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Lenovo says Snapdragon IdeaPad lasts 30 hours in video test
Lenovo says the Snapdragon-based IdeaPad Vibe 15Q8X12 ran for 30 hours in its battery test.
The test played locally stored 1080p videos at 150 nits, a set screen brightness.
Two AMD versions, the IdeaPad Vibe 15AGP12 and 15AKP12, lasted 16.8 hours under the same test conditions.
Lenovo says the Snapdragon model’s battery is 23% smaller than those AMD models’ batteries.
With batteries of the same capacity, Lenovo says the Snapdragon model lasts 78% longer than the AMD versions.
Even compared with AMD models fitted with 65 Wh batteries, it is expected to keep a 37% lead in the test.
The figures are Lenovo’s official battery-life test results; no independent comparison or next step is described.
Lenovo says its Snapdragon-based IdeaPad Vibe 15Q8X12 lasted 30 hours in a local 1080p video playback test.
The test used screen brightness of 150 nits.
Lenovo reports that two AMD-based models lasted 16.8 hours in the same test.
The Snapdragon model has a battery that is 23% smaller than the AMD models’ batteries, according to Notebookcheck.
With 65 Wh batteries, the AMD models are reported to last 21.9 hours.
- Who
- Lenovo says its IdeaPad Vibe 15Q8X12 achieved the reported battery life.
- What
- It lasted 30 hours in Lenovo’s video playback test.
- When
- Notebookcheck published its report on October 28, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Laptop
- IdeaPad Vibe 15Q8X12
- Processor platform
- Snapdragon
- Video playback test
- 30 hours at 150 nits with locally stored 1080p videos
- AMD model runtimes
- 16.8 hours in the same test
- 65 Wh AMD battery runtime
- 21.9 hours