Arch by definition is bare bones, you install what you want or need. Because of that, the installation process can be daunting for newcomers (hint: use the Install guide on their wiki), but you get full control.
I used Arch and Fedora with i3 on my old laptop, imo battery life with those was good.
Women are you doing it for me to go to riot HQ and rant about your pcie slot of the day and it’s not really a lot of the day
My phone may be a little dumb lol