William Gallagher
Apple only ever talks about battery life in hours of use, but now specific details have been revealed — and two of the four iPhone 14 models have increased battery capacities.
Apple's listing of battery capacity in terms of hours is practical in the sense that it is what most users will think of, but it's also very approximate. Battery life depends on a user's usage and settings such as screen brightness, and Apple naturally lists the maximum durations it can.
Even now that specific battery capacities have been revealed in a filing in the Chemtec database, it remains true that a user can only estimate battery life from the figures. However, they give a point of comparison, not only between the different iPhone 14 models, but also between those and the 2021 iPhone 13 range.
The capacities for the new iPhone 14 range are:
- iPhone 14: 12.68 watt hours
- iPhone 14 Plus: 16.68 watt hours
- iPhone 14 Pro: 12.38 watt hours
- iPhone 14 Pro Max: 16.68 watt hours
There was no "iPhone 13 Plus" to compare the new iPhone 14 Plus to, but otherwise the previous models were rated as this:
- iPhone 13: 12.41 watt hours
- iPhone 14 Pro: 11.97 watt hours
- iPhone 14 Pro Max: 16.75 watt hours
Notably, the iPhone 14 Pro Max has a slightly decreased battery capacity — it's 0.07 watt hours lower. But both the iPhone 14 and the iPhone 14 Pro have increased their capacities.
In short, assuming battery management is the same, the battery lives will be about equivalent to the corresponding iPhone 13.
The iPhone 14 Pro has the greatest increase, at 0.41 watt hours. For the iPhone 14, compared to the iPhone 13, it's an increase of 0.27 watt hours.
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That second list I take you mean iPhone 13 Pro Max 16.75 watts hours?
With the "Always On" screen that can dip down to 1Hz (vs. 10Hz minimum on last year's Pro lineup) I would bet the slight Wh differences result in negligible differences in overall battery life. That being said, I went "down" to a 13 Pro (From the Pro Max and formerly Plus lineups w/ larger screens/batteries) last year as Apple was quoting the same life in 13 Pro as the previous 12 Prom Max. And I have to say, battery life has been outstanding and removed fy biggest reason for buying the gigantic iPhone each upgrade cycle. It's so much nicer to have the smaller phone for carry each day and the iPad mini is a perfect companion for media consumption on the couch or while flying with a more comfortably larger screen for longer sustained viewing all whilst saving my iPhone's battery even more anyhow. Also, the fast charging is crazy fast on the iPhone now, so when I am on the road if I need a quick boost a 5-10 minute pit stop at an electrical outlet while waiting at the airline gate provides a significant top-up on charge!