I thought the battery life on my new tablet was just okay until I saw the actual test numbers

I was reading a review on TechRadar that ran a continuous video playback test, and my model got 14 hours. The one I almost bought only got 9.5. Makes you wonder how many reviews just guess at the battery life instead of actually testing it, right?

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palmer.henry24d ago

Wow, that's a huge difference. Most decent tech sites do actually test battery life now, but you gotta check their testing method.

craig.parker24d ago

Totally! My buddy bought a laptop based on a review saying it got 9 hours. Turns out they tested it with the screen super dim and just playing a local video file. He uses it for normal stuff, browsing and docs, and it barely hits 5 hours. He was so mad! It really shows how the testing method changes everything. You can't just trust the number they put in the headline.