Which iPhone 15 series model has the best battery life?

iPhone 15 series battery capacities (reported)

iPhone 15 series battery test

• According to the MrWhoseTheBoss video on YouTube, the iPhone 15 Plus delivered 13 hours of screen-on-time.
• With this, the iPhone 15 Plus now holds the title of the longest iPhone battery life.
• According to Apple’s tech specs listing, the iPhone 15 Pro Max lasts the longest with 25 hours of video playback compared to 20 hours for iPhone 15 Plus and iPhone 15 Pro.
• However, day-to-day phone usage is usually more than just watching videos or much playback.
• Mrwhosetheboss in his video simulates realistic daily usage such as activities like Zoom video chat, watching TikTok videos, recording video in the camera, and playing games.
• The phone screen stays on the entire time until the battery is completely drained. 
• The video shows that all iPhone 15 models beat out previous generation models.
• Prior to the iPhone 15 Plus, the iPhone 13 Pro Max was the title holder of the best battery life on a phone.

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Among all the four new iPhones, the iPhone 15 Pro died first, which is followed by the iPhone 15. The iPhone 15 Pro lasted for 9 hours and 20 minutes. While the iPhone 15 lasted for around 10 hours. The iPhone 15 Pro Max hits 11 hours and 41 minutes. Lastly, the iPhone 15 Plus achieved a staggering 13 hours and 19 minutes in the test. In comparison, the previous best iPhone 13 Pro Max managed 11 hours and 19 minutes.

iPhone 15 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs Pixel 7 Pro

In another battery life test, the Apple iPhone’s battery life lead over Android phones seems to be in jeopardy. According to TechDroider video, the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is closing in on the gap between Android and iPhones significantly with regard to battery life.

• The video shows the iPhone 15 Pro Max put to battery life against a whole host of high-end devices such as the Pixel 7 Pro, OnePlus 11, Xiaomi 13 Ultra, iPhone 14 Pro Max, and Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra.
• All Android contenders have a 5000mAh battery capacity, while the iPhone 15 Pro Max has a 4,422mAh battery.
• Pixel 7 Pro was the first to go down at 8 hours 13 minutes, followed by the OnePlus 11 at 9 hour 48 minutes mark. Then came the iPhone 14 Pro Max at 9 hours 59 minutes and the Xiaomi 13 Ultra lasted 10 hours. 
• Most Android flagships on the list died out in the race, leaving just the iPhone 15 Pro Max and Galaxy S23 Ultra. 
• Ultimately, the iPhone 15 Pro Max won the battery life test with a total uptime of 10 hours and 31 minutes, the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra came pretty close with 10 hours and 27 minutes of uptime.
• The point to be noted here is that the gap between iPhones and Android’s battery life used to be much wider earlier, even the ones having larger batteries.