[Xperia Z3 General] hanime:
I got my Z3 at the beginning of this week, and I have to say it is an amazing phone in a lot of areas including the battery life. I know there is another thread for battery life results from various users, but I want to create a dedicated thread for my personal experiments showing results of battery life and mainly its recharging capabilities on various chargers, wires, etc. that I have on hand. Hopefully, with a user profile and various tests, I hope this will help potential owners decide and current owners something to compare to.

Profile

I am an average (maybe a little less) user that came from using an LG Nexus 5, HTC One (M7), and Samsung Galaxy Nexus. I work 8 hours a day and regularly check the phone for text messages, replying to them throughout the day. During one hour lunch, I browse Imgur for some giggles and laughs. I don't watch YouTube videos unless I am given a YouTube link from friends' texts, or I am needing to watch some tech reviews, etc. I carry it in my pocket wherever I go, and frequently take it out to text friends. I can average calls 3-5 mins a day because I socialize more on-screen. When I am in my car, I mount it to the AUX of the car and listen to Di.FM. At home, I leave it on a tabletop until I need to use it for texts, YouTube videos, and browse the web.

Daily use experiment #1: From full charge, using 50% brightness w/ adaptive, no stamina mode - Duration was from 8AM Tuesday to Thursday 9:15PM.

Daily use experiment #2: From full charge, using 100% brightness w/ adaptive, no stamina mode

Recharge experiment #1: Full charge using OEM Sony USB wire + OEM Sony charger on outlet source (5V, 1.5A)

0% @ 0 min

18% @ 30 min

36% @ 60 min

53% @ 90 min

73% @ 120 min

91% @ 150 min

100% @ 165 min

It is 18% per 30 min charge time consistently. As a result, a full charge would take roughly 2 hours and 45 minutes.

Recharge experiment #2: Charge using Magnector X magnetic cable + laptop USB 2.0 port

53% @ 0 min

73% @ 30 min

81% @ 44 min

91% @ 63 min

100% @ 95 min

I heard from a friend that the Z series phone charges really fast up to 70%, and after that, they charge slower. This looks to be somewhat true based on the data above. It is hard to ball-park the total time it will take for a full charge based on this data. It is possible that the USB port outputs variable amps, who knows. I will have to do one from 0% to 100% next time, and maybe from a more constant power source (outlet).

Recharge experiment #3: Full charge using Magnector X magnetic cable + OEM Sony charger on outlet source (5V, 1.5A)

0% @ 0 min

22% @ 30 min

44% @ 60 min

63% @ 90 min

81% @ 120 min

91% @ 140 min

96% @ 155 min

100% @ 169 min

Total time to do a full charge is roughly 2 hours 49 minutes. It seems the Magnector X magnetic adapter charges inconsistently throughout its duration--starts out really fast up to 70-80%, then slowly afterwards.

Recharge experiment #4: Full charge using Magnector X adapter + Blackberry Folding Blade OEM charger on outlet source (output rated at 5V at 1.8A)

0% @ 0 min

28% @ 30 min

53% @ 60 min

78% @ 90 min

97% @ 120 min

99% @ 131 min

100% @ 157 min

This one is very interesting! Notice the super fast charging up to around 80% charge, then it slows down after that. The 99-100% mark is extremely slow. So with the Blackberry charger with more amp output, we expect this to be 99% in 2 hours and 11 minutes. Expect to wait another 25 minutes for 100% if you have that patience. This is the record in the recharge experiment!

Recharge experiment #5: Full charge using Aukey Quick Charge 2.0 18W USB Turbo Wall Charger Fast Charger (plugged to outlet) + Magtron Magnector X magnetic adapter (5V:2A / 9V:2A / 12V:1.5A)

0% @ 0 min

23% @ 30 min

48% @ 60 min

71% @ 90 min

94% @ 120 min

99% @ 134 min

100% @ 162 min

Unfortunately, after reading some posts online, the Quick Charge 2.0 does not work with magnetic port, but the USB port (or dock), or so some claim. Hence the charging time has not significantly improve (at all).

Recharge experiment #6: Full charge using Aukey Quick Charge 2.0 18W USB Turbo Wall Charger Fast Charger (plugged to outlet, USB port on phone) (5V:2A / 9V:2A / 12V:1.5A)

0% @ 0 min

9% @ 10 min

18% @ 20 min

27% @ 30 min

35% @ 40 min

42% @ 50 min

50% @ 60 min

58% @ 70 min

67% @ 80 min

75% @ 90 min

83% @ 100 min

88% @ 110 min

92% @ 120 min

95% @ 130 min

97% @ 140 min

99% @ 150 min

100% @ 160 min

The complete cycle was from 9:35 PM to 12:15 AM. Very disappointed that the results totally ignored QC 2.0 effect. It was as if my phone (D6603) does not work with QC 2.0.