We subjected the Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon) to our rigorous SBMARK battery test suite to measure its performance in terms of range, charging and efficiency. In these test results, we will analyze how it fared in a variety of tests and several common use cases.
Overview
Key specs:
- Battery capacity: 4700mAh
- 80W charger (included)
- 6.78-inch, 1440 x 3200, 120Hz OLED display
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)
- Tested ROM / RAM combination: 256GB + 12GB
Pros
- Excellent charging time thanks to its 80 W charger
- Awesome wireless charging experience
- An average of 6 hours and 46 minutes of autonomy recovered after a 5 minute charge
- Decent charge and adapter efficiency
versus
- Poor autonomy, with less than 2 days of moderate use
- Over-consumed downtime, with an average loss of 4% per night (2 times the average)
- In calibrated mode, low battery life during calls and music streaming
- Poor autonomy in all tests on the go
- High residual consumption of the charger, regardless of whether the smartphone is connected and fully charged
- Above-average discharge currents in all use cases
The Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon) struggled in the autonomy tests. Idle phases consumed a lot of power, as did 3G calling, music streaming, and gaming use cases. When evaluating the device in motion, the autonomy results were below average in all test cases.
However, the charging experience was excellent thanks to the 80W wired charger and 50W wireless charger. Full charge time was 44 minutes and 9 seconds wired and 58 minutes and 26 seconds wireless. Charging efficiency was decent with the 80W wired charger and excellent with the wireless one. But those big chargers used up a lot of power when the device was fully charged and still plugged in.
The efficiency, in terms of discharge currents, was low. In fact, discharge currents were above average across all use cases, especially when calling and streaming music.
Compared to Ultra-premium devices ($ 800 +), the Vivo X80 (Snapdragon) has a slightly below average overall score. Its range and efficiency scores are also below average, but its reload score is second best, with the best quick boost secondary score so far.
Test summary
About SBMARK Battery Tests: For the score and analysis in our smartphone battery reviews, SBMARK engineers perform a series of objective tests over a period of one week both indoors and outdoors. (See our introductory article and how we test articles for more details on our Smartphone Battery Protocol.)
The following section collects the key elements of our exhaustive tests and analyzes performed in SBMARK laboratories. Detailed performance evaluations in the form of reports are available upon request. Do not hesitate to contact us.
Battery | Battery charger | wireless | Screen | Processor | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Viva X80 Pro | 4700 mAh | 80 W (not included) |
50 W | LTPO AMOLED 1440 x 3200 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon) | 5000 mAh | 45 W (included) |
15W | AMOLED 2X 1440 x 3088 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max | 4352 mAh | 20 W (included) |
15W | OLED 1284 x 2778 |
Apple A15 Bionic |
Oppo Find X5 Pro | 5000 mAh | 80 W (included) |
50 W | (LTPO) OLED 1440 x 3216 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
Autonomy
82
Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)
182
Wiko Power U30
Wiko Power U30
How the autonomy score is composed
The range score is made up of three performance sub-scores: stationary, moving, and calibrated use cases. Each sub-score includes the results of a full range of tests to measure autonomy in all kinds of real-life scenarios.
59 hours
Light use
Active: 2h30 / day
43 hours
Moderate use
Active: 4 hours a day
28h
Intense use
Active: 7 hours a day
Home office
79
Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)
189
Viva Y72 5G
Viva Y72 5G
A robot housed in a Faraday cage performs a series of touch-based user actions during what we call our “typical use scenario” (TUS) – making calls, streaming video, etc. – 4 hours of active use over a 16-hour period, plus 8 hours of “sleep”. The robot repeats this series of actions every day until the device is discharged.
In movement
91
Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)
195
Samsung Galaxy M51
Samsung Galaxy M51
Using a smartphone on the go puts a strain on autonomy due to additional “hidden” needs, such as the continuous signaling associated with the selection of the cellular network. SBMARK Battery experts take the phone outdoors and perform a well-defined set of activities while following the same three-hour travel itinerary (on foot, by bus, by subway …) for each device
Calibrated
85
Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)
198
Samsung Galaxy M51
Samsung Galaxy M51
For this series of tests, the smartphone returns to the Faraday cage and ours robots repeatedly perform actions related to a specific use case (such as games, video streaming, etc.) at a time. Starting at an 80% charge, all devices are tested until they have consumed at least 5% of the battery charge.
Reload
153
Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)
181
Realme GT Neo 3
Realme GT Neo 3
How the Charge score is composed
Charging is completely part of the overall battery experience. In some situations where autonomy is minimal, knowing how fast you can charge becomes a problem. The SBMARK battery charge score consists of two secondary scores, (1) Full charge and (2) Fast boost.
Full charge
155
Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)
180
Realme GT Neo 3
Realme GT Neo 3
Full charge tests evaluate the reliability of the battery charge indicator; measure how long and how much energy the battery takes to charge from zero to 80% capacity, 80 to 100% as shown by the user interface, and up to an actual full charge.
The charging curves, in wired and wireless mode (if available) show the evolution of the battery level indicator as well as the energy consumption in watts during the charging phases towards full capacity.
The charging curves, in wired and wireless mode (if available) show the evolution of the battery level indicator as well as the energy consumption in watts during the charging phases towards full capacity.
Fast thrust
151
Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)
182
Realme GT Neo 3
Realme GT Neo 3
With the phone at different charge levels (20%, 40%, 60%, 80%), Quick boost tests measure the amount of charge the battery receives after being plugged in for 5 minutes. The graph here compares the average runtime gain from a 5 minute quick charge.
Efficiency
73
Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)
154
Oppo Reno6 5G
Oppo Reno6 5G
How the efficiency score is composed
The SBMARK energy efficiency score consists of two secondary scores, Charge up and Discharge rate, which combine both data obtained during a typical use scenario based on robots, calibrated tests and charge evaluation, taking into account the battery capacity of the device . SBMARK calculates the annual energy consumption of the product, shown in the graph below, which is representative of the overall efficiency during charging and in use.
To load
152
Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)
205
Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro
Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro
The secondary charge score is a combination of four factors: the overall efficiency of a full charge, relative to the amount of energy needed to fill the battery versus the energy the battery can provide; the efficiency of the travel adapter when it comes to transferring power from an outlet to the phone; the residual consumption when the phone is fully charged and still connected to the charger; and the residual consumption of the charger itself, when the smartphone is disconnected from it. The graph below shows the overall efficiency of a full charge in%.
Discharge
51
Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)
192
Apple iPhone 12 mini
Apple iPhone 12 mini
The discharge secondary score evaluates the discharge rate of a battery during a test, which is independent of the battery capacity. It is the ratio of the capacity of a battery divided by its autonomy. A small capacity battery may have the same runtime as a large capacity battery, indicating that the device is well optimized, with a low discharge rate.
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