DxOMark experts published a study in which they evaluated which applications consume the most battery power on a smartphone. In this respect reports MySmartPrice portal with link to DxOMark report.
For analysis, applications were selected from different categories, where the most resource-intensive services were identified. In the communications category, the leaders in battery consumption were the stock application for sending SMS, Facebook (the owner of the Meta company is considered extremist and banned in Russia), Messenger, Snapchat, Instagram (the owner of the Meta company is known). Banned in Russia for being extremist) and WhatsApp. It is stated that these applications consume more power on flagship devices than on budget devices.
In the short video application category, Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels, YouTube Shorts, TikTok and Snapchat Spotlight had the biggest impact on battery. The most resource-intensive users in the video streaming category were Amazon Prime Video, Disney, YouTube and Netflix.
DxOMark identified several key factors that affect battery consumption when using apps: constant network searching, background activity, frequent notifications, and active location services including GPS. Experts also note that users can optimize the performance of applications by disabling unnecessary features in the settings. This will help increase the operating time of your smartphone without charging.
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