Posted in: Android, Battery tests, Featured, Mobile phones

The HTC One (E8) sheds the weight of the aluminum unibody and drops the low-res UltraPixel camera in favor of a 13MP shooter. Neither of those affects battery life compared to the One (M8) and the battery capacity is still at 2,600mAh.

What could affect the battery endurance is the new chipset – the One (M8) we tested used a Qualcomm 8974AB while the One (E8) uses 8975AC.

What this amounts to is extra clockspeed in favor of the newer model (2.5GHz vs. 2.3GHz for the processor) but potentially more power draw too. Note that the One (M8) in the Asian markets used the faster chipset too.

It turns out that the HTC One (E8) lasts over two hours less than the One (M8) while doing voice calls. It’s still a respectable result but the new chipset shouldn’t have affected talk time, it’s not like it’s under heavy load during a call. The competition of the One twins is ahead of them both, this just widens the gap.

Note that we’re testing the single-SIM version of the phone, there’s a dual-SIM variant too. Same goes for the One (M8).

Talk time

Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE

46:44h

Nokia Lumia 1520

28:34h

Sony Xperia Z1

26:53h

LG G3

25:54h

Samsung P6800 Galaxy Tab 7.7

25:45h

LG G Pro 2

25:37h

LG G Flex

25:19h

Sony Xperia T2 Ultra

25:16h

Huawei Ascend Mate

25:12h

Alcatel Hero

25:02h

Oppo N1

25:01h

LG G2

25:01h

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo

24:52h

Sony Xperia Z Ultra

24:23h

Samsung P6200 Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus

22:42h

Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue

22:16h

Sony Xperia Z2

22:13h

HTC One Max

22:13h

Nokia Lumia 1320

22:13h

Samsung Galaxy Core LTE

22:13h

Nokia Lumia 1020

22:13h

Samsung Galaxy S5

21:20h

Motorola RAZR MAXX

21:18h

LG Optimus G Pro E985

20:45h

Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

20:42h

Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX

20:24h

Motorola RAZR i XT890

20:07h

Oppo Find 7

20:03h

HTC One (M8)

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

HTC Butterfly S

19:14h

Oppo R819

19:03h

Asus PadFone X

18:45h

Samsung Galaxy Note 3

18:12h

LG G2 mini

18:11h

Oppo Find 7a

18:11h

Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4

18:03h

Sony Xperia ZR

17:48h

HTC One (E8)

17:47h

Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100

16:57h

HTC Desire 700 dual sim

16:56h

Samsung Ativ Odyssey I930

16:41h

Sony Xperia M2

16:40h

Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active

16:40h

Nokia Lumia 930

16:40h

LG Nexus 5

16:40h

Motorola Moto E Dual SIM

16:38h

Motorola Moto E

16:38h

Sony Xperia Z

16:03h

Samsung Galaxy K zoom

16:01h

Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom

15:32h

LG Optimus G E975

15:30h

Sony Xperia ZL

15:22h

Nokia Lumia 720

15:17h

HTC Desire 816

14:46h

Nokia Lumia 630

14:46h

BlackBerry Q5

14:31h

Pantech Discover

14:17h

Huawei Ascend P6

14:17h

Oppo Find 5

14:17h

Nokia Lumia 620

14:17h

LG Nexus 4 E960

14:17h

Nokia Lumia Icon

14:15h

Motorola Moto G

13:41h

HTC One

13:38h

Huawei Ascend P7

13:36h

Nokia Lumia 520

13:33h

HTC One X+

13:31h

Sony Xperia C

13:29h

Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo

13:20h

Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini

13:10h

HTC Desire 616 dual sim

13:00h

Samsung Galaxy Grand I9082

12:45h

LG Optimus GJ E975W

12:39h

HTC First

12:31h

Motorola DROID RAZR M

12:31h

Sony Xperia M

12:31h

Sony Xperia L

12:30h

Huawei Ascend P1

12:30h

Nokia Lumia 928

12:27h

HTC Butterfly

12:18h

Samsung Galaxy S III I747

12:18h

Samsung Galaxy Note N7000

12:14h

HTC One mini

12:04h

HTC Desire 600 dual sim

11:58h

Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam

11:58h

Samsung Galaxy Core I8260

11:52h

Gionee Elife S5.5

11:32h

HTC Desire 500

11:31h

Samsung Galaxy Premier I9260

11:30h

HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE

11:25h

Asus PadFone 2

11:20h

Nokia X

11:13h

HTC DROID DNA

11:07h

Samsung S8600 Wave 3

11:07h

LG Optimus L9 P760

11:07h

HTC One SV

11:07h

HTC Windows Phone 8X

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

Apple iPhone 5c

10:18h

Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III

10:15h

Samsung S7710 Galaxy Xcover 2

10:03h

Samsung Galaxy Express I8730

10:00h

Meizu MX 4-core

10:00h

HTC One V

10:00h

HTC One mini 2

09:58h

HTC One X

9:57h

HTC One S

9:42h

HTC One S C2

9:42h

Samsung I9103 Galaxy R

9:40h

Samsung Galaxy Ace 3

9:32h

HTC Sensation XL

9:30h

Sony Xperia J

9:14h

Nokia Lumia 810

9:05h

Acer CloudMobile S500

9:05h

Nokia Lumia 710

9:05h

Motorola ATRIX HD MB886

9:04h

HTC Vivid

9:02h

Nokia Lumia 920

8:56h

Nokia Lumia 610

8:51h

HTC Rhyme

8:48h

Apple iPhone 5

8:42h

LG Optimus 3D Max P720

8:42h

Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V

8:41h

Meizu MX

8:39h

Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II

8:35h

Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562

8:28h

Nokia Lumia 800

8:25h

Samsung Galaxy Nexus I9250

8:23h

Nokia Lumia 510

8:22h

Samsung Galaxy Fame S6810

8:21h

BlackBerry Z10

8:20h

Samsung i927 Captivate Glide

8:20h

Sony Xperia T

8:15h

HTC Rezound

8:10h

Samsung Galaxy Note I717

8:02h

LG Optimus Vu F100S

7:57h

Apple iPhone 4s

7:41h

LG Optimus 4X HD P880

7:41h

Samsung Focus S I937

7:25h

Nokia Lumia 900

7:21h

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G T769

7:14h

Samsung Rugby Smart I847

7:09h

Nokia Lumia 820

7:09h

Sony Xperia acro S

7:09h

Nokia N9

6:57h

Sony Ericsson Xperia pro

6:57h

Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos S6802

6:53h

HTC Radar

6:53h

BlackBerry Curve 9380

6:52h

Sony Xperia E dual

6:42h

Sony Xperia E

6:40h

Samsung Galaxy mini 2 S6500

6:28h

Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini

6:22h

Sony Xperia P

5:58h

Samsung Galaxy Pocket S5300

5:54h

Nokia Lumia 900 AT&T

5:53h

Sony Xperia ion LTE

5:52h

Nokia 808 PureView

5:16h

LG Nitro HD

5:16h

BlackBerry Bold 9790

5:00h

Pantech Burst

4:46h

On the up side web browsing improved by almost a full hour. This could be due to a newer firmware compared to the software the One (M8) ran when we tested it. Anyway, this improvement means the One (E8) jumps ahead of the Samsung Galaxy S5, the One flagship was already well ahead of the LG G3.

Web browsing

Sony Xperia C

12:45h

Nokia Lumia 1520

12:40h

Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

12:37h

HTC Desire 700 dual sim

12:30h

Sony Xperia T2 Ultra

12:17h

HTC Desire 816

11:48h

Sony Xperia Z2

11:32h

LG G2

11:22h

HTC One Max

11:20h

Sony Xperia ZR

11:20h

HTC Butterfly S

11:07h

Asus PadFone X

11:07h

LG G2 mini

11:02h

Nokia Lumia 1320

10:58h

BlackBerry Q5

10:04h

HTC One (E8)

10:02h

HTC One

9:58h

Apple iPhone 5s

9:58h

Apple iPhone 5

9:56h

Samsung Ativ Odyssey I930

9:54h

Sony Xperia M2

9:48h

Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini

9:47h

OnePlus One

9:46h

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo

9:43h

Alcatel Hero

9:40h

Samsung Galaxy Core LTE

9:37h

Samsung Galaxy S5

9:36h

LG G Pro 2

9:31h

LG G Flex

9:31h

Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE

9:16h

Motorola RAZR MAXX

9:12h

Samsung Galaxy K zoom

9:10h

HTC One (M8)

9:06h

Oppo N1

9:05h

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2

9:05h

Apple iPhone 5c

9:05h

Samsung Galaxy Note 3

9:04h

Motorola Moto G

9:04h

Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom

8:51h

Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100

8:48h

BlackBerry Q10

8:42h

Motorola Moto E Dual SIM

8:42h

Motorola Moto E

8:42h

Asus PadFone 2

8:20h

Nokia Lumia 810

8:20h

Huawei Ascend Mate

8:17h

Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200

8:17h

HTC One mini

8:12h

Nokia Lumia 610

8:01h

HTC One X+

7:56h

Nokia Lumia 630

7:54h

Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo

7:43h

Motorola DROID RAZR M

7:42h

Sony Xperia E dual

7:42h

Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini

7:38h

Nokia Lumia 720

7:37h

Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active

7:35h

Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4

7:24h

Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue

7:23h

Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX

7:23h

HTC Radar

7:17h

Nokia Lumia 520

7:15h

Huawei Ascend P7

7:13h

LG Optimus GJ E975W

7:11h

Oppo Find 7a

7:09h

Samsung Galaxy Grand I9082

7:09h

Sony Xperia M

7:09h

Meizu MX3

7:09h

Samsung Galaxy Express I8730

7:09h

Motorola RAZR i XT890

7:06h

Sony Xperia J

7:06h

Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4

6:58h

Apple iPhone 4s

6:56h

Samsung P6800 Galaxy Tab 7.7

6:54h

Samsung Galaxy Core I8260

6:54h

HTC One V

6:49h

LG G3

6:40h

LG Optimus G Pro E985

6:40h

Sony Xperia L

6:40h

Samsung Galaxy Premier I9260

6:40h

HTC DROID DNA

6:40h

Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus

6:40h

Motorola ATRIX HD MB886

6:40h

BlackBerry Curve 9380

6:40h

Sony Xperia E

6:40h

HTC First

6:39h

Samsung Galaxy Ace 3

6:38h

Sony Xperia Z

6:37h

Samsung S7710 Galaxy Xcover 2

6:35h

HTC Desire 600 dual sim

6:34h

HTC One mini 2

06:33h

HTC Desire 500

6:31h

Huawei Ascend P6

6:30h

Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III

6:27h

BlackBerry Z10

6:27h

HTC Butterfly

6:24h

Sony Xperia SP

6:18h

Samsung Galaxy S III I747

6:16h

HTC One SV

6:15h

Samsung Focus S I937

6:15h

Nokia Lumia 510

6:13h

Sony Xperia ZL

6:04h

Samsung Galaxy mini 2 S6500

6:03h

Samsung P6200 Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus

6:02h

Oppo R819

6:01h

HTC Windows Phone 8X

6:01h

Sony Xperia Z1

5:59h

Sony Xperia ion LTE

5:56h

Samsung Galaxy Fame S6810

5:55h

Samsung Rugby Smart I847

5:53h

Pantech Burst

5:51h

Nokia Lumia 1020

5:50h

HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE

5:48h

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G T769

5:45h

Nokia Lumia 920

5:40h

Nokia Lumia 928

5:36h

Samsung S8600 Wave 3

5:34h

Pantech Discover

5:33h

Oppo Find 5

5:33h

Samsung i927 Captivate Glide

5:33h

Sony Xperia T

5:33h

Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam

5:28h

Nokia Lumia 900

5:25h

HTC Desire 616 dual sim

5:24h

Samsung Galaxy Note I717

5:24h

Sony Xperia Z Ultra

5:23h

Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562

5:23h

HTC Sensation XL

5:20h

Meizu MX 4-core

5:19h

Nokia Lumia Icon

5:17h

HTC Desire X

5:16h

HTC Rezound

5:16h

Sony Xperia acro S

5:16h

LG Optimus G E975

5:15h

Gionee Elife S5.5

5:10h

HTC Rhyme

5:08h

Samsung I9103 Galaxy R

5:07h

Oppo Find 7

5:02h

LG Optimus L9 P760

5:02h

Nokia Lumia 930

4:57h

Nokia X

4:55h

Sony Ericsson Xperia pro

4:50h

LG Optimus Vu F100S

4:49h

LG Nexus 5

4:46h

HTC Vivid

4:46h

Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos S6802

4:45h

Meizu MX

4:35h

LG Nexus 4 E960

4:34h

Nokia N9

4:33h

Acer CloudMobile S500

4:32h

Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II

4:24h

Nokia Lumia 820

4:24h

Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V

4:20h

HTC One X

4:18h

Nokia 808 PureView

4:14h

LG Optimus 3D Max P720

4:10h

Nokia Lumia 900 AT&T

4:10h

Nokia Lumia 800

4:07h

HTC One S

4:03h

HTC One S C2

4:03h

BlackBerry Bold 9790

4:02h

LG Nitro HD

4:00h

LG Optimus 4X HD P880

3:59h

Sony Xperia P

3:59h

Nokia Lumia 710

3:51h

Nokia Lumia 620

3:50h

Samsung Galaxy Pocket S5300

3:47h

Samsung Galaxy Note N7000

3:35h

Huawei Ascend P1

3:23h

Samsung Galaxy Nexus I9250

3:01h

Video playback was virtually unaffected and stays a hair ahead of the Galaxy S5 and they outlast the LG G3 by a wide margin.

Video playback

LG G Flex

19:57h

Motorola RAZR MAXX

16:35h

Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX

14:17h

Samsung Galaxy Note 3

13:32h

Sony Xperia T2 Ultra

13:12h

Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini

13:12h

Nokia Lumia 1020

13:12h

HTC One Max

13:11h

Sony Xperia C

12:53h

Samsung Galaxy Premier I9260

12:51h

Nokia Lumia 1520

12:31h

Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4

12:30h

BlackBerry Q5

12:28h

Huawei Ascend Mate

12:18h

Sony Xperia Z2

12:16h

Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE

12:10h

LG G2

11:51h

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo

11:38h

Samsung P6800 Galaxy Tab 7.7

11:37h

Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4

11:29h

Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100

11:27h

OnePlus One

11:23h

HTC One (E8)

11:16h

Oppo N1

11:15h

BlackBerry Q10

11:15h

HTC One (M8)

11:14h

Samsung Galaxy S5

11:05h

Asus PadFone X

11:01h

HTC Desire 816

10:34h

Apple iPhone 5s

10:31h

LG G2 mini

10:23h

Apple iPhone 5

10:12h

Samsung Galaxy K zoom

10:08h

Sony Xperia M2

10:04h

HTC First

10:03h

HTC One

10:02h

Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

10:01h

Samsung Galaxy Express I8730

10:00h

Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus

10:00h

LG G3

9:57h

Nokia 808 PureView

9:53h

Alcatel Hero

9:49h

Sony Xperia M

9:49h

Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam

9:42h

Samsung Rugby Smart I847

9:34h

Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom

9:30h

HTC One S

9:28h

HTC One S C2

9:28h

Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III

9:27h

Apple iPhone 4s

9:24h

Samsung Galaxy mini 2 S6500

9:22h

Oppo Find 7a

9:19h

Nokia Lumia 1320

9:17h

HTC Butterfly S

9:03h

Motorola DROID RAZR M

9:00h

Sony Xperia E

9:00h

Samsung Ativ Odyssey I930

8:59h

Sony Xperia Z Ultra

8:45h

BlackBerry Z10

8:44h

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2

8:41h

LG Optimus G Pro E985

8:40h

Nokia N9

8:40h

Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200

8:34h

HTC Butterfly

8:28h

Samsung Galaxy Note N7000

8:25h

LG Optimus GJ E975W

8:15h

Samsung Galaxy S III I747

8:14h

HTC One X+

8:11h

Samsung Galaxy Grand I9082

8:11h

Motorola RAZR i XT890

8:11h

Sony Xperia J

8:11h

Huawei Ascend P7

8:10h

Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II

8:00h

Samsung Focus S I937

7:55h

Samsung S8600 Wave 3

7:52h

HTC Desire 500

7:50h

Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini

7:46h

Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V

7:45h

Apple iPhone 5c

7:41h

Asus PadFone 2

7:38h

Huawei Ascend P1

7:38h

Nokia Lumia Icon

7:34h

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G T769

7:33h

Sony Xperia ZR

7:30h

Samsung Galaxy Core I8260

7:30h

HTC DROID DNA

7:30h

Samsung S7710 Galaxy Xcover 2

7:30h

Samsung Galaxy Note I717

7:30h

Sony Xperia SP

7:27h

HTC One mini

7:23h

Nokia Lumia 610

7:23h

LG Optimus G E975

7:16h

Nokia Lumia 630

7:06h

Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active

7:03h

Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo

6:55h

Huawei Ascend P6

6:55h

HTC One SV

6:55h

Pantech Discover

6:55h

Samsung Galaxy Ace 3

6:54h

Nokia Lumia 928

6:54h

HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE

6:51h

HTC Desire 600 dual sim

6:49h

Nokia Lumia 720

6:43h

Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue

6:40h

Motorola Moto G

6:37h

Nokia Lumia 900

6:37h

Meizu MX 4-core

6:33h

Nokia Lumia 620

6:32h

Motorola Moto E Dual SIM

6:31h

Motorola Moto E

6:31h

Sony Xperia E dual

6:27h

HTC Windows Phone 8X

6:27h

HTC Desire 700 dual sim

6:26h

Nokia Lumia 810

6:26h

Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos S6802

6:25h

Nokia Lumia 820

6:25h

Nokia Lumia 510

6:23h

LG Optimus Vu F100S

6:23h

Samsung I9103 Galaxy R

6:21h

Nokia Lumia 920

6:19h

Sony Xperia Z1

6:12h

HTC Sensation XL

6:12h

Nokia X

6:10h

LG Nexus 5

6:06h

Samsung Galaxy Pocket S5300

6:06h

HTC One mini 2

06:05h

Samsung i927 Captivate Glide

6:04h

Sony Xperia ion LTE

6:03h

Gionee Elife S5.5

6:02h

Samsung Galaxy Nexus I9250

6:02h

Motorola ATRIX HD MB886

6:01h

Sony Xperia T

6:01h

HTC Vivid

6:00h

Oppo Find 7

5:58h

HTC Radar

5:54h

Oppo R819

5:54h

LG Optimus L9 P760

5:53h

Nokia Lumia 800

5:52h

Nokia Lumia 520

5:50h

LG G Pro 2

5:49h

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

Meizu MX3

5:38h

Pantech Burst

5:38h

HTC Desire X

5:38h

Sony Xperia acro S

5:38h

Samsung Galaxy Core LTE

5:34h

Sony Xperia ZL

5:28h

Meizu MX

5:27h

HTC Rhyme

5:23h

HTC One V

5:20h

Oppo Find 5

5:18h

Acer CloudMobile S500

5:18h

Nokia Lumia 900 AT&T

5:18h

Samsung P6200 Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus

5:16h

HTC Desire 616 dual sim

5:15h

BlackBerry Curve 9380

5:09h

HTC Rezound

5:03h

Samsung Galaxy Fame S6810

5:02h

LG Nexus 4 E960

4:55h

Sony Xperia L

4:44h

Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562

4:30h

Sony Xperia P

4:30h

LG Nitro HD

4:17h

LG Optimus 4X HD P880

4:14h

LG Optimus 3D Max P720

3:28h

Nokia Lumia 710

3:27h

It’s worth pointing out that the screens on the One (E8) and One (M8) were equally bright for the tests.

Despite a drop in talk time, the HTC One (E8) scores a better endurance rating than its metal-clad twin – 77 hours vs. 71 hours. The Galaxy S5 and LG G3 had flanked the One (M8) with scores differing by an hour or two. The HTC One (E8) edges out both of those plus its twin.