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The iPhone 17 Pro Max battery test is finally here, and this year it's not just going head-to-head with the Galaxy S25 Ultra, but it's also facing off against Google's all-new Pixel 10 Pro XL. Now, in our last test, the iPhone 16 Pro Max and the Galaxy finished almost neck andneck. But this year, Apple is looking to change that. The 17 Pro Max not only has the new A19 Pro chip running on iOS 26, but for the first time ever, it's packing a 5,000 plus MIA battery. Of course, the Galaxy is no slouch. It's powered by Qualcomm's proven Snapdragon 8 Elite, and the Pixel actually has the largest battery of the bunch while also being powered by Google's new TSMC built Tensor G5. Will
that be enough for one of these Android phones to come out on top? or will the iPhone prove it's on another level? Let's find out. This episode is sponsored by UG Green, who sent out their new Mag Flow accessories for the iPhone 17. Starting off with the Magflow magnetic power bank, which not only has a 10,000 mAh capacity, but it also supports ultraast 25 watt wireless charging, where in the lab tests, it was able to charge an iPhone 17 Pro Max from completely dead to 50% in just 38 minutes. The magnets on here are also really strong, so your phone will stay firmly attached even
when you're using it. And this little LED display at the side gives you a clear real-time readout of how much battery the bank has left. But I think one of the smartest features is this braided lanyard that actually doubles as a USBC cable supporting even faster charging with 30 watts of input and output, which combined with the extra USBC port at the bottom means you can technically charge your iPhone, your AirPods, and your Apple Watch all at the same time. And despite its compact airline safe design, which is super easy to carry or throw in a bag, with a 10,000 mAh capacity, it means you can charge something like an iPhone 17 Pro Max around two times. UG also sent out their magnetic wireless charger, which
opens up like a transformer, being able to wirelessly charge both your iPhone and your AirPods. Plus, it also has an extra port on the side. You can learn more about the Mac Flow lineup by checking out the first link down below. All right, we'll kick things off in the phone app where after going on the same 1-hour call, the iPhone immediately pulls ahead. It only dropped by one point compared to the four point drop on the Galaxy and the twopoint drop on the Pixel. Of course, this early in the test, those battery indicators aren't always super accurate. So, we'll see what happens here in messaging, where each phone is texting back and forth with our automated chatbot, where this
time all three phones drop by an equal 5 percentage points. So, a good start for the iPhone early on, as well as for the Pixel. It's only a single point behind the iPhone at this point, which I wasn't expecting. Even this early on, given the results that we saw last year with the Pixel 9 Pro, but after an hour of reading and scrolling through the same set of emails, that trend continues. The iPhone is still one point ahead of the Pixel, but the Pixel's right in there, while the Galaxy falls a little bit further behind in third. But this browser test is the one I'm always waiting for, where because we're taxing those chipsets by randomly cycling through the same set of websites, we'll get to see how efficient each of these
chipsets are. Where 1 hour later, it's the Snapdragon 8 Elite and the Galaxy that did the best, doing one point better than the other two. Here in Instagram, because we're actually scrolling through the home feed like you would in real life, where, you know, the phones aren't just sitting there on a screen, we'll actually get to see how good each phone is at ramping down their refresh rates. These phones can go from as high as 120 Hz down to as low as 1 Herz technically between each scroll where 60 minutes later, wow. The iPhone only drops by 4 percentage points. The Galaxy didn't do too bad either with it only dropping by five points while the Pixel suffers a 7oint drop. Meaning
heading into standby, the Galaxy and the Pixel are now all tied up while the iPhone has a fourpoint advantage over the Android phones. But after 16 hours with the phones just sitting on idle, the Galaxy doesn't just make a comeback, but it actually slots into first place, dropping by only five points compared to the 10point drop on the iPhone. So, an interesting turn of events as we start working on YouTube where I think it's worth noting as always, we calibrate the displays on each phone to 200 nits using a proper luminance meter as well as calibrate the speakers on each phone to the nearest decel count where an hour of binge watching phone buff later, the iPhone edges right back, tying up with
the Galaxy as the Pixel is now five points behind them, which may get even worse here in gaming where this is another test that pushes those chipsets just a little bit harder. So, it'll be interesting to see how the Tensor G5 handles this, which it turns out is not bad at all. It does about the same as the iPhone's A19 Pro there, while the Galaxy proves to be the most efficient. Once again, doing one point better to take the lead. So, a bit of back and forth between the iPhone and the Galaxy. We'll see if one of them can create some real separation here in maps where we are simulating navigation with GPS and
the compass turned on and all three phones actively seeking traffic information. But no, they end up doing about the same, each dropping by six points while the Pixel drops by eight. Here in Spotify, our robots are listening to music where I've got to say all three of these phones have improved speaker systems. I mean, they all sound pretty good this year. So, it's going to be interesting to see how having that fuller sound and technically more frequencies playing affect battery life. Where this time, the iPhone does the best. It had an eightoint drop, the Galaxy only did a little bit worse with a 9-point drop, while the Pixel suffers
an 11point drop, which now puts it behind by double digits. And that delta might get even worse here in Snapchat, which is easily the most intensive task that we've done so far. I am kind of curious to see how that new selfie camera on the iPhone will do here since it is active for a large portion of this test. And 60 minutes later, wow, the iPhone did really well, dropping by only 13 points compared to the 17 and 18 point drops on the Galaxy and Pixel, respectively. meaning it now has the biggest lead of the test so far as we start working on App Cycle where we're basically just opening up the same set of apps, closing them all, and then repeating that in a loop until the
phones die, where 45 minutes into it, the Pixel is the first to give out, officially placing it in third and pretty much matching the Pixel 9 Pro XL from last year. But this is where I think things are going to get more interesting since last time the iPhone 16 Pro Max was only able to outlast the Galaxy by 10 minutes. Where this time with its larger battery and new chip, the iPhone 17 Pro Max might beat it by a lot more than that. Where 1 hour and 50 minutes into app cycle, there you have it. The Galaxy is fully depleted while the iPhone still has 9% left to go. That drops down to 8% at this point where the iPhone 16 Pro Max died. Meaning everything from here on out is breaking new ground for the iPhone where a
whopping 3 hours and 5 minutes into app cycle, the iPhone finally calls it quits. That's over an hour longer than the Galaxy and over 2 hours longer than the Pixel. Now, it's not quite enough to dethrone the Vivo X200 Pro from our rankings, but it clearly makes it the winner by a big margin in this test. Anyways, that is it for me in this video. Thank you for watching and as always, I'll see you in the very next episode.
