Charging the iPhone 6 Costs Just $0.47 Per Year

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Posted September 28, 2014 at 5:45pm by iClarified

Charging the new Apple iPhone 6 only costs about $0.47 per year and charging its big brother, the iPhone 6 Plus, doesn't cost much more, according to oPower.

Using a Watts Up Pro Electricity Consumption Meter, oPower discovered that it takes about 10.5 watt-hours of electricity to fully charge an iPhone 6. If you do that 365 times a year, that's 3.8 kilowatt-hours in total. At an average US retail price of 12.29 cents per kilowatt-hour, it will cost iPhone 6 users just $0.47 per year to charge their device.

The iPhone 6 Plus has a larger battery and thus draws more electricity per fill-up (16.8 watt-hours). However, oPower estimates that it only needs a fill-up once every 1.46 days. Thus, it will cost iPhone 6 Plus owners about $0.52 per year to charge their device.

These numbers are slightly higher than the $0.41 it cost to charge the iPhone 5 annually; however, the new generation devices have significantly larger screens and thus demand more energy.

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StewartG - September 29, 2014 at 2:53pm

I held both at the Apple Store. I always wanted a larger one but I'm happy with the 6 and found the 6 plus a little too large, even though the people I know chose the 6 plus. I hope they continue making both sides because I prefer the 6. To me the only advantage between the two is the battery life on the 6 plus. Other features like the landscape mode and extra pixels are less bothersome. Though I would like more battery life on the 6 as well. My big hands can hold the 6 fully and reach the entire screen. Very nice on the space grey because it seems the screen reaches the sides and I thought that was beautiful.

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jos1 - September 29, 2014 at 11:30am

$0.47 a year? wall hugging =?

gamerscul9870 - September 30, 2014 at 10:46am

Neither.

Nuck Chorris - September 29, 2014 at 6:24am

Interestingly enough that's how much the workers on the apple assembly line get paid to build an iPhone 6.

SimonSays - September 29, 2014 at 1:14am

So now iClarified has moved my comment to the bottom of the page. STOP REPORTING ON 4 day old news!!!!

gamerscul9870 - September 29, 2014 at 1:31am

You do realize it's organized by order of time who commented starting from the bottom first to last unless replying to another, right? Not calling you blind or fooled just to warn ya.

SimonSays - September 29, 2014 at 3:46am

Dude. Check and see what my post says. It shows my post was posted 4 days ago. This piece of news is only 9 hours old. How could i have posted my comment 4 days ago? One of their employees is just having fun.

Jordan Qato - September 30, 2014 at 9:19am

I see what you mean, Simon. Actually an amusing way of handling your criticism- you gotta give them credit for that.

SimonSays - September 30, 2014 at 8:46pm

I Give them credit for the sense of humor, but not for reporting news on time. 4 day delay is rediculous!

gamerscul9870 - September 29, 2014 at 12:05am

Solution to devices you take with you- buy a genes. Solution to everything else- install solar panels. Overall cost- 1/4 of the entire bill.

gamerscul9870 - September 29, 2014 at 12:44am

Genneo, not genes.

SimonSays - September 24, 2014 at 10:11pm

Well done iclarified. Deleting my comment just ba cause I'm called you out on reporting 4 day old news!

What142 - September 28, 2014 at 10:04pm

Now my life is complete knowing that. I'm going to go out and buy one tomorrow.... Wait, isn't that the phone that bends?

gamerscul9870 - September 29, 2014 at 12:04am

if you want to treat it that way like any other phones he would easily get then no, it doesn't. Hey it's what you deserve for respecting it.

AdamC - September 29, 2014 at 12:43am

Yes Virginia, the world is flat and the moon is made of cheese.

Ren - September 28, 2014 at 6:05pm

Cost them $200 to manufactured and sell for $1000 quid... then evade tax. Very efficient!!!

Rollo17 - September 28, 2014 at 6:04pm

I would pay 20$ per year if the fricken phone didn't bend and get bricked on iOS updates. I would also pay to get bloat wear off my phone! Jailbreak where are you:(:(

iLost - September 28, 2014 at 5:52pm

True. Well said. Since there is new feature called "Bend Gate", iCrap won't last for more than a month. So obviously charging cost is very less to nil. Innovative way to save some power. #fellinlove

Joseph Tarantino - September 28, 2014 at 5:51pm

The iPhone 6 Plus may bend in your pocket, but it won’t bend your energy bill higher. This should have been the title to this story. A household device using just 4 kilowatt-hours per year is negligible in the context of a home’s yearly electricity consumption. In the US, charging an iPhone 6 represents 0.04% of the average home’s electric bill.