The stunning
improvement in
laptop battery life

The 2020s have witnessed
a remarkable increase in the
longevity of laptop batteries –
with the average time between
charges doubling from around
9.5 hours to 17.5 hours

BEST LAPTOP BATTERY LIFE
(by year of release)

Average of all laptops that year
Best new laptop that year

2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020

17 hrs, 25 mins
12 hrs, 22 mins
11 hrs, 45 mins
9 hrs, 9 mins
8 hrs, 38 mins
9 hrs, 17 mins
9 hrs, 41 mins

HP OmniBook 3 16
HP OmniBook 5 14
HP OmniBook X 14
Apple MacBook Pro 16
Apple MacBook Pro
HP Spectre x360 14
M1 MacBook Air

34 hrs, 5 mins
28 hrs, 19 mins
25 hrs, 12 mins
24 hrs, 34 mins
20 hrs, 53 mins
14 hrs, 22 mins
15 hrs, 33 mins

OmniBook 3 16
$520-$1,370

Note: Battery life increases come down to several factors, such as more power-efficient displays,
smaller, more compact processors, RAM being moved directly onto processors, and overall smaller
internals – meaning bigger batteries can be fitted. Laptop tests are carried out by streaming YouTube
video continuously, with screen brightness set to 50% and audio set to headphones, until battery dies

Source: CNET
Illustration: Google Gemini, Picture: HP
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