Data about the batteries of these iPhone
In the data related to the tests that we have done, you will be able to see how the batteries of these four iPhones behave, but the truth is that it is convenient to see what they offer on paper. We insist that it is not decisive, but it serves to get a first idea about what they offer us.
Battery technical data
Apple does not officially give the battery capacity of its iPhone for reasons that, despite not being confirmed by them, can be easily guessed. And it is that, unlike what happens with Android devices, the optimization that Apple achieves with its chips and the way it is managed from the operating system allows that with fewer capacities, autonomy data similar or even greater than others can be obtained phones with more capabilities.
The data as such have been obtained and agreed on the basis of various tests carried out both by computer tools and by professionals specialized in this field. Therefore, ordered from smallest to largest, these are the capabilities of these four smartphones:
- iPhone 12 Pro: 2,815 mAh
- iPhone 13 Pro: 3,095 mAh
- iPhone 12 Pro Max: 3,687 mAh
- iPhone 13 Pro Max: 4,352 mAh
Autonomy that Apple says they have
What Apple does offer is a global vision of the autonomy that these iPhones have based on tests carried out by themselves in certain actions such as playing video or music. Logically they are somewhat misleading data, not because they cannot be true, but because in the end no one uses their phone only for one action and for so many hours without interruption.
In any case, and as prior to the more detailed tests that we have carried out, this will help you continue to see what these iPhones are capable of:
- In offline video playback:
- iPhone 12 Pro: up to 17 hours
- iPhone 12 Pro Max: up to 20 hours
- iPhone 13 Pro: up to 22 hours
- iPhone 13 Pro Max: up to 28 hours
- In streaming video playback:
- iPhone 12 Pro: up to 11 hours
- iPhone 12 Pro Max: up to 12 hours
- iPhone 13 Pro: up to 20 hours
- iPhone 13 Pro Max: up to 25 hours
- In audio playback:
- iPhone 12 Pro: up to 65 hours
- iPhone 13 Pro: up to 75 hours
- iPhone 12 Pro Max: up to 80 hours
- iPhone 13 Pro Max: up to 95 hours
Your charging method and speeds
Autonomy is as important as knowing how long the iPhone will be charged. First you should know that all four have the possibility of charging through the classic connector Lightning or shape wireless with the Qi standard, including technology support MagSafe.
Now what kind of charging adapters do you support? This is relevant considering that it does not come in the box of these devices and that it is also what allows the device to charge more or less quickly. Well, according to Apple itself and as we have been able to attest in our tests, all of them are capable of charge 50% in half an hour with a 20 W adapter (you can with a higher one, although the limit that the device will support is 20 W).
Now the charging times from 50% to 100% they are surprisingly less than what they achieve from 0% to 50%. And we have verified that most of them are around 2 hours. This is a charging method that Apple configures per system to protect batteries, but in the end detracts from the purest definition of fast charging.
Real test in various situations
We put these four devices to the test with what we consider intermediate or normal use that could be equivalent to the actions carried out by an average user over the course of a day. On the other hand, we also did the test trying to get the most out of the device using many more applications and using apps that on average consume a greater battery.
It should be noted that the percentages that we show may not be exact, since there may be some variation in some of the phones. Of course, there would not be an excessive variation, but just enough to have been a comparison under equal conditions for the four devices.
You should also know that all the iPhone were updated, with identical configurations and with 100% battery health. Therefore, all the elements are matched so as to obtain an identical user experience and thus better appreciate the performance of their respective batteries.
Normal use
We combine here the use of common applications on a day-to-day basis along with other actions that are perhaps not so common in the routine of an average user, but that at any given moment may represent a percentage of use.
- Social networks (Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, etc.): 21%
- Messaging apps (Telegram, WhatsApp, etc.): 17%
- Video in streaming (Apple TV +, Netflix, YouTube, etc.): 14%
- Navigation (Safari): 11%
- Video call (FaceTime, Skype, etc.): 11%
- Camera (photo and video): 10%
- Telephone (voice calls): 6%
- Gps (Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze, etc.): 6%
- Podcast (Apple Podcast, Overcast, etc.): 3%
- Email (Mail, Spark, etc.): 1%
- Use of WiFi vs Mobile Data: 80% – 20%
With this use, there was some mobile that did not last the whole day, but others reached the end of it still with battery.
- iPhone 12 Pro: 14.5 hours (from 7:00 to 21:27)
- iPhone 13 Pro: 7% battery (from 7:00 to 00:00)
- iPhone 12 Pro Max: 16% battery (from 7:00 to 00:00)
- iPhone 13 Pro Max: 31% battery (from 7:00 to 00:00)
Very intensive use
In this case, we decided to make the most of the devices by making intensive use of these applications from the beginning of the day with 100% battery life.
- Video in streaming (Apple TV +, Netflix, YouTube, etc.): 28%
- Camera (photo and video): 25%
- Video game: twenty%
- Navigation (Safari): 9%
- Podcast (Apple Podcast, Overcast, etc.): 5%
- Video call (FaceTime, Skype, etc.): 6%
- Gps (Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze, etc.): 3%
- Messaging apps (Telegram, WhatsApp, etc.): 1%
- Social networks (Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, etc.): 1%
- Telephone (voice calls): 1%
- Email (Mail, Spark, etc.): 1%
- Use of WiFi vs Mobile Data: 60% – 40%
After this, the results were like this:
- iPhone 12 Pro: 11 hours (from 7:00 to 18:14)
- iPhone 13 Pro: 12.5 hours (from 7:00 a.m. to 7:31 p.m.)
- iPhone 12 Pro Max: 14.5 hours (from 7:00 a.m. to 9:22 p.m.)
- iPhone 13 Pro Max: almost 17 hours (from 7:00 a.m. to 11:48 p.m.)
Conclusions.
You have to always keep something in mind and it is that in the end each user is different and the use of the phone will not be the same as anyone else. In fact, the same person may not even use the device in the same way for two days. Therefore, this type of test must always be kept as a guideline and in no case will it always be exact. We could even repeat these tests and observe variations that, although they would be small, would serve to demonstrate that there is nothing exact in this area.
Something that we have made clear is that the ‘Max’ are a beast. Obviously the iPhone 13 Pro Max has impressed us, but its predecessor has not fallen short and has even been able to endure with very intensive and demanding use for 14 and a half hours.
In the same way that, in the opposite point to the above, we see that the iPhone 12 Pro does not measure up not even in more everyday uses. And although the ’13 Pro ‘does not improve it excessively, it does notice a considerable change and more considering that it adds other elements such as a 120 Hz panel that generates greater consumption. In very demanding uses as in the second case, it is quite a surprise to know that it will not leave us lying down until late at night.
