I used chatgpt 😂

Okay, imagine you have two toy cars:

One car (Android) has a big fuel tank, but the engine isn’t very careful — it wastes a little fuel here and there.

The other car (iPhone) has a smaller fuel tank, but its engine is super smart. It only uses just enough fuel, never wastes, and the road is built just for that car.

That’s what Apple does:

Tight control: Apple makes both the phone’s brain (chip) and the road it drives on (iOS). They fit perfectly together, so no wasted energy.

Smart chips: Apple’s A-series chips are like tiny super-efficient engines — fast but sipping very little power.

Battery tricks: iOS is really good at putting apps to sleep when you’re not using them, so they don’t secretly eat battery.

Screen smarts: iPhones carefully dim, refresh, and manage the screen (the biggest battery eater) better than many Android phones.

So even though iPhones don’t have the biggest batteries, they often last longer — because they don’t waste what they have.

👉 Small tank + super efficient engine > big tank + wasteful engine.

Do you want me to also break this down in a tweet-sized version you could post directly with #asknostr?

Apple makes both the phone AND the chip inside it, so they work together perfectly... like LEGO blocks designed for each other. Their chips are 2-3 years ahead in efficiency (they get first dibs on TSMC's newest process nodes) and iOS is ruthless about killing background apps.

Google just started making chips in 2021, Samsung's are inconsistent, and Android's open philosophy means apps run wild in the background... draining battery.

iPhone = perfectly tuned Formula 1 car where every part is optimized together. Android = modified street car with more freedom but less efficiency.

Control + cutting-edge chips + aggressive app management = all-day battery with smaller batteries.

It's mainly related to the differences of operating system internal design! Iphone apps compile to native binary, while the android apps compile to a specific intermediate language that runs by a runtime (Dalvik/ART). so this additional runtime layer increases the android battery usage

Not in my experience, my family and friends with iPhones are normally struggling with their battery life as much as Android users, it depends on the usage, here some comparisons of testing between the Piixel and the iPhone:

Battery Life: Both brands’ latest models typically last 1–1.5 days with moderate use (e.g., web browsing, calls, light gaming).

Charging Speed: Pixel 10 series supports faster wired charging (30W–45W) compared to iPhone 16’s 20W. The Pixel 10 Pro XL achieves 70% in 30 minutes, while others reach ~50%.

Testing Variability: Battery life depends on factors like screen brightness, always-on display, and app usage. For instance, disabling always-on display can extend battery life by ~20%.

Sources: Data is compiled from reviews and tests, including PCMag, GSMArena, and WIRED.

Additional Notes:

If you use an Android device you have more room for actions leading to more battery life. You can go to the app info of any app and remove its capability to background usage increasing considerably your battery life of you do that with the usual drainers like telegram and other social Apps, but not exclusively, I personally do that with most apps but Chat apps and my battery last a full day even with heavy use, just keep the screen as dimmed as possible since the screen time is the make contributor, having a dark theme in your mobile UI and apps you use adds up as well.