PSA: I just realized my old way of testing phone batteries was wrong

For years, I'd just run a YouTube video on loop and time it, but after reading a detailed review on AnandTech last week, I learned that method misses a lot of real-world usage patterns. I switched to using a mixed script that cycles through calls, browsing, and camera use, and the results were way different. What's your go-to method for checking actual battery life on a new phone?

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sage_perry5d ago

I did the YouTube loop thing too... feels bad realizing it was so off.

jackson.sarah5d ago

Ugh, tell me about it. I spent like a solid hour trying to fix my car's headlight with a tutorial that looked legit, only to find out the guy had a totally different model. Wasted a whole afternoon.