Apple has recently introduced the highly-anticipated iPhone 15 series, featuring notable upgrades such as a 48-megapixel camera, iOS 17, USB Type-C port, Dynamic Island, and a whole lot more. While various details about the lineup were revealed during the launch event, information regarding the battery capacity was scarce. Fortunately, we now have access to the battery specifications.
Based on a regulatory listing in China, the iPhone 15 series reportedly received a battery capacity increase of up to 2.3 percent compared to last year’s iPhones.
According to Apple, the iPhone 15 can last for up to 20 hours of video playback. The 15 Plus, on the other hand, offers 6 hours more with 26 hours of video playback support. In addition, the more expensive Apple iPhone 15 Pro provides 23 hours of video playback, while the iPhone 15 Pro Max can last for up to 29 hours.
| iPhone 15 series | iPhone 14 series |
| iPhone 15 — 3,349mAh battery | iPhone 14 — 3,279mAh battery |
| iPhone 15 Plus — 4,383mAh battery | iPhone 14 Plus — 4,325mAh battery |
| iPhone 15 Pro — 3,274mAh battery | iPhone 14 Pro — 3,200mAh battery |
| iPhone 15 Pro Max — 4,442mAh battery | iPhone 14 Pro Max — 4,323mAh battery |
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Both the iPhone 15 Pro models are equipped with the powerful A17 Pro Bionic chipset and 8GB of RAM. Meanwhile, the regular iPhone 15 and 15 Plus, also come with Dynamic Island but lack ProMotion. They are packed with A16 Bionic chipset, iPhone 14’s chip last year, together with an upgraded 48-megapixel main camera. While all iPhone 15s use with USB-C now, there are some differences between the standard and Pro models. For the full specs, you can check it out here.
What do you think? Is the iPhone 15 series battery capacity improvement enough to convince you to upgrade?