The Apple iPhone 13 Pro first appeared in September 2021 and as befits a device in our Ultra-Premium ($800 and higher) segment, it comes packed with many attractive features. Let’s see how it did in our Battery protocol tests.
Key specifications:
- Battery capacity: 3095 mAh
- 20W charger (not included)
- 6.1-inch, 1170 x 2532, 120 Hz OLED display
- Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset
- Tested ROM / RAM combination: 256 GB + 6 GB
About DXOMARK Battery tests: For scoring and analysis in our smartphone battery reviews, DXOMARK engineers perform a variety of objective tests over a week-long period both indoors and outdoors. This article highlights the most important results of our testing. (See our introductory and how we test articles for more details about our smartphone Battery protocol.)
Test summary
Scoring
Sub-scores and attributes included in the calculations of the global score.
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
118
battery
110
Autonomy
Home/Office
109
221
Honor X7b
Best: Honor X7b (221)
On the go
120
195
Samsung Galaxy M51
Best: Samsung Galaxy M51 (195)
Calibrated
109
198
Samsung Galaxy M51
Best: Samsung Galaxy M51 (198)
114
Charging
Full charge
116
224
Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)
Best: Realme GT Neo 5 (240W) (224)
Quick boost
113
212
Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)
Best: Realme GT Neo 5 (240W) (212)
153
Efficiency
Charge up
98
205
Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro
Best: Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro (205)
Discharge
191
194
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
Best: Apple iPhone 14 Pro (194)
Key performances
These key points are derived from the lab measurements during testing and do not figure into the overall score. The lab measurements, however, are used for the overall score.
2 days 5h
Battery life
0h49
80% Charging time
1h43
Full charging time
3h15 autonomy
after 5-minute charge
Please be aware that beyond this point, we have not modified the initial test results. While data and products remain fully comparable, you might encounter mentions and references to the previous scores.
Position in Global Ranking 
84th
1. Honor Magic6 Pro
157
2. Honor X9b
156
2. Honor Magic6 Lite (5800 mAh)
156
4. Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
152
5. Honor X7b
151
5. Oppo Find X6 Pro
151
7. Honor Magic6 Lite (5300 mAh)
150
8. Honor X7a
147
8. Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)
147
10. Oppo Reno6 5G
146
11. Realme GT Neo 2 5G
144
12. Honor X9a
143
13. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (Snapdragon)
142
14. Honor Magic5 Pro
141
14. Oppo Reno8 5G
141
16. Asus ROG Phone 6
140
16. Sony Xperia 10 V
140
18. Oppo Reno8 Lite 5G
139
19. Huawei P60 Pro
138
19. Nubia RedMagic 8 Pro
138
19. Oppo A77 5G
138
19. Sony Xperia 10 IV
138
23. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
136
23. OnePlus Nord CE 5G
136
23. Samsung Galaxy M51
136
23. Vivo Y72 5G
136
23. Vivo X80 Lite 5G
136
23. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
136
23. Xiaomi 11T
136
30. Asus ROG Phone 7
135
30. Honor Magic4 Lite 5G
135
30. Oppo Find X5 Lite
135
33. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
134
33. Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus (Snapdragon)
134
33. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G
134
33. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10
134
37. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
133
37. Oppo A74
133
37. Vivo Y76 5G
133
37. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
133
37. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 5G
133
37. Xiaomi 13 Ultra
133
43. Honor X8 5G
132
43. Oppo A78 5G
132
43. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G
132
43. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
132
47. Apple iPhone 15 Plus
131
47. POCO F5 Pro
131
47. Samsung Galaxy A72
131
47. Wiko Power U30
131
51. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
130
51. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
130
53. Realme GT Neo 3
129
53. Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
129
53. Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
129
53. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
129
53. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
129
58. Apple iPhone 14 Plus
128
58. OnePlus Nord 2 5G
128
58. Xiaomi 13
128
61. Honor 90 Lite
127
61. Nubia RedMagic 6 Pro
127
61. Oppo A94 5G
127
64. Honor 70
126
64. OnePlus 10T 5G
126
64. Oppo Find X3 Neo
126
64. Xiaomi 13 Pro
126
64. Xiaomi 11T Pro
126
69. OnePlus 11
125
69. Samsung Galaxy A13 5G
125
71. Nothing Phone (2)
124
72. Huawei P50 Pro
123
72. TCL 40R 5G
123
72. Xiaomi 12T Pro
123
75. OnePlus 9
122
76. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
121
76. Oppo A74 5G
121
78. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G
120
78. Xiaomi 13T Pro
120
80. Apple iPhone 14 Pro
119
80. Nothing Phone(1)
119
80. Oppo A54 5G
119
80. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
119
84. Apple iPhone 13 Pro
118
84. Motorola Edge 20 Pro
118
84. Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro
118
84. Xiaomi 12T
118
84. Xiaomi 12 Lite 5G
118
89. Realme GT 2 Pro
117
89. Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
117
91. Honor X7
116
91. Honor 90
116
91. Oppo Find X5 Pro
116
91. Vivo Y20s
116
95. Apple iPhone 13
115
95. Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G
115
95. Realme GT 5G
115
98. Apple iPhone 15 Pro
114
98. Huawei P40 Lite
114
98. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5
114
98. Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro 5G
114
98. Xiaomi 13T
114
103. Apple iPhone 15
113
103. Nokia G42 5G
113
103. Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
113
103. Sony Xperia 5 IV
113
107. Apple iPhone 14
112
107. Motorola Moto G62 5G
112
107. OnePlus Nord 2T 5G
112
107. OnePlus 8T
112
111. Google Pixel 8 Pro
111
111. Motorola Moto G9 Power
111
111. Oppo Find X5
111
111. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
111
115. Wiko Power U20
110
116. Oppo Find X3 Lite
109
116. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
109
116. Samsung Galaxy S23 (Snapdragon)
109
119. Honor Magic Vs
108
119. Oppo Find N2 Flip
108
119. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)
108
119. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
108
123. Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
107
124. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
106
125. Black Shark 5 Pro
105
125. Oppo Find X3 Pro
105
127. OnePlus 9 Pro
104
128. Google Pixel 8
103
128. Huawei Mate 50 Pro
103
128. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
103
131. Asus Zenfone 8 Flip
102
131. Asus Zenfone 8
102
131. Google Pixel 7 Pro
102
134. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
101
135. OnePlus 10 Pro
100
135. POCO F4 GT
100
135. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)
100
135. Xiaomi Redmi 10 2022
100
135. Xiaomi 12
100
140. Apple iPhone 13 mini
99
140. Realme C21
99
140. Realme C11
99
140. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
99
140. Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)
99
145. Google Pixel 7
98
145. Motorola Edge 30 Pro
98
145. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)
98
148. Google Pixel 6
97
149. Google Pixel 7a
96
149. Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
96
149. Vivo X51 5G
96
152. Honor Magic4 Pro
95
152. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4
95
152. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)
95
152. Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
95
152. Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G
95
157. Google Pixel 6a
94
158. Apple iPhone 12 mini
93
158. Google Pixel 5
93
158. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
93
161. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
92
162. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
90
163. Google Pixel Fold
88
163. Xiaomi Redmi 9
88
165. Sony Xperia 1 IV
87
165. TCL 406
87
167. Apple iPhone SE (2022)
84
168. Fairphone 5
83
169. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)
82
169. Xiaomi Mi 11
82
171. Google Pixel 6 Pro
81
172. Xiaomi 12 Pro
76
173. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
75
Position in Ultra-Premium Ranking 20th
1. Honor Magic6 Pro
157
2. Oppo Find X6 Pro
151
3. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (Snapdragon)
142
4. Honor Magic5 Pro
141
5. Asus ROG Phone 6
140
6. Huawei P60 Pro
138
7. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
136
8. Asus ROG Phone 7
135
9. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
134
9. Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus (Snapdragon)
134
11. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
133
11. Xiaomi 13 Ultra
133
13. Apple iPhone 15 Plus
131
14. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
130
15. Apple iPhone 14 Plus
128
16. Xiaomi 13 Pro
126
17. Huawei P50 Pro
123
18. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
121
19. Apple iPhone 14 Pro
119
20. Apple iPhone 13 Pro
118
21. Oppo Find X5 Pro
116
22. Apple iPhone 15 Pro
114
22. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5
114
24. Sony Xperia 5 IV
113
25. Google Pixel 8 Pro
111
25. Oppo Find X5
111
25. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
111
28. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
109
29. Honor Magic Vs
108
29. Oppo Find N2 Flip
108
29. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
108
32. Oppo Find X3 Pro
105
33. OnePlus 9 Pro
104
34. Huawei Mate 50 Pro
103
34. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
103
36. Google Pixel 7 Pro
102
37. OnePlus 10 Pro
100
38. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
99
38. Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)
99
40. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)
98
41. Honor Magic4 Pro
95
41. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4
95
41. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)
95
44. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
93
45. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
92
46. Google Pixel Fold
88
47. Sony Xperia 1 IV
87
48. Google Pixel 6 Pro
81
49. Xiaomi 12 Pro
76
Pros
- More than 2 days of autonomy with moderate use
- Very well-optimized device
- Very low consumption when streaming music and video
Cons
- Low autonomy when using camera on the go
- Poor charge up efficiency
Among the Ultra-Premium devices compared in this review, the Apple iPhone 13 Pro has the smallest battery capacity (3095 mAh), but it nevertheless achieved a higher overall score than its two rivals, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra (5000 mAh) and the OnePlus 9 Pro (4500 mAh), though it did not beat the larger iPhone 13 Pro Max. The table below shows the battery capacity, tested charger, display type and resolution, and processor specifications for all four devices.
| Apple iPhone 13 Pro | Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon) | Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max | OnePlus 9 Pro | |
| Battery | 3095 mAh | 5000 mAh | 4352 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Charger Wireless | 20W (not included) 15W | 25W (not included) 15W | 20W (not included) 15W | 65W 50W |
| Display type | OLED | OLED | OLED | OLED |
| Resolution | 1170 x 2532 | 1440 x 3200 | 1284 x 2778 | 1440 x 3216 |
| Processor | Apple A15 Bionic 5 nm | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G 5 nm | Apple A15 Bionic 5 nm | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G 5 nm |
Autonomy (60)
How long a battery charge lasts depends not only on battery capacity but also on other aspects of the phone’s hardware and software. The DXOMARK Battery autonomy score is composed of three performance sub-scores: (1) Stationary, (2) On the go, and (3) Calibrated use cases. Each sub-score comprises the results of a comprehensive range of tests for measuring autonomy in all kinds of real-life scenarios.
77h
Light Usage
Active: 2h30/day
53h
Moderate Usage
Active: 4h/day
33h
Intense Usage
Active: 7h/day
With almost 30% less battery capacity, the Apple iPhone 13 Pro does not perform as well as the iPhone 13 Pro Max during our autonomy tests.
Position in Global Ranking
Battery Life (moderate) 95th
1. Honor X7b
95h
2. Honor X7a
86h
3. Vivo Y72 5G
85h
4. Honor Magic6 Pro
81h
5. Wiko Power U30
80h
6. Sony Xperia 10 IV
80h
7. Honor X9b
77h
7. Honor Magic6 Lite (5800 mAh)
77h
9. Honor Magic6 Lite (5300 mAh)
77h
10. Oppo A77 5G
76h
11. Sony Xperia 10 V
75h
12. Honor X8 5G
74h
13. Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
74h
14. Samsung Galaxy M51
73h
15. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 5G
72h
16. Asus ROG Phone 6
72h
17. Asus ROG Phone 7
72h
18. Honor X9a
72h
19. Wiko Power U20
71h
20. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G
70h
21. Oppo A78 5G
70h
22. Vivo Y20s
69h
23. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
69h
24. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10
69h
25. Samsung Galaxy A13 5G
69h
26. Samsung Galaxy A72
69h
27. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
68h
28. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
67h
29. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (Snapdragon)
67h
30. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G
67h
31. Oppo Reno8 Lite 5G
66h
32. Honor Magic5 Pro
65h
33. Motorola Moto G62 5G
65h
34. Honor X7
65h
35. TCL 40R 5G
65h
36. Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
65h
37. Oppo A54 5G
65h
38. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
65h
39. Nokia G42 5G
64h
40. Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
64h
41. OnePlus Nord CE 5G
64h
42. Vivo Y76 5G
64h
43. Oppo Find X6 Pro
64h
44. Oppo A74
64h
45. Apple iPhone 15 Plus
64h
46. Motorola Moto G9 Power
64h
47. Oppo A74 5G
63h
48. Apple iPhone 14 Plus
63h
49. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
62h
50. Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
62h
51. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G
62h
52. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
61h
53. Honor Magic4 Lite 5G
61h
54. Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus (Snapdragon)
61h
55. Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
60h
56. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
60h
57. Xiaomi 13 Pro
60h
58. Realme GT Neo 2 5G
60h
59. Nubia RedMagic 8 Pro
60h
60. Honor 90 Lite
60h
61. Xiaomi 11T
59h
62. TCL 406
59h
63. Vivo X80 Lite 5G
59h
64. Realme C11
59h
65. POCO F5 Pro
59h
66. Honor 70
58h
67. Oppo Find X5 Lite
58h
68. Oppo A94 5G
58h
69. Oppo Reno8 5G
58h
70. Huawei P60 Pro
57h
71. Realme C21
57h
72. Oppo Reno6 5G
57h
73. Sony Xperia 5 IV
57h
74. Xiaomi Redmi 10 2022
57h
75. Honor 90
57h
76. Xiaomi 11T Pro
57h
77. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
56h
78. Xiaomi 13 Ultra
56h
79. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
56h
80. OnePlus 10T 5G
55h
81. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
55h
82. Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)
55h
83. Nothing Phone (2)
55h
84. Google Pixel 8 Pro
55h
85. Google Pixel 7a
55h
86. OnePlus Nord 2 5G
54h
87. Nothing Phone(1)
54h
88. OnePlus 9
54h
89. Xiaomi 13T
54h
90. Xiaomi 13
54h
91. Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
54h
92. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5
54h
93. Apple iPhone 14 Pro
54h
94. Xiaomi 12T Pro
54h
95. Apple iPhone 13 Pro
53h
96. Xiaomi 12 Lite 5G
53h
97. Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro
53h
98. Honor Magic Vs
53h
99. Apple iPhone 14
53h
100. Apple iPhone 13
52h
101. Motorola Edge 20 Pro
52h
102. OnePlus 11
52h
103. OnePlus Nord 2T 5G
52h
104. Xiaomi 13T Pro
52h
105. Realme GT Neo 3
52h
106. Xiaomi 12T
52h
107. Google Pixel 7 Pro
52h
108. Realme GT 5G
52h
109. Huawei P50 Pro
51h
110. Oppo Find X3 Neo
51h
111. Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro 5G
51h
112. Samsung Galaxy S23 (Snapdragon)
51h
114. Apple iPhone 15
51h
115. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
51h
116. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
50h
117. Google Pixel 6a
50h
118. Huawei P40 Lite
50h
119. Realme GT 2 Pro
50h
120. Xiaomi Redmi 9
50h
121. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)
50h
122. Oppo Find N2 Flip
49h
123. Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
49h
124. Asus Zenfone 8 Flip
49h
125. Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G
49h
126. Oppo Find X5 Pro
49h
127. Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G
49h
128. Google Pixel 7
49h
129. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
49h
130. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
49h
131. Google Pixel 8
49h
132. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
48h
133. Google Pixel 6
48h
134. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
48h
135. Oppo Find X5
48h
136. Google Pixel Fold
47h
137. Motorola Edge 30 Pro
47h
138. Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
47h
139. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
47h
140. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
47h
141. Sony Xperia 1 IV
47h
142. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
46h
143. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)
46h
144. Oppo Find X3 Lite
46h
145. Nubia RedMagic 6 Pro
46h
146. Xiaomi 12
45h
147. OnePlus 8T
45h
148. Asus Zenfone 8
45h
149. Google Pixel 5
44h
150. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)
44h
151. Oppo Find X3 Pro
44h
152. OnePlus 10 Pro
43h
153. Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)
43h
154. OnePlus 9 Pro
43h
155. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
43h
156. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4
42h
157. Google Pixel 6 Pro
41h
158. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
41h
159. Black Shark 5 Pro
41h
160. Apple iPhone 13 mini
41h
161. Apple iPhone 12 mini
40h
162. POCO F4 GT
40h
163. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)
40h
164. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
39h
165. Honor Magic4 Pro
39h
166. Vivo X51 5G
38h
167. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)
38h
168. Huawei Mate 50 Pro
38h
169. Fairphone 5
37h
170. Apple iPhone SE (2022)
37h
171. Xiaomi Mi 11
36h
172. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
35h
173. Xiaomi 12 Pro
34h
Position in Ultra-Premium Ranking
Battery Life (moderate) 21st
1. Honor Magic6 Pro
81h
2. Asus ROG Phone 6
72h
3. Asus ROG Phone 7
72h
4. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
69h
5. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
68h
6. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (Snapdragon)
67h
7. Honor Magic5 Pro
65h
8. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
65h
9. Oppo Find X6 Pro
64h
10. Apple iPhone 15 Plus
64h
11. Apple iPhone 14 Plus
63h
12. Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus (Snapdragon)
61h
13. Xiaomi 13 Pro
60h
14. Huawei P60 Pro
57h
15. Sony Xperia 5 IV
57h
16. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
56h
17. Xiaomi 13 Ultra
56h
18. Google Pixel 8 Pro
55h
19. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5
54h
20. Apple iPhone 14 Pro
54h
21. Apple iPhone 13 Pro
53h
22. Honor Magic Vs
53h
23. Google Pixel 7 Pro
52h
24. Huawei P50 Pro
51h
25. Apple iPhone 15 Pro
51h
26. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
50h
27. Oppo Find N2 Flip
49h
28. Oppo Find X5 Pro
49h
29. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
49h
30. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
49h
31. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
48h
32. Oppo Find X5
48h
33. Google Pixel Fold
47h
34. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
47h
35. Sony Xperia 1 IV
47h
36. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
46h
37. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)
44h
38. Oppo Find X3 Pro
44h
39. OnePlus 10 Pro
43h
40. Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)
43h
41. OnePlus 9 Pro
43h
42. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
43h
43. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4
42h
44. Google Pixel 6 Pro
41h
45. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
41h
46. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)
40h
47. Honor Magic4 Pro
39h
48. Huawei Mate 50 Pro
38h
49. Xiaomi 12 Pro
34h
Stationary
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
64
104
Vivo Y72 5G
Best: Vivo Y72 5G (104)
A robot housed in a Faraday cage performs a set of touch-based user actions during what we call our “typical usage scenario” (TUS) — making calls, video streaming, etc. — 4 hours of active use over the course of a 16-hour period, plus 8 hours of “sleep.” The robot repeats this set of actions every day until the device runs out of power.
While both Apple devices came in ahead of the Samsung and OnePlus devices in our TUS tests, the Apple iPhone 13 Pro lasted 59 hours 5 minutes in our TUS tests, which is 12 hours 15 minutes less than the iPhone 13 Pro Max. Both iPhones lost only 1% of battery during the night, which is also better than the competition.
Typical Usage Scenario discharge curves
On the go
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
63
96
Samsung Galaxy M51
Best: Samsung Galaxy M51 (96)
Using a smartphone on the go takes a toll on autonomy because of extra “hidden” demands, such as the continuous signaling associated with cellphone network selection, for example. DXOMARK Battery experts take the phone outside and perform a precisely defined set of activities while following the same three-hour travel itinerary for each device.
The Apple iPhone 13 Pro puts in a better-than-average performance than Ultra-Premium devices in almost all use cases during our On the go tests. Its weak point is autonomy when using the camera, which is considerably lower than that of its rivals.
Autonomy for on the go use cases (full charge)
Calibrated
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
59
100
Samsung Galaxy M51
Best: Samsung Galaxy M51 (100)
For this series of tests, the smartphone returns to the Faraday cage and our robots repeatedly perform actions linked to one specific use case (such as gaming, video streaming, etc.) at a time. Starting from an 80% charge, all devices are tested until they have expended at least 5% of their battery power.
The iPhone 13 Pro showed good results when streaming music and videos, considerably higher autonomy than the OnePlus 9 Pro. However, it had poor autonomy when gaming and in 3G calling, where its rival Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon) did much better. That all said, with the exception of 3G calling, the larger iPhone 13 Pro Max has the best autonomy for all calibrated tests in this segment.
Autonomy for calibrated use cases (full charge)
Charging (78)
The DXOMARK Battery charging score is composed of two sub-scores, Full charge and Quick boost. Full charge tests assess the reliability of the battery power gauge; measure how long it takes to charge a battery from zero to 80% capacity and from 80% to 100%; and measure how long and how much power the battery takes to go from an indicated 100% to an actual full charge. With the phone at different charge levels (20%, 40%, 60%, 80%), Quick boost tests measure the amount of charge the battery receives after being plugged in for 5 minutes.
Wired
57%
in 30 min
0h49
0 - 80%
1h43
Full charge
Wireless
36%
in 30 min
1h22
0 - 80%
2h08
Full charge
The iPhone 13 Pro can use a 20W charger that allows it to fully charge its battery faster than the iPhone 13 Pro Max (which has a bigger battery capacity), but it is far behind the OnePlus 9 Pro’s 65W charging performance.
Full charge
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
80
121
Black Shark 5 Pro
Best: Black Shark 5 Pro (121)
- Wired
- Wireless
Power consumption and battery level during full charge
Power consumption and battery level during wireless full charge
The iPhone 13 Pro needs 1 hour 34 minutes to arrive at a 100% charge showing on the battery level indicator, and an additional 9 more minutes to get its 3095 mAh battery completely charged. This is 28 minutes faster than the iPhone 13 Pro Max, which has a bigger battery capacity of 4352 mAh.
As for wireless charging, iPhone 13 Pro needs 1 hour 54 minutes to fully charge its battery, which is almost same performance as Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra (1 hour 57 minutes) and 33 minutes faster than the iPhone 13 Pro Max (2 hour 27 minutes).
However, the OnePlus 9 Pro is the clear winner in this competition, as its 65W wired charger powers up the 4500 mAh battery in only 53 minutes, and whose 50W wireless charger lets it fully charge in 58 minutes.
- Wired
- Wireless
Time to full charge
Time to full charge
Position in Global Ranking
Charging Time 0-80% 95th
1. Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)
0h08
2. Black Shark 5 Pro
0h13
3. Realme GT Neo 3
0h14
4. Nubia RedMagic 6 Pro
0h14
5. OnePlus 10T 5G
0h16
6. POCO F4 GT
0h17
7. OnePlus 11
0h18
8. Xiaomi 11T Pro
0h18
9. Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro
0h19
10. Oppo Reno8 5G
0h21
11. Realme GT 5G
0h21
12. Xiaomi 12 Pro
0h21
13. OnePlus 9
0h21
14. Oppo Reno6 5G
0h22
15. Xiaomi 12T Pro
0h22
16. OnePlus 9 Pro
0h22
17. Honor Magic4 Pro
0h22
18. Oppo Find X5 Lite
0h22
19. OnePlus Nord 2 5G
0h22
20. OnePlus Nord 2T 5G
0h22
21. Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
0h22
22. Oppo Reno8 Pro 5G
0h23
23. Oppo Find X3 Pro
0h23
24. Oppo Find X3 Neo
0h23
25. Xiaomi 13 Pro
0h23
26. Oppo Find X5 Pro
0h23
27. Oppo Find X6 Pro
0h24
28. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G
0h24
29. Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)
0h24
30. Oppo Find X5
0h25
31. OnePlus 8T
0h25
32. Xiaomi 12T
0h25
33. Realme GT Neo 2 5G
0h25
34. Oppo Find X3 Lite
0h26
35. Realme GT 2 Pro
0h26
36. OnePlus 10 Pro
0h26
37. Xiaomi 12
0h27
38. Huawei Mate 50 Pro
0h28
39. Nubia RedMagic 8 Pro
0h28
40. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
0h28
41. Honor Magic4 Lite 5G
0h28
42. Xiaomi 13
0h29
43. Honor Magic6 Pro
0h29
44. Huawei P60 Pro
0h29
45. Xiaomi 12 Lite 5G
0h29
46. Xiaomi 13 Ultra
0h29
47. Honor Magic Vs
0h29
48. Xiaomi 13T Pro
0h30
49. Xiaomi 11T
0h30
50. Huawei P50 Pro
0h30
51. Xiaomi Mi 11
0h31
52. POCO F5 Pro
0h32
53. Honor 70
0h32
54. Nothing Phone (2)
0h32
55. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
0h33
56. Motorola Edge 30 Pro
0h34
57. Huawei P40 Lite
0h34
58. Asus ROG Phone 6
0h35
59. Xiaomi 13T
0h35
60. Honor 90
0h35
61. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (Snapdragon)
0h37
62. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)
0h37
63. Honor Magic5 Pro
0h37
64. Asus ROG Phone 7
0h37
65. Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus (Snapdragon)
0h37
66. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
0h38
67. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G
0h38
68. Oppo A94 5G
0h39
69. Vivo Y76 5G
0h39
70. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
0h39
71. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)
0h40
72. Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
0h40
73. Vivo X51 5G
0h41
74. Vivo X80 Lite 5G
0h42
75. OnePlus Nord CE 5G
0h42
76. Motorola Edge 20 Pro
0h43
77. Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G
0h43
78. Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro 5G
0h43
79. Oppo Reno8 Lite 5G
0h44
80. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G
0h44
81. Oppo Find N2 Flip
0h45
82. Asus Zenfone 8
0h45
83. Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
0h46
84. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
0h46
85. Honor Magic6 Lite (5300 mAh)
0h47
85. Nothing Phone(1)
0h47
87. Google Pixel 8
0h48
88. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
0h48
89. Oppo A74
0h48
90. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Exynos)
0h48
91. Google Pixel 8 Pro
0h49
92. Samsung Galaxy S21 5G (Snapdragon)
0h49
93. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11
0h49
94. Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
0h49
95. Apple iPhone 13 Pro
0h49
96. Oppo A78 5G
0h49
97. Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
0h49
98. Oppo A77 5G
0h50
99. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
0h50
99. Samsung Galaxy S23 (Snapdragon)
0h50
101. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5
0h51
102. Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
0h51
103. Honor 90 Lite
0h51
104. Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
0h51
104. Apple iPhone SE (2022)
0h51
106. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
0h51
107. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10
0h52
108. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S
0h52
109. Apple iPhone 12 mini
0h52
110. Apple iPhone 14 Pro
0h52
111. Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
0h52
112. Honor X9a
0h53
113. Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (Snapdragon)
0h53
114. Apple iPhone 15 Pro
0h54
115. Apple iPhone 14
0h54
116. Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
0h54
116. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 5G
0h54
118. Apple iPhone 15 Plus
0h54
119. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
0h55
120. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
0h56
121. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
0h56
122. Honor X9b
0h56
122. Honor Magic6 Lite (5800 mAh)
0h56
124. Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
0h57
125. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4
0h57
126. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
0h57
127. Apple iPhone 13 mini
0h57
128. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
0h57
129. Samsung Galaxy A72
0h58
130. Apple iPhone 13
0h58
131. Google Pixel 7
1h00
132. Google Pixel Fold
1h00
133. Asus Zenfone 8 Flip
1h01
134. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
1h01
135. Honor X8 5G
1h02
136. Apple iPhone 15
1h02
137. Google Pixel 6 Pro
1h02
138. Apple iPhone 14 Plus
1h03
138. Google Pixel 6
1h03
140. Google Pixel 7 Pro
1h03
141. Honor X7
1h05
142. Sony Xperia 1 IV
1h05
143. Sony Xperia 5 IV
1h05
144. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
1h06
145. Fairphone 5
1h07
146. Google Pixel 7a
1h07
147. Honor X7b
1h08
148. Honor X7a
1h10
149. Google Pixel 6a
1h11
150. Google Pixel 5
1h14
151. Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
1h15
152. Vivo Y72 5G
1h18
153. Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G
1h20
154. Oppo A74 5G
1h21
155. Sony Xperia 10 V
1h22
156. Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G
1h22
157. Samsung Galaxy M51
1h23
158. Xiaomi Redmi 10 2022
1h25
159. TCL 40R 5G
1h25
160. Vivo Y20s
1h25
161. Motorola Moto G62 5G
1h26
162. Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
1h28
163. Samsung Galaxy A13 5G
1h30
164. Nokia G42 5G
1h33
165. Sony Xperia 10 IV
1h45
166. Wiko Power U30
1h47
167. Realme C21
1h50
168. Oppo A54 5G
1h51
169. Xiaomi Redmi 9
1h52
170. Motorola Moto G9 Power
1h53
171. Realme C11
1h56
172. TCL 406
2h02
173. Wiko Power U20
2h22
Position in Ultra-Premium Ranking
Charging Time 0-80% 31st
1. Xiaomi 12 Pro
0h21
2. Honor Magic4 Pro
0h22
3. OnePlus 9 Pro
0h22
4. Oppo Find X3 Pro
0h23
5. Xiaomi 13 Pro
0h23
6. Oppo Find X5 Pro
0h23
7. Oppo Find X6 Pro
0h24
8. Vivo X80 Pro (Snapdragon)
0h24
9. Oppo Find X5
0h25
10. OnePlus 10 Pro
0h26
11. Huawei Mate 50 Pro
0h28
12. Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
0h28
13. Honor Magic6 Pro
0h29
14. Huawei P60 Pro
0h29
15. Xiaomi 13 Ultra
0h29
16. Honor Magic Vs
0h29
17. Huawei P50 Pro
0h30
18. Asus ROG Phone 6
0h35
19. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (Snapdragon)
0h37
20. Samsung Galaxy S22+ (Exynos)
0h37
21. Honor Magic5 Pro
0h37
22. Asus ROG Phone 7
0h37
23. Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus (Snapdragon)
0h37
24. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
0h38
25. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Snapdragon)
0h39
26. Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra (Exynos)
0h40
27. Oppo Find N2 Flip
0h45
28. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon)
0h46
29. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5
0h48
30. Google Pixel 8 Pro
0h49
31. Apple iPhone 13 Pro
0h49
32. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5
0h51
33. Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)
0h51
34. Apple iPhone 14 Pro
0h52
35. Apple iPhone 15 Pro
0h54
36. Apple iPhone 15 Plus
0h54
37. Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
0h56
38. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4
0h56
39. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4
0h57
40. Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
0h57
41. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G
0h57
42. Google Pixel Fold
1h00
43. Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
1h01
44. Google Pixel 6 Pro
1h02
45. Apple iPhone 14 Plus
1h03
46. Google Pixel 7 Pro
1h03
47. Sony Xperia 1 IV
1h05
48. Sony Xperia 5 IV
1h05
49. Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
1h06
Quick boost
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
73
111
Realme GT Neo 3
Best: Realme GT Neo 3 (111)
By plugging in the iPhone 13 Pro smartphone for 5 minutes with less than 50% of battery charge remaining, users will gain 3 hours 30 minutes of autonomy. This is better than both the Samsung and the 13 Pro Max, but far behind OnePlus 9 Pro, which gains 5 hours 30 minutes with a quick boost charge.
| Apple iPhone 13 Pro | Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon) | Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max | OnePlus 9 Pro | ||
| Autonomy boost (hh:mm) | 20% | 3:36 | 3:24 | 3:11 | 5:35 |
| 40% | 3:29 | 3:22 | 3:18 | 5:07 | |
| 60% | 2:22 | 2:54 | 3:02 | 4:15 | |
| 80% | 1:12 | 2:11 | 1:35 | 2:48 | |
| Percentage boost | 20% | 9.8 % | 9.2 % | 6.3 % | 18.7 % |
| 40% | 9.4 % | 9.1 % | 6.5 % | 17.2 % | |
| 60% | 6.4 % | 7.8 % | 6 % | 14.2 % | |
| 80% | 3.3 % | 5.9 % | 3.1 % | 9.4 % | |
| Energy consumed | 20% | 1723 mWh | 2279 mWh | 1621 mWh | 4096 mWh |
| 40% | 1665 mWh | 2262 mWh | 1678 mWh | 3764 mWh | |
| 60% | 1135 mWh | 1950 mWh | 1545 mWh | 3118 mWh | |
| 80% | 576 mWh | 1468 mWh | 802 mWh | 2057 mWh |
Efficiency (102)
The DXOMARK power efficiency score consists of two sub-scores, Charge up and Discharge rate, both of which combine data obtained during robot-based typical usage scenario testing, outdoor mobility testing, charging evaluation, and power measurements, and then take into consideration the device’s battery capacity.
The Apple iPhone 13 Pro has a poor charge up efficiency but excellent control of current discharge.
Charge up
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
60
105
Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro
Best: Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro (105)
Although the iPhone 13 Pro comes with an efficient charger, its overall charging system is not very efficient at 67.9% — lower than the S21 Ultra 5G (Snapdragon) at 78.8% and the OnePlus 9 Pro at 89.5%.
Discharge
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
121
Highest Score
By contrast to charge up efficiency, the iPhone 13 Pro is a very well-designed device that shows low consumption during all uses — and in fact, it has the lowest discharge current in our database for WiFi video streaming and video playback.
Conclusion
The iPhone 13 Pro is a very well-optimized device, offering more than 2 days of autonomy with moderate use.
