Not overly creative with the naming, vivo has a whole bunch of X5’s and the X5Pro appears to be the most well-rounded among them, as we discovered during our in-depth review.
Among its other merits, the vivo X5Pro proved an efficient battery user, and we’ll now try to go into more detail on its performance in this respect.
Its compact frame allows for a 2,450mAh battery, not the greatest capacity for a FullHD 5-incher. The Sony Xperia M5, for example, has a 2,600mAh unit, while the Huawei Honor 6and Xiaomi Mi 4 have cells around the 3,100mAh mark. Then again, the Oppo R7 and the Lenovo Vibe X2 hover around 2,300mAh.
It’s also worth noting that we previously tested the vivo X5Max, which has a 5.5-inch display and a smaller capacity battery, but still achieved respectable endurance scores. So vivo seems to know what it’s doing when it comes to getting the most out of the limited capacity.
After that preamble, let’s move on to the X5Pro’s test results. In our 3G call test the smartphone is good for almost 17 full hours, a very good performance. That said, the Oppo R7 does markedly better at 23 hours, but then the R1x only lasts 12 and a half. In vivo's camp the Pro does nearly as good as the Max and both are better than the LG G4, mind you.
Talk time
Our web browsing test script depletes the X5Pro’s battery in 9:34 hours, a smidgeon short of the Samsung Galaxy S5, and equally as much longer than that Xiaomi Mi4 we mentioned with the 3,100mAh battery. The Honor 6 is in a league of its own here with 13 full hours, and the Honor 7, while not as impressive, still manages to outlast the X5Pro by an hour.
Web browsing
The X5Pro scores well above average in the video playback test too. 10 hours and 41 minutes are enough for an entire Game of Thrones season with time to spare. The Honor 6 lasts two hours longer, but the Honor 7 dies after 9:43, more or less the same as the Oppo R7.
Video playback
The math works out to an endurance rating of 67 hours with a single SIM or 62 hours if you pop in a second card. So two and a half days of use on a single charge are possible if you do an hour each of voice calls, web surfing and video playback per day.
Our proprietary score also includes a standby battery draw test, which is not featured in our test scorecard but is calculated in the total endurance rating.
The battery testing procedure is described in detail in case you're interested in the nitty-gritties. You can also check out our complete battery test table, where you can see how long any of the smartphones we've tested will last under your own typical use.
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