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iPhone battery capacities compared: all iPhones battery life in mAh and Wh

iPhone battery capacities compared: all iPhones battery life in mAh and Wh

Update: 2023-01-08
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Here we list and explain the battery capacities of every iPhone from 2007’s original iPhone to the very latest iPhone 14 series.





Measuring iPhone battery life in straight hours of real-world usage (as Apple likes to do) is not an accurate metric for comparison purposes as so many use and environmental factors play a part.





We can, however, rely on straight technical specifications to tell us the battery capacities of each iPhone.





Apple is notoriously secretive about these battery specifications, mainly because smartphones from rivals such as Samsung boast much larger battery capacities.





These are measured in either Milliamp Hours (mAh) or Watt Hours (Wh).





Milliamp hours are a measure of electrical charge, while a watt-hour is equal to one watt of energy consumed for one hour of time. And it is energy consumed that matters when we’re measuring actual battery life.





Learn how to properly charge a phone battery.





Wh is a more accurate and consistent way to compare the total amount of energy that similar types of batteries can store.





And it’s all about the battery voltage, which mAh ignores, which determines the wattage (power) of a battery.





If the mAh is the same, the higher the voltage, the greater the actual stored power.





Volts (V) are a measure of electric pressure. Amps (A) are a measure of current. Multiply V x A and you get Watts (W) that are a measure of power. So V × A = W.





You can convert watt hours (Wh) to milliamp hours (mAh) using this formula: (Wh x 1,000) divided by V = mAh.





The lithium batteries that power most portable electronics have a voltage of about 3.6V, but some external battery packs (such as Apple’s 7.62V MagSafe Battery Pack) boast a higher voltage, which means they actually carry more power than their mAh implies.




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Here we list the battery capacity of every iPhone ever released in both mAh and Wh.





iPhone battery capacities





iPhone:                                   1400mAh                    5.18Wh





iPhone 3G:                             1150mAh                    4.25Wh





iPhone 3GS:                           1200mAh                    4.44Wh





iPhone 4:                                1420mAh                    5.3Wh





iPhone 4s                                1432mAh                    5.3Wh





iPhone 5:                                1440mAh                    5.45Wh





iPhone 5c                               1510mAh                    5.73Wh





iPhone 5s:                               1560mAh                    5.92Wh





iPhone 6:                                1810mAh                   6.9Wh





iPhone 6s:                               1715mAh                   6.91Wh





iPhone 6s Plus:                      2750mAh                    10.45Wh





iPhone SE:                              1624mAh                   6.21Wh





iPhone 7:                                1960mAh                   7.45Wh





iPhone 7 Plus:                        2900mAh                    11.1Wh





iPhone 8:                                1821mAh                    6.96Wh





iPhone 8 Plus:                        2961mAh                    10.28Wh





iPhone X:                               2716mAh                    10.35Wh





iPhone XR:                            2942mAh                    11.16Wh





iPhone XS:                             2658mAh                    10.13Wh





iPhone XS Max:                    3174mAh                    12.08Wh 





iPhone 11:                               3110mAh                    11.91Wh





iPhone 11 Pro:                       3046mAh                    11.67Wh





iPhone 11 Pro Max:              3969mAh                    15.04Wh





iPhone 12 mini:                     2227mAh                    8.57Wh





iPhone 12:                              2815mAh                    10.78Wh





iPhone 12 Pro:                       2815mAh                    10.78Wh





iPhone 12 Pro Max:              3687mAh                    14.13Wh





iPhone 13 mini:                     2438mAh                    9.34Wh





iPhone 13:                              3240mAh                    12.41Wh





iPhone 13 Pro:                       3095mAh                    11.97Wh





iPhone 13 Pro Max:              4352mAh                    16.75Wh





iPhone 14:                              3279mAh                    12.68Wh





iPhone 14 Plus:                     4325mAh                    16.68Wh





iPhone 14 Pro:                       3200mAh                    12.38Wh





iPhone 14 Pro Max:              4323mAh                    16.68Wh





MagSafe Battery Pack:        1460mAh                    11.13Wh








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iPhone battery capacities compared: all iPhones battery life in mAh and Wh

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