Apple's iPhones reportedly have a failure in their hands in terms of battery life as a new test revealed the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s can't keep up with rival smartphones.
According to the United Kingdom's Which?, eight smartphones were given a battery life test in order to determine which provided the best call time and Internet use minutes.
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The smartphones that participated in the Which? test were the iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, BlackBerry Z10, HTC One, HTC One Mini, Nokia Lumia 1020, Samsung Galaxy S4, and the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini.
In regards to providing the best battery life during phone calls, the winner was the regular Galaxy S4, which lasted 1,051 minutes. The Galaxy S4 easily beat its competition as second place went to the HTC One, which has 771 minutes.
The Galaxy S4 Mini was not far behind with 746 minutes, but ultimately finished in third place.
The iPhone 5s emerged at fourth place with 651 minutes, which was 51 minutes more than the BlackBerry Z10. The iPhone 5c finished seventh with 564 minutes, only managing to outlast the Lumia 1020's 460 minutes.
The test to determine the best Internet use also went to the Galaxy S4. The regular Galaxy S4 managed to offer 405 minutes of Internet time. The Galaxy S4, however, was not fair behind from its mini counterpart as the Galaxy S4 Mini placed second with 394 minutes.
The HTC One Mini placed third with 385 minutes followed by its sibling, HTC One, with 339 minutes.
The Lumia 1020 outdid the two new iPhones. The Nokia Windows Phone 8 device provided 306 minutes, but it was enough for sixth place.
The iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c finished last among the pack. The iPhone 5s provided 298 minutes and 252 minutes for the iPhone 5c, which landed the Apple smartphone at seventh and eight place, respectively.
"Our tests prove that while the batteries in the new iPhones last longer than those in the old iPhone 5, they still can't match the capacity of those in the best Android phones," noted Jon Borrow from Which?
Which? conducted their tests by using their "phone network simulator" so they can be certain the signal strength of the devices were equal since it can affect battery power the smartphones have to utilize.
"Of course, no one will really use their phone to just make continuous calls or browse the web - instead we do lots of different things," Barrow added. "And everyone uses their phone differently. However by focusing on these two key elements we get a clear understanding of the battery's capacity and can directly compare different phones."
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