Long-lasting AA and AAA batteries

Duracell Coppertop AA has the best record for lasting a long time: 16 of 16 shoppers said the batteries lasted, and it is the best pick sold on Amazon. That rests on fewer reviewers than Energizer Max AAA, where the most reviewers weighed in and 31 of 37 said the same. Energizer Ultimate Lithium AA has the weakest record here at 22 of 35, and people tend to write about batteries when one dies early, so treat these shares as a rough guide.

  • 149 store reviews counted
  • Target shoppers
  • Jul 2022 to Sep 2026

Updated . How we count

Did the batteries last? What shoppers said
  1. Duracell Coppertop AA 16 said either way
  2. Energizer Max AAA 37 said either way
  3. Duracell Coppertop AAA 17 said either way
  4. Energizer Max AA 28 said either way
  5. Energizer Ultimate Lithium AA 35 said either way

Share of shoppers who stated an outcome for battery life. Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval, so a product needs both a good share and enough reports to rank high.

Duracell Coppertop AA Best record Duracell Coppertop AA 16 of 16 say the batteries lasted a long time See price & reviews on Amazon
What stands out

Dying early is the complaint to watch on the Energizer AA batteries: 33% of Energizer Ultimate Lithium AA reviews and 21% of Energizer Max AA reviews say so. 12% of the Max AA reviews also mention a battery that was dead on arrival.

The ranking, product by product

Praise and complaints are the points shoppers repeat most, shown as a share of each product's counted store reviews.

1 Duracell Coppertop AA

Duracell

Coppertop AA

Best for AA with a clean record

16/16 say the batteries lasted a long time

16 of 16 reviewers said these lasted, and none said they died quickly. The brand's own site agrees at 10 of 10, which we show but don't count. 17% call them good value.

What shoppers praise

  • Good value 17%

What shoppers complain about

No repeated complaints yet.

Where shoppers said it
  • Target 16 of 16
  • Brand site 10 of 10 shown, not counted
2

Energizer

Max AAA

Best for AAA with plenty of reviews

31/37 say the batteries lasted a long time

More reviewers weighed in on these than on any other pack here (37). 25% call them good value, while 15% say they died quickly and 8% say they cost too much.

What shoppers praise

  • Good value 25%

What shoppers complain about

  • Too expensive 8%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 31 of 37
  • Brand site 8 of 8 shown, not counted
3 Duracell Coppertop AAA

Duracell

Coppertop AAA

14/17 say the batteries lasted a long time

The same Duracell line as the AA leader, in the smaller size, with a record a little behind it. 14 of 17 said these lasted and 3 of 17 said they died quickly. 17% call them good value.

What shoppers praise

  • Good value 17%

What shoppers complain about

No repeated complaints yet.

Where shoppers said it
  • Target 14 of 17
  • Brand site 10 of 10 shown, not counted
4 Energizer Max AA

Energizer

Max AA

21/28 say the batteries lasted a long time

Praise and complaints sit side by side. 21 of 28 said these lasted, but 21% say they died quickly and 12% mention one that was dead on arrival. 12% call them good value.

What shoppers praise

  • Good value 12%

What shoppers complain about

  • Dead on arrival 12%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 21 of 28
  • Brand site 10 of 10 shown, not counted
5 Energizer Ultimate Lithium AA

Energizer

Ultimate Lithium AA

22/35 say the batteries lasted a long time

Opinion is split: 22 of 35 said these lasted a long time, which is the weakest record here, while 33% say they died quickly. 13% call them too expensive and 8% call them good value.

What shoppers praise

  • Good value 8%

What shoppers complain about

  • Too expensive 13%
Where shoppers said it
  • Target 22 of 35
  • Brand site 9 of 9 shown, not counted

Where these numbers come from

The 5 products ranked here carry 17,438 reviews at Target. We read the newest reviews of each product (up to a thousand per listing), kept the ones that talk about battery life, and counted up to 40 per product, posted between Jul 2022 and Sep 2026.

A review counts only when the reviewer used the product themselves. We drop reviews written in exchange for a free product or a sweepstakes entry (0 on this page), and products that are no longer sold.

Target also shows reviews first posted on brands' own websites. We show them on product cards but never count them, because brand-site reviews run more positive than store reviews of the same products.

Because we searched for the problem, people who had it are overrepresented. Compare products with each other rather than reading a share as your own odds.

Amazon buttons appear only on products that most shoppers here say fix the problem (at least 60%, with enough reviews to trust it). Everything else gets no buy link.

An AI model labels each review against a fixed list of points, and we spot-check the labels before publishing. We publish counts, never the reviews themselves.

Read the full method

Product pages we read

  1. Duracell Coppertop AA Target (18 reviews counted)
  2. Energizer Max AAA Target (40 reviews counted)
  3. Duracell Coppertop AAA Target (18 reviews counted)
  4. Energizer Max AA Target (34 reviews counted)
  5. Energizer Ultimate Lithium AA Target (39 reviews counted)

Questions buyers ask

Which AA batteries last long?

Duracell Coppertop AA has the best record (16 of 16), though fewer reviewers weighed in on it. Energizer Max AA follows at 21 of 28 and Energizer Ultimate Lithium AA at 22 of 35.

Which AAA batteries last long?

It is a close call. Energizer Max AAA sits at 31 of 37 and Duracell Coppertop AAA at 14 of 17. More reviewers weighed in on the Energizer pack (37 against 17), so its record is a little firmer.

Are Energizer Ultimate Lithium AA batteries worth the price?

Reviews don't make a clear case. 22 of 35 said they lasted a long time, but 33% said they died quickly and 13% said they were too expensive. Energizer Ultimate Lithium AA has the weakest record here at 22 of 35.

Can I mix old and new batteries?

No. Don't mix old and new batteries in the same device, and take batteries out of devices you won't use for a while, as the package says. Reviewers used theirs in all kinds of gadgets, so one quick failure in a single device doesn't tell you everything.

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