These are the apps and services that are consuming your mobile battery without you realizing it

  As our dependence on smartphones (which is already very high) continues to grow, an increasingly important aspect of these devices is the battery, since when it runs out we cannot use our phone.

Although manufacturers have put a lot of emphasis on this aspect in recent years and batteries are increasingly durable and charge in less time, the vast majority are consumed in a matter of 24 or 48 hours maximum. And while it is clear that the use we make of our phone affects this aspect, there are also things that we do not see that affect the longevity of our charge.

To get to the bottom of the matter, the DxOMark team has analyzed a combination of mid-range and high-end smartphones launched throughout 2023 to find out what was draining the battery of these phones.

To do this, they analyzed the consumption of the different apps, services and platforms that users had installed on their devices, to obtain an overview of the impact of energy consumption on a wide range of mobile phones and prices.

Apps, services and functions that consume the most battery

Among the apps that consume the most battery are those dedicated to messaging, such as WhatsApp or Telegram. This is because its constant Internet connection quickly drains our mobile battery by working in the background to receive messages and notifications.

The same happens with SMS that require a constant connection to the cellular network to send and receive messages. At the same time, both video streaming apps such as Netflix or HBO and music playback apps, such as Spotify or Apple Music, also consume a lot of battery due to the amount of data they require to transmit multimedia content.

On the other hand, when it comes to functions, the location service that we usually have activated to use in apps like Google Maps will drain your device's battery due to the constant use of GPS and the transmission of location data. While having push notifications activated increases this consumption by constantly turning on the screen and activating apps in the background.