Cnet’s Official Zune 2 Battery Results

Posted by Chris Leckness on 11/26/07

Cnet has published their "official" battery test results today...

Cnet gets the following:

Zune 80 Wifi On - 18.5 hours
Zune 80 Wifi Off - 22 hours

My 1st Round got:

Zune 80 Wifi On - 20 hours and 20 minutes

Zune 80 Wifi Off - 24 hours and 15 minutes

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It's really funny that these came out today since I started my 2nd round test today at 7PM CST. I am testing the Zune 30, Zune 80, and iPod Classic 80 this time. All three have the same album ripped in MP3 format this time, so all 3 are using the same content only. They are all at 1/2 volume with earphones connected and WiFi off.

Our CNET Labs have just published the results of their Zune 80 audio-only battery drains and the numbers are somewhat disappointing. Microsoft rated the Zune 80 for 30 hours of audio playback with the Wi-Fi feature turned off. Lab testing revealed that the Zune 80 is realistically capable of 22 hours of audio playback with the Wi-Fi feature turned off, or 18.5 hours with the Wi-Fi feature enabled.
While 22 hours is certainly better than the 13 hours we got from the first-generation Zune, it's nowhere close to the 45 hours we were able to get from the competing 80GB iPod Classic.

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7 Responses for "Cnet’s Official Zune 2 Battery Results"

Antonio November 26th, 2007 at 8:25 pm 1
since i’m a little rough with my toys, Like throwing my mp3 player on a chair or in my messenger bag and tossing that in the back seat of my car. I tend to stick with flash players. No spinning drives and no reading or writing heads to worry about jostling.

Still waiting for all the Zune 4 & 8 battery tests i guess.
Jean November 26th, 2007 at 8:26 pm 2
45 hours?!?! damn!…how much did u get out of the Ipod 80 in the first test Chris?
Karen November 26th, 2007 at 8:28 pm 3
I would love to see 45 hours, that has to be a typo or BS.
Chris Leckness November 26th, 2007 at 8:29 pm 4
My iPod Classic 80 results:
iPod Classic 80 - 31 hours and 15 minutes
Jaxim November 26th, 2007 at 8:54 pm 5
45 hours? Wow, that is indeed impressive. If that’s a true figure, then that’s definitely something that Apple has that beats Microsoft.
Jean November 27th, 2007 at 7:22 am 6
I think thats an error, Its impossible the zune only last 22 hours and the Ipod 45…Im gonna try that with my friend’s ipod today.
doogald November 27th, 2007 at 8:38 pm 7
You know, to me I’d have to say that 18 hours is probably more than good enough. 30 hours for an iPod is not all that compelling, since I am charging my iPod after at most about 5 hours of use anyway. (Mine sits in my iHome every night and wakes me in the morning.)