Apple through Consumer Reports to understand MacBook Pro battery tests

Apple’s latest MacBook Pro became the first MacBook to not receive a recommendation from product testing firm Consumer Reports as the laptops didn’t fare well in terms of the display quality, performance and more importantly the battery life.

"In a series of three consecutive tests, the 13-inch model with the Touch Bar ran for 16 hours in the first trial, 12.75 hours in the second, and just 3.75 hours in the third. The 13-inch model without the Touch Bar worked for 19.5 hours in one trial but only 4.5 hours in the next. And the numbers for the 15-inch laptop ranged from 18.5 down to 8 hours," Consumer Reports said. This was the first such occurrence when a MacBook Pro failed to receive a recommendation and it appears like the company has decided to take this matter seriously.

Apple has decided to work with Consumer Reports to understand the battery tests that were performed by the latter. "Working with CR to understand their battery tests. Results do not match our extensive lab tests or field data," Phil Schiller, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing at Apple, said in a Twitter post on 23 December.

While the company hasn’t acknowledged that the laptops have a battery-life related issue but it will be interesting to see if they are able to resolve the battery issue.