iPad Air Reigns Supreme in Tablet Battery Life Shootout [Chart]

The iPad Air reigned supreme in a tablet battery life shootout performed by which.co.uk. The test compared the iPad Air, iPad mini 2, iPad mini, iPad 2, Tesco Hudl, Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014), Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, Kindle Fire HD, Nexus 7 (2).

The iPad Air, iPad mini with Retina display and iPad 2 all performed better than the Android alternatives for web browsing. On a full tank, Apple’s iPad Air will last for 658 minutes of web-browsing – beating the 483 minutes offered by the longest-lasting Android tablet we tested, Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 edition). Likewise, the iPad mini with Retina display features an impressive 614 minutes of internet usage, while Apple’s three year old iPad 2 managed a sterling 590 minutes.

When testing how much video the tablets could play in one charge, the iPad Air was victorious as well. It offered 777 minutes of battery life. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 lasted for 714 minutes finishing in second place and the Google Nexus 7 ran for 669 minutes coming in third.

Take a look at the chart for the full results.

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