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Which phone has the best battery for watching YouTube?

By James Peckham published 3 August 2016

Testing the best battery with video

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Watching video is one of the most intensive drains on your phone's battery tank, and YouTube is usually the main culprit.

For that reason, we took a selection of our favorite flagship phones and put them on a loop of YouTube videos to test which one lasted the longest.

We put the iPhone 6S Plus, LG G5, HTC 10, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, Nexus 6P and the OnePlus 3 head to head. Watch the video below to find out which phone came out top.

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James is the Editor-in-Chief at Android Police. Previously, he was Senior Phones Editor for TechRadar, and he has covered smartphones and the mobile space for the best part of a decade bringing you news on all the big announcements from top manufacturers making mobile phones and other portable gadgets. James is often testing out and reviewing the latest and greatest mobile phones, smartwatches, tablets, virtual reality headsets, fitness trackers and more. He once fell over.

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