iPhone 5 Costs Roughly $0.41 Per Year to Charge

[KdParker]

I knew I felt guilty for charging my phone at work!!! I am stealing. I will apologize to my boss and put down a few $1s to cover my cellular charging for the last few years. <cries>

nah....keep the money. I am sure they are getting more the one buck of extra work out of you anyway.

 

[nepalisherpa]

If I return my iPhone 5 right now, at the end of next year, I would just be a few cents short to buy a dollar menu item.

 

[APlotdevice]

Whenever I see these in here I wonder who doesn't carry a charging cable while traveling. In nearly every airport I've been in there are power outlets available, though sometimes they are being used or sometimes they are put in places that force you to sit on the floor to use them. I don't think I've every actually saw anyone using the pay chargers, but I do see them around.

If Sony has their way eventually we won't have a choice. They are developing a wall outlet that you have to pay to use.

 

[mex4eric]

What is the cost of leaving the charger plugged in when not charging?

Yes, great numbers, but have they added in this cost? Apple did good on their rechargeable AA cell package, turning the draw off when batteries are charged. Hope they include this technology into their iPhone, iPad and MacBook chargers.

 

[xAnthony]

Assuming 309.96 million iPhone owners worldwide (I'm sure the number is much higher)

Average of $0.39 a year per owner... Totals out to $120,884,400 a year. I'm sure the actual amount is also much higher as I don't have charging data costs for the original iPhone, iPhone 3G/3Gs. That's a lot of money spent on charging iPhone's.

 

[ericrwalker]

If Sony has their way eventually we won't have a choice. They are developing a wall outlet that you have to pay to use.

I had to look that up. Well it sucks, but I guess it's fair that we pay for what we use, though I imagine it's only pennies at a time and we'll be charged dollars at a time.

http://www.gizmag.com/sony-authenticated-power-outlet/21910/

 

[JAT]

I had to look that up. Well it sucks, but I guess it's fair that we pay for what we use, though I imagine it's only pennies at a time and we'll be charged dollars at a time.

http://www.gizmag.com/sony-authenticated-power-outlet/21910/

So, we'll have to bring some tools, eh....

 

[cvaldes]

Why is this about iphones? Any smartphone would use that kind of energy.

Because, when it says "iPhone" in the article title, it gets published more and garners more attention.

If it were a generic analysis on smartphones, it would probably get 1/10th or 1/20th of the pageviews.

 

[ChrisA]

People here are saying "Who cares about such a small amount as $0.41?" That is not the point. The big news here is the HUGE savings by moving 100 million people from computers to phones. Add it up and we see a $3 billion dollar reduction in over all usage. I doubt if is that much as many people use both phones and computers but using the two in a 50/50 split still saves well over a $1B just in one year

The money hardly matters. What's better is a few less people will die of lung cancer or whatever. On average about 24,000 people die every year who otherwise would not have because of pollution from coal. So cutting usage even 0.01% will save 2.4 people. It's not the carbon, it's the mercury and radon that is released into the atmosphere.

Apple seems to be the right thing with powering their data centers but i'm sure a lot of the motivation comes from the idea of not having to pay and electric bill ever again for decades to come.

 

[JimWNC]

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[mex4eric]

Should have included TV power consumption to compare with set-top boxes.

 

[topmounter]

Even though it costs more in mining the materials in the battery to the environment. Not green at all.

For all their belly-aching and doomsday rhetoric... The next green-bean I see not toting around their own smart phone will be the first one.

 

[ericrwalker]

So, we'll have to bring some tools, eh....

I usually carry a small screw driver kit.

 

[unplugme71]

I bet it costs 10x that to make

 

[Navdakilla]

This article is dumb. Can we get on with some new rumors !!,!,!,

 

[unlimitedx]

Assuming 309.96 million iPhone owners worldwide (I'm sure the number is much higher)

Average of $0.39 a year per owner... Totals out to $120,884,400 a year. I'm sure the actual amount is also much higher as I don't have charging data costs for the original iPhone, iPhone 3G/3Gs. That's a lot of money spent on charging iPhone's.

while that is true.. it is also most likely offsetting users who would be using their laptops/desktops instead, which have higher energy requirements.

 

[Nightarchaon]

I'm a "normal" person, and I only need to charge my iPhone every 3 days.



Oh yes you do. Why should the masses have to carry a heavy, bulky smartphone around just because a few like you need the extra power? A battery pack is an easy addition. Removing excess size and weight by those that don't need it is impossible.

Everyone i know with an iPhone , everyone i work with who has an iIhone , has a charger at home, in the car, and at work, because the phone doesn't last the day out.

if your making a device that REQUIRES you to need additional battery power, then make the battery user removable, that way i slot in a spare.

Or better yet, don't under power the battery in the phone to make the phone lighter , if the difference in weight between an iphone 5 and an iphone 4 or even a Kindle Fire is so great it makes a difference to you, i suggest getting yourself down to a gym .

 

[iMikeT]

Funny because I found that much in change in my car this morning.

 

[AngerDanger]

Who honestly has 41 cents to spend after buying an iPhone? </jokethatwould'vebeenfunnywhenthefirstiPhonewasreleased>

 

[macs4nw]

The environmentalists worry about it...green is better.

What is the cost of leaving the charger plugged in when not charging?

For most chargers, the electricity usage is the same whether it's plugged into the wall and charging or just plugged in, sitting 'idle'. This is because the primary coil is energized (read: using power) as long as it's plugged in.

 

[the8thark]

41¢ per year to charge @ 11.8¢ per kWh. That = 3.47 kWh per year to charge. That's actually pretty good.

I'd like to compare that to the Watt rating the Macs have. But I dunno if that's even possible.

 

[sclawis300]

Why would you think that?

I think statistics and knowledge are very cool and always interesting. Why would they make you feel bad?

Don't forget....95% of the time I can make 87% of statistics say what I want.

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while that is true.. it is also most likely offsetting users who would be using their laptops/desktops instead, which have higher energy requirements.

Don't forget the fact that those people would also have a different phone that they would be using. It is all relative.

 

[Macboy Pro]

Ha! I am sure the environmentalists are tweeting their anger about the carbon footprint electronic devices use as we speak!!

From their corporate jets on their way to see Al Gore in his 15000sq ft mansion for two.

 

[macs4nw]

41¢ per year to charge @ 11.8¢ per kWh. That = 3.47 kWh per year to charge. That's actually pretty good. I'd like to compare that to the Watt rating the Macs have. But I dunno if that's even possible.

According to the MacRumors article, 'desktops' on average cost $28.21/yr to charge.

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APPLE's website quotes a maximum continuous power of 205 and 310 watts for the 21.5" and 27" models respectively.

 

[charlieegan3]

might just make up for the vast increase in data center usage.