The iPhone battery has gone from being a meme, due to how short they lasted (allegedly), to being one of the greatest virtues that Apple shouts from the four winds. So in this post we wanted to take a look back, to find out which is the iPhone with the most battery that has been made so far. And surely, the answer will surprise you.
Apple and the autonomy of the iPhone
Apple has a particular relationship with batteries. While an important factor for battery life is its capacity, on the iPhone it’s a combination of its battery and the energy efficiency of the processor. That’s why Apple has sometimes called attention to putting smaller batteries in newer models of iPhone and yet lasted as long as the previous model.
Historically the iPhone battery was a meme. Not necessarily because they were short-lived, but because compared to Android phones, iPhones followed the “less is more” philosophy and had lower capacities (in terms of milliamps of battery) than an Android could have. For this reason, we have made a list for you so that you can consult all the battery capacities of the iPhone, from iPhone 3GS to iPhone 14 Pro Max:
- iPhone 3GS: 1400 mAh
- iPhone 4: 1420mAh
- iPhone 4S: 1432 mAh
- iPhone 5: 1440mAh
- iPhone 5C: 1510 mAh
- iPhone 5S: 1560mAh
- iPhone 6: 1810mAh
- iPhone 6 Plus: 2915 mAh
- iPhone 6S: 1715 mAh
- iPhone 6S Plus: 2750 mAh
- iPhone 7: 1960mAh
- iPhone 7 Plus: 2900 mAh
- iPhone 8: 1821 mAh
- iPhone 8 Plus: 2961 mAh
- iPhone X: 2716 mAh
- iPhone XR: 2942 mAh
- iPhone XS: 2658 mAh
- iPhone XS Max: 3714 mAh
- iPhone 11: 3110 mAh
- iPhone 11 Pro: 3046 mAh
- iPhone 11 Pro Max: 3969 mAh
- iPhone 12: 2815 mAh
- iPhone 12 mini: 2227 mAh
- iPhone 12 Pro: 2815 mAh
- iPhone 12 Pro Max: 3687 mAh
- iPhone 13: 3240 mAh
- iPhone 13 mini: 2438 mAh
- iPhone 13 Pro: 3095 mAh
- iPhone 13 Pro Max: 4352 mAh
- iPhone 14: 3279 mAh
- iPhone 14 Plus: 4323 mAh
- iPhone 14 Pro: 3200 mAh
- iPhone 14 Pro Max: 4323 mAh
The iPhone with the most battery to date
The iPhone 13 Pro Max is the iPhone with the most battery ever made until now. With 4352 mAh capacity, this model has the largest battery, and. It is the second iPhone model with more autonomy. The model with the longest autonomy is the iPhone 14 Pro Max, with a 4,323 mAh battery, but with a processor, the A16, which is more efficient. Of course, the difference in autonomy, according to Apple, is one more hour of battery life on the iPhone 14 Pro Max. If we have to order (from highest to lowest capacity) the five iPhone models with the largest battery, in terms of milliamps, the list remains as follows:
- iPhone 13 Pro Max: 4352 mAh
- iPhone 14 Pro Max: 4323 mAh / iPhone 14 Plus: 4323 mAh
- iPhone 11 Pro Max: 3969 mAh
- iPhone XS Max: 3714 mAh
- iPhone 12 Pro Max: 3687 mAh
Apple’s Pro Max models are the iPhones with the most physical battery capacity. This year’s iPhone 14 Pro Max and 14 Plus are tied for second place. The iPhone 11 Pro Max takes third place. It is surprising to see how the 2017 iPhone XS Max has more battery capacity than the iPhone 12 Pro Max, introduced three years later.
