Other Tom's Guide Battery Tests: All iPhone 14 and 15 Models Ranked (Base, Pro and Pro Max)

[crouch]

The test: Continuously surfing the web over 5g until the phone runs out of power:

Model	Time
iPhone 15 Plus	14:14
iPhone 15 Pro Max	14:02
iPhone 14 Pro Max	13:39
iPhone 14 Plus	11:57
iPhone 15	11:05
iPhone 15 Pro	10:53
iPhone 14 Pro	10:13
iPhone 14	9:28

 

[MarkNewton2023]

Thank you for posting this. It is good to know!

 

[sack_peak]

The test: Continuously surfing the web over 5g until the phone runs out of power:

Model	Time
iPhone 15 Plus	14:14
iPhone 15 Pro Max	14:02
iPhone 14 Pro Max	13:39
iPhone 14 Plus	11:57
iPhone 15	11:05
iPhone 15 Pro	10:53
iPhone 14 Pro	10:13
iPhone 14	9:28

What about max wattage for fast charging?

 

[NotApplicable]

Woah, 14 Plus to 15 Plus is huge, but not either of the Pro configurations generation to generation 😭

 

[srbNYC]

I wish they'd included 13's.

 

[vertsix]

Assuming their methodology is the same, here is how those compare to the 13 Pro Max and 12 Pro Max.

 

[Macalicious2011]

Geez. 15 plus and max are beast. Sadly I can't live with their size and I don't need road warrior level battery life.

 

[Carlsberg69]

The test: Continuously surfing the web over 5g until the phone runs out of power:

Model	Time
iPhone 15 Plus	14:14
iPhone 15 Pro Max	14:02
iPhone 14 Pro Max	13:39
iPhone 14 Plus	11:57
iPhone 15	11:05
iPhone 15 Pro	10:53
iPhone 14 Pro	10:13
iPhone 14	9:28

Yes thanks for posting this! Very interesting. What the test doesn’t show at this point, obviously, is if they have improved battery health situation on the 15.

 

[ericg301]

are the 14 phones brand new? battery health at 100% across the board?

 

[srbNYC]

Just clinched my decision to do 15 and not 15 Pro. Love the slightly lighter weight (compared to my current 13) and more battery. Will save $$$ and increase daily QOL factors. I can forego 3x zoom and ProMotion.

 

[ericg301]

Just clinched my decision to do 15 and not 15 Pro. Love the slightly lighter weight (compared to my current 13) and more battery. Will save $$$ and increase daily QOL factors. I can forego 3x zoom and ProMotion.

for 10 more minutes of power?

 

[johannnn]

Is there a reason why the Pro phones are improved just by a little, whereas the non-Pro phones have improved a crazy amount?

 

[JPack]

Tests are useless unless they're fresh out of box units.

I have a launch day iPhone 14 Pro Max and battery capacity claims to be 100%. I guarantee you that's not the case.

 

[JPack]

Is there a reason why the Pro phones are improved just by a little, whereas the non-Pro phones have improved a crazy amount?

Inappropriate testing methodology.

There is zero chance iPhone 15 Plus got 2 hours more battery life compared to iPhone 14 Plus. Official Apple specs say the battery increased by only 1.6%.

 

[Cryates]

are the 14 phones brand new? battery health at 100% across the board?

Tests are useless unless they're fresh out of box units.

I have a launch day iPhone 14 Pro Max and battery capacity claims to be 100%. I guarantee you that's not the case.

They're using the numbers for the 14 models from last year's same test, presumably when the phones had new batteries.

iPhone 14 battery life tested — here's how long all four models last

The iPhone 14 Pro Max is the champ, but the Plus is a strong performer, too

www.tomsguide.com

 

[ericg301]

They're using the numbers for the 14 models from last year's same test, presumably when the phones had new batteries.

iPhone 14 battery life tested — here's how long all four models last

The iPhone 14 Pro Max is the champ, but the Plus is a strong performer, too

www.tomsguide.com

who's the poor bastard who has to browse the web on a phone for 15+ hours?

 

[JPack]

They're using the numbers for the 14 models from last year's same test, presumably when the phones had new batteries.

iPhone 14 battery life tested — here's how long all four models last

The iPhone 14 Pro Max is the champ, but the Plus is a strong performer, too

www.tomsguide.com

That's even lazier than I thought it would be. Website content changes, ads change, 5G coverage changes, etc. Tom's can't just take last year's numbers and compare it today with iPhone 15.

 

[vertsix]

Don't hold your breath with these results - there are metrics already that show that the A17 Pro is much more power hungry than the A16 or even A15...

Not too thrilled with this.

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

Tomsguide are full of **** . They get their numbers and tables wrong. They don't know the software either

one example "The iPhone 15 Pro doesn’t let you adjust the refresh rate; it’s dynamic. "

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

Don't hold your breath with these results - there are metrics already that show that the A17 Pro is much more power hungry than the A16 or even A15...

Not too thrilled with this.

has me super worried too

 

[JPack]

WeChat typing (5 mins), WeChat voice messaging (5 mins), WeChat video (10 mins), IT Home surfing (10 minutes), TikTok (10 mins), Bilibili (10 mins), Genshin Impact (10 mins)

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

WeChat typing (5 mins), WeChat voice messaging (5 mins), WeChat video (10 mins), IT Home surfing (10 minutes), TikTok (10 mins), Bilibili (10 mins), Genshin Impact (10 mins)

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man that doesnt look good. wondering about battery with camera usage too

so iphone 15 pro can run 1h of WeChat messagin,1h of video call, 1h of web, 1h of tiktok +1h of bilibli (i assume its about the same as 1h of youtubube and instagram) and 1h of genshin . hmm well

 

[JPack]

man that doesnt look good. wondering about battery with camera usage too

so iphone 15 pro can run 1h of WeChat messagin,1h of video call, 1h of web, 1h of tiktok +1h of bilibli (i assume its about the same as 1h of youtubube and instagram) and 1h of genshin . hmm well

Sounds about right for 15 Pro Max. In summary, it looks like A17 Pro offers higher performance, but it's brute forcing it.

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

Sounds about right for 15 Pro Max. In summary, it looks like A17 Pro offers higher performance, but it's brute forcing it.

no I was referring to the 15 pro with those numbers (6h runtime basically )

 

[JPack]

no I was referring to the 15 pro with those numbers (6h runtime basically )

Yes, you're right. It'll be tight though and might not be the same after a week of battery aging. 😄