Laptops with the best battery life in 2020

Only laptops with the best battery life can overwhelm most premium machines, no matter how sophisticated their specs are, because laptops are useless if they can't hold a charge. You can buy an extended capacity laptop battery in this catalog.

Luckily, there are plenty of portable computers that are suitable for this. Using the Laptop Mag Battery Test 2.0, which involves continuous web surfing over Wi-Fi at 150 nits of brightness, we've identified the laptops with the best battery life on the market.

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We're talking more than 10 hours of endurance, which is more than enough for that cross-country flight, a long day of meetings, or several sessions in a row. These laptops can be anything from premium consumer laptops to business laptops and even gaming laptops, yes, gaming laptops like the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14, which has better battery life than the 16-inch MacBook Pro thanks to its processor AMD Ryzen. With AMD promoting battery life as one of its key features, Intel has a lot of work to do.

We recently reviewed the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (8th generation) which clocked 10:45 and the Dell Latitude 7410 which clocked 10:56. The Lenovo Flex 5G ran for a ridiculous 17 hours and 28 minutes, but it's not exactly a good laptop, so it's not on this list. Check out our top school laptop deals to save money at Apple, Best Buy and more.

Please note that in February 2018 we migrated from Laptop Battery Test 1.0, which was web browsing at a lower brightness of 100 nits, so the scores have been lowered to reflect a more aggressive (and realistic) test.

Which laptops have the best battery life?

It's all a numbers game, so deciding which laptops will have the best battery life is an objective matter. At the moment, the laptop with the best battery life you can buy is the Dell Latitude 9410 2-in-1, which lasts up to a ridiculous 16 hours and 54 minutes. This is one of the best business laptops you can buy. In addition to incredible endurance, this enterprise-class ultraportable has a thin yet durable design, a durable 1080p display, and a host of security features, including a fingerprint sensor and an IR camera.

If you're looking for a portable 2-in-1 laptop, the HP Specter x360 is perfect for you. It lasted 13 hours and 20 minutes. Updated with 10th Gen Intel processors and a redesigned chassis, the Specter x360 takes everything we loved about its predecessor and builds on it. It starts with a laptop design that looks more attractive than ever with thinner display bezels and a smaller footprint. Other features include a bright, vibrant display, a comfortable keyboard, high performance, and an included stylus.

However, if you're looking for a MacBook that pairs with laptops with the best battery life, you'll have to jump on the 16-inch MacBook Pro, which lasted exactly 11 hours in our test. The new 16-inch MacBook Pro is a monster that features an all-new keyboard, a larger display with thinner bezels, and massive power thanks to an 8-core Core i9 processor, 8GB of VRAM, and 8TB of storage. In addition, the sound of the 16-inch MacBook Pro is even more impressive than the visuals.

Laptops with the best battery life you can buy today

1. Dell Latitude 9410 2-in-1: 16:54
2. Asus ExpertBook B9450: 16:42
3. Samsung Galaxy Book Flex 15: 15:44
4. LG Gram 14 2-in-1 (2020): 14:00
5. Dell Latitude 7400: 13:23
6. HP Specter x360 (13-inch Late 2019): 13:20
7. Dell Latitude 7400 2-in-1: 13:08
8. Lenovo Chromebook Duet: 12:46
9. Dell XPS 13 9380 (2019): 12:22
10. Lenovo Yoga C630: 12:14
11. Dell XPS 15: 11:53
12. Lenovo Yoga C940: 11:46
13. Asus ROG Zephyrus G14: 11:32
14. Google Pixelbook Go: 11:29
15. HP 13:11:11
16. Acer Swift 3 (2020, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U): 11:09
17. MacBook Pro (16-inch 2019): 11:00 am