Huawei Honor 7 battery life test - Mobile phone information

The Huawei Honor 7 already went through our review routine and you can learn all there is to know about the smartphone right here. Naturally we ran our battery tests to checkup its performance and we weren't disappointed.

The Honor 7 relies on a 5.2" 1080p IPS display and runs on a custom Kirin 935 chipset with a powerful octa-core Cortex-A53 processor, Mali-T628 quad-core GPU and 3GB of RAM. The phone is powered by a 3,100mAh battery. The non-removable unit has the same capacity as what the Honor 6 got - a little extra juice than the P8.

The Honor 7 did well on our 3G talk test lasting a notch above 14 and a half hours. While this is indeed a respectable result, it’s less than Honor 6's 17 hours score.

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
HTC One (M8) for Windows
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
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

The web browsing endurance turned out even better. The Honor 7 is capable of handling 10 and a half hours of web surfing before its battery goes flat. Another lesser score compared to Honor 6, but still a very good achievement.

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
Microsoft Lumia 532
10:52h
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
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

Such a beautiful and big display deserves a proper video playback performance and Honor 7 delivers - you can enjoy 9 and a half hours of movies before the battery drops down to the critical 10%.

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 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
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
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

The one test where the Honor 7 beats its predecessor is standby draw. This helps the Honor 7 to achieve a 64 hours overall endurance rating - very close to the Honor 6's 67 hours mark.

This means you can rely on the Honor 7 for two and a half days on a single charge, if you are to use if for an hour each of calls, web browsing and video playback daily. Oddly, the single and dual SIM standby performances turned out identical.

You should keep in mind that the smartphone's brightness at the typical 50% setting was way too low and even though we set the slider to a more usable level at about 60%, the screen was still rather dim. Boosting the brightness level to usable levels is bound to lower the battery life.

The battery testing procedure is described in detail in case you're interested in the nitty-gritties.