These Are The 35 Best Battery Life Laptops

Dhir Acharya


Battery life is among the key factors that help us decide whether or not to buy a laptop. However, the biggest brands do not have the best battery life.

Battery life is among the key factors that help us decide whether or not to buy a laptop. However, it may catch you off guard that the most well-known brands do not have the best battery life.

Why is battery life important? In some cases, this factor is even a higher priority than the number of ports, processing power, and screen size. And as we mentioned above, holding the top position of this chart is not big brands like Apple but rather unexpected ones, in this article, let’s go through the 35 best battery-life laptops and find out which brand has the strongest candidate.

But before that, here are some rules to follow when you choose a laptop if you want it to last all day:

  • A screen with higher resolution and more brightness will consume more power.
  • For Intel Core chips, the Y series has lower power consumption than the U series which is less power-consuming than the H series. And newer CPUs usually feature more battery optimizations compared with older ones.
  • Discrete graphics use more power than integrated.
  • Keyboard backlights may have little impact on your battery.
  • LPDDR memory consumes less battery than standard DDR.
  • Gaming is the most common cause of battery drain on a laptop.
  • A few easy ways to extend your battery life include making the laptop sleep or turning off the screen in case of small intervals as well as lowering the screen brightness.

The following list shows the laptops that can last the longest, which have been proven through lab tests. Enjoy!

LG Gram 15: 13 hours and 58 minutes

This one would be a good fit if you prioritize all-day battery life, lightweight, and big screen.

HP Spectre x360 13: 13 hours and 18 minutes

Needless to say, it holds the second spot on this chart.

Asus NovaGo TP370QL: 13 hours and 12 minutes

This laptop is powered by the Snapdragon 835 that offers a long battery life as well as always-on cellular. However, its performance is like a phone more than a laptop.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon: 13 hours and 7 minutes

Besides a powerful battery, this device also offers support for HDR and Alexa integration.

LG Gram 14 2-in-1: 12 hours and 35 minutes

This laptop is not only a pen-enabled convertible device, but it’s also really light, weighing only 1.13 kilograms.

Samsung Notebook 9 Pro: 12 hours and 35 minutes

This device is slim, lightweight, 2-in-1, and its performance is strong for its size.

Lenovo Yoga C930: 12 hours and 25 minutes

This laptop is among the best 2-in-1 laptops with a functional and stylish design as well as an excellent performance.

Dell XPS 12 (2018): 12 hours and 12 minutes

This is probably one of the best options for a premium Windows ultraportable laptops. With the 2019 version, the company fixes a few issues such as a poorly placed webcam, but the 2018 version has better battery life.

LG Gram 17: 12 hours and 12 minutes

Scoring 732 minutes of use in lab tests, this laptop deserves being listed in the top 10 on this chart.

Acer Aspire E15-57G6: 11 hours and 58 minutes

This budget 15-inch device houses a DVD drive which has disappeared from most today’s laptops, along with an Nvidia MX150 GPU.

Acer Chromebook Spin 13: 11 hours and 36 minutes

Another offering from Acer making its way to the list.

Apple MacBook Pro (15 inches, 2018): 11 hours and 29 minutes

As we said before, the biggest brand doesn’t stand the highest when it comes to battery life, the latest Apple MacBook Pro doesn’t even make it to the top 10.

Microsoft Surface Laptop 2: 11 hours and 11 minutes

This laptop is great, slim, and has decent battery life.

Apple MacBook Air (13 inches, 2018): 10 hours and 46 minutes

Though it doesn’t have the strongest battery, the revamped classic MacBook Air sure lasts you through work hours.

Asus Zenbook UX331U: 10 hours and 45 minutes

This device is super slim, it’s great and it houses some basic graphics from Nvidia.

HP Spectre Folio Convertible 13: 10 hours and 45 minutes

This laptop has a leather cover, which is odd. But other than that, it has a great design.

HP Chromebook x2: 10 hours and 40 minutes

This device is similar to a Surface which can convert into a tablet.

Apple MacBook Pro (13 inches, 2019): 10 hours and 32 minutes

Overall, Apple has well-optimized this laptop, resulting in the decent battery life of 632 minutes.

Asus Zenbook US461U: 10 hours and 29 minutes

This Asus device is slim, featuring a hybrid hinge as well as a great battery.

Dell Latitude 7390 2-in-1: 10 hours and 22 minutes

One of the most impressive things about this laptop is its especially good speakers, perfect for watching movies. Newer models house 8th Gen Intel chips which can add some minutes.

HP Elitebook x360 1030 G3: 10 hours and 11 minutes

This length of battery life is excellent for a 2-in-1 business laptop.

Microsoft Surface Pro 6: 10 hours and 6 minutes

This Microsoft’s latest Surface Pro, which has new CPUs, but its slim design limits room for the battery.

Acer Swift 7 (SF714-52T): 9 hours and 50 minutes

This laptop is thin, lightweight and packs a lot of features.

Huawei MateBook X Pro (2019): 9 hours and 31 minutes

This is the latest version of the Matebook X Pro.

Acer Swift 7: 9 hours and 21 minutes

As you can see from the photo, this laptop is extremely thin.

Dell XPS 13: 9 hours and 8 minutes

This version packs a faster Core i7 processor, which is impressive but its battery life is 3 hours shorter compared with the Core i5 version.

Huawei MateBook X Pro (2018): 9 hours and 5 minutes

Another flagship laptop from the Chinese giant.

HP Elitebook 1040 G4: 8 hours and 56 minutes

This is among the best business laptops. The 2-in-1 device has a slim design and its battery can last you through a standard workday.

Microsoft Surface Pro LTE: 8 hours and 47 minutes

This is the first Surface offering to feature a built-in LTE antenna.

Lenovo Flex 11: 8 hours and 45 minutes

This laptop is a great alternative for the Yoga.

HP Spectre x360 15 (OLED): 8 hours and 34 minutes

This device houses a 4K OLED display that measures 15 inches.

Dell XPS 13 (2019): 8 hours and 29 minutes

The 2018 version made it to the top 10 for battery life but the newest version does better in many aspects.

Acer Spin 5: 8 hours and 27 minutes

This one is a 2-in-1, middle-of-the-road laptop with an adequate battery.

Asus ZenBook S UX391U: 8 hours and 26 minutes

Apart from a good battery, this laptop is ultraportable.

HP Zbook Studio x360: 8 hours and 22 minutes

For a workstation-class 2-in-1 laptop, this HP offering has impressive battery life.

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