Chips are not the main thing: people value not performance, but another indicator of smartphones

It became known that for users it is more important in smartphones: battery life or performance.

A survey conducted on social networks and on the Android Authority website showed whether people value the performance of smartphones.

The Snapdragon 8 Elite processor is expected to be installed in a number of top Android phones in 2025, and it provides a significant increase in performance.

Qualcomm — is not the only chipmaker to make notable strides, as the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 offers a big graphics boost and significant improvements in battery life. But what matters most to our readers? A survey was conducted to find out which smartphone features are most important to users.

Most respondents value battery life more than performance. The most lopsided result was on the site, where almost 85% of the site's respondents said battery life was more important to them. A Twitter poll showed that two-thirds of subscribers still voted for autonomy.

“I have more than enough performance on my phone,” — wrote reader TonyB on the site. “The only thing I look for when upgrading is battery life and camera improvements. I also don't use my phone as a gaming device.”

“If the battery life isn't enough, what's the point of performance,” — wrote YouTube subscriber pradgore9805. “This makes sense, because all the performance in the world means nothing if your phone dies in an instant.”

However, several readers provided their reasons for choosing performance. They noted that they have external batteries or rarely stray far from an outlet. YouTube subscriber pudinichigo91 also wrote that “you can always use an external battery if battery life is an issue, but there's nothing you can do about poor performance.”

This is a good point, as measures like clearing the cache, restarting the phone, and using virtual RAM can only have a limited effect in terms of improving performance.