The real autonomy of the entire iPhone 14 line was compared on video

Youtuber PhoneBuff shared the results of another comparison of smartphones. In previous tests, he repeatedly made sure that the iPhone in the Pro Max variant is stable. bypasses on the autonomy of competitors on Android - even if the capacity of their battery is noticeably larger. This time he checked how different the autonomy of the iPhone is within the same line.

Apple indicates autonomy in video viewing mode on its website. But it is unlikely that anyone will just watch a movie for 20 hours in a row: the real scenarios for using smartphones are much more complex. And PhoneBuff decided to simulate them. To do this, he took four new iPhone 14s (basic, Plus, Pro and Pro Max) and performed typical user actions using a robotic arm.

Each smartphone endured an hour of calls, iMessage, email swipes, Safari browsing and social media usage. After 5 hours of continuous use, all models had more than half the charge:

• iPhone 14 - 67%
• iPhone 14 Pro - 68%
• iPhone 14 Plus - 73%
• iPhone 14 Pro Max - 75%

The subjects then waited 16 hours on standby. For a fair comparison, Always On was not included on Pro models. Here's how the charge level has changed over this time:

• iPhone 14 - 57%
• iPhone 14 Pro - 54%
• iPhone 14 Plus - 65%
• iPhone 14 Pro Max - 64%

Then we returned to the intense workload: an hour each of watching YouTube, playing Alto's Adventure, navigating, listening to music on Spotify, and using the camera. After that, the survivors Plus and Pro Max alternately opened and closed the same applications until they were discharged. The results are:

• iPhone 14 - 9 hours 43 minutes (plus 16 hours standby)
• iPhone 14 Pro - 9 hours 47 minutes (plus 16 hours standby)
• iPhone 14 Plus - 11 hours 38 minutes (plus 16 hours standby)
• iPhone 14 Pro Max - 11 hours 38 minutes (plus 16 hours standby)

It's likely that all the benefit the Pro models get from ProMotion's variable refresh rate is balanced by the new Apple A16 Bionic processor, which is not as well optimized as the A15 in the base models.