Despite launching many high-end smartphones, Apple and Samsung phones still have shortcomings in this aspect.
Apple finally brought a periscope zoom camera to its most expensive iPhone Pro line, while Samsung has a folding optics lens on the Galaxy S Ultra line. The processing power and screen quality of these two flagship lines are also top-notch.
However, their battery life still lags behind many mid-range phones from other brands.
iPhone and Galaxy need bigger batteries
In fact, the battery sizes and charging speeds of the iPhone and Galaxy have been pretty consistent. Samsung phones have topped out at 5,000 mAh for years, including the company's massive 6.8-inch Galaxy S Ultra. By contrast, the 6.9-inch iPhone 16 Pro Max has a 4,685 mAh battery.
iPhone 16 Pro Max.
Meanwhile, most high-end phones from other major brands have larger batteries, including ultra-thin foldable phones like the Honor Magic V3 (which is 4.4mm thick when unfolded) which has a 5,150mAh battery. That's a lot bigger than the 4,400mAh battery in the big Galaxy Z Fold 6. The OnePlus 12, meanwhile, has a 5,400mAh battery.
Still, the iPhone experience isn't bad because Apple has the advantage of vertically integrating software and hardware, which helps the iPhone save power. In return, Samsung phones make up for it with larger batteries.
As a result, the latest iPhone 16 Pro Max only ranked third among the smartphones with the most "buffalo" batteries, and the Galaxy S24 Ultra was not far behind. In addition, the "Apple House" iPhone was also criticized when it came to charging speed.
Vivo X200 Pro Mini is small in size but still supports fast charging and large battery.
The iPhone only has 27W charging speeds while the Galaxy S24 Ultra only offers 45W charging speeds.
Meanwhile, phones like the Xiaomi 14T Pro have 120W wired charging speeds, which takes its 5,000 mAh battery from empty to 100% in just 23 minutes, or the Oppo Find X7 Ultra has 100W charging and charges twice as fast as the Galaxy S24 Ultra.
As for wireless charging, many Android phones already have 50W charging speeds, which is faster than wired charging on both the iPhone 16 Pro Max and Galaxy S24 Ultra.
What are the outstanding strengths of Vivo 200 Pro mini compared to flagships?
The world's largest battery maker CATL has been ahead of the curve in cell chemistry and has produced batteries with impressive longevity.
For example, the Oppo Find X7 Ultra's battery charges in half an hour and is guaranteed to go through 1,600 charge-discharge cycles before its capacity drops to 80% of its original capacity. This number of cycles is much larger than the 1,000 cycles of the iPhone 16 Pro Max.
Vivo X200 Pro Mini has a huge battery.
With such outstanding battery life and charging speeds, many phones from China are now aiming for the next frontier, battery size. For example, the new Vivo X200 Pro mini uses a 5,700 mAh battery despite its compact size and 6.3-inch screen, less than 9mm thick. In contrast, the iPhone 16 Pro has a 6.3-inch screen but is thicker, heavier and still has a 3582 mAh battery, about 40% smaller than the Vivo X200 Pro mini.
Not to mention, the Vivo X200 Pro also runs the latest MediaTek Dimensity 9400 chip (which Samsung is considering for the Galaxy S25 series) and comes with a Zeiss camera with a periscope zoom lens.
Next, the Vivo X200 Pro mini also comes with 90W wired charging and 50W wireless charging, which charges much faster than the iPhone and Galaxy.
In short, Apple and Samsung phones still lag far behind their rivals in charging speeds and battery size. If they can improve on these factors, they can bring a better and more valuable experience to consumers.
