tag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:/discussions/geekbench/16757-battery-test-geekbench-4Primate Labs: Discussion 2018-01-05T19:47:44Ztag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102017-01-31T17:40:54Z2017-01-31T17:40:55ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>I specifically bought Geekbench4 to test my iPhone, battery, its
not available yet, but its available in Geekbench 3, am I eligible
to download an older version?</p></div>Alfred Freemantag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102017-01-31T22:07:55Z2017-01-31T22:07:55ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>Hi Alfred,</p>
<p>We're hoping to re-release a battery test for iOS in the future
but as of right now we don't have an exact timeline of when that
will be available. If you do want a refund, you will need to
request one from the Apple App Store, in your "purchase history"
page. If you have any other questions feel free to email us at
<a href="mailto:support@primatelabs.com">support@primatelabs.com</a></p>
<p>Thanks,<br>
Ariella</p></div>Ariellatag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102017-07-20T18:20:03Z2017-07-20T18:20:05ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>This is why I bought it as well...<br>
Is there a reason why it's not included now?</p></div>Hunter926tag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102017-07-20T19:06:40Z2017-07-20T19:06:41ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>Not sure. No explanation.</p></div>Alf Toytag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102017-07-28T04:15:34Z2017-07-28T04:15:34ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>We're working on an update to the battery test. It's in the final stages of testing, and should be available late August. Thank you for your patience, and please let me know if you have any other questions.</p></div>Johntag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102017-09-07T20:33:53Z2017-09-07T20:33:54ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>It's September now and we're still waiting. Is there a timeline for Android devices too?</p></div>Deetztag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102017-09-20T09:34:19Z2017-09-20T09:34:21ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>It's already September and ios11 is out yet Battery Test module in Geekbench 4 is not yet released???</p></div>Dongtag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102017-09-21T00:51:44Z2017-09-21T00:51:44ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>I am not the developer.</p></div>Alf Toytag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102017-09-27T20:55:42Z2017-09-27T20:55:42ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>Thank you to everyone for your patience. Though release of the battery test was delayed, it is still in production and should be released soon as part of a Geekbench update.</p>
<p>Best,<br>
Colin<br>
Primate Labs Inc.</p></div>Colintag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102017-10-02T12:40:12Z2017-10-02T12:40:13ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>Can you say the approximate release date of battery test?</p></div>andrej.schnitkotag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102017-10-02T17:01:16Z2017-10-02T17:01:16ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>We are aiming to release the battery test update within the first half of this month.</p>
<p>Best,<br>
Colin<br>
Primate Labs Inc.</p></div>Colintag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102017-10-20T18:19:02Z2017-10-20T18:19:04ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>I can't see any signs of a battery test in the description or on the screenshots in the Appstore. What's the status of this feature?</p>
<p>I'm interested in comparing the performance of two batteries on the same device (original and third party), preferrably from 100% to device shutdown.</p></div>Atag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102017-10-23T20:44:25Z2017-10-23T20:44:25ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>Hi,</p>
<p>Thanks for reaching out to us. The battery benchmark feature is nearing completion, and should be provided in the next major Geekbench update.</p>
<p>All the best,<br>
Colin<br>
Primate Labs Inc.</p></div>Colintag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102017-11-10T15:55:21Z2017-11-10T15:55:22ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>If anyone else is interested, the latest iOS version (4.2.0) does include the battery benchmark.</p></div>Ashleytag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102017-11-30T03:06:08Z2017-11-30T03:06:09ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>Ashley, can you please describe the battery test functionality?</p></div>Ptag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102017-11-30T15:22:37Z2017-11-30T15:22:37ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>Hi,</p>
<p>The battery benchmark available in 4.2.0 allows you to measure the battery performance of a device by measuring its rate of battery discharge as it completes a consistent load of processor-intensive tasks.</p>
<p>You can run the battery benchmark by selecting either the partial discharge mode (which runs for approximately 3 hours or until the device discharges) or the full discharge mode (which runs from 100% battery level until the device discharges). The battery benchmark provides a score along with a confidence level, which is affected by how long the battery benchmark ran for, as well as some details such as a graph of your device's battery level over time and how the workload was modified over time (if at all) to provide consistent activity.</p>
<p>All the best,<br>
Colin<br>
Primate Labs Inc.</p></div>Colintag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102017-12-02T15:18:00Z2017-12-02T15:18:02ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>hello primatelabs, with this test how can interpret score. for example iphone 8 plus score 9723 and 7 plus score 6716. iphone 8 plus 44% more efficient or what?</p></div>icalictag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102017-12-04T16:19:33Z2017-12-04T16:19:33ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>Hi icalic,</p>
<p>Geekbench 4 scores are scaled so that double the score indicates double the performance, so your interpretation is correct.</p>
<p>Best,<br>
Colin<br>
Primate Labs Inc.</p></div>Colintag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102017-12-10T20:32:56Z2017-12-10T20:32:57ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>Hi,</p>
<p>Should your phone be in airplane mode for the duration of the test, or does this not make a difference in the results?</p></div>Johntag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102017-12-10T23:55:17Z2017-12-10T23:55:17ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>I've asked them to add explicit information about airplane modern the app, and in that conversation we agreed that it most probably is beneficial to use airplane mode since some background network activities could have a non-negligible effect.</p></div>Atag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102017-12-14T02:01:10Z2017-12-14T02:01:11ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>What is the standard for the battery in a IPhone 6 3 years old ? I have the result #1177. What does it mean</p></div>Ted Kapptag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102017-12-21T13:30:42Z2017-12-21T13:30:42ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>Hi to all!<br>
Is there a possibility to compare the battery performance for iPhone 7 Plus on different iOS versions, say 10.0 and 11.2? Or, perhaps, could anyone comment this 8 min YouTube video?<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScmaA6LD9b4&t=268s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScmaA6LD9b4&t=268s</a><br>
Thank you!</p></div>Ivantag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102017-12-21T13:43:43Z2017-12-21T13:43:44ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>I'm not sure I trust this benchmark. I've tried it with two iPhone 5 batteries. One new and one with 200 cycles. They both got about the same score. If the score is based on amount of work done then it's no surprise, since the workload dropped from 60% to 50% after two hours in the old battery, but the same thing happened after three minutes on the new battery! Don't know why, their discharge diagrams are pretty much identical.</p></div>Atag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102017-12-21T21:31:07Z2017-12-21T21:31:07ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>Hi,</p>
<p>Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. We currently don't have aggregated scores for devices based on their age or their operating system. We're aiming to roll out more comparison functionality for battery benchmark results on the Geekbench Browser, so please keep an eye on the Browser for future updates.</p>
<p>@A,</p>
<p>I'm sorry for any confusion regarding your battery benchmark scores. Battery scores are based on a combination of discharge rate and the amount of work that the device can complete during the benchmark, to measure the battery life of a device when running processor-intensive applications. The Work % line measures how much work is assigned to the device over time, which may change depending on how quickly it is able to complete work. If I'm reading your message correctly, it sounds like the batteries you tested had very similar performance, and their rate of performing work was near a work assignment threshold which caused their graphs to differ more noticeably. However, their discharge rates and work completion rate were similar, causing the scores to be similar.</p>
<p>If you have any other questions, please let me know!</p>
<p>All the best,<br>
Colin<br>
Primate Labs Inc.</p></div>Colintag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102017-12-22T16:50:58Z2017-12-22T16:51:01ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>What does a score of 1026 mean? Is battery good or bad or what?</p></div>Amy tag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102017-12-22T22:21:10Z2017-12-22T22:21:11ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>Perhaps users of this app could be encouraged to submit their battery scores, along with a description of their phone model, its age, and their opinion of how long their battery lasts. Then we could compare. What’s especially needed is scores for new phones, as they should be the best possible.</p></div>Ptag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102018-01-02T04:39:47Z2018-01-02T04:39:50ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>The app I am sure does everything its designed to do with respect to measuring battery/CPU components. But its not possible to make any conclusions after I run a 3 hour test. Can you help provide some better interpretation of this information:</p>
<ol>
<li>I am getting a score of 1800 for my iPhone 7plus battery (did a partial discharge but ran at 100%) over 3 hours. Its comparing it to every other device in the world (including Apple) but not the same model phone. I am more interested to understand how my phone's battery has deteriorated against a similar phone, not one of prior models or different manufacturers.<br></li>
<li>What does 1800 mean?<br></li>
<li>Graph shows a linear drop from 100% to 0 over 2 hours 46 mins. What is that supposed to mean? is there a range of a slope we should be looking at? Should we be glad that its almost a linear slope and no uneven dips?</li>
</ol>
<p>Thank you. Its a great product, but pls help interpret this information. I found out about this app in a press article a week ago. It works flawlessly but I can't make sense out of the information its giving me.</p></div>Davidtag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102018-01-02T22:27:56Z2018-01-02T22:27:56ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>Hi,</p>
<p>You can now search for Geekbench 4 battery results on the Geekbench Browser <a href="https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/battery/search">here</a>, which should help provide some context on your device's battery score. When comparing scores, note that higher scores are better and that double the score indicates double the performance.</p>
<p>We will be rolling out more features on the Geekbench Browser soon to facilitate comparisons, as well as updates to the comparison scores available in the app. We also intend to release more documentation about the battery test soon which may clear up some confusion, and we are planning to release an update which clarifies some benchmark functionality in the app itself.</p>
<p>We don't currently have plans to sort devices by the age of their batteries, but I'll pass P's suggestion along and see if we can incorporate it in a future update.</p>
<p>Regarding David's question, if the battery's charge level decreases linearly it indicates that its discharge rate is not a function of the battery's current charge. On the other hand, some devices may discharge more quickly at the beginning of the test and then seem to hold their charge for longer when their charge level is low, or exhibit some other kind of non-linear behaviour. Non-linear discharging does not necessarily correlate to a hardware or software issue that requires repair, but it can help you to identify issues.</p>
<p>If you have any other questions or if I should clarify anything above, please let me know and I would be happy to help out.</p>
<p>All the best,<br>
Colin<br>
Primate Labs Inc.</p></div>Colintag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102018-01-03T05:37:53Z2018-01-03T05:37:54ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>thanks for response Colin. One question on your comment 'double the score indicates double the performance.' Does this apply to battery performance (or just CPU)? I.e. something will double the score has double the battery performance / life?</p></div>Davidtag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102018-01-03T13:38:30Z2018-01-03T13:38:31ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>Hi Colin, just had a question. I'm running a partial discharge on my 6s (starting at full charge), does this run in the background (in other words, can i hit my home button and continue to use my phone), or does it need to stay on the Geekbench app until complete?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>-w</p></div>Westag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102018-01-03T23:32:00Z2018-01-03T23:32:01ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>Just a follow up question. I left the app running and didn't otherwise use the phone. My partial discharge battery score for my 6s was 1598...but, like others have asked, what does that "mean." I did search the browser link above, by clicking on the "here" link. I just typed in "iphone 6s" which then showed me a bunch of other scores for iphone 6s.</p>
<p>I guess my real question is, does the browser let me compare or determine if 1598 is a good score for an iphone 6s battery? Like what would a new battery in an iphone 6s score? Or am i supposed to compare that 1598 score to an iphone 8 battery score? Sorry if these questions are of the "newbie" variety.</p></div>Westag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102018-01-04T14:02:07Z2018-01-04T14:02:08ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>From what I've gathered so far the benchmarks are pretty much useless. Not because they're badly made, but because of lack of documentation.</p>
<p>Most people don't want to "compare" their battery to a completely different model of phone, because all you can conclude from that seems to be whether the other phone has a more energy efficient processor. More work has been done. Who cares? The interesting question is how it compares to batteries with similar age and cycle count — information that apple has made unavailable to apps. Therefore there needs to be some kind of official benchmark of a brand new battery for a certain phone model.</p>
<p>I'm interested in comparing two of my own batteries in one device, but I couldn't even interpret the discharge diagram after getting clarification here. "their rate of performing work was near a work assignment threshold" — where does this threshold come from? Who defined it? How does that mechanism work? I have no idea, and still it impacts the graph enormously, leaving me unable to interpret it.</p>
<p>When I end up with batteries of different age performing the same I need to be able to make sense of the additional information in the benchmark report in order to understand why. One "score" just doesn't cut it in those cases.</p></div>Atag:support.primatelabs.com,2011-01-31:Comment/418599102018-01-04T14:08:23Z2018-01-04T14:08:23ZBattery test, Geekbench 4<div><p>Please #ignore to Unsubscribe me.</p>
<p>Ted Kapp<br>
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<p>Sorry for the delayed response. We will be releasing additional documentation for the Battery Benchmark to help address some of your questions. I'll let you know as soon as I can once we've released more detailed instructions. In the mean time, thank you for your patience.</p>
<p>@Ted, You will likely need to access the support forums and unsubscribe from notifications for this conversation directly in order to stop receiving emails. If you run into any trouble with this process, please let me know.</p>
<p>@David, Double the score corresponds to double the performance for CPU, Compute, and Battery benchmarks.</p>
<p>@Wes, the battery benchmark cannot be run in the background, and the device running it must have its screen on for the duration of the test.</p>
<p>All the best,<br>
Colin<br>
Primate Labs Inc.</p></div>Colin