EU Energy labelling
From the 20th of June 2025, any smartphone device or tablet sold in Europe will require an energy label.
EU Regulation for Smartphones and Tablets
SmartViser has worked with the European Commission to create the test methodology for the Energy Labelling Regulation. The pilot application was launched in August 2023.
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Eco Design and Energy Labelling EU Commission regulations were published on 20th of September 2023 dictating all smartphones and tablets introduced to the market from 20th of June 2025, will require an energy label showing the Energy class and Battery endurance.
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Any device placed in the market after the 20th of June 2025 will require an Energy label even if the particular model was launched before the regulation came into effect.
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For the product's lifetime, any major updates like OS upgrade will require re-testing and the energy label will need to be revised if there are different values.​​
Testing methodology overview
Data Results Available
Detailed KPIs available include:
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Energy Class and Battery Endurance
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Battery Parameters Timelines (%, Capacity, Temperature)
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Current and Power consumption per user action
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Current Timelines
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Performance KPIs and Trends: Data, Throughput, Call, Web browsing, Media player
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Key settings (brightness, volume)
SmartViser Analytics Studio - Battery Level Discharge graph
SmartViser Analytics Studio - Battery temperature graph
SmartViser Analytics Studio - Average current graph
SmartViser Analytics Studio - Battery Level Discharge graph
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Challenges and solutions
Challenges to overcome include
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The Energy label will become a key marketing asset for smartphone and tablet manufacturers influencing end users' purchase decisions.
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Understand battery performance in order to optimise software for better battery energy consumption.
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Lengthy process for battery testing.
How we solve them
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Test on any chipset, any device Android or iOS using end users' devices without rooting or jailbreaking.
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Full end-to-end automation following the regulation process and requirements.
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Collaboration with all key Network Emulator vendors to help for seamless environment set up​.
Use cases
Market Surveillance Authorities
Ensuring smooth auditing of the devices that are placed in the market are abiding with the regulation and the published results are validated.
Testing Labs
Testing as part of conformance and certification on behalf of Smartphone and tablet manufacturers.
Smartphones and Tablets Manufacturers
Ensure device meets the Regulation requirements. Pre test new devices in order to optimise sofware. Test for the life duration of the product to ensure no regression.
