Which AA Batteries Brand Wins?

not found in the transcript; the capacity recap after this brand's introduction only names Varta, Amazon Basics Industrial, and Thunderbolt Magnum, an apparent caption/narration gap

took 1st place in this capacity batch

took 1st place in this capacity batch

3rd place in this capacity batch

'Energizer struggled', worst in this capacity batch

best alkaline capacity result of the whole video

2nd place in its capacity batch

3rd place in its capacity batch

2nd best lithium capacity per closing recap

lowest lithium capacity in its batch, described as the worst-performing lithium overall

'one of the best yet'

3rd place in its capacity batch per closing recap

lowest in its final capacity batch

2nd place in its final capacity batch

'completely cooked at zero'

2nd place in the rechargeable capacity ranking

HIGHEST capacity of all rechargeable cells tested, per closing recap

'Duracell zero'

3rd place in the rechargeable capacity ranking

alkaline, claimed 10 year shelf life, made in Indonesia, weight 23.32 g, 1.61 V, 78 milliohms internal resistance

alkaline, claimed 5 year shelf life, made in China, weight 22.7 g, 1.6 V, 102 milliohms internal resistance ('quite a bit')

alkaline, claims ultra long-lasting, leak-proof, 10 year shelf life, made in Vietnam, weight 23.13 g, 1.6 V, 98 milliohms internal resistance

alkaline, sold at Harbor Freight, made in Vietnam, weight 23.08 g, 1.6 V, 83 milliohms internal resistance

alkaline, claimed 10 year shelf life, made in China, weight 22.32 g (very light), 1.63 V, 99 milliohms internal resistance

alkaline, claimed 10 year extra-long shelf life, made in China, weight 24 g (heaviest yet at that point), 1.59 V, 71 milliohms internal resistance

alkaline, claimed 10 year shelf life, made in Vietnam, weight 23.41 g, 1.6 V, 84 milliohms internal resistance

alkaline, claimed to last longer than the Thunderbolt Magnum, made in China, weight 24.38 g (heaviest yet at that point), 1.6 V, 66 milliohms internal resistance (best yet at that point, tied later with Duracell)

alkaline, claims 15 year power guarantee and leak damage prevention, made in Indonesia, weight 23.67 g, 1.59 V, 83 milliohms internal resistance

alkaline, claimed 10 year shelf life, made in Indonesia, weight 23.25 g, 1.61 V, 92 milliohms internal resistance

alkaline, claimed 10 year shelf life, made in Vietnam, weight 23.08 g, 1.6 V, 92 milliohms internal resistance

alkaline, claims 33 percent longer life than Panasonic's own 'Power Plus' alkaline line, claimed 10 year shelf life, made in Thailand, weight 23.51 g, 1.6 V, 90 milliohms internal resistance

alkaline, claims 15 year shelf life and up to 50 percent longer life than 'everyday gold' AA batteries, made in Indonesia, weight 23.78 g, 1.6 V, 82 milliohms internal resistance

alkaline, claims leak-proof up to 12 years, assembled in the USA (the only brand in this video explicitly called 'assembled in the USA' rather than 'made in'), weight 23.05 g (pretty light), 1.67 V (highest alkaline voltage), 66 milliohms internal resistance (tied best with Thunderbolt Edge)

alkaline, made in China, weight 22.04 g (lightest alkaline), 1.61 V, 98 milliohms internal resistance

non-rechargeable lithium, claims 3,400 mAh and high-drain application design, claimed 20 year storage (not tested), made in China, weight 15.7 g, 1.78 V, 130 milliohms internal resistance ('more than the alkaline cells')

non-rechargeable lithium, claims 3,500 mAh, 100 percent leak-proof, and a steady 1.5V until fully discharged, made in China, weight 15.73 g, 1.8 V, 114 milliohms internal resistance

non-rechargeable lithium, claims 8 to 10 times longer life than alkaline and maintains full voltage near end of charge, made in China, weight 15.53 g, 1.77 V, 192 milliohms internal resistance (one of the worst/highest of the lithiums)

non-rechargeable lithium, claims 20 year shelf life, longest-lasting, leak-proof, and a wide operating range of -40F to 140F, made in China, weight 15.91 g, 1.77 V, 196 milliohms internal resistance (highest of all lithiums)

non-rechargeable lithium, claims up to 50 percent longer life, 20 year power guarantee in storage, no-leak design, made in Singapore, weight 'right at 15 g', 1.78 V, 135 milliohms internal resistance

non-rechargeable lithium, claims 3,500 mAh, 10 year shelf life, leak-proof, made in China, weight 15.96 g (heaviest lithium tested), 1.8 V, 146 milliohms internal resistance

non-rechargeable lithium, claims 3,000 mAh, three-layer safety and leak-proof design, made in China, weight 15.8 g, 1.79 V, 154 milliohms internal resistance

non-rechargeable lithium, claims up to 291 percent more power and up to 7 times longer life than regular alkaline, leak-proof claimed, made in China, weight 15.76 g, 1.77 V, 125 milliohms internal resistance

non-rechargeable lithium, claims low self-discharge for 10 years, up to 5 times longer life than alkaline, operating range -68F to 140F, claims up to 3,200 mAh, made in China, weight 15.88 g, 1.77 V, 207 milliohms internal resistance (one of the highest/worst of all batteries tested)

non-rechargeable lithium, claims up to 3,500 mAh and markets itself as the 'number one long-lasting battery', made in China, weight 15.62 g, 1.61 V (notably lower than the other lithiums, closer to alkaline range), 100 milliohms internal resistance, 'the best so far for the lithium batteries' at that point in the narration

(mid tier group with Thunderbolt Magnum/Edge, Amazon Basics, Energizer, Panasonic, Maxell)

(grouped with Voniko, EBL, ACDelco, Rayovac)

(grouped with Amazon Basics Industrial, EBL, ACDelco, Rayovac)

(mid tier group)

(mid/lower tier group)

(mid/lower tier group)

(mid tier group)

(mid tier group)

(mid/lower tier group)

(mid tier group)

the single worst room-temperature load result of any alkaline tested (dropped from a rated 1.6 V)

(mid tier group)

BEST of all alkaline cells tested

(mid tier group)

(2nd tier among lithiums)

BEST of all batteries (alkaline and lithium) at room temperature

(bottom tier among lithiums)

(bottom tier)

(upper-mid tier, grouped with Granicell, Power Owl, Energizer Ultimate Lithium)

(upper-mid tier)

(grouped with Amazon Basics Industrial, Voniko, Energizer Max)

(grouped with Varta, Amazon Basics)

(grouped with Varta, ACDelco)

part of the best alkaline cold-performance tier (with Energizer, Panasonic, Duracell, Maxell)

part of the best alkaline cold-performance tier

worst cold-weather performance of all alkalines, 'not designed for cold weather'

part of the best alkaline cold-performance tier

(grouped with Amazon Basics Industrial, Voniko, Thunderbolt Magnum; notably NOT in the best-cold-tier group despite having the best capacity)

part of the best alkaline cold-performance tier

part of the best alkaline cold-performance tier

(mid tier among lithiums)

WORST lithium cold-load performance of the video

(mid tier)

(mid tier)

'did a great job', 2nd best lithium cold performance

(mid tier, grouped with PKCELL, Enegitech, Allmax, POWXS, Blinks Power)

tied best-yet tier with Philips, 'better than any of the alkalines'

tied best-yet tier with Power Owl

(mid tier)

(mid tier)

tied with Duracell for brightest start at 48 lumens

performed worse than Energizer and Duracell but lasted a little bit longer, per closing recap

'performed almost identical to the Duracell', implying an early death around the 3.5 hour mark alongside it

tied with Varta for brightest start at 48 lumens, but per closing recap 'the flashlight brightness really began dropping off quickly and the battery was dead in just over 3 and a half hours'

tied with Enegitech for the lead at 43 lumens (1.5 hour mark); one of the batteries still competitive near the 4.5 hour mark (36 lumens, tied with Allmax and Rayovac Lithium)

in the lead at 34 lumens around the 5 hour mark, then took the overall lead at 5.5 hours with 28 lumens as one of the last four batteries still running

tied for the early lead at 44 lumens (30 min and 1 hour marks) with the Energizer Ultimate Lithium; tied with PKCELL at 43 lumens (1.5 hour mark); tied for 1st place at 38 lumens (4 hour mark) with Philips

tied for the lead at 36 lumens (4.5 hour mark) with PKCELL and Rayovac Lithium; tied for 2nd at 32 lumens (5 hour mark) with POWXS; one of the last batteries still running

tied for the lead at 36 lumens (4.5 hour mark) with PKCELL and Allmax

tied for 1st place at 38 lumens (4 hour mark) with Enegitech

tied for 2nd at 32 lumens (5 hour mark) with Allmax

'really struggling', cannot handle the full 1.25A load

best load result at that point in the narration

'really struggling'

at only 0.04 amps (could not sustain the intended test current at all)

only reached 0.37 V and less than 1 amp, could not sustain the full 1.25A load

at less than 1 amp, 'totally cooked'

'pretty good for 2,500 cycles'

and only 1.07 amps, could not sustain the full 1.25A load

'by far the best yet'

joined the experiment over a year late (fewer charge cycles than the other rechargeables, a fairness caveat), 1.43 V, 116 milliohms internal resistance

joined the experiment late, 1.44 V, 407 milliohms internal resistance

'will no longer hold a full charge... in very bad condition'

internal resistance, 'a lot of internal resistance'

1,031 milliohms internal resistance, 'in pretty bad shape'

293 milliohms internal resistance, 'much better shape' than the Silver version

542 milliohms internal resistance, 'pretty poor condition'

48 milliohms internal resistance, 'by far the best yet' (best of all rechargeable cells)

'the most powerful' of the rechargeable group