battery size

Apple tends to keep some of the more technical aspects of its hardware, like RAM and battery size, under wraps. However, there’s always a way to find out this information. Earlier this week, a filing on the Chemtrec website revealed the sizes of the batteries in the iPhone 14 line, and now the Apple Watch batteries have been revealed too.

As spotted by MySmartPrice, a listing on the 3C website revealed the capacity of the battery in the Apple Watch SE, Series 8, and Ultra:

Apple Watch SE (40mm) – 245mAh
Apple Watch SE (44mm) – 296mAh
Apple Watch Series 8 (41mm) – 282mAh
Apple Watch Series 8 (45mm) – 308mAh
Apple Watch Ultra – 542mAh

To put those numbers in perspective, the Watch Series 7 sported a 303.8mAh battery in the 41mm watch, and a 309mAh battery in the 45mm watch. Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 sports either a 247mAh or 361mAh battery, depending on the watch size. The new Watch 5 is between 284mAh and 410mAh, while the Watch 5 Pro clocks in at 590mAh. Google’s upcoming Pixel Watch is rumoured to sport a 300mAh battery.

While the Apple Watch Ultra’s larger battery is certainly impressive, the Ultra likely needs the extra power (and it has the room for it with that 49mm case!). Apple claims the Watch Ultra can get 36 to 70 hours of battery life, and while that certainly sounds like a lot, the massive battery suggests it could last that long.

At the same time, Samsung said the Watch 5 Pro could last up to 80 hours. It has a larger battery than the Watch Ultra, however, the 5 Pro apparently hasn’t lived up to the 80-hour claim.

It remains to be seen whether the Watch Ultra can live up to that lofty battery life claim, but we’ll likely know soon thanks to reviews. In the meantime, you can learn more about the Watch Ultra here.

Source: MySmartPrice

When Apple unveiled its iPhone 14 lineup at the ‘Far Out’ event last week, the company claimed had improved battery life compared to last year’s iPhone 13 series. While we’ll still need to wait and see if that holds true for real-world tests, at least now we can check the actual battery size.

As usual, Apple didn’t share technical specs details, like specific battery size or RAM, for the iPhone 14 line. However, thanks to a filing on the Chemtrec website spotted by 9to5Mac, we now know the official battery sizes for each iPhone 14 model. Chemtrec details battery in watt hours (Wh), but MacRumors also found leaked battery sizes in milliampere-hour (mAh) from a regulatory database in China. We’ve included the numbers below alongside the iPhone 13 series:

It's worth noting that Wh and mAh are different measures. Wh measures electric energy and includes battery voltage (specifically, Wh is often used to measure the energy consumption of a device), while mAh is a measure of electric charge.

It's also worth keeping in mind that there's more than just the size of the battery at play. Factors like the efficiency of the chip can impact battery life too. Apple's new A16 Bionic chip uses a 4nm process and should be more efficient than last year's 5nm A15 chip (although 5nm is still very efficient). In other words, the iPhone 14 Pro Max having a slightly smaller battery than the 13 Pro Max shouldn't matter too much, assuming the increased efficiency of the A16 is enough to offset the difference.

Still, almost across the board, it looks like the iPhone 14 series features larger batteries than comparable iPhone 13 models. That should mean iPhone 14 owners will enjoy a little extra longevity out of their new iPhones.

Source: 9to5Mac, MacRumors