Yup. It's about the same for the same title on both consoles for me.

Nintendo officially rates it at between 2-6.5hrs. Heavier games like TOTK will drain faster than a basic game like Among Us.

It has a higher capacity battery, but that's just to compensate for the higher power of the S2, so it's kind of a wash.

I have both S2 and OLED. It is noticeable that it lasts less than the OLED. But it definitely is something else playing BOTW at 60fps. :) For me the trade-off is worth it, but I'm a 70% docked player.

The Switch 2's battery life is kinda on the disappointing side (depending on the game and how bright you have the display at). OLED screens use less battery power than LCD screens. Yes, this LCD screen on the Switch 2 is nice, getting HDR at 400 nits is a tough ask but it's decent. But OLED has the superior blacks, contrast, and color saturation. We'll get a Switch 2 soon, that's obvious

Plus this is Nintendo we're talking about here. This is literally the Switch 1 playbook rewritten for Switch 2: Switch 2 > Switch 2 Lite > Switch 2 OLED.

Mine drains at 1% a min no matter what I play. I won’t be playing much as a handheld though so I’m fine with that.

OLED is probably a good 2-3x longer battery life.

If you own a launch Switch please be aware that the screens on the new ones may be worse!! Japan Display was the exclusive display provider for Switch at launch. Since then they have branched out to several other manufactures and the screens having varying degrees of quality. My launch Switch had a beautiful display. This new one is much warmer (has more of a pinkish color to it) and does not get as bright. I honestly don't know if the battery upgrade was worth losing that display. Games like Breath of Wild looked so perfect on that original display.

Are you controlling for age/wear on original model Switches?

how are you getting 5 hours and 4 minutes out of Diablo 3 on max brightness? on 75% brightness i'm getting almost exactly 4 hours. are you turning the game on and letting it sit there until it dies? or playing the whole time?

Just buy a good battery pack for your OG switch, problem solved :)

True :( plus this one's my first ever switch. Might give it a year or two before I buy a new one

unless they decide to release the switch pro but eh

I have about half of the games on the list and the difference is huge. I’m on pace for 12+ hours with the new Yugioh game using airplane mode and a lower brightness setting.

I did the trade in and also have a charging case I got off of amazon. Easily lasts 4-5 hours before I turn the charging case on which has a 10000 MhA battery. The new switch is totally worth the $75 if you only play handheld like me. I havent even taken the dock out of the box lol

So what is the old battery time?

The same user showed in another video that 2 hours & 3 minutes in Fire Emblem Three Houses dropped the battery down from 100% to 61%.

Not bad at all, that's like a 2 hour improvement.

Honestly though, I always carry a charger on me anytime I'm going to be playing for more than an hour or so. While it's nice for new owners, it's certainly not necessary.

It does, otherwise switch would connect to wifi and drain the battery faster.

Not OP, but I use the Ravpower Super-C Series 26800mAh. I bought this when I picked up my Switch shortly after launch. It’s a little heavier and a bit bulky but it fits fine in my Switch case, so it’s never an issue.

It is awesome! I never worry about battery life. Take Switch to park. Pack some snacks and beers. Play a game a bit. Plug into charger when necessary. It’s nice because it charges the Switch while you play, and a full charge goes a long way. I’ve never run out of battery life, and I only play my Switch in handheld mode, typically on the go / outside. It’s also great because it charges my phone really fast too.

Highly recommend this charger or something comparable. I’m sure there are even better options now.

Anker has an official switch powerbank

Right but we have to buy an upgraded console for that. It's definitely nice to have more battery life but I can't say that alone would get me to buy it.

ive been using a ravpower since launch. works great

Tears of the kingdom decimates my battery. I have a launch switch and it's probably gonna be dead after 2.5 hours. If I play something like the original final fantasy 7, or lately, golden sun, it takes several hours to get below 20%.

It definitely depends on how demanding the game is. Skyrim I can play for 2-3 hours before I need to charge. Stardew Valley I can play for 6-8 hours before needing to charge.

People in the comments here are drastically over estimating their battery life. No one is getting 5-7 hours on BoTW… lmfao

Several hours usually. 5 to 7 or so? Depends on how graphically intense and draining the game is. I've got an OLED. But my OG model lasted a long time also.

20% use an hour sounds about right. My switch is from release.

This is probably not going to be common knowledge amongst the general Switch-buying public. I would be shocked if your average mom was informed well enough to know or care about the difference in battery life on the Lite vs. the new model, and especially the old model vs the new model. They'll walk into the store and see $200 and $300 price points and make a decision based on that.

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That being said, I'm glad that they announced it because I have enough extra money to afford a trade in and upgrade, so I'll probably do that. They wouldn't have gotten my sale otherwise, so it's at least working on some people.

One of my biggest questions is if the “new” switch is if it’s gonna have the better battery life advertised on the box, or is it just going to look like the rest. What’s it going to look like when me as a consumer walks in to target to buy the one with the better battery life? Am I going to look for a box, or are we going to have to look at serial numbers to tell?

They had to switch chips they were using. Newer chips are more energy efficient.

>Seems they would have not mentioned it, rather than publish and expect consumers to buy a now “inferior” version.

It comes out about a month after being announced... no big deal.

>It can also impact Lite sales

Doubtful. The battery life on the lite is still good, and the form factor is for a completely different consumer.

>I’m one of the latter,so will get the regular Switch when released.

Ok. Doesn't this answer your post?

They announced a switch lite with a little bit different chipset (Tegra 214 vs Tegra 210) and LPDDR4X DRAM memory, both grants some battery boost to the console.
New revisions of original switch get the same hardware improvements just to optimize their production. Basically it's not improvement made for players, it's improvement made for facilities, on which switch is produced. That's all.

Because different people want different things. Simple as that.

Yes that is exactly what I get. I have a 30000 mAh battery pack on the way to help with that. That's the single gripe I have with the switch.

It definitely depends on the game as well, Octo is a very resource intense game alongside Mario Odyssey probably as the most power hungry. In general though, that original 2-3 hours of battery Nintendo originally stated is pretty dead on. I do notice about a 10 percent or so gain in battery. Especially if you're in a part of your house that is a weaker signal and the switch is constantly reconnecting/authenticating, that can wreck your battery life without you ever realizing or getting any benefit from it.

Hmm I played breath of the wild at work for quite some time and had about 20-30% life left. I’m talking like 2-3 hours plus sleep mode throughout my 10 hour day.

Though it is brand new.

Yes. Easily. Exact same results

https://reviews2go.com/2018/08/06/nintendo-switch-battery-life-chart-2/

Need a test with Final Fantasy XII, Fire Emblem: 3 Houses, or any other battery hogger for switch.

I traded in old model for new one yesterday (GameStop’s deal was too good for me to pass up, especially since I’m constantly traveling).

Can confirm that the extra battery life makes it 100% worth the upgrade.

Zelda estimates are spot on; FE 3H I’ve been playing today in the office for roughly 3 hours and at 52 percent now.

Mind you my settings aren’t crazy, maybe 45% brightness and auto turned on.

But to me it definitely makes a big difference in use factor

The new Switch is also a lot quieter and cooler than the OG Switch. I remember being worried about my Switch when I first played BOTW and heard the loud fan and eventually felt the heat of the console. The new one however, didn't have those issues after playing BOTW for an hour, which I should add, left my battery at 88%, it would easily be on the 60s on the original model.

The new Switch has a red box, while the older model has a white one you have probably already seen.

I played Cyberpunk hand-held on quality mode for 2 hours. The battery went from full to 26%. It looks amazing.

The battery life is terrible.

Got mine this morning. Opinion: not very good lol 2.5 hours for Breath of the Wild Enhanced edition

2 hours

very interested as well...