Best Battery Life Laptops From 2018 Until Now

If the greatest fear you have whenever you bring your laptop out of the house for some on the move work is the battery counter flashing red, then you might be interested in seeing what we have today. Here is a comprehensive list of some of the laptops with the best battery life from 2018 up until to date.

What to Expect

To give you a heads-up as to what to expect, these best laptops running Windows and native MacOS are covered. Along with Windows two-in-one hybrids and even the Chromebooks popular for its affordability among students. What will not be mentioned are tablets running mobile OS the likes of Android and iOS.

In short, the devices that will be mentioned are the ones running mainstream desktop OS-es. So if you’re looking for a tablet to go, you might want to look elsewhere.

Each one of the devices on the list here is the best performing models after a crucible of tests run through with them. Particularly, by streaming a video over Wi-Fi in an endless loop until the battery is exhausted. Of course, the longer the laptop performs, the higher it will be on the list. Here’s a caveat, though, there are many factors that go into the endurance of a laptop, but the most important thing is the specs. The quality of their screen, the screen’s resolution, down to the type of CPU of the laptop can affect greatly the amount of time it can stay on. The models presented here are tested for their performance on the baseline configuration. If you choose other options, you might get different results than us.

Without further ado, let's check out the best battery life laptops!

LG Gram 15

True to its name, the LG Gram is almost uncomfortably light for the gigantic 15-inch screen that it boasts. Clocked in at only 1.13 kilograms, this ultra-portable also has a battery life that’s worth respect. It can serve you for almost 14 hours (13 hours and 58 minutes, to be exact) before it gives away. The LG Gram is currently one of the most enduring laptops out there on the market, and if the huge battery is what you’re in for, then this is the one to have.

Price: Rs 114, 650

Asus NovaGo TP370QL

This is the first laptop that’s built with a Qualcomm Snapdragon packed within its enclosure. As expected, since this is Qualcomm’s first foray into devices that require more power and performance than a smartphone or a tablet, the NovaGo TP370QL came out as quite underwhelming in performance and features.

Its saving grace, though, is the battery life. The power reserve can last you for an ample 13 hours and 12 minutes. Just like the LG Gram, you probably wouldn’t even need to bring a power brick with you if you already have it charged up in the morning. The laptop can last you well into the night.

Price: Rs 43,879

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon

ThinkPads are classics among computer users who need something reliable to bring with them daily. This 2018 overhaul of the X1 Carbon has a formidable WQHD-resolution 14-inch display panel. Details on the screen are displayed sharply in 100% Adobe RGB colour gamut and you can work even in the harshest of direct sunlight with the 500 nits brightness. The display also supports Dolby Vision HDR which will give brightness, colors, contrasts, and details a massive boost while simultaneously conserving precious battery.

That is one of the reasons why despite the panel to die for, the X1 Carbon also has staggering battery life: 13 hours and 07 minutes.

Price: Rs 139,231

LG Gram 14

Unlike its 15-inch, full-bred laptop, the LG Gram 14 is a 2-in-1 convertible whose touchscreen also gives you the ability to swerve some lines with a stylus. That is the primary reason why the Gram 14 is a beloved choice for graphic designers. There are many things about the laptop that appeal to the mobile professionals, however: How it still retains the lightness at precisely 1.13 kilograms, and how its battery life is still amazingly long despite a slight decrease in comparison to the Gram 15 version. In the test, the convertible lasts for 12 hours and 35 minutes.

Price: Rs 119,749

Samsung Notebook 9 Pro

Though it doesn’t have a design to fawn over, the Samsung Notebook 9 Pro is still a slim, lightweight, long-lasting, and powerful convertible that’s worth at least a couple looks over. The battery of the Notebook 9 Pro ran for 12 hours and 13 minutes until it gave out.

Price: Rs 76,627

Lenovo Yoga C930

The Yoga C930 has solid performance built into a pretty good-looking, but still functional case. That’s why it is there among the top sellers in the convertible department. It is able to go for 12 hours and 25 minutes without respite until it blacked out.

Price: Rs 80,113

Dell XPS 13 (2018)

Now, this is one of the best performing, Windows-running ultraportable you can get for its size. The screen is amazing, and unlike most ultraportables, the specs on the standard XPS 13 can even run some pretty graphically demanding tasks like some casual gaming. Still, if you use it for simple tasks such as word processing or consuming media, then it can deliver you from morning until night effortlessly with 12 hours and 18 minutes of charge.

Price: Rs 139,239

Acer Aspire E15-57G6

In an age where you hardly use CDs anymore, the E15 is built with one at its side. The powerful Nvidia MX150 graphic card is also a beast at graphically demanding tasks. In fact, it is one of the most powerful discrete graphics cards out there. For all that it has to offer, the battery on the laptop can run for 11 hours, and 58 minutes before it’s out of juice.

Price: Rs 38,314

Acer Chromebook Spin 13

This Chromebook has a folding screen and a neat 11 hours and 36 minutes on a single charge and is suitable for most students to carry around. There are far better options running the inarguably more capable OS being Windows in this price range. But if ChromeOS is something that you must have, this is one of the best laptops built for endurance out there with 718 minutes.

Price: Rs 38,318

Apple 15-inch MacBook Pro (2018)

When it comes to building quality, there are rare contenders that can compete with Apple’s MacBook. The machine’s capable hardware and the suite of software supplied by MacOS have all served to make it an extremely popular (Albeit pricey) machine for professionals and students alike. To drive the point home, Apple has designed the laptop with a great battery life along with all of the great things it offers: 11 hours and 29 minutes.

Price: Rs 153,274

Microsoft Surface Laptop 2

Not contented to let Apple monopolises the premium laptop market, Microsoft had been locked in fierce competition against Apple’s MacBook with its Surface Laptop 2. The laptop offers all-around slim design, great performance while running the utilitarian Windows. The battery life of the Surface Laptop 2 only lost to the MacBook Pro by a couple of minutes, 11 hours and 11 minutes.

Price: Rs 65,939

Asus ZenBook UX331U

For a laptop that’s built for performance with an Nvidia graphics card, the super-slim laptop feels as if it has zero compromises at all. A battery life of 10 hours and 45 minutes is a great number for the kind of performance it can put out.

Price: Rs 71,731

Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, 2018).

The latest revamp of the legendary MacBook Air still retains one of the greatest advantages of having an original Air: A generous battery capacity. Even though it is fitted with the latest processor and an extremely good-looking screen, the new MacBook Air can last for up to 10 hours and 46 minutes. Price: $1,109.25

HP Spectre Folio Convertible 13

This is a strange convertible as it took a detour from the usual choice of material other manufacturers made with their laptop. Most laptop makers prefer plastic, Apple milled their laptops out of Aluminium, Microsoft covered the top portion with Alcantara fabric … HP covered its machine with genuine leather. That’s why you cannot find a laptop that has such a unique and classy look than the Spectre Folio Convertible 13. Being good-looking isn’t the only thing that the laptop can do, apparently, because it can go continuously for 10 hours and 45 minutes.

Price: Rs 87,075

HP Chromebook x2

Some might say that HP took direct inspiration from Microsoft’s line of Surface tablets for the x2. This 2-in-1 convertible Chromebook can turn into a tablet on a whim. You just need to detach it from the keyboard and voila.

The battery can run for 10 hours and 40 minutes. Which is pretty impressive for a computer that’s packed neatly behind its own screen.

Price: Rs 37,616

Asus ZenBook US461U

Asus has been trying to slim down most of its design in the recent years, the US461U is one out of the many hyper-slim offerings the company had in its portfolio. It is designed with a hybrid hinge and a sizeable battery to go with it: 10 hours and 29 minutes.

Price: Rs 90,653

Lenovo Flex 5

If you’re looking for a hybrid with the most value, Lenovo’s Flex line is one of the best. The battery can give you 10 hours and 23 minutes of run-time uninterrupted.

Price: Rs 68,201

Dell Latitude 7390 2-in-1

This is one of the most basic hybrids among Dell’s offerings. If you usually consume medias on your laptops, then the Latitude 7390 came pre-equipped with excellent, high-fidelity speakers that can output an impressive soundstage. The battery is also great at 10 hours and 22 minutes, enough for you to watch a movie or two and still got ample time to finish writing a dissertation. If you buy models equipped with newer eight-generation processors, you might even get a couple extra minutes into total run-time.

Price: Rs 87,776

Microsoft Surface Pro 6

In the latest update to the popular Surface Pro convertible series, the new CPUs that the company put into it didn’t exactly leave a lot of room for a bigger battery. Though it can still give you an impressive 10 hours and 6 minutes.

Price: Rs 54,268

Huawei MateBook Pro X

The similarities in both name and design to Apple’s MacBook Pro is pretty obvious, but the performance, some extra features, the build quality rivalling that of even the MacBook Pros are just some of the amazing things the laptop can give you. Though it is nowhere near the MacBook Pros’ battery life, it is still pretty decent at 9 hours and 31 minutes.

Price: Rs 80,902

Acer Swift 7

Though its thinness leaves a lot of doubt as to what the battery inside could truly bring to the table, the thing can offer an impressive 9 hours and 21 minutes.

Price: Rs 97,454

Dell XPS 13 (i7 Version)

Though it may look as if deja-vu, here, we’re talking about the sibling of the XPS 13 we have already covered about that’s built more for performance than battery life. In comparison to the version equipped with an i5 core above, this better performing i7 has three hours less run-time at 9 hours and 8 minutes. In return, though, if you throw something demanding it at, you can fully expect this version to handle it far better than the i5 version.

Price: Rs 83,591

HP EliteBook 1040 G4

If you’re a businessman/woman, or just someone who has to sit in a professional setting regularly, the HP EliteBook 1040 G4 is probably one of the best companion out there. Fitted with a professionally-looking and slim design, this business laptop can last about 8 hours and 56 minutes without pause.

Price: Rs 174,079

Microsoft Surface Pro LTE

This is one of the latest models of the Surface, and it is also one that’s uniquely built with LTE capability. Which means, unlike all other laptops on this list, you can literally work on the Surface anywhere and at any time without having to look for a Wi-Fi hotspot. The Surface Pro LTE can run for 8 hours and 47 minutes.

Price: Rs 115,574