The baseline iPhone 13iPhone 13The iPhone 13 mini weighs just 141 grams, while the regular iPhone 13 is a bit heavier at 174 grams. has a battery capacity of 3,227mAh and is rated to last up to 2.5 hours longer than the iPhone 12. Per Apple's battery tests, that works out to up to 19 hours of video playback, up to 15 hours of streaming online video, and up to 75 hours of audio playback.
Apple is also providing the following estimates for battery life while streaming video: iPhone 13 Pro MaxiPhone 13 Pro MaxDescription. The iPhone 13 Pro Max is Apple's biggest phone in the lineup with a massive, 6.7" screen that for the first time in an iPhone comes with 120Hz ProMotion display that ensures super smooth scrolling. The benefit of such a gigantic phone is that it also comes with the biggest battery of all iPhone 13 series. — 25 hours. iPhone 13 Pro — 20 hours. iPhone 13 — 15 hours.
In one go, the iPhone 13 mini can comfortably run for more than a day with energy to spare. I usually plug in my phone every day around 9am and by then, the iPhone 13 mini had clocked in over four hours of screen-on time. That's largely identical to the iPhone 12 mini.
That includes a larger battery along with new camera modules. Compared to the iPhone 11 lineup that was 0.32 or 0.33-inches (8.3/8.13 mm) thick, the iPhone 13 is still slimmer at 0.30-inches.iPhone 13 battery life vs iPhone 12 and 11.
iPhone 13 mini | iPhone 12 mini | |
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Battery for audio playback | 55 hours | 50 hours |
iPhone 11 vs iPhone 13: Specs
iPhone 11 | iPhone 13 | |
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SIM | nano SIM, eSIM | nano SIM, eSim Dual eSIM |
Wireless Charging | Qi | Qi, MagSafe |
Battery Life | 17 hours video playback 10 hours video streaming 65 hours audio playback | 19 hours video playback 15 hours video streaming 75 hours audio playback |
Price | $499/$549 | $799/$899/$1,099 |
The baseline iPhone 13 has a battery capacity of 3,227mAh and is rated to last up to 2.5 hours longer than the iPhone 12. Per Apple's battery tests, that works out to up to 19 hours of video playback, up to 15 hours of streaming online video, and up to 75 hours of audio playback.
Battery life and charging The iPhone 13 Pro Max scored 11 hours and 36 minutes in our battery benchmark, run at 120nits, a big jump compared to 9:08 from last year's iPhone 12 Pro Max. In real terms, the iPhone 13 Pro Max will likely relieve you of any battery anxiety you've had until now.
Dell's Chromebook 13 lasted 10 hours and 25 minutes during our test. This laptop also charges particularly fast -- plugging it in completely dead for 30 minutes got me up to 35 percent, which is good for over three hours of work according to the battery life indicator.
14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro battery life
| 13″> | 16″> |
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Wireless web battery | 17> | 11> |
Video playback | 20> | 11> |
Included power adapter | 61W> | 96W> |
Battery capacity | 58.2Wh | 100Wh |
iPhone 13 battery life vs iPhone 12 and 11
iPhone 13 Pro Max | iPhone 12 Pro Max | |
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Battery for video playback | 28 hours | 20 hours |
Battery for audio playback | 95 hours | 80 hours |
Yes, the iPhone 13 do have a longer battery life than previous generations. We have tested all four iPhone 13 models using our three independent battery tests (performed at identical conditions and controlled brightness), and below you can see the results for each new iPhone.
According to Apple, the iPhones with the best battery life are the iPhone 11 Pro Max and iPhone 12 Pro Max. Both phones are designed to last for 12 hours of video streaming, 20 hours of video playback, and 80 hours of audio playback. In the real world, we'd expect the iPhone 11 Pro Max to last longer.
iPhone XR vs iPhone X While the iPhone XR lasted 5 hours and 35 minutes in the battery test, last year's iPhone X surprisingly lasted a little over 11 hours.
iPhone 13 vs. iPhone 13 Pro compared
iPhone> | iPhone> | |
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Battery life | 19> | 22> |
Cameras | 12MP> | 12MP> |
ProRAW | No | Yes |
ProRes | No | Yes> |