G Pro 2

9:31h

Xiaomi Mi 4

9:31h

Samsung Galaxy A7 Duos

9:30h

Sony Xperia T3

9:23h

Microsoft Lumia 435

9:22h

Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM

9:22h

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge

9:20h

vivo X5Max

9:19h

Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE

9:16h

Motorola RAZR MAXX

9:12h

HTC Desire 820 dual sim

9:10h

HTC Desire 820

9:10h

Samsung Galaxy K zoom

9:10h

Oppo R1x

9:10h

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2

9:05h

Apple iPhone 5c

9:05h

Samsung Galaxy S5 Active

9:05h

Apple iPhone 6 Plus

9:05h

Oppo N1

9:05h

Motorola Moto G

9:04h

Samsung Galaxy Note 3

9:04h

Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom

8:51h

Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100

8:48h

Motorola Moto E Dual SIM

8:42h

Motorola Moto E

8:42h

BlackBerry Q10

8:42h

Sony Xperia M2 Aqua

8:38h

Xiaomi Mi 4i

8:27h

Samsung Galaxy Alpha

8:25h

Asus PadFone 2

8:20h

Nokia Lumia 810

8:20h

Nokia Lumia 735

8:20h

Huawei Ascend Mate

8:17h

Motorola Moto X

8:17h

Samsung Galaxy E7

8:17h

Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200

8:17h

Oppo N3

8:16h

HTC One mini

8:12h

HTC One E9+

8:05h

Xiaomi Mi 3

8:04h

Lenovo Vibe X2

8:01h

Motorola Nexus 6

7:54h

LG G4

7:54h

Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML

7:52h

Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro

7:42h

Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini

7:38h

BlackBerry Leap

7:37h

Nokia Lumia 720

7:37h

Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active

7:35h

HTC One M9

7:31h

Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4

7:24h

Oppo R7

7:22h

Archos 50 Diamond

7:20h

HTC Radar

7:17h

Nokia Lumia 520

7:15h

Huawei Ascend P7

7:13h

Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen)

7:11h

Sony Xperia M

7:09h

Oppo Find 7a

7:09h

Sony Xperia J

7:06h

Motorola RAZR i XT890

7:06h

Gionee Elife S5.1

7:04h

ZTE Blade S6

7:01h

Lenovo S90 Sisley

7:00h

Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4

6:58h

LG Optimus G Pro E985

6:40h

BlackBerry Curve 9380

6:40h

Sony Xperia Z

6:37h

Motorola Moto G (2nd gen)

6:37h

HTC One mini 2

06:33h

Huawei Ascend P6

6:30h

LG G3

6:29h

BlackBerry Z10

6:27h

Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III

6:27h

HTC Butterfly

6:24h

Yota YotaPhone 2

6:23h

Xiaomi Mi Note

6:19h

Sony Xperia SP

6:18h

LG G Flex2

6:16h

Sony Xperia Z1

5:59h

Sony Xperia ion LTE

5:56h

Alcatel Idol X+

5:55h

Samsung Galaxy Fame S6810

5:55h

Samsung Rugby Smart I847

5:53h

Xiaomi Redmi Note

5:53h

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G T769

5:45h

Xiaomi Redmi 2

5:41h

Nokia Lumia 920

5:40h

Nokia Lumia 928

5:36h

Samsung S8600 Wave 3

5:34h

Samsung i927 Captivate Glide

5:33h

Oppo Find 5

5:33h

Nokia Lumia 900

5:25h

Samsung Galaxy Note I717

5:24h

HTC Desire 616 dual sim

5:24h

Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562

5:23h

Sony Xperia Z Ultra

5:23h

Microsoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM

5:21h

LG Optimus G E975

5:15h

Gionee Elife S5.5

5:10h

Oppo Find 7

5:02h

Nokia Lumia 930

4:57h

LG Nexus 5

4:45h

Oppo R5

4:05h

HTC One S

4:03h

HTC One S C2

4:03h

BlackBerry Bold 9790

4:02h

Video playback is where the smaller battery of the Note5 put it at a disadvantage when compared to its predecessor. Samsung’s new flagship phablet lasted for almost 14 hours on a single charge - almost four hours less compared to its predecessor.

Video playback

LG G Flex

19:57h

Samsung Galaxy S6 active

18:03h

Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G

18:01h

Samsung Galaxy Note 4

17:52h

Samsung Galaxy Note5

13:51h

Samsung Galaxy Note 3

13:32h

Sony Xperia T2 Ultra

13:12h

Nokia Lumia 1020

13:12h

HTC One Max

13:11h

Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)

13:04h

Huawei Honor 6

12:51h

Meizu MX4 Pro

12:41h

Nokia Lumia 1520

12:31h

Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4

12:30h

BlackBerry Q5

12:28h

Sony Xperia Z2

12:16h

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge

12:12h

Samsung Galaxy S6

12:12h

Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE

12:10h

LG AKA

11:54h

Sony Xperia Z3

11:47h

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo

11:38h

OnePlus One

11:23h

HTC One (E8)

11:16h

Samsung Galaxy S5

11:15h

Oppo N1

11:15h

BlackBerry Q10

11:15h

HTC One (M8) for Windows

11:15h

Apple iPhone 6 Plus

11:15h

Meizu m1 note

11:09h

Samsung Galaxy S5 mini

11:02h

Asus PadFone X

11:01h

BlackBerry Passport

10:46h

vivo X5Max

10:44h

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge

10:41h

LG G Flex2

10:35h

HTC Desire Eye

10:35h

HTC Desire 816

10:34h

Apple iPhone 5s

10:31h

HTC Butterfly 2

10:26h

LG G2 mini

10:23h

Nokia Lumia 735

10:20h

Apple iPhone 5

10:12h

Xiaomi Mi 4i

10:11h

HTC One (M8)

10:11h

HTC One

10:02h

Motorola Moto X

10:01h

Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

10:01h

Motorola Nexus 6

10:01h

Samsung Galaxy A7 Duos

9:58h

Nokia Lumia 830

9:58h

Sony Xperia T3

9:56h

HTC Desire 510

9:54h

Nokia 808 PureView

9:53h

Alcatel Hero

9:49h

Oppo N3

9:49h

Sony Xperia M

9:49h

Huawei Honor 7

9:43h

Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM

9:43h

Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE

9:43h

Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM

9:43h

Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam

9:42h

Samsung Rugby Smart I847

9:34h

Oppo R7

9:33h

Meizu MX4

9:31h

Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom

9:30h

HTC One S

9:28h

Xiaomi Mi 3

9:28h

LG G2

9:28h

HTC One S C2

9:28h

Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III

9:27h

Apple iPhone 4s

9:24h

Apple iPhone 6

9:24h

Samsung Galaxy mini 2 S6500

9:22h

Sony Xperia M2 Aqua

9:21h

Oppo Find 7a

9:19h

Samsung Galaxy A5

9:18h

Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos

9:18h

Nokia Lumia 1320

9:17h

HTC Butterfly S

9:03h

Oppo R1x

9:02h

Sony Xperia E

9:00h

Motorola DROID RAZR M

9:00h

Sony Xperia E4

9:00h

BlackBerry Leap

8:59h

Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM

8:51h

Microsoft Lumia 532

8:51h

Sony Xperia Z Ultra

8:45h

BlackBerry Z10

8:44h

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2

8:41h

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM

8:40h

LG Optimus G Pro E985

8:40h

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM

8:40h

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL

8:40h

Nokia N9

8:40h

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE

8:40h

Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML

8:34h

Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200

8:34h

Samsung Galaxy A3

8:34h

Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos

8:34h

LG G3

8:30h

HTC Butterfly

8:28h

Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM

8:27h

Microsoft Lumia 435

8:27h

Sony Xperia E3

8:26h

Samsung Galaxy Note N7000

8:25h

Archos 50 Diamond

8:24h

HTC One M9

8:21h

Huawei Ascend P7

8:10h

Samsung Galaxy Alpha

8:05h

Xiaomi Redmi 2

8:01h

Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II

8:00h

ZTE Blade S6

8:00h

Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini

7:46h

Sony Xperia Z3+

7:46h

Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V

7:45h

Yota YotaPhone 2

7:41h

Apple iPhone 5c

7:41h

Huawei Ascend P1

7:38h

Asus PadFone 2

7:38h

Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen)

7:31h

Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro

7:29h

Motorola Moto G 4G

7:27h

HTC One mini

7:23h

LG G4

7:23h

HTC Desire 820 dual sim

7:10h

HTC Desire 820

7:10h

Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active

7:03h

HTC One E9+

7:00h

Xiaomi Mi 4

7:00h

Xiaomi Redmi 1S

6:42h

Motorola Moto G

6:37h

Nokia Lumia 900

6:37h

Meizu MX 4-core

6:33h

Nokia Lumia 620

6:32h

Xiaomi Mi Note

6:32h

Motorola Moto E

6:31h

Motorola Moto E Dual SIM

6:31h

Alcatel Idol X+

6:29h

Nokia XL

6:28h

Meizu m2 note

6:27h

Nokia Lumia 920

6:19h

HTC Sensation XL

6:12h

Sony Xperia E1

6:12h

Sony Xperia Z1

6:12h

Nokia X

6:10h

Gionee Elife S5.1

6:06h

Samsung Galaxy Pocket S5300

6:06h

Motorola Moto G (2nd gen)

6:05h

HTC One mini 2

06:05h

Gionee Elife S5.5

6:02h

Oppo Find 7

5:58h

Nokia Lumia 930

5:48h

BlackBerry Bold 9790

5:47h

HTC One X

5:45h

Sony Ericsson Xperia pro

5:44h

Sony Xperia Z

5:39h

Oppo R5

5:27h

Microsoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM

5:27h

Oppo Find 5

5:18h

Nokia Lumia 900 AT&T

5:18h

Xiaomi Redmi Note

5:18h

HTC Desire 616 dual sim

5:15h

BlackBerry Curve 9380

5:09h

Lenovo Vibe X2

5:09h

Superb standby performance of the 14nm Exynos 7420 chipset allowed Samsung Galaxy Note5 to achieve an endurance rating of 85 hours in our battery test. This means that the phablet will easily make it thorough three full days on a single charge if you use it for an hour each of telephony, web browsing, and video playback daily.

The endurance rating of the Note5 comes only 5 hours short of the one posted by Samsung Galaxy Note 4 with Android Lollipop on board. We reckon that such battery performance will be sufficient for even a discerning power user. The fast charging options on the other hand, ensure that top ups will be quick and convenient.

You can find our more about Samsung Galaxy Note5 in our detailed review.