Apple iPhone 3G Full Specifications & Features

Battery Life – iPhone 3G

The battery of the iPhone 3G was a non-removable lithium-ion cell with a capacity of just 1150 mAh — miniscule by current standards, but average for smartphones circa 2008. Apple said it offered up to 5 hours of talk time on 3G networks, and up to 10 hours on 2G (EDGE). It could remain operational for 5–6 hours on Wi-Fi during internet use, but would lose charge quickly when consuming data over 3G due to higher power consumption.

Simply put, in real-world testing, battery life varied a great deal depending on what type of signal was being used. Power users who surfed the Web and used GPS heavily got generally a full day out of a charge, but usually found themselves topping up in early afternoons. Occasional calling, texting and music playback would see the phone last a full day. It had a standby time of up to 300 hours so you could leave it sitting for several days without seeing any noticeable drop in charge.

Charging was done through the 30-pin dock connector and it would typically take 2 hours to complete a full charge with the provided wall adapter. The battery life seemed fair enough for the day, but that dreaded 3G radio and cramped capacity played havoc with any hope at getting through a full day without top-up charging, especially for power-browsing, push-emailing, constantly-in-media-play-back needs of the average user.

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