Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra falls far behind Galaxy S23 Ultra in DxOMark battery analysis
Just like the Galaxy S23 Ultra, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra has a 5000 mAh battery that can be charged via USB-C up to 45 watts and wirelessly up to 15 watts. Despite the identical battery specs, Samsung's latest flagship only scored 130 points in DxOMark's detailed battery analysis, 12 points less than its predecessor.
This is just enough for 50th place on the best list, placing the Galaxy S24 Ultra behind the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max (134 points), the Huawei P60 Pro (138 points) and the Honor Magic6 Pro (157 points). A cursory glance at the measured values explains why this is the case: when using social media apps, the battery of the Galaxy S24 Ultra runs out after just 07:45 hours instead of the more-than-15 hours achieved by the Galaxy S23 Ultra or the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max.
Even when using the GPS module, the runtime is shorter than its predecessor. Nevertheless, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy runs slightly more efficiently than its predecessor in some scenarios - over 12 hours of gaming, 40 hours of music streaming and almost 24 hours of video streaming are all slightly better than the Galaxy S23 Ultra.
If the Galaxy S24 Ultra is charged via USB-C, the battery reaches 80% in just 38 minutes, after which the charging speed drops continuously in order to conserve the battery, which is why it takes 01:27 hours to fully charge. Charging wirelessly from 0 to 80 percent takes 01:37 hours and a full charge is reached after 02:09 hours.